,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbef ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ae1 #bjba,received ,,an ,,act ,to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china do not enter the ,united ,states market1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to strengthen the prohibition against the importation of goods made with forced labor1 including by ensuring that the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china does not undermine the effective enforcement of section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg71 which prohibits the importation of all goods1 wares1 articles1 and merchandise mined1 produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by 99 99 99 forced labor2 7#b7 to lead the international community in ending forced labor practices wherever such practices occur through all means available to the ,united ,states ,government1 including by stopping the importation of any goods made with forced labor1 including those goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7#c7 to coordinate with ,mexico and ,canada to effectively implement ,article #bc4f of the ,united ,states-,mexico-,canada ,agreement to prohibit the importation of goods produced in whole or in part by forced or compulsory labor1 including those goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7#d7 to actively work to prevent1 publicly denounce1 and end human trafficking including with respect to forced labor1 whether sponsored by the government of a foreign country or not1 and to restore the lives of those affected by human trafficking1 a modern form of slavery2 7#e7 to regard the prevention of atrocities as it is in the national interest of the ,united ,states1 including efforts to prevent torture1 enforced disappearances1 severe deprivation of liberty1 including mass internment1 arbitrary detention1 and widespread and systematic use of forced labor1 and persecution targeting any identifiable ethnic or religious group2 and 7#f7 to address gross violations of human rights in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region-- 7,a7 through bilateral diplomatic channels and multilateral institutions where both the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china are members2 and 7,b7 using all the authorities available to the ,united ,states ,government1 including visa and financial sanctions1 export restrictions1 and import controls4 #b4 ,strategy to enforce prohibition on importation of goods made through forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7a7 ,public comment 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force1 established under section #gda of the ,united ,states-,mexico-,canada ,agreement ,implementation ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #dfha71 shall publish in the ,federal ,register a notice soliciting public comments on how best to ensure that goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including by ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 and members of other persecuted groups in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and especially in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region1 are not imported into the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,period for comment ,the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force shall provide the public with not less than #de days to submit comments in response to the notice required by paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,public hearing 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the close of the period to submit comments under subsection 7a77#b71 the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force shall conduct a public hearing inviting witnesses to testify with respect to the use of forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china and potential measures1 including the measures described in paragraph 7#b71 to prevent the importation of goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china into the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,measures described ,the measures described in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 measures that can be taken to trace the origin of goods1 offer greater supply chain transparency1 and identify third country supply chain routes for goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7,b7 other measures for ensuring that goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor do not enter the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,development of strategy ,after receiving public comments under subsection 7a7 and holding the hearing required by subsection 7b71 the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall develop a strategy for supporting enforcement of ,section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg7 to prevent the importation into the ,united ,states of goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7d7 ,elements ,the strategy developed under subsection 7c7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a comprehensive assessment of the risk of importing goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including from the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or made by ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 or members of other persecuted groups in any other part of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 that identifies1 to the extent feasible-- 7,a7 threats1 including through the potential involvement in supply chains of entities that may use forced labor1 that could lead to the importation into the ,united ,states from the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including through third countries1 of goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor2 and 7,b7 what procedures can be implemented or improved to reduce such threats4 7#b7 ,a comprehensive description and evaluation-- 7,a7 of pairing assistance and poverty alleviation or any other government labor scheme that includes the forced labor of ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 or members of other persecuted groups outside of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or similar programs of the ,people's ,republic of ,china in which work or services are extracted from ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 or members of other persecuted groups through the threat of penalty or for which the ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 or members of other persecuted groups have not offered themselves voluntarily2 and 7,b7 that includes-- 7i7 a list of entities in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region that mine1 produce1 or manufacture wholly or in part any goods1 wares1 articles and merchandise with forced labor2 7ii7 a list of entities working with the government of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region to recruit1 transport1 transfer1 harbor or receive forced labor or ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 or members of other persecuted groups out of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7iii7 a list of products mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part by entities on the list required by clause 7i7 or 7ii72 7iv7 a list of entities that exported products described in clause 7iii7 from the ,people's ,republic of ,china into the ,united ,states2 7v7 a list of facilities and entities1 including the ,xinjiang ,production and ,construction ,corps1 that source material from the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or from persons working with the government of the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or the ,xinjiang ,production and ,construction ,corps for purposes of the poverty alleviation program or the pairing-assistance program or any other government labor scheme that uses forced labor2 7vi7 a plan for identifying additional facilities and entities described in clause 7v72 7vii7 an enforcement plan for each such entity whose goods1 wares articles1 or merchandise are exported into the ,united ,states1 which may include issuing withhold release orders to support enforcement of section #d with respect to the entity2 7viii7 a list of high-priority sectors for enforcement1 which shall include cotton1 tomatoes1 and polysilicon2 and 7ix7 an enforcement plan for each such high-priority sector4 7#c7 ,recommendations for efforts1 initiatives1 and tools and technologies to be adopted to ensure that ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection can accurately identify and trace goods made in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region entering at any of the ports of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,a description of how ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection plans to enhance its use of legal authorities and other tools to ensure that no goods are entered at any of the ports of the ,united ,states in violation of section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg71 including through the initiation of pilot programs to test the viability of technologies to assist in the examination of such goods4 7#e7 ,a description of the additional resources necessary for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to ensure that no goods are entered at any of the ports of the ,united ,states in violation of section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg74 7#f7 ,guidance to importers with respect to-- 7,a7 due diligence1 effective supply chain tracing1 and supply chain management measures to ensure that such importers do not import any goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor from the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 especially from the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7,b7 the type1 nature1 and extent of evidence that demonstrates that goods originating in the ,people's ,republic of ,china were not mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 and 7,c7 the type1 nature1 and extent of evidence that demonstrates that goods originating in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including goods detained or seized pursuant to section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg71 were not mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor4 7#g7 ,a plan to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to implement and update the strategy developed under subsection 7c74 7e7 ,submission of strategy 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force1 in consultation with the ,department of ,commerce and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7,a7 in the case of the first such report1 sets forth the strategy developed under subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 in the case of any subsequent such report1 sets forth any updates to the strategy4 7#b7 ,updates of certain matters ,not less frequently than annually after the submission under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 of the strategy developed under subsection 7c71 the ,forced ,labor ,enforcement ,task ,force shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees updates to the strategy with respect to the matters described in clauses 7i7 through 7ix7 of subsection 7d77#b77;,b74 7#c7 ,form of report ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if necessary4 7#d7 ,public availability ,the unclassified portion of each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be made available to the public4 7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to limit the application of regulations in effect on or measures taken before the date of the enactment of this ,act to prevent the importation of goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor into the ,united ,states1 including withhold release orders issued before such date of enactment4 #c4 ,rebuttable presumption that import prohibition applies to goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or by certain entities 7a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall1 except as provided by subsection 7b71 apply a presumption that1 with respect to any goods1 wares1 articles1 and merchandise mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or produced by an entity on a list required by clause 7i71 7ii71 7iv7 or 7v7 of section #b7;d77#b77;,b7-- 7#a7 the importation of such goods1 wares1 articles1 and merchandise is prohibited under section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg72 and 7#b7 such goods1 wares1 articles1 and merchandise are not entitled to entry at any of the ports of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,exceptions ,the ,commissioner shall apply the presumption under subsection 7a7 unless the ,commissioner determines-- 7#a7 that the importer of record has-- 7,a7 fully complied with the guidance described in section #b7;d77#f7 and any regulations issued to implement that guidance2 and 7,b7 completely and substantively responded to all inquiries for information submitted by the ,commissioner to ascertain whether the goods were mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor2 and 7#b7 by clear and convincing evidence1 that the good1 ware1 article1 or merchandise was not mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor4 7c7 ,report required ,the ,commissioner shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the public1 not later than #cj days after making a determination of an exception under subsection 7b71 a report identifying the good and the evidence considered under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,regulations ,the ,commissioner may prescribe regulations-- 7#a7 to implement paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7b72 or 7#b7 to amend any other regulations relating to withhold release orders in order to implement this section4 7e7 ,effective date ,this section takes effect on the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,diplomatic strategy to address forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a ,united ,states strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and to address forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the strategy required by subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral coordination1 including sustained engagement with the governments of ,united ,states partners and allies1 to end forced labor of ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 and members of other persecuted groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 7#b7 a description of public affairs1 public diplomacy1 and counter-messaging efforts to promote awareness of the human rights situation1 including forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 and 7#c7 a plan-- 7,a7 to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to raise awareness about goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 and 7,b7 to provide humanitarian assistance1 including with respect to resettlement and advocacy for imprisoned family members1 to ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 and members of other persecuted groups1 including members of such groups formerly detained in mass internment camps in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 7c7 ,additional matters ,to be included ,the ,secretary shall include in the report required by subsection 7a71 based on consultations with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 the following-- 7#a7 to the extent practicable1 a list of-- 7,a7 entities in the ,people's ,republic of ,china or affiliates of such entities that use or benefit from forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 and 7,b7 ,foreign persons that acted as agents of the entities or affiliates of entities described in subparagraph 7,a7 to import goods into the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,a plan for working with private sector entities seeking to conduct supply chain due diligence to prevent the importation of goods mined1 produced1 or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor into the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,a plan of actions taken by the ,united ,states ,government to address forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region under existing authorities1 including-- 7,a7 the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-chf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq472 7,b7 the ,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and ,atrocities ,prevention ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dda2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note72 and 7,c7 the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74 7d7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if necessary4 7e7 ,updates ,the ,secretary of ,state may include any updates to the strategy required by subsection 7a7 in the annual ,trafficking in ,persons report required by section #aaj7;b7 of the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg7;b774 #e4 ,imposition of sanctions relating to forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region 7a7 ,in general ,section #f7;a77#a7 of the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ade2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 ,serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor4 4 7b7 ,effective date2 applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 takes effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 applies with respect to the first report required by section #f7;a77#a7 of the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjbj submitted after such date of enactment4 7c7 ,transition rule 7#a7 ,interim report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the committees specified in section #f7;a77#a7 of the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjbj a report that identifies each foreign person1 including any official of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 that the ,president determines is responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor with respect to ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 or members of other persecuted groups1 or other persons in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 7#b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president shall impose sanctions under subsection 7c7 of section #f of the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjbj with respect to each foreign person identified in the report required by paragraph 7#a71 subject to the provisions of subsections 7d71 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 of that section4 #f4 ,sunset ,sections #c1 #d1 and #e shall cease to have effect on the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date that is #h years after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 or 7#b7 the date on which the ,president submits to the appropriate congressional committees a determination that the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has ended mass internment1 forced labor1 and any other gross violations of human rights experienced by ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 ,tibetans1 and members of other persecuted groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,finance and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,forced labor ,the term forced labor-- 7,a7 has the meaning given that term in section #cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg72 and 7,b7 includes convict labor and indentured labor under penal sanctions4 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#d7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#e7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,december #ad1 #bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4