S.Amdt. 2883

SA 2883. 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. REPORT ON VETTING OF STUDENTS FROM NATIONAL
DEFENSE UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that includes--
(1) an evaluation of the screening process for nationals of
the People's Republic of China applying for visas who attend
or have attended--
(A) a university administered by the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China;
or
(B) an academic institution of the People's Republic of
China identified on the list required under section
1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act of 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note);
(2) an assessment of any vulnerabilities in the screening
process, and recommendations for legal, regulatory, or other
changes or steps to address such vulnerabilities; and
(3) to the extent possible, for the 5-year period ending on
such date of enactment, the number of F visas or J visas
approved and denied by the Department of State for nationals
of the People's Republic of China in the fields of study
listed in the Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated
Degree Program List referred to in the notice of the
Department of Homeland Security entitled ``Update to the
Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree
Program List'' (88 Fed. Reg. 132 (July 12, 2023)), including
the number of such nationals who applied for such visas to
pursue an advanced degree or repeat a degree in such fields.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
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