,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,president to
 remove the extension of certain        
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
to the ,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade 
,offices if ,hong ,kong no longer enjoys
 a high degree of autonomy from the     
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,hong ,kong    
,economic and ,trade ,office 7,,hketo7  
,certification ,act4  #b4 ,certification
 on whether to extend certain           
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
to the ,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade 
,offices in the ,united ,states  7a7    
,certification required ,not later than 
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and thereafter as part of

 each certification required by the     
,secretary of ,state under section      
#bje7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,united        
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#egbe7;a77#a77;,a771 the ,president     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a certification
 that-- 7#a7 the ,hong ,kong ,economic  
and ,trade ,offices-- 7,a7 merit        
extension and application of the        
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
specified in subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 no
 longer merit extension and application 
of the privileges1 exemptions1 and      
immunities specified in subsection 7b72 
and  7#b7 a detailed report justifying  
that certification4  7b7 ,privileges1   
exemptions1 and immunities specified    
,the privileges1 exemptions1 and        
immunities specified in this subsection 
are the privileges1 exemptions1 and     
immunities extended and applied to the  
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices under section #a of the ,act   

entitled ,an ,act to extend certain     
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
to ,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade     
,offices1 approved ,june #bg1 #aiig 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bhhk74  7c7 ,effect of      
certification  7#a7 ,termination ,if the
 ,president certifies under subsection  
7a77#a77;,b7 that the ,hong ,kong       
,economic and ,trade ,offices no longer 
merit extension and application of the  
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
specified in subsection 7b71 the ,hong  
,kong ,economic and ,trade ,offices     
shall terminate operations not later    
than #ahj days after the date on which  
that certification is delivered to the  
appropriate congressional committees4   
7#b7 ,continued operations ,if the      
,president certifies under subsection   
7a77#a77;,a7 that the ,hong ,kong       
,economic and ,trade ,offices merit     
extension and application of the        
privileges1 exemptions1 and immunities  
specified in subsection 7b71 the ,hong  
,kong ,economic and ,trade ,offices may 

continue operations for the one-year    
period following the date of that       
certification or until the next         
certification required under section    
#bje7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,united        
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egbe7;a77#a77;,a77
 is submitted1 whichever occurs first1  
unless a disapproval resolution is      
enacted under subsection 7f74  7d7      
,revocation of extension and application
 of privileges1 exemptions1 and         
immunities ,the ,president may revoke   
the extension and application to the    
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices of the privileges1 exceptions1 
and immunities specified in subsection  
7b74  7e7 ,termination of certification 
requirement ,if the ,hong ,kong         
,economic and ,trade ,offices terminate 
operations in the ,united ,states1      
whether pursuant to subsection 7c7 or   
otherwise1 the ,president shall not     
issue additional certifications under   
subsection 7a77#a7 after the date on    

which those operations terminated4  7f7 
,congressional review  7#a7 ,disapproval
 resolution ,in this subsection1 the    
term disapproval resolution means only a
 joint resolution of either ,house of   
,congress-- 7,a7 the title of which is  
the following3 ,a joint resolution      
disapproving the certification by the   
,president that the ,hong ,kong         
,economic and ,trade ,offices continue  
to merit extension and application of   
certain privileges1 exemptions1 and     
immunities42 and  7,b7 the sole matter  
after the resolving clause of which is  
the following3 ,congress disapproves of 
the certification by the ,president     
under section #b7;a77#a77;,a7 of the    
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade ,office
 7,,hketo7 ,certification ,act that the 
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices merit extension and application
 of certain privileges1 exemptions1 and 
immunities1 on 4 1 with the blank space 
being filled with the appropriate date4 
7#b7 ,introduction ,a disapproval       

resolution may be introduced-- 7,a7 in  
the ,house of ,representatives1 by the  
majority leader or the minority leader2 
and  7,b7 in the ,senate1 by the        
majority leader 7or the majority        
leader's designee7 or the minority      
leader 7or the minority leader's        
designee74  7#c7 ,floor consideration in
 ,house of ,representatives ,if a       
committee of the ,house of              
,representatives to which a disapproval 
resolution has been referred has not    
reported the resolution within #aj      
legislative days after the date of      
referral1 that committee shall be       
discharged from further consideration of
 the resolution4  7#d7 ,consideration in
 ,senate  7,a7 ,committee referral ,a   
disapproval resolution introduced in the
 ,senate shall be referred to the       
,committee on ,foreign ,relations4  7,b7
 ,reporting and discharge ,if the       
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate has not reported the resolution
 within #aj legislative days after the  

date of referral of the resolution1 that
 committee shall be discharged from     
further consideration of the resolution 
and the resolution shall be placed on   
the appropriate calendar4  7,c7         
,proceeding to consideration            
,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is  
in order at any time after the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
reports a disapproval resolution to the 
,senate or has been discharged from     
consideration of such a resolution 7even
 though a previous motion to the same   
effect has been disagreed to7 to move to
 proceed to the consideration of the    
resolution1 and all points of order     
against the resolution 7and against     
consideration of the resolution7 are    
waived4 ,the motion to proceed is not   
debatable4 ,the motion is not subject to
 a motion to postpone4 ,a motion to     
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is agreed to or disagreed to shall not  
be in order4  7,d7 ,rulings of the      

,chair on procedure ,appeals from the   
decisions of the ,chair relating to the 
application of the rules of the ,senate1
 as the case may be1 to the procedure   
relating to a disapproval resolution    
shall be decided without debate4  7,e7  
,consideration of veto messages ,debate 
in the ,senate of any veto message with 
respect to a disapproval resolution1    
including all debatable motions and     
appeals in connection with the          
resolution1 shall be limited to #aj     
hours1 to be equally divided between1   
and controlled by1 the majority leader  
and the minority leader or their        
designees4  7#e7 ,rules relating to     
,senate and ,house of ,representatives  
7,a7 ,treatment of ,senate resolution in
 ,house ,in the ,house of               
,representatives1 the following         
procedures shall apply to a disapproval 
resolution received from the ,senate    
7unless the ,house has already passed a 
resolution relating to the same proposed
 action73 7i7 ,the resolution shall be  

referred to the appropriate committees4 
7ii7 ,if a committee to which a         
resolution has been referred has not    
reported the resolution within #aj      
legislative days after the date of      
referral1 that committee shall be       
discharged from further consideration of
 the resolution4  7iii7 ,beginning on   
the third legislative day after each    
committee to which a resolution has been
 referred reports the resolution to the 
,house or has been discharged from      
further consideration thereof1 it shall 
be in order to move to proceed to       
consider the resolution in the ,house4  
,all points of order against the motion 
are waived4 ,such a motion shall not be 
in order after the ,house has disposed  
of a motion to proceed on the           
resolution4 ,the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion4 ,the motion shall not be        
debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is disposed of 

shall not be in order4  7iv7 ,the       
resolution shall be considered as read4 
,all points of order against the        
resolution and against its consideration
 are waived4 ,the previous question     
shall be considered as ordered on the   
resolution to final passage without     
intervening motion except #b hours of   
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the offeror of the motion to proceed   
7or a designee7 and an opponent4 ,a     
motion to reconsider the vote on passage
 of the resolution shall not be in      
order4  7,b7 ,treatment of ,house       
resolution in ,senate  7i7 ,received    
before passage of ,senate resolution    
,if1 before the passage by the ,senate  
of a disapproval resolution1 the ,senate
 receives an identical resolution from  
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
following procedures shall apply3 7,i7  
,that resolution shall not be referred  
to a committee4  7,,ii7 ,with respect to
 that resolution-- 7aa7 the procedure in
 the ,senate shall be the same as if no 

resolution had been received from the   
,house of ,representatives2 but  7bb7   
the vote on passage shall be on the     
resolution from the ,house of           
,representatives4  7ii7 ,received after 
passage of ,senate resolution ,if1      
following passage of a disapproval      
resolution in the ,senate1 the ,senate  
receives an identical resolution from   
the ,house of ,representatives1 that    
resolution shall be placed on the       
appropriate ,senate calendar4  7iii7 ,no
 ,senate companion ,if a disapproval    
resolution is received from the ,house  
of ,representatives1 and no companion   
resolution has been introduced in the   
,senate1 the ,senate procedures under   
this subsection shall apply to the      
resolution from the ,house of           
,representatives4  7,c7 ,application to 
revenue measures ,the provisions of this
 subparagraph shall not apply in the    
,house of ,representatives to a         
disapproval resolution that is a revenue
 measure4  7#f7 ,rules of ,house of     

,representatives and ,senate ,this      
paragraph is enacted by ,congress-- 7,a7
 as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the ,senate and the ,house of        
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 and          
supersedes other rules only to the      
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7,b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  7g7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices ,the term ,hong ,kong ,economic

 and ,trade ,offices has the meaning    
given that term in section #a7;c7 of the
 ,act entitled ,an ,act to extend       
certain privileges1 exemptions1 and     
immunities to ,hong ,kong ,economic and 
,trade ,offices1 approved ,june #bg1    
#aiig 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhhk74  #c4       
,limitation on contracting relating to  
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices  7a7 ,in general ,on and after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
an entity of the ,united ,states        
,government may enter into an agreement 
or partnership with the ,hong ,kong     
,economic and ,trade ,offices to promote
 tourism1 culture1 business1 or other   
matters relating to ,hong ,kong only    
if-- 7#a7 the ,president has submitted  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives a certification under  
section #b7;a77#a77;,a7 that the ,hong  
,kong ,economic and ,trade ,offices     
merit extension and application of      

certain privileges1 exemptions1 and     
immunities2 and  7#b7 a disapproval     
resolution under section #b7;f7 is not  
enacted during the #ij-;day period      
following the submission of that        
certification4  7b7 ,certification  7#a7
 ,existing agreements and partnerships  
,not later than #ajj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 any     
entity of the ,united ,states           
,government or any entity that holds a  
current ,federal contract with the      
,united ,states ,government that has in 
effect an agreement or partnership with 
the ,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade    
,offices1 shall submit to the ,secretary
 of ,state and the ,administrator of the
 ,general ,services ,administration a   
certification described in paragraph    
7#c7 with respect to each such agreement
 or partnership4  7#b7 ,new agreements  
and partnerships ,not later than #ae    
days after entering into an agreement or
 partnership with the ,hong ,kong       
,economic and ,trade ,offices1 an entity

 of the ,united ,states ,government or  
an entity that holds a current ,federal 
contract with the ,united ,states       
,government shall submit to the         
,secretary of ,state and the            
,administrator of the ,general ,services
 ,administration a certification        
described in paragraph 7#c7 with respect
 to that agreement or partnership4  7#c7
 ,certification described ,with respect 
to an agreement or partnership with the 
,hong ,kong ,economic and ,trade        
,offices1 a certification described in  
this paragraph is a certification that  
the agreement or partnership does not   
promote efforts by the ,government of   
the ,hong ,kong ,special ,administrative
 ,region and the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china-- 7,a7 to 
justify the dismantling of the autonomy 
of ,hong ,kong and the freedoms and rule
 of law guaranteed by the ,sino-,british
 ,joint ,declaration of #aihd2 or  7,b7 
to portray within the ,united ,states   
the ,government of the ,hong ,kong      

,special ,administrative ,region or the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china as protecting the rule of law 
or the human rights and civil liberties 
of the people of ,hong ,kong4  7c7 ,hong
 ,kong ,economic and ,trade ,offices    
defined ,in this section1 the term ,hong
 ,kong ,economic and ,trade ,offices has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#a7;c7 of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to 
extend certain privileges1 exemptions1  
and immunities to ,hong ,kong ,economic 
and ,trade ,offices1 approved ,june #bg1
 #aiig 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhhk74  #d4      
,policy of ,united ,states on promotion 
of autonomy of ,government of the ,hong 
,kong ,special ,administrative ,region  
,it is the policy of the ,united        
,states-- 7#a7 to ensure that entities  
of the ,united ,states ,government do   
not knowingly assist in the promotion of
 ,hong ,kong as a free and autonomous   
city or the ,government of the ,hong    
,kong ,special ,administrative ,region  
as committed to protecting the human    

rights of the people of ,hong ,kong or  
fully maintaining the rule of law       
required for human rights and economic  
prosperity as long as the ,secretary of 
,state continues to certify under       
section #bje7;a77#a7 of the ,united     
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egbe7;a77#a77 that
 ,hong ,kong does not enjoy a high      
degree of autonomy from the ,people's   
,republic of ,china and does not warrant
 treatment under the laws of the ,united
 ,states in the same manner as those    
laws were applied to ,hong ,kong before 
,july #a1 #aiig2  7#b7 to recognize that
 promotion of ,hong ,kong as described  
in paragraph 7#a7 should be considered  
propaganda for the efforts of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china to        
dismantle rights and freedom guaranteed 
to the residents of ,hong ,kong by the  
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights and the              
,sino-,british ,joint ,declaration of   
#aihd2  7#c7 to ensure that entities of 

the ,united ,states ,government do not  
engage in or assist with propaganda of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
regarding ,hong ,kong2 and  7#d7 to     
engage with the ,government of the ,hong
 ,kong ,special ,administrative ,region1
 through all relevant entities of the   
,united ,states ,government1 seeking the
 release of political prisoners1 the end
 of arbitrary detentions1 the resumption
 of a free press and fair and free      
elections open to all candidates1 and   
the restoration of an independent       
judiciary4