,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #babe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ah1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to require a report on the wealth of the leadership of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prying ,into ,chinese ,tyrants' ,unreported ,riches1 ,earnings1 and ,secrets ,act or the ,,pictures ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7,,ccp7 operates as an opaque1 authoritarian regime in which political power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of senior officials4 7#b7 ,the leadership of the ,,ccp1 including full members of the ,central ,committee and the ,central ,committee's ,politburo 7also known as the ,political ,bureau7 and ,politburo ,standing ,committee1 exert significant control over economic1 military1 and political affairs both within the ,people's ,republic of ,china and externally4 7#c7 ,numerous credible reports and investigations have revealed that senior ,,ccp officials and their families have amassed substantial wealth1 often hidden through opaque financial structures1 foreign holdings1 and proxies4 7#d7 ,a report issued by the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7,,odni7 in ,march #bjbe provided an important initial assessment of the financial assets of ,,ccp leaders4 ,a subsequent report1 incorporating photographic evidence of ,,ccp leaders' wealth and corruption1 could build upon that work to further expose the hypocrisy and duplicity of the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7#e7 ,understanding the financial interests1 personal assets1 and overseas holdings of ,,ccp leaders is essential to informing ,united ,states foreign policy1 national security1 and economic security decision-making4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the effectiveness and credibility of intelligence reporting on sensitive subjects1 including the wealth of senior ,,ccp officials1 depends upon the full cooperation of all relevant components of the ,united ,states intelligence community2 and 7#b7 all related nonpublic information1 including classified intelligence1 financial data1 and foreign partner reporting1 must be made available within the ,united ,states intelligence community to support such assessments to the fullest extent possible consistent with the protection of sources and methods4 #d4 ,report on the wealth of the leadership of the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and not later than #ahj days following the appointment of a new ,central ,committee within the ,,ccp1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall post on a publicly available website of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and submit to the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the wealth of the leadership of the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7b7 ,elements ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a detailed assessment of the personal wealth1 financial holdings1 and business interests of full ,central ,committee members and the head of the ,central ,commission for ,discipline ,inspection1 including all immediate family members of such foreign persons1 prioritizing the following individuals3 7,a7 ,the ,general ,secretary of the ,chinese ,communist ,party4 7,b7 ,members of the ,politburo ,standing ,committee4 7,c7 ,members of the full ,politburo4 7,d7 ,provincial-level ,party ,secretaries4 7,e7 ,members of the ,central ,military ,commission4 7#b7 ,documentation and1 as available1 photographic evidence of physical and financial assets owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such officials and their immediate family members1 including1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 real estate holdings inside and outside the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including the ,special ,administrative ,regions of ,hong ,kong and ,macau2 7,b7 high-value personal assets1 such as yachts1 luxury vehicles1 private aircraft2 and 7,c7 business holdings1 investments1 and financial accounts held in foreign jurisdictions4 7#c7 ,identification of financial proxies1 business associates1 or other entities used to obscure the ownership of such wealth and assets1 including those referenced in ,,odni's ,march #bj1 #bjbe1 report as a baseline4 7#d7 ,an assessment by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence regarding the level of cooperation and responsiveness of each relevant component of the intelligence community in providing information1 analysis1 and support for the preparation of the report1 including whether any component failed to fully cooperate or provide requested nonpublic information4 7#e7 ,nonpublic information related to the wealth of the leadership of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 to the extent possible consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods1 including information derived from classified sources1 foreign partner reporting1 financial intelligence1 human sources1 or other intelligence community holdings4 7c7 ,form ,the report posted and submitted under subsection 7a7 shall be in unclassified form1 but the version submitted to ,congress may include a classified annex as necessary4 #e4 ,intelligence community defined ,in this ,act1 the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774