1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate ; (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; (F) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; (G) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives ; (I) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; (J) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives ; (K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (L) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; (M) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; and (N) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives . (2) Political influence operations The term political influence operations means the coordinated and often concealed application of dis­in­for­ma­tion, press manipulation, economic coercion, targeted investments, corruption, or academic censorship. Such efforts are often intended— (A) to coerce and corrupt United States interests, values, institutions, or individuals