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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8124 

To expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights 

Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang 

Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China and to 

counter the genocidal policies of the Government of the People’s Republic 

of China. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2024 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 

in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways 

and Means, Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur 

Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human 

rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China and to counter 

the genocidal policies of the Government of the People’s 

Republic of China. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 

4 2024’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Expansion of sanctions under Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 

2020. 

Sec. 3. Sense of Congress on application of sanctions under Uyghur Human 

Rights Policy Act of 2020. 

Sec. 4. Denial of United States entry for individuals complicit in forced abortions or forced sterilizations. 

Sec. 5. Physical and psychological support for Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other 

ethnic groups. 

Sec. 6. Preservation of cultural and linguistic heritage of ethnic groups oppressed by the People’s Republic of China. 

Sec. 7. Determination of whether actions of certain Chinese entities meet criteria for imposition of sanctions. 

Sec. 8. Countering propaganda from the People’s Republic of China about 

genocide. 

Sec. 9. Documenting atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 

Sec. 10. Prohibition on certain United States Government agency contracts. 

Sec. 11. Strategy to deter and disrupt forced organ harvesting in the Xinjiang 

Uyghur Autonomous Region. 

7 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER UYGHUR HUMAN 

8 RIGHTS POLICY ACT OF 2020. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Uyghur Human 

10 Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145; 22 

11 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) in the matter preceding subpara15 graph (A), by striking ‘‘persons in 

16 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘persons residing in the Xinjiang 

2 Uyghur Autonomous Region or members 

3 of those groups in countries outside of the 

4 People’s Republic of China’’; 

5 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

6 (F) the following: 

7 ‘‘(G) Systematic rape, coercive abortion, 

8 forced sterilization, or involuntary contraceptive 

9 implantation policies and practices. 

10 ‘‘(H) Human trafficking for the purpose of 

11 organ removal. 

12 ‘‘(I) Forced separation of children from 

13 their parents to be placed in boarding schools. 

14 ‘‘(J) Forced deportation or refoulement to 

15 the People’s Republic of China.’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

17 paragraph (3); and 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE IN21 CLUDED.—The President shall include in the report 

22 required by paragraph (1) an identification of— 

23 ‘‘(A) each foreign person that knowingly 

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1 nology to or for a person identified in the re2 port; and 

3 ‘‘(B) each foreign person that knowingly 

4 engages in a significant transaction relating to 

5 any of the acts described in subparagraphs (A) 

6 through (J) of paragraph (1).’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection 

8 (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

9 (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY AUTHOR12 ITY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may 

14 exercise all authorities provided under section 203 of 

15 the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

16 (50 U.S.C. 1702) to carry out this section. 

17 ‘‘(2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 

18 shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as 

19 necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend21 ments made by this section— 

22 (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act; and 

24 (2) apply with respect to the first report re25 quired by section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human 


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1 Rights Policy Act of 2020 submitted after such date 

2 of enactment. 

3 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICATION OF SANC4 TIONS UNDER UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POL5 ICY ACT OF 2020. 

6 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, as of the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act the sanctions provided for under 

8 that Act have been employed once since passage of the 

9 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in 2020, even though 

10 genocide and other horrific human rights abuses continue 

11 to occur. 

12 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that the President should employ the sanctions pro14 vided for under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 

15 2020— 

16 (1) to address ongoing atrocities, including the 

17 use of forced labor and the arbitrary detention of 

18 the families of United States citizens and residents, 

19 in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 

20 People’s Republic of China; and 

21 (2) to hold entities and officials of the People’s 

22 Republic of China accountable for atrocities. 


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1 SEC. 4. DENIAL OF UNITED STATES ENTRY FOR INDIVID2 UALS COMPLICIT IN FORCED ABORTIONS OR 

3 FORCED STERILIZATIONS. 

4 Section 801 of the Admiral James W. Nance and 

5 Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

6 Years 2000 and 2001 (Public Law 106–113; 8 U.S.C. 

7 1182e) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may not’’ 

9 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall not’’; 

10 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 

13 prohibitions in subsection (a) with respect to a foreign na14 tional if the Secretary— 

15 ‘‘(1) determines that— 

16 ‘‘(A) the foreign national is not directly 

17 complicit in atrocities, specifically the oversight 

18 of programs or policies the intent of which is to 

19 destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, 

20 racial, or religious group through the use of 

21 forced sterilization, forced abortion, or other 

22 egregious population control policies; 

23 ‘‘(B) admitting or paroling the foreign na24 tional into the United States is necessary— 

25 ‘‘(i) to permit the United States to 

26 comply with the Agreement regarding the 


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1 Headquarters of the United Nations, 

2 signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, 

3 and entered into force November 21, 1947, 

4 between the United Nations and the 

5 United States, or other applicable inter6 national obligations of the United States; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(ii) to carry out or assist law en9 forcement activity of the United States; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(C) it is important to the national secu12 rity interest of the United States to admit or 

13 parole the foreign national into the United 

14 States; and 

15 ‘‘(2) provides written notification to the appro16 priate congressional committees containing a jus17 tification for the waiver. 

18 ‘‘(d) NOTICE.—The Secretary of State shall make a 

19 public announcement whenever the prohibitions under 

20 subsection (a) are imposed under this section. 

21 ‘‘(e) INFORMATION REQUESTED BY CONGRESS.—The 

22 Secretary of State, upon the request of a Member of Con23 gress, shall provide— 

24 ‘‘(1) information about the use of the prohibi25 tions under subsection (a), including the number of 


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1 times such prohibitions were imposed, disaggregated 

2 by country and by year; or 

3 ‘‘(2) a classified briefing that includes informa4 tion about the individuals subject to such prohibi5 tions or subject to sanctions under any other Act au6 thorizing the imposition of sanctions with respect to 

7 the conduct of such individuals.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR 

9 UYGHURS, KAZAKHS, AND OTHER ETHNIC 

10 GROUPS. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds appropriated to 

13 the Department of State in annual appropriations 

14 bills under the heading ‘‘DEVELOPMENT ASSIST15 ANCE’’, the Secretary of State, in conjunction and in 

16 consultation with the Administrator of the United 

17 States Agency for International Development, is au18 thorized, subject to the requirements under chapters 

19 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

20 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and section 634A of 

21 such Act (22 U.S.C. 2394–1)— 

22 (A) to provide the assistance described in 

23 paragraph (2) to individuals who— 


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1 (i) belong to the Uyghur, Kazakh, 

2 Kyrgyz, or another oppressed ethnic group 

3 in the People’s Republic of China; 

4 (ii) experienced torture, forced steri5 lization, rape, forced abortion, forced labor, 

6 or other atrocities in the People’s Republic 

7 of China; and 

8 (iii) are residing outside of the Peo9 ple’s Republic of China; and 

10 (B) to build local capacity for the care de11 scribed in subparagraph (A) through— 

12 (i) grants to treatment centers and 

13 programs in foreign countries in accord14 ance with section 130(b) of the Foreign 

15 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

16 2152(b)); and 

17 (ii) research and training to health 

18 care providers outside of such treatment 

19 centers or programs in accordance with 

20 section 130(c)(2) of such Act. 

21 (2) AUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE.—The assistance 

22 described in this paragraph is— 

23 (A) medical care; 

24 (B) physical therapy; and 

25 (C) psychological support. 


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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

3 submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

4 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

5 the House of Representatives that describes— 

6 (1) the direct care or services provided in for7 eign countries for individuals described in subsection 

8 (a)(1)(A); and 

9 (2) any projects started or supported in foreign 

10 countries to provide the care or services described in 

11 paragraph (1). 

12 (c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Not more than 50 percent of 

13 the costs of providing the assistance authorized under sub14 section (a) may be paid by the United States Government. 

15 SEC. 6. PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC 

16 HERITAGE OF ETHNIC GROUPS OPPRESSED 

17 BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

18 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the genocide per19 petrated by officials of the Government of the People’s Re20 public of China in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re21 gion aims to erase the distinct cultural and linguistic her22 itage of oppressed ethnic groups. 

23 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that the United States Government should use its 

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1 the preservation of cultural and linguistic heritages of eth2 nic groups in the People’s Republic of China threatened 

3 by the Chinese Communist Party. 

4 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

7 United States Agency for International Development, shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen9 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

10 of Representatives a report that assesses the feasibility of 

11 establishing a grant program to assist communities facing 

12 threats to their cultural and linguistic heritage from offi13 cials of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fis16 cal years 2024 through 2027, to support the establishment 

17 of a Repressed Cultures Preservation Initiative within the 

18 Smithsonian Institution to pool Institution-wide efforts to19 ward research, exhibitions, and education related to the 

20 cultural and linguistic heritage of ethnic and religious 

21 groups the cultures of which are threatened by repressive 

22 regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party. 


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1 SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ACTIONS OF CER2 TAIN CHINESE ENTITIES MEET CRITERIA FOR 

3 IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

6 Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 

7 the Attorney General, shall— 

8 (1) determine whether any entity specified in 

9 subsection (b)— 

10 (A) is responsible for or complicit in, or 

11 has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious 

12 human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other 

13 predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the 

14 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 

15 People’s Republic of China; or 

16 (B) meets the criteria for the imposition of 

17 sanctions under— 

18 (i) the Global Magnitsky Human 

19 Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 

20 10101 et seq.); 

21 (ii) section 6 of the Uyghur Human 

22 Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 

23 116–145; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note); 

24 (iii) section 105, 105A, 105B, or 

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1 of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514, 8514a, 8514b, 

2 and 8514c); 

3 (iv) Executive Order 13818 (50 

4 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the 

5 property of persons involved in serious 

6 human rights abuse or corruption), as 

7 amended on or after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act; or 

9 (v) Executive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 

10 1701 note; relating to blocking property of 

11 certain persons with respect to serious 

12 human rights abuses by the Government of 

13 Iran and taking certain other actions), as 

14 amended on or after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act; 

16 (2) if the Secretary of the Treasury determines 

17 under paragraph (1) that an entity is responsible for 

18 or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged 

19 in, serious human rights abuses described in sub20 paragraph (A) of that paragraph or meets the cri21 teria for the imposition of sanctions described in 

22 subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, include the en23 tity on the list of specially designated nationals and 

24 blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 

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1 (3) submit to Congress a report on that deter2 mination that includes the reasons for the deter3 mination. 

4 (b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—An entity specified in this 

5 subsection is any of the following: 

6 (1) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 

7 Co., Ltd. 

8 (2) Shenzhen Huada Gene Technology Co., 

9 Ltd. (BGI Group). 

10 (3) Tiandy Technologies Co., Ltd. 

11 (4) Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. 

12 (5) China Electronics Technology Group Co. 

13 (6) Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. 

14 (7) ByteDance Ltd. 

15 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub16 section (a)(3) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

17 may include a classified annex. 

18 SEC. 8. COUNTERING PROPAGANDA FROM THE PEOPLE’S 

19 REPUBLIC OF CHINA ABOUT GENOCIDE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

22 in conjunction with the United States Agency for Global 

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1 tering propaganda and other messaging from news and 

2 information sources associated with the Government of the 

3 People’s Republic of China or entities associated with the 

4 Chinese Communist Party or influenced by the Chinese 

5 Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Re6 public of China that— 

7 (1) deny the genocide, crimes against humanity, 

8 and other egregious human rights abuses experi9 enced by Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim 

10 ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 

11 Region; 

12 (2) spread propaganda regarding the role of the 

13 United States Government in imposing economic 

14 and reputational costs on the Chinese Communist 

15 Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of 

16 China for its ongoing genocide; 

17 (3) target Uyghurs and other people who pub18 licly oppose the Government of the People’s Republic 

19 of China’s genocidal policies and forced labor prac20 tices, including the detention and intimidation of 

21 their family members; or 

22 (4) increase pressure on member countries of 

23 the United Nations to deny or defend genocide or 

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1 China within international organizations and multi2 lateral fora, including at the United Nations Human 

3 Rights Council. 

4 (b) STRATEGY ELEMENTS.—The strategy required 

5 under subsection (a) shall include— 

6 (1) existing messaging strategies and specific 

7 broadcasting efforts to counter the propaganda de8 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 

9 and the reach of such strategies and efforts to audi10 ences targeted by such propaganda; 

11 (2) specific metrics used for determining the 

12 success or failure of the messaging strategies and 

13 broadcasting efforts described in paragraph (1) and 

14 an analysis of the impact of such strategies and ef15 forts; 

16 (3) a description of any new or pilot messaging 

17 strategies and broadcasting efforts expected to be 

18 implemented during the 12-month period beginning 

19 on the date of the enactment of this Act and an ex20 planation of the need for such strategies and efforts; 

21 (4) measurable goals to be completed during 

22 the 12-month period beginning on the date of the 

23 enactment of this Act and tangible outcomes for ex24 panding broadcasting efforts and countering propa25 ganda; and 


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1 (5) estimates of additional funding needed to 

2 counter the propaganda described in paragraphs (1) 

3 and (2) of subsection (a). 

4 (c) FUNDING.—The Secretary of State is authorized 

5 to use amounts made available for the Countering PRC 

6 Influence Fund under section 7043(c)(2) of the Depart7 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 

8 Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117– 

9 103) to develop and carry out the strategy required under 

10 subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 9. DOCUMENTING ATROCITIES IN THE XINJIANG 

12 UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 

13 The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

14 United States Agency for International Development may 

15 provide assistance, including financial and technical assist16 ance, as necessary and appropriate, to support the efforts 

17 of entities, including nongovernmental organizations with 

18 expertise in international criminal investigations and law, 

19 to address genocide, crimes against humanity, and their 

20 constituent crimes by the Government of the People’s Re21 public of China by— 

22 (1) collecting, documenting, and archiving evi23 dence, including the testimonies of victims and 

24 visuals from social media, and preserving the chain 

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1 (2) identifying suspected perpetrators of geno2 cide and crimes against humanity; 

3 (3) conducting criminal investigations of atroc4 ity crimes, including by developing indigenous inves5 tigative and judicial skills through partnerships, di6 rect mentoring, and providing the necessary equip7 ment and infrastructure to effectively adjudicate 

8 cases for use in prosecutions in domestic courts, hy9 brid courts, and internationalized domestic courts; 

10 (4) supporting investigations conducted by for11 eign countries, civil society groups, and multilateral 

12 organizations, such as the United Nations; and 

13 (5) supporting and protecting witnesses partici14 pating in such investigations. 

15 SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOV16 ERNMENT AGENCY CONTRACTS. 

17 (a) PROHIBITION.—The head of an executive agency 

18 may not enter into a contract for the procurement of 

19 goods or services with or for any of the following: 

20 (1) Any person identified in the report required 

21 by section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human Rights Pol22 icy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145; 22 U.S.C. 

23 6901 note). 

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1 tained and denied entry into the United States by 

2 U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to 

3 section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ensure that 

4 goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Auton5 omous Region of the People’s Republic of China do 

6 not enter the United States market, and for other 

7 purposes’’, approved December 23, 2021 (Public 

8 Law 117–78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly re9 ferred to as the ‘‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 

10 Act’’). 

11 (3) Any person that the head of the executive 

12 agency determines, with the concurrence of the Sec13 retary of State, facilitates the genocide and human 

14 rights abuses occurring in the Xinjiang Uyghur Au15 tonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. 

16 (4) Any person, program, project, or activity 

17 that— 

18 (A) contributes to forced labor, particularly 

19 through the procurement of any goods, wares, 

20 articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or 

21 manufactured wholly, or in part, in the 

22 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or by the 

23 forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs or other per24 secuted individuals or groups in the People’s 

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1 (B) violates internationally recognized 

2 labor rights of individuals or groups in the Peo3 ple’s Republic of China. 

4 (b) CONSULTATIONS.—The head of each executive 

5 agency shall consult with the Forced Labor Enforcement 

6 Task Force, established under section 741 of the United 

7 States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 

8 U.S.C. 4681), with respect to the implementation of sub9 section (a)(2). 

10 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

12 shall submit a report on the implementation of this section 

13 to— 

14 (1) the Committee on Finance, the Committee 

15 on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Home16 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen17 ate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Ways and Means, the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 

20 on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 

21 Representatives. 

22 (d) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

23 the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given the 

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1 SEC. 11. STRATEGY TO DETER AND DISRUPT FORCED 

2 ORGAN HARVESTING IN THE XINJIANG 

3 UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

6 shall submit to Congress a strategy to deter and disrupt 

7 forced organ harvesting in the People’s Republic of China, 

8 including a determination whether the practice has oc9 curred in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region since 

10 2017 and whether future accountability efforts for geno11 cide or crime against humanity will include officials com12 plicity in forced organ harvesting. 

13 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re14 quired by subsection (a) shall include— 

15 (1) specific steps taken and authorities used to 

16 deter and disrupt the practice of illegal organ traf17 ficking and forced organ harvesting in the People’s 

18 Republic of China and which offices in the Depart19 ment of State are working on this issue; and 

20 (2) details about the number and level of diplo21 matic discussions that have occurred with Member22 States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 

23 (OIC) on the issue of forced organ harvesting and 

24 organ tourism by citizens of OIC countries to the 

25 People’s Republic of China. 

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