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A bill to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3960| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2022
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative. In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats. DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative. The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 30, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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A bill to establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3960| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2022
This bill reestablishes an initiative related to China within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and outlines the goals and requirements for this initiative. In 2022, DOJ ended a program named the China Initiative. This bill reestablishes and renames it the CCP Initiative to (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States; (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions; (3) identify and prosecute individuals engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; and (4) protect U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign threats. DOJ must annually brief specified congressional committees on the progress and challenges of the initiative. The initiative terminates six years after enactment of this bill.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 30, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Mike Braun (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAsiaChinaComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureHigher educationIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationTrade secrets and economic espionageU.S. and foreign investments