Combating Chinese Communist Party Influence Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7969 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7969 To direct the Director of National Intelligence to assess the national security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the Chinese Communist Party. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2026 Mr. Tran (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Strickland, and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of National Intelligence to assess the national security implications of increased foreign malign influence by the Chinese Communist Party. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Chinese Communist Party Influence Act''. SEC. 2. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ON FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. (a) Intelligence Community Assessment.-- (1) Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with other heads of elements of the intelligence community, and acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment that addresses foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the United States by the Chinese Communist Party during the three-year period beginning January 1, 2023. (2) Matters included.--The assessment under paragraph (1) shall address, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following: (A) Foreign malign influence activities undertaken outside the United States by the Chinese Communist Party in key regions at the expense of the United States and allies of the United St