#aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbgj ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,uyghur ,forced ,labor ,disclosure ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,since early #bjag1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has conducted a policy of disappearance1 mass internment1 and imprisonment of ,turkic ,muslims1 particularly ,uyghurs1 in ,china's ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7,,xuar74 7#b7 ,since #bjad1 ,chinese authorities have detained between #hjj1jjj and possibly up to three million ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and other ethnic minorities in forced education1 training1 and labor camps4 7#c7 ,the bi-partisan1 bi-cameral ,congressional-,executive ,commission on ,china's #bjai ,annual ,report found numerous reports of forced labor associated with government repression of ethnic minority groups in the ,,xuar4 ,detainees performed forced labor in factories both within and outside of internment camps in ,,xuar4 7#d7 ,radio ,free ,asia reported in ,january #bjai that authorities had also sent ,uyghurs and ,kazakhs from the ,,xuar to other provinces in ,china for forced labor4 7#e7 ,comments in ,march #bjah from the president of the ,china ,national ,textile and ,apparel ,council suggested that textile manufacturers were working with ,,xuar authorities to exploit forced labor4 7#f7 ,companies that work in the ,,xuar are at great risk of complicity in the human rights abuses being committed in the region4 7#g7 ,in a ,march #bjbj report1 the ,australian ,strategic ,policy ,institute identified #bg factories in nine ,chinese provinces that are using ,uyghur labor transferred from ,xinjiang4 ,these factories indirectly supply global brands1 including many ,american multinational companies4 7#h7 ,forced labor in ,,xuar is ,chinese government policy and due diligence efforts to ensure clean supply chains is nearly impossible due to mass surveillance1 pervasive police presence1 and intimidation of workers4 #c4 ,disclosure of certain activities relating to the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region ,section #ac of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghm7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7s7 ,disclosure of certain activities relating to the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than the end of the #ahj-;day period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,commission shall issue rules to require each issuer required to file an annual report under this section or section #ae7;d7 or a proxy statement under section #ad to disclose in each such report or proxy statement whether1 during the period covered by the report or proxy statement-- 7,a7 the issuer or any affiliate of the issuer1 directly or indirectly1 engaged with an entity or the affiliate of an entity to import-- 7i7 manufactured goods1 including electronics1 food products1 textiles1 shoes1 and teas1 that originated in the ,,xuar2 or 7ii7 manufactured goods containing materials that originated or are sourced in the ,,xuar2 7,b7 with respect to any goods or materials described under subparagraph 7,a71 whether the goods or material originated in forced labor camps2 and 7,c7 with respect to each manufactured good or material described under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 the nature and extent of the commercial activity related to such good or material2 7ii7 the gross revenue and net profits1 if any1 attributable to the good or material2 and 7iii7 whether the issuer or the affiliate of the issuer intends to continue with such importation4 7#b7 ,availability of information ,the ,commission shall make all information disclosed pursuant to this subsection available to the public on the website of the ,commission4 7#c7 ,reports 7,a7 ,annual report to ,congress ,the ,commission shall-- 7i7 conduct an annual assessment of the compliance of issuers with the requirements of this subsection2 and 7ii7 issue a report to ,congress containing the results of the assessment required under clause 7i74 7,b7 ,,gao report ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall periodically evaluate and report to ,congress on the effectiveness of the oversight by the ,commission of the disclosure requirements under this subsection4 7#d7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,forced labor camp ,the term forced labor camp means-- 7i7 any entity engaged in the mutual pairing assistance program which subsidizes the establishment of manufacturing facilities in ,,xuar2 7ii7 any entity using convict labor1 forced labor1 or indentured labor described under section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg72 and 7iii7 any other entity that the ,commission determines is appropriate4 7,b7 ,,xuar ,the term ,,xuar means the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,september #cj1 #bjbj4;,clerk4