through the use of emergency laws, policies, or 
administrative procedures.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall publish on the Department of State website, 
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 
a report that describes— 
(1) for each country and territory included in 
the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Prac-
tices, whether and how each country or territory has 
adhered to the principles set forth in section 3(4) in 
responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic; 
(2) with regard to each country in which the re-
sponse to the novel coronavirus pandemic violated or 
seriously 
undermined 
internationally 
recognized 
human rights in a manner inconsistent with the 
principles of limitation and derogation, a description 
of— 
(A) the actions of the United States Gov-
ernment to address such restrictions through 
diplomacy and the use of foreign assistance; 
and 
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(B) any efforts made by each country to 
respond to and resolve such human rights con-
cerns; 
(3) with regard to each country in which the re-
sponse to the coronavirus pandemic violated or seri-
ously undermined internationally recognized human 
rights, a description of the impact of noncompliant 
policies on— 
(A) the population’s access to health care 
services; 
(B) the population’s access to services for 
survivors of violence and abuse; 
(C) women and ethnic, religious, sexual, 
and other minority, vulnerable, or marginalized 
populations; and 
(D) the government’s efforts and ability to 
control the pandemic; 
(4) whether any foreign person or persons with-
in a country have been determined to have com-
mitted gross violations of internationally recognized 
human rights during the novel coronavirus pandemic 
response, including any sanctions imposed on such 
persons in accordance with United States law; 
(5) actions taken by the Global Engagement 
Center established under section 1287 of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2656 
note) 
to 
counter 
disinformation related to the novel coronavirus pan-
demic; and 
(6) the United States Government’s efforts 
around the world— 
(A) to counter disinformation related to 
the novel coronavirus pandemic; and 
(B) to disseminate accurate information 
about the pandemic. 
(b) MONTHLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the publication of the report required under sub-
section (a), and monthly thereafter until the date that is 
60 days after the date on which the World Health Organi-
zation declares that the novel coronavirus pandemic has 
ended, the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development shall provide, to the 
appropriate congressional committees— 
(1) a briefing containing updates on any new 
developments related to issues covered in the report 
published under subsection (a); and 
(2) a list of the countries that have removed 
coronavirus-related emergency restrictions impacting 
internationally recognized human rights, including 
details regarding the restrictions that were removed. 
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(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the World Health Organization declares 
that the novel coronavirus pandemic has ended, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that— 
(1) lists the countries whose emergency meas-
ures or other legal actions limiting internationally 
recognized human rights in a manner inconsistent 
with the principles of limitation and derogation ex-
tended beyond the end of the pandemic; 
(2) describes such countries’ emergency meas-
ures, including— 
(A) how such procedures violate or seri-
ously 
undermine 
internationally 
recognized 
human rights; and 
(B) an analysis of the impact of such 
measures on— 
(i) the government’s efforts and abil-
ity to control the pandemic within the 
country; 
(ii) the population’s access to health 
care services; 
(iii) the population’s access to services 
for survivors of violence and abuse; and 
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(iv) women and ethnic, religious, sex-
ual, and other minority, vulnerable, or 
marginalized populations; 
(3) describes— 
(A) any surveillance measures implemented 
or utilized by the governments of such countries 
as part of the novel coronavirus pandemic re-
sponse; 
(B) the extent to which such measures 
have been, or have not been, rolled back; and 
(C) whether and how such measures im-
pact internationally recognized human rights; 
and 
(4) indicates whether any foreign person or per-
sons within a country have been determined to have 
committed gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights during the novel coronavirus 
pandemic response, including a description of any 
resulting sanctions imposed on such persons under 
United States law. 
SEC. 8. COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 116(f)(1) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(f)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) A description of— 
‘‘(i) any misuse by the government of such 
country of any emergency powers; 
‘‘(ii) any failure by the government of such 
country— 
‘‘(I) to state the specific duration of 
the powers referred to in clause (i); 
‘‘(II) to clearly articulate the purposes 
of such powers; or 
‘‘(III) to notify the United Nations re-
garding the use of such powers, as re-
quired by applicable treaty; 
‘‘(iii) any failure by the government of 
such country— 
‘‘(I) to abide by the stated purposes of 
the powers referred to in clause (i); or 
‘‘(II) to cease the use of such powers 
after any specified term expires; 
‘‘(iv) any violations by the government of 
such country of non-derogable rights; 
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‘‘(v) any discriminatory implementation by 
such government of the powers referred to in 
clause (i); 
‘‘(vi) the impact of such powers on the ac-
cess of the people of such country to health care 
services; and 
‘‘(vii) any development and proliferation of 
surveillance technologies in such country, in-
cluding new or emerging technologies used by 
the government of such country in the surveil-
lance of civilian populations in ways that are in-
consistent with the standards described in sec-
tion 3(4)(E)(i) through (vii) of the Protecting 
Human Rights During Pandemic Act.’’. 
(b) HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 502B(b) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘Each report under this sec-
tion shall include the information described in sec-
tion 116(f)(1)(C).’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of State.’’. 
(2) BRIEFING.—The Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 
shall be available to brief the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives regard-
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ing the annual Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices during the 90-day period beginning on the 
date on which the reports are released. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out— 
(1) the strategy described in section 6(b)(1); 
(2) the 5-year strategic plan described in sec-
tion 6(b)(2); and 
(3) the reporting requirements set forth in sec-
tion 7. 
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