Supporting American Independence in Innovation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1717
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Supporting American Independence in Innovation Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from disbursing any financial award, such as a grant, to any entity that (1) is in a joint venture with a state-owned enterprise owned by China, or (2) has&nbsp;a board of directors that includes an individual who has participated in a foreign talent recruitment program administered by China.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1717 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2023 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from disbursing financial awards to entities related to the People’s Republic of China.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting American Independence in Innovation Act of 2023 . 2. Prohibition on disbursing financial awards from the Department of Energy to entities related to China Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not disburse any financial award (including a grant, loan, or loan guarantee) to any entity— (1) that is in a joint venture with a State-owned enterprise owned by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; or (2) the board of directors (including senior leadership) of which includes an individual that has participated in a foreign talent recruitment program administered by the Government of the People's Republic of China.