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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing the Committee’s government-wide investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing efforts to target, influence, and infiltrate every sector and community in the United States. In a letter to National Security Council (NSC) Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Chairman seeks to ascertain whether the NSC is establishing a government-wide strategy necessary to deter and defeat CCP political warfare threatening the American way of life.

“The National Security Council is uniquely positioned to lead this challenge for America. As ‘the President’s principal forum for national security and foreign policy decision making,’ and ‘the President’s principal arm for coordinating these policies across federal agencies,’ the NSC has great responsibility to construct and execute a government-wide strategy to secure the nation from CCP efforts to infiltrate, influence and weaken the homeland,” wrote Chairman Comer. “In addition to the Committee’s ongoing investigation and warnings from the Intelligence Community, serious questions remain about whether the NSC fully understands, or has a coordinated plan, to defeat the CCP’s unrestricted warfare targeting American communities, sectors, and the U.S. government.”

On March 13, Chairman Comer launched an investigation into China’s political warfare campaign and sought initial information from agencies. As part of the government-wide investigation, the first hearing on April 17 featured experts who outlined how the CCP’s actions threaten U.S. military readiness, technology sector, critical infrastructure, financial markets, agriculture industry, education systems, intellectual property, federal agencies, and more. On June 26, the Oversight Committee held a second hearing focusing on China’s deliberate targeting and manipulation of particular sectors including business community members, federal agencies, and international financial institutions.

“As National Security Advisor you are responsible for setting the NSC’s agenda serving as Chair of the Principals Committee and establishing Interagency Policy Committees (IPC), among other duties. An IPC focused on CCP political warfare if not already in place could play an important role in a government-wide response to this persistent threat. Indeed IPCs are 'the main day-to-day fora for interagency coordination of national security policy,'” continued Chairman Comer. “The Committee seeks to ascertain whether the NSC is establishing a government-wide strategy necessary to deter and defeat CCP political warfare threatening American way of life.”

Read letters sent on July 18:

Central Intelligence Agency

Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Treasury

Read letters sent on June 21:

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Navy

Read letters sent on May 6:

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Department of State

Federal Bureau Investigation

U.S.Department Commerce

U.S.Department Education

National Institutes Health

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office Director National Intelligence

Read letters sent on March 13:

U.S.Department Justice

U.S.Department Agriculture

Environmental Protection Agency

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Global Media

Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

National Aeronautics Space Administration

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

National Science Foundation