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To require inclusion on the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States of Chinese entities on certain other lists maintained by the United States Government.
Summary
The CLEAR Act of 2025 requires the Secretary of Defense to review Chinese entities that are added to other United States Government lists subject to restrictions or scrutiny. These reviewed entities would be considered for inclusion in the annual revision of the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. The bill amends existing law to ensure that Chinese entities identified across various government watchlists are evaluated for addition to the military companies designation list.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require inclusion on the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States of Chinese entities on certain other lists maintained by the United States Government.
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 “Chinese List Entity Alignment and Review Act of 2025” or the “CLEAR Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OF CHINESE ENTITIES ON OTHER LISTS.
Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—
(1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:
“(A) In general.—The Secretary”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Review of entities on other lists.—The Secretary shall review, for inclusion in each annual revision under subparagraph (A) of the list required by paragraph (1), each entity added, during the year preceding preparation of the revision of the list, to any other list maintained by the United States Government of Chinese entities subject to restrictions or scrutiny relating to concerns about their activities or affiliations.”. <all>
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