an unclassified annex that includes basic facts about 
the cases of concern and exit bans cases and rec-
ommendations for Congressional action. After an ini-
tial standalone report, the report may be combined 
with the annual report required by section 302(c) of 
the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage- 
Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(c)). 
(3) SUNSET.—The report required in this sub-
section shall sunset 3 years after the first report is 
submitted to the appropriate Congressional commit-
tees. 
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES OF CASES OF CON-
CERN.—The Secretary shall provide resource guidance to 
the family members of the cases of concern that shall in-
clude at a minimum— 
(1) contact information for official(s) in the De-
partment of State or other government agencies des-
ignated to answer family questions; 
(2) information to help families understand 
United States policy concerning efforts to seek the 
release of United States nationals unlawfully or 
wrongfully held abroad; 
(3) relevant guidance on how families may en-
gage with United States diplomatic and consular 
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channels to ensure prompt and regular access for 
the detained individual to legal counsel, family mem-
bers, humane treatment, and other services; 
(4) guidance on contacting members of Con-
gress or other individuals who may be influential in 
securing the release of their family members; 
(5) guidance on possible travel assistance to 
travel to Washington, DC, to meet with Department 
of State and congressional officials; 
(6) a clear and cogent explanation, upon re-
quest of a family member of a detained United 
States national, about the ‘‘wrongful detention’’ de-
termination and why a specific United States na-
tional is not determined to be wrongfully detained; 
and 
(7) appropriate points of contact, such as legal 
resources and counseling services, that have a strong 
record of assisting victims’ families. 
(b) DECLARATIONS OF INVALIDITY.—Upon the re-
lease of a United States national from the cases of concern 
list and the return of that national to the United States, 
the President shall issue to that national a letter, to be 
known as a ‘‘declaration of invalidity’’, that officially de-
clares the detention of the national in the People’s Repub-
lic of China as invalid for the purposes of completion of 
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documentation for a background investigation or review 
of prior offenses, such as a conviction. 
SEC. 6. HOLDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA RESPONSIBLE 
FOR UNJUST DETENTIONS. 
It is the policy of the United States to consider those 
responsible for, complicit in, or to have directly engaged 
in detention of a United States national or the family 
member of a United States national as defined in section 
3(4) of this Act, as having engaged in a gross violation 
of 
internationally 
recognized 
human 
rights 
and 
sanctionable under the criteria described in the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
10101 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the People’s Republic 
of China unjustly detains more American citizens, and the 
family members of American citizens, than any other 
country, employing exit bans and detentions as a tool to 
punish, censor, or gain economic or legal advantage. The 
People’s Republic of China should be designated as a 
State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention under Executive 
Order 14156 and diplomatic and accountability tools de-
tailed in the Executive Order should be used to gain the 
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release of cases of concern and end the unjust detentions 
and hostage taking of American citizens. 
SEC. 8. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to use the voice 
and vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
Nations and other multilateral organizations to— 
(1) highlight the cases of United States nation-
als detained in China; 
(2) condemn the use of ‘‘exit bans’’ by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China and count 
‘‘exit bans’’ in the total number of unjustly detained 
Americans; 
(3) condemn the unjust detention of the fami-
lies of United States nationals, particularly when the 
detention is used to intimidate, silence, or censor 
Americans; and 
(4) press the United Nations Working Group 
on Arbitrary Detention to investigate and make de-
terminations regarding cases of the family members 
of United States nationals whose loved ones are de-
tained in retaliation for their professional activities 
or human rights advocacy. 
Æ 
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