,,ii #aah? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #dhd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to provide tra9+ & guidance relat+ to human rights abuses1 includ+ su* abuses p]petrat$ aga9/ ! ,uyghur population by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,combat+ ,human ,rights ,abuses ,act ( #bjbc4 #b4 ,tra9+ = employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce relat+ to aw>5ess ( human rights abuses 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all provide tra9+ describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to su* employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce :o provide c\nsel+ s]vices to bus9esses engag$ 9 int]/ate comm]ce or =eign direct inve/m5t z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4 7b7 ,cont5ts ( tra9+ ,! tra9+ requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be-- 7#a7 design$ to raise aw>5ess ab\t em]g+ tr5ds & issues ) respect to human rights abuses occurr+ worldwide1 su* z human rights abuses p]petrat$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ ! use ( =c$ labor1 aga9/ ,uyghurs & o!r e?nic m9ority populations 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region2 & 7#b7 incorporat$ to ! greate/ ext5t possible into exi/+ tra9+ provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4 7c7 ,tim+ ,! tra9+ requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be (f]$ & updat$ at su* times z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4 #c4 ,guidance = ,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses relat+ to aw>5ess ( human rights abuses 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all-- 7#a7 (f] guidance = ,unit$ ,/ates bus9esses engag$ 9 int]/ate comm]ce or =eign direct inve/m5t1 includ+ su* bus9esses t are1 or are consid]+1 conduct+ transactions ) entities subject to ! control or influ5ce ( jurisdictions :]e significant human rights abuses h occurr$1 su* z ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 & 7#b7 incorporate ! guidance requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 into any c\nsel+ s]vices t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce provides to su* bus9esses z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4 7b7 ,cont5ts ( guidance ,! guidance requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7 provide in=mation ab\t em]g+ tr5ds & issues involv+ human rights abuses1 su* z in=mation t describes-- 7,a7 human rights abuses p]petrat$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ ! use ( =c$ labor1 aga9/ ,uyghurs & o!r e?nic m9ority populations 9 ! ,x9jiang ,uyghur ,autonom\s ,region2 7,b7 risk factors t may be us$ to id5tify entities subject to ! influ5ce or control ( jurisdictions su* z ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t may be implicat$ 9 human rights abuses2 7,c7 ways to avoid do+ bus9ess ) entities describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 & 7,d7 pot5tial reputational1 economic1 legal1 & o!r risks ( conduct+ transactions ) an entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 & 7#b7 make cle> t ! guidance is = advisory purposes & t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce is n responsible = c]tify+ ! accuracy or complet5ess ( ! in=mation provid$ 9 ! guidance4