,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdia ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #a1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,perry 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,burchett1 and ,mr4 ,des,jarlais7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to designate the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7,,ccp7 as a transnational organized crime group4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,designating the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,group ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the #ij1jjj1jjj members of the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7referred in this ,act as the ,,ccp7 are the sole ruling political party of the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 under the direction of ,general ,secretary ,xi ,jinping4 7#b7 ,on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 in direct violation of the ,sino-,british ,joint ,declaration1 the ,,prc passed a draconian national security law for ,hong ,kong that gives the ruling ,,ccp sweeping new powers over the semi-autonomous city of ,hong ,kong4 7#c7 ,the national security law allows mainland ,chinese officials to operate in ,hong ,kong and gives ,beijing the power to subjugate the people of ,hong ,kong to the dictums of the ,,ccp4 7#d7 ,the physical wellbeing of foreign nationals is at risk under the ,,ccp's new ,national ,security ,law4 7#e7 ,in response to the ,,ccp-led human rights violations of unjust abuse and detention perpetrated against the ,uyghurs1 ,secretary of ,state ,mike ,pompeo announced on ,july #i1 #bjbj1 that the ,trump administration would bar the entry of the following three prominent ,,ccp officials into the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 ,chen ,quanguo1 the ,communist ,party's ,secretary of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7,,xuar7 in ,northwest ,china and a member of the ,politburo2 7,b7 ,zhu ,hailun1 ,party ,secretary of the ,xinjiang ,political and ,legal ,committee 7,,xplc72 and 7,c7 ,wang ,mingshan1 ,party ,secretary of the ,xinjiang ,public ,security ,bureau 7,,xpsb74 7#f7 ,on ,july #ac1 #bjbj1 the ,chinese ,foreign ,ministry imposed sanctions against four ,united ,states officials1 including ,senator ,ted ,cruz of ,texas1 ,senator ,marco ,rubio of ,florida1 ,representative ,chris ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 and the ,honorable ,sam ,brownback1 ,united ,states ,ambassador for ,international ,religious ,freedom1 in retaliation to ,mr4 ,pompeo's ,july #ith announcement4 7#g7 ,on ,september #bb1 #bjbj1 the ,house of ,representatives passed ,h4,r4 #fbaj1 the ,uyghur ,forced ,labor ,prevention ,act1 in a wide1 bi-partisan manner4 7#h7 ,despite ,china's promise to confirm all forms of fentanyl as a class of drugs effective ,may #a1 #bjai1 the ,,prc remained the primary source of fentanyl trafficked into the ,united ,states last year1 according to a #bjbj ,,dea ,intelligence ,report4 7#i7 ,fentanyl is #ej to #ajj times more potent than morphine and killed #ah1cce ,americans in #bjah4 7#aj7 ,chinese scientists and authorities knew about the coronavirus as early as ,december #bjai1 but were ordered by ,chinese government officials on ,january #c1 #bjbj1 to transfer samples to state institutions or destroy them4 7#aa7 ,the ,,ccp refused to allow the ,world ,health ,organization to visit their country and refused repeated offers of assistance from the ,u4,s4 ,centers for ,disease ,control throughout the month of ,january #bjbj4 7#ab7 ,the ,chinese government did not concede clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus until ,january #ai1 #bjbj4 7#ac7 ,china chose to lock down the city of ,wuhan on ,january #bc1 #bjbj1 but not before #e1jjj1jjj people had already left the city4 7#ad7 ,chinese doctors who attempted to provide transparency regarding the consequences of the ,,sars-,co,v-#b virus were arbitrarily arrested1 and several remain unaccounted for4 7#ae7 ,the ,chinese government imposed travel bans on its own people but told other nations1 including neighboring ones1 that similar restrictions were unnecessary4 7#af7 ,there have been more than #bjj1jjj deaths from ,,covid-#ai in the ,united ,states and approximately #ihj1jjj deaths1 globally4 7#ag7 ,the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation ,christopher ,wray recently described the greatest long-term threat to our ,nation's information and intellectual property1 and to our economic vitality1 is the counterintelligence and economic espionage threat from ,china44 7#ah7 ,director ,wray unequivocally identified the source of this economic espionage1 malignant foreign influence1 and menacing threat3 when ,i speak of the threat from ,china1 ,i mean the ,government of ,china and the ,chinese ,communist ,party44 7#ai7 ,according to the updated #bjag report issued by the ,commission on the ,theft of ,american ,intellectual ,property1 the ,,prc is responsible for coordinating a massive campaign in intellectual property theft1 stealing anywhere between #bej1jjj1jjj1jjj and #fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually from the ,united ,states4 7#bj7 ,the ,,ip ,commission's estimate does not include the full cost of patent infringement--an area sorely in need of greater research4 7#ba7 ,the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative has confirmed the findings of the #bjag ,,ip ,commission's report4 7#bb7 ,the ,,ip ,commission found that forced technology transfer accounts for anywhere from #ahj1jjj1jjj1jjj to #edj1jjj1jjj1jjj per year in lost value for the ,united ,states economy2 of that value1 the ,,ip ,commission also found that ,china accounts for the most of that theft4 7#bc7 ,according to ,director ,wray1 the level of the ,,ccp criminality is so widespread and voluminous that the ,,fbi is opening a new ,china-related counterintelligence case about every #aj hours and of the nearly #e1jjj active ,,fbi counterintelligence cases currently underway across the country1 almost half are related to ,china44 7#bd7 ,the nonprofit investigative body1 ,china ,tribunal1 detailed in their ,march #bjbj report that the ,,ccp's campaign of forced organ harvesting against innocent victims could constitute one of the world's worst atrocities committed in modern times4 7#be7 ,the #bjai report issued by the ,congressional-,executive ,commission on ,china described the failure of the ,,ccp to protect the human rights of its citizens3 ,the #bjai report found that the human rights situation has worsened and the rule of law continues to deteriorate1 as the ,chinese ,government and ,party increasingly used regulations and laws to assert social and political control''' ,the abuse of criminal law and police power to target rights advocates1 religious believers1 and ethnic minority groups also continues unabated1 and reporting on such abuses became increasingly restricted44 7#bf7 ,the criminally negligent actions taken by the ,,ccp following their discovery of the coronavirus have contributed to the loss of millions of ,american jobs and the onset of a global recession4 #c4 ,designation of ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,transnational organized crime group ,on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall designate the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a transnational organized crime group4 7b7 ,international criminal organizations target list ,on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall designate the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a top international criminal organization for the ,department of ,justice4 #d4 ,amendment for prosecution of ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #if of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aifi4 ,applying certain provisions for purpose of prosecuting ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,designating the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,group ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall report to the ,foreign ,affairs ,committee and ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,foreign ,relations ,committee and ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate1 including-- 7#a7 the rationale for the designation of the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a transnational organized crime group under section #c of the ,designating the ,chinese ,communist ,party as a ,transnational ,organized ,crime ,group ,act2 7#b7 the number and extent of a racketeering activity 7as defined under section #aifa7a77 committed1 aided1 or abetted by the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 and 7#c7 recommendations for penalties pursuant to sections #aifc or #aifd1 with respect to any violation of section #aifb4 7b7 ,statute of limitation ,no statute of limitation that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving a racketeering activity 7as defined under section #aifa7a77 shall preclude such prosecution before the date that is #ae years after the date on which such activity is committed by the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7c7 ,legal liabilities ,the protections against legal liability offered to any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state under chapter #ig of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other provision of law1 shall not apply to the ,chinese ,communist ,party during an investigation of the commission of a racketeering activity 7as defined under section #aifa7a77 or if the ,chinese ,communist ,party is charged with committing a racketeering activity 7as defined under section #aifa7a774 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,chapter #if of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 in the table of contents is amended by adding at the end the following3 #aifi4 ,applying certain provisions for purpose of prosecuting ,chinese ,communist ,party4 4