H.R. 7969

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7969 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7969

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to assess the national 
security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the 
Chinese Communist Party.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 17, 2026

Mr. Tran (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Strickland, and Mr. Harrigan) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence

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A BILL

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to assess the national 
security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the 
Chinese Communist Party.

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 ``Combating Chinese Communist Party 
Influence Act''.

SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ON FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE 
ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY THE 
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

(a) Intelligence Community Assessment.--
(1) Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with other heads of elements of the intelligence 
community, and acting through the National Intelligence 
Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment 
that addresses foreign malign influence activities undertaken 
outside the United States by the Chinese Communist Party during 
the three-year period beginning January 1, 2023.
(2) Matters included.--The assessment under paragraph (1) 
shall address, with respect to the period covered by the 
report, the following:
(A) Foreign malign influence activities undertaken 
outside the United States by the Chinese Communist 
Party in key regions at the expense of the United 
States and allies of the United States.
(B) The effect of such foreign malign influence 
activities by the Chinese Communist Party on United 
States alliances and on perceptions of the United 
States in key regions.
(C) The effect of increased foreign malign 
influence activities undertaken outside the United 
States by the Chinese Communist Party.
(D) The effect of foreign malign influence 
activities by the Chinese Communist Party on global and 
localized financial systems in key regions.
(E) Trends in foreign malign influence activity by 
the Chinese Communist Party in key regions.
(F) Any other national security implications of 
such increased foreign malign influence activities by 
the Chinese Communist Party that affect interests of 
the United States and allies of the United States, as 
determined relevant by the Director.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report containing the initial findings of the 
intelligence community assessment under subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the intelligence community assessment under 
subsection (a).
(3) Form of reports.--The reports under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex.
(c) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
the following:
(A) The Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(B) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition 
Between the United States and the Chinese Communist 
Party of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``foreign malign influence'' has the meaning 
given that term in section 119C(f) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3059(f)).
(3) The term ``key regions'' means--
(A) the Indo-Pacific;
(B) the African continent;
(C) Latin America; and
(D) Europe.
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