H.R. 8782 · 117th Congress
Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act
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This bill requires Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors to disclose relevant commercial ties with covered Chinese entities. DHS must terminate a contract with a contractor if, based on a disclosure required by this bill, DHS determines that continuation of the contract violates federal law or is not in the public's interest.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 9, 2022
Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act
This bill requires Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors to disclose relevant commercial ties with covered Chinese entities. DHS must terminate a contract with a contractor if, based on a disclosure required by this bill, DHS determines that continuation of the contract violates federal law or is not in the public's interest.
The bill defines covered entity to include the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese military, and entities that have certain connections to China.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act
Latest action (Sep 10, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 9, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.