SCREEN Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1690 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1690

 To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of
  the Department of State under certain circumstances, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2025

   Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Moylan, and Ms. Salazar)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
  Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and
 Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of
  the Department of State under certain circumstances, and for other
                               purposes.

    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 ``Stopping Communist Regimes from
Engaging in Edits Now Act'' or the ``SCREEN Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OF FILMS AND
              PROHIBITION ON USE OF SUCH FUNDS FOR FILMS SUBJECT TO
              CONDITIONS ON CONTENT OR ALTERED FOR SCREENING IN THE
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE
              CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--The Secretary of State may only
authorize the provision of technical support or access to an asset
controlled by or related to the Department of State to enter into a
contract relating to the production or funding of a film by a United
States company if the United States company, as a condition of
receiving the support or access--
            (1) provides to the Secretary a list of all films produced
        or funded by that company the content of which has been
        submitted, during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period
        or the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
        Act, to an official of the Government of the People's Republic
        of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for evaluation
        with respect to screening the film in the People's Republic of
        China (PRC);
            (2) includes, with respect to each such film--
                    (A) the title of the film; and
                    (B) the date on which such submission occurred;
            (3) enters into a written agreement with the Secretary not
        to alter the content of the film in response to, or in
        anticipation of, a request by an official of the Government of
        the PRC or the CCP; and
            (4) submits such agreement to the Secretary.
    (b) Prohibition With Respect to Films Subject to Conditions on
Content or Altered for Screening in the People's Republic of China.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may not authorize the
provision of technical support or access to any asset controlled by the
Federal Government for, or authorize the head of a Federal agency to
enter into any contract relating to, the production or funding of a
film by a United States company if--
            (1) the film is co-produced by an entity located in the PRC
        that is subject to conditions on content imposed by an official
        of the Government of the PRC or the CCP; or
            (2) with respect to the most recent report submitted under
        subsection (c), the United States company is listed in the
        report pursuant to subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2) of
        that subsection.
    (c) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
        Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees
        of Congress a report on films disclosed under subsection (a)
        that are associated with a United States company that has
        received technical support or access to an asset controlled by
        the Department of State for, or has entered into a contract
        with the Federal Government relating to, the production or
        funding of a film.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of each film listed pursuant to
                the requirement under subsection (a)(1), the content of
                which was submitted, during the shorter of the
                preceding 10-year period or the period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of this Act, by a United States
                company to an official of the Government of the PRC or
                the CCP for evaluation with respect to screening the
                film in the PRC, including--
                            (i) the United States company that
                        submitted the contents of the film;
                            (ii) the title of the film; and
                            (iii) the date on which such submission
                        occurred.
                    (B) A description of each film with respect to
                which a United States company entered into a written
                agreement with the Department of State, providing the
                support or access, pursuant to the requirement under
                subsection (a)(2) not to alter the content of the film
                in response to, or in anticipation of, a request by an
                official of the Government of the PRC or the CCP,
                during the shorter of the preceding 10-year period or
                the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
                this Act, including--
                            (i) the United States company that entered
                        into the agreement; and
                            (ii) the title of the film.
                    (C) The title of any film described pursuant to
                subparagraph (A), and the corresponding United States
                company described pursuant to clause (i) of that
                subparagraph--
                            (i) that was submitted to an official of
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the
                        preceding 3-year period; and
                            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that
                        the content was altered in response to, or in
                        anticipation of, a request by an official of
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
                    (D) The title of any film that is described in both
                subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B), and the
                corresponding one or more United States companies
                described in clause (i) of each such subparagraph--
                            (i) that was submitted to an official of
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP during the
                        preceding 10-year period; and
                            (ii) for which the Secretary assesses that
                        the content was altered in response to, or in
                        anticipation of, a request by an official of
                        the Government of the PRC or the CCP.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
                of Representatives.
            (2) Content.--The term ``content'' means any description of
        a film, including the script.
            (3) United states company.--The term ``United States
        company'' means a private entity incorporated under the laws of
        the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.
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