119-hr1134

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1134 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1134

 To direct the Secretary of State to avoid or minimize the acquisition 
 or lease of a consular or diplomatic post built or owned by an entity 
 owned or controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
 China, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 7, 2025

 Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of State to avoid or minimize the acquisition 
 or lease of a consular or diplomatic post built or owned by an entity 
 owned or controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of 
 China, 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 ``Embassy Construction Integrity Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC POSTS BUILT OR OWNED BY 
 CERTAIN ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State (in this section referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') shall take such steps as may be necessary to 
avoid or minimize--

    (1) acquiring or leasing a covered building--
        (A) with respect to which a covered entity 
 performed covered construction on or after January 1, 
 1949; or
        (B) in which a covered entity has an ownership 
 interest; or

    (2) entering into or renewing a contract or other agreement 
 with a covered entity to perform covered construction with 
 respect to a covered building.

    (b) Notification of Inconsistent Action.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify the Committee 
 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate--
        (A) not later than 7 days before entering into an 
 acquisition, lease, or agreement after the date of 
 enactment of this Act that the Secretary is aware is 
 inconsistent with the restriction under subsection

    (a) ; 
 and
        (B) not later than 7 days after becoming aware of 
 an acquisition, lease, or agreement occurring after the 
 date of enactment of this Act that is inconsistent with 
 the restriction under subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Determination of national security interest.--The 
 notification required under paragraph

    (1) shall also include, 
 to the extent applicable--
        (A) a determination of whether the inconsistent 
 acquisition, lease, or agreement is in the national 
 security interest of the United States;
        (B) an identification of the interest advanced by 
 such inconsistent action;
            (C) a detailed explanation for such determination; 
 and
            (D) any action the Secretary has taken or intends 
 to take to mitigate national security vulnerabilities 
 that may be posed by such inconsistent action.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered building.--The term ``covered building'' means 
 a building that is used or intended to be used by personnel, or 
 for a function, of a consular or diplomatic post located 
 outside of the United States.

    (2) Covered construction.--The term ``covered 
 construction''--
        (A) means any construction, development, 
 conversion, extension, alteration, repair, or 
 maintenance performed with respect to a building; and
        (B) includes the installation or maintenance of 
 electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air 
 conditioning, communication, fire protection, and 
 energy management systems with respect to such 
 building.

    (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means an 
 entity with respect to which the Government of the People's 
 Republic of China, or an agent or instrumentality of the 
 Government of the People's Republic of China, directly or 
 indirectly, including through any contract, arrangement, 
 understanding, or relationship--
        (A) owns or controls a significant percent of the 
 ownership interest; or
        (B) otherwise exercises substantial control.
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