“To restrict the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds relating to certain Chinese space and scientific activities, and for other purposes.”
No CRS summary available for this bill.
This section prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or National Space Council (NSpC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute any bilateral policy, program, order, or contract to participate, collaborate, or coordinate with the People's Republic of China (PRC) or a Chinese-owned company unless specifically authorized by a law enacted after this Act's enactment; and (2) effectuating the hosting of official Chinese visitors at federal facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. The prohibition does not apply to activities for which NASA, OSTP, or NSpC certify, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), that they pose no risk of transferring technology, data, or information with national security or economic security implications to the PRC or a Chinese-owned company and involve no knowing interactions with PRC officials determined by the United States to have direct involvement in human rights violations. (Thus, such certifications must be submitted to the House Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Appropriations, the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations, and the FBI at least 30 days prior to the activity, including its purpose, agenda, major participants, location, and timing.)