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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COUNTERING THREAT OF CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, after months of hard work and
collaboration, the China Task Force has released our final report,
which includes more than 400 solutions to counter the growing threat of
the Chinese Communist Party. This report is the framework for combating
the aggressive Chinese Communist regime.
After meeting with more than 130 experts, we developed realistic and
achievable solutions that take a comprehensive approach to
strengthening America's national security and holding the Chinese
Government accountable.
We realized that out of our 400 recommendations, 180 are legislative
solutions, of which 64 percent are bipartisan and one-third have
already passed either the House or the Senate.
Mr. Speaker, these are commonsense solutions that we can vote on
today to strengthen our strategic position for tomorrow.
As the only physician serving on the China Task Force, it was my
privilege to delve into opportunities to strengthen our supply chains
and ensure that Americans are never again beholden to the Chinese
Government for key medicines or healthcare supplies.
On the Health and Technology Subcommittee, I led efforts to
strengthen
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the supply chains for medicines, semiconductors, and other vital
materials.
Congress has passed several provisions aimed at advancing research
and the manufacturing of critical medical supplies here in the United
States. We also created new reporting requirements to help us better
understand international supply chains and counter vulnerabilities in
the system.
To bolster our technology supply chain, I cosponsored H.R. 7178, the
CHIPS Act, to increase domestic production of advanced semiconductors,
which will help Americans to develop next-generation telecom
technology, fully automated systems, and, importantly, new weapons
systems.
I also introduced the ORE Act, H.R. 7812, to incentivize the domestic
production of rare earth materials, which is key to breaking the
Chinese monopoly on critical supply chains.
America cannot allow China to win the race to next-generation
technology. We want innovative breakthroughs to happen here in this
country, and the China Task Force is making progress through the
legislative process.
As a leader on the competitiveness committee, I focused on issues
ranging from combating Chinese Communist-sponsored theft of
intellectual property to exposing the influence of the Chinese in U.S.
research institutions and countering the importation of illicit
fentanyl.
Too often, American companies are being coerced to surrender
intellectual property to the Chinese Government in order to gain entry
into the Chinese marketplace. In extreme cases, we hear of outright
theft by Chinese hackers and agents. The China Task Force has produced
recommendations that direct the Federal Government to ramp up
investigations of individuals acting as pawns of the Chinese Communist
Party and enforce antitheft laws.
Our Nation has also seen wholesale efforts of the Chinese Government
to steal research and gain influence at United States universities. In
my own backyard, the FBI arrested a former Penn State researcher
suspected of espionage. The task force has compiled provisions to
increase transparency and accountability in the higher education
system, and I introduced legislation to close loopholes and force the
disclosure of all foreign money in our research systems.
Finally, we must stop illicit fentanyl from reaching our communities
and killing our neighbors. The China Task Force has produced
recommendations to stop the importation of these devastating analogues
from China.
In the House, I cosponsored legislation to hold foreign nations,
including China, accountable if they fail to cooperate with U.S.
narcotics control efforts and prosecute the production of fentanyl in
their countries. I thank Senator Toomey for championing this provision
in the Senate.
By implementing these solutions, we can make America safer, stronger,
and better equipped to lead in the 21st century.
The China Task Force final report is a framework. It is our playbook
to make a difference. While our work on this report has finished, our
commitment to this cause must and will continue. Phase two starts
today.
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