[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S138]
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SA 4170. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. _____. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO COUNTERING NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS
FROM THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for 7 years,
the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the
Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives,
and make publicly available on the website of the Department
of Justice, a report on activities conducted by the
Department of Justice related to countering national security
threats from and espionage in the United States by the
Chinese Communist Party, including--
(1) a description of the activities and operations of the
Department of Justice related to countering Chinese national
security threats and espionage in the United States,
including--
(A) theft of United States intellectual property (including
trade secrets) and research; and
(B) threats from non-traditional collectors, such as
researchers in laboratories, at universities, and at defense
industrial base facilities (as that term is defined in
section 2208(u)(3) of title 10, United States Code);
(2) an accounting of the resources of the Department of
Justice that are dedicated to programs aimed at combating
national security threats posed by the Chinese Communist
Party, and any supporting information as to the efficacy of
each such program; and
(3) a detailed description of the measures used to ensure
the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy
rights of United States persons in carrying out the
activities, operations, and programs described in paragraphs
(1) and (2).
(b) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Consultation.--In preparing the report under subsection
(a), the Attorney General shall collaborate with the Director
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of Defense, and any other appropriate
officials.
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