S.Amdt. 2605Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2605
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Submitted June 11, 2018
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June 11, 2018
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SA 2605. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 842, between lines 14, and 15, insert the following: ``(G) Investments in united states businesses targeted by made in china 2025 initiative.-- ``(i) In general.--In addition to any other transaction covered by this paragraph, the term `covered investment' includes any investment (other than a passive investment) by any foreign person in a United States business that produces, designs, tests, manufactures, or develops one or more products described in clause (ii). ``(ii) Products described.--A product is described in this clause if any of the following apply with respect to the product: ``(I) The Committee determines the product is comparable to a product-- ``(aa) manufactured or produced in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China; and ``(bb) that receives support from the Government of the People's Republic of China pursuant to the Made in China 2025 industrial policy of that Government. ``(II) The product is specified in any of the following documents of the Government of the People's Republic of China: ``(aa) Notice on Issuing Made in China 2025. ``(bb) China Manufacturing 2025. ``(cc) Notice on Issuing the 13th Five-year National Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan. ``(dd) Guiding Opinion on Promoting International Industrial Capacity and Equipment Manufacturing Cooperation. ``(ee) Any document relating to the 863 program or the State High-Tech Development Plan. ``(ff) Any other document that expresses a national strategy or stated goal in connection with the Made in China 2025 industrial policy set forth by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Communist Party of China, or another entity or individual capable of impacting the national strategy of the People's Republic of China. ``(III) The Committee determines that the product receives support from the Government of the People's Republic of China and imports of that product into the United States have or will in the future displace net exports of comparable products by the United States. ``(IV) The Committee determines the product is produced by or used in any of the following industries: ``(aa) Civil aircraft. ``(bb) Motor car and vehicle. ``(cc) Advanced medical equipment. ``(dd) Advanced construction equipment. ``(ee) Agricultural machinery. ``(ff) Railway equipment. ``(gg) Diesel locomotive. ``(hh) Moving freight. ``(ii) Lithium battery manufacturing. ``(jj) Artificial intelligence. ``(kk) High-capacity computing. ``(ll) Quantum computing. ``(mm) Robotics. ``(nn) Biotechnology. ``(iii) Relation to definition of passive investment.--For purposes of subparagraph (D), any reference to a United States critical infrastructure company or United States critical technology company shall be deemed to include a reference to a United States business described in clause (i). ______