,,iv #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cdc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #be1 #bjae ,ms4 ,ros-,leht95 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 & ,mr4 ,valadao7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,,resolution ,express+ conc]n reg>d+ p]si/5t & cr$ible reports ( sy/ematic1 /ate-sanction$ organ h>ve/+ f non-cons5t+ prison]s ( consci5ce 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ f l>ge numb]s ( ,falun ,gong practition]s & memb]s ( o!r religi\s & e?nic m9ority gr\ps4 ,:]eas :5 p]=m$ 9 accordance ) e?ical /&>ds1 ! m$ical discipl9e ( organ transplantation is "o ( ! great a*ievem5ts ( mod]n m$ic9e2 ,:]eas ,*9ese au?orities report$ 9 #bjaa t ! majority ( organs us$ = transplantation 9 ,*9a 7 procur$ f execut$ prison]s2 ,:]eas volunt>y & in=m$ cons5t is ! precondition = e?ical organ donation & int]national m$ical organizations /ate t prison]s1 depriv$ ( _! fre$om1 are n 9 ! position to give free cons5t & t ! practice ( s\rc+ organs f prison]s is a violation ( e?ical guidel9es 9 m$ic9e2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a cont9ue to d5y reports t _m organs are tak5 )\t ! cons5t ( prison]s yet at ! same "t prev5ts indep5d5t v]ification ( its transplant sy/em2 ,:]eas ! organ transplantation sy/em 9 ,*9a does n comply ) ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization's requirem5t ( transp>5cy & traceability 9 organ procurem5t pa?ways2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,c\ntry ,report on ,human ,rights = ,*9a = #bjac /at$1 ,advocacy gr\ps cont9u$ to report in/ances ( organ h>ve/+ f prison]s2 ,:]eas ,huang ,jiefu1 director ( ! ,*9a ,organ ,donation ,committee1 ann\nc$ 9 ,decemb] #bjad t ,*9a w\ld end ! practice ( organ h>ve/+ f execut$ prison]s by ,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 b fail$ to address organ h>ve/+ f prison]s ( consci5ce2 ,:]eas rates ( volunt>y organ donation 9 ,*9a rema9 sev]ely depress$ & are insuffici5t to acc\nt = ! volume ( organ transplant proc$ures p]=m$2 ,:]eas ,falun ,gong1 a spiritual practice involv+ m$itative qigong ex]cises & c5t]$ on ! values ( tru?fulness1 compassion1 & tol]ance1 became imm5sely popul> 9 ! #aiijs2 ,:]eas 9 ,july #aiii1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty laun*$ an int5sive1 nationwide p]secution design$ to eradicate ! spiritual practice ( ,falun ,gong1 reflect+ ! p>ty's long-/&+ intol]ance ( l>ge indep5d5t civil society gr\ps2 ,:]eas s9ce #aiii1 hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,falun ,gong practition]s h be5 deta9$ extra-legally 9 re$ucation-?r\gh-labor camps1 det5tion c5t]s1 & prisons1 :]e torture & abuse are r\t9e2 ,:]eas 9 _m det5tion facilities & labor camps1 ,falun ,gong prison]s ( consci5ce comprise ! majority ( ! population1 & h be5 said to receive ! longe/ s5t5ces & ! wor/ treatm5t2 ,:]eas =m] ,falun ,gong prison]s ( consci5ce h report$ receiv+ t>get$ m$ical exams 9 det5tion design$ to assess ! heal? ( _! organs1 :i* o!r prison] gr\ps 7 g5]ally n subject$ to2 ,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se report$ 9 #bjae t ,falun ,gong practition]s comprise ! l>ge/ portion ( prison]s ( consci5ce 9 ,*9a1 & face an elevat$ risk ( dy+ or be+ kill$ 9 cu/ody2 ,:]eas 9 #bjjf1 ,canadian rese>*]s ,david ,matas1 human rights attorney1 & ,david ,kilg\r1 =m] ,canadian ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,asia-,pacific1 conduct$ an indep5d5t inve/igation into allegations ( organ h>ve/+ f ,falun ,gong prison]s 9 ,*9a1 & conclud$ t ,falun ,gong prison]s 7 ! only plausible s\rce = #da1ejj organ transplants p]=m$ f #bjjj to #bjje2 ,:]eas _! report f\nd t ag5ts ( ! ,*9ese /ate h conduct$ l>ge-scale organ seizures f unwill+ ,falun ,gong practition]s1 ^: vital organs 7 seiz$ involunt>ily = sale at high prices1 sometimes to =eign]s1 :o normally face long waits = volunt>y donations ( su* organs 9 _! home c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,matas & ,kilg\r h implicat$ /ate & p>ty entities 9 illicit organ h>ve/+1 includ+ dome/ic security s]vices & milit>y hospitals2 ,:]eas rese>*] & j\rnali/ ,e?an ,gutmann e/imates t approximately #fe1jjj ,falun ,gong adh]5ts may h be5 kill$ = _! organs f #bjjj to #bjjh1 & t a numb] ( o!r religi\s & e?nic m9orities may also h be5 t>get$2 ,:]eas ,gutmann publi%$ f9d+s t ,*9ese security ag5cies began h>ve/+ organs f memb]s ( ! pr$om9antly ,muslim ,uyghur e?nic m9ority gr\p 9 ! #aiijs1 includ+ f ,uyghur political prison]s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations ,committee ,aga9/ ,torture & ! ,special ,rapporteur on ,torture h express$ conc]n ov] ! allegations ( organ h>ve/+ f ,falun ,gong prison]s1 & h call$ on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to increase acc\ntability & transp>5cy 9 ! organ transplant sy/em & puni% ^? responsible = abuses2 & ,:]eas ! kill+ ( religi\s or political prison]s = ! purpose ( sell+ _! organs = transplant is an egregi\s & intol]able violation ( ! fundam5tal "r to life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! practice ( /ate-sanction$ =c$ organ h>ve/+ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 7#b7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a to imm$iately end ! practice ( organ h>ve/+ f all prison]s ( consci5ce2 7#c7 dem&s an imm$iate end to ! #af-ye> p]secution ( ! ,falun ,gong spiritual practice by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a1 & ! imm$iate release ( all ,falun ,gong practition]s & o!r prison]s ( consci5ce2 7#d7 enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates m$ical community to help raise aw>5ess ( une?ical organ transplant practices 9 ,*9a2 7#e7 calls on ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to all[ a cr$ible1 transp>5t1 & indep5d5t inve/igation into organ transplant abuses2 & 7#f7 calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to conduct a m detail$ analysis on /ate-sanction$ organ h>ve/+ f non-cons5t+ prison]s ( consci5ce 9 ! annual ,human ,rights ,report1 & report annually to ,congress on ! implem5tation ( section #aahb;f ( title #h1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b>r+ provision ( visas to ,*9ese & o!r nationals engag$ 9 co]c$ organ or bodily tissue transplantation4