,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bg1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,budd 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,moody1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,"y1 &   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to /ate ! policy ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ) respect to religi\s fre$om 9 ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be    
cit$ z ! ,combatt+ ! ,p]secution (      
,religi\s ,gr\ps 9 ,*9a ,act4  #b4      
,/atem5t ( policy  7a7  ,hold+ (ficials 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a responsible = 
religi\s fre$om abuses  ,x is ! policy (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to consid] t any       
(ficial ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a :o is responsible = or has      
directly c>ri$ out abuses ( religi\s    
fre$om1 includ+ ^? involv+ arbitr>y     
det5tion1 =c$ /]ilization1 torture1 =c$ 
labor1 & s]i\s re/rictions on fre$om (  
religion or belief1 expression1 &       

movem5t aga9/ religi\s m9orities1       
includ+ ,prote/ant ,*ri/ians1 ,ca?olics1
 ,buddhi/s1 ,muslims1 & ,falun ,gong    
practition]s1 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
may h committ$ a gross violation (      
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights = 
purposes ( impos+ sanctions ) respect to
 su* (ficial "u ! ,global ,magnitsky    
,human ,rights ,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq474  7b7         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate programm+ ,to promote 
religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a  ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--
 7#a7 t ! relevant bureaus ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate1 includ+ ! ,bureau ( ,ea/      
,asian & ,pacific ,affairs1 %\ld support
 ef=ts to promote int]national religi\s 
fre$om 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &     
7#b7 = programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to
 promote religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a & monitor transnational
 repression ( religi\s m9ority gr\ps    
engag$ 9 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a4  #c4  ,s5se (         
,congress reg>d+ promotion ( religi\s   

fre$om 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%\ld promote religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a by--  7#a7 designat+ ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a z a c\ntry (      
p>ticul> conc]n = religi\s fre$om "u    
section #djb7;b77#a77;,a77ii7 ( !       
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om ,act (  
#aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#fddb7;b77#a77;,a77ii77 z long z !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
cont9ues to engage 9 p>ticul>ly sev]e   
violations ( religi\s fre$om 7z def9$ 9 
section #c ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#fdjb772  7#b7 /r5g!n+ diplomacy relat+ 
to religi\s fre$om on behalf ( ,*ri/ians
 & o!r religi\s m9orities fac+          
re/rictions 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1  
includ+ ?r\gh ! widespread engagem5t (  
int]national p>tn]s to combat abuses (  
religi\s fre$om committ$ by ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#c7 rais+ !
 cases ( religi\s & political prison]s  
at ! highe/ levels ) (ficials ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a2  7#d7 call+ on !      

,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
unconditionally release all unju/ly     
deta9$ religi\s & political prison]s &  
ensure t deta9ees :o h n yet be5 releas$
 are treat$ humanely )--  7,a7 access to
 family1 ! legal c\nsel ( _! *oice1     
indep5d5t m$ical c>e1 & int]national    
monitor+ me*anisms2 &  7,b7 ! ability to
 practice _! fai? :ile 9 det5tion2 &    
7#e7 enc\rag+ ! global fai? community to
 speak 9 solid>ity ) oppress$ religi\s  
gr\ps 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4