,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,barr introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,securities and 
,exchange ,commission to assess whether 
certain information related to support  
from the ,government of ,china is       
necessary or appropriate for the        
purposes of certain reports under the   
securities laws1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,transparency in ,chinese  
,government ,investment ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,assessment of information with     
respect to support from the ,government 
of ,china ,not later than #cfj days     
following the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,securities and ,exchange
 ,commission1 in consultation with the  
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,financial  
,services of the ,house of              

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate a report assessing       
whether disclosure of any of the        
following by an issuer organized under  
the laws of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china qualifies as necessary or        
appropriate for the purposes of section 
#ac7;a7 of the ,securities ,exchange    
,act of #aicd3 7#a7 ,material financial 
support by an issuer for the following  
industrial policies or development plans
 of the ,government of ,china3 7,a7     
,made in ,china #bjbe4  7,b7            
,military-,civil ,fusion4  7,c7         
,internet ,plus4  7,d7 ,guidelines to   
,promote the ,national ,integrated      
,circuit ,foundry ,development ,plan4   
7,e7 ,the ,china ,integrated ,circuit   
,investment ,industry ,fund 7or any     
similar fund at the provincial or local 
level74  7,f7 ,strategic ,emerging      
,industries ,initiative4  7,g7 ,new     
,generation ,artificial ,intelligence   
,development plan4  7#b7 ,material      

financial support an issuer receives    
from the ,government of ,china in       
connection with the support described in
 paragraph 7#a71 including-- 7,a7 direct
 subsidies1 grants1 loans1 or loan      
guarantees2  7,b7 reduction of taxes or 
tax exemptions2  7,c7 preferential      
treatment under the ,government of      
,china procurement policies2  7,d7      
access to research and development2 and 
7,e7 reduced prices for key inputs1     
including land1 power1 and water4  7#c7 
,positions held by any individual as an 
officer or director of an issuer1 if the
 individual occupies a position with--  
7,a7 the ,chinese ,communist ,party2    
7,b7 the ,government of ,china2  7,c7   
the ,central ,committee of the          
,communist ,party of ,china2  7,d7 the  
,central ,military ,commission of       
,china2  7,e7 the ,chinese ,people's    
,political ,consultative ,conference2   
7,f7 the ,national ,people's ,congress  
of ,china2 or  7,g7 a ,state ,council in
 ,china4  #c4 ,disclosure requirement   

,not later than #ahj days following     
submission of the report required under 
section #b1 the ,securities and         
,exchange ,commission shall prescribe   
regulations requiring an issuer to      
disclose in any annual report required  
under section #ac of the ,securities    
,exchange ,act of #aicd1 and in any     
prospectus in connection with an initial
 public offering1 the information       
assessed by the ,commission in such     
report to be necessary or appropriate   
for the purposes of subsection 7a7 of   
such section #ac4