I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7457 
To hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the COVID–19 
pandemic that has killed approximately 981,000 Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2022 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight 
and Reform, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Ways and 
Means, Rules, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the 
COVID–19 pandemic that has killed approximately 
981,000 Americans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Hold CCP Accountable Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 
as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—NO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY 
Sec. 101. Lists of foreign countries based on compliance with international re-
porting and monitoring of outbreaks of novel viruses and dis-
eases. 
Sec. 102. Presidential actions with respect to foreign countries on the Tier 2 
list. 
Sec. 103. Sovereign immunity waiver. 
Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions with respect to government officials of foreign 
countries on the Tier 2 list. 
Sec. 105. G–20 investigation of international response to COVID–19. 
Sec. 106. International response to wet markets globally. 
Sec. 107. Public health emergency of international concern defined. 
TITLE II—REVOKING CCP’S ABILITY TO GET VISAS 
Sec. 201. Disclosure on certain visa applications. 
TITLE III—TIGHTEN UP REGULATIONS ON CONFUCIUS 
INSTITUTES 
Sec. 301. Restrictions on Confucius Institutes. 
TITLE IV—DELISTING CHINA FROM STOCK MARKETS 
Sec. 401. Prohibitions relating to certain Communist Chinese military compa-
nies. 
Sec. 402. Modification of requirements for list of Communist Chinese military 
companies. 
Sec. 403. Analysis of financial ambitions of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China. 
TITLE V—REVOKING CHINA’S MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS 
Sec. 501. Withdrawal of normal trade relations treatment from the People’s 
Republic of China. 
Sec. 502. Expansion of bases of ineligibility of People’s Republic of China for 
normal trade relations. 
TITLE VI—REMOVAL OF CHINA FROM THE WTO 
Sec. 601. Removal of China from the WTO. 
TITLE VII—END LENDING TO THE CCP FROM WORLD BANK 
Sec. 701. Opposition to provision of assistance to People’s Republic of China 
by multilateral development banks. 
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TITLE I—NO SOVEREIGN 
IMMUNITY 
SEC. 101. LISTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES BASED ON COM-
PLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL REPORTING 
AND MONITORING OF OUTBREAKS OF NOVEL 
VIRUSES AND DISEASES. 
(a) LISTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— 
(1) TIER 1 LIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a list 
of foreign countries that the Secretary deter-
mines meet the requirements described in sub-
section (b). 
(B) REFERENCE.—The list of foreign 
countries established under this paragraph shall 
be referred to as the ‘‘Tier 1 list’’. 
(2) TIER 2 LIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a list 
of foreign countries that the Secretary deter-
mines do not meet the requirements described 
in subsection (b) but are capable of meeting 
such requirements. 
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(B) REVIEW.—The Secretary of State 
shall conduct a review on an ongoing basis of 
each country on the list established under this 
paragraph to ensure that the country is taking 
appropriate steps to meet the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(C) REFERENCE.—The list of foreign 
countries established under this paragraph shall 
be referred to as the ‘‘Tier 2 list’’. 
(3) TIER 3 LIST.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a list 
of foreign countries that the Secretary deter-
mines do not meet the requirements described 
in subsection (b) because such countries are not 
capable, based on financial, security, or govern-
ment infrastructure reasons, of meeting such 
requirements. 
(B) REFERENCE.—The list of foreign 
countries established under this paragraph shall 
be referred to as the ‘‘Tier 3 list’’. 
(4) UPDATES.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated Tier 1 list under paragraph (1), an up-
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dated Tier 2 list under paragraph (2), and an up-
dated Tier 3 list under paragraph (3)— 
(A) not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL REPORTING AND MONITORING 
REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The requirements de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The foreign country has established proce-
dures and standards to comply with established 
international ‘‘sentinel surveillance’’ systems to col-
lect data, identify trends, identify outbreaks, and 
provide monitoring with respect to the burden of dis-
ease in a community. 
(2) The foreign country has established proce-
dures and standards to ensure that novel viruses 
and diseases are reported such international ‘‘sen-
tinel surveillance’’ systems not later than 3 days 
after identification. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to apply with respect to the terri-
tory of a foreign country with respect to which the inter-
nationally recognized government of the country does not 
control due to armed conflict. 
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(d) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY.—The 
President shall ensure that the requirements of this sec-
tion are appropriately reflected in the annual United 
States Government Global Health Security Strategy. 
SEC. 102. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES ON THE TIER 2 LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall take one or more of the 
actions described in subsection (b) (or commensurate ac-
tion in substitution thereto) with respect to a foreign coun-
try that is on the Tier 2 list established under section 
101(a). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.—The 
Presidential actions referred to in this subsection are the 
following: 
(1) A private demarche. 
(2) An official public demarche. 
(3) A public condemnation. 
(4) A public condemnation within one or more 
multilateral fora. 
(5) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
scientific exchanges. 
(6) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
cultural exchanges. 
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(7) The denial of one or more working, official, 
or state visits. 
(8) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
working, official, or state visits. 
(9) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension of 
United States development assistance in accordance 
with section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(10) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension 
of United States security assistance in accordance 
with section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(11) Consistent with section 701 of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act of 1977, direct-
ing the United States executive directors of inter-
national financial institutions to oppose and vote 
against loans primarily benefiting the specific for-
eign government, agency, instrumentality. 
(12) Ordering the heads of the appropriate 
United States agencies not to issue any (or a speci-
fied number of) specific licenses, and not to grant 
any other specific authority (or a specified number 
of authorities), to export any goods or technology to 
the specific foreign government, agency, instrumen-
tality under— 
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(A) the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018; 
(B) the Arms Export Control Act; 
(C) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or 
(D) any other statute that requires the 
prior review and approval of the United States 
Government as a condition for the export or re-
export of goods or services. 
(13) Prohibiting any United States financial in-
stitution from making loans or providing credits to-
taling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month pe-
riod to the specific foreign government, agency, in-
strumentality. 
(14) Prohibiting the United States Government 
from procuring, or entering into any contract for the 
procurement of, any goods or services from the for-
eign government, entities. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) with respect to a foreign country 
if the President determines it is important to the national 
interests of the United States to do so. 
SEC. 103. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605B 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 1605C. Responsibility of foreign states for pan-
demic outbreaks 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITY OF FOREIGN STATES.—A for-
eign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of 
the courts of the United States in any case in which dam-
ages are sought against a foreign state for physical injury 
to person or property or death occurring in the United 
States and caused by a failure to abide the requirements 
laid out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(b) of the 
Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act or are 
determined to have intentionally misled the international 
community or the WHO on the outbreak or spread of a 
health concern that leads to a pandemic. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A foreign state shall 
not be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the 
United States under subsection (a) on the basis of an 
omission or a tortious act or acts that constitute mere neg-
ligence.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— 
(1) The table of sections for chapter 97 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1605A the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1605C. Responsibility of foreign states for pandemic outbreaks.’’. 
(2) Subsection 1605(g)(1)(A) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘but for 
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section 1605A or section 1605B’’ and inserting ‘‘but 
for section 1605A, 1605B, or 1605C’’. 
(c) STAY OF ACTIONS PENDING STATE NEGOTIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.—The courts of 
the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction in 
any action in which a foreign state is subject to the 
jurisdiction of a court of the United States under 
section 1605C of title 28, United States Code. 
(2) INTERVENTION.—The Attorney General 
may intervene in any action in which a foreign state 
is subject to the jurisdiction of a court of the United 
States under section 1605C of title 28, United 
States Code, for the purpose of seeking a stay of the 
civil action, in whole or in part. 
(3) STAY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A court of the United 
States may stay a proceeding against a foreign 
state if the Secretary of State certifies that the 
United States is engaged in good faith discus-
sions with the foreign state defendant con-
cerning the resolution of the claims against the 
foreign state, or any other parties as to whom 
a stay of claims is sought. 
(B) DURATION.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—A stay under this 
subsection may be granted for not more 
than 180 days. 
(ii) EXTENSION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney 
General may petition the court for an 
extension of the stay for additional 
180-day periods. 
(II) RECERTIFICATION.—A court 
shall grant an extension under sub-
clause (I) if the Secretary of State re-
certifies that the United States re-
mains engaged in good faith discus-
sions with the foreign state defendant 
concerning the resolution of the 
claims against the foreign state, or 
any other parties as to whom a stay 
of claims is sought. 
SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES ON THE TIER 2 LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
foreign person the President determines, based on credible 
evidence— 
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(1) is a government official of a foreign country 
on the Tier 2 list established under section 101(a), 
or a senior associate of such an official, that is re-
sponsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, 
or otherwise directing, or financially benefits from, 
acts intended to deliberately conceal or distort infor-
mation about a public health emergency of inter-
national concern, including acts intended to delib-
erately withhold information from or obstruct the ac-
tivities of the World Health Organization with re-
spect to a public health emergency of international 
concern; or 
(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro-
vided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or goods or services in support of, an act de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed with respect to a foreign person under subsection 
(a) are the following: 
(1) INADMISSIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
INDIVID-
UALS.— 
(A) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.—A foreign person who meets any 
of the criteria described subsection (a) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
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(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—A foreign 
person subject to subsection (a) is subject to 
the following: 
(i) Revocation of any visa or other 
entry documentation regardless of when 
the visa or other entry documentation is or 
was issued. 
(ii) A revocation under clause (i) 
shall— 
(I) take effect immediately; and 
(II) automatically cancel any 
other valid visa or entry documenta-
tion that is in the foreign person’s 
possession. 
(2) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
shall exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi-
dent by the International Emergency Economic 
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Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that 
the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of the person if such 
property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or 
come within the possession or control of a United 
States person. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 
IMPOSING SANCTIONS.—In determining whether to im-
pose sanctions under subsection (a), the President shall 
consider— 
(1) information provided jointly by the chair-
person and ranking member of each of the appro-
priate congressional committees; and 
(2) credible information obtained by other coun-
tries and nongovernmental organizations that mon-
itor violations of human rights and global health 
issues, including issues related to infectious disease. 
(d) REQUESTS
BY APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after receiving a request that meets the require-
ments of paragraph (2) with respect to whether a 
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foreign person is described in subsection (a), the 
President shall— 
(A) determine if that person is so de-
scribed; and 
(B) submit a classified or unclassified re-
port to the chairperson and ranking member of 
the committee or committees that submitted the 
request with respect to that determination that 
includes— 
(i) a statement of whether or not the 
President imposed or intends to impose 
sanctions with respect to the person; and 
(ii) if the President imposed or in-
tends to impose sanctions, a description of 
those sanctions. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A request under para-
graph (1) with respect to whether a foreign person 
is described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to 
the President in writing jointly by the chairperson 
and ranking member of one of the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(e) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS 
HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OBJECTIVES.—Sanctions under subsection (b)(1) shall 
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not apply to an individual if admitting the individual into 
the United States— 
(1) would further important law enforcement 
objectives; or 
(2) is necessary to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Suc-
cess June 26, 1947, and entered into force Novem-
ber 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the 
United States, or other applicable international obli-
gations of the United States. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT OF BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.— 
A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(2) or any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that sub-
section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(g) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
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(1) a list of each foreign person with respect to 
which the President imposed sanctions under sub-
section (b) during the year preceding the submission 
of the report; 
(2) a description of the type of sanctions im-
posed with respect to each such person; 
(3) the number of foreign persons with respect 
to which the President— 
(A) imposed sanctions under subsection (b) 
during that year; or 
(B) terminated sanctions under subsection 
(h) during that year; 
(4) the dates on which such sanctions were im-
posed or terminated, as the case may be; 
(5) the reasons for imposing or terminating 
such sanctions; and 
(6) a description of the efforts of the President 
to encourage the governments of other countries to 
impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions 
authorized by this section. 
(h) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President 
may terminate the application of sanctions under this sec-
tion with respect to a person if the President determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
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not later than 15 days before the termination of the sanc-
tions that— 
(1) credible information exists that the person 
did not engage in the activity for which sanctions 
were imposed; 
(2) the person has been prosecuted appro-
priately for the activity for which sanctions were im-
posed; 
(3) the foreign country of the person has been 
upgraded from the Tier 2 list to the Tier 1 list es-
tablished under section 101(a); and 
(4) the termination of the sanctions is in the 
national security interests of the United States. 
(i) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
(j) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO IMPORTATION
OF 
GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require-
ments to impose sanctions under this section shall 
not include the authority to impose sanctions on the 
importation of goods. 
(2) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 
substance, material, supply, or manufactured prod-
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uct, including inspection and test equipment, and ex-
cluding technical data. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to the United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
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United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
SEC. 105. G–20 INVESTIGATION OF INTERNATIONAL RE-
SPONSE TO COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall seek to work 
with the heads of other Group of Twenty (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘G–20’’) countries and international orga-
nizations to— 
(1) investigate and prepare a report on the 
international response to the coronavirus disease 
2019 (commonly known as ‘‘COVID–19’’); and 
(2) conduct an audit of the World Health Orga-
nization relating to its actions in response to 
COVID–19. 
(b) UNITED NATIONS ACTIONS.—The Permanent 
United States Representative to the United Nations shall 
request the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight 
Services to establish a panel with representatives from 
each G–20 country and international organization to— 
(1) conduct a review of the World Health Orga-
nization’s response to COVID–19; and 
(2) make recommendations to the United Na-
tions and the United Nations Security Council on 
actions that can be taken to— 
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(A) ensure improved future responses; and 
(B) ensure accountability of World Health 
Organization officials for identified failures. 
SEC. 106. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO WET MARKETS 
GLOBALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Permanent United States 
Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, 
vote, and influence of the United States to seek the adop-
tion in the United Nations General Assembly or Security 
Council of a resolution to ban wet markets described in 
subsection (b) globally. 
(b) WET MARKETS DESCRIBED.—A wet market de-
scribed in this subsection is a market where— 
(1) animals are sold, dead or alive, for human 
consumption; 
(2) the origin of such animals and their health 
cannot be certified; and 
(3) the conditions in which such animals are 
raised, kept, or sold are unhygienic. 
SEC. 
107. 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
EMERGENCY 
OF 
INTER-
NATIONAL CONCERN DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘public health emergency of 
international concern’’ means a public health emergency 
determined to be a public health emergency of inter-
national concern by the World Health Organization. 
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TITLE II—REVOKING CCP’S 
ABILITY TO GET VISAS 
SEC. 201. DISCLOSURE ON CERTAIN VISA APPLICATIONS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
FOR F AND M 
VISAS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall update Form I–20, or a successor form with respect 
to eligibility for nonimmigrant student status, to require 
an alien submitting such form to report— 
(1) whether the alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR J VISAS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall update Form DS– 
2019, or a successor form with respect to eligibility for 
a exchange visitor status, to require an alien submitting 
such form to report— 
(1) whether the alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
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(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(c) UPDATED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien who receives cer-
tain funds after receiving a visa under subparagraph 
(F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
shall report to the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and the Secretary of State the receipt of such funds 
not more than 90 days after the date on which such 
funds are received. 
(2) PROVISIONAL REVOCATION BASED ON FAIL-
URE
TO
COMPLY
WITH
DISCLOSURE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—An alien who receives certain funds and 
does not report such receipt pursuant to paragraph 
(1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
documentation regardless of when the visa or other 
entry documentation was issued. 
(d) DISCLOSURE FOR ALIEN SPOUSE AND MINOR 
CHILDREN.—The disclosure requirements under sub-
sections (a) through (c) shall apply to an alien spouse or 
any minor children applying for or receiving a visa under 
subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)). 
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(e) APPLICABILITY.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, an alien, alien 
spouse, or any minor children who have a valid visa under 
subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)) on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall report to the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) whether such alien has received or plans to 
receive certain funds; 
(2) the amount of any certain funds received by 
the alien; and 
(3) a description of the entity providing any 
certain funds to the alien. 
(f) CERTAIN FUNDS DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘certain funds’’ includes any amount of money pro-
vided to an alien from the Chinese Communist Party or 
any entity owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
TITLE III—TIGHTEN UP REGULA-
TIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTI-
TUTES 
SEC. 301. RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Confu-
cius Institute’’ means a cultural institute directly or indi-
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rectly funded by the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.—An 
institution of higher education or other postsecondary edu-
cational institution (referred to in this section as an ‘‘insti-
tution’’) shall not be eligible to receive Federal funds from 
the Department of Education (except funds under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
et seq.) or other Department of Education funds that are 
provided directly to students) unless the institution en-
sures that any contract or agreement between the institu-
tion and a Confucius Institute includes clear provisions 
that— 
(1) protect academic freedom at the institution; 
(2) prohibit the application of any foreign law 
on any campus of the institution; and 
(3) grant full managerial authority of the Con-
fucius Institute to the institution, including full con-
trol over what is being taught, the activities carried 
out, the research grants that are made, and who is 
employed at the Confucius Institute. 
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TITLE IV—DELISTING CHINA 
FROM STOCK MARKETS 
SEC. 401. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN COM-
MUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
(2) CONTROL; 
INSURANCE
COMPANY.—The 
terms ‘‘control’’ and ‘‘insurance company’’ have the 
meaning given the terms in section 2(a) of the In-
vestment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
2(a)). 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’— 
(i) means an entity on— 
(I) the list of Communist Chinese 
military companies required by section 
1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105– 
261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or 
(II) the entity list maintained by 
the Bureau of Industry and Security 
of the Department of Commerce and 
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set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 
744 of the title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(ii) includes a parent, subsidiary, or 
affiliate of, or an entity controlled by, an 
entity described in clause (i). 
(B) GRACE PERIOD.—For the purposes of 
this Act, and the amendments made by this 
Act, an entity shall be considered to be a cov-
ered entity beginning on the date that is 1 year 
after the date on which the entity first qualifies 
under the applicable provision of subparagraph 
(A). 
(4) EXCHANGE; SECURITY.—The terms ‘‘ex-
change’’ and ‘‘security’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3(a) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) LISTING ON EXCHANGE.—Beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Commission shall prohibit a covered en-
tity from offering to sell or selling on an exchange 
(or through any other method that is within the ju-
risdiction of the Commission to regulate, including 
through the method of trading that is commonly re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘over-the-counter’’ trading of securi-
ties) securities issued by the covered entity, includ-
ing pursuant to an exemption to section 5 of the Se-
curities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e). 
(2) INVESTMENTS; LIMITATION ON ACTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Investment Com-
pany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(i) in section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
12(d)), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4)(A) It shall be unlawful for any investment 
company, or any person that would be an investment 
company but for the application of paragraph (1) or 
(7) of section 3(c), to invest in a covered entity. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered enti-
ty’ has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) 
of the American Financial Markets Integrity and Se-
curity Act.’’; and 
(ii) in section 13(c)(1) (15 U.S.C. 
80a–13(c)(1))— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘or’’; and 
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(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) are covered entities, as that term is 
defined in section 12(d)(4)(B).’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), on and after the date that is 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, no Federal funds may be used to enter 
into, extend, or renew a contract or purchasing 
agreement with a covered entity. 
(B) WAIVER.—The head of a Federal 
agency may issue a national security waiver to 
the prohibition in subparagraph (A) for a pe-
riod of not more than 2 years with respect to 
a covered entity if the agency head submits to 
Congress a notification that includes— 
(i) a written justification for the waiv-
er; and 
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(ii) a plan for a phase-out of the 
goods or services provided by the covered 
entity. 
(4) INVESTMENTS
BY
INSURANCE
COMPA-
NIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date 
of enactment of this Act, an insurance company 
may not invest in a covered entity. 
(B) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each insurance 
company shall, on an annual basis, submit 
to the Secretary of the Treasury a certifi-
cation of compliance with subparagraph 
(A). 
(ii) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall create a form for the submission re-
quired under clause (i) in such a manner 
that minimizes the reporting burden on an 
insurance company making the submission. 
(C) SHARING
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury, acting through the Fed-
eral Insurance Office, shall share the informa-
tion received under subparagraph (B) and co-
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ordinate verification of compliance with State 
insurance offices. 
(c) QUALIFIED TRUSTS, ETC.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 
401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by inserting after paragraph (38) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(39) PROHIBITED
INVESTMENTS.—A trust 
which is part of a plan shall not be treated as a 
qualified trust under this subsection unless the plan 
provides that no part of the plan’s assets will be in-
vested in any covered entity (as defined in section 
12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940).’’. 
(2) IRAS.—Paragraph (3) of section 408(a) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘contracts’’ and 
inserting ‘‘contracts or in any covered entity (as de-
fined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Com-
pany Act of 1940)’’. 
(3) FIDUCIARY DUTY.—Section 404 of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1104) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITED INVESTMENTS.—No fiduciary shall 
cause any assets of a plan to be invested in any covered 
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entity (as defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–12(d)(6)(B))).’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to plan years begin-
ning after the date which is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) PLAN
AMENDMENTS.—If subpara-
graph (C) applies to any retirement plan or 
contract amendment— 
(i) such plan or contract shall not fail 
to be treated as being operated in accord-
ance with the terms of the plan during the 
period described in subparagraph (C)(ii) 
solely because the plan operates in accord-
ance with the amendments made by this 
subsection; and 
(ii) except as provided by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
delegate), such plan or contract shall not 
fail to meet the any requirements of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 by reason of such amendment. 
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(C) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH PARAGRAPH 
APPLIES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—This subparagraph 
shall apply to any amendment to any plan 
or annuity contract which— 
(I) is made pursuant to the pro-
visions of this section; and 
(II) is made on or before the last 
day of the first plan year beginning 
on or after the date which is 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
Act (4 years after such date of enact-
ment, in the case of a governmental 
plan). 
(ii) CONDITIONS.—This subparagraph 
shall not apply to any amendment unless— 
(I) during the period beginning 
on the date which is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and ending on the date described in 
clause (i)(II) (or, if earlier, the date 
the plan or contract amendment is 
adopted), the plan or contract is oper-
ated as if such plan or contract 
amendment were in effect; and 
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(II) such plan or contract amend-
ment applies retroactively for such pe-
riod. 
(D) SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS.—Rules 
similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) shall apply in the case of any amendment 
to any plan or annuity contract made pursuant 
to any update of the list of Communist Chinese 
military companies required by section 1237(b) 
of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) which is 
made after the effective date of the amend-
ments made by this subsection. 
SEC. 402. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR LIST OF 
COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 
Section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REVISIONS TO THE LIST.— 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONS.—The Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence may add a person 
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to the list required by paragraph (1) at any 
time. 
‘‘(B) REMOVALS.—A person may be re-
moved from the list required by paragraph (1) 
if the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the Director of National Intel-
ligence agree to remove the person from the 
list. 
‘‘(C) SUBMISSION OF UPDATES TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than February 1 of each 
year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
version of the list required in paragraph (1), 
updated to include any additions or removals 
under this paragraph, to the committees and of-
ficers specified in paragraph (1).’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall consult with each other, the 
Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘making the deter-
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mination required by paragraph (1) and of carrying 
out paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’. 
SEC. 403. ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL AMBITIONS OF THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air 
Force shall conduct an analysis of— 
(1) the strategic importance to the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China of inflows of 
United States dollars through capital markets to the 
People’s Republic of China; 
(2) the methods by which that Government 
seeks to manage such inflows; 
(3) how the inclusion of the securities of Chi-
nese entities in stock or bond indexes affects such 
inflows and serves the financial ambitions of that 
Government; and 
(4) how the listing of the securities of Chinese 
entities on exchanges in the United States assists 
in— 
(A) meeting the strategic goals of that 
Government, including defense, surveillance, 
and intelligence goals; and 
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(B) the fusion of the civilian and military 
components of that Government. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the 
Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air 
Force shall submit to Congress a report— 
(1) setting forth the results of the analysis con-
ducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) based on that analysis, making rec-
ommendations for best practices to mitigate any na-
tional security and economic risks to the United 
States relating to the financial ambitions of the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 
TITLE V—REVOKING CHINA’S 
MOST FAVORED NATION STATUS 
SEC. 501. WITHDRAWAL OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS 
TREATMENT FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of title I of Public 
Law 106–286 (114 Stat. 880) or any other provision of 
law, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) normal trade relations treatment shall not 
apply pursuant to section 101 of that Act to the 
products of the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) normal trade relations treatment may there-
after be extended to the products of the People’s Re-
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and inserting ‘‘EAST-WEST TRADE AND HUMAN 
RIGHTS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL BASES OF INELIGIBILITY OF PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR NORMAL TRADE RELA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Products from the People’s 
Republic of China shall not be eligible to receive 
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade rela-
tions), the People’s Republic of China shall not par-
ticipate in any program of the Government of the 
United States which extends credits or credit guar-
antees or investment guarantees, directly or indi-
rectly, and the President shall not conclude any 
commercial agreement with the People’s Republic of 
China, during the period— 
‘‘(A) beginning with the date on which the 
President determines that the People’s Republic 
of China— 
‘‘(i) is in violation of paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of subsection (a); 
‘‘(ii) uses or provides for the use of 
slave labor; 
‘‘(iii) operates ‘vocational training and 
education centers’ or other concentration 
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camps where people are held against their 
will; 
‘‘(iv) performs or otherwise orders 
forced abortion or sterilization procedures; 
‘‘(v) harvests the organs of prisoners 
without their consent; 
‘‘(vi) hinders the free exercise of reli-
gion; 
‘‘(vii) intimidates or harasses nation-
als of the People’s Republic of China living 
outside the People’s Republic of China; or 
‘‘(viii) engages in systematic economic 
espionage against the United States, in-
cluding theft of the intellectual property of 
United States persons; and 
‘‘(B) ending on the date on which the 
President determines that the People’s Republic 
of China is no longer in violation of any of 
clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, products of the 
People’s Republic of China may be eligible to 
receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations), the People’s Republic of China 
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may participate in any program of the Govern-
ment of the United States which extends credits 
or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, 
and the President may conclude a commercial 
agreement with the People’s Republic of China, 
only after the President has submitted to Con-
gress a report indicating that the People’s Re-
public of China is not in violation of any of 
clauses (i) through (viii) of paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include information as 
to the nature and implementation of laws and 
policies of the People’s Republic of China relat-
ing to the matters specified in clauses (i) 
through (viii) of paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(C) DEADLINES.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted on or be-
fore each June 30 and December 31 of each 
year for as long as products of the People’s Re-
public of China receive nondiscriminatory treat-
ment (normal trade relations), the People’s Re-
public of China participates in any program of 
the Government of the United States which ex-
tends credits or credit guarantees or investment 
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guarantees, or a commercial agreement with the 
People’s Republic of China is in effect. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President is au-
thorized to waive by Executive order the appli-
cation of paragraphs (1) and (2) for a 12- 
month period if the President submits to Con-
gress a report that the President— 
‘‘(i) has determined that such waiver 
will substantially promote the objectives of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) has received assurances that the 
practices of the People’s Republic of China 
relating to the matters specified in clauses 
(i) through (viii) of paragraph (1)(A) will 
in the future lead substantially to the 
achievement of the objectives of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF WAIVER.—A waiver 
under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the 
earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the day after the waiver authority 
granted by this paragraph ceases to be ef-
fective under paragraph (4); or 
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‘‘(ii) the effective date of an Executive 
order providing for termination of the 
waiver. 
‘‘(4) EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the Presi-
dent determines that the further extension of 
the waiver authority granted under paragraph 
(3) will substantially promote the objectives of 
this subsection, the President may recommend 
further extensions of such authority for succes-
sive 12-month periods. Any such recommenda-
tions shall— 
‘‘(i) be made not later than 30 days 
before the expiration of such authority; 
‘‘(ii) be made in a document sub-
mitted to the House of Representatives 
and the Senate setting forth the reasons of 
the President for recommending the exten-
sion of such authority; and 
‘‘(iii) include— 
‘‘(I) a determination that con-
tinuation of the waiver will substan-
tially promote the objectives of this 
subsection; and 
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‘‘(II) a statement setting forth 
the reasons of the President for such 
determination. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF WAIV-
ER.—If the President recommends under sub-
paragraph (A) the further extension of the 
waiver authority granted under paragraph (3), 
such authority shall continue in effect until the 
end of the 12-month period following the end of 
the previous 12-month extension, unless— 
‘‘(i) Congress adopts and transmits to 
the President a joint resolution of dis-
approval under paragraph (5) before the 
end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date the waiver authority would expire but 
for an extension under subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) if the President vetoes the joint 
resolution, each House of Congress votes 
to override the veto on or before the later 
of— 
‘‘(I) the last day of the 60-day 
period referred to in clause (i); or 
‘‘(II) the last day of the 15-day 
period (excluding any day described in 
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section 154(b)) beginning on the date 
on which Congress receives the veto 
message from the President. 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF WAIVER PURSUANT 
TO JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—If a 
joint resolution of disapproval is enacted into 
law pursuant to paragraph (5), the waiver au-
thority granted under paragraph (3) shall cease 
to be effective as of the day after the 60-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the joint resolution. 
‘‘(5) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘joint 
resolution of disapproval’ means a joint resolu-
tion the matter after the resolving clause of 
which is as follows: ‘That Congress does not ap-
prove the extension of the authority contained 
in paragraph (3) of section 402(f) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 with respect to the People’s Repub-
lic of China recommended by the President to 
Congress under paragraph (4) of that section 
on lll.’, with the blank space being filled 
with the appropriate date. 
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‘‘(B) PROCEDURES IN HOUSE AND SEN-
ATE.—The 
provisions 
of 
subsections 
(b) 
through (f) of section 152 shall apply with re-
spect to a joint resolution of approval to the 
same extent and in the same manner as such 
provisions apply with respect to a resolution de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section, except 
that subsection (e)(2) of that section shall be 
applied and administered by substituting ‘Con-
sideration’ for ‘Debate’. 
‘‘(C) RULES
OF
THE
HOUSE
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVES AND SENATE.—This paragraph 
is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, and supersedes other rules 
only to the extent that it is inconsistent 
with such other rules; and 
‘‘(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change 
the rules (so far as relating to the proce-
dure of that House) at any time, in the 
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same manner and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 402 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 402. East-West trade and human rights.’’. 
TITLE VI—REMOVAL OF CHINA 
FROM THE WTO 
SEC. 601. REMOVAL OF CHINA FROM THE WTO. 
The President shall direct the U.S. Permanent Mis-
sion to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to seek the 
removal of the People’s Republic of China from the WTO. 
TITLE VII—END LENDING TO 
THE CCP FROM WORLD BANK 
SEC. 701. OPPOSITION TO PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA BY MULTI-
LATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China is the 
world’s second largest economy and a major global 
lender. 
(2) In February 2021, the foreign exchange re-
serves of the People’s Republic of China totaled 
more than $3,200,000,000,000. 
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(3) The World Bank classifies the People’s Re-
public of China as having an upper-middle-income 
economy. 
(4) On February 25, 2021, President Xi 
Jinping announced ‘‘complete victory’’ over extreme 
poverty in the People’s Republic of China. 
(5) The Government of the People’s Republic of 
China utilizes state resources to create and promote 
the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the New 
Development Bank, and the Belt and Road Initia-
tive. 
(6) The People’s Republic of China is the 
world’s largest official creditor. 
(7) Through a multilateral development bank, 
countries are eligible to borrow until they can man-
age long-term development and access to capital 
markets without financial resources from the bank. 
(8) The World Bank reviews the graduation of 
a country from eligibility to borrow from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
once the country reaches the graduation discussion 
income, which is equivalent to the gross national in-
come. For fiscal year 2021, the graduation discus-
sion income is a gross national income per capita ex-
ceeding $7,065. 
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(9) Many of the other multilateral development 
banks, such as the Asian Development Bank, use 
the gross national income per capita benchmark 
used by the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development to trigger the graduation process. 
(10) The People’s Republic of China exceeded 
the graduation discussion income threshold in 2016. 
(11) Since 2016, the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development has approved 
projects totaling $8,930,000,000 to the People’s Re-
public of China. 
(12) Since 2016, the Asian Development Bank 
has continued to approve loans and technical assist-
ance to the People’s Republic of China totaling 
$7,600,000,000. The Bank has also approved non- 
sovereign commitments in the People’s Republic of 
China totaling $1,800,000,000 since 2016. 
(13) The World Bank calculates the People’s 
Republic of China’s most recent year (2019) gross 
national income per capita as $10,390. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to oppose any additional lending from the 
multilateral development banks, including the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and 
the Asian Development Bank, to the People’s Republic of 
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China as a result of the People’s Republic of China’s suc-
cessful graduation from the eligibility requirements for as-
sistance from those banks. 
(c) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Director at each multi-
lateral development bank to use the voice, vote, and influ-
ence of the United States— 
(1) to oppose any loan or extension of financial 
or technical assistance by the bank to the People’s 
Republic of China; and 
(2) to end lending and assistance to countries 
that exceed the graduation discussion income of the 
bank. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) an assessment of the status of borrowing by 
the People’s Republic of China from each multilat-
eral development bank; 
(2) a description of voting power, shares, and 
representation by the People’s Republic of China at 
each such bank; 
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(3) a list of countries that have exceeded the 
graduation discussion income at each such bank; 
(4) a list of countries that have graduated from 
eligibility for assistance from each such bank; and 
(5) a full description of the efforts taken by the 
United States to graduate countries from such eligi-
bility once they exceed the graduation discussion in-
come at each such bank. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) MULTILATERAL
DEVELOPMENT
BANKS.— 
The term ‘‘multilateral development banks’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1701(c) of the 
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
262r(c)). 
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