#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#dhd  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the       
,secretary of ,commerce to provide      
training and guidance relating to human 
rights abuses1 including such abuses    
perpetrated against the ,uyghur         
population by the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,combating     
,human ,rights ,abuses ,act of #bjbc4   
#b4 ,training for employees of the      
,department of ,commerce relating to    
awareness of human rights abuses  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,commerce
 shall provide training described in    
subsection 7b7 to such employees of the 
,department of ,commerce who provide    
counseling services to businesses       
engaged in interstate commerce or       
foreign direct investment as the        
,secretary considers appropriate4  7b7  
,contents of training ,the training     
required under subsection 7a7 shall be--
 7#a7 designed to raise awareness about 

emerging trends and issues with respect 
to human rights abuses perpetrated by   
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china1 including the use  
of forced labor1 against ,uyghurs and   
other ethnic minority populations in the
 ,xinjiang ,uyghur ,autonomous ,region2 
and  7#b7 incorporated to the greatest  
extent possible into existing training  
provided by the ,department of          
,commerce4  7c7 ,timing ,the training   
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
offered and updated at such times as the
 ,secretary considers appropriate4  #c4 
,guidance for ,united ,states businesses
 relating to awareness of human rights  
abuses  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,commerce shall-- 7#a7 offer guidance
 for ,united ,states businesses engaged 
in interstate commerce or foreign direct
 investment1 including such businesses  
that are1 or are considering1 conducting
 transactions with entities subject to  
the control or influence of             
jurisdictions where significant human   

rights abuses have occurred1 such as the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and     
7#b7 incorporate the guidance required  
under paragraph 7#a7 into any counseling
 services that the ,department of       
,commerce provides to such businesses as
 the ,secretary considers appropriate4  
7b7 ,contents of guidance ,the guidance 
required under subsection 7a7 shall--   
7#a7 provide information about emerging 
trends and issues involving human rights
 abuses perpetrated by the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1   
consisting of the use of forced labor   
against ,uyghurs and other ethnic       
minority populations in the ,xinjiang   
,uyghur ,autonomous ,region1 including  
information about-- 7,a7 risk factors   
that may be used to identify entities   
subject to the influence or control of  
jurisdictions such as the ,people's     
,republic of ,china that may be         
implicated in human rights abuses2  7,b7
 ways to avoid doing business with      
entities described in subparagraph 7,a72

 and  7,c7 potential reputational1      
economic1 legal1 and other risks of     
conducting transactions with an entity  
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#b7 make clear that the guidance is for
 advisory purposes only4  ,passed the   
,senate ,december #ai1 #bjbc4,secretary