,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eecf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit     
,united ,states ,government assistance  
to the ,government of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china and affiliated      
entities1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,end ,assistance to ,china ,act4    
#b4 ,limitation on ,united ,states      
assistance to ,china  7a7 ,defined term 
,in this ,act1 the term ,united ,states 
assistance has the meaning given the    
term foreign assistance in section      
#fcd7;b77#a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4           
#bcid7;b77#a774  7b7 ,in general ,except
 as provided in subsections 7c7 and 7d71
 no ,united ,states assistance may be   
provided to-- 7#a7 the ,government of   

the ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7#b7
 the ,chinese ,communist ,party or any  
affiliated organization2  7#c7 any      
entity owned or controlled by the       
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china or the ,chinese ,communist    
,party2 or  7#d7 any entity1 including  
any nongovernmental organization1 which 
would use such assistance to facilitate 
or engage directly in assistance work in
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1     
including ,hong ,kong4  7c7 ,exceptions 
,the prohibition described in subsection
 7b7 shall not apply to any entity      
described in subsection 7b77#d7 that    
will use ,united ,states assistance--   
7#a7 to promote human rights or         
democratic development2 or  7#b7 to     
support livelihood development1 cultural
 preservation1 education1 health        
initiatives1 or environmental           
conservation in ,tibetan communities4   
7d7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive   
the application of subsection 7b77#d7 in
 circumstances in which-- 7#a7 the      

proposed ,united ,states assistance will
 be used-- 7,a7 to combat wildlife      
trafficking or illegal1 unreported1 or  
unregulated fishing2  7,b7 to support   
efforts to prevent the proliferation of 
chemical1 biological1 radiological1 or  
nuclear weapons1 including materials    
used to construct or deliver such       
weapons2 or  7,c7 to provide emergency  
humanitarian assistance or disaster     
relief2 and  7#b7 the ,president submits
 to ,congress1 before such ,united      
,states assistance is obligated or      
expended for such purpose1 a            
notification explaining-- 7,a7 the      
provision of such ,united ,states       
assistance for such purpose is in the   
national interest of the ,united        
,states2 and  7,b7 why the ,people's    
,republic of ,china is unable to provide
 the necessary funding for the          
applicable use described in paragraph   
7#a74