,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gifi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ag1 #bjbf,mr4 ,tran 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 and ,mr4 ,harrigan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to assess the national security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,combating ,chinese ,communist ,party ,influence ,act4 #b4 ,intelligence community assessment on foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the ,united ,states by the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,intelligence community assessment 7#a7 ,requirement ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with other heads of elements of the intelligence community1 and acting through the ,national ,intelligence ,council1 shall produce an intelligence community assessment that addresses foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the ,united ,states by the ,chinese ,communist ,party during the three-year period beginning ,january #a1 #bjbc4 7#b7 ,matters included ,the assessment under paragraph 7#a7 shall address1 with respect to the period covered by the report1 the following3 7,a7 ,foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the ,united ,states by the ,chinese ,communist ,party in key regions at the expense of the ,united ,states and allies of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,the effect of such foreign malign influence activities by the ,chinese ,communist ,party on ,united ,states alliances and on perceptions of the ,united ,states in key regions4 7,c7 ,the effect of increased foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the ,united ,states by the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7,d7 ,the effect of foreign malign influence activities by the ,chinese ,communist ,party on global and localized financial systems in key regions4 7,e7 ,trends in foreign malign influence activity by the ,chinese ,communist ,party in key regions4 7,f7 ,any other national security implications of such increased foreign malign influence activities by the ,chinese ,communist ,party that affect interests of the ,united ,states and allies of the ,united ,states1 as determined relevant by the ,director4 7b7 ,reports 7#a7 ,initial report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the initial findings of the intelligence community assessment under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,final report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the intelligence community assessment under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,form of reports ,the reports under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the following3 7,a7 ,the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,select ,committee on the ,strategic ,competition ,between the ,united ,states and the ,chinese ,communist ,party of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,the term foreign malign influence has the meaning given that term in section #aai;,c7f7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjei7;f774 7#c7 ,the term key regions means-- 7,a7 the ,indo-,pacific2 7,b7 the ,african continent2 7,c7 ,latin ,america2 and 7,d7 ,europe4