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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8847 

To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of 

Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau 

of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2024 

Mr. OGLES (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. 

HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 

BEAN of Florida, Mr. BARR, Mr. MEUSER, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

A BILL 

To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security’s 

Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity 

list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security 

of the Department of Commerce, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Confronting CCP 

5 Human Rights Abusers Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY’S 

2 INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE OF CHINA 

3 ON ENTITY LIST. 

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

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

6 of Commerce for Industry and Security shall include on 

7 the entity list the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute 

8 of Forensic Science of China, including the aliases— 

9 (1) the Forensic Identification Center of the 

10 Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic 

11 of China; and 

12 (2) the Material Identification Center of the 

13 Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic 

14 of China. 

15 (b) WAIVER.—The President, acting through the Sec16 retary of Commerce, may waive the application of sub17 section (a) if, not later than 60 days after the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act, the President submits to the 

19 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

20 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

21 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a certification 

22 that the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic 

23 Science of China is not— 

24 (1) engaging in an activity contrary to the for25 eign policy interests of the United States; or 


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1 (2) implicated in or contributing to abuse or a 

2 violation of human rights with respect to the cam3 paign of the People’s Republic of China of repres4 sion, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, and 

5 high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, 

6 Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority 

7 groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 

8 (c) ENTITY LIST DEFINED.—In this section, the 

9 term ‘‘entity list’’ means the list maintained by the Bu10 reau of Industry and Security of the Department of Com11 merce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of 

12 the Export Administration Regulations, or successor regu13 lations. 

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