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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1398 
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. POSEY, and 
Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish the CCP Initiative program, 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 ‘‘Protect America’s In-
novation and Economic Security from CCP Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CCP INITIATIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
National Security Division of the Department of Justice 
the CCP Initiative to— 
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(1) counter nation-state threats to the United 
States; 
(2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist 
Party on United States intellectual property and 
academic institutions in the United States; and 
(3) focus on— 
(A) identifying and prosecuting those en-
gaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and eco-
nomic espionage; and 
(B) protecting the critical infrastructure in 
the United States against external threats 
through foreign direct investment and supply 
chain compromises. 
(b) STEERING COMMITTEE.—The CCP Initiative 
shall be led by a steering committee comprised of— 
(1) the Assistant Attorney General for National 
Security; 
(2) senior officials in the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, as determined by the Attorney General; 
(3) the Assistant Attorney General for the 
Criminal Division of the Department of Justice; 
(4) the Executive Assistant Director of the Na-
tional Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation; and 
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(5) five United States attorneys, appointed by 
the Attorney General, from the judicial districts with 
the most cases involving espionage, intellectual prop-
erty theft, and trade secrets during the preceding 5- 
year period. 
(c) GOALS.—The CCP Initiative shall have the fol-
lowing goals: 
(1) Identify priority trade secret theft cases, en-
suring that investigations are adequately resourced. 
(2) Work to bring the cases described in para-
graph (1) to fruition in a timely manner and accord-
ing to the facts and applicable law. 
(3) Develop an enforcement strategy concerning 
nontraditional collectors, including researchers in 
labs, universities, and the defense industrial base, 
that are being co-opted into transferring technology 
contrary to United States interests. 
(4) Educate colleges and universities about po-
tential threats to academic freedom and open dis-
course from influence efforts on campus. 
(5) Apply the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) to un-
registered agents seeking to advance the political 
agenda of the People’s Republic of China, bringing 
enforcement actions if appropriate. 
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