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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8058
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study
on certain Federal funding made available to entities located in the
People’s Republic of China or majority owned or controlled by the Chi-
nese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 14, 2020
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
conduct a study on certain Federal funding made avail-
able to entities located in the People’s Republic of China
or majority owned or controlled by the Chinese Com-
munist Party, 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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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chinese Research
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Funds Accounting Act’’.
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SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT.
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(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United
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States shall conduct a study on Federal funding made
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available to covered entities for research during the study
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period.
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study con-
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ducted under subsection (a) shall include, to the extent
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practicable with respect to the study period, an assessment
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of—
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(1) the total amount of Federal funding made
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available to covered entities for research;
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(2) the total number and types of covered enti-
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ties to whom such funding was made available;
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(3) the requirements relating to the awarding,
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tracking, and monitoring of such funding;
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(4) any other data available with respect to
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Federal funding made available to covered entities
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for research; and
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(5) other matters the Comptroller General de-
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termines appropriate.
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(c) BRIEFING ON AVAILABLE DATA.—Not later than
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120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
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Comptroller General shall brief the Committee on Science,
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Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Af-
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fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
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mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the data that
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is available with respect to Federal funding made available
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to covered entities for research.
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after the date
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of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
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submit to the congressional committees specified in sub-
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section (c) a report on the findings of the study conducted
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under subsection (a).
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
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tity’’ means an entity—
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(A) located in the People’s Republic of
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China; or
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(B) majority owned or controlled by the
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Chinese Communist Party.
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(2) STUDY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘study period’’
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means the 5-year period ending on the date of enact-
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ment of this Act.
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