Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act or the STRATEGIC Act This bill contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally. The provisions include directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards; authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries; directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for mobile telecommunications technology, including fifth generation (5G) technology; expanding reporting requirements for institutions of higher education that receive gifts from or transact with a foreign party, and allowing the President to order an institution to cancel the transaction if the President finds that the transaction undermines national security or academic freedom; prohibiting any individual who has directly represented the government of a country designated by the President as a country of national security concern from serving in a State Department position that requires Senate confirmation; directing the State Department to establish the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations in the United Nations; authorizing through FY2025 various State Department programs in Southeast Asia related to maritime security and diplomatic outreach activities; and directing the Government Accountability Office to report on U.S.-China scientific and technical cooperation initiatives that receive U.S. government funding, including whether such programs adequately protect the intellectual property of U.S. participants.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfricaAlliancesAnimal and plant healthArms control and nonproliferationAsiaAustraliaAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCivil actions and liabilityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementCredit and credit marketsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCultural exchanges and relationsDefense spendingDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDjiboutiEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental regulatory proceduresFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign laborForeign loans and debtForeign propertyForests, forestry, treesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHuman rightsHunting and fishingIndustrial policy and productivityInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationInternational scientific cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJapanLicensing and registrationsMammalsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMultilateral development programsNatural disastersNews media and reportingNew ZealandNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsOceaniaOrganized crimePacific OceanPhilippinesPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingPublic-private cooperationRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch administration and fundingRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSecuritiesSmall businessSmuggling and traffickingSolid waste and recyclingSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSubversive activitiesTaiwanTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationThailandTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionageUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
STRATEGIC Act
USA116th CongressS-4272| Senate
| Updated: 7/22/2020
Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act or the STRATEGIC Act This bill contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally. The provisions include directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards; authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries; directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for mobile telecommunications technology, including fifth generation (5G) technology; expanding reporting requirements for institutions of higher education that receive gifts from or transact with a foreign party, and allowing the President to order an institution to cancel the transaction if the President finds that the transaction undermines national security or academic freedom; prohibiting any individual who has directly represented the government of a country designated by the President as a country of national security concern from serving in a State Department position that requires Senate confirmation; directing the State Department to establish the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations in the United Nations; authorizing through FY2025 various State Department programs in Southeast Asia related to maritime security and diplomatic outreach activities; and directing the Government Accountability Office to report on U.S.-China scientific and technical cooperation initiatives that receive U.S. government funding, including whether such programs adequately protect the intellectual property of U.S. participants.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfricaAlliancesAnimal and plant healthArms control and nonproliferationAsiaAustraliaAviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCivil actions and liabilityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementCredit and credit marketsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCultural exchanges and relationsDefense spendingDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDjiboutiEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental regulatory proceduresFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign laborForeign loans and debtForeign propertyForests, forestry, treesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationHuman rightsHunting and fishingIndustrial policy and productivityInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationInternational scientific cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJapanLicensing and registrationsMammalsManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationMarine pollutionMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary education and trainingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMultilateral development programsNatural disastersNews media and reportingNew ZealandNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsOceaniaOrganized crimePacific OceanPhilippinesPublic contracts and procurementPublic participation and lobbyingPublic-private cooperationRacial and ethnic relationsReligionResearch administration and fundingRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSecuritiesSmall businessSmuggling and traffickingSolid waste and recyclingSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusSpacecraft and satellitesSubversive activitiesTaiwanTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationThailandTrade agreements and negotiationsTrade restrictionsTrade secrets and economic espionageUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWildlife conservation and habitat protection