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The bill aims to give U.S. policymakers and the public clearer, coordinated intelligence on CCP foreign influence to inform diplomacy and security, at the cost of added strain on intelligence resources and the risk that unclassified, wide‑scope reporting will be less actionable and could complicate diplomatic/economic relations.
Federal policymakers and the intelligence community get a consolidated, timely assessment that improves interagency coordination and supports more informed U.S. policy decisions on CCP foreign influence.
U.S. allies, state governments, and policymakers receive analysis of how CCP activities affect alliances and regional perceptions, helping shape diplomatic and security responses.
An unclassified report (with an optional classified annex) increases public transparency about foreign influence risks without revealing sensitive sources or methods.
Producing a rapid, broad assessment on a tight timetable may strain intelligence community resources and divert analysts from other priorities.
Because the public product must be unclassified and the mandated scope is wide, the report may omit sensitive details or be high-level, reducing its usefulness for public debate and for local/state decision-makers.
A focused public emphasis on CCP activities could be perceived as politically targeted and risk complicating diplomatic relations or provoking economic retaliation that affects trade and households.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the DNI to deliver unclassified (with optional classified annex) assessments of CCP foreign malign influence abroad covering Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025, with reports due in 90 and 180 days.
Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), working with the intelligence community, to produce an intelligence community assessment of foreign malign influence activities conducted abroad by the Chinese Communist Party over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2023. The DNI must deliver an initial unclassified report (with an optional classified annex) to Congress within 90 days of enactment and a final unclassified assessment (with optional classified annex) within 180 days of enactment. Also designates an official short title for the Act. The assessment must cover activities in key regions, effects on U.S. allies and perceptions, impacts on alliances and financial systems, trends, and other national security implications as the DNI finds relevant.
Introduced March 17, 2026 by Derek Tran · Last progress March 17, 2026