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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3074
To prohibit certain funding made available to the United States Agency
for Global Media relating to provision of an open platform for China,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 7, 2021
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit certain funding made available to the United
States Agency for Global Media relating to provision
of an open platform for China, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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The short title shall be the ‘‘No Taxpayer Funded
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Platform for Chinese Communists Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FUNDING RELATING TO
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PROVISION OF AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR
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CHINA.
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(a) FUNDING PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any
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other provision of law, no funding made available to the
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United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) may
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be used to provide an open platform for representatives
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of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), members of the
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Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any entity owned or
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controlled by the PRC or CCP.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the USAGM shall submit
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to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
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the Senate a report describing whether or not any of its
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broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, has
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provided at any time during the five year period imme-
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diately preceding such report an open platform for rep-
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resentatives of the PRC, members of the CCP, or any enti-
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ty owned or controlled by the PRC or CCP. Such report
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shall be made available on a publicly available website by
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the Federal Government.
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