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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4229 

To reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the United StatesHong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20, 2020 

Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the 

United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for 

other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Findings. 

Sec. 4. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 5. Protection for Hong Kong residents in the United States. 


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Sec. 6. Differential treatment of Hong Kong residents for immigration purposes. 

Sec. 7. Admission for certain highly skilled Hong Kong residents. 

Sec. 8. Adjustment to lawful permanent resident status of certain nationals of 

the PRC. 

Sec. 9. Reporting requirements. 

Sec. 10. Strategy for international cooperation on Hong Kong. 

Sec. 11. Sunset. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

11 the House of Representatives; and 

12 (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 (2) BASIC LAW.—The term ‘‘Basic Law’’ means 

15 the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Adminis16 trative Region of the PRC. 

17 (3) HONG KONG.—The term ‘‘Hong Kong’’ 

18 means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Re19 gion. 

20 (4) NPC.—The term ‘‘NPC’’ means the Na21 tional People’s Congress of the PRC. 


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1 (5) PRC.—The term ‘‘PRC’’ means the Peo2 ple’s Republic of China. 

3 (6) PRIORITY HONG KONG RESIDENT.—The 

4 term ‘‘priority Hong Kong resident’’ means— 

5 (A) any lawful resident of Hong Kong or 

6 lawful permanent residents of Hong Kong who, 

7 as of the date of the enactment of this Act— 

8 (i) holds no right to citizenship or 

9 residency in any country or jurisdiction 

10 other than in the PRC, Hong Kong, or 

11 Macau; and 

12 (ii) has continuously resided in Hong 

13 Kong during the 10-year period ending on 

14 such date of enactment; and 

15 (B) the immediate family member of any 

16 person described in subparagraph (A). 

17 (7) SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION.—The 

18 term ‘‘Sino-British Joint Declaration’’ means the 

19 Joint Declaration of the Government of the United 

20 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 

21 the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

22 on the Question of Hong Kong, done at Beijing De23 cember 19, 1984. 

24 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

25 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The NPC has committed to pass national 

2 security legislation which, if enacted, would— 

3 (A) contravene the will of the people of 

4 Hong Kong whose constitution, the Basic Law, 

5 provides in Article 23 that the Legislative 

6 Council of Hong Kong shall enact legislation re7 lated to national security; 

8 (B) violate the PRC’s commitments under 

9 international law, as defined by the Sino-British 

10 Joint Declaration; and 

11 (C) cause severe and irreparable damage to 

12 the ‘‘one country, two systems’’ principle and 

13 further erode global confidence in the PRC’s 

14 commitment to international law. 

15 (2) The United States has a long and proud 

16 history as a destination for refugees and asylees flee17 ing persecution based on race, religion, nationality, 

18 political opinion, or membership in a particular so19 cial group. 

20 (3) The United States also shares deep social, 

21 cultural, and economic ties with the people of Hong 

22 Kong, including a shared commitment to democracy, 

23 to the rule of law, and to the protection of human 

24 rights. 


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1 (4) The United States has sheltered, protected, 

2 and welcomed individuals who have fled oppression 

3 of authoritarian regimes, including citizens from the 

4 PRC following the violent June 4, 1989, crackdown 

5 in Tiananmen Square, which has deepened ties be6 tween the people of the United States and individ7 uals, regardless of nationality, who are seeking to 

8 contribute to a free, open society founded on respect 

9 for the rule of law. 

10 (5) The United States has reaped enormous 

11 economic, cultural, and strategic benefits from wel12 coming successive generations of scientists, doctors, 

13 entrepreneurs, artists, intellectuals, and other free14 dom-loving people fleeing Fascism, Communism, vio15 lent Islamist extremism, and other repressive 

16 ideologies, including Nazi Germany, the Soviet 

17 Union, Soviet-controlled Central Europe, Cuba, Viet18 nam, and Iran. 

19 (6) Offering prospective refuge to the people 

20 who have contributed the most to Hong Kong’s suc21 cess would signal to the Chinese Communist Party 

22 that repression in Hong Kong would result in losing 

23 some of its immense wealth and talent to the United 

24 States. 


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1 (7) A mid-2020 Brookings report states, ‘‘Chi2 nese officials see the United States’ continued ability 

3 to attract and retain Chinese talent as a serious im4 pediment to their technological ambitions’’. 

5 (8) A 2009 report published in Issues in 

6 Science and Technology states, ‘‘competition for 

7 [science and technology] brainpower . . . will become 

8 one of the key defining features of the West’s inter9 actions with the PRC over the coming decades’’. 

10 (9) A major asymmetric advantage for the 

11 United States in its long-term, strategic competition 

12 with the Communist Party of China is the ability of 

13 people from every country in the world, regardless of 

14 their race, ethnicity, or religion, to immigrate to the 

15 United States and become United States citizens. 

16 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

17 It is the policy of the United States— 

18 (1) to continue to reaffirm the principles and 

19 objectives set forth in the United States-Hong Kong 

20 Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–383; 22 U.S.C. 

21 5701 et seq.), including— 

22 (A) the ‘‘strong interest [of the United 

23 States] in the continued vitality, prosperity, and 

24 stability of Hong Kong’’; 


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1 (B) ‘‘support for democratization is a fun2 damental principle of United States foreign pol3 icy’’ that ‘‘naturally applies to United States 

4 policy toward Hong Kong’’; 

5 (C) ‘‘the human rights of the people of 

6 Hong Kong are of great importance to the 

7 United States and are directly relevant to 

8 United States interests in Hong Kong and 

9 serve as a basis for Hong Kong’s continued eco10 nomic prosperity’’; and 

11 (D) Hong Kong must remain sufficiently 

12 autonomous from the PRC to ‘‘justify treat13 ment under a particular law of the United 

14 States, or any provision thereof, different from 

15 that accorded the People’s Republic of China’’; 

16 (2) to continue to support the high degree of 

17 autonomy and fundamental rights and freedoms of 

18 the people of Hong Kong, as enumerated by— 

19 (A) the Sino-British Joint Declaration; 

20 (B) the International Covenant on Civil 

21 and Political Rights, done at New York Decem22 ber 19, 1966; and 

23 (C) the Universal Declaration of Human 

24 Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948; 


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1 (3) to continue to support the democratic aspi2 rations of the people of Hong Kong, including the 

3 ultimate aim of the selection of the Chief Executive 

4 and all members of the Legislative Council by uni5 versal suffrage, as articulated in the Basic Law; 

6 (4) to urge the Government of the PRC, despite 

7 its recent actions, to uphold its commitments to 

8 Hong Kong, including— 

9 (A) allowing the people of Hong Kong to 

10 govern Hong Kong with a high degree of auton11 omy and without undue interference; and 

12 (B) ensuring that Hong Kong voters freely 

13 enjoy the right to elect the Chief Executive and 

14 all members of the Hong Kong Legislative 

15 Council by universal suffrage; 

16 (5) to support the establishment of— 

17 (A) a genuine democratic option to freely 

18 and fairly nominate and elect the Chief Execu19 tive of Hong Kong; and 

20 (B) open and direct democratic elections 

21 for all members of the Hong Kong Legislative 

22 Council by the end of 2020; 

23 (6) to support the robust exercise Hong Kong 

24 residents of the rights to free speech, the press, and 

25 other fundamental freedoms, as provided by the 


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1 Basic Law, the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and 

2 the International Covenant on Civil and Political 

3 Rights; 

4 (7) to support freedom from arbitrary or unlaw5 ful arrest, detention, or imprisonment for all Hong 

6 Kong residents, as provided by the Basic Law, the 

7 Sino-British Joint Declaration, and the Inter8 national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 

9 (8) to draw international attention to— 

10 (A) any violations by the Government of 

11 the PRC of the fundamental rights of the peo12 ple of Hong Kong, as provided by the Inter13 national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 

14 and 

15 (B) any encroachment upon the autonomy 

16 guaranteed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law 

17 and the Sino-British Joint Declaration; 

18 (9) to protect United States citizens and long19 term permanent residents living in Hong Kong and 

20 people visiting and transiting through Hong Kong; 

21 (10) to maintain the economic and cultural ties 

22 that provide significant benefits to the United States 

23 and Hong Kong; 

24 (11) to coordinate with allies, including the 

25 United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the 


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1 Republic of Korea, to promote democracy and 

2 human rights in Hong Kong; and 

3 (12) with respect to new national security legis4 lation in Hong Kong, to review United States immi5 gration, asylum, and residency laws to ensure that 

6 residents of Hong Kong who are fleeing persecution 

7 and seeking better opportunities will be welcomed in 

8 the United States. 

9 SEC. 5. PROTECTION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN THE 

10 UNITED STATES. 

11 Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

12 (8 U.S.C. 1254a) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(j) PROTECTION FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN

15 THE UNITED STATES.— 

16 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

17 terms ‘Basic Law’ and ‘NPC’ have the meanings 

18 given such terms in section 2 of the Hong Kong 

19 People’s Freedom and Choice Act. 

20 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Hong Kong shall be 

22 treated as having been designated under sub23 section (b)(1)(C), subject to the provisions of 

24 this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(B) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—The ini2 tial period of the designation described in sub3 paragraph (A) shall be for the 18-month period 

4 beginning on the date on which the Standing 

5 Committee of the NPC promulgates national se6 curity legislation with respect to Hong Kong 

7 that amends Article III of the Basic Law. 

8 ‘‘(3) ALIENS ELIGIBLE.—As a result of the des9 ignation described in paragraph (2), an alien who is 

10 a resident of Hong Kong is deemed to satisfy the re11 quirements under subsection (c)(1) (subject to sub12 section(c)(3)) if the alien— 

13 ‘‘(A) has been continuously physically 

14 present in the United States since the date of 

15 the enactment of the Hong Kong People’s Free16 dom and Choice Act; 

17 ‘‘(B) is admissible as an immigrant, except 

18 as otherwise provided in subsection (c)(2)(A); 

19 ‘‘(C) is not ineligible for temporary pro20 tected status under subsection (c)(2)(B); and 

21 ‘‘(D) registers for temporary protected sta22 tus in a manner established by the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security. 

24 ‘‘(4) CONSENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

2 Homeland Security shall give prior consent to 

3 travel abroad, in accordance with subsection 

4 (f)(3), to an alien who is granted temporary 

5 protected status pursuant to the designation de6 scribed in paragraph (2) if the alien establishes 

7 to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Home8 land Security that emergency and extenuating 

9 circumstances beyond the control of the alien 

10 require the alien to depart for a brief, tem11 porary trip abroad. 

12 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT UPON RETURN.—An 

13 alien returning to the United States in accord14 ance with an authorization described in sub15 paragraph (A) shall be treated as any other re16 turning alien provided temporary protected sta17 tus under this section. 

18 ‘‘(5) FEE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

20 other fee authorized by law, the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security is authorized to charge and 

22 collect a fee of $360 for each application for 

23 temporary protected status under this section 

24 244 by a person who is only eligible for such 

25 status by reason of paragraph (2). 


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1 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Home2 land Security shall permit aliens to apply for a 

3 waiver of any fees associated with filing an ap4 plication referred to in subparagraph (A).’’. 

5 SEC. 6. DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF HONG KONG RESI6 DENTS FOR IMMIGRATION PURPOSES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year period begin8 ning on the date on which the President suspends, in 

9 whole or in part, special treatment of Hong Kong under 

10 United States law, Hong Kong will continue— 

11 (1) to be considered a separate foreign state 

12 apart from the PRC in accordance with section 103 

13 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

14 649; 8 U.S.C. 1152 note); and 

15 (2) to be treated as a separate foreign state for 

16 purposes of a numerical level established under sec17 tion 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

18 U.S.C. 1152). 

19 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF

20 STATE.— 

21 (1) RULEMAKING.—In order to facilitate the fu22 ture verification of Hong Kong residency status of 

23 visa applicants from the PRC, the Secretary of 

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1 lishing a process for Hong Kong residents to reg2 ister their status with embassies of the United 

3 States and the Department of State globally for pur4 poses of adjudicating an individual’s claim to Hong 

5 Kong residency as part of a future visa application 

6 for entry to the United States, including through— 

7 (A) recording biometric data; 

8 (B) officially registering and scanning of 

9 birth certificates, residency cards, and other 

10 documentation establishing long-term residency; 

11 and 

12 (C) collecting other personal information, 

13 data, and records considered appropriate by the 

14 Secretary. 

15 (2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

17 of State shall issue guidance outlining actions to en18 hance the ability of the Department of State to effi19 ciently share information with the United Kingdom 

20 and other allies for purposes of rapidly adjudicating 

21 residency of Hong Kong applicants for admission to 

22 the United States. 

23 (3) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 

24 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

25 the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the 


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1 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 

2 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Com3 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep4 resentatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 

5 the House of Representatives describing the plans to 

6 implement the requirements described in paragraphs 

7 (1) and (2). 

8 SEC. 7. ADMISSION FOR CERTAIN HIGHLY SKILLED HONG 

9 KONG RESIDENTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of State, 

12 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

13 may provide an alien described in subsection (b) with the 

14 status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of 

15 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

16 1101(a)(27)) if the alien, or an agent acting on behalf of 

17 the alien— 

18 (1) submits a petition for classification under 

19 section 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); 

20 (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant 

21 visa; 

22 (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States 

23 for permanent residence (excluding the grounds for 

24 inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such 

25 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and 


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1 (4) clears a background check and appropriate 

2 screening, as determined by the Secretary of Home3 land Security. 

4 (b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 

5 (1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described 

6 in this subsection if the alien— 

7 (A) is a citizen of the PRC; 

8 (B) was born in, or has been a resident or 

9 permanent resident of, Hong Kong for at least 

10 10 years as of the date of the enactment of this 

11 Act; and 

12 (C)(i) has received a graduate diploma 

13 from an accredited institution; 

14 (ii) has completed undergraduate or grad15 uate education in the United States; or 

16 (iii) is the sole or majority owner of a com17 pany with more than 50 direct employees or 

18 greater than $5,000,000 in assets. 

19 (2) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—An alien is de20 scribed in this subsection if the alien is the spouse 

21 or child of an alien described in paragraph (1). 

22 (c) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of prin24 cipal aliens who may be provided special immigrant 

25 status under this section may not exceed 50,000 for 


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1 any of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) STEM DEGREE.—In admitting aliens under 

4 this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 

5 consultation with the Secretary of State, may give 

6 priority to aliens who have earned a college degree 

7 in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, 

8 including the physical and life sciences, computer 

9 science, engineering, technology, and medicine. 

10 (3) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITA11 TIONS.—Aliens provided immigrant status under 

12 this section shall not be counted against any numer13 ical limitation under section 201, 202, 203, or 207 

14 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1157). 

16 (d) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of 

17 State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 

18 Federal agencies, shall make a reasonable effort to provide 

19 an alien described in subsection (b) who is applying for 

20 a special immigrant visa under subsection (a) with protec21 tion or the immediate removal from the PRC, to the extent 

22 possible, if the Secretary determines that such alien is in 

23 imminent danger. 

24 (e) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION UNDER OTHER

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1 tunity to apply for admission under this section solely be2 cause such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is 

3 eligible for any other immigrant classification under the 

4 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

5 (f) TIMELINE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graph (2), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 

8 of Homeland Security shall ensure that the United 

9 States Government takes all necessary actions inci10 dental to the approval of applications submitted 

11 under subsection (a), including required screenings 

12 and background checks, are completed not later than 

13 2 years after the submission of such applications by 

14 an eligible applicant. 

15 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

16 (1), the relevant Federal agencies may take addi17 tional time to process applications submitted under 

18 subsection (a) after the 2-year deadline to the extent 

19 satisfaction of national security concerns requires 

20 such additional time if the Secretary of Homeland 

21 Security, or a designee of the Secretary, not later 

22 than such deadline— 

23 (A) determines that the applicant meets 

24 the requirements for status as a special immi25 grant under this section; and 


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1 (B) notifies the applicant of such deter2 mination. 

3 SEC. 8. ADJUSTMENT TO LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT 

4 STATUS OF CERTAIN NATIONALS OF THE 

5 PRC. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c)(1), if an 

7 alien described in subsection (b) applies for adjustment 

8 of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na9 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) during the period described 

10 in subsection (e)(2) of such section— 

11 (1) the alien shall be deemed to have had a pe12 tition approved under section 204(a) of such Act (8 

13 U.S.C. 1154(a)) for classification under section 

14 203(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

15 1153(b)(3)(A)(i)); 

16 (2) the application shall be considered without 

17 regard to whether an immigrant visa number is im18 mediately available at the time the application is 

19 filed; 

20 (3) in determining the alien’s admissibility as 

21 an immigrant and the alien’s eligibility for an immi22 grant visa— 

23 (A) subsections (a)(5), (a)(7)(A), and (e) 

24 of section 212 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) 

25 shall not apply; and 


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1 (B) the Attorney General may waive any 

2 other provision of section 212(a) of such Act 

3 (other than paragraphs (2)(C), (3)(A), (3)(C), 

4 and (3)(E) of such section) with respect to such 

5 adjustment for humanitarian purposes, to en6 sure family unity, or if otherwise in the public 

7 interest; 

8 (4) the numerical limitation under section 

9 202(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) shall 

10 not apply; and 

11 (5) section 245(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

12 1255(c)) shall not apply. 

13 (b) ALIENS COVERED.—An alien is described in this 

14 subsection if the alien— 

15 (1) faces a fear of persecution on account of his 

16 or her political opinion by the Government of the 

17 PRC or Hong Kong authorities; 

18 (2) was born in, or has been a resident or per19 manent resident of, Hong Kong for at least 10 

20 years; 

21 (3) has initiated permanent residence in the 

22 United States (other than brief, casual, and innocent 

23 absences) during the period beginning June 1, 2019, 

24 and ending on the date that is 5 years after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act; and 


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1 (4) was not physically present in the PRC for 

2 longer than 90 days after the date he or she estab3 lished such permanent residence. 

4 (c) CONDITION; DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.— 

5 (1) NOT APPLICABLE IF SAFE RETURN PER6 MITTED.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to any alien 

7 if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 

8 Congress, before the first day of the period referred 

9 to in subsection (a), that conditions in the PRC per10 mit aliens described in subsection (b) to return to 

11 such the PRC in safety. 

12 (2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—If the 

13 President does not made the certification described 

14 in paragraph (1) before the first day of the period 

15 referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Home16 land Security, subject to the availability of appro17 priations, shall— 

18 (A) immediately broadly disseminate infor19 mation respecting the benefits available under 

20 this section to aliens described in subsection 

21 (b); and 

22 (B) to the extent practicable, provide no23 tice of such benefits to the last known mailing 

24 address of each such alien. 


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1 (d) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 

2 Aliens provided immigrant visas under this section shall 

3 not be counted against any numerical limitation under sec4 tion 201, 202, or 203 of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152, and 1153). 

6 SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con8 sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 

9 other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit an 

10 annual report to the appropriate congressional committees 

11 that identifies— 

12 (1) the number of Hong Kong residents who 

13 have applied for admittance, have been admitted, 

14 and have been provided permanent residence in the 

15 United States during the preceding fiscal year, 

16 disaggregated by visa type or residence status, in17 cluding refugee, temporary protected status, special 

18 immigrant visa, and legal permanent residence sta19 tus provided for under this Act; 

20 (2) the number of denials or rejections of appli21 cants, including a description of the basis for denial, 

22 disaggregated by the basis for denial and by visa 

23 type or residency status during the previous fiscal 

24 year; 


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1 (3) the number of Hong Kong residents that 

2 have applied for political asylum during the pre3 ceding fiscal year, including the number of rejec4 tions, disaggregated by the basis for denial; and 

5 (4) other matters deemed relevant by the Sec6 retary regarding efforts to protect and facilitate the 

7 resettlement of refugees and victims of political per8 secution in Hong Kong. 

9 (b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) shall 

10 be submitted in unclassified form and published on a text11 searchable, publicly-available website of the Department of 

12 State. 

13 SEC. 10. STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 

14 ON HONG KONG. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

16 States— 

17 (1) to support the people of Hong Kong by pro18 viding temporary relief, refugee status, and appro19 priate immigration incentives to Hong Kong resi20 dents if the PRC enacts legislation that renders cer21 tain Hong Kong residents at risk of persecution due 

22 to their political beliefs; and 

23 (2) to encourage like-minded nations to make 

24 similar accommodations for the people of Hong 


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1 Kong fleeing oppression by the Government of the 

2 PRC. 

3 (b) PLAN.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 

4 with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

5 shall develop a plan to engage with other nations, includ6 ing the United Kingdom, to carry out cooperative ef7 forts— 

8 (1) to provide refugee and asylee protections for 

9 victims of, and individuals with a fear of, political 

10 persecution in Hong Kong, either by Hong Kong au11 thorities or other authorities acting on behalf of the 

12 PRC; 

13 (2) to enhance protocols to facilitate the reloca14 tion of refugees and displaced persons from Hong 

15 Kong; and 

16 (3) to expedite information sharing, as appro17 priate, related to individual visa or travel document 

18 rejections of applicants from Hong Kong resulting 

19 from— 

20 (A) national security concerns; 

21 (B) fraudulent or corrupt practices related 

22 to immigration or victim protection, including 

23 refugee and asylee protections; or 

24 (C) fraud and corruption. 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

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

3 his or her designee, shall submit a report containing the 

4 plan described in subsection (b) to the appropriate con5 gressional committees. 

6 SEC. 11. SUNSET. 

7 This Act shall be effective during the 5-year period 

8 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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