HR 6855 117th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Government buildings, facilities, and property Intellectual property Public contracts and procurement Television and film

SCREEN Act

Introduced: February 28, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Feb 28, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 28, 2022

Introduced in House

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Stopping Communist Regimes from Engaging in Edits Now Act or the SCREEN Act

The bill limits the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State from providing technical support or access to DOD/State facilities or assets to U.S. firms producing or funding films. The limitation does not apply if the firm enters into a written agreement with DOD or State not to alter the content of the film in response to, or in anticipation of, a request from China or the Chinese Communist Party. The bill also prohibits U.S. government agencies from providing technical support or access to U.S. firms producing or funding films if the film is co-produced by an entity subject to Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party conditions on content.

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