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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4912 
To amend chapter 190 of title 28, United States Code, to require businesses 
owned in whole or in part by the Chinese Communist Party or other 
organs of the People’s Republic of China to register an agent for the 
service of process in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 3, 2021 
Ms. LETLOW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 190 of title 28, United States Code, 
to require businesses owned in whole or in part by the 
Chinese Communist Party or other organs of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to register an agent for the 
service of process in the United States, 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 ‘‘CCP Businesses Reg-
istered Agent Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGISTRATION OF AGENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 190 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 5002. Registration of an agent for the service of 
process on covered entities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered entity conducting 
business in the United States shall register with the De-
partment of Commerce not less than one agent residing 
in the United States if the covered entity— 
‘‘(1) is owned by officers, members, or affiliates 
of the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Lib-
eration Army of China, or any governmental organ 
of the People’s Republic of China, including regional 
and local governments; 
‘‘(2) is traded in shares and such shares are 
held in majority by any individual or group of indi-
viduals who are officers, members, or affiliates of 
the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Libera-
tion Army of China, or any governmental organ of 
the People’s Republic of China, including regional 
and local governments; 
‘‘(3) is owned by individuals or other entities 
who reside or are headquartered outside of the 
United States and the majority of business earnings 
of the covered entity are derived from commerce 
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with entities owned by officers, members, or affili-
ates of the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s 
Liberation Army of China, or any governmental 
organ of the People’s Republic of China, including 
regional and local governments of the Chinese Com-
munist Party, of the People’s Liberation Army of 
China, or in the People’s Republic of China; or 
‘‘(4) is organized under the laws of, or has its 
principal place of business in, the People’s Republic 
of China. 
‘‘(b) FILING.—A registration required under sub-
section (a) shall be filed with the Department of Com-
merce not later than 30 days after— 
‘‘(1) the date of enactment of this Act; or 
‘‘(2) the departure of the previously registered 
agent from employment or contract with the covered 
entity. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF REGISTERED AGENT.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—A covered entity shall en-
sure that not less than one registered agent on 
whom process may be served is available at the busi-
ness address of the registered agent each day from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the time zone of the business ad-
dress, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 
holidays. 
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‘‘(2) COMMUNICATION.—The registered agent 
shall be required to be available to accept service of 
process on behalf of the covered entity under which 
the agent is registered by the means of any commu-
nication included in the registration submitted to the 
Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATION.—A registered agent shall co-
operate in good faith with the United States Government 
and representatives of other individuals and entities. 
‘‘(e) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—The registration 
submitted to the Department of Commerce shall include 
the following information: 
‘‘(1) The name of the covered entity registering 
an agent under this section. 
‘‘(2) The name of the Chief Executive Officer, 
President, Partner, Chairman, or other controlling 
individual of the covered entity. 
‘‘(3) The name of the individual who is being 
registered as the agent for the service of process. 
‘‘(4) The business address of the covered entity 
registering an agent under this section. 
‘‘(5) The business address of the individual who 
is being registered as the agent for the service of 
process. 
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‘‘(6) Contact information, including an email 
address and phone number for the individual who is 
being registered as the agent for the service of proc-
ess. 
‘‘(7) The date on which the agent shall begin 
to accept service of process under this section. 
‘‘(f) WEBSITE.—The information submitted to the 
Department of Commerce pursuant to this section shall 
be made available on a publicly accessible database on the 
website of the Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(g) PERSONAL JURISDICTION.—A covered entity 
that registers an agent under this section thereby consents 
to the personal jurisdiction of the State or Federal courts 
of the State in which the registered agent is located for 
the purpose of any regulatory proceeding or civil action 
relating to such covered entity. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, organization, or other combination of per-
sons established for the purpose of commercial 
activities; or 
‘‘(B) a trust or a fund established for the 
purpose of commercial activities. 
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‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—The term 
‘Department of Commerce’ means the United States 
Department of Commerce.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 190 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5002. Registration of an agent for the service of process on covered entities.’’. 
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