S 4142
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Asia
China
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting
Research administration and funding
Subversive activities
Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022
Introduced: May 4, 2022
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May 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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