S.Amdt. 2153

SA 2153. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR
PRODUCTION OF FILMS AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF
SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS ON
CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR SCREENING IN THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR THE CHINESE
COMMUNIST PARTY.

(a) Limitation on Use of Department of Defense Funds.--The
Secretary of Defense may only provide technical support or
access to an asset controlled by the Department of Defense
for, or enter into a contract relating to, the production or
funding of a film by a United States company if the United
States company, as a condition of receiving the support or
access--
(1) provides a list of all films produced or funded by the
United States company the content of which has been
submitted, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period
or the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, to an official of the Government of the People's
Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party for
evaluation with respect to screening the film in the People's
Republic of China, including, for each film--
(A) the title of the film; and
(B) the date on which the submittal occurred; and
(2) enters into a written agreement with the Secretary not
to alter the content of the film in response to, or in
anticipation of, a request by an official of the Government
of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist
Party.
(b) Prohibition With Respect to Films Subject to Conditions
on Content or Altered for Screening in the People's Republic
of China.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may
not provide technical support or access to any asset
controlled by the Department for, or enter into any contract
relating to, the production or funding of a film by a United
States company if--
(1) the film is co-produced by an entity located in the
People's Republic of China that is subject to conditions on
content imposed by an official of the Government of the
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party; or
(2) with respect to the most recent report submitted under
subsection (c), the United States company is listed in the
report under subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of that
subsection.
(c) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act,

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and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on films
disclosed under subsection (a) that are associated with a
United States company that has received technical support or
access to an asset controlled by the Department for, or has
entered into a contract with the Department relating to, the
production or funding of a film.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of each film listed pursuant to the
requirement under subsection (a)(1) the content of which was
submitted, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period
or the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, by a United States company to an official of the
Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese
Communist Party for evaluation with respect to screening the
film in the People's Republic of China, including--
(i) the United States company that submitted the contents
of the film;
(ii) the title of the film; and
(iii) the date on which the submittal occurred.
(B) A description of each film with respect to which a
United States company entered into a written agreement with
the Secretary pursuant to the requirement under subsection
(a)(2) not to alter the content of the film in response to,
or in anticipation of, a request by an official of the
Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese
Communist Party, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year
period or the period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, including--
(i) the United States company that entered into the
agreement; and
(ii) the title of the film.
(C) The title of any film described under subparagraph (A),
and the corresponding United States company described in
clause (i) of that subparagraph--
(i) that was submitted to an official of the Government of
the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party
during the preceding 3-year period; and
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses that the content was
altered in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by
an official of the Government of the People's Republic of
China or the Chinese Communist Party.
(D) The title of any film that is described in both
subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B), and the corresponding
one or more United States companies described in clause (i)
of each such subparagraph--
(i) that was submitted to an official of the Government of
the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party
during the preceding 10-year period; and
(ii) for which the Secretary assesses that the content was
altered in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by
an official of the Government of the People's Republic of
China or the Chinese Communist Party.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Content.--The term ``content'' means any description of
a film, including the script.
(3) United states company.--The term ``United States
company'' means a private entity incorporated in the United
States.
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