,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #e1 #bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,attorney ,general to prepare a report on the ,department of ,justice activities related to countering ,chinese national security threats1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,countering ,chinese ,espionage ,reporting ,act4 #b4 ,report on ,department of ,justice activities related to countering ,chinese national security threats 7a7 ,requirement ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and each year thereafter for #g years1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,committees on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and of the ,house of ,representatives1 and make publicly available on the website of the ,department of ,justice1 a report that includes each of the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the activities and operations of the ,department of ,justice related to countering ,chinese national security threats and espionage in the ,united ,states1 including-- 7,a7 theft of ,united ,states intellectual property 7including trade secrets7 and research2 and 7,b7 threats from non-traditional collectors1 such as researchers in laboratories1 at universities1 and at defense industrial base facilities 7as that term is defined in section #bbjh7u77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#b7 ,an accounting of the resources of the ,department of ,justice that are dedicated to programs aimed at combating national security threats posed by the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and any supporting information as to the efficacy of each such program4 7#c7 ,a detailed description of the measures used to ensure the protection of civil rights1 civil liberties1 and privacy rights of ,united ,states persons in carrying out the activities1 operations1 and programs described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7b7 ,form ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7c7 ,consultation ,in preparing the report under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall collaborate with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 and any other appropriate officials4