,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
companies doing business in the ,united 
,states from amplifying propaganda      
originating from the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short titles ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,combating    
,chinese ,propaganda ,act or the ,,ccp  
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,propaganda ,the term propaganda   
means the propagation of an idea or     
narrative1 especially of a biased or    
misleading nature that is intended to   
influence1 promote1 or publicize a      
particular cause or point of view4  7#b7
 ,united states company ,the term       
,united ,states company has the meaning 
given such term in section #d7;a7 of the
 ,defend ,trade ,secrets ,act of #bjaf  

7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #dacaj7;a774  #c4        
,prohibition against companies doing    
business in the ,united ,states making  
public statements or taking actions at  
the behest of the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 it shall be unlawful for
 any ,united ,states company or         
foreign-owned company doing business in 
the ,united ,states from cooperating    
with any effort by the ,government of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china to    
coerce such company-- 7#a7 to make      
public statements through traditional   
media1 social media1 or advertising     
campaigns that reflect propaganda pushed
 by the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china2  7#b7 to take other
 actions contrary to their fiduciary    
interests at the behest of the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2 or  7#c7 to furnish personal 
information regarding ,chinese          
dissidents to the ,government of the    

,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7     
,exceptions ,the prohibition under      
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to       
compliance with standard regulatory     
requirements imposed by the ,government 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
that are necessary to protect the health
 or safety of the general public4  7c7  
,reporting requirement  7#a7 ,in general
 ,any ,united ,states company or        
foreign-owned company doing business in 
the ,united ,states shall report to the 
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,commerce each instance in which the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china has pressured such company to 
violate the prohibition under subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,quarterly report ,the      
,secretary of ,commerce shall submit a  
quarterly report to ,congress that      
summarizes all of the incidents reported
 under paragraph 7#a7 during such       
quarter4  7d7 ,penalties  7#a7 ,civil   
penalty ,any ,united ,states company or 
foreign-owned company that fails to     

comply with the reporting requirements  
set forth in subsection 7c7 shall be    
subject to a civil penalty equal to not 
more than #bej1jjj4  7#b7 ,criminal     
penalty ,if any official of a ,united   
,states company or foreign-owned company
 knowingly violates1 or authorizes the  
violation of1 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 the 
company shall be subject to a criminal  
penalty of not more than #a1jjj1jjj for 
each such violation2 and  7,b7 such     
official may be imprisoned for not more 
than #bj years4