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S. 586: No PLA LOOPHOLES Act


The text of the bill below is as of Mar 1, 2023 (Introduced).


II

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 586

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 1, 2023

(for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To modify the limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts with the People's Liberation Army to cover all logistical operations and remove the exception for search-and-rescue and humanitarian operations and exercises.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No People’s Liberation Army in Logistical Operations and Other Pertinent Humanitarian Operations Leading to Endangered Security Act or the No PLA LOOPHOLES Act.

2.

Modification of limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts with Chinese People’s Liberation Army

Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(4), by striking Advanced logistical operations and inserting Logistical operations; and

(2)

by striking subsection (c).