TIANANMEN Act of 2019
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (31 Jul 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
What this bill does
S. 2386, the TIANANMEN Act of 2019, would direct the President to identify foreign companies that supply surveillance technology used by the Chinese government to conduct surveillance in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Companies placed on this list would be added to the Commerce Department's export control "entity list" and would have their U.S.-related property blocked under existing sanctions law. The bill names twelve companies, including Hikvision, SenseTime, and iFlyTek, that the President must specifically evaluate for inclusion. It also requires identification of U.S. companies that do business with these listed foreign entities, and any such U.S. company that is publicly traded would have to disclose those dealings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Separately, the bill would bar Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies from the export entity list unless the President certifies Huawei is not harming U.S. security interests and is not involved in Xinjiang surveillance.
The bill would primarily affect foreign technology firms tied to Chinese government surveillance, U.S. companies that transact with them, and federal agencies (the President, Commerce Department, and SEC) responsible for compiling lists, enforcing sanctions, and reviewing disclosures.
Introduced by Senator Ted Cruz with Senator Blumenthal on July 31, 2019, the bill was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. It received no further action and did not become law during the 116th Congress.
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Official summary
Targeting Invasive Autocratic Networks, And Necessary Mandatory Export Notifications Act of 2019 or the TIANANMEN Act of 2019
This bill imposes sanctions on foreign entities related to surveillance in China's Xinjiang province.
The President shall (1) report to Congress a list of foreign entities that provide the Chinese government with technology to conduct surveillance in Xinjiang; and (2) consider whether specified entities, such as China Communications Services Co. Ltd., should be on the list. Entities on the list shall be subject to Bureau of Industry and Security export licensing requirements. Such entities, and any corporate officer or primary shareholder, shall be subject to property-blocking sanctions.
The Department of Commerce may not remove Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (or any subsidiaries or affiliates) from the President's list until the President certifies that Huawei (1) is not involved in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, and (2) does not conduct or facilitate Chinese government surveillance in Xinjiang.
U.S. entities that conduct transactions with entities on the President's list shall disclose such transactions to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Timeline
31 Jul 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Common questions
- What does S. 2386 do?
- S. 2386, the TIANANMEN Act of 2019, would direct the President to identify foreign companies that supply surveillance technology used by the Chinese government to conduct surveillance in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Companies placed on this list would be added to the Commerce Department's export control "entity list" and would have their U.S.-related property blocked under existing sanctions law. The bill names twelve companies, including Hikvision, SenseTime, and iFlyTek, that the President must specifically evaluate for inclusion. It also requires identification of U.S. companies that do business with these listed foreign entities, and any such U.S. company that is publicly traded would have to disclose those dealings to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Separately, the bill would bar Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies from the export entity list unless the President certifies Huawei is not harming U.S. security interests and is not involved in Xinjiang surveillance. The bill would primarily affect foreign technology firms tied to Chinese government surveillance, U.S. companies that transact with them, and federal agencies (the President, Commerce Department, and SEC) responsible for compiling lists, enforcing sanctions, and reviewing disclosures. Introduced by Senator Ted Cruz with Senator Blumenthal on July 31, 2019, the bill was referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. It received no further action and did not become law during the 116th Congress.
- Has S. 2386 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2386. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2386?
- S. 2386 was sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 2386?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (31 Jul 2019).
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