S.Amdt. 2825

SA 2825. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Budd, Mr. Tillis,
Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 D of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1266. ENHANCED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS WITH THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Science
and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification
Act of 2023''.
(b) Notification Required.--Title I of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 65. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS WITH THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

``(a) Notification Required.--The Secretary of State may
not enter into, renew, or extend any science and technology
agreement with the People's Republic of China until--
``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a notification containing each of
the matters described in subsection (b); and
``(2) a period of not less than 30 days has elapsed
following such submission.
``(b) Matters Described.--The matters described in this
subsection are, with respect to the science and technology
agreement for which the notification is submitted, the
following:
``(1) A written notice of such agreement, including the
full text of such agreement.
``(2) A detailed justification for such agreement,
including an explanation as to why such agreement is in the
national security interests of the United States.
``(3) An assessment of the risks and potential effects of
such agreement, including any potential for the transfer
under such agreement of technology or intellectual property
capable of harming the national security interests of the
United States.
``(4) A detailed justification for how the Secretary
intends to address human rights concerns in any scientific
and technology collaboration proposed to be conducted under
such agreement.
``(5) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary
will be able to continuously monitor the commitments made by
the People's Republic of China under such agreement.
``(6) Such other information relating to such agreement as
may be determined appropriate.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
``(2) Science and technology agreement.--The term `science
and technology agreement' means any treaty, memorandum of
understanding, or other contract or agreement between the
United States and one or more foreign countries for the
purpose of collaborating on or otherwise engaging in joint
activities relating to scientific research, technological
development, or the sharing of scientific or technical
knowledge or resources between such countries.''.
(c) Applicability.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms
``appropriate congressional committees'' and ``science and
technology agreement'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 65(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956, as added by subsection (b).
(2) In general.--The requirements under section 65 of such
Act shall apply with respect to science and technology
agreements entered into, renewed, or extended on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Existing agreements.--Any science and technology
agreement between the Secretary of State and the People's
Republic of China in effect as of the date of the enactment
of this Act shall be revoked on the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act unless, not later
than such

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date, the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a notification of such agreement
containing each of the matters described in section 65(b) of
such Act.
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