Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (4 May 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What this bill does
**S. 4142 — Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022**
This bill would restrict U.S. research institutions and federal agencies from engaging in scientific research or technical exchanges with certain Chinese entities if that work touches on technologies linked to China's "military-civil fusion" strategy—an effort by the Chinese Communist Party to direct civilian research and resources toward military use. It defines "Chinese entities of concern" broadly to include Chinese universities with military ties, state-controlled enterprises, private Chinese companies with military production licenses or contracts, and entities already flagged by the Defense Department or Treasury as linked to China's military-industrial complex. The Secretary of Defense, working with several other federal agencies, would be required to create and regularly update a public website listing both the specific technology fields covered (such as quantum computing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and aerospace) and the Chinese entities subject to the restrictions.
The bill would affect federal agencies that fund research (such as the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health), universities and private research institutions receiving federal funding, and U.S. companies receiving federal financial assistance. These "covered entities" would be barred from research partnerships with listed Chinese entities in the specified technology areas and would have to file annual reports disclosing any such relationships, past or considered. Violators would lose eligibility for federal financial assistance.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2022, by Senator Marco Rubio and several cosponsors, and was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 117th Congress, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered further.
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Official summary
Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022
This bill prohibits U.S. companies and universities that receive federal assistance and federal agencies from engaging in certain research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities.
Specifically, this prohibition applies to research or exchanges involving (1) certain Chinese entities, including universities that receive funding from China's military and Chinese state-owned enterprises; and (2) certain technologies identified by the Chinese Communist Party as priorities for its strategy to mobilize non-military resources and expertise for military application.
Timeline
4 May 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Common questions
- What does S. 4142 do?
- **S. 4142 — Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022** This bill would restrict U.S. research institutions and federal agencies from engaging in scientific research or technical exchanges with certain Chinese entities if that work touches on technologies linked to China's "military-civil fusion" strategy—an effort by the Chinese Communist Party to direct civilian research and resources toward military use. It defines "Chinese entities of concern" broadly to include Chinese universities with military ties, state-controlled enterprises, private Chinese companies with military production licenses or contracts, and entities already flagged by the Defense Department or Treasury as linked to China's military-industrial complex. The Secretary of Defense, working with several other federal agencies, would be required to create and regularly update a public website listing both the specific technology fields covered (such as quantum computing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and aerospace) and the Chinese entities subject to the restrictions. The bill would affect federal agencies that fund research (such as the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health), universities and private research institutions receiving federal funding, and U.S. companies receiving federal financial assistance. These "covered entities" would be barred from research partnerships with listed Chinese entities in the specified technology areas and would have to file annual reports disclosing any such relationships, past or considered. Violators would lose eligibility for federal financial assistance. The bill was introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2022, by Senator Marco Rubio and several cosponsors, and was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. It did not receive a vote before the end of the 117th Congress, meaning it would need to be reintroduced in a later Congress to be considered further.
- Has S. 4142 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 4142. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 4142?
- S. 4142 was sponsored by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), with 5 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4142?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (4 May 2022).
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