H.R. 4039 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Dollars To Uyghur Forced Labor Act. 2. Prohibition on use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (a) In general No funds available to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development may be used to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a policy, program, or contract that uses goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China or produced by a covered entity, unless such activity is specifically authorized pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Specific authorization The Secretary of State may specifically authorize an activity otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) if— (1) the Secretary— (A) determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the good, ware, article, or merchandise was not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor; and (B) provides notice to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not later than 15 days before authorizing the activity; and (2) Congress has not otherwise prohibited the activity pursuant to enactment of a joint resolution. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered entity means an entity listed pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–78 (135 Stat. 1527) under the strategy developed by section 2(c) of such Public Law 117–78; and (2) the term forced labor has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).