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50 U.S.C. 3237: Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party

Created in 2019 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a), (b), (d)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–103 added par. (9) and redesignated former par. (9) as (10). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (b), (10)

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260, §605(d)(1)(A), substituted "Chinese Communist Party" for "Communist Party of China" in section catchline. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §605(d)(1)(B), substituted "Chinese Communist Party" for "Communist Party of China". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a), (b)
  • Pub. L. 116–260, §605(a), added par. (8) and redesignated former par. (8) as (9). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b), (9)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.