[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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