,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,holl51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4
 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 & ,mr4 ,wel*7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to safegu>d !  
integrity ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's annual
 ,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights     
,practices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,safegu>d+ ! ,integrity ( ! ,human      
,rights ,reports ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,ar\nd ! _w1 a rise 9 democratic        
backslid+1 au?orit>ian practices1 & arm$
 conflict ?reat5 ! obs]vance (          
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1  
disproportionately impact+ girls1 wom51 
y\?1 e?nic m9orities1 indig5\s          
communities1 ,,lgbtqi p]sons1           
individuals ) disabilities1 & o!r       
m>g9aliz$ gr\ps4  7#b7 ,progress 9      

advanc+ human rights mu/ be gr\nd$ 9    
facts4 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's annual    
,c\ntry ,reports on ,human ,rights      
,practices 7,human ,rights ,reports7    
provides a record ( ! /ate ( human      
rights 9 ! _w4 ,^! reports are an       
ess5tial tool = activi/s :o c\rage\sly  
/ruggle to protect rights 9 communities 
ar\nd ! _w1 = j\rnali/s & s*ol>s :o     
docum5t rights violations1 & =          
gov]nm5ts1 includ+ our own1 z !y "w to  
craft /rategies to bett] protect victims
 ( human rights violations1 enc\rage    
great] obs]vance ( human rights1 &      
protect ,unit$ ,/ates taxpay] fund+ f   
fl[+ to violators4  7#c7 ,any ef=t to   
r$uce ! scope or tailor ! cont5t ( !    
,human ,rights ,report bas$ on political
 consid]ations und]m9es its legitimacy &
 ! cr$ibility ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z an    
hone/ promot] ( human rights4 ,su*      
actions also embold5 au?orit>ians &     
p]petrators ( human rights violations1  
?reat5+ grave risks to ! brave wom5 & m5
 work+ tirelessly to advance ^! rights4 

7#d7 ,ma9ta9+ ! v]acity & integrity ( ! 
,human ,rights ,report ?r\gh m&atory &  
compreh5sive report+ on ! full scope (  
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights is
 critical to su/a9 ! value &            
int]national legitimacy ( ! reports & to
 hold human rights violators acc\ntable4
  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be !    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to      
reaffirm ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to promote ! obs]vance ( int]nationally 
recogniz$ human rights by all c\ntries z
 a pr9cipal goal ( our =eign policy2    
7#b7 to regul>ly engage ) human rights  
def5d]s1 j\rnali/s1 democracy advocates1
 victims ( human rights violations1 &   
o!r /akehold]s to ga!r in=mation &      
acc\nts = inclusion 9 ! ,human ,rights  
,reports2 &  7#c7 to publi% cr$ible1    
fact-bas$ ,human ,rights ,reports on an 
annual basis t cov] ! full scope (      
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1 z
 requir$ by law1 & to ensure t ,human   
,rights ,reports are devoid ( political 
favoritism or t>get+4  #d4 ,c\ntry      

,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices   
,section #aaf7;d7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance 
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by     
/rik+ & involunt>y /]ilization & ins]t+ 
1 involunt>y or co]cive m$ical or       
psy*ological practices1 & discrim9ation 
aga9/ p 9 access+ mat]nal1 sexual1 &    
reproductive heal? c>e1 includ+ ob/etric
 viol5ce1 involunt>y or co]c$ abortion1 
involunt>y or co]c$ pregnancy1 & co]c$  
/]ilization2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by  
ins]t+ :e!r su* c\ntry has facilitat$ ! 
return ( p]sons to a c\ntry :]e !y w\ld 
face torture or p]secution 7ref\lem5t7 &
 aft] includ+2  7#c7 9 p>agraph         
7#aa77;,c71 by /rik+ ,secret>y2 & &     
ins]t+ ,secret>y22  7#d7 9 p>agraph     
7#ab7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by
 ins]t+ & fre$om ( expression aft] /atus
 ( fre$om ( ! press2 &  7ii7 ins]t+ or  
fre$om ( expression aft] 9 favor (      
fre$om ( ! press2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,b7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or fre$om (        
expression aft] violations ( fre$om ( ! 

press2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ & c5sor%ip &    
ins]t+ c5sor%ip & re/rictions on int]net
 fre$om or access to in=mation2 &  7,c7 
9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or   
fre$om ( expression aft] violations (   
fre$om ( ! press2  7ii7 9 clause 7i71 by
 /rik+ ( ! fre$om ( ! press2 &  7iii7 9 
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ j\rnali/s4 &      
ins]t+ j\rnali/s22  7#e7 9 p>agraph     
7#ac7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,:]ev] & ins]t+   
:]ev]2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 
7,b7 ?r\gh 7,e7 z subp>agraphs 7,c7     
?r\gh 7,f71 respectively2  7,c7 by      
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+   
new subp>agraph3  7,b7 h>assm5t or      
puni%m5t ( family memb]s resid+ 9 !     
c\ntry = alleg$ (f5ses by a relative1   
includ+ relatives =c$ into exile or     
resid+ outside ( ! c\ntry = fe> (       
political p]secution2  2 &  7,d7 9      
subp>agraph 7,f71 z r$esignat$ by       
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is p>agraph1 by     
/rik+ occur4 & ins]t+ occur22 &  7#f7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  
7#ad7 :]ev] applicable1 a description ( 

re/rictions on fre$om ( movem5t &       
resid5ce )9 & travel to & f ! c\ntry2   
7#ae7 :]ev] applicable1 :e!r a c\ntry   
facilitates or ma9ta9s laws1 policies1  
or practices t create or p]petuate      
/ateless p]sons or discrim9ate aga9/    
int]nally displac$ p]sons 9 t c\ntry2   
7#af7 :]ev] applicable1 arbitr>y or     
unlawful int]f]5ce ) privacy2  7#ag7    
:]ev] applicable1 a description ( s]i\s 
& unreasonable re/rictions on political 
p>ticipation or ! ability ( citiz5s to  
elect public repres5tatives ?r\gh free &
 fair elections & univ]sal & equal      
suffrage1 includ+-- 7,a7 sub/antial     
int]f]5ce ) ! fre$om ( peaceful assembly
 or association2 &  7,b7 gov]nm5t ef=ts 
to re/rict civic space & ! ability (    
civil society1 includ+ nongov]nm5tal    
organizations1 academia1 m$ia1 labor    
unions1 & social movem5ts1 to engage 9  
public life2  7#ah7 :]ev] applicable1 a 
description ( s]i\s gov]nm5t corruption 
& its impact on human rights 9 ! c\ntry2
  7#ai7 :]ev] applicable1 a description 

( laws1 discrim9ation1 viol5ce1 or      
?reats ( viol5ce t>get+ memb]s ( gr\ps1 
includ+ wom5 & girls1 p]sons )          
disabilities1 national1 racial1 e?nic   
gr\ps1 indig5\s peoples1 ,,lgbtqi       
individuals1 or vuln]able migrant       
populations2 &  7#bj7 :]ev] applicable1 
a description ( any factors und]m9+ due 
process or an indep5d5t & imp>tial      
judici>y free ( corruption & political  
influ5ce & :e!r trials are fair & public
 & af=d crim9al def5dants ! m9imum fair 
trial gu>antees recogniz$ int]nationally
 z necess>y = a crim9al def5se1         
includ+-- 7,a7 :e!r p]sons h be5        
convict$1 imprison$1 or deta9$          
ess5tially = political beliefs or       
nonviol5t acts ( diss5t or expression1  
p>ticul>ly bas$ on ov]ly broad & sweep+ 
*>ges int5d$ to /ifle ! ex]cise ( human 
rights & fundam5tal fre$oms2 &  7,b7    
:e!r prison & det5tion c5t] conditions  
or mi/reatm5t 9 su* facilities has      
result$ 9 dea?s or =ms ( cruel1 inhuman1
 or degrad+ treatm5t & unusual puni%m5t4

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