Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022
Summary
Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022 This bill prohibits U.S. companies and universities that receive federal assistance and federal agencies from engaging in certain research or technical exchanges with Chinese entities. Specifically, this prohibition applies to research or exchanges involving (1) certain Chinese entities, including universities that receive funding from China's military and Chinese state-owned enterprises; and (2) certain technologies identified by the Chinese Communist Party as priorities for its strategy to mobilize non-military resources and expertise for military application.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
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Introduced May 4, 2022
Last action May 4, 2022
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May 4, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
May 4, 2022
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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