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《2023年台湾冲突阻遏法》规定，在美国总统依据《台湾关系法》第三条规定，就中国的行动威胁到美国利益而通报国会后，国会将指示美国财政部长提交报告，指认向中国政府高级官员提供服务的金融机构，报告将被翻译成中文并对外公开；财政部长将被授权禁止这些金融机构对报告中列出的中国官员及他们的家属提供服务。 6park.com H. R. 554 6park.com To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People’s Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes.
6park.com IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6park.com January 26, 2023 6park.comMr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 6park.com
6park.com A BILLTo deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People’s Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 6park.com
This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2023”. 6park.com
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 6park.com
6park.com(a) Financial Institutions Report.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), informs the Congress of a threat resulting from actions of the People’s Republic of China and any danger to the interests of the United States arising therefrom, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate Members of Congress containing the following:
(A) With respect to each of at least 10 natural persons described under subsection (b), at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (1) of such subsection (b) and at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (2) of such subsection (b), the estimated total funds that are held in financial institutions and are under direct or indirect control by such natural person and a description of such funds. 6park.com
6park.com(B) A list of any financial institutions that—
(i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or 6park.com
6park.com(ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. 6park.com
6park.com(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. 6park.com
6park.com(3) EXEMPTIONS.—The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines:
(A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. 6park.com
6park.com(B) The natural person has agreed to provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. 6park.com
6park.com(C) A financial institution has agreed to—
(i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); 6park.com
6park.com(ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or 6park.com
6park.com(iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. 6park.com
6park.com(4) WAIVER.—The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that—
(A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); 6park.com
6park.com(B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or 6park.com
6park.com(C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. 6park.com
6park.com(b) Natural Persons Described.—The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following:
(1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 6park.com
6park.com(2) A member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party that is not described under paragraph (1). 6park.com
6park.com(3) A member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that—
(A) is none of the foregoing; and 6park.com
6park.com(B) performs any official duty that directly or indirectly affects Taiwan. 6park.com
6park.com(c) Form Of Report; Public Availability.—
(1) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 6park.com
6park.com(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the unclassified portion of the report required under subsection (a) available to the public on the website and social media accounts of the Department of the Treasury—
(A) in English, Chinese, and any other language that the Secretary finds appropriate; and 6park.com
6park.com(B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. 6park.com
6park.com(a) In General.—The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with—
(1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or 6park.com
6park.com(2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. 6park.com
6park.com(b) Termination.—Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—
(1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or 6park.com
6park.com(2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1).
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 6park.com
For purposes of this Act: 6park.com
6park.com(1) APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The term “appropriate Members of Congress” means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 6park.com
6park.com(2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term “financial institution” means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. 6park.com
6park.com(3) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term “foreign financial institution” has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 6park.com
6park.com(4) FUNDS.—The term “funds” has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. 6park.com
6park.com(5) IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—The term “immediate family” of any natural person means the following (whether by the full or half blood or by adoption):
(A) Such person’s spouse, father, mother, children, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. 6park.com
6park.com(B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person’s spouse. 6park.com
6park.com(C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person. 6park.com
6park.com(6) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term “United States financial institution” has the meaning given the term “U.S. financial institution” under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
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