Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Impose New Tech Export Controls on China
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., reintroduced a bill Feb. 7 that would control exports of certain “national interest technology or intellectual property” to China.
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Covered items would include those that would contribute significantly to China’s military to the detriment of U.S. national security. They also would include a designated list of product components compiled by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, as well as items China uses to violate human rights or religious liberties.
The bill also would require the president to sanction a foreign person who sells or buys covered technology or intellectual property from China or a Chinese person who uses that technology or intellectual property in violation of U.S. export controls.
Green said the recent development of an advanced artificial intelligence model by Chinese startup DeepSeek underscores the need for his legislation. “Using sensitive U.S. technology, China was able to create a new and powerful AI model that could be used to further oppress its own people and undermine the United States,” he said. “This is unacceptable. My China Technology Transfer Control Act will help prevent this from happening again.”
The bill, which Green offered in the previous two Congresses (see 2304170013), was referred to the House Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means committees. The reintroduction came nine days after Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill that would ban AI technology exports to China (see 2502030031).