H.R. 2329 – Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act

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The Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act creates a dedicated fund to finance U.S. efforts to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s harmful activities worldwide. It authorizes up to $300 million each fiscal year from 2021 through 2025 and establishes a coordination process involving senior State Department officials and the House and Senate foreign affairs and appropriations committees. The law targets the CCP’s actions that threaten the international order, U.S. national security, sovereignty, or economic security.

Key Provisions

Authorizes $300 million annually for fiscal years 2021‑2025 for a Countering Chinese Influence Fund, supplementing other appropriations.
Requires any use of these funds to be consulted with the House and Senate Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committees before spending.
Designates a senior State Department official (Assistant Secretary level or higher) to provide policy guidance, coordination, and approval for all programming using the fund.
Assigns the USAID Administrator to appoint an assistant coordinator to assist the State official in interagency coordination.
Defines “malign influence” as CCP actions that undermine a free international order, promote a repressive order, threaten national security, sovereignty, or economic security of the United States or other countries, including through corruption.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

April 1, 2021

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Introduced in House

April 1, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

April 1, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 1, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2329

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 1, 2021

Mr. McCaul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act.

2.

Authorization

(a)

Countering Chinese influence fund

There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this authorization are authorized to remain available until expended and shall supplement, not supplant, amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to counter such influence.

(b)

Consultation required

Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party globally, including pursuant to the authorization under subsection (a) or before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of—

(1)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

(2)

the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(c)

Policy Guidance, Coordination, and Approval

(1)

Coordinator

The Secretary of State shall designate a senior official of the Department at the rank of Assistant Secretary or above to provide policy guidance, coordination, and approval for the obligation of funds authorized pursuant to subsection (a).

(2)

Duties

The senior official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for the coordination and approval of all programming conducted using the funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), based on a determination that such programming counters the malign influence and activities of the Chinese Communist Party pursuant to the strategic objectives of the United States, as established in the 2017 National Security Strategy, the 2018 National Defense Strategy, and other relevant national and regional strategies as appropriate.

(3)

Interagency coordination

The senior official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, in coordinating and approving programming pursuant to paragraph (2), seek to—

(A)

conduct appropriate interagency consultation; and

(B)

ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all approved programming functions in concert with other Federal activities to counter the malign influence and activities of the Chinese Communist Party.

(4)

Assistant coordinator

The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall designate a senior official at the rank of Assistant Administrator or above to assist and consult the senior official designated pursuant to paragraph (1).

(d)

Malign influence

In this section, the term malign influence with respect to the Chinese Communist Party should be construed to include acts conducted by the Chinese Communist Party or entities acting on its behalf that—

(1)

undermine a free and open international order;

(2)

advance an alternative, repressive international order that bolsters the Chinese Communist Party’s hegemonic ambitions and is characterized by coercion and dependency;

(3)

undermine the national security or sovereignty of the United States or other countries; or

(4)

undermine the economic security of the United States or other countries, including by promoting corruption.