{"id":1243056,"date":"2022-01-26T12:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1243056"},"modified":"2022-01-26T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:38:06","slug":"republican-study-committee-democrat-anti-china-bill-riddled-with-woke-climate-change-carveouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-study-committee-democrat-anti-china-bill-riddled-with-woke-climate-change-carveouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Study Committee: Democrat Anti-China Bill Riddled with Woke, Climate Change Carveouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-study-committee-democrat-anti-china-bill-riddled-with-woke-climate-change-carveouts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1243056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RSC-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Republican Study Committee (RSC) said on Tuesday that the House Democrats\u2019 anti-China bill is riddled with woke and climate change provisions while lacking key provisions to prevent Chinese spying in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats released late Tuesday night their bill designed to increase American competitiveness against China in advanced research and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Senate passed its version, championed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), in June. That bill, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/24\/house-democrats-push-weak-anti-china-bill-bidens-agenda-stalls\/\">criticized<\/a> by conservatives as a weak attempt to increase competitiveness against China.<\/p>\n<p>The House Democrat version, the America COMPETES Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/democrats.rules.house.gov\/files\/BILLS-117HR4521RH-RCP117-31.pdf\">totals<\/a> in at 2,900 pages and aims to boost manufacturing, especially in the semiconductor industry. It would also attempt to fix the broken supply chains unfolding under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers have increasingly looked to boost domestic semiconductor production after the coronavirus pandemic broke international supply chains and made it difficult to keep up with semiconductor production.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The pivot to the anti-China legislation also serves as the latest gambit for Democrats to seize a win after they failed to pass the $4.91 trillion Build Back Better Act, and Schumer failed to break the filibuster and pass two voter bills.<\/p>\n<p>As Punchbowl News <a href=\"https:\/\/email.punchbowl.news\/t\/t-e-cuhdddl-ghdmedu-tr\/\">wrote<\/a> Wednesday, \u201cAnd let\u2019s be completely frank: This White House needs a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Study Committee (RSC) noted Tuesday that the bill would not counter Chinese activity within the United States:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Democrats\u2019 so-called \u201canti-China\u201d bill is out: \u2013 Almost no provisions going after <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCP?src=hashtag_click\">#CCP<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> activity within the US, which should be our main concern. \u2013 It wastes money on issues completely disconnected from countering China, like $4B to the UN climate fund. Who are they fooling?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats\u2019 so-called \u201canti-China\u201d bill is out:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Almost no provisions going after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CCP<\/a> activity within the US, which should be our main concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 It wastes money on issues completely disconnected from countering China, like $4B to the UN climate fund.<\/p>\n<p>Who are they fooling?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSC (@RepublicanStudy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepublicanStudy\/status\/1486146731368669194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Dems\u2019 new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> bill includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 $8M to conserve coral reefs (pg 1636)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 $1.5M for a coral reef fellowship program (pg 1655)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 $4B for the UN Green Climate Fund (pg 1392)<\/p>\n<p>* But not a dollar to OFAC to enforce sanctions on the CCP or to support military spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RSC (@RepublicanStudy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepublicanStudy\/status\/1486150953862582273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>An RSC staffer told Breitbart News that the RSC is diligently looking into the legislative text to find every carveout that Democrats have slipped into the bill, which might include sections of the Build Back Better Act.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also contains other woke provisions, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collects demographic data, on a voluntary basis, of information on gender, race, military or veteran status, or any other demographic category appropriate for patent applications.<\/li>\n<li>Ensures protection for \u201csex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or disability\u201d in relation to the National Apprenticeship Act of 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Amends section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to ensure equity for the territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. These amendments allow block grant funds to qualify as the nonfederal share of project costs and allow for cost-share waivers for the territories for Section 213 conservation grants.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Supports organizational research, including research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technology sector (Diversity in Tech Research).<\/li>\n<li>Supports nontraditional apprenticeship populations \u201csuch as women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and individuals impacted by the criminal or juvenile justice system\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmends the Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381) by directing the Secretary of Energy to expand opportunities to <strong>increase the number and the diversity, equity, and inclusion of highly skilled STEM professionals working in the Department\u2019s mission-relevant disciplines and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, including expanded partnerships with minority-serving institutions,<\/strong> emerging research institutions, and scientific societies.\u201d [emphasis added]<\/li>\n<li>Requires outreach to historically black colleges and universities, minority institutions, higher education programs that serve veterans and rural communities, and emerging research institutions.<\/li>\n<li>Creates a Chief Diversity Officer of the National Science Foundation (NSF) \u201ccharged with providing guidance and leading the Foundation\u2019s strategic planning to broaden participation of individuals and institutions in NSF-funded activities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDirects the Director of the Peace Corps to report on strategies to expand the number of Peace Corps volunteers in Oceania, with the goals of expanding the Peace Corps presence to all currently feasible locations in Oceania and working with regional and international partners to expand the presence of Peace Corps volunteers in low-income Oceania communities in support of climate resilience initiatives.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Creates Climate Change Officer positions within the Foreign Service responsible for convening stakeholders and supporting U.S. engagement on climate change, and requires corresponding curriculum at the Foreign Service Institute.<\/li>\n<li>Creates $4 billion grants for 2022 and 2023 to assist developing countries with \u201cmitigating and adapting to climate change.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/email.punchbowl.news\/t\/t-l-cuhdddl-ghdmedu-h\/\">railed<\/a> at Democrats for pushing a partisan bill:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been&nbsp;in talks with House and Senate committees of jurisdiction for weeks, trying to put together a bipartisan bill that could pass Congress,\u201d McCaul explained. \u201cRather than allowing those talks to play out, Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have decided to torpedo the chance of a bipartisan, bicameral bill to confront the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Sean Moran is a congressional reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanMoran3\"><span><i>@SeanMoran3<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican Study Committee (RSC) said on Tuesday that the House Democrats\u2019 anti-China bill is riddled with woke and climate change provisions while lacking key provisions to prevent Chinese spying &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1243056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1243056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1243056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}