,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgig ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #e1 #bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to place restrictions on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to ,chinese journalists employed by a ,chinese state-run media organization or effectively controlled by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,chinese-,backed ,media ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,restrictions on nonimmigrant visas for ,chinese journalists 7a7 ,defined term 7#a7 ,in general ,in this section1 the term ,chinese state-run media organization includes-- 7,a7 ,china ,central ,television2 7,b7 ,china ,news ,service2 7,c7 the ,people's ,daily2 7,d7 the ,global ,times2 7,e7 ,xinhua ,news ,agency2 7,f7 ,china ,global ,television ,network2 7,g7 ,china ,radio ,international2 7,h7 ,china ,daily ,distribution ,corporation2 and 7,i7 ,hai ,tian ,development ,,usa4 7#b7 ,identification of additional ,chinese state-run media organizations ,the ,secretary of ,state shall determine whether any media organization not listed under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 is a ,chinese state-run media organization2 and 7,b7 is subject to the visa restrictions set forth in this section4 7b7 ,report on ,chinese journalists in the ,united ,states ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a report to ,congress that identifies the number of nationals of the ,people's ,republic of ,china-- 7#a7 who are engaged in the journalism profession2 7#b7 7,a7 who are employed by a ,chinese state-run media organization2 or 7,b7 whose work product1 in the opinion of the ,secretary of ,state1 is effectively controlled by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 7#c7 who1 during the most recent #a-year period-- 7,a7 were issued a nonimmigrant visa under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77i77b77 7commonly known as an ,h-#a;,b visa7 or were granted an extension for such visa2 7,b7 were issued a nonimmigrant visa under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,i77 7commonly known as an ,i-#a visa7 or were granted an extension for such visa2 or 7,c7 were issued a nonimmigrant visa under section #aja7;a77#ae77,l7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77,l77 7commonly known as an ,l-#a visa7 or were granted an extension for such visa2 and 7#d7 who were physically present in the ,united ,states on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,review of certain nonimmigrant visa holders ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services may not approve a petition for a nonimmigrant visa referred to in subsection 7b77#c7 to any journalist from the ,people's ,republic of ,china described in subsection 7b77#b71 and the ,bureau of ,consular ,affairs may not issue such a visa to any such journalist1 until after the ,secretary of ,state submits the report required under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,additional requirements for certain nonimmigrant visas ,before issuing a nonimmigrant visa referred to in subsection 7b77#c7 to a journalist from the ,people's ,republic of ,china described in subsection 7b77#b71 the ,bureau of ,consular ,affairs shall ensure that-- 7#a7 the number of nonimmigrant visas issued to journalists from the ,people's ,republic of ,china described in subsection 7b77#b7 does not exceed the number of ,united ,states journalists in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7#b7 such visa is valid for a period not to exceed #ij days4 7e7 ,renewals ,a nonimmigrant visa issued to a journalist from the ,people's ,republic of ,china described in subsection 7b77#b7 may be renewed by ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services for an additional #ij-;day period if the number of valid nonimmigrant visas issued to ,chinese journalists described in subsection 7b77#b7 is fewer than the number of ,united ,states journalists in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 #c4 ,congressional reporting requirements 7a7 ,report ,not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall submit a report to ,congress regarding the ongoing monitoring of the number of ,chinese journalists described in section #b7;b74 7b7 ,biennial congressional briefings ,the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall ensure that appropriate staff are available to provide a biennial briefings to the appropriate congressional committees regarding-- 7#a7 the number of ,chinese journalists described in section #b7;b72 7#b7 the number of ,united ,states journalists in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7#c7 the names of entities that are labeled1 or considered to be labeled1 as foreign missions of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#d7 the extent to which the ,department of ,state and the ,department of ,homeland ,security are complying with the visa restrictions under this ,act2 and 7#e7 recommendations for improving the accuracy of reporting from the ,people's ,republic of ,china-- 7,a7 to prevent future pandemics originating from the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7,b7 to provide accurate information to the public regarding-- 7i7 the mistreatment by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china of natives of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region and followers of the ,falun ,gong religious movement2 and 7ii7 conditions affecting the political and civil rights of the people in ,hong ,kong4