,,ic #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ab1 #bjai ,referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,an ,,act ,to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic ,turkic ,muslims in ,xinjiang1 and calling for an end to arbitrary detention1 torture1 and harassment of these communities inside and outside ,china4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,statement of purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to direct ,united ,states resources to address gross violations of universally recognized human rights1 including the mass internment of over #a1jjj1jjj ,uyghurs and other predominately ,muslim ethnic minorities in ,china and the intimidation and threats faced by ,united ,states citizens and legal permanent residents4 #c4 ,appropriate congressional committees ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #d4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has a long history of repressing approximately #ac1jjj1jjj ,turkic1 moderate ,sunni ,muslims1 particularly ,uyghurs1 in the nominally autonomous ,xinjiang region4 ,these actions are in contravention of international human rights standards1 including the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights and the ,international ,covenant on ,civil and ,political ,rights4 7#b7 ,in recent decades1 central and regional ,chinese government policies have systematically discriminated against ,uyghurs1 ethnic ,kazakhs1 and other ,muslims in ,xinjiang by denying them a range of civil and political rights1 including the freedoms of expression1 religion1 movement1 and a fair trial1 among others4 7#c7 ,increased unrest in the ,xinjiang region as a result of the central government's severe repression is used in ,orwellian fashion by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china as evidence of terrorism and separatism and as an excuse for further disproportionate response4 7#d7 ,in #bjad1 ,chinese authorities launched their latest ,strike ,hard against ,violent ,extremism campaign1 in which the pretext of wide-scale1 internationally linked threats of terrorism were used to justify pervasive restrictions on1 and gross human rights violations against1 the ethnic minority communities of ,xinjiang4 7#e7 ,those policies included-- 7,a7 pervasive1 high-tech surveillance across the region1 including the arbitrary collection of biodata1 such as ,,dna samples from children1 without their knowledge or consent2 7,b7 the use of ,,qr codes outside homes to gather information on how frequently individuals pray2 7,c7 facial and voice recognition software and predictive policing databases2 and 7,d7 severe restrictions on the freedom of movement across the region4 7#f7 ,chinese security forces have never been held accountable for credible reports of mass shootings in ,alaqagha 7#bjad71 ,hanerik 7#bjac71 and ,siriqbuya 7#bjac71 as well as the extrajudicial killings of ,abdulbasit ,ablimit 7#bjac7 and ,rozi ,osman 7#bjad74 7#g7 7,a7 ,the ,august #bjaf transfer of former ,tibet ,autonomous ,region ,party ,secretary ,chen ,quanguo to become the ,xinjiang ,party ,secretary prompted an acceleration in the crackdown across the region4 7,b7 ,local officials in ,xinjiang have used chilling political rhetoric to describe the purpose of government policy1 including eradicating tumors and spraying chemicals on crops to kill the weeds4 7,c7 ,uyghurs are forced to celebrate ,chinese cultural traditions1 such as ,chinese ,new ,year1 and unique ,uyghur culture is facing eradication due to state control over ,uyghur cultural heritage1 such as muqam 7a musical tradition7 and meshrep 7traditional cultural gatherings71 and due to elimination of the ,uyghur language as a medium of instruction in ,xinjiang schools and universities4 7#h7 ,in #bjag1 credible reports found that family members of ,uyghurs living outside of ,china had gone missing inside ,china1 that ,chinese authorities were pressuring those outside the country to return1 and that individuals were being arbitrarily detained in large numbers4 7#i7 ,there is ample credible evidence provided by scholars1 human rights organizations1 journalists1 and think tanks substantiating the establishment by ,chinese authorities of political reeducation camps4 7#aj7 ,independent organizations conducted interviews1 including testimonies from ,kayrat ,samarkan1 ,omir ,bekali1 and ,mihrigul ,tursun1 along with others who had been detained in such facilities1 who described forced political indoctrination1 torture1 beatings1 food deprivation1 and solitary confinement1 as well as uncertainty as to the length of detention1 humiliation1 and denial of religious1 cultural1 and linguistic freedoms1 and confirmed that they were told by guards that the only way to secure release was to demonstrate sufficient political loyalty4 ,poor conditions and lack of medical treatment at such facilities appear to have contributed to the deaths of some detainees1 including the elderly and infirm4 ,uyghurs ,muhammed ,salih ,hajim 7#bjah71 ,yaqupjan ,naman 7#bjah71 ,abdughappar ,abdujappar 7#bjah71 ,ayhan ,memet 7#bjah71 ,abdulreshit ,seley ,hajim 7#bjah71 ,nurimangul ,memet 7#bjah71 ,adalet ,teyip 7#bjah71 ,abdulehed ,mehsum 7#bjag71 ,hesen ,imin 7#bjag71 and ,sawut ,raxman 7#bjag7 reportedly died while in the custody of the ,chinese authorities in political reeducation camps1 without proper investigation of the circumstances4 7#aa7 ,uyghurs and ,kazakhs1 who have now obtained permanent residence or citizenship in other countries1 attest to receiving threats and harassment from ,chinese officials4 7#ab7 ,under pressure from the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 countries have forcibly returned ,uyghurs to ,china in violation of the non-refoulement principle and their well-founded fear of persecution4 ,states returning ,uyghurs include ,egypt1 ,malaysia1 ,thailand1 ,laos1 ,burma1 ,cambodia1 ,vietnam1 ,kazakhstan1 ,uzbekistan1 ,tajikistan1 ,pakistan1 ,nepal1 and ,india4 7#ac7 ,six journalists for ,radio ,free ,asia's ,uyghur service have publicly detailed abuses their family members in ,xinjiang have endured in response to their work exposing abusive policies across the region4 7#ad7 ,several ,united ,states-based companies are conducting business with ,xinjiang authorities without sufficient due diligence or safeguards to ensure their business operations do not create or contribute to human rights violations4 7#ae7 ,the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china is increasingly investing in the ,belt and ,road ,initiative across ,xinjiang and throughout ,central ,asia1 extending its influence through organizations such as the ,shanghai ,cooperation ,organization without regard to the political1 religious1 cultural1 or linguistic rights of ethnic minorities4 7#af7 ,the ,secretary of ,state1 ,congressional-,executive ,commission on ,china1 ,tom ,lantos ,human ,rights ,commission1 and individual members of the executive branch and ,congress have all expressed growing concern regarding the pervasive human rights abuses across ,xinjiang and the political reeducation camps4 7#ag7 ,in ,august #bjah1 the ,united ,nations ,committee to ,eliminate ,racial ,discrimination challenged the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china over abuses in ,xinjiang1 including the establishment of mass arbitrary detention camps4 7#ah7 ,between ,august and ,september #bjah1 ,chinese authorities responded to these allegations by either flatly denying them or insisting that the facilities are vocational training centers4 7#ai7 ,in ,september #bjah1 newly appointed ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights ,michele ,bachelet noted in her first speech as ,high ,commissioner the deeply disturbing allegations of large-scale arbitrary detentions of ,uighurs and other ,muslim communities1 in so-called re-education camps across ,xinjiang4 7#bj7 ,on ,september #ah1 #bjah1 the ,washington ,post editorial board wrote1 ,at stake is not just the welfare of the ,uighurs1 but also whether the technologies of the #bast century will be employed to smother human freedom4 7#ba7 ,in ,december #bjah testimony before the ,subcommittee on ,east ,asia1 the ,pacific1 and ,international ,cybersecurity ,policy of the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights and ,labor ,scott ,busby testified that the number of those detained in camps since ,april #bjag was at least #hjj1jjj and possibly more than #b million4 7#bb7 ,in ,december #bjah1 independent media reports pointed to growing evidence of forced labor in the camps1 as well as reports of individuals who have been released from camps being forced to labor in nearby factories for low wages under threat of being sent back to political reeducation camps4 7#bc7 ,in ,december #bjah and ,january #bjai1 ,chinese officials organized visits to political reeducation camps in ,xinjiang for a small group of foreign journalists and diplomats from #ab non-,western countries4 ,in the months preceding the visits1 international media reported that officials worked to remove security features from some political reeducation facilities1 and coached detainees and area residents not to make negative comments about the camps4 ,reports also indicated that officials had transferred large numbers of detainees to detention facilities in other parts of ,china4 7#bd7 ,experts have described the ,xinjiang region as a police state to rival ,north ,korea1 with a formalized racism on the order of ,south ,african apartheid and the repression in the ,xinjiang region as a slow motion ,tiananmen4 7#be7 ,on ,december #ca1 #bjah1 ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump signed into law the ,asia ,reassurance ,initiative ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aje-dji71 which condemned ,china's forced disappearances1 extralegal detentions1 invasive and omnipresent surveillance1 and lack of due process in judicial proceedings1 authorized funding to promote democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of law in ,china1 and supported sanctions designations against any entity or individual that-- 7,a7 violates human rights or religious freedoms2 or 7,b7 engages in censorship activities4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,president should condemn abuses against ,turkic ,muslims by ,chinese authorities in ,xinjiang and call on ,chinese ,president ,xi ,jinping to recognize the profound abuse and likely lasting damage of ,china's current policies1 and immediately close the political reeducation camps1 lift all restrictions on and ensure respect for internationally guaranteed human rights across the region1 and allow for reestablishment of contact between those inside and outside ,china2 7#b7 the ,united ,states ,government should develop a strategy to support the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,human ,rights and numerous ,united ,nations ,special ,rapporteurs' urgent calls for immediate and unfettered access to ,xinjiang1 including the political reeducation camps1 and instruct representatives of the ,united ,states at the ,united ,nations to use the voice and vote of the ,united ,states to condemn the mass arbitrary detainment1 torture1 and forced labor of ,turkic ,muslims in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7#c7 the ,secretary of ,state should consider the applicability of existing authorities1 including the ,global ,magnitsky ,act 7subtitle ,f of ,public ,law #aad-cbh71 to impose targeted sanctions on members of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and state security apparatus1 including ,xinjiang ,party ,secretary ,chen ,quanguo and other officials credibly alleged to be responsible for human rights abuses in ,xinjiang and elsewhere2 7#d7 the ,secretary of ,state should fully implement the provisions of the ,frank ,wolf ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 7,public ,law #aad-bha7 and consider strategically employing sanctions and other tools under the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq47 and to employ measures required as part of the ,country of ,particular ,concern 7,,cpc7 designation for the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china that directly address particularly severe violations of religious freedom2 7#e7 the ,secretary of ,commerce should review and consider prohibiting the sale or provision of any ,united ,states-made goods or services to any state agent in ,xinjiang1 and adding the ,xinjiang branch of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 the ,xinjiang ,public ,security ,bureau1 and the ,xinjiang ,office of the ,united ,front ,work ,department1 or any entity acting on their behalf to facilitate the mass internment or forced labor of ,turkic ,muslims1 to the ,entity ,list administered by the ,department of ,commerce2 7#f7 ,united ,states companies and individuals selling goods or services or otherwise operating in ,xinjiang should take steps1 including in any public or financial filings1 to publicly assert that their commercial activities are not contributing to human rights violations in ,xinjiang or elsewhere in ,china and that their supply chains are not compromised by forced labor2 7#g7 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and appropriate ,united ,states law enforcement entities should track and take steps to hold accountable officials from ,china who harass1 threaten1 or intimidate not only ,united ,states citizens and legal permanent residents1 including ,turkic ,muslims1 ,uyghur-,americans1 and ,chinese-,americans1 but also ,chinese nationals legally studying or working in the ,united ,states2 7#h7 the ,secretary of ,state should work with traditional ,united ,states allies and partners to take similar steps and coordinate closely on targeted sanctions and visa restrictions2 7#i7 the ,secretary of ,state should appoint a ,united ,states ,special ,coordinator for ,xinjiang1 from officers and employees of the ,department of ,state1 who will coordinate diplomatic1 political1 public diplomacy1 financial assistance1 sanctions1 counterterrorism1 security resources1 and congressional reporting requirements within the ,united ,states ,government to respond to the gross violations of universally recognized human rights occurring in the ,xinjiang region1 including by addressing-- 7,a7 the mass detentions of ,uyghurs and other predominantly ,muslim ethnic minorities2 7,b7 the deployment of technologically advanced surveillance and police detection methods2 and 7,c7 the counterterrorism and counter-radicalism claims used to justify the policies of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china in ,xinjiang2 7#aj7 the ,united ,states ,special ,coordinator for ,xinjiang position should continue until the mass surveillance and internment of ,uyghurs and other predominantly ,muslim ethnic minorities has ended and all detainees released2 and 7#aa7 the full and timely implementation of sections #djh1 #dji1 and #daj of the ,asia ,reassurance ,initiative ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dji7 is critical to demonstrating unwavering support by the ,united ,states for the universally recognized human rights of all ethnic1 cultural1 and religious minorities in ,china1 including ,muslim minorities in ,xinjiang4 #f4 ,national security report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a report to assess national and regional security threats posed by the crackdown across ,xinjiang1 the frequency with which ,central and ,southeast ,asian governments are forcibly returning ,turkic ,muslim refugees and asylum seekers1 and the transfer or development of technology used by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china that facilitates the mass internment and surveillance of ,turkic ,muslims1 including technology relating to predictive policing and large-scale data collection and analysis4 7b7 ,annex ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include an unclassified annex with a list of all ,chinese companies involved in the construction or operation of the political education camps1 and the provision or operation of surveillance technology or operations1 across ,xinjiang4 7c7 ,form of report ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 #g4 ,protecting citizens and residents of the ,united ,states from intimidation and coercion 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines any and all efforts to provide information to and protect ,united ,states citizens and residents1 including ethnic ,uyghurs and ,chinese nationals legally studying or working temporarily in the ,united ,states1 who have experienced harassment or intimidation by officials or agents of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,communist ,party within the ,united ,states and those whose families in ,china have experienced threats or detention because of their work or advocacy4 7b7 ,database of detained family members of ,united ,states citizens and residents ,the ,secretary of ,state should explore appropriate mechanisms to establish a voluntary database to which ,united ,states citizens or permanent resident family members of the ,uyghur diaspora can provide details about missing family members1 with a view towards pressing for information and accountability from the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and to take appropriate measures to expedite the asylum claims of ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 and other ,turkic ,muslim minorities4 #h4 ,report on public diplomacy 7a7 ,report ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,,ceo of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global ,media shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7#a7 describes the current status and reach of ,united ,states broadcasting to the ,xinjiang region and ,uyghur speaking communities globally1 barriers to the free flow of news and information to these communities1 and1 if appropriate1 detailed technical and fiscal requirements necessary to increase broadcasting and other media to these communities globally2 7#b7 describes efforts to intimidate ,radio ,free ,asia and ,voice of ,america reporters reporting on human rights issues in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7#c7 in consultation with the ,global ,engagement ,center at the ,department of ,state1 describes and assesses disinformation and propaganda by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or other members of the ,shanghai ,cooperation ,organization targeting ,uyghur communities globally and efforts to downplay gross violations of universally recognized human rights occurring in the ,xinjiang region and any activities or programs that address these efforts4 7b7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to commend and support the journalists of the ,uyghur language service of ,radio ,free ,asia for their reporting on the human rights and political situation in ,xinjiang despite efforts to silence or intimidate their reporting through the detention of family members and relatives by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 #i4 ,report and semi-annual briefing 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 after consulting relevant ,federal agencies and civil society organizations1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available on the website of the ,department of ,state an interagency report that includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the number of individuals detained in political reeducation camps and conditions in the camps for detainees in the ,xinjiang region1 including whether detainees endure torture1 forced renunciation of faith1 or other mistreatment2 7#b7 a description1 as possible1 of the geographic location of the camps and estimates of the number of people detained in such facilities2 7#c7 a description1 as possible1 of the methods used by ,people's ,republic of ,china authorities to reeducate ,uyghur detainees1 as well as the ,people's ,republic of ,china agencies in charge of reeducation2 7#d7 an assessment of the number of individuals being arbitrarily detained1 including in pretrial detention centers and prisons2 7#e7 an assessment of forced labor in the camps and in regional factories for low wages under threat of being sent back to political reeducation camps2 7#f7 a list of ,chinese companies and industries benefitting from such labor1 and a description of actions taken to address forced labor in ,xinjiang concurrent with the ,people's ,republic of ,china's ,tier #c designation under the #bjah ,trafficking in ,persons ,report2 7#g7 an assessment of the level of access ,people's ,republic of ,china authorities grant to diplomats1 journalists1 and others to the ,xinjiang region and a description of measures used to impede efforts to monitor human rights conditions in the ,xinjiang region2 7#h7 an assessment of the repressive surveillance1 detection1 and control methods used by ,people's ,republic of ,china authorities in the ,xinjiang region1 and a list of individuals who hold senior leadership positions and are responsible for high-tech policing1 mass incarceration1 and reeducation efforts targeting ,uyghur and other predominately ,muslim ethnic minorities in the ,xinjiang region2 7#i7 a description of ,united ,states diplomatic efforts to address the gross violations of universally recognized human rights in the ,xinjiang region and to protect asylum seekers from the region1 including in multilateral institutions and through bilateral relations with the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the nations of the ,organization of ,islamic ,cooperation 7,,oic71 and other countries2 and 7#aj7 a description1 as appropriate1 of diplomatic efforts by ,united ,states allies and other nations to address the gross violations of universally recognized human rights in the ,xinjiang region and to protect asylum seekers from the region4 7b7 ,briefing and supplemental materials 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary's designee1 shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees covering the subjects listed in subsection 7a74 ,at the time of each briefing1 the ,department of ,state shall provide unclassified written materials detailing the subject matters covered in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 7#f71 and 7#i7 of such subsection4 7#b7 ,termination ,the briefing requirement under paragraph 7#a7 terminates #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #aj4 ,report on sanctions with respect to human rights violations in the ,xinjiang region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall1 except as provided in subsection 7c71 submit to ,congress a report that includes a statement of whether the persons described in subsection 7b7 meet the criteria to be designated for the imposition of sanctions under section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-bch2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 because the persons-- 7#a7 are responsible for extrajudicial killings1 torture1 or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights in the ,xinjiang region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7#b7 materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of1 such violations4 7b7 ,persons described ,the persons described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,party ,secretary for ,xinjiang region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 ,chen ,quanguo4 7#b7 ,senior full or alternate members of the ,central ,committee of the ,communist ,party of ,china whose professional responsibilities relate to the governmental administration of the ,xinjiang region1 or who have conducted business with government entities in the ,xinjiang region4 7c7 ,exception ,the ,secretary shall not be required to submit a report under subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary determines1 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 that the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china allows independent1 unrestricted1 and unsupervised access to the ,xinjiang region for international human rights organizations4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #aa1 #bjai4;,julie ,e4 ,adams1,secretary