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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1157 
To provide for the authorization of appropriations for the Countering the 
People’s Republic of China Malign Influence Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the authorization of appropriations for the 
Countering the People’s Republic of China Malign Influ-
ence Fund, 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 ‘‘Countering the PRC 
Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUN-
TERING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
MALIGN INFLUENCE FUND. 
(a) COUNTERING
THE
PEOPLE’S
REPUBLIC
OF 
CHINA MALIGN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $325,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027 for the Countering the People’s 
Republic of China Malign Influence Fund to counter 
the malign influence of the Chinese Communist 
Party and the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and entities acting on their behalf globally. 
(2) AVAILABILITY; AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO 
OTHER AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) are authorized to remain available 
until expended; and 
(B) shall be in addition to amounts other-
wise authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses described in paragraph (1). 
(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The obligation of 
funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations under subsection (a) or otherwise made avail-
able for the purposes described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and consistent with 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2394–1), the regular notification procedures of— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(c) POLICY GUIDANCE, COORDINATION, AND AP-
PROVAL.— 
(1) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of State 
shall designate an existing senior official of the De-
partment of State to provide policy guidance, coordi-
nation, and approval for the obligation of funds ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations under subsection (a). 
(2) ASSISTANT COORDINATOR.—The Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall designate an existing senior offi-
cial of the United States Agency for International 
Development to assist and consult with the senior 
official of the Department of State designated pur-
suant to paragraph (1). 
(3) DUTIES.—The senior official of the Depart-
ment of State designated pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be responsible for— 
(A) on an annual basis, the identification 
of specific strategic priorities for using funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations under subsection (a), such as ge-
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