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S. 4142 117th Congress Senate

Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022

Official title: A bill 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: May 4, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Latest action May 4, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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  • HR 8636 Identical bill Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 4, 2022
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 4, 2022
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Scott, Rick
Florida · May 4, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4142: Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4142/
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"S. 4142: Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4142/.
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S. 4142, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4142/.
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