Countering Chinese Communist Party efforts that threaten Europe

(a) Strategy required Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the National Security Council, shall develop an interagency strategy to counter the efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to expand its economic, military, and ideological influence in Europe. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the current efforts by the intelligence community to brief members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on intelligence and influence activities by the Chinese Communist Party in Europe, including the following: (A) Any support by the Chinese Communist Party to the economy and defense industrial base of the Russian Federation. (B) Any provision of lethal assistance to the Russian army by the Chinese Communist Party. (C) Any cyber operations by the Chinese Communist Party to gain the ability to remotely shut down critical infrastructure in Europe. (D) Any influence operations by the Chinese Communist Party to sway European public opinion. (E) Any use by the Chinese Communist Party of economic coercion and weaponization of economic ties to members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for political gain. (2) A strategic plan to counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in Europe that includes proposals for actions by the United States, including the following: (A) Robust intelligence sharing with European allies in the areas described in paragraph (1), and an identification of additional capabilities and resources needed for such intelligence sharing. (B) Engagement with European allies regarding coordinated sanctions and export control actions, including compliance with existing and future sanctions and export controls, designed to deter and undermine the ongoing support of the People’s Republic of China for the defense industrial base of the Russian Federation. (C) Actions required by the United States Government to support United States and allied country businesses to provide competitive alternatives to Chinese bids in the following European sectors: (i) Energy (ii) Telecommunications. (iii) Defense (iv) Finance. (v) Ports and other critical infrastructure. (D) Assistance to European governments in passing legislation or enforcing regulations that protect European academic institutions, think tanks, research entities, and nongovernmental organizations from efforts by the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party to normalize talking points and propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party. (E) Any other action the President determines is necessary to counter the Chinese Communist Party in Europe. (c) Submission to Congress (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President completes development of the strategy required by subsection (a), the President shall submit the strategy to the appropriate committees of Congress. (2) Definition of appropriate committees of Congress In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the congressional intelligence committees; (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (C) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.