,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbgj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 and ,mr4 ,khanna7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,placing ,restrictions on ,teargas ,exports and ,crowd ,control ,technology to ,hong ,kong ,act or the ,,protect ,hong ,kong ,act4 #b4 ,findings and statement of policy 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,during the #bjai anti-extradition bill and pro-democracy protests1 the ,hong ,kong ,police ,force used non-lethal crowd control articles such as water cannon trucks1 tear gas1 rubber bullets1 sponge grenades1 beanbag rounds1 batons1 pepper spray1 pepper balls1 and projectile launchers4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights1 along with human rights organizations1 have called for an investigation of the use of crowd control tactics used in ,hong ,kong which fall short of international standards1 including the ,united ,nations ,code of ,conduct for ,law ,enforcement ,officials and the ,basic ,principles on the ,use of ,force and ,firearms for ,law ,enforcement ,officials4 7#c7 ,united ,states companies received export licenses to sell the ,hong ,kong ,police ,force munitions and non-lethal crowd control defense articles and services and at least some of those articles were used by the police unnecessarily and disproportionately during largely peaceful demonstrations4 7#d7 ,the ,government of the ,united ,kingdom suspended export licenses for the sale of tear gas and other non-lethal crowd control equipment to ,hong ,kong until concerns about human rights abuses are addressed by the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region government4 7#e7 ,the ,european ,parliament adopted a resolution calling on ,european governments and the international community to impose export-control mechanisms to deny the ,hong ,kong and ,chinese governments access to technologies used to violate basic rights4 7#f7 ,hong ,kong citizens and the international community have called for changes to the ,hong ,kong ,police's crowd control tactics and these requests have gone unheeded by the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region government4 7b7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to restrict the export of security assistance and crime control and detection instruments and equipment to any country the government of which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights as required by section #ejb;,b7a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;a772 and 7#b7 to use export controls on crime control and detection instruments and equipment to deter the development of a consistent pattern of human rights abuses1 distance the ,united ,states from such abuses1 and avoid contributing to civil disorder in a country or region in accordance with section #gdb4g7;b7 of part #ggd of subtitle ,b of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 #c4 ,prohibition on commercial export of covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 beginning on the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall prohibit the issuance of licenses to export covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services4 7b7 ,exception ,the prohibition in subsection 7a7 shall not take effect if-- 7#a7 the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees before the date specified in such subsection 7a7 that-- 7,a7 extraordinary circumstances exist that necessitate the continuation of the export of covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services and includes a description of such circumstances2 or 7,b7 exports of covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items to parts of the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services other than the ,hong ,kong ,police ,force are required to advance ,united ,states foreign policy goals and includes-- 7i7 a description of the articles1 services1 and items2 and 7ii7 the number of articles1 services1 and items required to meet such goals2 or 7#b7 the ,president has issued an ,executive order under section #bjb of the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egbb7 before the date specified in such subsection 7a7 suspending the application of section #bja7;a7 of such ,act to any ,united ,states law related to the sale of covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services4 #d4 ,report on covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items exported to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce and the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists and provides a description of all covered defense articles and services and covered munitions items exported to the ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services during the five-year period ending on such date of enactment4 7b7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7 submitted in unclassified form2 and 7#b7 submitted as either a separate written report or as an annex to testimony offered by ,department of ,state officials before one or more of the appropriate congressional committees4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,covered defense articles and services ,the term covered defense articles and services means defense articles and defense services designated by the ,president under section #ch7;a77#a7 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7;a77#a774 7#c7 ,covered munitions items ,the term covered munitions items means-- 7,a7 items controlled under section #gdb4g of part #gdb of subtitle ,b of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7relating to crime control and detection instruments and equipment and related technology and software72 and 7,b7 items listed under the #fjj series of the ,commerce ,control ,list contained in ,supplement ,no4 #a to part #ggd of subtitle ,b of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#d7 ,hong ,kong ,the term ,hong ,kong has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egjb74 7#e7 ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services ,the term ,hong ,kong ,disciplined ,services means-- 7,a7 the ,hong ,kong ,police ,force2 7,b7 the ,hong ,kong ,auxiliary ,police ,force2 7,c7 the ,hong ,kong ,immigration ,department2 7,d7 the ,hong ,kong ,customs and ,excise ,department2 7,e7 the ,hong ,kong ,fire ,services ,department2 7,f7 the ,hong ,kong ,correctional ,services ,department2 and 7,g7 the ,hong ,kong ,government ,flying ,service4