,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjdc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ag1 #bjbd,mr4 ,gallagher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 and ,mr4 ,golden of ,maine7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to impose certain sanctions relating to the ,people's ,republic of ,china and support for the ,russian invasion of ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,no ,,limits ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury designated ,people's ,republic of ,china entity ,sinno ,electronics ,co4 ,limited 7,sinno7 for providing material support to the defense industrial base of the ,russian ,federation4 7#b7 ,on ,january #bf1 #bjbc1 the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury sanctioned ,people's ,republic of ,china entity ,changsha ,tianyi ,space ,science and ,technology ,research ,institute ,co4 ,,ltd 7,spacety ,china7 for providing material support to entities of the ,russian ,federation involved in combat operations in ,ukraine4 7#c7 ,there is clear and increasing evidence that ,people's ,republic of ,china entities continue to evade ,united ,states sanctions to provide material support to the defense and military industrial base of the ,russian ,federation4 7#d7 ,under ,executive ,order #aciei 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #gcahe2 related to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance ,communist ,chinese military companies71 the ,president found that the ,people's ,republic of ,china increases the size of the country's military-industrial complex by compelling civilian ,chinese companies to support its military and intelligence activities4 ,those companies1 though remaining ostensibly private and civilian1 directly support the ,,prc's military1 intelligence1 and security apparatuses and aid in their development and modernization44 7#e7 ,evidence of industrial support for the ,russian ,federation by the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 combined with inherent blurred lines between the civilian versus governmental defense apparatus in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 requires new authorities to protect the national security of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,russian ,federation's continued invasion of ,ukraine is directly enabled by the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 ,it is therefore time for the ,president to-- 7#a7 more fully cut off financing avenues for ,people's ,republic of ,china entities providing materiel support to the defense and related materiel sector of the economy of the ,russian ,federation2 7#b7 more fully cut off financing avenues for ,people's ,republic of ,china entities involved in military modernization activities2 7#c7 impose country-wide export control restrictions on dual-use technology exported to the ,,prc over concerns of diversion to the ,russian ,federation2 and 7#d7 impose sanctions on ,,prc entities involved in the export of weapons and dual-use technology to the ,russian ,federation1 including microelectronics1 aerospace1 automobiles1 among others4 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions relating to the ,people's ,republic of ,china and support for ,russian invasion of ,ukraine 7a7 ,in general ,on and after the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president-- 7#a7 may impose the sanction described in subsection 7c7 with respect to a foreign person the ,president determines-- 7,a7 is located or headquartered within1 or is organized under the laws of1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7,b7 operates in the technology sector of the economy of the ,russian ,federation1 the defense and related materiel sector of such economy1 or any other sector of such economy as may be determined by the ,secretary of the ,treasury or the ,secretary of ,state1 as the case may be2 and 7#b7 may impose the sanction described in subsection 7c7 with respect to a foreign person the ,president determines that1 in acting for or on behalf of1 or for the benefit of1 directly or indirectly1 the armed forces or intelligence services of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 is responsible for or engages in-- 7,a7 malicious cyber-enabled activities2 7,b7 the production1 or research and development1 of dual-use technology or defense or related materiels2 or 7,c7 facilitating the evasion1 circumvention1 or direct violation of ,united ,states export controls or sanctions4 7b7 ,people's ,republic of ,china ,military ,companies ,operating in ,russian ,federation ,on and after the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to a foreign person that-- 7#a7 has business operations in the ,russian ,federation2 and 7#b7 is-- 7,a7 a known ,chinese military company2 or 7,b7 a covered exporter of automobiles to the ,russian ,federation4 7c7 ,sanction described 7#a7 ,in general ,the sanction described in this paragraph is the exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a foreign person if such property or interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise the authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to the extent necessary to carry out this section4 7#c7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to any person who violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of any prohibition of this section1 or an order or regulation prescribed under this section1 to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection section #bjf7;a7 of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7;a774 7#d7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,exception for intelligence and law enforcement actions ,sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to-- 7i7 any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq472 or 7ii7 any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7i7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7ii7 ,good defined ,in this subparagraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7d7 ,waivers ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person for renewable periods of not more than #ij days each if the ,president determines and reports to ,congress that such a waiver is vital to the national interests of the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,business operations ,the term business operations means any participation by any person in a commercial enterprise or venture1 or participation in any association1 institution1 organization1 or entity1 whether of a commercial nature or otherwise4 ,this includes the production1 distribution1 exportation1 sale of goods1 or provision of services1 regardless of whether a pecuniary benefit or other assets are derived from such participation4 7#b7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means any person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 means that a person has actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result 7as the case may be74 7#d7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#e7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means any ,united ,states citizen1 permanent resident alien1 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states 7including a foreign branch of such an entity71 or any person in the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,covered exporter of automobiles ,the term covered exporter of automobiles means any of the following persons3 7,a7 ,chery ,international4 7,b7 ,haval4 7,c7 ,great ,wall ,motors4 7,d7 ,changan ,international4 7,e7 ,chery ,automobile4 7,f7 any subsidiary1 affiliate1 or successor of the entities in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e74 7#g7 ,known chinese military company ,the term known ,chinese military company means any of the following persons3 7,a7 ,aviation ,industry ,corporation of ,china ,ltd 7,,avic74 7,b7 #cfj ,security ,technology ,inc4 7,qihoo #cfj74 7,c7 ,advanced ,micro-,fabrication ,equipment ,inc4 ,china 7,,amec74 7,d7 ,aerospace ,,ch ,,uav ,co41 ,ltd 7,s-,,sea74 7,e7 ,beijing ,megvii ,technology ,co41 ,ltd4 7,megvii74 7,f7 ,,bgi ,genomics ,co4 ,ltd4 7,,bgi74 7,g7 ,,mgi ,co4 ,ltd4 7,,mgi74 7,f7 ,china ,aerospace ,science and ,industry ,corporation ,limited 7,,casic74 7,g7 ,china ,electronics ,corporation 7,,cec74 7,h7 ,china ,construction ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,,cctc74 7,i7 ,china ,communications ,construction ,group 7,,cccg74 7,j7 ,china ,construction ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,,cctc74 7,k7 ,china ,electronics ,technology ,group ,corporation 7,,cetc74 7,l7 ,hangzhou ,hikvision ,digital ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,hikvision74 7,m7 ,china ,general ,nuclear ,power ,corporation 7,,cgn74 7,n7 ,china ,mobile ,communications ,group ,co4 ,ltd4 7,china ,mobile ,comm74 7,o7 ,china ,national ,chemical ,corporation 7,chem,china74 7,p7 ,china ,national ,offshore ,oil ,corporation 7,,cnooc74 7,q7 ,china ,national ,nuclear ,corporation 7,,cnnc74 7,r7 ,china ,railway ,construction ,corporation ,limited 7,,crcc74 7,s7 ,china ,south ,industries ,group ,corporation 7,,crcc74 7,t7 ,china ,state ,construction ,engineering ,corporation ,limited 7,,cscec74 7,u7 ,china ,state ,shipbuilding ,corporation ,limited 7,,cssc74 7,v7 ,china ,telecom ,group ,co1 ,ltd4 7,china ,telecom74 7,w7 ,china ,three ,gorges ,corporation 7,,ctg74 7,x7 ,china ,united ,network ,communications ,group ,co4 ,ltd 7,china ,unicom74 7,y7 ,cloud,walk ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,cloud,walk74 7,z7 ,dawning ,information ,industry ,co4 ,ltd 7,sugon74 7,,aa7 ,hesai ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,hesai74 7,,bb7 ,huawei ,technologies ,co4 ,ltd 7,huawei74 7,,cc7 ,inspur ,group ,partners ,co4 ,ltd 7,,idg ,capital74 7,,dd7 ,semiconductor ,manufacturing ,international ,corporation 7,,smic74 7,,ee7 ,shenzhen ,,dji ,innovation ,technology ,co4 ,ltd 7,,dji74 7,,ff7 ,yangtze ,memory ,technologies ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,ymtc74 7,,gg7 ,zhejiang ,dahua ,technology ,co41 ,ltd 7,dahua74 7,,hh7 ,,avic ,senyang ,aircraft ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,ii7 ,autel ,robotics ,co4 ,ltd 7,autel74 7,,jj7 ,,avic ,heavy ,machinery ,company ,limited4 7,,kk7 ,,avic ,xi',an ,aircraft ,industry ,group ,company ,ltd4 7,,ll7 ,chang,xin ,memory ,technologies 7,,cxmt74 7,,mm7 ,dahua ,technology4 7,,nn7 ,zhejiang ,uniview ,technologies4 7,,oo7 ,guizhou ,guihang ,automotive ,components ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,pp7 ,changying ,xinzhi ,technology ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,qq7 ,sichuan ,northern ,nitrocellulose ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,rr7 ,northern ,chemistry ,industry ,co41 ,ltd4 7,,ss7 ,any subsidiary1 affiliate1 or successor of entities in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,,rr74 7f7 ,rules of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the ,president to designate or sanction persons pursuant to an applicable ,executive order or otherwise pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474 #d4 ,determination of sanctions on arms manufacturers of the ,people's ,republic of ,china engaged in overseas weapons sales 7a7 ,determination ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination of whether1 for each covered person1 that covered person meets the criteria for the imposition of the sanction described in section #c7;c74 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,select ,committee on the ,strategic ,competition ,between the ,united ,states and the ,chinese ,communist ,party of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,covered person ,the term covered person means any of the following persons3 7,a7 ,china ,north ,industries ,group ,corporation4 7,b7 ,aviation ,industry ,corporation of ,china4 7,c7 ,china ,electronics ,technology ,group ,corporation4 7,d7 ,china ,south ,industries ,group ,corporation4 7,e7 ,china ,aerospace ,science and ,industry ,corporation4 7,f7 ,china ,general ,nuclear ,power ,group4 7,g7 ,china ,national ,nuclear ,corporation4 7,h7 ,china ,state ,shipbuilding ,corporation4 #e4 ,classifying the ,people's ,republic of ,china at high risk of facilitating diversion of ,united ,states technology to the ,russian ,federation 7a7 ,in general ,section #aged of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f7 as subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,anti-,diversion controls relating to the people's republic of china 7#a7 ,in general ,a license shall be required for the export1 reexport1 or in-country transfer of items described in paragraph 7#b71 the control of which is implemented pursuant to subsection 7a7 by the ,secretary1 to-- 7,a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7,b7 any other foreign country the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 determines is facilitating the diversion of technology or defense-related materials that are contributing materially to the ability of the ,government of ,russia to undertake military action in ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,items described ,the items described in this paragraph-- 7,a7 are items that the ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,energy1 determines could make a contribution to the military potential or logistical capability of the ,russian ,federation and are at risk of diversion to the ,russian ,federation or affiliates through the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7,b7 items that directly or indirectly relate to-- 7i7 semiconductors2 7ii7 sensors and lasers2 7iii7 aviation and propulsion2 7iv7 materials processing2 or 7v7 other technologies1 as defined by the ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#c7 ,rebuttable presumption ,the ,secretary shall deny a license described in paragraph 7#a7 for the export1 reexport1 or in-country transfer of an item described in paragraph 7#b7 unless the person seeking to export the item submits to the ,secretary such documentation as the ,secretary may reasonably require that demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the export of the item will not pose a threat to the national security of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,applications of licensing requirements to subsidiaries ,any licensing requirement applied to a ,,prc or ,russian entity by reason of the entity being included on the entity list shall also apply to any subsidiary or other entity over which the listed entity has control4 4 #f4 ,regulations ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,secretary of ,state1 shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4