[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6386 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6386
To restrict the use of funds made available in appropriations Acts for
fiscal year 2020 for the benefit of any United States or foreign person
subject to the control of the People's Republic of China.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2020
Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To restrict the use of funds made available in appropriations Acts for
fiscal year 2020 for the benefit of any United States or foreign person
subject to the control of the People's Republic of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Chinese Handouts In National
Assistance Act'' or ``No CHINA Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.
(a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2020 may be obligated
or expended for the benefit of any United States or foreign person
subject to the control (as such term is defined in section 721(a)(3) of
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(3))) of the
People's Republic of China, including any person of the People's
Republic of China: Provided, That Taiwan, any national of Taiwan who is
an institutional investor, or any public or private entity of Taiwan,
is wholly excluded from this restriction.
(b) Waiver.--The President, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, may waive the restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case
basis if the President determines it is in the national security
interests of the United States to do so.
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