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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6306 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6306

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2024

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

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                                 AN ACT

 
 To direct the Secretary of State to avoid or minimize the acquisition 
 or lease of a consular or diplomatic post built or owned by an entity 
   owned or controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
                     China, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Embassy Construction Integrity Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC POSTS BUILT OR OWNED BY 
              CERTAIN ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State (in this section referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') shall take such steps as may be necessary to 
avoid or minimize--
            (1) acquiring or leasing a covered building--
                    (A) with respect to which a covered entity 
                performed covered construction on or after January 1, 
                1949; or
                    (B) in which a covered entity has an ownership 
                interest; or
            (2) entering into or renewing a contract or other agreement 
        with a covered entity to perform covered construction with 
        respect to a covered building.
    (b) Notification of Inconsistent Action.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate--
                    (A) not later than 7 days before entering into an 
                acquisition, lease, or agreement after the date of 
                enactment of this Act that the Secretary is aware is 
                inconsistent with the restriction under subsection (a); 
                and
                    (B) not later than 7 days after becoming aware of 
                an acquisition, lease, or agreement occurring after the 
                date of enactment of this Act that is inconsistent with 
                the restriction under subsection (a).
            (2) Determination of national security interest.--The 
        notification required under paragraph (1) shall also include, 
        to the extent applicable--
                    (A) a determination of whether the inconsistent 
                acquisition, lease, or agreement is in the national 
                security interest of the United States;
                    (B) an identification of the interest advanced by 
                such inconsistent action;
                    (C) a detailed explanation for such determination; 
                and
                    (D) any action the Secretary has taken or intends 
                to take to mitigate national security vulnerabilities 
                that may be posed by such inconsistent action.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered building.--The term ``covered building'' means 
        a building that is used or intended to be used by personnel, or 
        for a function, of a consular or diplomatic post located 
        outside of the United States.
            (2) Covered construction.--The term ``covered 
        construction''--
                    (A) means any construction, development, 
                conversion, extension, alteration, repair, or 
                maintenance performed with respect to a building; and
                    (B) includes the installation or maintenance of 
                electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air 
                conditioning, communication, fire protection, and 
                energy management systems with respect to such 
                building.
            (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means an 
        entity with respect to which the Government of the People's 
        Republic of China, or an agent or instrumentality of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China, directly or 
        indirectly, including through any contract, arrangement, 
        understanding, or relationship--
                    (A) owns or controls a significant percent of the 
                ownership interest; or
                    (B) otherwise exercises substantial control.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.
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