,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bigb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #d1 #bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to restrict the export1 reexport1 and in-country transfers of certain items that provide a critical capability to the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to suppress individual privacy1 freedom1 and other basic human rights4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,uighur ,intervention and ,global ,humanitarian ,unified ,response and ,protection ,act of #bjai or the ,,uighur ,protection ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,restrictions on export1 reexport1 and in-country transfers of certain items that provide a critical capability to the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to suppress individual privacy1 freedom1 and other basic human rights 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to protect the basic human rights of ,uighurs and other ethnic minorities in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,list of covered items 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and as appropriate thereafter1 the ,president-- 7,a7 shall identify those items that provide a critical capability to the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 or any person acting on behalf of such ,government1 to suppress individual privacy1 freedom of movement1 and other basic human rights1 specifically through-- 7i7 surveillance1 interception1 and restriction of communications2 7ii7 monitoring of individual location or movement or restricting individual movement2 7iii7 monitoring or restricting access to and use of the internet2 7iv7 monitoring or restricting use of social media2 7v7 identification of individuals through facial recognition1 voice recognition1 or biometric indicators2 7vi7 detention of individuals who are exercising basic human rights2 and 7vii7 forced labor in manufacturing2 and 7,b7 shall1 pursuant to the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq471 include items identified pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 on the ,commerce ,control ,list in a category separate from other items1 as appropriate1 on the ,commerce ,control ,list4 7#b7 ,support and cooperation ,upon request1 the head of a ,federal agency shall provide full support and cooperation to the ,president in carrying out this subsection4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out this subsection1 the ,president shall consult with the relevant technical advisory committees of the ,department of ,commerce to ensure that the composition of items identified under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and included on the ,commerce ,control ,list under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 does not unnecessarily restrict commerce between the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 consistent with the purposes of this section4 7c7 ,special license or other authorization 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall1 pursuant to the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq471 require a license or other authorization for the export1 reexport1 or in-country transfer to or within the ,people's ,republic of ,china of an item identified pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 and included on the ,commerce ,control ,list pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,b74 7#b7 ,presumption of denial ,an application for a license or other authorization described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject to a presumption of denial4 7#c7 ,public notice and comment ,the ,president shall provide for notice and public comment with respect actions necessary to carry out this subsection4 7d7 ,international coordination and multilateral controls ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to seek to harmonize ,united ,states export control regulations with international export control regimes with respect to the items identified pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 including through the ,wassenaar ,arrangement and other bilateral and multilateral mechanisms involving countries that export such items4 7e7 ,termination of suspension of certain other programs and activities ,section #ijb7;b77#a7 of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aiij and #aiia 7,public ,law #aja-bdf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and ,china's ,xinjiang ,uighur ,autonomous ,region after ,tibet2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking or after the semicolon and inserting and2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,f7 the ending of the mass internment of ethnic ,uighurs and other ,turkic ,muslims in the ,xinjiang ,uighur ,autonomous ,region1 including the intrusive system of high-tech surveillance and policing in the region2 or 4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,commerce ,control ,list ,the term ,commerce ,control ,list means the list set forth in ,supplement ,no4 #a to part #ggd of the ,export ,administration ,regulations under subchapter ,c of chapter ,,vii of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#b7 ,export1 in-country transfer1 item1 and reexport ,the terms export1 in-country transfer1 item1 and reexport have the meanings given such terms in section #agdb of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja74