CLAMP Act of 2023

HR 1569, the CLAMP Act of 2023, prohibits the U.S. Interior and Agriculture Departments from issuing or renewing federal leases for mineral, oil, gas, or timber extraction on public lands to entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Liberation Army, or specific Chinese military-linked companies. The bill directly affects Chinese state-owned entities, military organizations, and companies designated by the Defense or Treasury Departments as part of China’s military-industrial complex. Key provisions ban new leases, permits, or transfers of existing interests to these restricted entities for activities involving federal resource extraction. The law applies to all federal lands and submerged areas managed under relevant resource laws. This is a policy restriction on access to public resources, not a broader economic measure.