,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,merkley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,china   
,censorship ,monitor and ,action ,group1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,china    
,censorship ,monitor and ,action ,group 
7a7 ,in general ,there is established an
 interagency task force1 which shall be 
known as the ,china ,censorship ,monitor
 and ,action ,group 7referred to in this
 section as the task force74  7b7       
,membership ,the task force shall be    
composed of representatives of--  7#a7  
the ,department of ,state2  7#b7 the    
,department of ,commerce2  7#c7 the     
,federal ,communications ,commission2   
and  7#d7 the ,united ,states ,agency   
for ,global ,media4  7c7 ,meetings ,the 
task force shall meet not less          
frequently than quarterly4  7d7         

,consultations ,the task force shall    
regularly consult1 to the extent        
necessary and appropriate1 with--  7#a7 
other ,federal agencies2 and  7#b7      
relevant stakeholders in the private    
sector and the media4  7e7 ,public      
database ,using information obtained    
from the agencies referred to in        
subsection 7b7 and consultations        
required under subsection 7d71 the task 
force shall compile and maintain a      
public database1 which shall be hosted  
on a ,united ,states ,government        
database server1 that describes all     
punitive actions taken by the ,people's 
,republic of ,china toward ,united      
,states companies that involve economic 
or diplomatic retaliation for the       
exercise of free speech by ,united      
,states companies4 ,the public database 
required under this subsection shall be 
updated as soon as practicable1 but not 
less frequently than semiannually4  7f7 
,reporting requirements  7#a7 ,annual   
report ,the task force shall submit an  

annual report to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate1 the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives1 and         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
describes the activities of the task    
force during the reporting period4  7#b7
 ,congressional briefings ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and semiannually
 thereafter1 the task force shall       
provide briefings regarding its         
activities to the congressional         
committees referred to in paragraph     
7#a74  7g7 ,authorization of            
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for each fiscal year    
such sums as may be necessary to carry  
out this section4