Report on the national security implications of procurement of seafood originating or processed in the People’s Republic of China
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(a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of any other relevant Federal agency, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following: (1) How much raw or processed seafood and seafood products the United States Government purchased since fiscal year 2022 originating from the People’s Republic of China, including aggregate information detailing— (A) which Federal agency purchased such seafood and seafood products; and (B) where such seafood and seafood products were consumed by United States citizens, including— (i) United States prisons; (ii) locations such as school cafeterias or other locations, and pursuant to relevant Federal education laws; (iii) cafeterias for Members and employees of Congress; and (iv) United States military installations, including commissaries. (2) How much of the processed seafood and seafood products originated from— (A) the provinces of Shandong and Liaoning in the People’s Republic of China; and (B) factories employing ethnic Uyghur or North Korean labor. (3) Whether the importation of such seafood and seafood products was prohibited by existing United States law, including section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), including pursuant to a presumption under— (A) section 3 of the Act entitled An Act to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes, approved December 23, 2021 (Public Law 117–78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly referred to as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act); (B) section 302A of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241a); or (C) Executive Order 14068, Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression.. (4) Whether any Federal agency issued rules to limit or prohibit purchases of raw or processed seafood or seafood products from the People’s Republic of China and details on the effect of such rules on Federal purchasing. (5) The national security implications of such purchases, including— (A) estimated losses of United States seafood producers and processors whose supply chains do not include seafood caught, produced, or processed in the People’s Republic of China; and (B) an assessment of the benefits accrued to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a result of the labor of North Koreans in seafood processing factories in the People’s Republic of China. (b) Additional consultations In addition to the consultations required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Federal Acquisition Security Council in carrying out subsection (a). (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex to protect intelligence sources and methods. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.