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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1129 
To require annual reporting on the availability of Federal funds to persons 
and entities of China and activities conducted in collaboration with China, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform, 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 
A BILL 
To require annual reporting on the availability of Federal 
funds to persons and entities of China and activities 
conducted in collaboration with China, 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 ‘‘Our Money in China 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON FUNDING. 
(a) GENERAL REPORT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
include in the budget materials submitted in support of 
the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for 
each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act a report that specifies with respect to each 
account in the Treasury for which Federal funds are re-
quested in such budget the information described in sub-
section (c). 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.— 
The head of each Federal department or agency shall in-
clude in the budget materials submitted in support of the 
budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for each 
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act a report that specifies the information described 
in subsection (c) with respect to each account— 
(1) from which funds are made available to 
carry out the programs, projects, or activities of 
such department or agency; and 
(2) that is not included in the corresponding re-
port required under subsection (a). 
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(c) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The information de-
scribed in this subsection is the following with respect to 
an account: 
(1) Each amount made available from such ac-
count during the preceding fiscal year to any Chi-
nese person or entity, disaggregated by each such 
person or entity. 
(2) Each amount made available from such ac-
count during the preceding fiscal year to any Fed-
eral program, project, or activity conducted in part-
nership with a Chinese person or entity, disaggre-
gated by each such partner. 
(3) Each amount made available from such ac-
count during the preceding fiscal year to any Chi-
nese person or entity that is owned or controlled by 
a United States entity, disaggregated by each such 
United States entity. 
(4) Each amount made available from such ac-
count during the preceding fiscal year to any Fed-
eral employee for the purpose of carrying out any 
program, project, or activity in China, disaggregated 
by each such program, project, or activity. 
(5) Each amount made available from such ac-
count during the preceding fiscal year to any joint, 
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collaborative, or bilateral effort between the United 
States and China, disaggregated by each such effort. 
(d) INITIAL REPORT.—The first report submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this Act under sub-
section (a) or subsection (b) shall include the information 
described in subsection (c) with respect to the 10 pre-
ceding fiscal years. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 
(1) CHINESE PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘Chinese person or entity’’ means— 
(A) the Government of China; 
(B) the Chinese Communist Party; 
(C) any satellite or other foreign campus 
of a United States institution of higher edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)) that is located in China; 
(D) an individual who is a citizen or na-
tional of China and permanently resides in 
China; and 
(E) any other entity organized under the 
laws of China, or any jurisdiction within China, 
including— 
(i) any United States branch of such 
entity; and 
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