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China Military Power Transparency Act of 2025
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 to extend and modify requirements for an annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China.
Summary
This bill extends and expands an existing annual reporting requirement on China's military and security developments. The bill extends the deadline for submitting these reports from January 31, 2027 to January 31, 2030. The bill adds new reporting requirements to include information about Chinese nuclear and drone development cooperation, foreign farmland acquisitions, cyber capabilities and their role in a potential conflict with the United States, and biotechnology and other emerging technologies. Additionally, the bill requires reporting on China's military strategic intent regarding Taiwan and how China would conduct cyber-enabled economic warfare, cross-strait invasion, or blockade operations.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Sep 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 to extend and modify requirements for an annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China.
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 “China Military Power Transparency Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Extension.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking “January 31, 2027” and inserting “January 31, 2030”.
(b) Matters To Be Included.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, including nuclear and drone development cooperation.”;
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), by inserting “, including foreign farmland acquisitions,” after “Chinese overseas investments or projects”;
(3) in paragraph (8)(A)—
(A) by striking “infrastructure) and” and inserting “infrastructure),”; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, and the likely role of Chinese cyber capabilities in a conflict with the United States.”;
(4) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking “and other advanced technologies” and inserting “biotechnology, and other advanced and emerging technologies”; and
(5) in paragraph (10)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):
“(B) the likely strategic intent of the People’s Liberation Army in a conflict over Taiwan, and how the People’s Republic of China will conduct a cyber enabled economic warfare campaign, a cross straight invasion campaign, or a blockade campaign; and”. <all>
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