,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1        
#bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,ms4 ,warren1    
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4        
,collins1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,romney1
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,warner1 
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4      
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,thune1   
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,sasse1
 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cardin1
 and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    

,uyghur ,forced ,labor ,prevention ,act4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,in the ,xinjiang       
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the      
,people's ,republic of ,china1 the      
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china has1 since ,april #bjag1      
arbitrarily detained more than          
#a1jjj1jjj ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 
and members of other persecuted groups  
in a system of extrajudicial mass       
internment camps1 and has subjected     
detainees to forced labor1 torture1     
political indoctrination1 and other     
severe human rights abuses4  7#b7       
,forced labor1 a severe form of human   
trafficking1 exists within the ,xinjiang
 ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region's system of
 mass internment camps1 and throughout  
the region1 and is confirmed by the     
testimony of former camp detainees1     
satellite imagery1 and official leaked  
documents from the ,government of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china as part of
 a targeted campaign of repression of   

,muslim ethnic minorities4  7#c7 ,in    
addition to reports from researchers and
 civil society groups documenting       
evidence that many factories and other  
suppliers in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur      
,autonomous ,region are exploiting      
forced labor1 on ,july #bb1 #bjbj1 the  
,bureau of ,industry and ,security of   
the ,department of ,commerce added #aa  
entities to the ,entity ,list set forth 
in ,supplement ,no4 #d to part #gdd of  
title #ae1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 after determining the     
entities had been implicated in human   
rights violations and abuses in the     
implementation of ,china's campaign of  
repression1 mass arbitrary detention1   
forced labor and high-technology        
surveillance against ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1
 and members of other persecuted groups 
in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous    
,region4  7#d7 ,the ,government of the  
,people's ,republic of ,china interferes
 with audits and traditional due        
diligence efforts to vet goods and      

supply chains in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur  
,autonomous ,region to hinder           
identifying goods made in whole or part 
with forced labor1 including by         
intimidating potential witnesses and    
concealing relevant information4  7#e7  
,reports cited by the ,department of    
,labor estimate that hundreds of        
thousands of ex-detainees who are       
,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 or members 
of other persecuted groups in the       
,people's ,republic of ,china may be    
working in conditions of forced labor   
following detention in re-education     
camps4 ,moreover1 nongovernmental       
organizations estimate that more than   
#hj1jjj ,uyghurs were transferred out of
 the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous      
,region to work in factories across the 
,people's ,republic of ,china between   
#bjag and #bjai1 and some of them were  
sent directly from detention camps4     
7#f7 ,the ,department of ,state's ,june 
#bjbj ,trafficking in ,persons ,report  
found1 ,authorities offer subsidies     

incentivizing ,chinese companies to open
 factories in close proximity to the    
internment camps and to receive         
transferred detainees at satellite      
manufacturing sites in other provinces4 
,local governments receive additional   
funds for each inmate forced to work in 
these sites at a fraction of minimum    
wage or without any compensation4 ,the  
government has transported tens of      
thousands of these individuals to other 
areas within ,xinjiang and to other     
provinces for forced labor under the    
guise of poverty alleviation and        
industrial aid programs44  7#g7 ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection has    
issued #aa withhold release orders on   
goods suspected to be produced with     
prison or forced labor in the ,xinjiang 
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 ,goods     
subject to the withhold release orders  
include all cotton1 cotton products1    
tomatoes1 and tomato products1 as well  
as certain garments1 hair products1     
apparel1 computer parts1 and other      

goods4  7#h7 ,in its #bjai annual       
report1 the ,congressional-,executive   
,commission on ,china found that goods  
reportedly produced with forced labor by
 current and former mass internment camp
 detainees included textiles1           
electronics1 food products1 shoes1 tea1 
and handicrafts4  7#i7 ,under section   
#ajia7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 a person commits genocide if the 
person 8whether in time of peace or in  
time of war and with the specific intent
 to destroy1 in whole or in substantial 
part1 a national1 ethnic1 racial1 or    
religious group as such--  7#a7 kills   
members of that group2  7#b7 causes     
serious bodily injury to members of that
 group2  7#c7 causes the permanent      
impairment of the mental faculties of   
members of the group through drugs1     
torture1 or similar techniques2  7#d7   
subjects the group to conditions of life
 that are intended to cause the physical
 destruction of the group in whole or in
 part2  7#e7 imposes measures intended  

to prevent births within the group2 or  
7#f7 transfers by force children of the 
group to another group4  4  7#aj7 ,as a 
direct result of the campaign of        
targeted and coercive population control
 of the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china's against ,uyghurs1 
the birthrate of the ,uyghur population 
in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous    
,region plummeted by #bd percent from   
#bjag to #bjah1 with birthrates in the  
,uyghur majority regions of ,hotan and  
,kashgar decreasing by more than #fj    
percent from #bjae to #bjah4  7#aa7 ,the
 policies of the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china are in    
contravention of its human rights       
commitments and obligations1 including  
under-- 7,a7 the ,universal ,declaration
 of ,human ,rights2  7,b7 the           
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights1 which the ,people's 
,republic of ,china has signed but not  
yet ratified2 and  7,c7 the ,united     
,nations ,protocol to ,prevent1         

,suppress and ,punish ,trafficking in   
,persons ,especially ,women and         
,children 7commonly known as the        
,palermo ,protocol71 to which the       
,people's ,republic of ,china has been a
 state party since ,february #bjaj4  #c4
 ,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 '''      
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 in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur
 ,autonomous ,region2  7#c7 to actively 
work to prevent1 publicly denounce1 and 
end human trafficking1 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#d7 to regard the prevention of        
atrocities as a priority in the national
 interests of the ,united ,states2 and  
7#e7 to address gross violations of     
human rights in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur   
,autonomous ,region-- 7,a7 through      
bilateral diplomatic channels and       
multilateral institutions in which 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  #d4 ,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 #de days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation 
with the ,united ,states ,trade         
,representative1 the ,secretary of      
,state1 and the ,secretary of ,labor1   
shall publish in the ,federal ,register 
a notice soliciting public comments on  
how best to ensure that goods made with 
forced labor in the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china1 including by ,uyghurs1       
,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other 
persecuted groups in the ,xinjiang      
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the      
,people's ,republic of ,china1 are not  
imported into the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,period for comment ,the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall provide the   
public with not less than #fj 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 ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,labor1 the ,united ,states ,trade      
,representative1 and the ,secretary of  
,state shall jointly 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 made  
with forced labor into the ,united      
,states from the ,people's ,republic of 
,china4  7#b7 ,measures described ,the  
measures described in this paragraph    
are-- 7,a7 measures that can be taken to
 trace goods or to prevent goods from   
leaving the ,people's ,republic of      
,china2 and  7,b7 other measures for    
ensuring that goods made 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         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,labor1 the ,united ,states ,trade      
,representative1 the ,secretary of      
,state1 and the ,director of ,national  
,intelligence1 shall develop a strategy 
for preventing the importation into the 
,united ,states of goods made with      
forced labor in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur   
,autonomous ,region4  7d7 ,elements ,the
 strategy developed under subsection 7c7
 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a   
comprehensive assessment of the risk of 
the possibility of importing goods made 
with forced labor from the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 including from the 
,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region or
 made by ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 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 of goods made   
with forced labor into the ,united      
,states2 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 programs that include the   
forced labor of ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1     
,kyrgyz1 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 or    
members of other persecuted groups      
through the threat of penalty or for    
which the ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1  
or members of other persecuted groups   
have not offered themselves voluntarily2

 and  7,b7 that includes-- 7i7 a list of
 entities working with the government of
 the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous      
,region to move forced labor or         
,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 or members 
of other persecuted groups out of the   
,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2  
and  7ii7 a list of goods made with such
 labor for importation to the ,united   
,states4  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    
,guidance to importers with respect to--
 7,a7 best practices or effective due   
diligence measures to ensure that such  
importers do not import any goods made  
with forced labor from the ,xinjiang    
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 and  7,b7  
the type1 nature1 and extent of evidence
 that demonstrates that imported goods  
detained or seized pursuant to section  
#cjg of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjg7 were not made with     
forced labor4  7e7 ,submission of       
strategy ,not later than #bgj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,labor1 the     
,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 
and the ,secretary of ,state1 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  7f7 ,form 
of report ,each report required by      
subsection 7e7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex1 if necessary4  7g7    
,public availability ,the unclassified  
portion of each report required by      
subsection 7e7 shall be made available  
to the public4  #e4 ,rebuttable         
presumption that import prohibition     
applies to goods produced in the        
,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region   
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 significant 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      

entities on a list required by section  
#d7;d77#b77;,b77i7-- 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 that-- 7#a7
 the importer of record has-- 7,a7 fully
 complied with the guidance described in
 section #d7;d77#e7 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 manufactured through forced  
labor2  7#b7 the good was not produced  
wholly or in part by forced labor2 or   
7#c7 the ,president certifies that the  

,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china is not impeding in any way    
attempts to investigate abuses of       
,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 or members 
of other persecuted groups or to address
 any other instances of forced labor in 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  7c7 
,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  7d7 ,effective date ,this
 section takes effect on the date that  
is #cjj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  #f4            
,determination relating to atrocities   
and genocide in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur   
,autonomous ,region  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report setting forth the formal         

determination of the ,secretary with    
respect to whether-- 7#a7 the human     
rights abuses committed by the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china against ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1   
,kyrgyz1 and members of other persecuted
 groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur        
,autonomous ,region of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china constitute genocide 
within the meaning of section #ajia7;a7 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7#b7 the actions taken by the         
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in support of the use of      
forced labor against ,uyghurs1 ,kazakhs1
 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other          
persecuted groups in the ,xinjiang      
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region constitute  
an atrocity within the meaning of the   
term atrocities as defined in section #f
 of the ,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and     
,atrocities ,prevention ,act of #bjah   
7,public ,law #aae-dda2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfef note74  7b7 ,form ,the report     
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     

submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex1 if          
necessary4  7c7 ,public availability    
,the unclassified portion of each report
 required by subsection 7a7 shall be    
made available to the public4  #g4      
,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 agencies1 shall submit to the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes 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 ,secretary
 shall include in the report required by
 subsection 7a7 the following3 7#a7 ,a  
plan to enhance bilateral and           

multilateral coordination1 including    
sustained engagement with the           
governments of countries that are       
partners and allies of the ,united      
,states1 to end the use of ,uyghurs1    
,kazakhs1 ,kyrgyz1 and members of other 
persecuted groups in the ,xinjiang      
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region for forced  
labor4  7#b7 ,a description of public   
affairs1 public diplomacy1 and          
counter-messaging efforts to promote    
awareness of the human rights situation1
 including with respect to forced labor1
 in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous   
,region4  7#c7 ,a plan-- 7,a7 to        
coordinate and collaborate with         
appropriate nongovernmental             
organizations and private sector        
entities to raise awareness about goods 
made 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

 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    
following3 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 act as   
agents of the entities or affiliates    
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 made with forced   

labor into the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,a
 description 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#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 7subtitle ,f of    
title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2   
#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  #h4 ,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  
,muslim minority 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  #i4 ,sunset  
,sections #d1 #e1 and #g 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 and     
members of other persecuted groups in   
the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous       
,region4  #aj4 ,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 ,means1 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 ,finance1 and the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign  
person means a person that is not a     
,united ,states person4  7#c7 ,person   
,the term person means an individual or 
entity4  7#d7 ,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