,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbj,mr4   
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit companies do+ bus9ess 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates f amplify+ propag&a       
orig9at+ f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort titles ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,combat+ ,*9ese ,propag&a ,act or !     
,,ccp ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3 7#a7 ,propag&a ,! t]m propag&a    
means ! propagation ( an idea or        
n>rative1 especially ( a bias$ or       
mislead+ nature t is int5d$ to influ5ce1
 promote1 or publicize a p>ticul> cause 
or po9t ( view4  7#b7 ,unit$ /ates      
company ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates company has
 ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #d7;a7 (
 ! ,def5d ,trade ,secrets ,act ( #bjaf  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #dacaj7;a774  #c4        
,prohibition aga9/ companies do+ bus9ess
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mak+ public /atem5ts 

or tak+ actions at ! behe/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 x  
%all be unlawful = any ,unit$ ,/ates    
company or =eign-own$ company do+       
bus9ess 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f coop]at+ )  
any ef=t by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a to co]ce su* company-- 
7#a7 to make public /atem5ts ?r\gh      
traditional m$ia1 social m$ia1 or       
adv]tis+ campaigns t reflect propag&a   
pu%$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a2  7#b7 to take o!r actions contr>y
 to _! fiduci>y int]e/s at ! behe/ ( !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or 
7#c7 to furni% p]sonal in=mation reg>d+ 
,*9ese dissid5ts to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a4  7b7 ,exceptions ,!  
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all n    
apply to compliance ) /&>d regulatory   
requirem5ts impos$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t are necess>y to 
protect ! heal? or safety ( ! g5]al     
public4  7c7 ,report+ requirem5t  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,any ,unit$ ,/ates company or  

=eign-own$ company do+ bus9ess 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all report to ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce ea*   
in/ance 9 :i* ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a has pressur$ su*       
company to violate ! prohibition "u     
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,qu>t]ly report ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all submit a     
qu>t]ly report to ,congress t summ>izes 
all ( ! incid5ts report$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 dur+ su* qu>t]4  7d7 ,p5alties     
7#a7 ,civil p5alty ,any ,unit$ ,/ates   
company or =eign-own$ company t fails to
 comply ) ! report+ requirem5ts set =? 9
 subsection 7c7 %all be subject to a    
civil p5alty equal to n m ?an #bej1jjj4 
7#b7 ,crim9al p5alty ,if any (ficial ( a
 ,unit$ ,/ates company or =eign-own$    
company kn[+ly violates1 or au?orizes ! 
violation (1 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 !    
company %all be subject to a crim9al    
p5alty ( n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj = ea* su*   
violation2 &  7,b7 su* (ficial may be   
imprison$ = n m ?an #bj ye>s4