,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ac1 #bjba,mr4  
,coons 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate     
resid5ts ( ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s
 ,region z ,priority #b refugees (      
special humanit>ian conc]n1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,uyghur ,human ,rights     
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
section z ! ,,prc7 has a long hi/ory (  
repress+ ,turkic ,muslims & o!r         
pr$om9antly ,muslim e?nic gr\ps1        
p>ticul>ly ,uyghurs1 liv+ 9 ! ,x9jiang  
,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is section z ,x9jiang74 ,c5tral &      
regional ,*9ese gov]nm5t policies h     
sy/ematically discrim9at$ aga9/ &       
oppress$ ^! gr\ps by d5y+ !m a range (  
civil & political rights1 p>ticul>ly    

fre$om ( religion4  7#b7 ,9 ,may #bjad1 
! ,,prc ,gov]nm5t laun*$ its ,/rike ,h>d
 ,aga9/ ,viol5t ,t]rorism campaign1 us+ 
wide-scale1 int]nationally l9k$ ?reats (
 t]rorism z a pretext to ju/ify p]vasive
 re/rictions on1 & s]i\s human rights   
violations aga9/1 memb]s ( pr$om9antly  
,muslim communities 9 ,x9jiang4 ,!      
,augu/ #bjaf promotion ( =m] ,tibet     
,autonom\s ,region ,p>ty ,secret>y ,*5  
,quanguo1 ^: record ( brutality di/+ui%$
 8 t5ure 9 ,tibet1 to be a ,politburo   
memb] & ,p>ty ,secret>y ( ,x9jiang      
accel]at$ ! crackd[n across ! region4   
7#c7 ,s*ol>s1 human rights              
organizations1 j\rnali/s1 & ?9k tanks h 
provid$ ample evid5ce sub/antiat+ !     
e/abli%m5t by ! ,,prc ,gov]nm5t (       
int]nm5t camps4 ,s9ce #bjag1 ! ,,prc    
,gov]nm5t has deta9$ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj   
,uyghurs1 e?nic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 &    
memb]s ( o!r pr$om9antly ,muslim gr\ps 9
 ^! camps4  7#d7 ,! ,,prc ,gov]nm5t's   
actions aga9/ ,uyghurs1 e?nic ,kazakhs1 
,kyrgyz1 & memb]s ( o!r pr$om9antly     

,muslim gr\ps 9 ,x9jiang violate        
int]national human rights laws & norms1 
includ+-- 7,a7 ! ,int]national          
,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation ( ,all ,=ms 
( ,racial ,discrim9ation1 done at ,new  
,york ,decemb] #ba1 #aife1 to :i* !     
,,prc has acc$$2  7,b7 ! ,conv5tion     
aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman  
or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t1 done
 at ,new ,york ,decemb] #aj1 #aihd1 :i* 
! ,,prc has sign$ & ratifi$2  7,c7 !    
,conv5tion on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t (
 ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide1 done at ,p>is     
,decemb] #i1 #aidh1 :i* ! ,,prc has     
sign$ & ratifi$2  7,d7 ! ,int]national  
,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1
 done at ,new ,york ,decemb] #ai1 #aiff1
 :i* ! ,,prc has sign$2 &  7,e7 !       
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights1 
adopt$ ,decemb] #aj1 #aidh1 & !         
,int]national ,labor ,organization's    
,=c$ ,labor ,conv5tion 7,no4 #bi7 &     
,conv5tion ,conc]n+ ! ,abolition ( ,=c$ 
,labor 7,no4 #aje74  7#e7 ,s5ior ,*9ese 
,communi/ ,p>ty (ficials be> direct     

responsibility = gross human rights     
violations committ$ aga9/ ,uyghurs1     
e?nic ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 & memb]s ( o!r 
pr$om9antly ,muslim gr\ps1 includ+--    
7,a7 ! arbitr>y det5tion ( m ?an        
#a1jjj1jjj ,uyghurs1 e?nic ,kazakhs1    
,kyrgyz1 & memb]s ( o!r pr$om9antly     
,muslim gr\ps2  7,b7 ! sep>ation ( work+
 age adults f _! *ildr5 & eld]ly p>5ts2 
&  7,c7 ! integration ( =c$ labor into  
supply *a9s4  7#f7 ,p held arbitr>ily 9 
det5tion facilities & int]nm5t camps 9  
,x9jiang-- 7,a7 h describ$ =c$ political
 indoctr9ation1 torture1 beat+s1 food   
deprivation1 sexual assault1 coord9at$  
campaigns to r$uce bir? rates among     
,uyghurs & o!r ,turkic ,muslims ?r\gh   
=c$ /]ilizations & =c$ abortions1 &     
d5ial ( religi\s1 cultural1 & l+ui/ic   
fre$oms2 &  7,b7 h confirm$ t !y 7 told 
by gu>ds t ! only way to secure _!      
release 0 to demon/rate adequate        
political loyalty4  7#g7 ,poor          
conditions & lack ( m$ical treatm5t at  
su* det5tion facilities & int]nm5t camps

 appe> to h contribut$ to ! dea?s ( "s  
deta9ees1 includ+ ! eld]ly & infirm4    
,rec5t m$ia reports indicate t s9ce     
#bjai ! ,,prc ,gov]nm5t has newly       
con/ruct$1 exp&$1 or =tifi$ at lea/ #fj 
det5tion facilities ) high] security or 
prison-l features4  7#h7 ,9 ,septemb]   
#bjah1 ,unit$ ,nations ,high            
,commission] = ,human ,rights ,mi*elle  
,ba*elet not$ ! deeply di/urb+          
allegations ( l>ge-scale arbitr>y       
det5tions ( ,uighurs & o!r pr$om9antly  
,muslim communities1 9 s-call$          
re$ucation camps across ,x9jiang4  7#i7 
,9 #bjai1 ! ,congressional-,executive   
,commission on ,*9a conclud$1 bas$ on   
available evid5ce1 t ! e/abli%m5t &     
actions committ$ 9 ! int]nm5t camps 9   
,x9jiang may con/itute crimes aga9/     
humanity4  7#aj7 ,uyghurs & e?nic       
,kazaks resettl$ or resid+ 9 ?ird       
c\ntries report be+ subject$ to ?reats &
 h>assm5t f ,,prc (ficials4  7#aa7 ,!re 
is a backlog ( approximately #c1fjj1jjj 
visa applicants wait+ to ent] ! ,unit$  

,/ates4 ,wait times = c]ta9 visas range 
betwe5 #e & #ah ye>s4  #c4 ,designation 
( c]ta9 resid5ts ( ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur   
,autonom\s ,region  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,p]sons
 ( special humanit>ian conc]n eligible =
 ,priority #b process+ "u ! refugee     
resettlem5t priority sy/em %all         
include-- 7#a7 ,uyghurs & memb]s ( o!r  
pr$om9ately ,turkic or ,muslim e?nic    
gr\ps1 includ+ ,kazakhs & ,kyrgyz1 :o   
are resid5ts (1 or fl$ f1 ! ,x9jiang    
,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region & :o suff]$  
p]secution or h a well-f\nd$ fe> (      
p]secution on acc\nt ( _! imput$ or     
actual religi\s or e?nic id5tity2  7#b7 
,uyghurs & memb]s ( o!r pr$om9ately     
,turkic or ,muslim e?nic gr\ps1 includ+ 
,kazakhs & ,kyrgyz1 :o h be5 =mally     
*>g$1 deta9$1 or convict$ by ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a on acc\nt (  
_! peaceful actions 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur
 ,autonom\s ,region1 z describ$ 9 !     
,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act (   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ade72 &  7#c7 !
 sp\ses1 *ildr51 & p>5ts 7z su* t]ms are

 def9$ 9 subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section
 #aja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja77 ( individuals
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71      
except su* p>5ts :o are citiz5s ( a     
c\ntry o!r ?an ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4 
7b7 ,process+ ( ,x9jiang ,uyghur        
,autonom\s ,region refugees ,! process+ 
( individuals describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
= classification z refugees may occur 9 
,*9a or 9 ano!r =eign c\ntry4  7c7      
,eligibility = admission z refugees ,an 
ali5 may n be d5i$ ! opportunity to     
apply = admission z a refugee "u ?is    
section prim>ily because su* ali5-- 7#a7
 qualifies z an imm$iate relative ( a   
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 is   
eligible = admission to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
"u any o!r immigrant classification4    
7d7 ,facilitation ( admissions ,c]ta9   
applicants = admission to ! ,unit$      
,/ates f ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s  
,region may n be d5i$ prim>ily on !     
basis ( a politically motivat$ arre/1   
det5tion1 or o!r adv]se gov]nm5t action 

tak5 aga9/ su* applicant z a result ( ! 
p>ticipation by su* applicant 9         
religi\s1 cultural1 or prote/           
activities4  7e7 ,bilat]al diplomacy ,! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all prioritize       
bilat]al diplomacy ) =eign c\ntries ho/+
 =m] resid5ts ( ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur      
,autonom\s ,region :o face significant  
diplomatic pressure f ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7f7 ,exclusion f
 num]ical limitations ,ali5s eligible = 
,priority #b process+ "u ?is section :o 
are provid$ refugee /atus %all n be     
c\nt$ aga9/ any num]ical limitation "u  
section #bja1 #bjb1 #bjc1 or #bjg ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaea1 #aaeb1 #aaec1 & #aaeg74
  7g7 ,report+ requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ahj days  
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
jo9tly submit a report conta9+ ! matt]s 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to-- 7,a7 !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2   

7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations (
 ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7       
,matt]s to be includ$ ,ea* report       
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 
7,a7 ! total numb] ( applications f     
individuals describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t 
are p5d+ at ! end ( ! report+ p]iod2    
7,b7 ! av]age wait-times & ! numb] ( su*
 applicants :o1 at ! end ( ! report+    
p]iod1 are wait+ =-- 7i7 a prescre5+    
int]view ) a resettlem5t support c5t]2  
7ii7 an int]view ) ,u4,s4 ,citiz5%ip &  
,immigration ,s]vices2  7iii7 !         
completion ( security *ecks2 or  7iv7   
receipt ( a f9al decision aft]          
completion ( an int]view ) ,u4,s4       
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices2 &   
7,c7 ! numb] ( individuals :o appli$ =  
refugee /atus "u ?is section ^:         
application 0 d5i$1 disaggregat$ by !   
reason = ea* su* d5ial4  7#c7 ,=m ,ea*  
report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 

submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include
 a classifi$ annex4  7#d7 ,public       
reports ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make  
ea* report submitt$ "u ?is subsection   
available to ! public on ! int]net      
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7h7     
,satisfaction ( o!r requirem5ts ,ali5s  
eligible "u ?is section = ,priority #b  
process+ "u ! refugee resettlem5t       
priority sy/em %all be consid]$ to      
satisfy ! requirem5ts "u section #bjg ( 
! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg7 = admission to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  #d4 ,waiv] ( immigrant /atus  
presumption  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! presumption
 "u ! fir/ s5t5ce ( section #bad7;b7 ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;b77 t e ali5 is an     
immigrant until ! ali5 e/abli%es t !    
ali5 is entitl$ to nonimmigrant /atus   
%all n apply to an ali5 describ$ 9      
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,ali5 describ$     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71
 an ali5 describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an
 ali5 :o-- 7,a7 7i7 is an ,uyghur or a  

memb] ( ano!r pr$om9ately ,turkic or    
,muslim e?nic gr\p1 includ+ ,kazakhs &  
,kyrgyz1 & 0 a resid5t ( ! ,x9jiang     
,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region on ,janu>y   
#a1 #bjba2 or  7ii7 fl$ ! ,x9jiang      
,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region aft] ,june   
#cj1 #bjji1 & resides 9 a diff]5t       
prov9ce ( ,*9a or 9 ano!r =eign c\ntry2 
7,b7 is seek+ entry to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to apply = asylum "u section #bjh ( !   
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh72 &  7,c7 is fac+       
repression 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur         
,autonom\s ,region by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a includ+-- 7i7 =c$ 
& arbitr>y det5tion includ+ 9 int]nm5t &
 re$ucation camps2  7ii7 =c$ political  
indoctr9ation1 torture1 beat+s1 food    
deprivation1 & d5ial ( religi\s1        
cultural1 & l+ui/ic fre$oms2  7iii7 =c$ 
labor2  7iv7 =c$ sep>ation f family     
memb]s2 or  7v7 o!r =ms ( sy/emic       
?reats1 h>assm5t1 & gross human rights  
violations4  7#b7 ,exclusion ,an ali5   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection does n include

 any ali5 :o-- 7,a7 is a citiz5 or      
p]man5t resid5t ( a c\ntry o!r ?an !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or  7,b7 is      
det]m9$ to h committ$ a gross violation 
( human rights4  7c7 ,int5tion ,to ab&on
 =eign resid5ce ,! fil+ by an ali5      
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( an          
application = a pref]5ce /atus "u       
section #bjd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaed7  
or o!rwise seek+ p]man5t resid5ce 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all n be deem$ z evid5ce 
( ! ali5's int5tion to ab&on a =eign    
resid5ce = purposes ( obta9+ a visa z a 
nonimmigrant describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,h77i77b71 7,h77i77c71 7,l71 or 7,v7 ( 
section #aja7;a77#ae7 ( su* ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77 or o!rwise    
obta9+ or ma9ta9+ ! /atus ( a           
nonimmigrant describ$ 9 any su*         
subp>agraph if ! ali5 _h obta9$ a *ange 
( /atus "u section #bjh ( su* ,act to a 
classification z su* a nonimmigrant be=e
 ! ali5's mo/ rec5t dep>ture f ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  #e4 ,refugee & asylum          

det]m9ations "u ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act  7a7 ,p]secution on   
acc\nt ( political1 religi\s1 or        
cultural expression or association  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,an ali5 :o is )9 a category (
 ali5s e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act may e/abli%1
 = purposes ( admission z a refugee "u  
section #bjg ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 
t ! ali5 has a well-f\nd$ fe> (         
p]secution on acc\nt ( race1 religion1  
nationality1 memb]%ip 9 a p>ticul>      
social gr\p1 or political op9ion by     
ass]t+ su* a fe> & ass]t+ a cr$ible     
basis = conc]n ab\t ! possibility ( su* 
p]secution4  7#b7 ,nationals ( ! p's    
republic ( *9a ,= purposes ( refugee    
det]m9ations "u ?is ,act 9 accordance ) 
section #bjg ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg71 
a national ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ^: 
resid5cy 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s
 ,region1 or any o!r area )9 !          
jurisdiction ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is    

revok$ = hav+ submitt$ to any ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cy a nonfrivol\s    
application = refugee /atus1 asylum1 or 
any o!r immigration b5efit "u !         
immigration laws %all be consid]$ to h  
suff]$ p]secution on acc\nt ( political 
op9ion4  7b7 ,*ang$ circum/ances ,=     
purposes ( asylum det]m9ations "u ?is   
,act 9 accordance ) section #bjh ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh71 ! revocation ( !      
citiz5%ip1 nationality1 or resid5cy ( an
 individual = hav+ submitt$ to any      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cy a         
nonfrivol\s application = refugee /atus1
 asylum1 or any o!r immigration b5efit  
"u ! immigration laws %all be consid]$  
to be *ang$ circum/ances "u subsection  
7a77#b77;,d7 ( su* section4  #f4        
,/atem5t ( policy on enc\rag+ allies &  
p>tn]s to make simil> accommodations ,x 
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to        
enc\rage allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to make accommodations simil> to 
! accommodations made "u ?is ,act =     

,uyghurs & memb]s ( o!r pr$om9ately     
,turkic or ,muslim e?nic gr\ps1 includ+ 
,kazakhs & ,kyrgyz1 :o 7 previ\sly      
resid5ts ( ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s
 ,region & are flee+ oppression by !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4    
#g4 ,sunset clause ,?is ,act %all cease 
to h effect on ! date t is #aj ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4