crackdowns, imprisonments, and detentions of people 
throughout the XUAR aimed at those involved in 
the peaceful expression of their ethnic, cultural, po-
litical, or religious identity; 
(4) commends countries that have provided 
shelter and hospitality to Uyghurs in exile, including 
Turkey, Albania, and Germany; and 
(5) urges countries with sizeable Muslim popu-
lations, given their common religious and cultural 
identity, to demonstrate particular concern over the 
plight of Uyghurs. 
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR 
UYGHUR ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be within 
the Department of State a United States Special Coordi-
nator for Uyghur Issues (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Special Coordinator’’), to be designated by the Secretary 
of State in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Chairs and Ranking Members of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives prior to the designation of the Special Coordinator. 
(c) CENTRAL OBJECTIVE.—The Special Coordinator 
should seek to promote the protection and preservation of 
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the distinct ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic iden-
tities of the Uyghurs. 
(d) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special 
Coordinator should, as appropriate— 
(1) coordinate United States Government poli-
cies, 
programs, 
and 
projects 
concerning 
the 
Uyghurs; 
(2) vigorously promote the policy of seeking to 
protect the distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, and 
linguistic identity of the Uyghurs and seek improved 
respect for human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region (XUAR); 
(3) maintain close contact with religious, cul-
tural, and political leaders of the Uyghurs, including 
seeking regular travel to the XUAR and to Uyghur 
settlements in Central Asia, Turkey, Albania, Ger-
many, and other parts of Europe; 
(4) lead coordination efforts for the release of 
political prisoners in the XUAR who are being de-
tained for exercising their human rights; 
(5) consult with Congress on policies relevant to 
the XUAR and the Uyghurs; 
(6) coordinate with relevant Federal agencies to 
administer aid to Uyghur rights advocates; and 
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(7) make efforts to establish contacts with for-
eign ministries of other countries, especially in Eu-
rope, Central Asia, and the Islamic world, to pursue 
a policy of promoting greater respect for human 
rights and religious freedom for Uyghurs and other 
groups. 
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of State shall ensure 
the Special Coordinator has adequate resources, staff, and 
administrative support to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD ON 
THE UYGHUR SITUATION. 
(a) FUNDING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES.—Of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the U.S. 
Speaker Program in the Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs of the Department of State, $250,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 is authorized 
to be available for human rights advocates on behalf of 
the Uyghurs and members of other minority groups, whose 
names may be provided by representatives of the global 
Uyghur community and in consultation with the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Special Coordinator 
for Uyghur Issues under section 4, to speak at public di-
plomacy forums in Islamic majority countries and other 
regions on issues regarding the human rights and religious 
freedom of Uyghurs and members of other minority 
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groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 
(XUAR). 
(b) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Agency 
for Global Media should facilitate the unhindered dissemi-
nation of information to Islamic majority countries on 
issues regarding the human rights and religious freedom 
of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups in the 
XUAR. 
SEC. 6. ACCESS TO DETENTION FACILITIES AND PRISONS 
AND THE RELEASE OF PRISONERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLITICAL REEDUCA-
TION AND DETENTION FACILITIES.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the United States Government should, in 
cooperation with other like-minded countries, develop a 
strategy to— 
(1) pressure the People’s Republic of China to 
immediately close all detention facilities and ‘‘polit-
ical reeducation’’ camps housing Uyghurs and mem-
bers of other ethnic minority groups in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR); and 
(2) support the United Nations Commissioner 
for Human Rights and numerous United Nations 
Special Rapporteurs’ urgent calls for immediate and 
unhindered access to detention facilities and ‘‘polit-
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ical reeducation’’ camps in the XUAR by inde-
pendent international organizations and the Office of 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
Rights for a comprehensive assessment of the 
human rights situation. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRISON ACCESS AND 
PRISONER RELEASE.—It is the sense of Congress that the 
President and Secretary of State, in meetings with rep-
resentatives of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China, should— 
(1) request the immediate and unconditional re-
lease of all prisoners detained for their ethnic, cul-
tural, religious, and linguistic identities, or for ex-
pressing their political or religious beliefs in the 
XUAR; 
(2) seek access for international humanitarian 
organizations, including the International Federation 
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to pris-
oners in the XUAR to ensure such prisoners are not 
being mistreated and are receiving necessary medical 
care; 
(3) seek the immediate release of Ekpar Asat, 
who participated in the Department of State’s Inter-
national Visitors Leadership Program in 2016 and 
incarcerated after returning to the XUAR and is 
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now serving a 15-year prison sentence on charges of 
‘‘inciting ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination’’; 
and 
(4) seek the immediate release of Canadian citi-
zens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor who have 
been imprisoned without trial since 2018. 
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR UYGHUR LANGUAGE TRAINING. 
The Secretary of State shall ensure that Uyghur lan-
guage training is available to Foreign Service officers as 
appropriate, and that every effort is made to ensure that 
a Uyghur-speaking member of the Foreign Service (as 
such term is described in section 103 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)) is assigned to United 
States diplomatic and consular missions in China. 
SEC. 8. UYGHUR CONSIDERATIONS AT THE UNITED NA-
TIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should op-
pose any efforts to prevent consideration of the 
issues related to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region (XUAR) in any body of the United Nations; 
(2) the United States Government should op-
pose any efforts to prevent the participation of any 
Uyghur human rights advocates in nongovernmental 
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fora hosted by or otherwise organized under the aus-
pices of any body of the United Nations; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should instruct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations to support the appointment of a spe-
cial rapporteur or working group for the XUAR for 
the purposes of monitoring human rights violations 
and abuses in the XUAR, and for making reports 
available to the High Commissioner for Refugees, 
the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the 
Human Rights Commission, the General Assembly, 
and other United Nations bodies. 
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