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tion’s Force Labor Convention (no. 29) and the 
Abolition of Forced Labor Convention (no. 105). 
(c) REFUGEE PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS 
OF THE XUAR.— 
(1) POPULATIONS
OF
SPECIAL
HUMANITARIAN 
CONCERN.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall des-
ignate, as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian 
concern— 
(A) aliens who were nationals of the PRC 
and residents of the XUAR on January 1, 2021; 
(B) aliens who fled the XUAR after June 
30, 2009, and reside in other provinces of the 
PRC or in a third country where such alien is 
not firmly resettled; and 
(C) the spouses, children, and parents (as 
such terms are defined in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 101 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B), except 
that a child shall be an unmarried person under 
27 years of age. 
(2) PROCESSING
OF
XUAR
REFUGEES.—The 
processing of individuals described in paragraph (1) 
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for classification as refugees may occur in the PRC 
or a third country. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADMISSION
AS
A
REF-
UGEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Aliens described in sub-
paragraph (B) may establish, for purposes of ad-
mission as a refugee under section 207 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
or asylum under section 208 of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1158), that such alien has a well-founded 
fear of persecution on account of race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular social 
group, or political opinion by asserting such a 
fear and asserting a credible basis for concern 
about the possibility of such persecution. 
(B) ALIENS DESCRIBED.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subsection if such alien has been 
identified as a person of special humanitarian 
concern pursuant to paragraph (1) and— 
(i) has experienced persecution in the 
XUAR by the PRC government, includ-
ing— 
(I) forced and arbitrary detention 
including in an internment or re-edu-
cation camp; 
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(II) forced political indoctrina-
tion, torture, beatings, food depriva-
tion, and denial of religious, cultural, 
and linguistic freedoms; 
(III) forced labor; 
(IV) forced separation from fam-
ily members; 
(V) 
other 
forms 
of 
systemic 
threats, harassment, and gross human 
rights violations; or 
(VI) has been formally charged, 
detained, or convicted on account of 
their peaceful actions as described in 
the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act 
of 2020 (Public Law 116–145). 
(ii) is currently a national of the PRC 
whose residency in the XUAR, or any other 
area within the jurisdiction of the PRC, 
was revoked for having submitted to any 
United States Government agency a non-
frivolous application for refugee status, asy-
lum, or any other immigration benefit 
under United States law. 
(C) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
ADMISSION
UNDER 
OTHER CLASSIFICATION.—An alien may not be 
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denied the opportunity to apply for admission as 
a refugee or asylum under this section solely be-
cause such alien qualifies as an immediate rel-
ative of a national of the United States or is eli-
gible for admission to the United States under 
any other immigrant classification. 
(4) PRIORITY.—The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize bilateral diplomacy with third countries 
hosting former residents of the XUAR and who face 
significant diplomatic pressures from the PRC gov-
ernment. 
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the mat-
ters described in subparagraph (B). 
(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each re-
port required by subparagraph (A) shall include, 
with respect to applications submitted under this 
section— 
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(i) the total number of applications 
that are pending at the end of the reporting 
period; 
(ii) the average wait-times and number 
of applicants who are currently pending— 
(I) a pre-screening interview with 
a resettlement support center; 
(II) an interview with United 
States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services; 
(III) the completion of security 
checks; 
(IV) receipt of a final decision 
after completion of an interview with 
United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services; and 
(iii) the number of denials of applica-
tions for refugee status, disaggregated by the 
reason for each such denial. 
(C) FORM.—Each report required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(D) PUBLIC
REPORTS.—The Secretary of 
State shall make each report submitted under 
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this subsection available to the public on the 
internet website of the Department of State. 
(d) STATEMENT OF POLICY ON ENCOURAGING ALLIES 
AND PARTNERS TO MAKE SIMILAR ACCOMMODATIONS.—It 
is the policy of the United States to encourage United States 
allies and partners to make accommodations similar to the 
accommodations made in this section for residents of the 
XUAR who are fleeing oppression by the PRC Government. 
(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 308. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
COUNCIL 
THAT 
COMMIT 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
The President shall direct the Permanent Representa-
tive of the United States to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to— 
(1) reform the process for removing Member 
States of the United Nations Human Rights Council 
that commit gross and systemic violations of human 
rights, including— 
(A) lowering the threshold vote at the 
United Nations General Assembly for removal to 
a simple majority; 
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(B) ensuring information detailing the 
Member State’s human rights record is publicly 
available before the vote on removal; and 
(C) making the vote of each country on the 
removal from the United Nations Human Rights 
Council publicly available; 
(2) reform the rules on electing members to the 
United Nations Human Rights Council to ensure 
United Nations Member States that have committed 
gross and systemic violations of human rights are not 
elected to the Human Rights Council; and 
(3) oppose the election to the United Nations 
Human Rights Council of any United Nations Mem-
ber State— 
(A) currently designated as a country en-
gaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations 
of internationally recognized human rights pur-
suant to section 116 or section 502B of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n or 
2304); 
(B) the government of which the Secretary 
of State currently determines has repeatedly pro-
vided support for international terrorism pursu-
ant to— 
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(i) section 1754(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019; 
(ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(iii) section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2779A); or 
(iv) any other provision of law; 
(C) currently designated as a Tier 3 coun-
try under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); 
(D) the government of which is identified on 
the list published by the Secretary of State pur-
suant to section 404(b) of the Child Soldiers Pre-
vention Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c–1(b)) as a 
government that recruits and uses child soldiers; 
or 
(E) the government of which the United 
States determines to have committed genocide or 
crimes against humanity. 
SEC. 309. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TIBET. 
(a) RANK OF UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR 
FOR TIBETAN ISSUES.—Section 621 of the Tibetan Policy 
Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and 
(e), as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) RANK.—The Special Coordinator shall either be 
appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, or shall be an individual holding the rank of 
Under Secretary of State or higher.’’. 
(b) TIBET UNIT AT UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BEI-
JING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a Tibet Unit in the Political Section of the 
United States Embassy in Beijing, People’s Republic 
of China (PRC). 
(2) OPERATION.—The Tibet Unit established 
under paragraph (1) shall operate until such time as 
the Government of the PRC permits— 
(A) the United States Consulate General in 
Chengdu, PRC, to reopen; or 
(B) a United States Consulate General in 
Lhasa, Tibet, to open. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
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(i) assign not fewer than two United 
States direct-hire personnel to the Tibet 
Unit established under paragraph (1); and 
(ii) hire not fewer than one locally en-
gaged staff member for such unit. 
(B) LANGUAGE
TRAINING.—The Secretary 
shall make Tibetan language training available 
to the personnel assigned under subparagraph 
(A), consistent with the Tibetan Policy Act of 
2002 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note). 
SEC. 310. UNITED STATES POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL EN-
GAGEMENT ON THE SUCCESSION OR REIN-
CARNATION OF THE DALAI LAMA AND RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM OF TIBETAN BUDDHISTS. 
(a) REAFFIRMATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States, as provided under section 342(b) of divi-
sion FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub-
lic Law 116–260), that any ‘‘interference by the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China or any other govern-
ment in the process of recognizing a successor or reincarna-
tion of the 14th Dalai Lama and any future Dalai Lamas 
would represent a clear abuse of the right to religious free-
dom of Tibetan Buddhists and the Tibetan people’’. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM
OF TIBETAN BUDDHISTS.—The Secretary of 
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State should engage with United States allies and partners 
to— 
(1) support Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders’ 
sole religious authority to identify and install the 
15th Dalai Lama; 
(2) oppose claims by the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China (PRC) that the PRC has the 
authority to decide for Tibetan Buddhists the 15th 
Dalai Lama; and 
(3) reject interference by the Government of the 
PRC in the religious freedom of Tibetan Buddhists. 
SEC. 311. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNET 
FREEDOM 
AND 
GREAT 
FIREWALL 
CIR-
CUMVENTION TOOLS FOR THE PEOPLE OF 
HONG KONG. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has 
repeatedly violated its obligations under the Joint 
Declaration by suppressing the basic rights and free-
doms of the people of Hong Kong. 
(2) On June 30, 2020, the National People’s 
Congress passed a ‘‘National Security Law’’ that fur-
ther erodes Hong Kong’s autonomy and enables au-
thorities to suppress dissent. 
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(3) The Government of the PRC continues to uti-
lize the National Security Law to undermine the fun-
damental rights of the Hong Kong people through 
suppression of the freedom of speech, assembly, reli-
gion, and the press. 
(4) Article 9 of the National Security Law au-
thorizes unprecedented regulation and supervision of 
internet activity in Hong Kong, including expanded 
police powers to force internet service providers to 
censor content, hand over user information, and block 
access to platforms. 
(5) On January 13, 2021, the Hong Kong 
Broadband Network blocked public access to HK 
Chronicles, a website promoting pro-democracy view-
points, under the authorities of the National Security 
Law. 
(6) On February 12, 2021, internet service pro-
viders blocked access to the Taiwan Transitional Jus-
tice Commission website in Hong Kong. 
(7) Major tech companies, including Facebook, 
Twitter, WhatsApp and Google, have stopped review-
ing requests for user data from Hong Kong authori-
ties. 
(8) On February 28, 2021, 47 pro-democracy ac-
tivists in Hong Kong were arrested and charged 
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under the National Security Law on the charge of 
‘‘conspiracy to commit subversion’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should— 
(1) support the ability of the people of Hong 
Kong to maintain their freedom to access information 
online; and 
(2) focus on investments in technologies that fa-
cilitate the unhindered exchange of information in 
Hong Kong in advance of any future efforts by the 
Chinese Communist Party— 
(A) to suppress internet access; 
(B) to increase online censorship; or 
(C) to inhibit online communication and 
content-sharing by the people of Hong Kong. 
(c) HONG KONG INTERNET FREEDOM PROGRAM.— 
(1) WORKING GROUP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to establish a working group to de-
velop a strategy to bolster internet resiliency and 
online access in Hong Kong. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group 
under subparagraph (A) shall consist of— 
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(i) the Under Secretary of State for Ci-
vilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights; 
(ii) the Assistant Secretary of State for 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs; 
(iii) the Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States Agency for Global Media and 
the President of the Open Technology Fund 
of the Agency; and 
(iv) the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
(2) HONG
KONG
INTERNET
FREEDOM
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(A) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall establish a Hong Kong 
Internet Freedom Program in the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the De-
partment of State. 
(B) OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—The Presi-
dent of the Open Technology Fund of the United 
States Agency for Global Media is authorized to 
establish a Hong Kong Internet Freedom Pro-
gram. 
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(C) OPERATION.—The Programs referred to 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall operate 
independently, but in strategic coordination with 
other entities in the working group under para-
graph (1). The Open Technology Fund shall re-
main independent from Department of State di-
rection in its implementation of the Program of 
such Fund, and any other internet freedom pro-
grams. 
(3) INDEPENDENCE.—During the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end-
ing on September 30, 2023, the Hong Kong Internet 
Freedom Programs described in paragraph (2) shall 
be carried out independently from any other internet 
freedom programs relating to the People’s Republic of 
China carried out by the Department of State or the 
Open Technology Fund of the United States Agency 
for Global Media, as the case may be, in order that 
such Hong Kong Internet Freedom Programs may 
focus on supporting liberties presently enjoyed by the 
people of Hong Kong. 
(4) CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
PROGRAM.—Beginning on October 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of State may— 
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(A) consolidate the Hong Kong Internet 
Freedom Program of the Department of State 
with any other internet freedom programs relat-
ing to the People’s Republic of China carried out 
by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor; or 
(B) continue to carry out the Program in 
accordance with paragraph (3). 
(5) CONSOLIDATION OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND 
PROGRAM.—Beginning on October 1, 2023, the Presi-
dent of the Open Technology Fund of the United 
States Agency for Global Media may— 
(A) consolidate the Hong Kong Internet 
Freedom Program of the Fund with any other 
internet freedom programs relating to the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China carried out by the Fund; 
or 
(B) continue to carry out the Program in 
accordance with paragraph (3). 
(d) SUPPORT FOR INTERNET FREEDOM TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 
working through the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, and President of the 
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Open Technology Fund of the United States 
Agency for Global Media, are each separately 
and independently authorized to award grants 
and contracts to private organizations to support 
and develop programs in Hong Kong that pro-
mote or expand— 
(i) an open, interoperable, reliable and 
secure internet; and 
(ii) the online exercise of human rights 
and fundamental freedoms of individual 
citizens, activists, human rights defenders, 
independent journalists, civil society orga-
nizations, and marginalized populations in 
Hong Kong. 
(B) GOALS.—The goals of the programs de-
veloped pursuant to grants awarded pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) should be— 
(i) to make the internet available in 
Hong Kong; 
(ii) to increase the number of the tools 
in the technology portfolio; 
(iii) to promote the availability of such 
technologies and tools in Hong Kong; 
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(C) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Grants awarded 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be distrib-
uted to multiple vendors and suppliers through 
an open, fair, competitive, and evidence-based 
decision process— 
(i) to diversify the technical base; and 
(ii) to reduce the risk of misuse by bad 
actors. 
(D) SECURITY
AUDITS.—New technologies 
developed using grants awarded pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) shall undergo comprehensive secu-
rity audits to ensure such technologies are secure 
and have not been compromised in a manner 
detrimental to the interests of the United States 
or to individuals or organizations benefitting 
from programs supported by the Open Tech-
nology Fund. 
(2) FUNDING SOURCE.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to expend funds made available to the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau 
of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the De-
partment of State for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
2023 for grants authorized under paragraph (1) by 
any entity in the working group established under 
subsection (c)(1). 
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(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—In addition 
to the funds authorized to be expended pursuant 
to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Open Technology Fund of the 
United 
States 
Agency 
for 
Global 
Media 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
2023 for grants to carry out this subsection. 
Such amounts are in addition to any amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for the Open Tech-
nology Fund under section 1299P of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(B) 
BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—In addition to the funds 
authorized to be expended pursuant to para-
graph (2), there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Office of Internet Freedom Pro-
grams of the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor of the Department of State 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 
2023 to carry out this subsection. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated pursuant to subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) shall remain available until expended. 
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(e) STRATEGIC PLANNING REPORT.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State and the working group under subsection 
(c)(1) shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a classified report that— 
(1) describes the Federal Government’s plan to 
bolster and increase the availability of Great Firewall 
circumvention and internet freedom technology in 
Hong Kong during fiscal year 2022; 
(2) outlines a plan for— 
(A) supporting the preservation of an open, 
interoperable, reliable, and secure internet in 
Hong Kong; 
(B) increasing the supply of the technology 
referred to in paragraph (1); 
(C) accelerating the dissemination of such 
technology; 
(D) promoting the availability of internet 
freedom in Hong Kong; 
(E) utilizing presently-available tools in the 
existing relevant portfolios for further use in the 
unique context of Hong Kong; 
(F) expanding the portfolio of tools in order 
to diversify and strengthen the effectiveness and 
resiliency of the circumvention efforts; 
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(G) providing training for high-risk groups 
and individuals in Hong Kong; and 
(H) detecting analyzing, and responding to 
new and evolving censorship threats; 
(3) includes a detailed description of the tech-
nical and fiscal steps necessary to safely implement 
the plans referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), in-
cluding an analysis of the market conditions in Hong 
Kong; 
(4) describes the Federal Government’s plans for 
awarding grants to private organizations for the pur-
poses described in subsection (d)(1)(A); 
(5) outlines the working group’s consultations re-
garding the implementation of this section to ensure 
that all Federal efforts are aligned and well coordi-
nated; and 
(6) outlines the Department of State’s strategy to 
influence global internet legal standards at inter-
national organizations and multilateral fora. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) JOINT DECLARATION.—The term ‘‘Joint Dec-
laration’’ means the Joint Declaration of the Govern-
ment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong, 
done at Beijing on December 19, 1984. 
SEC. 312. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRO-
TECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated or otherwise made available to carry out section 
409 of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2019 (Public 
Law 115–409) should include programs that prioritize the 
protection and advancement of the freedoms of association, 
assembly, religion, and expression for women, human rights 
activists, and ethnic and religious minorities in the People’s 
Republic of China (PRC). 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to section 409 of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 
2019 (Public Law 115–409) may be used to fund non-
governmental agencies within the Indo-Pacific region that 
are focused on the issues described in subsection (a). 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
this section, the Assistant Secretary of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor shall consult with the appropriate con-
gressional committees and representatives of civil society re-
garding— 
(1) strengthening the capacity of the organiza-
tions referred to in subsection (b); 
(2) protecting members of the groups referred to 
in subsection (a) who have been targeted for arrest, 
harassment, forced sterilizations, coercive abortions, 
forced labor, or intimidation, including members re-
siding outside of the PRC; and 
(3) messaging efforts to reach the broadest pos-
sible audiences within the PRC about United States 
Government efforts to protect freedom of association, 
expression, assembly, and the rights of ethnic minori-
ties. 
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SEC. 313. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF 
SANCTIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1262 of the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F 
of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) 
is amended by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—(1) The Global Magnitsky 
Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII 
of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended 
by inserting after section 1262 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
establish and regularize information sharing and sanctions- 
related decision making with like-minded governments pos-
sessing human rights and anti-corruption sanctions pro-
grams similar in nature to those authorized under this sub-
title.’’; and 
(2) The table of contents in section 2(b) and in title 
XII of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each 
amended by inserting after the items relating to section 
1262 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1262A. Sense of Congress.’’. 
(c) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1263 
of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Account-
ability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
foreign person that the President determines, based on cred-
ible information— 
‘‘(1) is responsible for or complicit in, or has di-
rectly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights 
abuse or any violation of internationally recognized 
human rights; 
‘‘(2) is a current or former government official, 
or a person acting for or on behalf of such an official, 
who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly 
or indirectly engaged in— 
‘‘(A) corruption; or 
‘‘(B) the transfer or facilitation of the 
transfer of the proceeds of corruption; 
‘‘(3) is or has been a leader or official of— 
‘‘(A) an entity, including a government en-
tity, that has engaged in, or whose members have 
engaged in, any of the activities described in 
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subparagraph (A) or (B) related to the tenure of 
the leader or official; or 
‘‘(B) an entity whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to this section 
as a result of activities related to the tenure of 
the leader or official; 
‘‘(4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro-
vided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or goods or services to or in support of— 
‘‘(A) an activity described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) that is conducted by a foreign person; 
‘‘(B) a person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to this section; 
or 
‘‘(C) an entity, including a government en-
tity, that has engaged in, or whose members have 
engaged in, an activity described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) conducted by a foreign person; 
or 
‘‘(5) is owned or controlled by, or acts or is pur-
ported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
a person whose property and interests in property are 
blocked pursuant to this section.’’. 
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(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
CERTAIN
INFORMA-
TION.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended 
by inserting ‘‘corruption and’’ after ‘‘monitor’’. 
(3) REQUESTS BY CONGRESS.—Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the subparagraph heading, 
by striking ‘‘HUMAN
RIGHTS
VIOLA-
TIONS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘SERIOUS 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE OR VIOLATIONS 
OF
INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED 
HUMAN RIGHTS’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘described in subsection 
(a)(1) relating to serious human rights 
abuse or any violation of internation-
ally recognized human rights’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘described in para-
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graph (3) or (4) of subsection (a)’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1) relating to corruption or the 
transfer or facilitation of the transfer 
of the proceeds of corruption’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘ranking member 
of’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘ranking 
member of one of the appropriate con-
gressional committees.’’. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 1264(a) of the 
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sub-
title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) a description of additional steps taken by 
the President through diplomacy, international en-
gagement, and assistance to foreign or security sectors 
to address persistent underlying causes of serious 
human rights abuse, violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights, and corruption in each coun-
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try in which foreign persons with respect to which 
sanctions have been imposed under section 1263 are 
located; and 
‘‘(8) a description of additional steps taken by 
the President to ensure the pursuit of judicial ac-
countability in appropriate jurisdictions with respect 
to those foreign persons subject to sanctions under sec-
tion 1263 for serious human rights abuse, violations 
of internationally recognized human rights, and cor-
ruption.’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—(1) Section 1265 of the 
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Sub-
title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
note) is repealed. 
(2) The table of contents in section 2(b) and in title 
XII of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each 
amended by striking the items relating to section 1265. 
SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONDEMNING ANTI-ASIAN 
RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Since the onset of the COVID–19 pandemic, 
crimes and discrimination against Asians and those 
of Asian descent have risen dramatically worldwide. 
In May 2020, United Nations Secretary-General An-
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tonio Guterres said ‘‘the pandemic continues to un-
leash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating 
and scare-mongering’’ and urged governments to ‘‘act 
now to strengthen the immunity of our societies 
against the virus of hate’’. 
(2) Asian American and Pacific Island (AAPI) 
workers make up a large portion of the essential 
workers on the frontlines of the COVID–19 pandemic, 
making up 8.5 percent of all essential healthcare 
workers in the United States. AAPI workers also 
make up a large share—between 6 percent and 12 
percent based on sector—of the biomedical field. 
(3) The United States Census notes that Ameri-
cans of Asian descent alone made up nearly 5.9 per-
cent of the United States population in 2019, and 
that Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial 
group in the United States, projected to represent 14 
percent of the United States population by 2065. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the reprehensible attacks on people of Asian 
descent and concerning increase in anti-Asian senti-
ment and racism in the United States and around the 
world have no place in a peaceful, civilized, and toler-
ant world; 
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(2) the United States is a diverse country with 
a proud tradition of immigration, and the strength 
and vibrancy of the United States is enhanced by the 
diverse ethnic backgrounds and tolerance of its citi-
zens, including Asian Americans and Pacific Island-
ers; 
(3) the United States Government should encour-
age foreign governments to use the official and sci-
entific names for the COVID–19 pandemic, as rec-
ommended by the World Health Organization and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and 
(4) the United States Government and other gov-
ernments around the world must actively oppose rac-
ism and intolerance, and use all available and appro-
priate tools to combat the spread of anti-Asian racism 
and discrimination. 
SEC. 315. ANNUAL REPORTING ON CENSORSHIP OF FREE 
SPEECH WITH RESPECT TO INTERNATIONAL 
ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(227 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) wherever applicable, instances in which the 
government of each country has attempted to 
extraterritorially intimidate or pressure a company 
or entity to censor or self-censor the speech of its em-
ployees, contractors, customers, or associated staff 
with regards to the abuse of human rights in such 
country, or sought retaliation against such employees 
or contractors for the same, including any instance in 
which the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China has sought to extraterritorially censor or pun-
ish speech that is otherwise legal in the United States 
on the topics of— 
‘‘(A) repression and violation of funda-
mental freedoms in Hong Kong; 
‘‘(B) repression and persecution of religious 
and ethnic minorities in China, including in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the 
Tibet Autonomous Region; 
‘‘(C) efforts to proliferate and use surveil-
lance technologies to surveil activists, journalists, 
opposition politicians, or to profile persons of 
different ethnicities; and 
‘‘(D) other gross violations of human rights; 
and 
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‘‘(14) wherever applicable, instances in which a 
company or entity located in or based in a third 
country has censored or self-censored the speech of its 
employees, contractors, customers, or associated staff 
on the topic of abuse of human rights in each country 
or sought to retaliate against such employees for the 
same, due to intimidation or pressure from or the fear 
of intimidation by the foreign government.’’. 
SEC. 316. POLICY TOWARD THE XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER 
GAMES AND THE XIII PARALYMPIC WINTER 
GAMES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In October 2020, 39 countries at the United 
Nations Third Committee of the General Assembly ap-
pealed for action on the mass arbitrary detentions 
and other crimes against the Uyghur Muslim popu-
lation of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
(2) The 2018 concluding observations of the 
United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Ra-
cial Discrimination decried reports of mass arbitrary 
detention of Uyghurs. 
(3) Over 400 international nongovernmental or-
ganizations have joined together to decry the mass ar-
bitrary detentions of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region. 
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(4) The Olympic Charter states that the practice 
of sport ‘‘is a human right’’ that ‘‘shall be secured 
without discrimination of any kind, such as race, col-
our, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, polit-
ical or other opinion, national or social origin, prop-
erty, birth or other status’’, a right that by definition 
cannot be secured in a country in which over 
1,000,000 people are imprisoned in camps because of 
their race, language, and religion. 
(5) The 2008 Olympics in Beijing were accom-
panied by widespread tracking, arrest, and intimida-
tion of foreign journalists and bloggers, as well as re-
strictions on movement of journalists, contrary to ex-
plicit commitments made by the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Inter-
national Olympic Committee. 
(6) The Government of the PRC denied visas for 
some journalists granted press accreditation for the 
2008 Olympic Games, and the Beijing Organising 
Committee of the Olympic Games repeatedly refused 
to address incidents involving freedom of expression. 
(7) The International Olympic Committee faced 
broad criticism for failing to adequately anticipate 
infringements by the Government of the PRC’s on 
freedom of expression and press for international 
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media and 2008 Olympics participants, and failing 
to hold the Government of the PRC to their own com-
mitments to safeguard human rights during the 2008 
games. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the International Olympic Committee should— 
(1) consider that the Olympic Charter’s prin-
ciples of solidarity and nondiscrimination are hard 
to reconcile with holding the 2022 Winter Games in 
a country the government of which stands credibly ac-
cused of perpetrating crimes against humanity and 
genocide against ethnic and religious minorities; 
(2) take into account the recent precedent of the 
2008 games, at which Olympic athletes, spectators, 
and international media had their fundamental free-
doms severely challenged, and the likely limitations 
the Government of the PRC will seek to enforce on 
participants speaking out about ongoing persecution 
of the Uyghurs and other human rights abuses in the 
PRC, despite repeated commitments by the Govern-
ment of the PRC; 
(3) emphasize that the International Olympic 
Committee is not opposed to moving an Olympic 
competition in all circumstances, and should imme-
diately rebid the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be 
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hosted by a country that recognizes and respects 
human rights; 
(4) affirm the International Olympic Commit-
tee’s— 
(A) desire to stay above politics does not 
permit turning a blind eye to mass atrocity 
crimes, which cannot and should not be dis-
missed as mere political concerns; and 
(B) commitment to the fundamental rights 
instruments of the international system, which 
are beyond partisan or domestic policy, and 
upon which the success of the entire Olympic 
project depends; 
(5) propose a set of clear, executable actions to 
be taken by the International Olympic Committee 
upon infringement of freedom of expression by a host 
country’s government during any Olympics event, in-
cluding the 2022 Winter Olympics, against athletes, 
participants, and international media; and 
(6) rescind Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, 
which restricts the freedom of expression by athletes 
when competing during Olympics events, and affirm 
the rights of athletes to political and other speech dur-
ing athletic competitions, including speech that is 
critical of their host countries. 
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(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy of 
the United States— 
(1) to implement a presidential and cabinet level 
diplomatic boycott of the XXIV Olympic Winter 
Games and the XIII Paralympic Winter Games in 
the PRC; 
(2) to encourage other nations, especially demo-
cratic partners and allies, to do the same; and 
(3) to call for an end to the Chinese Communist 
Party’s ongoing human rights abuses, including the 
Uyghur genocide. 
SEC. 317. REVIEW AND CONTROLS ON EXPORT OF ITEMS 
WITH CRITICAL CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to use export controls to the extent necessary 
to further the protection of internationally recognized 
human rights. 
(b) REVIEW OF ITEMS WITH CRITICAL CAPABILITIES 
TO ENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and as 
appropriate thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, 
and the heads of other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
shall conduct a review of items subject to controls for crime 
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control reasons pursuant to section 742.7 of the Export Ad-
ministration Regulations. 
(c) CONTROLS.—In furtherance of the policy set forth 
in subsection (a), not later than 60 days after completing 
the review required by subsection (b), the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, shall determine whether additional export con-
trols are needed to protect human rights, including wheth-
er— 
(1) controls for crime control reasons pursuant 
to section 742.7 of the Export Administration Regula-
tions should be imposed on additional items, includ-
ing items with critical capabilities to enable human 
rights abuses involving— 
(A) censorship or social control; 
(B) surveillance, interception, or restriction 
of communications; 
(C) monitoring or restricting access to or 
use of the internet; 
(D) identification of individuals through fa-
cial or voice recognition or biometric indicators; 
or 
(E) DNA sequencing; or 
(2) end-use and end-user controls should be im-
posed on the export, reexport, or in-country transfer 
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of certain items with critical capabilities to enable 
human rights abuses that are subject to the Export 
Administration Regulations if the person seeking to 
export, reexport, or transfer the item has knowledge, 
or the Secretary determines and so informs that per-
son, that the end-user or ultimate consignee will use 
the item to enable human rights abuses. 
(d) COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest from the Secretary, the head of a Federal agency shall 
provide full support and cooperation to the Secretary in 
carrying out this section. 
(e) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION ON CONTROLS TO 
PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS.—It shall be the policy of the 
United States to seek to secure the cooperation of other gov-
ernments to impose export controls that are consistent, to 
the extent possible, with the controls imposed under this sec-
tion. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1752(2)(A) of 
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 20 
4811(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) in clause (v), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vi) serious human rights abuses.’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) END-USER; KNOWLEDGE; ULTIMATE
CON-
SIGNEE.—The terms ‘‘end-user’’, ‘‘knowledge’’, and 
‘‘ultimate consignee’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 772.1 of the Export Administration 
Regulations. 
(2) EXPORT; EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULA-
TIONS; IN-COUNTRY
TRANSFER; ITEM; REEXPORT.— 
The terms ‘‘export’’, ‘‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’’, ‘‘in-country transfer’’, ‘‘item’’, and ‘‘reexport’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 1742 
of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4801). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMERCIAL EXPORT 
CONTROL POLICY. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
reexamine United States commercial export control policy 
for any country, including the People’s Republic of China, 
that is known to supply arms or dual use items to any 
country the government of which has been designated pursu-
ant to any applicable provision of law as a state sponsor 
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of terrorism or to any entity designated by the Secretary 
of State as a foreign terrorist organization. 
SEC. 319. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
SYSTEMATIC 
RAPE, 
COERCIVE 
ABORTION, 
FORCED STERILIZATION, OR INVOLUNTARY 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
IMPLANTATION 
IN 
THE 
XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur 
Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145; 
22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended by inserting after sub-
paragraph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) Systematic rape, coercive abortion, 
forced sterilization, or involuntary contraceptive 
implantation policies and practices.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a)— 
(1) takes effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) applies with respect to the first report re-
quired by section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020 submitted after such date 
of enactment. 
SEC. 320. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CENSORSHIP 
OF POLITICAL SPEECH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The People’s Republic of China censors polit-
ical speech of throughout the country through many 
means including through mass censorship of the 
Internet, the Great Firewall, radical curtailment of 
the freedom of the press. 
(2) The PRC employs several other means to sti-
fle dissent including instigating private person to tar-
get dissenting individuals and private companies to 
target offending companies. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) censorship of political speech in China is 
contrary to the human rights of the Chinese people; 
(2) censorship of political speech, whether con-
ducted by the government, or private or quasi-private 
entities is antithetical to United States values and in-
terests; and 
(3) the democratic way to conduct political dis-
putes is through argument and persuasion, not force 
or political speech. 
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SEC. 321. REPORT ON MANNER AND EXTENT TO WHICH THE 
GOVERNMENT OF CHINA EXPLOITS HONG 
KONG TO CIRCUMVENT UNITED STATES LAWS 
AND PROTECTIONS. 
Title III of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act 
of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 303. REPORT ON MANNER AND EXTENT TO WHICH 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
OF 
CHINA 
EXPLOITS 
HONG 
KONG 
TO 
CIRCUMVENT 
UNITED 
STATES LAWS AND PROTECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the manner and extent to which the Government 
of China uses the status of Hong Kong to circumvent the 
laws and protections of the United States. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) In consultation with the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Director of National Intelligence— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of how the Government 
of China uses Hong Kong to circumvent United 
States export controls; and 
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‘‘(B) a list of all significant incidents in 
which the Government of China used Hong Kong 
to circumvent such controls during the reporting 
period. 
‘‘(2) In consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of how the Government 
of China uses Hong Kong to circumvent duties 
on merchandise exported to the United States 
from the People’s Republic of China; and 
‘‘(B) a list of all significant incidents in 
which the Government of China used Hong Kong 
to circumvent such duties during the reporting 
period. 
‘‘(3) In consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
the Director of National Intelligence— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of how the Government 
of China uses Hong Kong to circumvent sanc-
tions imposed by the United States or pursuant 
to multilateral regimes; and 
‘‘(B) a list of all significant incidents in 
which the Government of China used Hong Kong 
to circumvent such sanctions during the report-
ing period. 
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‘‘(4) In consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Director of National Intel-
ligence, an assessment of how the Government of 
China uses formal or informal means to extradite or 
coercively move individuals, including United States 
persons, from Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of 
China. 
‘‘(5) In consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the 
Director of Homeland Security— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of how the intelligence, 
security, and law enforcement agencies of the 
Government of China, including the Ministry of 
State Security, the Ministry of Public Security, 
and the People’s Armed Police, use the Hong 
Kong Security Bureau and other security agen-
cies in Hong Kong to conduct espionage on for-
eign nationals, including United States persons, 
conduct influence operations, or violate civil lib-
erties guaranteed under the laws of Hong Kong; 
and 
‘‘(B) a list of all significant incidents of 
such espionage, influence operations, or viola-
tions of civil liberties during the reporting pe-
riod. 
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‘‘(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the People’s Republic of China or of a jurisdic-
tion within the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING PERIOD.—The term ‘reporting 
period’ means the 5-year period preceding submission 
of the report required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘United States person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
‘‘(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity.’’. 
SEC. 322. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ANNUAL COUN-
TRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRAC-
TICES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
State’s annual Country Reports on Human Rights Prac-
tices should include relevant information regarding whether 
a particular country has provided assistance to the PRC 
or any entity under the influence of the Chinese Communist 
Party in its genocide against the Uyghurs, including 
through the forcible repatriation of Uyghurs to the PRC 
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without reasonable opportunity for them to be assessed and 
protected as refugees. 
SEC. 323. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRESS FREE-
DOM IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the People’s Re-
public of China maintains one of the worst media environ-
ments in the world and seeks to curtail political speech in-
side and outside the country, including by— 
(1) targeting independent and foreign media in 
China through systematic harassment including the 
denial of visas to foreign journalists, imprisonment, 
the denial of medical care to imprisoned journalists, 
and curtailing access to legal representation; 
(2) pervasively monitoring and censoring online 
and social media content, including through the ban-
ning of virtual private networks; 
(3) using the full force of the State to stifle inter-
nal dissent including dissent online, particularly dis-
sent that could lead to political change and content 
that criticizes China’s leaders, however trivial, report-
edly even to the point of censoring comparisons of Xi 
Jingping’s looks with Winnie the Pooh; 
(4) spreading propaganda to foreign audiences 
through the United Front Work Department and re-
lated activities; 
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(5) seeking to intimidate American-based jour-
nalists working for Radio Free Asia and reporting on 
gross human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region by jailing or otherwise 
harassing members of their families; and 
(6) championing a ‘‘sovereign Internet’’ model 
and exporting technology to enhance the ability of 
like-minded authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent 
online and monitor the activity of their people. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the freedom of the press is an unalienable 
right that is necessary for citizens to hold their gov-
ernment to account; 
(2) the PRC should cease its repression of jour-
nalists, citizen journalists, news organizations; and 
(3) the PRC should cease the censorship of polit-
ical satire, including comparisons of Xi Jingping’s 
looks with Winnie the Pooh. 
SEC. 324. UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR XINJIANG 
PROVINCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish within the Department of State the position of United 
States Special Envoy for Xinjiang Province (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Special Envoy’’). 
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(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may appoint an 
individual to the position of Special Envoy from among 
officers and employees of the Department of State. The Sec-
retary may allow such officer or employee to retain the posi-
tion (and the responsibilities associated with such position) 
held by such officer or employee prior to the appointment 
of such officer or employee to the position of Special Envoy. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy shall coordinate dip-
lomatic, political, public diplomacy, financial assistance, 
sanctions, counterterrorism, security resources, and congres-
sional reporting requirements within the United States 
Government to respond to the gross violations of universally 
recognized human rights occurring in Xinjiang Province of 
the People’s Republic of China, including by addressing— 
(1) the mass detentions of Uyghurs and other 
predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities; 
(2) the deployment of technologically advanced 
surveillance and police detection methods; and 
(3) the counterterrorism and counter-radicalism 
claims used to justify the policies of the Chinese Gov-
ernment in Xinjiang Province. 
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SEC. 325. CHINA CENSORSHIP MONITOR AND ACTION 
GROUP. 
(a) REPORT ON CENSORSHIP AND INTIMIDATION OF 
UNITED STATES PERSONS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall select and seek to enter 
into an agreement with a qualified research enti-
ty that is independent of the Department of 
State to write a report on censorship and in-
timidation in the United States and its posses-
sions and territories of United States persons, 
including United States companies that conduct 
business in the People’s Republic of China, which 
is directed or directly supported by the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(B) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The re-
port required under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) assess major trends, patterns, and 
methods of the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China’s efforts to direct or di-
rectly support censorship and intimidation 
of United States persons, including United 
States companies that conduct business in 
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the People’s Republic of China, which are 
exercising their right to freedom of speech; 
(ii) assess, including through the use of 
illustrative examples, as appropriate, the 
impact on and consequences for United 
States persons, including United States 
companies that conduct business in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, that criticize— 
(I) the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; 
(II) 
the 
Chinese 
Communist 
Party; 
(III) the authoritarian model of 
government of the People’s Republic of 
China; or 
(IV) a particular policy advanced 
by the Chinese Communist Party or 
the Government of the People’s Repub-
lic of China; 
(iii) identify the implications for the 
United States of the matters described in 
clauses (i) and (ii); 
(iv) assess the methods and evaluate 
the efficacy of the efforts by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China to limit 
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freedom of expression in the private sector, 
including with respect to media, social 
media, film, education, travel, financial 
services, sports and entertainment, tech-
nology, telecommunication, and internet in-
frastructure interests; 
(v) include policy recommendations for 
the United States Government, including 
recommendations regarding collaboration 
with United States allies and partners, to 
address censorship and intimidation by the 
Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; and 
(vi) include policy recommendations 
for United States persons, including United 
States companies that conduct business in 
China, to address censorship and intimida-
tion by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China. 
(C) APPLICABILITY TO UNITED STATES AL-
LIES AND PARTNERS.—To the extent practicable, 
the report required under subparagraph (A) 
should identify implications and policy rec-
ommendations that are relevant to United States 
allies and partners facing censorship and intimi-
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dation directed or directly supported by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit the report writ-
ten by the qualified research entity selected pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(A) to the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(B) PUBLICATION.—The report referred to 
in subparagraph (A) shall be made accessible to 
the public online through relevant United States 
Government websites. 
(3) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary of State and other Federal agencies selected by 
the President shall provide the qualified research enti-
ty selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) with timely 
access to appropriate information, data, resources, 
and analyses necessary for such entity to write the re-
port described in paragraph (1) in a thorough and 
independent manner. 
(b) CHINA
CENSORSHIP
MONITOR
AND
ACTION 
GROUP.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—Upon receipt and review of 
the report described in subsection (a), the President 
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shall make a determination on whether the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China engages in the 
censorship and intimidation of United States persons, 
including United States companies that conduct busi-
ness in the People’s Republic of China, which are ex-
ercising their right to freedom of speech, taking into 
account the contents of the report and other informa-
tion available to the government of the United States. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—If there is a determination 
under paragraph (1) that the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China engages in the censorship and 
intimidation of United States persons, including 
United States companies that conduct business in the 
People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their 
right to freedom of speech, the President shall estab-
lish an interagency task force, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘China Censorship Monitor and Action 
Group’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Task 
Force’’). 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—If, upon receipt and review 
of the report described in subsection (a), he deems it 
in the national interest, the President shall— 
(A) appoint the chair of the Task Force 
from among the staff of the National Security 
Council; 
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(B) appoint the vice chair of the Task Force 
from among the staff of the National Economic 
Council; and 
(C) direct the head of each of the following 
executive branch agencies to appoint personnel to 
participate in the Task Force: 
(i) The Department of State. 
(ii) The Department of Commerce. 
(iii) The Department of the Treasury. 
(iv) The Department of Justice. 
(v) The Office of the United States 
Trade Representative. 
(vi) The Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, and other appropriate 
elements of the intelligence community (as 
defined in section 3 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(vii) The Federal Communications 
Commission. 
(viii) The United States Agency for 
Global Media. 
(ix) Other agencies designated by the 
President. 
(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Task Force shall— 
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(A) oversee the development and execution of 
an integrated Federal Government strategy to 
monitor and address the impacts of efforts di-
rected, or directly supported, by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China to censor or in-
timidate, in the United States or in any of its 
possessions or territories, any United States per-
son, including United States companies that 
conduct business in the People’s Republic of 
China, which are exercising their right to free-
dom of speech; and 
(B) submit the strategy developed pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall meet not 
less frequently than twice per year. 
(6) CONSULTATIONS.—The Task Force should 
regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appro-
priate, with— 
(A) Federal agencies that are not rep-
resented on the Task Force; 
(B) independent agencies of the United 
States Government that are not represented on 
the Task Force; 
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(C) relevant stakeholders in the private sec-
tor and the media; and 
(D) relevant stakeholders among United 
States allies and partners facing similar chal-
lenges related to censorship or intimidation by 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(7) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Task Force 
shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that describes, with re-
spect to the reporting period— 
(i) the strategic objectives and policies 
pursued by the Task Force to address the 
challenges of censorship and intimidation of 
United States persons while in the United 
States or any of its possessions or terri-
tories, which is directed or directly sup-
ported by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China; 
(ii) the activities conducted by the 
Task Force in support of the strategic objec-
tives and policies referred to in clause (i); 
and 
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(iii) the results of the activities referred 
to in clause (ii) and the impact of such ac-
tivities on the national interests of the 
United States. 
(B) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report sub-
mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
unclassified, but may include a classified annex. 
(C) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force 
shall provide briefings to the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding the activities of 
the Task Force to execute the strategy developed 
pursuant to paragraph (3)(A). 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the date 
that is five years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED
RESEARCH
ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘qualified research entity’’ means an entity that— 
(A) is a nonpartisan research organization 
or a federally funded research and development 
center; 
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(B) has appropriate expertise and analyt-
ical capability to write the report required under 
section 3; and 
(C) is free from any financial, commercial, 
or other entanglements, which could undermine 
the independence of such report or create a con-
flict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of 
interest, with— 
(i) the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China; 
(ii) the Chinese Communist Party; 
(iii) any company incorporated in the 
People’s Republic of China or a subsidiary 
of such company; or 
(iv) any company or entity incor-
porated outside of the People’s Republic of 
China that is believed to have a substantial 
financial or commercial interest in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(2) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United 
States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
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(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 326. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ON BIS LICENSING INFOR-
MATION. 
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall make aggregate statistics on licensing in-
formation, ensuring all confidential business information 
is protected, for PRC companies on the Entity List con-
tained in the Export Administration Regulations available 
to the public. 
TITLE IV—INVESTING IN OUR 
ECONOMIC STATECRAFT 
SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL POLICY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the challenges presented by a nonmarket 
economy like the economy of the People’s Republic of 
China (PRC), which has captured such a large share 
of global economic exchange, are in many ways un-
precedented and require sufficiently elevated and sus-
tained long-term focus and engagement; 
(2) in order to truly address the most detri-
mental aspects of Chinese Communist Party (CCP)- 
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directed mercantilist economic strategy, the United 
States must adopt policies that— 
(A) expose the full scope and scale of intel-
lectual property theft and mass subsidization of 
Chinese firms, and the resulting harm to the 
United States, foreign markets, and the global 
economy; 
(B) ensure that PRC companies face costs 
and consequences for anticompetitive behavior; 
(C) provide options for affected United 
States persons to address and respond to unrea-
sonable and discriminatory CCP-directed indus-
trial policies; and 
(D) strengthen the protection of critical 
technology and sensitive data, while still fos-
tering an environment that provides incentives 
for secure but open investment, innovation, and 
competition; 
(3) the United States must work with its allies 
and partners and multilateral venues and fora— 
(A) to reinforce long-standing generally ac-
cepted principles of fair competition and market 
behavior and address the PRC’s anticompetitive 
economic and industrial policies that undermine 
decades of global growth and innovation; 
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(B) to ensure that the PRC is not granted 
the same treatment as that of a free-market econ-
omy until it ceases the implementation of laws, 
regulations, policies, and practices that provide 
unfair advantage to PRC firms in furtherance of 
national objectives and impose unreasonable, dis-
criminatory, and illegal burdens on market- 
based international commerce; and 
(C) to align policies with respect to curbing 
state-directed subsidization of the private sector, 
such as advocating for global rules related to 
transparency and adherence to notification re-
quirements, including through the efforts cur-
rently being advanced by the United States, 
Japan, and the European Union; 
(4) the United States and its allies and partners 
must collaborate to provide incentives to their respec-
tive companies to cooperate in areas such as— 
(A) advocating for protection of intellectual 
property rights in markets around the world; 
(B) fostering open technical standards; and 
(C) increasing joint investments in overseas 
markets; and 
(5) the United States should develop policies 
that— 
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(A) insulate United States entities from 
PRC pressure against complying with United 
States laws; 
(B) together with the work of allies and 
partners and multilateral institutions, counter 
the potential impact of the blocking regime of the 
PRC established by the Ministry of Commerce of 
the PRC on January 9, 2021, when it issued 
Order No. 1 of 2021, entitled ‘‘Rules on Counter-
acting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application 
of Foreign Legislation and other Measures’’; and 
(C) plan for future actions that the Govern-
ment of the PRC may take to undermine the 
lawful application of United States legal au-
thorities, including with respect to the use of 
sanctions. 
SEC. 402. ECONOMIC DEFENSE RESPONSE TEAMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
develop and implement a pilot program for the creation of 
deployable economic defense response teams to help provide 
emergency technical assistance and support to a country 
subjected to the threat or use of coercive economic measures 
(in this section referred to as a ‘‘partner country’’) and to 
play a liaison role between the legitimate government of 
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that country and the United States Government. Such as-
sistance and support may include the following activities: 
(1) Reducing the partner country’s vulnerability 
to coercive economic measures. 
(2) Minimizing the damage that such measures 
by an adversary could cause to the partner country. 
(3) Implementing any bilateral or multilateral 
contingency plans that may exist for responding to 
the threat or use of such measures. 
(4) In coordination with the partner country, de-
veloping or improving plans and strategies by the 
country for reducing vulnerabilities and improving 
responses to such measures in the future. 
(5) Assisting the partner country in dealing with 
foreign sovereign investment in infrastructure or re-
lated projects that may undermine the partner coun-
try’s sovereignty. 
(6) Assisting the partner country in responding 
to specific efforts from an adversary attempting to 
employ economic coercion that undermines the part-
ner country’s sovereignty, including efforts in the 
cyber domain, such as efforts that undermine cyberse-
curity or digital security of the partner country or 
initiatives that introduce digital technologies in a 
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manner that undermines freedom, security, and sov-
ereignty of the partner country. 
(7) Otherwise providing direct and relevant 
short-to-medium term economic or other assistance 
from the United States and marshalling other re-
sources in support of effective responses to such meas-
ures. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon estab-
lishment of the pilot program required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of State shall provide the appro-
priate congressional committees with a detailed report 
and briefing describing the pilot program, the major 
elements of the program, the personnel and institu-
tions involved, and the degree to which the program 
incorporates the elements described in subsection (a). 
(2) FOLLOW-UP
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the report required by 
paragraph (1) is submitted, the Secretary of State 
shall provide the appropriate congressional commit-
tees with a detailed report and briefing describing the 
operations over the previous year of the pilot program 
established pursuant to subsection (a), as well as the 
Secretary’s assessment of its performance and suit-
ability for becoming a permanent program. 
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(3) FORM.—Each report required under this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) DECLARATION
OF
AN ECONOMIC CRISIS RE-
QUIRED.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—The President may activate 
an economic defense response team for a period of 180 
days under the authorities of this section to assist a 
partner country in responding to an unusual and ex-
traordinary economic coercive threat by an adversary 
of the United States upon the declaration of a coer-
cive economic emergency, together with notification to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) EXTENSION AUTHORITY.—The President may 
activate the response team for an additional 180 days 
upon the submission of a detailed analysis to the com-
mittees described in paragraph (1) justifying why the 
continued deployment of the economic defense re-
sponse team in response to the economic emergency is 
in the national security interest of the United States. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authorities provided under this sec-
tion shall expire on December 31, 2026. 
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(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Neither the authority 
to declare an economic crisis provided for in subsection (d), 
nor the declaration of an economic crisis pursuant to sub-
section (d), shall confer or be construed to confer any au-
thority, power, duty, or responsibility to the President other 
than the authority to activate an economic defense response 
team as described in this section. 
(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry, and the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, the Committee on Agriculture, 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 403. COUNTERING OVERSEAS KLEPTOCRACY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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vate, including the state, are accountable to laws that 
are— 
(A) publicly promulgated; 
(B) equally enforced; 
(C) independently adjudicated; and 
(D) consistent with international human 
rights norms and standards. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to leverage United States diplomatic engage-
ment and foreign assistance to promote the rule of 
law; 
(2)(A) to promote international instruments to 
combat corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance, 
including instruments referred to in subsection (a)(9), 
and other relevant international standards and best 
practices, as such standards and practices develop; 
and 
(B) to promote the adoption and implementation 
of such laws, standards, and practices by foreign 
states; 
(3) to support foreign states in promoting good 
governance and combating public corruption; 
(4) to encourage and assist foreign partner coun-
tries to identify and close loopholes in their legal and 
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