,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish the ,,ccp ,initiative     
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,america's ,innovation and 
,economic ,security from ,,ccp ,act4    
#b4 ,,ccp ,initiative program  7a7      
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,national ,security ,division of the
 ,department of ,justice the ,,ccp      
,initiative to-- 7#a7 counter           
nation-state threats to the ,united     
,states2  7#b7 curb spying by the       
,chinese ,communist ,party on ,united   
,states intellectual property and       
academic institutions in the ,united    
,states2 and  7#c7 focus on-- 7,a7      
identifying and prosecuting those       

engaged in trade secret theft1 hacking1 
and economic espionage2 and  7,b7       
protecting the critical infrastructure  
in the ,united ,states against external 
threats through foreign direct          
investment and supply chain compromises4
  7b7 ,steering committee ,the ,,ccp    
,initiative shall be led by a steering  
committee comprised of-- 7#a7 the       
,assistant ,attorney ,general for       
,national ,security2  7#b7 senior       
officials in the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 as determined by the    
,attorney ,general2  7#c7 the ,assistant
 ,attorney ,general for the ,criminal   
,division of the ,department of         
,justice2  7#d7 the ,executive          
,assistant ,director of the ,national   
,security ,branch of the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation2 and  7#e7    
five ,united ,states attorneys1         
appointed by the ,attorney ,general1    
from the judicial districts with the    
most cases involving espionage1         
intellectual property theft1 and trade  

secrets during the preceding #e-year    
period4  7c7 ,goals ,the ,,ccp          
,initiative shall have the following    
goals3 7#a7 ,identify priority trade    
secret theft cases1 ensuring that       
investigations are adequately resourced4
  7#b7 ,work to bring the cases         
described in paragraph 7#a7 to fruition 
in a timely manner and according to the 
facts and applicable law4  7#c7 ,develop
 an enforcement strategy concerning     
nontraditional collectors1 including    
researchers in labs1 universities1 and  
the defense industrial base1 that are   
being co-opted into transferring        
technology contrary to ,united ,states  
interests4  7#d7 ,educate colleges and  
universities about potential threats to 
academic freedom and open discourse from
 influence efforts on campus4  7#e7     
,apply the ,foreign ,agents             
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 to         
unregistered agents seeking to advance  
the political agenda of the ,people's   

,republic of ,china1 bringing           
enforcement actions if appropriate4     
7#f7 ,equip ,united ,states attorneys   
with intelligence and materials to be   
used to-- 7,a7 raise awareness of the   
threats described in this section within
 their judicial districts2 and  7,b7    
support outreach efforts4  7#g7         
,implement the ,foreign ,investment     
,risk ,review ,modernization ,act of    
#bjah 7division ,a of title ,,xvii of   
,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4      
#bagc7 for the ,department of ,justice1 
including by working with the           
,department of the ,treasury to develop 
regulations under that ,act and prepare 
for increased workflow4  7#h7 ,identify 
opportunities to better address supply  
chain threats1 especially ones impacting
 the telecommunications sector1 prior to
 the transition to #e;,g networks4  7#i7
 ,identify ,foreign ,corrupt ,practices 
,act of #aigg 7,public ,law #ie-bac2 #ia
 ,stat4 #adid7 cases involving ,chinese 
companies that compete with ,united     

,states businesses4  7#aj7 ,increase    
efforts to improve ,chinese responses to
 requests under the ,mutual ,legal      
,assistance ,agreement with the ,united 
,states4  7#aa7 ,evaluate whether       
additional legislative and              
administrative authorities are required 
to protect ,united ,states assets from  
foreign economic aggression4  7d7       
,requirement ,under the ,,ccp           
,initiative-- 7#a7 all investigations   
and prosecutions shall be set as        
priority and not based on discretion2   
7#b7 the ,initiative shall be separate  
from and not under the authority or     
discretion of any other ,department of  
,justice initiative dedicated to        
countering nation-state threats2 and    
7#c7 all resources used for the ,,ccp   
,initiative shall solely be set aside   
for the ,,ccp ,initiative and shall not 
be combined to support any other        
,department of ,justice program1        
including other programs and initiatives
 dedicated to countering nation-state   

threats4  7e7 ,annual briefing ,the     
,attorney ,general shall brief the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security and the ,committee on the     
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives annually on the        
progress and challenges of the ,,ccp    
,initiative4  7f7 ,sunset ,this ,act is 
effective beginning on the date of      
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date that is #f years after that date4 
7g7 ,severability ,if any provision of  
this ,act1 or the application of such   
provision to any person or circumstance1
 is held to be unconstitutional1 the    
remainder of this ,act1 and the         
application of the provisions of such to
 any person or circumstance1 shall not  
be affected thereby4