119-S1623

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1623

1. Short title
2. Requirement for certain countries to report official meetings between foreign missions and State and local officials

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Countering Corrupt Political (CCP) Influence Act".

2. Requirement for certain countries to report official meetings between foreign missions and State and local officials

(a) In general - The Secretary of State shall require that foreign missions of covered countries notify the Department of State at least 96 hours in advance of any meetings between any officials or representatives of the covered country and State or local officials in the United States and any official visits to educational institutions or research institutions in the United States.

(b) Persons covered - For purposes of the requirement in subsection (a), the term officials or representatives of the covered country includes—

(1) - all members of foreign missions of the covered country in the United States;

(2) - all members of the covered country's permanent mission to the United Nations; and

(3) - any officials of the covered country traveling to the United States for official business.

(c) Notification requirements - The notification required under subsection (a) shall include—

(1) - the date of the meeting or visit;

(2) - the location of the meeting or visit;

(3) - the name of any official or representative of the covered country that will be participating in the meeting or visit; and

(4) - the purpose of the meeting or visit.

(d) Monthly reporting requirement

(1) In general - The Secretary of State shall submit a monthly report to the appropriate congressional committees listing all meetings and visits notified pursuant to subsection (a).

(2) Historical data requirement for first report - The first report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the information on meetings and visits required to be submitted under subsection (c) that has been collected by the Department of State since it began imposing a similar requirement in 2019.

(e) Threat assessment report

(1) In general - Not later than 4 years and 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a threat assessment for each covered country and recommendations for policy changes with respect to United States diplomats in such countries.

(2) Form - The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

(f) Sunset - The requirements under this section shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(g) Definitions - In this subsection:

(1) Appropriate congressional committees - The term appropriate congressional committees means—

(A) - the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and

(B) - the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

(2) Covered country - The term covered country means—

(A) - the People's Republic of China;

(B) - the Russian Federation;

(C) - the Islamic Republic of Iran;

(D) - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;

(E) - Cuba;

(F) - Venezuela;

(G) - Nicaragua; and

(H) - Afghanistan, while under control of the Taliban.

(3) Taliban - The term Taliban means—

(A) - the entity known as the Taliban, operating in Afghanistan, and designated as a specially designated global terrorist under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); or

(B) - a successor entity of the entity described in subparagraph (A).