November 7, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
To require inclusion on the list of Chinese military companies operating in the United States of Chinese entities on certain other lists maintained by the United States Government.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Chinese List Entity Alignment and Review Act of 2025
or the CLEAR Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of Chinese entities on other lists
Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—
(1)
by striking The Secretary
and inserting the following:
(A) In general
The Secretary; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B) Review of entities on other lists
The Secretary shall review, for inclusion in each annual revision under subparagraph (A) of the list required by paragraph (1), each entity added, during the year preceding preparation of the revision of the list, to any other list maintained by the United States Government of Chinese entities subject to restrictions or scrutiny relating to concerns about their activities or affiliations.