S. 2894 · 118th Congress · Senate

Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced
Sep 21, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of State to notify Congress regarding science and technology agreements with China. Any existing agreement is revoked unless the State Department notifies Congress regarding the agreement no later than 60 days after enactment of this bill. The State Department must notify Congress 30 days prior to entering, renewing, or extending any science and technology agreement with China. A notification shall contain (1) the full text of the agreement, (2) a written justification for the agreement, (3) an assessment of the risks and potential effects of the agreement, (4) and a detailed justification for how the State Department intends to address human rights concerns arising from the agreement's scientific and technology collaboration.

Action Timeline

2
  1. SEP 21, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. SEP 21, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Sep 21, 2023

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