[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3582 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3582
To require annual reporting on the availability of Federal funds to
persons and entities of China and activities conducted in collaboration
with China, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 11, 2024
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Braun) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To require annual reporting on the availability of Federal funds to
persons and entities of China and activities conducted in collaboration
with China, 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 ``Our Money in China Transparency
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Chinese person or entity.--The term ``Chinese person or
entity'' means--
(A) the Government of China;
(B) the Chinese Communist Party;
(C) any satellite or other foreign campus of a
United States institution of higher education (as such
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that is located in China;
(D) an individual who is a citizen or national of
China and permanently resides in China; and
(E) any other entity organized under the laws of
China, or any jurisdiction within China, including--
(i) any United States branch of such
entity; and
(ii) any branch of a United States entity
that is located in China.
(2) United states entity.--The term ``United States
entity'' means--
(A) an institution of higher education (as such
term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and
(B) any other entity organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United
States.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON FUNDING.
(a) General Report on Federal Funding.--The Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall include, in the budget materials
submitted in support of the budget of the President (submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act,
a report that specifies, with respect to each account in the Treasury
for which Federal funds are requested in such budget, the information
described in subsection (c).
(b) Additional Report on Federal Funding.--The head of each Federal
department or agency shall include, in the budget materials submitted
in support of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for each
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a
report that specifies the information described in subsection (c) with
respect to each account--
(1) from which funds are made available to carry out the
programs, projects, or activities of such department or agency;
and
(2) that is not included in the corresponding report
required under subsection (a).
(c) Report Requirements.--The information described in this
subsection is, with respect to each account--
(1) each amount made available from such account during the
preceding fiscal year to any Chinese person or entity,
disaggregated by each such person or entity;
(2) each amount made available from such account during the
preceding fiscal year to any Federal program, project, or
activity conducted in partnership with a Chinese person or
entity, disaggregated by each such partner;
(3) each amount made available from such account during the
preceding fiscal year to any Chinese person or entity that is
owned or controlled by a United States entity, disaggregated by
each such United States entity;
(4) each amount made available from such account during the
preceding fiscal year to any Federal employee for the purpose
of carrying out any program, project, or activity in China,
disaggregated by each such program, project, or activity; and
(5) each amount made available from such account during the
preceding fiscal year to any joint, collaborative, or bilateral
effort between the United States and China, disaggregated by
each such effort.
(d) Initial Report.--The first report submitted after the date of
the enactment of this Act under subsection (a) or (b) shall include the
information described in subsection (c) with respect to the 10
preceding fiscal years.
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