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China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1122| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2025
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025" seeks to safeguard U.S. national interests by controlling the export of specific technology and intellectual property to the People's Republic of China (PRC). It defines "covered national interest technology or intellectual property" to include items that significantly contribute to the PRC's military potential, are used for human rights violations, or are components of products receiving PRC government support. The bill asserts that while the U.S. promotes cultural and technological exchange, the PRC exploits these channels for military objectives and to threaten the United States. Within 180 days of enactment, the President must implement controls on the export, re-export, or transfer of this covered technology and intellectual property to the PRC. The bill also mandates the imposition of sanctions , under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, against foreign persons who knowingly provide or purchase such items from the PRC, or Chinese persons who knowingly use them in violation of U.S. export laws. These sanctions involve blocking property transactions, though they do not apply to the importation of goods, and the President retains waiver authority for national security reasons. Furthermore, the Act requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to establish an annual list of products manufactured or exported from the PRC. This list will include products that receive support from the PRC government, particularly under its "Made in China 2025" industrial policy, and are determined to displace U.S. net exports. It will also identify products used by the PRC government to carry out human rights or religious liberties violations, covering industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and biotechnology.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3532
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1131
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2594
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2023
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3532
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1131
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2594
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2023


  • February 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

AsiaChinaCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsIndustrial policy and productivityIntellectual propertyManufacturingMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsReligionSanctionsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictions

China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-1122| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2025
The "China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025" seeks to safeguard U.S. national interests by controlling the export of specific technology and intellectual property to the People's Republic of China (PRC). It defines "covered national interest technology or intellectual property" to include items that significantly contribute to the PRC's military potential, are used for human rights violations, or are components of products receiving PRC government support. The bill asserts that while the U.S. promotes cultural and technological exchange, the PRC exploits these channels for military objectives and to threaten the United States. Within 180 days of enactment, the President must implement controls on the export, re-export, or transfer of this covered technology and intellectual property to the PRC. The bill also mandates the imposition of sanctions , under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, against foreign persons who knowingly provide or purchase such items from the PRC, or Chinese persons who knowingly use them in violation of U.S. export laws. These sanctions involve blocking property transactions, though they do not apply to the importation of goods, and the President retains waiver authority for national security reasons. Furthermore, the Act requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to establish an annual list of products manufactured or exported from the PRC. This list will include products that receive support from the PRC government, particularly under its "Made in China 2025" industrial policy, and are determined to displace U.S. net exports. It will also identify products used by the PRC government to carry out human rights or religious liberties violations, covering industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and biotechnology.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3532
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1131
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2594
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2023
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3532
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1131
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2594
    China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2023


  • February 7, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mark E. Green

Mark E. Green

Republican Representative

Tennessee

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefHuman rightsIndustrial policy and productivityIntellectual propertyManufacturingMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsReligionSanctionsTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictions