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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7937 
To authorize appropriations to counter the malign influence of the Chinese 
Communist Party, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2020 
Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations to counter the malign influence 
of the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Chinese 
Communist Party Malign Influence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) COUNTERING CHINESE INFLUENCE FUND.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for the Countering 
Chinese Influence Fund to counter the malign influence 
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of the Chinese Communist Party globally. Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization are authorized to 
remain available until expended and shall supplement, not 
supplant, amounts otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated to counter such influence. 
(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to counter the malign 
influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally, in-
cluding pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a) 
or before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(c) POLICY GUIDANCE, COORDINATION, AND AP-
PROVAL.— 
(1) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State 
shall designate a senior official of the Department at 
the rank of Assistant Secretary or above to provide 
policy guidance, coordination, and approval for the 
obligation of funds authorized pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
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(2) DUTIES.—The senior official designated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for 
the coordination and approval of all programming 
conducted using the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by subsection (a), based on a determination 
that such programming counters the malign influ-
ence and activities of the Chinese Communist Party 
pursuant to the strategic objectives of the United 
States, as established in the 2017 National Security 
Strategy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and 
other relevant national and regional strategies as ap-
propriate. 
(3) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The senior 
official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, 
in coordinating and approving programming pursu-
ant to paragraph (2), seek to— 
(A) conduct appropriate interagency con-
sultation; and 
(B) ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that all approved programming func-
tions in concert with other Federal activities to 
counter the malign influence and activities of 
the Chinese Communist Party. 
(4) ASSISTANT COORDINATOR.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
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Development shall designate a senior official at the 
rank of Assistant Administrator or above to assist 
and consult the senior official designated pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
(d) MALIGN INFLUENCE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘malign influence’’ with respect to the Chinese Com-
munist Party should be construed to include acts con-
ducted by the Chinese Communist Party or entities acting 
on its behalf that— 
(1) undermine a free and open international 
order; 
(2) advance an alternative, repressive inter-
national order that bolsters the Chinese Communist 
Party’s hegemonic ambitions and is characterized by 
coercion and dependency; 
(3) undermine the national security or sov-
ereignty of the United States or other countries; or 
(4) undermine the economic security of the 
United States or other countries, including by pro-
moting corruption. 
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