China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019
Latest action · May 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019
This bill controls exports of certain national interest technology and intellectual property to China.
Specifically, covered technology or intellectual property includes items that (1) would contribute significantly to the Chinese military to the detriment of U.S. national security, (2) are necessary to protect the U.S. economy from the drain of scarce materials by demand from China, (3) are included in a designated list of product components compiled by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), or (4) are used by China to violate human rights or religious liberties.
The bill requires the President to control exports to China of any covered technology or intellectual property. Additionally, the President must sanction (1) any foreign person who sells to, or purchases from, China any covered item; and (2) any Chinese person who knowingly uses a covered item provided to them in violation of U.S. export control law.
In addition to a specified list of industries subject to the bill, the USTR must identify products manufactured or produced in, or exported from, China that either receive certain support from China or are used by China to violate human rights or religious liberties.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2019 to Jun 3, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jun 3, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11524 | Quantum Information Science: Congressional Activity and Federal Policy Recommendations Archived | Resource | Apr 28, 2020 |
| R45409 | Quantum Information Science: Applications, Global Research and Development, and Policy Considerations Archived | Report | Nov 1, 2019 |
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3532 | China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 27, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to control the export to the People's Republic of China of certain technology and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Human rights
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Intellectual property
- Manufacturing
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
