Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act
Bill: H.R.2329 | Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. (R-TX)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act
This bill authorizes through FY2025 activities to counter globally the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including CCP attempts to undermine the free and open international order or the sovereignty of the United States or other countries.

To authorize appropriations to counter the malign influence of the 
            Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Chinese Communist Party 
Malign Influence Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Countering Chinese Influence Fund.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 
for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund to counter the malign 
influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally. Amounts appropriated 
pursuant to this authorization are authorized to remain available until 
expended and shall supplement, not supplant, amounts otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated to counter such influence.
    (b) Consultation Required.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist 
Party globally, including pursuant to the authorization under 
subsection (a) or before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    (c) Policy Guidance, Coordination, and Approval.--
            (1) Coordinator.--The Secretary of State shall designate a 
        senior official of the Department at the rank of Assistant 
        Secretary or above to provide policy guidance, coordination, 
        and approval for the obligation of funds authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Duties.--The senior official designated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the coordination and 
        approval of all programming conducted using the funds 
        authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), based on a 
        determination that such programming counters the malign 
        influence and activities of the Chinese Communist Party 
        pursuant to the strategic objectives of the United States, as 
        established in the 2017 National Security Strategy, the 2018 
        National Defense Strategy, and other relevant national and 
        regional strategies as appropriate.
            (3) Interagency coordination.--The senior official 
        designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, in coordinating and 
        approving programming pursuant to paragraph (2), seek to--
                    (A) conduct appropriate interagency consultation; 
                and
                    (B) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
                all approved programming functions in concert with 
                other Federal activities to counter the malign 
                influence and activities of the Chinese Communist 
                Party.
            (4) Assistant coordinator.--The Administrator of the United 
        States Agency for International Development shall designate a 
        senior official at the rank of Assistant Administrator or above 
        to assist and consult the senior official designated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1).
    (d) Malign Influence.--In this section, the term ``malign 
influence'' with respect to the Chinese Communist Party should be 
construed to include acts conducted by the Chinese Communist Party or 
entities acting on its behalf that--
            (1) undermine a free and open international order;
            (2) advance an alternative, repressive international order 
        that bolsters the Chinese Communist Party's hegemonic ambitions 
        and is characterized by coercion and dependency;
            (3) undermine the national security or sovereignty of the 
        United States or other countries; or
            (4) undermine the economic security of the United States or 
        other countries, including by promoting corruption.
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