,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,sasse introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
lifetime residents of ,hong ,kong to    
apply for asylum in the ,united ,states1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,hong ,kong ,victims of ,communism      
,support ,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress2
 statement of policy  7a7 ,sense of     
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 ,hong ,kong has flourished  
as a bastion of freedom because of--    
7,a7 the rule of law and autonomous     
status afforded under the ,hong ,kong   
,basic ,law1 adopted by the ,national   
,people's ,congress on ,april #d1 #aiij1
 and effective since ,july #a1 #aiig2   
and  7,b7 the enterprising and free     
people of ,hong ,kong2 and  7#b7 the    
direct imposition of national security  

legislation on ,hong ,kong1 adopted by  
the ,national ,people's ,congress on    
,may #bh1 #bjbj-- 7,a7 lies in direct   
conflict with the principles of the     
legally binding1 ,united                
,nations-registered ,joint ,declaration 
of the ,government of the ,united       
,kingdom of ,great ,britain and         
,northern ,ireland and the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china on 
the ,question of ,hong ,kong1 done at   
,beijing ,december #ai1 #aihd2  7,b7    
dramatically erodes the autonomy of     
,hong ,kong2 and  7,c7 curtails the     
liberties of the people of ,hong ,kong4 
7b7 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states to provide
 support for the refugees and asylum    
seekers who share the principles of     
liberty enshrined in the ,constitution  
of the ,united ,states and are fleeing  
,hong ,kong due to actions the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china has taken to       
undermine ,hong ,kong's high-degree of  
autonomy afforded under the ,basic ,law 

and the ,sino-,british ,joint           
,declaration4  #c4 ,eligibility for     
asylum  7a7 ,defined term ,in this      
section1 the term ,hong ,konger means   
any individual who-- 7#a7 has enjoyed   
the right of abode in the ,hong ,kong   
,special ,administrative ,region since  
birth under the ,immigration ,ordinance 
7,chapter #aae1 ,laws of ,hong ,kong72  
and  7#b7 has maintained continuous     
residency in ,hong ,kong since birth4   
7b7 ,in general ,notwithstanding        
paragraph 7#a7 of section #bjh7;b7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;b771 any ,hong     
,konger-- 7#a7 shall be deemed to be    
eligible for asylum in the ,united      
,states unless he or she is described in
 paragraph 7#b7 of such section         
#bjh7;b72 and  7#b7 may apply for asylum
 at the ,united ,states ,consulate      
,general in ,hong ,kong and ,macau      
before the date referred to in          
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,sunset ,this      
section shall have no force or effect   

beginning on the date on which the      
,secretary of ,state certifies to       
,congress that ,hong ,kong has regained 
a high degree of autonomy to warrant    
differential treatment under ,united    
,states law consistent with reporting   
requirements under sections #bje and    
#cja of the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong 
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#egbe and #egca74  #d4 ,treatment of    
,hong ,kong applicants for asylum       
,consistent with section #bjf of the    
,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act
 of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egbf71 and    
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 any application for asylum under   
section #bjh of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh71 
including any application authorized    
under section #c7;b7 of this ,act1 which
 was submitted by an otherwise qualified
 applicant who resided in the ,hong     
,kong ,special ,administrative ,region  
in #bjad or later may not be denied     
primarily on the basis of the           

applicant's subjection to politically   
motivated arrest1 detention1 or other   
adverse government action4  #e4         
,consultation requirement ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,attorney ,general shall consult    
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence and the ,secretary of     
,state regarding any risks to national  
security associated with granting asylum
 to a permanent resident of the ,hong   
,kong ,special ,administrative ,region  
that meets the eligibility requirements 
under section #c7;b74  #f4 ,strategy    
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 shall develop a strategy for 
providing support and technical         
assistance to the ,united ,kingdom of   
,great ,britain and ,northern ,ireland1 
the ,republic of ,china 7,taiwan71 the  
countries surrounding ,hong ,kong       
,special ,administrative ,region1 and   

any other country offering to provide   
migration services and asylum to        
eligible ,permanent ,residents of the   
,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative    
,region1 which shall-- 7#a7 identify the
 types of support and technical         
assistance required by such countries2  
7#b7 identify the existing ,united      
,states ,government resources and       
authorities to provide support and      
technical assistance to such countries2 
7#c7 identify any gaps in resources or  
authorities to provide support and      
technical assistance to such countries2 
and  7#d7 assess how the efforts of the 
,united ,states to accept asylees from  
,hong ,kong and provide support and     
technical assistance to countries       
offering to provide migration services  
and asylum to the people of ,hong ,kong 
is impacting the interests and foreign  
policy of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china4