H.R. 1468

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1468 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 607
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1468

[Report No. 119-699]

To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 21, 2025

Mr. Gooden (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Ogles, 
Ms. Boebert, Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

June 15, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Yakym, Mr. LaHood, 
Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, 
and Mr. Messmer

June 15, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
February 21, 2025]

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A BILL

To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Innovation and 
Economic Security from CCP Act''.

SEC. 2. CCP INITIATIVE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the National Security 
Division of the Department of Justice the CCP Initiative to--
(1) curb spying by the CCP on United States intellectual 
property and academic institutions;
(2) develop an enforcement strategy concerning 
nontraditional collectors, including researchers in labs, 
universities, and the defense industrial base, transferring 
technology to PRC-based individuals or entities, or those 
acting as their agents, contrary to United States interests;
(3) review and take appropriate action, as part of the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to 
address PRC-related risks arising from foreign investments in 
United States businesses and real estate;
(4) prioritize, with respect to PRC-based individuals or 
entities, or those acting as their agents--
(A) identifying and criminally prosecuting those 
engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic 
espionage, including those who aid, abet, or conspire 
to engage in trade secret theft, hacking, or economic 
espionage;
(B) protecting the critical infrastructure of the 
United States from threats arising from foreign direct 
investment, insider threats and supply chain 
compromises; and
(C) identifying theft of intellectual property from 
United States businesses; and
(5) counter any other threats to the United States by the 
PRC or those acting as its agents.
(b) Consultation.--In executing the CCP Initiative's objectives as 
set forth in subsection (a), the Attorney General, acting through the 
Assistant Attorney General for National Security, shall consult with 
the relevant components of the Department of Justice, and coordinate 
activities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any other 
Federal agency as necessary on matters including--
(1) identifying cases of concern involving PRC-based 
companies that compete with United States businesses;
(2) identifying and investigating investments made by PRC-
based or PRC-affiliated entities included on the Entity List 
maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the 
Department of Commerce or the People's Republic of China 
Military Companies list maintained by the Department of 
Defense; and
(3) any other matters relevant to fulfill the objectives 
set forth in subsection (a).
(c) Requirement.--Under the CCP Initiative--
(1) the Initiative shall be separate from any other 
Department of Justice initiative dedicated to countering 
nation-state threats; and
(2) resources shall be set aside for the CCP Initiative, 
which shall not be combined to support any other Department of 
Justice program, including other programs and initiatives 
dedicated to countering nation-state threats, except under 
exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Attorney 
General, acting through the Assistant Attorney General for 
National Security, in which case, resources may be combined to 
support other programs and initiatives dedicated to countering 
nation-state threats.
(d) Annual Report.--The Attorney General shall submit annually a 
written report, with a classified annex as necessary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
intelligence community, the United States Trade Representative, and the 
head of any other Federal agency determined necessary by the Attorney 
General, for the purposes of the report, to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, on the progress and 
challenges of the CCP Initiative over the preceding year, including--
(1) its progress in accomplishing the objectives set forth 
in subsection (a);
(2) the amount and sufficiency of resources provided to, 
and expended by, the CCP Initiative;
(3) the level and effectiveness of coordination with the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation and other Federal agencies;
(4) the status of efforts by and the financial intelligence 
capabilities of the PRC to engage in trade secret theft, 
hacking, and economic espionage;
(5) an analysis of the use of unmanned aircraft and 
associated elements (including communication links and the 
components that control the unmanned aircraft required for the 
operator to operate safely and efficiently in the national 
airspace system) by the PRC;
(6) an analysis of the capabilities, effectiveness, and use 
of artificial intelligence by the PRC and its proxies to engage 
in trade secret theft, hacking, or economic espionage;
(7) any non-privileged findings of investigations of 
investments made by PRC-based or PRC-affiliated entities 
included on the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of 
Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce or the 
People's Republic of China Military Companies list maintained 
by the Department of Defense, including findings related to 
subsidiaries or other entities controlled by PRC companies, 
whether or not such subsidiaries or other entities are 
registered in or operate in the PRC;
(8) the impact of the CCP Initiative on those efforts of 
the PRC;
(9) the level and effectiveness of coordination and 
information sharing between Government agencies and private 
companies about economic espionage threats; and
(10) an assessment of the economic loss to the United 
States as a result of hacking and trade secret theft by the 
PRC.
(e) Sunset.--This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and cease to be in effect on the date that is 6 years after 
that date.
(f) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, or the application 
of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, and the application of the 
provisions of such to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected 
thereby.
(g) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``non-traditional collector'' means an 
individual who is not an intelligence collection professional 
but who collects sensitive technologies and information on 
behalf of, or for the benefit of, any foreign government, 
foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent.
(2) The term ``CCP'' means the Chinese Communist Party.
(3) The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of China, 
the government of the People's Republic of China, and the CCP.
(4) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning 
given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
Union Calendar No. 607

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1468

[Report No. 119-699]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

June 15, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed