,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjag,mr4  
,jody ,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 
,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( 
,i[a1 & ,mr4 ,hultgr57 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,condemn+ viol5ce aga9/   
religi\s m9orities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a & any actions t limit ! free       
expression & practice ( fai? by ^!      
m9orities4  ,:]eas int]national law     
recognizes ! "r to religi\s lib]ty & !  
"r to wor%ip & manife/ "o's fai? ( *oice
 freely )\t fe> ( discrim9ation2 ,:]eas 
,article #ah ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation (
 ,human ,rights /ates t ev]yone has ! "r
 to fre$om ( ?\ght1 consci5ce &         
religion2 ?is "r includes fre$om to     
*ange 8 religion or belief1 & fre$om1   
ei!r alone or 9 community ) o!rs & 9    
public or private1 to manife/ 8 religion
 or belief 9 tea*+1 practice1 wor%ip &  

obs]vance2 ,:]eas ! ,int]national       
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights 
7,,iccpr7 adopt$ by ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,g5]al ,assembly 9 #aiff /ates t ev]yone
 %all h ! "r to fre$om ( ?\ght1         
consci5ce & religion4 ,?is "r %all      
include fre$om to h or to adopt a       
religion or belief ( 8 *oice1 & fre$om1 
ei!r individually or 9 community ) o!rs 
& 9 public or private1 to manife/ 8     
religion or belief 9 wor%ip1 obs]vance1 
practice & tea*+ ''' & no "o %all be    
subject to co]cion :i* w\ld impair 8    
fre$om to h or to adopt a religion or   
belief ( 8 *oice2 ,:]eas ,article #cf ( 
! ,con/itution ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a
 ( #aihb /ates t ,citiz5s ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a enjoy fre$om ( religi\s
 belief4 ,no /ate organ1 public         
organization or individual may compel   
citiz5s to believe 91 or n to believe 91
 any religion2 nor may !y discrim9ate   
aga9/ citiz5s :o believe 91 any         
religion42 ,:]eas ! rights & safety (   
religi\s m9orities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( 

,*9a h increas+ly come "u attack ov] !  
la/ sev]al ye>s ) _m religi\s m9orities 
be+ s+l$ out & specifically t>get$      
because ( _! fai?s2 ,:]eas ,fre$om ,h\se
 has label$ p]secution ( ,*ri/ians 9 !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z high on its     
spectrum ( religi\s p]secution2 ,:]eas  
!re are ne>ly #ij1jjj1jjj ,*ri/ians 9 ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ! c\ntry is     
anticipat$ to h ! l>ge/ gr\p ( ,*ri/ians
 9 ! _w by ! ye> #bjcj2 ,:]eas 9 #bjae  
,*9a ,aid report$ an #aa-p]c5t increase 
9 p]secution cases f #bjad & a          
#gji-p]c5t increase f #bjjh2 ,:]eas     
,*9ese /ate (ficials h attempt$ to      
require t *ur*es mu/ be /ate-approv$    
,?ree ,self ,patriotic ,movem5t 7,,tspm7
 *ur*es :i* mu/ submit all s]mons =     
gov]nm5t approval1 & ^: religi\s s]vices
 mu/ be monitor$ by ! gov]nm5t's        
dep>tm5t ( religion2 ,:]eas *ur*es n    
designat$ z ,,tspm *ur*es may be        
designat$ z an evil cult by ! ,*9ese    
gov]nm5t :i* ma9ta9s unmitigat$ p[]s to 
imprison & physically int]rogate any    

p]son f\nd associat$ ) a gr\p or *ur*   
designat$ z an evil cult2 ,:]eas !      
,*9ese gov]nm5t arre/$ ov] #cjj human   
rights lawy]s 9 #bjae1 subject+ _m to   
mon?s or ye>s ( det5tion2 ,:]eas #dj    
,*ri/ian p>i%ion]s ( ! ,%uangmiao       
,*ri/ian ,*ur* 9 ,*9a's ,h5an prov9ce 7 
=cibly remov$ f _! h\se ( wor%ip &      
dragg$ into ! /reet on ,may #e1 #bjag1 &
 =c$ to wat* z ne>ly #cjj police (fic]s 
& public (ficials raz$ ! *ur* build+2   
,:]eas doz5s ( ^! p>i%ion]s 7 beat5 &   
arre/$ by public (ficials2 ,:]eas public
 (ficials br&$ ! build+ an illegal      
/ructure2 ,:]eas public (ficials        
confiscat$ p>i%ion]'s phones1 laptops1  
money1 jewelry1 & o!r p]sonal prop]ty1 &
 /ole money f\nd 9 ! *ur*es lock$ (f]+  
box2 ,:]eas ,congress unanim\sly pass$ !
 ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( 
#aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib71 mak+ x ! 
(ficial policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     
condemn violations ( religi\s fre$om1 & 
to promote1 & to assi/ o!r gov]nm5ts 9 !
 promotion (1 ! fundam5tal "r to fre$om 

( religion & to /& = lib]ty & /& ) !    
p]secut$1 to use & implem5t appropriate 
tools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy    
app>atus1 includ+ diplomatic1 political1
 comm]cial1 *>itable1 educational1 &    
cultural *annels1 to promote respect =  
religi\s fre$om by all gov]nm5ts &      
peoples2 ,:]eas ! ,int]national         
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih wat* li/ 
designates ,*9a z a c\ntry ( p>ticul>   
conc]n due to p>ticul>ly sev]e          
violations ( religi\s fre$om2 ,:]eas    
,congress unanim\sly pass$ ! ,frank ,r4 
,wolf ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om   
,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha7 9 #bjaf to 
am5d ! ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om  
,act ( #aiih to enhance ! capabilities (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to advance religi\s    
lib]ty globally ?r\gh diplomacy1 tra9+1 
c\nt]t]rorism1 & =eign assi/ance2 &     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ %[ /rong     
int]national lead]%ip :5 x comes to !   
advancem5t ( religi\s fre$oms1 lib]ties1
 & protections3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 /rongly  

condemns viol5ce aga9/ religi\s         
m9orities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a &   
any actions t limit ! free expression & 
practice ( fai? by ^! m9orities2  7#b7  
reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to promot+ religi\s fre$om & tol]ance   
ar\nd ! _w & help+ to provide protection
 & relief to religi\s m9orities fac+    
p]secution & viol5ce2  7#c7 calls on !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
uphold ! ,*9ese ,con/itution 9 addition 
to ! int]nationally recogniz$ human "r  
to fre$om f religi\s p]secution & to end
 all =ms ( viol5ce & discrim9ation aga9/
 religi\s m9orities2 &  7#d7 urges !    
,presid5t to take appropriate actions to
 promote religi\s fre$om ( religi\s     
m9orities 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 us+
 ! p[]s provid$ to ! ,presid5t "u !     
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bib7 & ! ,frank
 ,r4 ,wolf ,int]national ,religi\s      
,fre$om ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha74