,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ecgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #g1 #bjbf,mr4   
,budd 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to /ate ! policy
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect to         
int]national 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 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has 
be5 designat$ 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 s9ce  
#aiii = engag+ 9 p>ticul>ly sev]e       
violations ( religi\s fre$om 7z def9$ 9 
section #c ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#fdjb774  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy  7a7    
,hold+ (ficials ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a responsible = int]national religi\s

 fre$om abuses ,= any (ficial ( !       
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t det]m9es is     
responsible = or has directly c>ri$ out 
abuses ( int]national religi\s fre$om1  
includ+ ^? involv+ arbitr>y det5tion1   
=c$ /]ilization1 torture1 =c$ labor1 &  
s]i\s re/rictions on fre$om ( religion  
or belief1 expression1 & movem5t involv+
 e?nic & religi\s m9ority gr\ps1 includ+
 ,tibetan ,buddhi/s1 ,*ri/ians1 ,uyghur 
,muslims1 & ,falun ,gong practition]s1 9
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or globally1 x 
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to also   
det]m9e :e!r su* (ficial has committ$ a 
gross violation ( int]nationally        
recogniz$ human rights = purposes (     
impos+ sanctions "u ! ,global ,magnitsky
 ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq474  7b7        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate programm+ ,to promote 
int]national religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a ,x is ! policy ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates--  7#a7 t ! relevant      
bureaus ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate %\ld      

support ef=ts to promote int]national   
religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a2 &  7#b7 = programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate to promote int]national religi\s 
fre$om 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a &      
monitor transnational repression ( e?nic
 & religi\s m9ority gr\ps by ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  #d4 ,s5se (
 ,congress reg>d+ promotion (           
int]national religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a ,x is ! s5se (         
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld promote
 int]national religi\s fre$om 9 ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a by-- 7#a7 /r5g!n+      
diplomacy relat+ to religi\s fre$om on  
behalf ( e?nic & religi\s m9ority gr\ps1
 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#b7 /r5g!n+
 multilat]al diplomacy to address !     
p]secution ( e?nic & religi\s m9ority   
gr\ps 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#c7  
rais+ ! cases ( political prison]s      
imprison$ = ex]cis+ _! "r to fre$om (   

religi\s belief ) (ficials at ! highe/  
levels ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a2  7#d7 call+ on ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to end its        
h>assm5t & p]secution ( memb]s (        
religi\s organizations1 includ+         
und]gr\nd h\se *ur* networks1           
unconditionally release all unju/ly     
deta9$ political prison]s imprison$ =   
ex]cis+ _! "r to fre$om ( religi\s      
belief1 & ensure t deta9ees :o h n yet  
be5 releas$ 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 ( ,*9a2 &  7#f7 /r5g!n+-- 7,a7
 programs to docum5t & monitor abuses2 &
  7,b7 support = def5d]s (              
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights & 
at-risk communities1 includ+ dissid5ts &
 individuals :o h fac$ religi\s         

p]secution by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a or ! ,*9ese ,communi/  
,p>ty4  #e4 ,annual brief+  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,ambassador at ,l>ge = ,int]national
 ,religi\s ,fre$om %all provide an      
annual brief+ to ! appropriate          
congressional committees on-- 7#a7      
sanctions impos$ on (ficials ( !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
responsible = gross violations (        
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights   
describ$ 9 section #c7;a72  7#b7 ef=ts  
to /r5g!n diplomacy relat+ to           
int]national religi\s fre$om2 &  7#c7   
plans or ef=ts to raise ! cases (       
political prison]s imprison$ = ex]cis+  
_! "r to fre$om ( religi\s belief )     
(ficials at ! highe/ levels ( !         
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4    
7b7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives4