,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,jackson of ,texas 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,fine7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,state to develop a strategy to identify
 and mitigate relationships that pose a 
risk to ,united ,states foreign policy  
interests between certain ,european     
institutions and certain covered        
entities of concern1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transatlantic      
,academic ,security and ,risk           
,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,strategy  7a7   
,strategy required ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of     
,state for ,political ,affairs shall    
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy regarding covered 
,european institutions that maintain    

academic1 financial1 research1          
governance1 programmatic1 data-sharing1 
or other relevant direct or indirect    
relationships with covered entities of  
concern4 ,such strategy shall also      
include each of the following3  7#a7    
,the manner in which the ,department of 
,state will identify1 evaluate1 and     
mitigate the relationships that pose a  
risk to ,united ,states foreign policy  
interests between ,european institutions
 and covered entities of concern4  7#b7 
,an assessment of the scale1 scope1 and 
activities of covered entities of       
concern in ,europe1 disaggregated by    
country and including any other relevant
 operational or financial details4  7#c7
 ,an evaluation of the vulnerabilities1 
threats1 and national security risks    
posed to the ,united ,states and to     
,european allies and partners arising   
from the presence1 activities1 or       
influence efforts of covered entities of
 concern in ,european countries4  7#d7  
,a list of recommendations for bilateral

 and multilateral ,united ,states       
diplomatic engagement with ,european    
governments and covered ,european       
institutions aimed at mitigating risks  
associated with covered entities of     
concern4  7#e7 ,any other matters the   
,under ,secretary of ,state for         
,political ,affairs determines relevant4
  7b7 ,form ,the strategy required by   
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,briefing        
,concurrently with the submission of the
 strategy required by subsection 7a71   
the ,under ,secretary of ,state for     
,political ,affairs shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
briefing on that strategy4  7d7         
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the

 ,senate4  7#b7 ,covered entity of      
concern ,the term covered entity of     
concern means--  7,a7 any entity of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china that-- 7i7
 is involved in the implementation of   
military-civil fusion2  7ii7            
participates in the ,chinese defense    
industrial base2  7iii7 is affiliated   
with the ,chinese ,state ,administration
 for ,science1 ,technology and ,industry
 for the ,national ,defense2  7iv7      
receives funding from any organization  
subordinate to the ,central ,military   
,commission of the ,chinese ,communist  
,party2  7v7 provides support to any    
security1 defense1 police1 or           
intelligence organization of the        
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china or the ,chinese ,communist    
,party2  7vi7 engages in coordinated    
activities or provides material support 
intended to undermine the ,united       
,states relationship with ,taiwan2      
7vii7 aids1 abets1 or enables the       
detention1 imprisonment1 persecution1 or

 forced labor of ,uyghur ,muslims in the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or      
7viii7 is affiliated with the ,chinese  
,academy of ,sciences or the ,chinese   
,people's ,political ,consultative      
,conference2  7,b7 any entity that      
participates1 directly or indirectly1 in
 a foreign talent recruitment program of
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china or   
has participated in such a program at   
any time in the #aj-year period ending  
on the date of the submission of the    
report required by subsection 7a72  7,c7
 any entity that directs support or     
coordination of student groups1 language
 or cultural centers1 or other on-campus
 entities 7including ,confucius         
,institutes or ,chinese ,student and    
,scholars ,associations directed or     
funded1 directly or indirectly1 by the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china72 or  7,d7 any entity that    
engages in foreign malign influence or  
interference involving subversive1      
undeclared1 coercive1 or criminal       

activities1 which may include           
propaganda1 information manipulation1 or
 efforts to influence academic1         
political1 or civic institutions1       
whether conducted directly by foreign   
governments1 state-linked entities1 or  
through affiliated non-state actors1 or 
their proxies1 including through and by 
the ,united ,front ,work ,department4   
7#c7 ,covered ,european institution ,the
 term covered ,european institution     
means an institution of higher education
 or a research institution located in   
,europe4