1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees Unless otherwise specified, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) in the House of Representatives— (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; (ii) the Committee on Armed Services; (iii) the Committee on Appropriations; (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary; (v) the Committee on Education and the Workforce; and (vi) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and (B) in the Senate— (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations; (ii) the Committee on Armed Services; (iii) the Committee on Appropriations; (iv) the Committee on the Judiciary; (v) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions