S 687
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Africa
Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Australia
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
STRATEGIC Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act or the STRATEGIC Act
This bill contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally.
The provisions include
- directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards;
- authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries;
- directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for mobile telecommunications technology, including fifth generation (5G) technology;
- requiring the President to establish a process for a U.S. person to petition for sanctions against a foreign person involved in a significant act of intellectual property theft or the forced transfer of technology;
- prohibiting any individual who has directly represented the government of a country designated by the President as a country of national security concern from serving in a State Department position that requires Senate confirmation;
- directing the State Department to establish the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations in the United Nations; and
- authorizing through FY2026 various State Department programs in Southeast Asia related to maritime security and diplomatic outreach activities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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