No CHINA Act

Bill: 116-hr-6386
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations

Asia

China

Executive agency funding and structure

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Chinese Handouts In National Assistance Act or No CHINA Act</b></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits funds made available during FY2020 from being expended for the benefit of any U.S. or foreign individual or entity subject to control by China's government. This restriction shall not apply to Taiwan or any Taiwanese entities. (China considers Taiwan a province of China.)</p> <p>The President may also waive this restriction for U.S. national security interests.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2020 Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To restrict the use of funds made available in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2020 for the benefit of any United States or foreign person subject to the control of the People’s Republic of China.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Chinese Handouts In National Assistance Act or No CHINA Act . 2. Restriction on use of funds (a) In general None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2020 may be obligated or expended for the benefit of any United States or foreign person subject to the control (as such term is defined in section 721(a)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(3) )) of the People’s Republic of China, including any person of the People’s Republic of China: Provided , That Taiwan, any national of Taiwan who is an institutional investor, or any public or private entity of Taiwan, is wholly excluded from this restriction. (b) Waiver The President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the President determines it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so.