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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5760 
To establish a program to monitor and combat the People’s Republic of 
China’s malign influence across military, economic, and political sectors 
in foreign countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2021 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. PHIL-
LIPS, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. MANN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish a program to monitor and combat the People’s 
Republic of China’s malign influence across military, eco-
nomic, and political sectors in foreign countries, 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 ‘‘China Watcher Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINA WATCHER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with relevant offices and bureaus of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall implement a program, to be known 
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host governments and non-government entities, on 
the matters described in subsection (a). 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(A) in selecting diplomatic and consular 
posts, prioritize foreign countries in which Chi-
nese influence has been historically significant 
and in which United States interests and per-
sons are vulnerable to the People’s Republic of 
China’s malign activities; and 
(B) in placing personnel in such posts, se-
lect, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, personnel within either the Department 
of State or the Department of Defense who 
have sufficient subject matter expertise, lan-
guage skills, and training to carry out their 
functions effectively. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each post or mission with a 
China Watcher Program shall produce an annual re-
port outlining the steps it has taken to advance the 
mission, trends and analysis, and the nature and ex-
tent of Chinese foreign direct investment and influ-
ence in key military, economic, and political sectors, 
including technology, manufacturing, transportation, 
energy, metals, agriculture, real estate, and defense. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such report 
shall include an assessment of the investment, trade, 
and other risks posed by Chinese malign influence as 
well as instances of predatory actions by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China or its affiliates. 
(d) RISK ASSESSMENT.—The annual report required 
by subsection (c) shall include a risk assessment which 
shall be made publicly available. The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall, based 
on the results of such report, make publicly available a 
list of countries of concern in regard to the likelihood of 
economic espionage and coercion or influence of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China across military, economic, and po-
litical sectors. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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