; (B) target United States citizens or nationals or intimidates their families in China; and (C) use economic tools, market access, cyberattacks, or other capabilities to undermine the freedoms of speech, expression, the press, association, assembly, religion, or academic thought; (7) to implement more advanced transparency requirements concerning collaboration with Chinese actors for media agencies, universities, think tanks, and government officials; (8) to use various forums to raise awareness about— (A) the goals and methods of the political influence operations of the Government of China and the Communist Party of China; and (B) common patterns and approaches used by Chinese intelligence agencies or related actors; (9) to require greater transparency for Confucius Institutes, think tanks, academic programs, and nongovernmental organizations funded primarily by the Government of China or by individuals or public or private organizations with a demonstrable affiliation with the Government of China that are operating in the United States to register through the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 612 ) or a comparable mechanism; (10) to seek ways to increase Chinese language proficiency among mid-career professionals; (11) to ensure that existing tools are sufficiently screening for the risk of Chinese influence operations; and (12) to create more flexible tools, as needed, with the goals of— (A) screening investments from the Government of China or sources backed by the Government of China to protect against the takeover of United States companies by Chinese state-owned or state-driven entities