,,iv #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fdc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,chabot 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bera of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 ,armed ,services1 ,ways and ,means1 and ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,calling for further defense against the ,people's ,republic of ,china's state-sponsored cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets1 including by the ,people's ,liberation ,army4 ,whereas the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 has been labeled by the ,united ,states ,office of the ,national ,counterintelligence ,executive as the world's most active and persistent perpetrator of economic espionage2 ,whereas the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives investigated the ,,prc's major telecommunications companies and concluded in a bipartisan report released ,october #bjab that ,chinese businesses ,huawei ,technologies' and ,,zte ,incorporated's provision of equipment to ,united ,states critical infrastructure could undermine core ,united ,states national security interests2 ,whereas in ,february #bjac1 the ,president issued the ,administration's ,strategy on ,mitigating the ,theft of ,united ,states ,trade ,secrets and stated1 ,we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and economy42 ,whereas ,mandiant1 a ,united ,states cybersecurity firm1 reported in ,february #bjac that a cyber-hacking group it labels as ,advanced ,persistent ,threat #a 7,,apt#a7 is based in the ,,prc and is likely government-sponsored2 ,whereas ,mandiant found that ,,apt#a is known as ,unit #facih and is the #bnd ,bureau of the #crd ,department of the ,general ,staff ,department of the ,people's ,liberation ,army 7,,pla7 under the ,communist ,party of ,china2 ,whereas ,mandiant warned that ,,apt#a is only one of more than #bj ,advanced ,persistent ,threat groups originating in the ,,prc2 ,whereas ,mandiant concluded that ,,apt#a has conducted a cyber espionage campaign since at least #bjjf1 whereas since that time1 ,,apt#a systematically stole hundreds of terabytes of data from at least #ada companies in #bj major industries2 ,whereas ,mandiant detailed that ,,apt#a focuses on compromising organizations in a broad range of industries in ,english-speaking countries and maintains an extensive infrastructure of computer systems around the world2 ,whereas ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,james ,clapper reported to ,congress in ,march #bjac that the ,,prc remains one of the most capable and persistent intelligence threats2 ,whereas in ,may #bjac1 the ,secretary of ,defense reported to ,congress in a report entitled ,military and ,security ,developments ,involving the ,people's ,republic of ,china that in #bjab1 numerous computer systems around the world1 including those owned by the ,united ,states ,government1 were targeted for intrusions1 some of which were attributable directly to the ,government and military of the ,,prc2 ,whereas the ,secretary of ,defense asserted that these intrusions carried out by the ,,prc were focused on exfiltrating information through computer network exploitation 7,,cne7 capabilities to support state-sponsored intelligence collection of ,united ,states national defense programs2 ,whereas ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,james ,clapper reported to ,congress in ,january #bjad that ,china seeks to revise the multi-stakeholder model of ,internet governance while continuing its expansive worldwide program of network exploitation and intellectual property theft2 ,whereas ,attorney ,general ,eric ,holder announced on ,may #ai1 #bjad1 an indictment against five hackers affiliated with the ,,pla for serious cyber economic espionage that victimized ,united ,states entities and stole trade secrets2 ,whereas these five hackers were identified as part of ,unit #facih of the ,,pla2 ,whereas the indictment detailed the threat from ,unit #facih of the ,,pla based in ,shanghai in the ,,prc2 and ,whereas this indictment was the first time charges were brought against state actors for cyber infiltration of ,united ,states commercial entities3 ,now1 therefore1 be it2 ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 calls on the ,president to aggressively implement and coordinate the ,strategy on ,mitigating the ,theft of ,united ,states ,trade ,secrets2 7#b7 calls on the ,,prc to end the practice of cyber-enabled espionage against ,united ,states firms and individuals and to cooperate in cyber security efforts with the ,united ,states2 7#c7 calls on the ,department of ,justice to continue to advance investigations into cyber espionage by actors originating in the ,,prc2 7#d7 calls on the ,united ,states ,government to continue to condemn cyber-enabled espionage for the purposes of stealing intellectual property and trade secrets1 pursue counter intelligence capacities1 and prosecute such individuals should they enter ,united ,states territory2 7#e7 calls on the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative to estimate the loss from cyber theft1 compile a list of actors that cause the most damage to ,united ,states firms by intellectual property rights theft and pursue a dispute settlement case at the ,world ,trade ,organization2 7#f7 calls on the ,united ,states ,office of the ,national ,counterintelligence ,executive to update the unclassified report to ,congress on ,foreign ,economic ,collection and ,industrial ,espionage in #bjji-bjaa with information that includes the cyber threat from the ,people's ,republic of ,china against ,united ,states companies and critical infrastructure2 7#g7 calls on the ,department of ,defense to restrict military-to-military contacts with the ,,pla in compliance with ,united ,states laws1 including the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-fe72 7#h7 calls on the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and the ,department of ,homeland ,security to expand warnings to ,united ,states companies about the broad scope of tools to illicit trade secrets used by actors originating in the ,,prc1 including cyber theft1 physical trespass of the factories or other facilities of ,united ,states firms1 intrusion of computers1 and use of ,universal ,serial ,bus 7,,usb7 drives1 money1 travel1 gifts1 promises of employment1 and social media2 7#i7 calls on the ,department of ,defense and the ,department of ,state to provide briefings of the ,united ,states-,china cyber-security working group meetings in #bjac2 and 7#aj7 calls on ,federal departments and agencies to expand cooperation with allies and partners to better coordinate defense against cyber threats4