# Plain Language Summary: FBI Hotline and Chinese Government Activities Bill

This bill creates a new FBI hotline where people can report tips about individuals who are working on behalf of the Chinese government or the Chinese Communist Party to conduct activities in the United States. Think of it like a dedicated phone line or reporting system specifically for this type of concern. The bill also makes it a federal crime for someone to perform law enforcement functions—like conducting investigations, making arrests, or interrogating people—while acting as an agent of the Chinese government or Communist Party.

The practical effect is that the FBI gets a new tool to gather information about potential foreign government operations happening on U.S. soil. If someone suspects a person is secretly working for China to conduct surveillance, gather intelligence, or carry out other government-related activities, they can now report it through this dedicated channel. On the criminal side, the law targets people who might be impersonating or acting as unofficial law enforcement officers while serving Chinese government interests—essentially making it illegal to run a shadow police operation on behalf of a foreign government.

This bill is part of broader concerns about foreign interference and espionage. It doesn't change what activities are already illegal; rather, it creates a specific reporting mechanism and adds a targeted criminal penalty for a particular type of unauthorized law enforcement activity. The bill affects anyone who might have information about such activities, as well as anyone who might be engaged in performing law enforcement functions on behalf of the Chinese government. For most ordinary Americans, this bill simply provides a way to report suspicious activity if they encounter it, while establishing clearer legal consequences for those conducting unauthorized government operations.

A bill to establish an FBI hotline to receive tips about persons trying to engage in certain activities in the United States on behalf of the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party, and to criminalize the performance of the functions of a law enforcement agency in the United States on behalf of the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

Marshall, Roger

 <p>This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish a hotline to receive anonymous tips about individuals who surveil, harass, intimidate, or coerce another individual, or perform law enforcement activities, in the United States on behalf of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).</p> <p>This bill also establishes federal criminal offenses for individuals in the United States who engage in one of the following on behalf of China or the CCP: (1) surveillance, harassment, intimidation, or coercion of another person in the United States; or (2) performance of any function of a law enforcement agency.</p>