[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1717 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1717

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from disbursing financial awards to 
          entities related to the People's Republic of China.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2023

 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from disbursing financial awards to 
          entities related to 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 ``Supporting American Independence in 
Innovation Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISBURSING FINANCIAL AWARDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF ENERGY TO ENTITIES RELATED TO CHINA.

    Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not disburse any 
financial award (including a grant, loan, or loan guarantee) to any 
entity--
            (1) that is in a joint venture with a State-owned 
        enterprise owned by the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China; or
            (2) the board of directors (including senior leadership) of 
        which includes an individual that has participated in a foreign 
        talent recruitment program administered by the Government of 
        the People's Republic of China.
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