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No Safe Harbor for the Enemy Act
To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to modify the provision relating to public reporting of Chinese military companies, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to modify the process for listing Chinese military companies. It adds a provision stating that the Secretary of Defense's decision to add an entity to the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States shall be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other official, court, or judicial action. This removes the ability to challenge the Secretary's determinations through judicial review or mandamus proceedings.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- May 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- May 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to modify the provision relating to public reporting of Chinese military companies, 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.
This Act may be cited as the “No Safe Harbor for the Enemy Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION RELATING TO PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 116-283) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):
“(f) Finality of Decisions.—The decision of the Secretary of Defense as to any question regarding the addition of an entity to the list required by subsection (b)(1) shall be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other official or by any court, whether by an action in the nature of mandamus or otherwise.”. <all>
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