119-hr1122

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1122 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1122

 To control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain 
technology and intellectual property important to the national interest 
 of the United States, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 7, 2025

 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
 fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain 
technology and intellectual property important to the national interest 
 of the United States, 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 ``China Technology Transfer Control 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Chinese person.--The term ``Chinese person'' means--
        (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of 
 the People's Republic of China; or
        (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
 People's Republic of China or otherwise subject to the 
 jurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic 
 of China.

    (2) Covered national interest technology or intellectual 
 property.--The term ``covered national interest technology or 
 intellectual property'' includes the following:
        (A) Technology or intellectual property that would 
 make a significant contribution to the military 
 potential of the People's Republic of China that would 
 prove detrimental to the national security of the 
 United States.
        (B) Technology or intellectual property that is a 
 component of the production of products included in the 
 most recent list required under 

section 183 of the 
 Trade Act of 1974, as added by 

section 6

    (a) , determined 
 in consultation with the United States Trade 
 Representative.
            (C) Technology used by the Government of the 
 People's Republic of China to carry out violations of 
 human rights or religious liberties.

    (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any 
 person that is not a United States person.

    (4) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to 
 conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has 
 actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
 circumstance, or the result.

    (5) Intellectual property.--The term ``intellectual 
 property'' means--
        (A) any work protected by a copyright under title 
 17, United States Code;
        (B) any property protected by a patent granted by 
 the United States Patent and Trademark Office under 
 title 35, United States Code;
            (C) any word, name, symbol, or device, or any 
 combination thereof, that is registered as a trademark 
 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
 under the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
 registration and protection of trademarks used in 
 commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain 
 international conventions, and for other purposes'', 
 approved July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the ``Lanham 
 Act'' or the ``Trademark Act of 1946'') (15 U.S.C. 1051 
 et seq.);
            (D) a trade secret (as defined in 

section 1839 of 
 title 18, United States Code); or
        (E) any other form of intellectual property.

    (6) Technology.--The term ``technology'' includes goods or 
 services relating to information systems, internet-based 
 services, production-enhancing logistics, robotics, artificial 
 intelligence, biotechnology, or computing.

    (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
 person'' means--
        (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
 admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
 or
        (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
 United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
 States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) while the United States is committed to promoting 
 cultural and technological exchange with other countries, it is 
 our responsibility to protect the United States when channels 
 for such exchange are exploited by adversaries; and

    (2) the People's Republic of China consistently seeks to 
 exploit those channels, not only in its theft of intellectual 
 property but also in its manipulation of lawful transfer and 
 uses of technology in ways that directly support its military 
 objectives and threaten the United States.

SEC. 4. CONTROL OF EXPORT OF COVERED NATIONAL INTEREST TECHNOLOGY AND 
 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall control the 
export or re-export to, or transfer in, the People's Republic of China 
of any covered national interest technology or intellectual property 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or exported by any 
United States person.

    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Commerce shall jointly submit to Congress a report assessing whether 
covered national interest technology or intellectual property should be 
controlled as required by subsection

    (a) under--

    (1) the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under 
 subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
 Regulations; or

    (2) the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter 
 C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out subsection

    (a) .

SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PROVISION TO OR 
 PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF COVERED 
 NATIONAL INTEREST TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--The President shall, pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and 
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of 
a person described in subsection

    (b) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the United States, or 
are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.

    (b) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is--

    (1) a foreign person that, on or after the date of the 
 enactment of this Act, knowingly sells or otherwise provides 
 to, or knowingly purchases from, the People's Republic of China 
 any covered national interest technology or intellectual 
 property subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or

    (2) a Chinese person that, on or after such date of 
 enactment, knowingly uses covered national interest technology 
 or intellectual property provided to the Chinese person in 
 violation of 

section 4 or any other export control law of the 
 United States.
            (c) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--

    (1) In general.--The requirement to block and prohibit all 
 transactions in all property and interests in property under 
 subsection

    (a) shall not include the authority to impose 
 sanctions on the importation of goods.

    (2) Good defined.--In this subsection, the term ``good'' 
 means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, 
 supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
 equipment, and excluding technical data.
            (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the imposition of sanctions 
under subsection

    (a) with respect to a person if the President 
determines and reports to Congress that the waiver is in the national 
security interests of the United States.

    (e) Implementation; Penalties.--

    (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
 authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
 1704) to carry out this section.

    (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
 violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
 subsection

    (a) or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
 carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties set 
 forth in subsections

    (b) and
            (c) of 

section 206 of the 
 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to 
 the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
 described in subsection

    (a) of that section.

    (3) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
 requirements of 

section 202 of the International Emergency 
 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
 purposes of this section.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIST OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS RECEIVING SUPPORT 
 FROM GOVERNMENT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR USED BY 
 THAT GOVERNMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``

SEC. 183. LIST OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT 
 OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR USED BY THAT GOVERNMENT 
 FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

 ``

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025, and 
annually thereafter, the United States Trade Representative shall set 
forth a list of products manufactured or produced in, or exported from, 
the People's Republic of China that are determined by--
 ``

    (1) the Trade Representative--
 ``
        (A) to receive support from the Government of the 
 People's Republic of China pursuant to the Made in 
 China 2025 Industrial policy of that Government; or
 ``
        (B) to otherwise receive support from that 
 Government and that have or will in the future displace 
 net exports of like products by the United States; or
 ``

    (2) the Secretary of State to be used by the Government 
 of the People's Republic of China to carry out violations of 
 human rights or religious liberties.
 ``

    (b) Identification of Products Receiving Support Pursuant to Made 
In China 2025 

=== Policy ===
-
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Trade Representative shall include 
 in the list under subsection

    (a)

    (1)
        (A) any product specified in 
 the following documents set forth by the Government of the 
 People's Republic of China:
 ``
        (A) Notice on Issuing Made in China 2025.
 ``
        (B) China Manufacturing 2025.
 ``
            (C) Notice on Issuing the 13th Five-year National 
 Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan.
 ``
            (D) Guiding Opinion on Promoting International 
 Industrial Capacity and Equipment Manufacturing 
 Cooperation.
 ``
        (E) Any other document that expresses a national 
 strategy or stated goal in connection with the Made in 
 China 2025 industrial policy set forth by the 
 Government of the People's Republic of China, the 
 Communist Party of China, or another entity or 
 individual capable of impacting the national strategy 
 of the People's Republic of China.
 ``

    (2) Included products.--In addition to such products as 
 the Trade Representative shall include pursuant to paragraph

    (1) in the list under subsection

    (a)

    (1)
        (A) , the Trade 
 Representative shall include products in the following 
 industries:
 ``
        (A) Civil aircraft.
 ``
        (B) Turbine engines.
 ``
            (C) Motor car and vehicle.
 ``
            (D) Advanced medical equipment.
 ``
        (E) Advanced construction equipment.
 ``
        (F) Agricultural machinery.
 ``
        (G) Railway equipment.
 ``
        (H) Diesel locomotive.
 ``
            (I) Moving freight.
 ``
        (J) Semiconductor.
 ``
        (K) Lithium battery manufacturing.
 ``
            (L) Artificial intelligence.
 ``
            (M) High-capacity computing.
 ``
        (N) Quantum computing.
 ``
        (O) Robotics.
 ``
        (P) Biotechnology.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of 
1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 182 the 
following:

``

Sec. 183. List of certain products receiving support from Government 
 of People's Republic of China or used by 
 that Government for human rights 
 violations.''.
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