117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an office within the Department of Defense to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies, and for other purposes.
September 30, 2021
Mr. Jackson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
To direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an office within the Department of Defense to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies, 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. Report on establishment of office to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies.
(a) Report required.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of establishing an office within the Department of Defense to oversee sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies.
(b) Elements.—The report under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An explanation of where in the organizational structure of the Department such an office should be established.
(2) An assessment any benefits and drawbacks that may result from—
(A) establishing such an office; and
(B) making oversight of sanctions with respect to Chinese military companies an internal responsibility of the Department.
(c) Chinese military company defined.—In this section, the term “Chinese military company” has the meaning given that term in section 1260H(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283).