STRATEGIC Act

Bill: 116-s-4272
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2020-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Africa
Alliances
Animal and plant health
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Australia
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cultural exchanges and relations
Defense spending
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Djibouti
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign labor
Foreign loans and debt
Foreign property
Forests, forestry, trees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Hunting and fishing
Industrial policy and productivity
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International law and treaties
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
International scientific cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Japan
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Multilateral development programs
Natural disasters
New Zealand
News media and reporting
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Oceania
Organized crime
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Research administration and funding
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Securities
Small business
Smuggling and trafficking
Solid waste and recycling
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Spacecraft and satellites
Subversive activities
Taiwan
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Thailand
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
Trade secrets and economic espionage
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations
Visas and passports
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: 

Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act or the STRATEGIC Act

 
This bill contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally.
 
The provisions include
 
 
directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards; 
 
authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries; 
 
directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for mobile telecommunications technology, including fifth generation (5G) technology; 
 
expanding reporting requirements for institutions of higher education that receive gifts from or transact with a foreign party, and allowing the President to order an institution to cancel the transaction if the President finds that the transaction undermines national security or academic freedom; 
 
prohibiting any individual who has directly represented the government of a country designated by the President as a country of national security concern from serving in a State Department position that requires Senate confirmation; 
 
directing the State Department to establish the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations in the United Nations; 
 
authorizing through FY2025 various State Department programs in Southeast Asia related to maritime security and diplomatic outreach activities; and 
 
directing the Government Accountability Office to report on U.S.-China scientific and technical cooperation initiatives that receive U.S. government funding, including whether such programs adequately protect the intellectual property of U.S. participants. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate