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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1157 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To provide for the authorization of appropriations for the 

Countering the People’s Republic of China Malign Influence Fund, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering the PRC 

3 Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUN5 TERING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

6 MALIGN INFLUENCE FUND. 

7 (a) COUNTERING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

8 CHINA MALIGN INFLUENCE FUND.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

10 appropriated $325,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

11 2023 through 2027 for the Countering the People’s 

12 Republic of China Malign Influence Fund to counter 

13 the malign influence of the Chinese Communist 

14 Party and the Government of the People’s Republic 

15 of China and entities acting on their behalf globally. 

16 (2) AVAILABILITY; AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO

17 OTHER AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 

18 to the authorization of appropriations under para19 graph (1)— 

20 (A) are authorized to remain available 

21 until expended; and 

22 (B) shall be in addition to amounts other23 wise authorized to be appropriated for the pur24 poses described in paragraph (1). 

25 (b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The obligation of 

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1 propriations under subsection (a) or otherwise made avail2 able for the purposes described in subsection (a)(1) shall 

3 be subject to prior consultation with, and consistent with 

4 section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

5 U.S.C. 2394–1), the regular notification procedures of— 

6 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

7 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

9 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep10 resentatives. 

11 (c) POLICY GUIDANCE, COORDINATION, AND AP12 PROVAL.— 

13 (1) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State 

14 shall designate an existing senior official of the De15 partment of State to provide policy guidance, coordi16 nation, and approval for the obligation of funds ap17 propriated pursuant to the authorization of appro18 priations under subsection (a). 

19 (2) ASSISTANT COORDINATOR.—The Adminis20 trator of the United States Agency for International 

21 Development shall designate an existing senior offi22 cial of the United States Agency for International 

23 Development to assist and consult with the senior 

24 official of the Department of State designated pur25 suant to paragraph (1). 


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1 (3) DUTIES.—The senior official of the Depart2 ment of State designated pursuant to paragraph (1) 

3 shall be responsible for— 

4 (A) on an annual basis, the identification 

5 of specific strategic priorities for using funds 

6 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 

7 appropriations under subsection (a), such as ge8 ographic areas of focus or functional categories 

9 of programming that funds are to be con10 centrated within, consistent with the national 

11 interests of the United States and the purposes 

12 of this section; 

13 (B) the coordination and approval of all 

14 programming conducted using such funds, 

15 based on an assessment that such programming 

16 directly counters the malign influence of the 

17 Chinese Communist Party or the Government 

18 of the People’s Republic of China, including 

19 specific activities or policies advanced by the 

20 Chinese Communist Party or the Government 

21 of the People’s Republic of China and entities 

22 acting on their behalf globally, pursuant to the 

23 strategic objectives of the United States, as es24 tablished in the 2017 National Security Strat25 egy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and 


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1 other relevant national and regional strategies 

2 as appropriate; 

3 (C) ensuring that all programming ap4 proved bears a sufficiently direct nexus to such 

5 activities of the Chinese Communist Party or 

6 the Government of the People’s Republic of 

7 China described in subsection (d) and adheres 

8 to the requirements outlined in subsection (e); 

9 and 

10 (D) conducting oversight, monitoring, and 

11 evaluation of the effectiveness of all program12 ming conducted using such funds to ensure that 

13 it advances United States interests and de14 grades the ability of the Chinese Communist 

15 Party or the Government of the People’s Re16 public of China, to advance activities that align 

17 with subsection (d) of this section. 

18 (4) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The senior 

19 official of the Department of State designated pur20 suant to paragraph (1) shall, in coordinating and 

21 approving programming pursuant to paragraph (2), 

22 seek— 

23 (A) to conduct appropriate interagency 

24 consultation; and 


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1 (B) to ensure, to the maximum extent 

2 practicable, that all approved programming 

3 functions in concert with other Federal activi4 ties to counter the malign influence of the Chi5 nese Communist Party or the Government of 

6 the People’s Republic of China. 

7 (d) MALIGN INFLUENCE.—In this section, the term 

8 ‘‘malign influence’’, with respect to the Chinese Com9 munist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic 

10 of China, shall be construed to include acts conducted by 

11 the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the 

12 People’s Republic of China, or entities acting on their be13 half that— 

14 (1) undermine a free and open international 

15 order; 

16 (2) advance an alternative, repressive inter17 national order that bolsters the Chinese Communist 

18 Party’s or the Government of the People’s Republic 

19 of China’s hegemonic ambitions and is characterized 

20 by coercion and dependency; 

21 (3) undermine the national security or sov22 ereignty of the United States or other countries; or 

23 (4) undermine the economic security of the 

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1 moting corruption and advancing coercive economic 

2 practices. 

3 (e) COUNTERING MALIGN INFLUENCE.—In this sec4 tion, countering malign influence through the use of funds 

5 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria6 tions under subsection (a) shall include efforts— 

7 (1) to promote transparency and accountability, 

8 and reduce corruption, including in governance 

9 structures targeted by the malign influence of the 

10 Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the 

11 People’s Republic of China; 

12 (2) to support civil society and independent 

13 media to raise awareness of and increase trans14 parency regarding the negative impact of activities 

15 related to the Belt and Road Initiative, associated 

16 initiatives, other economic initiatives with strategic 

17 or political purposes, and coercive economic prac18 tices; 

19 (3) to counter transnational criminal networks 

20 that benefit, or benefit from, the malign influence of 

21 the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of 

22 the People’s Republic of China; 

23 (4) to encourage economic development struc24 tures that help protect against predatory lending 

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1 natives in key economic sectors, such as digital econ2 omy, energy, and infrastructure; 

3 (5) to counter activities that provide undue in4 fluence to the security forces of the People’s Repub5 lic of China; 

6 (6) to expose misinformation and 

7 disinformation of the Chinese Communist Party’s or 

8 the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s 

9 propaganda, including through programs carried out 

10 by the Global Engagement Center; and 

11 (7) to counter efforts by the Chinese Com12 munist Party or the Government of the People’s Re13 public of China to legitimize or promote authori14 tarian ideology and governance models. 

15 (f) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—Not later than September 

16 30, 2023, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the senior 

17 official of the Department of State designated pursuant 

18 to subsection (c)(1) shall submit to the congressional com19 mittees specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

20 (b), a summary identifying each activity or program ap21 proved pursuant to subsection (c), and shall include— 

22 (1) for each program or activity, an identifica23 tion of the country or regional location of the pro24 gram or activity; 


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1 (2) for each program or activity, whether the 

2 program or activity was ongoing prior to receiving 

3 support from funds from the Countering People’s 

4 Republic of China Malign Influence Fund, or any 

5 predecessor resource intended for the same or sub6 stantially similar purpose; 

7 (3) for each program or activity, an identifica8 tion of the acts described in subsection (d) that such 

9 program or activity is intended to counter; and 

10 (4) a table identifying the respective allocation 

11 of all programs or activities approved during that 

12 fiscal year across accounts and regional or functional 

13 bureaus. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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