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S 3960 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies Asia China Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Higher education Intellectual property Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Trade secrets and economic espionage U.S. and foreign investments

A bill to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 2022 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative.

In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats.

DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative.

The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill.

What's happening now March 30, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 27, 2022
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 30, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Mar 30, 2022
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3960: A bill to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3960/
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