Countering Corrupt Political (CCP) Influence Act

S 1623, the Countering Corrupt Political (CCP) Influence Act, requires foreign missions from eight specific countries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan) to notify the U.S. State Department at least 96 hours before meetings with state or local U.S. officials or visits to schools and research institutions. The bill mandates detailed advance notice including meeting dates, locations, participants, and purposes, with the State Department required to submit monthly reports to Congress on these interactions. It also requires a joint government threat assessment report on these countries within 4.5 years and expires after 5 years. The law aims to increase transparency around foreign government engagement with U.S. entities, not to make judgments about the countries' actions.