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H.R. 8636 117th Congress House

Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022

Official title: To counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent United States contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
Aug 2, 2022
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.

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Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022

This bill prohibits U.S. companies and universities that receive federal assistance and federal agencies from engaging in certain research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities.

Specifically, this prohibition applies to research or exchanges involving (1) certain Chinese entities, including universities that receive funding from China's military and Chinese state-owned enterprises; and (2) certain technologies identified by the Chinese Communist Party as priorities for its strategy to mobilize non-military resources and expertise for military application.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8636: Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8636/
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"H.R. 8636: Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8636/.
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H.R. 8636, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8636/.
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