SCREEN Act

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1456 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1456

 To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of 
  the Department of State under certain circumstances, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2023

    Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of 
  the Department of State under certain circumstances, 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 ``Stopping Communist Regimes from 
Engaging in Edits Now Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF FILMS AND 
              PROHIBITION ON USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO 
              CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR SCREENING IN THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE 
              CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--The Secretary of State may only 
authorize the provision of technical support or access to an asset 
controlled by or related to the Department of State to enter into a 
contract relating to the production or funding of a film by a United 
States company if the United States company, as a condition of 
receiving the support or access--
            (1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films produced 
        or funded by that company the content of which has been 
        submitted, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period 
        or the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, to an official of the Government of the People's Republic 
        of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for evaluation 
        with respect to screening the film in the People's Republic of 
        China (PRC);
            (2) includes, with respect to each such film--
                    (A) the title of the film; and
                    (B) the date on which such submission occurred;
            (3) enters into a written agreement with the Secretary not 
        to alter the content of the film in response to, or in 
        anticipation of, a request by an official of the Government of 
        the PRC or the CCP; and
            (4) submits such agreement to the Secretary.
    (b) Prohibition With Respect to Films Subject to Conditions on 
Content or Altered for Screening in the People's Republic of China.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may not authorize the 
provision of technical support or access to any asset controlled by the 
Federal Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency to 
enter into any contract relating to, the production or funding of a 
film by a United States company if--
            (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located in the PRC 
        that is subject to conditions on content imposed by an official 
        of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; or
            (2) with respect to the most recent report submitted under 
        subsection (c), the United States company is listed in the 
        report pursuant to subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of 
        that subsection.
    (c) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress a report on films disclosed under subsection (a) 
        that are associated with a United States company that has 
        received technical support or access to an asset controlled by 
        the Department of State for, or has entered into a contract 
        with the Federal Government relating to, the production or 
        funding of a film.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of each film listed pursuant to 
                the requirement under subsection (a)(1), the content of 
                which was submitted, during the shorter of the 
                preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, by a United States 
                company to an official of the Government of the PRC or 
                the CCP for evaluation with respect to screening the 
                film in the PRC, including--
                            (i) the United States company that 
                        submitted the contents of the film;
                            (ii) the title of the film; and
                            (iii) the date on which such submission 
                        occurred.
                    (B) A description of each film with respect to 
                which a United States company entered into a written 
                agreement with the Department of State, providing the 
                support or access, pursuant to the requirement under 
                subsection (a)(2) not to alter the content of the film 
                in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 
                official of the Government of the PRC or the CCP, 
                during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period or 
                the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
                this Act, including--
                            (i) the United States company that entered 
                        into the agreement; and
                            (ii) the title of the film.
                    (C) The title of any film described pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A), and the corresponding United States 
                company described pursuant to clause (i) of that 
                subparagraph--
                            (i) that was submitted to an official of 
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the 
                        preceding 3-year period; and
                            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that 
                        the content was altered in response to, or in 
                        anticipation of, a request by an official of 
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
                    (D) The title of any film that is described in both 
                subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B), and the 
                corresponding one or more United States companies 
                described in clause (i) of each such subparagraph--
                            (i) that was submitted to an official of 
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the 
                        preceding 10-year period; and
                            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that 
                        the content was altered in response to, or in 
                        anticipation of, a request by an official of 
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Content.--The term ``content'' means any description of 
        a film, including the script.
            (3) United states company.--The term ``United States 
        company'' means a private entity incorporated under the laws of 
        the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.
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