,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efj #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cccd ,report ,no4 #aah-ffd1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,mc,clain 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 and ,mr4 ,pappas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,september #ab1 #bjbd;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,gooden of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hern1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4 ,ezell1 ,mr4 ,guest1 and ,mr4 ,lawler ,september #ab1 #bjbd,reported from the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,september #ab1 #bjbd;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #ae1 #bjbc ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the ,national ,communist ,party ,congress of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanctioning ,tyrannical and ,oppressive ,people within the ,chinese ,communist ,party ,act or the ,,stop ,,ccp ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,hong ,kong ,national ,security ,law promulgated on ,july #a1 #bjbj-- 7,a7 contravenes the ,basic ,law of the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region that provides in ,article #bc that the ,legislative ,council of ,hong ,kong shall enact legislation related to national security2 7,b7 violates the ,people's ,republic of ,china's commitments under international law1 as defined by the ,joint ,declaration2 and 7,c7 causes severe and irreparable damage to the one country1 two systems principle and further erodes global confidence in the ,people's ,republic of ,china's commitment to international law4 7#b7 ,repression of ethnic ,muslim minorities in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has been ongoing1 and was formalized with the ,strike ,hard ,campaign against ,violent ,terrorism that began in #bjad4 7#c7 ,the mass internment of ,uyghur and other ,muslim ethnic minorities in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region has been ongoing since ,april #bjag4 7#d7 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china has conducted a targeted and systemic population-control campaign against ethnic and religious minorities in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region by imposing and implementing coercive population-control practices1 including selectively enforcing birth quotas1 targeting minority women who are in noncompliance with birth quotas1 and subjecting women to coercive measures such as forced birth control1 forced sterilization1 and forced abortion4 7#e7 ,on ,october #f1 #bjbj1 #ci countries delivered a cross-regional joint statement to the ,united ,states ,mission to the ,united ,nations on the human rights abuses on ,uyghurs and other minorities for forced birth control including sterilization4 7#f7 ,on ,january #ai1 #bjba1 the ,department of ,state determined that the ,people's ,republic of ,china committed crimes against humanity and genocide against ,uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region1 citing forced sterilizations1 forced abortions1 coerced marriages1 and separation of ,uyghur children from their families4 7#g7 ,the ,department of ,state's #bjbj ,country ,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices affirmed the genocide determination and noted coercive population control measures inflicted on ethnic and religious minority women in ,china1 including forced injections with drugs that cause temporary or permanent end to their menstrual cycles and fertility4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,states ratified the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of ,genocide in #aihh1 recognizing that imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group with intent to destroy a group in whole or part is an act that constitutes genocide4 7#i7 ,taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of nearly #bd1jjj1jjj people and an important contributor to peace and stability around the world4 7#aj7 ,section #b7;b7 of the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja7;b77 states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to preserve and promote extensive1 close1 and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and other relations between the people of the ,united ,states and the people on ,taiwan1 as well as the people on the ,china mainland and all other peoples of the ,western ,pacific area2 7,b7 to declare that peace and stability in the area are in the political1 security1 and economic interests of the ,united ,states1 and are matters of international concern2 7,c7 to make clear that the ,united ,states decision to establish diplomatic relations with the ,people's ,republic of ,china rests upon the expectation that the future of ,taiwan will be determined by peaceful means2 7,d7 to consider any effort to determine the future of ,taiwan by other than peaceful means1 including by boycotts or embargoes1 a threat to the peace and security of the ,western ,pacific area and of grave concern to the ,united ,states2 7,e7 to provide ,taiwan with arms of a defensive character2 and 7,f7 to maintain the capacity of the ,united ,states to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security1 or the social or economic system1 of the people on ,taiwan4 7#aa7 ,since the election of ,president ,tsai ,ing-wen as ,president of ,taiwan in #bjaf1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has intensified its efforts to pressure ,taiwan through diplomatic isolation and military provocations4 7#ab7 ,the rapid modernization of the ,people's ,liberation ,army and recent military maneuvers in and around the ,taiwan ,strait illustrate a clear threat to ,taiwan's security4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that members of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 led by ,general ,secretary ,xi ,jinping1 are responsible for violations of ,hong ,kong's autonomy1 increased aggression against the people of ,taiwan1 numerous human rights violations against the people of ,hong ,kong and the people of ,taiwan1 and acts of repression and genocide against ,uyghur ,muslims in the ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region4 #d4 ,imposition of sanctions on members of the ,central ,committee of the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to-- 7#a7 each person who is a member of the ,central ,committee of the ,chinese ,communist ,party that the ,president determines engages in the conduct described in subsection 7b72 7#b7 each person who is a member of any successor organization of the ,central ,committee of the ,chinese ,communist ,party that the ,president determines engages in the conduct described in subsection 7b71 in the event that the ,central ,committee is dissolved2 and 7#c7 each person who is an adult family member1 including a spouse or an adult family member of the spouse1 of a person described in paragraph 7#a7 or paragraph 7#b74 7b7 ,sanctionable conduct ,a person engages in the conduct described by this subsection if the person plays a significant role in the development or implementation of government policies or laws that the ,president determines appear designed to-- 7#a7 violate the autonomy of ,hong ,kong2 7#b7 harass1 intimidate1 or result in increased aggression towards the people of ,taiwan2 or 7#c7 contribute to political oppression or violation of human rights of individuals or societal groups within the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including ,uyghur ,muslims4 7c7 ,sanctions described 7#a7 ,in general ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7,a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the person if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7,b7 ,aliens ineligible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7i7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien who the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 knows1 or has reason to believe1 is described in subsection 7a7 is-- 7,i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iii7 otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states or to receive any other benefit under the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 7ii7 ,current visas revoked 7,i7 ,in general ,the issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 shall1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in clause 7i7 regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued4 7,,ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall take effect immediately and shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7#b7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,united nations headquarters agreement ,the sanctions described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the ,united ,states is necessary to permit the ,united ,states to comply with the ,agreement regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states1 or other applicable international obligations4 7,b7 ,exception for intelligence1 law enforcement1 and national security activities ,sanctions under paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any authorized intelligence1 law enforcement1 or national security activities of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this section or the sanctions imposed pursuant to this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of that ,act4 7e7 ,implementation authority ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of carrying out this section4 7f7 ,regulatory authority ,the ,president shall1 not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this section4 7g7 ,waiver ,the ,president may1 for one or more periods of not more than #fj days each1 waive the application of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees1 not later than #ae days before such waiver takes effect1 that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7h7 ,termination ,the ,president may terminate any sanctions imposed under subsection 7a7 not fewer than #ae days after the date on which the ,president provides a written certification to the appropriate congressional committees1 and concurrently publishes on a publicly available website of the ,federal ,government1 that-- 7#a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,chinese ,communist ,party have-- 7,a7 ceased the genocide of the ,uyghur ,muslim population1 including verifiably shutting down all internment camps of ,uyghurs and ending the practice of facilitating or supporting ,uyghur forced labor and forced sterilization2 7,b7 ceased all forms of threats1 military exercises1 and aggression toward ,taiwan1 including through verifiably1 and for at least a period of one year1 having not conducted any breach of ,taiwan's air space1 territorial waters1 or land mass1 by any military or intelligence personnel associated with the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 or any agency or instrumentality thereof2 7,c7 ceased the undermining of the autonomy of ,hong ,kong1 including through respecting the terms of the ,sino-,british ,joint ,declaration1 and reversing all steps taken to interfere with the democratic process and governance of ,hong ,kong2 and 7,d7 ceased efforts to steal the intellectual property of ,united ,states persons2 or 7#b7 the sanctioned person has-- 7,a7 affirmatively renounced membership in the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 and 7,b7 taken affirmative steps to denounce or remediate the conduct forming the basis for imposition of the sanction4 7i7 ,sunset of waiver and license authorities ,the ,president's authority to issue waivers or licenses with respect to sanctions required by subsection 7a71 including pursuant to sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd71 shall terminate on the date that is #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7j7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 ,september #ab1 #bjbd,reported from the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs with an amendment,september #ab1 #bjbd;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed