SHIELD Against CCP Act

This bill tells the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to set up a new working group to watch for and respond to threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party. It focuses on terrorism, cybersecurity, and security at the border, ports, and in transportation. DHS must start this group within 180 days and make sure it shares useful information with federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners, including fusion centers, so communities get clearer, faster warnings and guidance. The group must also include staff who check that privacy rules are followed.

The group will study and report on how the CCP may exploit our immigration system (such as identity theft, visa abuse, unlawful crossings, smuggling, and trafficking), use unfair trade (like counterfeit goods, forced labor, customs fraud, and stealing technology), aid criminal groups moving fentanyl and other drugs through the border and mail, and move illicit money. DHS must post an unclassified annual assessment for five years, fund research and testing of new security tools, and protect privacy, civil rights, and free speech. The Government Accountability Office will check progress in the first year, and the group ends after seven years.

• Who is affected: DHS, state and local partners, and communities facing drug trafficking, counterfeit goods, and other security risks.
• What changes: New DHS working group; stronger info sharing; yearly public reports; research on security technology; built‑in privacy and free speech protections.
• When: Start within 180 days; annual reports for five years; GAO review in one year; group ends after seven years.