,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,engel7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 the ,department of ,state to ensure    
persons representing the ,united ,states
 in international athletic competitions 
in certain countries are appropriately  
informed1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,american ,values and ,security in  
,international ,athletics ,act4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in #bjag1 the ,international     
,olympic ,committee 7,,ioc7 revised its 
,host ,city ,contract to require host   
countries to protect and respect human  
rights and ensure any violation of human
 rights is remedied in a manner         
consistent with international           
agreements1 laws1 and regulations       
applicable in the ,host ,country and in 

a manner consistent with all            
internationally recognised human rights 
standards and principles1 including the 
,united ,nations ,guiding ,principles on
 ,business and ,human ,rights1          
applicable in the ,host ,country4  7#b7 
,the ,olympic ,charter states the goal  
of ,olympism is to place sport at the   
service of the harmonious development of
 humankind1 with a view to promoting a  
peaceful society concerned with the     
preservation of human dignity4  7#c7    
,the ,,ioc set up an advisory committee 
on human rights in ,december #bjah1 and 
,,ioc ,president ,thomas ,bach said1    
,promoting humanistic values in sport   
has been a core feature of the ,,ioc    
since its beginning4 ,our mission1 to   
put sport at the service of humanity1   
goes hand-in-hand with human rights1    
which is part of our ,,dna44  7#d7 ,in  
the report1 ,the ,cybersecurity of      
,olympic ,sports3 ,new ,opportunities1  
,new ,risks1 the ,,uc ,berkley ,center  
for ,long-,term ,cybersecurity listed   

the hacking and release of sensitive    
athletic data as one of the four        
significant categories of cyberattacks  
on major sporting events4  7#e7         
,according to the ,state ,department's  
#bjai ,country ,reports on ,human       
,rights ,practices1 the ,people's       
,republic of ,china's ,ministry of      
,public ,security employs tens of       
millions of surveillance cameras to     
monitor the general public1 as well as  
political dissidents1 religious leaders 
and adherents1 ,tibetans1 and ,uyghurs4 
7#f7 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china 
7,,prc7 ,government's extensive use of  
artificial intelligence surveillance    
technology1 including facial and voice  
pattern recognition technology1 poses   
grave humanitarian1 privacy1 and        
security concerns4 ,,prc authorities    
have used surveillance technology to    
monitor1 control1 and repress an        
estimated #a4h million ,uyghurs and     
other ,muslim minorities in the         
,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4  

,,prc ,state media has confirmed that   
voice1 image1 position and behavior     
recognition technologies will be used in
 the ,beijing #bjbb ,winter ,olympics4  
#c4 ,human rights awareness for         
,american athletic delegations  7a7     
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that individuals representing 
the ,united ,states at international    
athletic competitions in foreign        
countries should have the opportunity to
 be informed about human rights and     
security concerns in such countries and 
how best to safeguard their personal    
security and privacy4  7b7 ,in general  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall devise and implement a strategy   
for disseminating briefing materials1   
including information described in      
subsection 7c71 to individuals          
representing the ,united ,states at     
international athletic competitions in a
 covered country4  7#b7 ,timing and form

 of materials  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
briefing materials referred to in       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be offered not     
later than #ahj days prior to the       
commencement of an international        
athletic competition in a covered       
country4  7,b7 ,form of delivery        
,briefing materials related to the human
 rights record of covered countries may 
be delivered electronically or          
disseminated in person1 as appropriate4 
7,c7 ,special consideration ,information
 briefing materials related to personal 
security risks may be offered           
electronically1 in written format1 by   
video teleconference1 or prerecorded    
video4  7#c7 ,consultations ,in devising
 and implementing the strategy required 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of 
,state shall consult with the following3
 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign       
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations in the ,senate1 not 
later than #ij days after the date of   

the enactment of this ,act4  7,b7       
,leading human rights nongovernmental   
organizations and relevant              
subject-matter experts in determining   
the content of the briefings required   
under this subsection4  7,c7 ,the       
,united ,states ,olympic and ,paralympic
 ,committee and the national governing  
bodies of amateur sports that play a    
role in determining which individuals   
represent the ,united ,states in        
international athletic competitions1    
regarding the most appropriate and      
effective method to disseminate briefing
 materials4  7c7 ,content of briefings  
,the briefing materials required under  
subsection 7b7 shall include1 with      
respect to a covered country hosting an 
international athletic competition in   
which individuals may represent the     
,united ,states1 the following3 7#a7    
,information on the human rights        
concerns present in such covered        
country1 as described in the ,department
 of ,state's ,annual ,country ,reports  

on ,human ,rights ,practices4  7#b7     
,information1 as applicable1 on risks   
such individuals may face to their      
personal and digital privacy and        
security1 and recommended measures to   
safeguard against certain forms of      
foreign intelligence targeting1 as      
appropriate4  7d7 ,covered country      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered country means1 with respect to a
 country hosting an international       
athletic competition in which           
individuals representing the ,united    
,states may participate1 any of the     
following3 7#a7 ,any ,communist country 
specified in subsection 7f7 of section  
#fbj of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of
 #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgj7;f774  7#b7 
,any country ranked as a ,tier #c       
country in the most recent ,department  
of ,state's annual ,trafficking in      
,persons ,report4  7#c7 ,any other      
country the ,secretary of ,state        
determines present serious human rights 
concerns for the purpose of informing   

such individuals4  7#d7 ,any country the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation  
with other cabinet officials as         
appropriate1 determines presents a      
serious counterintelligence risk4