No CCP (Chinese Communist Police) in the United States Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-520
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-16
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>No CCP (Chinese Communist Police) in the United States Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of State and the Federal of Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide notifications and public information about certain Chinese police-related activities outside of China.</p> <p>The State Department must publish (and keep updated) on its travel alert systems a list of all countries that have a bilateral security agreement or joint police initiative with the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). </p> <p>The FBI must annually brief Congress on the Chinese government's presence internationally through bilateral security agreements and joint police initiatives. </p> <p>Furthermore, if the FBI discovers in the United States a police station operated by China's government or the CCP, the FBI must (1) notify the applicable state and local law enforcement agencies within 24 hours of the discovery, (2) notify the public through law enforcement bulletin within 72 hours of the discovery, (3) provide a briefing to Congress within 15 days of the discovery, and (4) provide periodic updates to Congress after the initial briefing.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 520 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2023 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for greater transparency about China's bilateral security agreements and joint police initiatives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No CCP (Chinese Communist Police) in the United States Act of 2023 . 2. Transparency regarding Chinese bilateral security agreements and joint police initiatives (a) Department of State publication The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall publish on the Department of State website and any other travel alert system operated by the Department of State a list of all countries that have a bilateral security agreement or joint police initiative with the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party. The Secretary shall update the list not less frequently than every 6 months. (b) FBI Briefing The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide an annual briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the People's Republic of China’s widespread presence internationally through bilateral security agreements and joint police initiatives. 3. Notification of State and local law enforcement, public, and Congress regarding Chinese police stations If the Federal Bureau of Investigation discovers a police station operated by the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party within the United States, the Director of the Bureau shall— (1) not later than 24 hours after the discovery, notify the applicable State and local law enforcement agencies; (2) not later than 72 hours after the discovery, notify the public through a law enforcement bulletin; and (3) (A) not later than 15 days after the discovery, provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees; and (B) after the briefing under subparagraph (A), provide the appropriate congressional committees with a situational update not less frequently than once every 60 days. 4. Appropriate congressional committees defined In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.