H.R. 6331

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6331 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6331

To modify certain definitions under the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 1, 2025

Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Shreve, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. 
Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To modify certain definitions under the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018.

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 ``Addressing Dangerous Vulnerabilities 
in Exports and Research to Strategic Adversaries, Regimes, and 
Industrial Entities of Security Concern Act'' or the ``ADVERSARIES 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT 
OF 2018.

Section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4801) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``means--'' and all that follows 
through ``(A) any natural person'' and inserting the 
following:
``(A) means--
``(i) any natural person'';
(B) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (i) (as 
so designated);
(C) by striking ``(B) any corporation'' and 
inserting the following:
``(ii) any corporation'';
(D) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) (as so designated) and inserting ``; or''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) includes--
``(i) each entity identified pursuant to 
section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) to be 
a Chinese military company;
``(ii) each entity identified pursuant to 
Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or successor 
regulations by the Bureau of Industry and 
Security of the Department of Commerce;
``(iii) each entity identified pursuant to 
Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of title 15, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or successor 
regulations by the Bureau of Industry and 
Security of the Department of Commerce;
``(iv) each subsidiary or affiliate of an 
entity that is owned 50 percent or more in the 
aggregate, directly or indirectly, by an entity 
described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), 
wherever located.''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``foreign''.
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