[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7314 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7314
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 28, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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AN ACT
To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the
People's Republic of China's support to the Russian Federation with
respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against
Ukraine, and for other purposes.
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 ``Assessing Xi's Interference and
Subversion Act'' or ``AXIS Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 4, 2022, weeks ahead of the Russian
Federation's invasion of Ukraine, Russia and the People's
Republic of China released a joint statement following a
meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, which outlined a
strategic partnership with ``no limits'' and no ``forbidden''
areas for cooperation.
(2) On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an
unprovoked and unjustified act of war.
(3) China abstained from voting on the February 25, 2022,
United Nations Security Council resolution and the March 2,
2022, United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(4) As of April 1, 2022, China has not publicly condemned
Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
(5) In his call with Xi Jinping on March 18, 2022,
President Joe Biden communicated that there would be
``implications and consequences if China provides material
support to Russia as it conducts brutal attacks against
Ukrainian cities and civilians''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the People's Republic of China's disinformation efforts
relating to the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine make
it culpable in whitewashing Russia's war crimes, which include
the indiscriminate killing of countless Ukrainian men, women,
and children; and
(2) if China is found to be materially supporting Russia in
its war against Ukraine, there should be swift and stringent
consequences for China.
SEC. 3. REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of National Intelligence as appropriate, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on whether and how the
People's Republic of China, including the Government of the People's
Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, any Chinese state-owned
enterprise, and any other Chinese entity, has provided support to the
Russian Federation with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-
scale war against Ukraine.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include a discussion of the People's Republic of China support to
the Russian Federation with respect to--
(1) helping the Government of Russia or Russian entities
evade or circumvent United States sanctions or multilateral
sanctions and export controls;
(2) deliberately inhibiting onsite United States Government
export control end-use checks, including interviews and
investigations, in China;
(3) providing Russia with any technology, including
semiconductors classified as EAR99, that supports Russian
intelligence or military capabilities;
(4) establishing economic or financial arrangements that
will have the effect of alleviating the impact of United States
sanctions or multilateral sanctions;
(5) furthering Russia's disinformation and propaganda
efforts;
(6) coordinating to hinder the response of multilateral
organizations, including the United Nations, to provide
assistance to the people or Government of Ukraine, to condemn
Russia's war, to hold Russia accountable for the invasion and
its prosecution of the war, or to hold those complicit
accountable; and
(7) providing any material, technical, or logistical
support, including to Russian military or intelligence agencies
and state-owned or state-linked enterprises.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form and published on the Department of State's
publicly available website.
(d) Sunset.--The requirement to submit the report required by
subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the Secretary of State determines the
conflict in Ukraine has ended; or
(2) the date that is 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2022.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.