,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjba,mr4 ,rubio introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure the   
,united ,states maintains a competitive 
edge over ,china1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,prioritizing       
,readiness and ,competitiveness ,act or 
the ,,prc ,act4  #b4 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states that-- 7#a7 great power         
competition with the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china will define the future of the
 #bast century2  7#b7 the ,people's     
,republic of ,china is a revisionist    
power that seeks to upend the           
international system in ways that are   
inimical to ,united ,states national    
interests2  7#c7 great power competition
 with the ,people's ,republic of ,china 
is global in nature and requires a      

whole-of-government response2  7#d7     
resilient domestic manufacturing1 a     
strong and advanced ,united ,states     
,navy1 and an innovative economy are    
critical to succeeding in great power   
competition2 and  7#e7 promoting and    
supporting new technological research   
and development will be necessary to    
maintain a competitive advantage and    
effectively combat hostile efforts by   
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china4  #c4 ,transfer of  
certain unexpended funds related to     
,afghanistan for the purpose of building
 a resilient domestic industrial base   
and strengthening defense technology    
innovation  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,president shall transfer to each of the
 following appropriations accounts for  
the following purposes an amount equal  
to one-third of the total amount        
rescinded under subsection 7b73 7#a7    
,the ,defense ,production ,act purchases
 account for activities by the          
,department of ,defense pursuant to     

sections #ajh1 #cja1 #cjb1 and #cjc of  
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deah1 #deca1 #decb1     
#decc74  7#b7 ,the ,shipbuilding and    
,conversion1 ,navy account of the       
,department of ,defense4  7#c7 ,the     
research1 development1 test1 and        
evaluation1 ,defense-wide account of the
 ,department of ,defense1 to be         
available for the ,defense ,advanced    
,research ,projects ,agency to carry out
 projects related to strengthening the  
,united ,states global advantage in     
strategic technologies1 which may       
include aerospace1 robotics1 artificial 
intelligence1 information technology1   
new and advanced materials1             
biotechnology1 advanced machinery1      
telecommunications1 and energy and power
 generation4  7b7 ,rescission of        
unexpended funds dedicated to           
maintaining a military and diplomatic   
presence in ,afghanistan ,the following 
amounts are hereby rescinded3 7#a7 ,the 
unobligated balance of amounts made     

available to the ,department of ,defense
 for the ,afghanistan ,security ,forces 
,fund4  7#b7 ,of the unobligated balance
 of amounts made available to the       
,department of ,state for ,diplomatic   
,programs1 all remaining funds relating 
to maintaining ,united ,states          
diplomatic personnel in ,afghanistan4   
7#c7 ,of the unobligated balance of     
amounts made available for the ,economic
 ,support ,fund1 all remaining funds    
relating to implementing and supporting 
comprehensive strategies to combat      
corruption in ,afghanistan1 and for the 
reintegration of former ,taliban and    
other extremists4  7#d7 ,of the         
unobligated balance of amounts made     
available to the ,department of ,state  
for the ,international ,narcotics       
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,fund1   
all remaining funds relating to programs
 in ,afghanistan4  7#e7 ,of the         
unobligated balance of amounts made     
available to the ,department of ,state  
for ,international ,military ,education 

and ,training programs1 all remaining   
funds relating to training personnel of 
the ,afghan security forces4