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issuing withhold release orders to support enforcement 
of section 4 with respect to the entity; 
(viii) a list of high-priority sectors for enforcement, 
which shall include cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon; 
and 
(ix) an enforcement plan for each such high-pri-
ority sector. 
(3) Recommendations for efforts, initiatives, and tools and 
technologies to be adopted to ensure that U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection can accurately identify and trace goods made 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region entering at any 
of the ports of the United States. 
(4) A description of how U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion plans to enhance its use of legal authorities and other 
tools to ensure that no goods are entered at any of the ports 
of the United States in violation of section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), including through the initiation 
of pilot programs to test the viability of technologies to assist 
in the examination of such goods. 
(5) A description of the additional resources necessary for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that no goods 
are entered at any of the ports of the United States in violation 
of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
(6) Guidance to importers with respect to— 
(A) due diligence, effective supply chain tracing, and 
supply chain management measures to ensure that such 
importers do not import any goods mined, produced, or 
manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor from 
the People’s Republic of China, especially from the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region; 
(B) the type, nature, and extent of evidence that dem-
onstrates that goods originating in the People’s Republic 
of China were not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly 
or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; 
and 
(C) the type, nature, and extent of evidence that dem-
onstrates that goods originating in the People’s Republic 
of China, including goods detained or seized pursuant to 
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), 
were not mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in 
part with forced labor. 
(7) A plan to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate 
nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to 
implement and update the strategy developed under subsection 
(c). 
(e) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, in consultation with 
the Department of Commerce and the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that— 
(A) in the case of the first such report, sets forth 
the strategy developed under subsection (c); and 
(B) in the case of any subsequent such report, sets 
forth any updates to the strategy.
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(2) UPDATES
OF
CERTAIN
MATTERS.—Not less frequently 
than annually after the submission under paragraph (1)(A) 
of the strategy developed under subsection (c), the Forced Labor 
Enforcement Task Force shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees updates to the strategy with respect 
to the matters described in clauses (i) through (ix) of subsection 
(d)(2)(B). 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex, if necessary. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of each 
report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to 
the public. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit the application of regulations in effect on or 
measures taken before the date of the enactment of this Act to 
prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured 
wholly or in part with forced labor into the United States, including 
withhold release orders issued before such date of enactment. 
SEC. 3. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT IMPORT PROHIBITION 
APPLIES TO GOODS MINED, PRODUCED, OR MANUFACTURED 
IN THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OR BY 
CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall, except as provided by subsection (b), apply 
a presumption that, with respect to any goods, wares, articles, 
and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in 
part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s 
Republic of China or produced by an entity on a list required 
by clause (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B)— 
(1) the importation of such goods, wares, articles, and mer-
chandise is prohibited under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and 
(2) such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not 
entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Commissioner shall apply the presump-
tion under subsection (a) unless the Commissioner determines— 
(1) that the importer of record has— 
(A) fully complied with the guidance described in sec-
tion 2(d)(6) and any regulations issued to implement that 
guidance; and 
(B) completely and substantively responded to all 
inquiries for information submitted by the Commissioner 
to ascertain whether the goods were mined, produced, or 
manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor; and 
(2) by clear and convincing evidence, that the good, ware, 
article, or merchandise was not mined, produced, or manufac-
tured wholly or in part by forced labor. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Commissioner shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and make available to the 
public, not later than 30 days after making a determination of 
an exception under subsection (b), a report identifying the good 
and the evidence considered under subsection (b). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Commissioner may prescribe regula-
tions—
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(1) to implement paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b); 
or 
(2) to amend any other regulations relating to withhold 
release orders in order to implement this section. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO ADDRESS FORCED LABOR IN THE 
XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that contains a United States strategy to promote initiatives 
to enhance international awareness of and to address forced labor 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral coordina-
tion, including sustained engagement with the governments 
of United States partners and allies, to end forced labor of 
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, and members of other 
persecuted groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; 
(2) a description of public affairs, public diplomacy, and 
counter-messaging efforts to promote awareness of the human 
rights situation, including forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region; and 
(3) a plan— 
(A) to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate non-
governmental organizations and private sector entities to 
raise awareness about goods mined, produced, or manufac-
tured wholly or in part with forced labor in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region; and 
(B) to provide humanitarian assistance, including with 
respect to resettlement and advocacy for imprisoned family 
members, to Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tibetans, and 
members of other persecuted groups, including members 
of such groups formerly detained in mass internment camps 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The Secretary 
shall include in the report required by subsection (a), based on 
consultations with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury, the fol-
lowing— 
(1) to the extent practicable, a list of— 
(A) entities in the People’s Republic of China or affili-
ates of such entities that use or benefit from forced labor 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; and 
(B) Foreign persons that acted as agents of the entities 
or affiliates of entities described in subparagraph (A) to 
import goods into the United States. 
(2) A plan for working with private sector entities seeking 
to conduct supply chain due diligence to prevent the importation 
of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part 
with forced labor into the United States.
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(3) A plan of actions taken by the United States Govern-
ment to address forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono-
mous Region under existing authorities, including— 
(A) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386; 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); 
(B) the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–441; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); 
and 
(C) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, 
if necessary. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Secretary of State may include any updates 
to the strategy required by subsection (a) in the annual Trafficking 
in Persons report required by section 110(b) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)). 
SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO FORCED LABOR 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 adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Serious human rights abuses in connection with 
forced labor.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amendment 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 required by 
section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 
submitted after such date of enactment. 
(c) TRANSITION RULE.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the committees specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur 
Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 a report that identifies each 
foreign person, including any official of the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China, that the President determines 
is responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection 
with forced labor with respect to Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, 
or members of other persecuted groups, or other persons in 
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
(2) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall impose 
sanctions under subsection (c) of section 6 of the Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to each foreign person 
identified in the report required by paragraph (1), subject to 
the provisions of subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) of that section. 
SEC. 6. SUNSET. 
Sections 3, 4, and 5 shall cease to have effect on the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a determination that the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China has ended mass 
internment, forced labor, and any other gross violations of
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human rights experienced by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, 
Tibetans, and members of other persecuted groups in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) FORCED LABOR.—The term ‘‘forced labor’’— 
(A) has the meaning given that term in section 307 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and 
(B) includes convict labor and indentured labor under 
penal sanctions. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means 
a person that is not a United States person. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or 
entity. 
(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ 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 any jurisdiction within the United States, 
including a foreign branch of such an entity. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.