I am, in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Critz moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 5743, to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: After section 501 (page 21, after line 14), insert the following new section: SEC. 502. PROTECTING UNITED STATES MILITARY STRENGTH, TECHNOLOGICAL PROWESS, AND AMERICAN JOBS. (a) In General.--In obligating and expending funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, the head of each element of the intelligence community shall take all steps necessary to protect and ensure that-- (1) the intelligence and military capability of the United States is not improperly transferred to or stolen by a foreign nation or a state sponsor of terrorism; (2) the intelligence and military capability of the United States and sensitive information pertaining to economic, financial, and consumer information is protected from cybersecurity attacks, including cybersecurity attacks from Iran and China; and (3) contracts and work performed for such element of the intelligence community is first provided to United States companies and workers and not outsourced to foreign-owned companies, unless the Director of National Intelligence determines that it is in the interests of national security.…
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