118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 484 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training 

and guidance relating to human rights abuses, including 

such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population 

by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Human 

3 Rights Abuses Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT 

5 OF COMMERCE RELATING TO AWARENESS OF 

6 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 

8 provide training described in subsection (b) to such em9 ployees of the Department of Commerce who provide coun10 seling services to businesses engaged in interstate com11 merce or foreign direct investment as the Secretary con12 siders appropriate. 

13 (b) CONTENTS OF TRAINING.—The training required 

14 under subsection (a) shall be— 

15 (1) designed to raise awareness about emerging 

16 trends and issues with respect to human rights 

17 abuses perpetrated by the Government of the Peo18 ple’s Republic of China, including the use of forced 

19 labor, against Uyghurs and other ethnic minority 

20 populations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re21 gion; and 

22 (2) incorporated to the greatest extent possible 

23 into existing training provided by the Department of 

24 Commerce. 
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1 (c) TIMING.—The training required under subsection 

2 (a) shall be offered and updated at such times as the Sec3 retary considers appropriate. 

4 SEC. 3. GUIDANCE FOR UNITED STATES BUSINESSES RE5 LATING TO AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS 

6 ABUSES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce 

8 shall— 

9 (1) offer guidance for United States businesses 

10 engaged in interstate commerce or foreign direct in11 vestment, including such businesses that are, or are 

12 considering, conducting transactions with entities 

13 subject to the control or influence of jurisdictions 

14 where significant human rights abuses have oc15 curred, such as the People’s Republic of China; and 

16 (2) incorporate the guidance required under 

17 paragraph (1) into any counseling services that the 

18 Department of Commerce provides to such busi19 nesses as the Secretary considers appropriate. 

20 (b) CONTENTS OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance re21 quired under subsection (a) shall— 

22 (1) provide information about emerging trends 

23 and issues involving human rights abuses per24 petrated by the Government of the People’s Republic 

25 of China, consisting of the use of forced labor 
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1 against Uyghurs and other ethnic minority popu2 lations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 

3 including information about— 

4 (A) risk factors that may be used to iden5 tify entities subject to the influence or control 

6 of jurisdictions such as the People’s Republic of 

7 China that may be implicated in human rights 

8 abuses; 

9 (B) ways to avoid doing business with enti10 ties described in subparagraph (A); and 

11 (C) potential reputational, economic, legal, 

12 and other risks of conducting transactions with 

13 an entity described in subparagraph (A); and 

14 (2) make clear that the guidance is for advisory 

15 purposes only. 

Passed the Senate December 19, 2023. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 484 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Commerce to provide 

other purposes. ment of the People’s Republic of China, and for against the Uyghur population by the Governabuses, including such abuses perpetrated training and guidance relating to human rights