,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ba1 #bjbd,mr4    
,romney 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 
,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 
& ,mr4 ,"y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
report on ! /ate ( economic integration 
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a & ! risks ( t          
integration to ! national security ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,economic 
,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,report  
on economic integration betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & risks
 to ! national security ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e
 #c ye>s !reaft] = #ae ye>s1 !          
,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,director 71 & 9  
consultation ) ! (ficials specifi$ 9    

subsection 7c71 %all submit to ,congress
 a report on-- 7#a7 ! /ate ( economic   
integration betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7#b7 ! risks t
 integration poses to ! national        
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7
 ,elem5ts ,ea* report requir$ by        
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( ! curr5t level (   
economic integration betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9 ea*  
priority sector4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t (  
h[ economic integration betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has    
*ang$ s9ce #bjjj1 & is pr$ict$ to *ange 
dur+ ! #c ye>s foll[+ submission ( !    
report1 = ea* priority sector4  7#c7 ,an
 analysis ( ! ext5t to :i* ! degree (   
curr5t or pr$ict$ economic integration  
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a 9 ea* priority sector  
pres5ts significant risks to ! national 
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! analysis 
) respect to ea* su* sector %all address
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! sector's reliance on 

entities organiz$ "u ! laws (1 or       
o!rwise subject to ! jurisdiction (1 !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ entities 
own$ or controll$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 = =eign direct   
inve/m5t & o!r s\rces ( f9ancial        
capital4  7,b7 ,! sector's reliance on  
supply *a9s t h a significant dep5d5ce  
on products or processes bas$ 9 ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a4  7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( 
! risks ( intellectual prop]ty !ft or   
economic espionage by individuals or    
entities l9k$ to or subject to ! control
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 or ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4  7,d7 ,an 
assessm5t ( ! risks to ! def5se         
indu/rial base ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,e7 
,an assessm5t ( ! risks pos$ by ! use ( 
subsidies & ! dump+ ( goods into !      
cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by    
entities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1     
includ+ entities own$ or controll$ by ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4    
7#d7 ,recomm5dations = /eps ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld take to mitigate !

 risks id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#e7 
,any o!r in=mation ! ,director consid]s 
appropriate4  7c7 ,(ficials specifi$ ,! 
(ficials specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4     
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4  7#c7  
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7#d7 ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior4  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y (         
,comm]ce4  7#g7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7#h7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy4  7#i7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,trade ,repres5tative4  7#aa7 ,!        
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce4     
7#ab7 ,! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation4  7#ac7 ,! head ( any o!r   
ag5cy ! ,director consid]s appropriate4 
7d7 ,consultation au?ority ,9 develop+ a
 report requir$ by subsection 7a71 !    
,director may consult ) any             
nongov]nm5tal entity t ! ,director      
consid]s necess>y4  7e7 ,=m ( report    
,ea* report requir$ by subsection 7a7   
%all be submitt$ to ,congress 9         

unclassifi$ =m b may include a classifi$
 annex4  7f7 ,applicability ( ,,foia    
,no?+ 9 ?is section1 or 9 a report      
requir$ by subsection 7a71 %all be      
con/ru$ to all[ ! disclosure ( in=mation
 or a record t is exempt f public       
disclosure "u section #eeb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74  7g7        
,applicability ( ,pap]work ,r$uction    
,act ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title   
#dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act71 %all n   
apply to ?is section4  7h7 ,priority    
sector def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
priority sector means "o ( ! foll[+     
elem5ts ( an economy3 7#a7 ,f9ancial    
s]vices4  7#b7 ,critical m9]als 7z def9$
 9 section #gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act (  
#bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a7771       
includ+ r>e-e>? elem5ts1 t ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se det]m9es to be important to !  
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7#c7 ,semiconductors & microelectronics4
  7#d7 ,artificial intellig5ce4  7#e7   

,communications1 includ+                
telecommunications1 social m$ia         
applications1 satellites & o!r          
space-bas$ sy/ems1 & und]sea cables4    
7#f7 ,quantum comput+4  7#g7 ,cl\d-bas$ 
sy/ems1 includ+ comput+ s]vices & data  
/orage4  7#h7 ,biote*nology4  7#i7      
,ph>maceuticals & m$ical te*nology1     
includ+ m$ical devices4  7#aj7          
,manufactur+ processes1 p>ticul>ly ca/+1
 ma*9+1 jo9+1 & =m+4