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HR 2190 105th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Business intelligence China Commerce Communist parties Communist propaganda Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Defense industries Disinformation East Asia Espionage Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics Government ownership

To provide for an annual report to Congress on the intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China directed against or affecting the interests of the United States.

Introduced: July 17, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jul 17, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1454-1455)
Jul 17, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Directors of Central Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report jointly and annually to the Congress on intelligence activities of China directed against or affecting U.S. interests. Specifies topics such report must address.

What's happening now July 17, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 17, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2190: To provide for an annual report to Congress on the intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China directed against or affecting the interests of the United States.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2190/
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"H.R. 2190: To provide for an annual report to Congress on the intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China directed against or affecting the interests of the United States.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2190/.
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H.R. 2190, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2190/.
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