S.Amdt. 762

SA 762. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1262. ASSESSMENT OF COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA RELATING TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
COOPERATION.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing
collaborative initiatives of the United States and the
People's Republic of China relating to scientific and
technical cooperation.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of the nature of collaborative
initiatives described in subsection (a), including how such
initiatives are funded, who participates in such initiatives,
and the outcomes of such initiatives.
(2) A description of the licensing and regulatory regime
under which such initiatives occur.
(3) An assessment of whether the intellectual property
rights of United States researchers and entities
participating in such initiatives are being adequately
protected.
(4) An assessment of whether entities owned or controlled
by the government or the military of the People's Republic of
China are benefitting from research funded by United States
taxpayers.
(5) An assessment of whether any Chinese researchers
participating in such initiatives have ties to the government
or the military of the People's Republic of China.
(6) An assessment of whether any institutions of higher
education, laboratories, or other entities in the United
States participating in such initiatives have been subject to
cyber penetration originating in the People's Republic of
China.
(7) An evaluation the benefits of such initiatives for the
United States.
(8) An assessment of any redundancies among such
initiatives.
(9) Recommendations for improving such initiatives.
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