,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a report of1   
and a strategy to combat1 arms sales of 
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,tracking ,hostile 
,industry ,networks and ,kit while      
,thwarting ,weapons ,imports from       
,chinese ,entities ,act of #bjbe or the 
,,think ,,twice ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,findings  ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china is the fourth largest arms   
exporter behind the ,united ,states1 the
 ,russian ,federation1 and ,france4     
7#b7 ,arms sales by entities in the     
,people's ,republic of ,china are an    
important element of the country's      

growing military power and geopolitical 
influence4  7#c7 ,the ,people's         
,republic of ,china uses arms sales to  
promote strategic interests1 including--
  7,a7 improving the image and          
reputation of the ,people's ,liberation 
,army2  7,b7 acquiring performance data 
of ,chinese-made weapons in contested   
environments1 which can be utilized by  
the ,people's ,liberation ,army2  7,c7  
exacerbating tensions between the       
,united ,states and traditional security
 partners2  7,d7 gaining a foothold for 
further defense and security cooperation
 with certain countries2  7,e7 building 
relationships with senior political and 
military leaders in other countries1    
further expanding the diplomatic and    
strategic influence of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china2  7,f7 protecting   
economic interests of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china by ensuring the     
security of foreign partner governments 
to safeguard ,chinese investments and   
,chinese workers2  7,g7 exerting        

influence over the progression of       
conflicts to serve the broader          
geostrategic aims of the ,people's      
,republic of ,china2  7,h7 improving    
military operations and capabilities of 
partner states1 thereby stabilizing     
regions of interest by addressing local 
issues1 such as disturbances near the   
border of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china2 and  7,i7 subsidizing the       
research and development and production 
costs of weapons systems of the         
,people's ,republic of ,china4  #c4     
,report on arms sales of the ,people's  
,republic of ,china  7a7  ,in general   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,defense1 in coordination with the      
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on arms sales facilitated by  
entities in the ,people's ,republic of  
,china4  7b7  ,contents  ,the report    
required by subsection 7a7 shall include

 an analysis of--  7#a7 the weapons     
systems and defense equipment           
originating from the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china available for purchase2  7#b7
 the technical aspects and capabilities 
of such weapons systems and defense     
equipment2  7#c7 how such weapons       
systems and defense equipment may impact
 the balance of power in the area of    
responsibility of each ,united ,states  
,combatant ,command1 when applicable2   
7#d7 the weapons systems and defense    
equipment originating from the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china that are considered
 direct alternatives to weapons systems 
and defense equipment originating from  
the ,united ,states2  7#e7 the weapons  
systems and defense equipment           
originating from the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china that present the greatest    
security risks regarding the potential  
to collect intelligence on or compromise
 assets1 weapons1 or platforms of the   
,united ,states2  7#f7 the countries    
mostly likely to procure weapons systems

 and defense equipment originating from 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
including the specific type1 quantity1  
and estimated value in ,united ,states  
dollars of weapons1 during the #a-year  
period following the date of the        
submission of the report2  7#g7 the     
weapons systems and defense equipment in
 development as of the date of the      
submission of the report by entities in 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china that  
could be available on the global market 
not later than #e years after such date2
  7#h7 the factors that incentivize     
countries to procure such weapons       
systems and defense equipment1 including
 costs1 flexible payment conditions and 
financing1 a lack of end-user           
agreements1 and speed of sale and       
delivery2 and  7#i7 the strategy of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china regarding 
arms sales and variables that could     
influence such strategy4  7c7  ,form    
7#a7  ,in general  ,the report required 
by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in 

unclassified form1 but shall include a  
classified annex4  7#b7  ,classified    
annex  ,the classified annex required by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall contain-- 7,a7 an 
assessment by the ,national             
,intelligence ,council of the contents  
required by subsection 7b72 and  7,b7 an
 assessment by the ,director of         
,national ,intelligence of the          
counterintelligence risks and risks of  
onward proliferation of technology and  
defense systems originating in the      
,united ,states and created through the 
purchase1 deployment1 and use of weapons
 systems and defense equipment          
originating from the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china by ,united ,states allies and
 partners4  7d7  ,appropriate           
congressional committees defined  ,in   
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means--  7#a7  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee

 on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  #d4    
,strategy to combat arms sales of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china  7a7  ,in 
general  ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall develop a strategy to   
dissuade purchases of new weapons       
systems and defense equipment1 excluding
 spare parts or parts for maintenance of
 previously procured weapons1           
originating from the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china4  7b7  ,elements  ,the       
strategy shall include the following    
elements3  7#a7 ,an information campaign
 targeting countries interested in      
procuring weapons systems and defense   
equipment originating from the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china to warn such       
countries about--  7,a7 potential risks1
 including the lack of a proven track   

record in combat1 insufficient training 
on the operation of the weapon or       
weapons system1 reliability issues1 and 
the lack of maintenance and spare parts 
available2  7,b7 the inability to       
integrate such weapons systems and      
defense equipment with weapons systems  
and defense equipment from the ,united  
,states2 and  7,c7 the potential        
limitation of future security           
cooperation with the ,united ,states    
that could arise if such weapons are    
acquired4  7#b7 ,a description of       
actions the ,united ,states can take1   
including reforms to the foreign        
military sales1 direct commercial sales1
 and foreign military financing         
processes1 to make weapons systems and  
defense equipment from the ,united      
,states more attractive to prospective  
buyers of weapons systems or defense    
equipment originating from the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china4  7#c7 ,a          
description of actions defense firms of 
the ,united ,states can take to provide 

competitive alternatives to prospective 
buyers of weapons systems and defense   
equipment originating from the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china4  7#d7 ,an analysis
 of whether the use of sanctions1 export
 controls1 or other economic            
restrictions targeting buyers of new    
weapons systems or defense equipment    
originating from the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china could serve as an effective  
deterrent4  7#e7 ,a plan to ensure      
sufficient representation of defense    
firms of the ,united ,states1 or trusted
 allies1 at defense expositions where   
defense firms of the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china are also attending4  7#f7 ,a 
plan to combat ,chinese disinformation  
campaigns targeting the performance of  
weapons or platforms produced by the    
,united ,states or trusted allies4  7#g7
 ,a plan to ensure close coordination   
with ,congress to prevent disjointed    
engagement with countries4  7c7  ,report
 and implementation plan  ,not later    
than the date on which the strategy     

required by subsection 7a7 is completed1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report detailing the       
strategy and a plan for implementation4 
7d7  ,form  ,the report required by     
subsection 7c7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7e7  ,appropriate    
congressional committees defined  ,in   
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means--  7#a7  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services and the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4