Utah Valley Times

Representative John Curtis (R-UT) has submitted 10 amendments in advance of the U.S. House of Representatives' vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendments focus on holding China accountable for its actions, supporting Utah businesses internationally, and prioritizing funding for international organizations based on U.S. interests. Many of these amendments are associated with legislation Curtis has previously introduced.

“Supporting our military and our partners around the world is crucial to protecting the United States,” said Rep. Curtis. “These amendments ensure that Utah’s priorities are considered in this equation, and we continue our dominance against our adversaries.”

The proposed amendments include:

1. Prohibiting the Secretary of Defense from allowing the sale of goods from companies boycotting Israel at commissary stores or military exchanges.

2. Adding SEC disclosure requirements for transactions with entities identified as "Chinese military companies" by the Secretary of Defense.

3. Establishing reporting requirements from the Department of Commerce regarding demands for user data, law enforcement assistance, and content takedowns, similar to provisions in the Hong Kong Business Integrity and Transparency Act.

4. Updating a report on Iranian involvement in narcotics trade.

5. Requesting sanctions determinations under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act concerning specific Chinese entities and including human rights abuses against Uyghurs in the annual China Military Power Report.

6. Ranking United Nations agencies based on their importance to U.S. national security interests, mirroring provisions in the DEFUND Act.

7. Imposing sanctions on Chinese companies stealing U.S. intellectual property and broad visa bans on certain senior PRC officials, CCP officials, active-duty PLA soldiers, and their families until China ceases such activities, consistent with the CCP IP Act.

8. Determining sanctions for financial institutions in nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism.

9. Ensuring U.S policy combats China's claims over Taiwan's sovereignty at the United Nations, reflecting text from the bipartisan Taiwan International Solidarity Act.

10. Directing presidential sanctions determinations for 49 judicial officials in Hong Kong involved in implementing China's national security law and Article 23, as outlined in the Hong Kong Sanctions Act.

Additional information can be found through various sources including Deseret News which covered Rep. John Curtis's response to calls for his arrest in Hong Kong.

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