119-hr1690

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1690 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1690

 To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of 
 the Department of State under certain circumstances, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 27, 2025

 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Moylan, and Ms. Salazar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform, 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 limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of 
 the Department of State under certain circumstances, 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 ``Stopping Communist Regimes from 
Engaging in Edits Now Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF FILMS AND 
 PROHIBITION ON USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO 
 CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR SCREENING IN THE 
 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE 
 CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--The Secretary of State may only 
authorize the provision of technical support or access to an asset 
controlled by or related to the Department of State to enter into a 
contract relating to the production or funding of a film by a United 
States company if the United States company, as a condition of 
receiving the support or access--

    (1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films produced 
 or funded by that company the content of which has been 
 submitted, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period 
 or the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
 Act, to an official of the Government of the People's Republic 
 of China or the Chinese Communist Party

    (CCP) for evaluation 
 with respect to screening the film in the People's Republic of 
 China

    (PRC) ;

    (2) includes, with respect to each such film--
        (A) the title of the film; and
        (B) the date on which such submission occurred;

    (3) enters into a written agreement with the Secretary not 
 to alter the content of the film in response to, or in 
 anticipation of, a request by an official of the Government of 
 the PRC or the CCP; and

    (4) submits such agreement to the Secretary.

    (b) Prohibition With Respect to Films Subject to Conditions on 
Content or Altered for Screening in the People's Republic of China.--
Notwithstanding subsection

    (a) , the President may not authorize the 
provision of technical support or access to any asset controlled by the 
Federal Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency to 
enter into any contract relating to, the production or funding of a 
film by a United States company if--

    (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located in the PRC 
 that is subject to conditions on content imposed by an official 
 of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; or

    (2) with respect to the most recent report submitted under 
 subsection
            (c) , the United States company is listed in the 
 report pursuant to subparagraph
            (C) or
            (D) of paragraph

    (2) of 
 that subsection.
            (c) Report to Congress.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 
 of Congress a report on films disclosed under subsection

    (a) that are associated with a United States company that has 
 received technical support or access to an asset controlled by 
 the Department of State for, or has entered into a contract 
 with the Federal Government relating to, the production or 
 funding of a film.

    (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph

    (1) shall 
 include the following:
        (A) A description of each film listed pursuant to 
 the requirement under subsection

    (a)

    (1) , the content of 
 which was submitted, during the shorter of the 
 preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on the 
 date of the enactment of this Act, by a United States 
 company to an official of the Government of the PRC or 
 the CCP for evaluation with respect to screening the 
 film in the PRC, including--
            (i) the United States company that 
 submitted the contents of the film;
            (ii) the title of the film; and
            (iii) the date on which such submission 
 occurred.
        (B) A description of each film with respect to 
 which a United States company entered into a written 
 agreement with the Department of State, providing the 
 support or access, pursuant to the requirement under 
 subsection

    (a)

    (2) not to alter the content of the film 
 in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by an 
 official of the Government of the PRC or the CCP, 
 during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period or 
 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
 this Act, including--
            (i) the United States company that entered 
 into the agreement; and
            (ii) the title of the film.
            (C) The title of any film described pursuant to 
 subparagraph
        (A) , and the corresponding United States 
 company described pursuant to clause
            (i) of that 
 subparagraph--
            (i) that was submitted to an official of 
 the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the 
 preceding 3-year period; and
            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that 
 the content was altered in response to, or in 
 anticipation of, a request by an official of 
 the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
            (D) The title of any film that is described in both 
 subparagraph
        (A) and subparagraph
        (B) , and the 
 corresponding one or more United States companies 
 described in clause
            (i) of each such subparagraph--
            (i) that was submitted to an official of 
 the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the 
 preceding 10-year period; and
            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that 
 the content was altered in response to, or in 
 anticipation of, a request by an official of 
 the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
 ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
 Senate; and
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
 of Representatives.

    (2) Content.--The term ``content'' means any description of 
 a film, including the script.

    (3) United states company.--The term ``United States 
 company'' means a private entity incorporated under the laws of 
 the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.
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