Contact Congress about H.R. 708: SHIELD Against CCP Act

DHS would set up a working group focused on threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party. The group would study those threats, share information with other agencies, and report to Congress each year for five years.

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SHIELD Against CCP Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 708: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects DHS and the government agencies that work with it on security threats. DHS would have to create and run the working group, track its resources, test tools when practical, and report to Congress. State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies could receive and share more threat information. Communities and U.S. persons affected by security work are also covered by privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, and free speech protections in the bill.

Why this matters: This bill could change how DHS organizes work on threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party. Today, those issues can cut across many parts of government, including cyber, border, trade, drug, and transportation security. A single working group could help DHS find gaps and reduce overlap. The bill could also lead to more information sharing and new technology testing, but its real effect would depend on how DHS carries it out.

Key provisions in H.R. 708

• DHS would create a new working group on threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party. It would focus on terrorism, cyber threats, border and port security, and transportation security.
• The Secretary of Homeland Security must choose a Director for the group. DHS must also provide enough staff, including at least one worker focused on privacy compliance.
• The group could bring in outside federal experts for temporary assignments. Those experts could come from the intelligence community or other federal agencies, with or without repayment.
• The group must review how DHS handles many CCP-linked tactics. These include misuse of immigration systems, human smuggling, human trafficking, fake or pirated goods, forced labor, customs fraud, stolen technology, drug trafficking, and related money laundering.
• The group must list the DHS resources used for these threat programs. It must also judge how well those programs are working.

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DHS would set up a working group focused on threats tied to the Chinese Communist Party. The group would study those threats, share information with other agencies, and report to Congress each year for five years.

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