118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2894 — Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced Sep 21, 2023

Last action Sep 21, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Sep 21, 2023

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Referred

Sep 21, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of State to notify Congress regarding science and technology agreements with China. Any existing agreement is revoked unless the State Department notifies Congress regarding the agreement no later than 60 days after enactment of this bill. The State Department must notify Congress 30 days prior to entering, renewing, or extending any science and technology agreement with China. A notification shall contain (1) the full text of the agreement, (2) a written justification for the agreement, (3) an assessment of the risks and potential effects of the agreement, (4) and a detailed justification for how the State Department intends to address human rights concerns...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 21, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Sep 21, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.