I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6855 
To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of the 
Department of State or the Department of Defense under certain cir-
cumstances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ROY, and Mrs. 
MILLER of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To limit the use of funds for the production of films using 
assets of the Department of State or the Department 
of Defense under certain circumstances, 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 ‘‘Stopping Communist 
Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act’’ or the 
‘‘SCREEN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUCTION 
OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF 
SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDI-
TIONS 
ON 
CONTENT 
OR 
ALTERED 
FOR 
SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Defense may only authorize 
the provision of technical support or access to an asset 
controlled by or related to the Department of State or the 
Department of Defense, respectively, to enter into a con-
tract relating to the production or funding of a film by 
a United States company if the United States company, 
as a condition of receiving the support or access— 
(1) provides to the applicable Secretary a list of 
all films produced or funded by that company the 
content of which has been submitted, during the 
shorter of the preceding 10-year period or the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
to an official of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China or the Chinese Communist Party 
(CCP) for evaluation with respect to screening the 
film in the People’s Republic of China (PRC); 
(2) includes, with respect to each such film— 
(A) the title of the film; and 
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(B) the date on which such submission oc-
curred; 
(3) enters into a written agreement with the ap-
plicable Secretary not to alter the content of the film 
in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 
official of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; 
and 
(4) submits such agreement to the applicable 
Secretary. 
(b) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO FILMS SUB-
JECT TO CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR 
SCREENING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may not au-
thorize the provision of technical support or access to any 
asset controlled by the Federal Government for, or author-
ize the head of a Federal agency to enter into any contract 
relating to, the production or funding of a film by a United 
States company if— 
(1) the film is co-produced by an entity located 
in the PRC that is subject to conditions on content 
imposed by an official of the Government of the 
PRC or the CCP; or 
(2) with respect to the most recent report sub-
mitted under subsection (c), the United States com-
pany is listed in the report pursuant to subpara-
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