GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect US Intellectual Property From CCP

The legislation targets foreign adversary entities that use American intellectual property related to critical or emerging technologies.

Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Rep Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 2, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation they say will help protect U.S. intellectual property (IP) from the Chinese communist regime and other adversaries.

The Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act is meant to “expose foreign adversaries illegally accessing American IP and to protect U.S. businesses’ competitiveness and our national security,” said Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo–Pacific.