I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8124 
To expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights 
Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China and to 
counter the genocidal policies of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2024 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways 
and Means, Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur 
Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human 
rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re-
gion of the People’s Republic of China and to counter 
the genocidal policies of the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 
2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Expansion of sanctions under Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 
2020. 
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress on application of sanctions under Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020. 
Sec. 4. Denial of United States entry for individuals complicit in forced abor-
tions or forced sterilizations. 
Sec. 5. Physical and psychological support for Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other 
ethnic groups. 
Sec. 6. Preservation of cultural and linguistic heritage of ethnic groups op-
pressed by the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 7. Determination of whether actions of certain Chinese entities meet cri-
teria for imposition of sanctions. 
Sec. 8. Countering propaganda from the People’s Republic of China about 
genocide. 
Sec. 9. Documenting atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
Sec. 10. Prohibition on certain United States Government agency contracts. 
Sec. 11. Strategy to deter and disrupt forced organ harvesting in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER UYGHUR HUMAN 
RIGHTS POLICY ACT OF 2020. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145; 22 
U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘persons 
in 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘persons residing in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region or members 
of those groups in countries outside of the 
People’s Republic of China’’; 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) Systematic rape, coercive abortion, 
forced sterilization, or involuntary contraceptive 
implantation policies and practices. 
‘‘(H) Human trafficking for the purpose of 
organ removal. 
‘‘(I) Forced separation of children from 
their parents to be placed in boarding schools. 
‘‘(J) Forced deportation or refoulement to 
the People’s Republic of China.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) 
ADDITIONAL
MATTERS
TO
BE
IN-
CLUDED.—The President shall include in the report 
required by paragraph (1) an identification of— 
‘‘(A) each foreign person that knowingly 
provides significant goods, services, or tech-
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nology to or for a person identified in the re-
port; and 
‘‘(B) each foreign person that knowingly 
engages in a significant transaction relating to 
any of the acts described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (J) of paragraph (1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY
AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may 
exercise all authorities provided under section 203 of 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1702) to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 
shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as 
necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by this section— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) apply with respect to the first report re-
quired by section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human 
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Rights Policy Act of 2020 submitted after such date 
of enactment. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON APPLICATION OF SANC-
TIONS UNDER UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POL-
ICY ACT OF 2020. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act the sanctions provided for under 
that Act have been employed once since passage of the 
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act in 2020, even though 
genocide and other horrific human rights abuses continue 
to occur. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should employ the sanctions pro-
vided for under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 
2020— 
(1) to address ongoing atrocities, including the 
use of forced labor and the arbitrary detention of 
the families of United States citizens and residents, 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
People’s Republic of China; and 
(2) to hold entities and officials of the People’s 
Republic of China accountable for atrocities. 
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SEC. 4. DENIAL OF UNITED STATES ENTRY FOR INDIVID-
UALS COMPLICIT IN FORCED ABORTIONS OR 
FORCED STERILIZATIONS. 
Section 801 of the Admiral James W. Nance and 
Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 2000 and 2001 (Public Law 106–113; 8 U.S.C. 
1182e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may not’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall not’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
prohibitions in subsection (a) with respect to a foreign na-
tional if the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) determines that— 
‘‘(A) the foreign national is not directly 
complicit in atrocities, specifically the oversight 
of programs or policies the intent of which is to 
destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, 
racial, or religious group through the use of 
forced sterilization, forced abortion, or other 
egregious population control policies; 
‘‘(B) admitting or paroling the foreign na-
tional into the United States is necessary— 
‘‘(i) to permit the United States to 
comply with the Agreement regarding the 
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Headquarters of the United Nations, 
signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, 
and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the 
United States, or other applicable inter-
national obligations of the United States; 
or 
‘‘(ii) to carry out or assist law en-
forcement activity of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(C) it is important to the national secu-
rity interest of the United States to admit or 
parole the foreign national into the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) provides written notification to the appro-
priate congressional committees containing a jus-
tification for the waiver. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—The Secretary of State shall make a 
public announcement whenever the prohibitions under 
subsection (a) are imposed under this section. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION REQUESTED BY CONGRESS.—The 
Secretary of State, upon the request of a Member of Con-
gress, shall provide— 
‘‘(1) information about the use of the prohibi-
tions under subsection (a), including the number of 
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times such prohibitions were imposed, disaggregated 
by country and by year; or 
‘‘(2) a classified briefing that includes informa-
tion about the individuals subject to such prohibi-
tions or subject to sanctions under any other Act au-
thorizing the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
the conduct of such individuals.’’. 
SEC. 5. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR 
UYGHURS, KAZAKHS, AND OTHER ETHNIC 
GROUPS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds appropriated to 
the Department of State in annual appropriations 
bills under the heading ‘‘DEVELOPMENT
ASSIST-
ANCE’’, the Secretary of State, in conjunction and in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, is au-
thorized, subject to the requirements under chapters 
1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and section 634A of 
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2394–1)— 
(A) to provide the assistance described in 
paragraph (2) to individuals who— 
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(i) belong to the Uyghur, Kazakh, 
Kyrgyz, or another oppressed ethnic group 
in the People’s Republic of China; 
(ii) experienced torture, forced steri-
lization, rape, forced abortion, forced labor, 
or other atrocities in the People’s Republic 
of China; and 
(iii) are residing outside of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; and 
(B) to build local capacity for the care de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) through— 
(i) grants to treatment centers and 
programs in foreign countries in accord-
ance with section 130(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2152(b)); and 
(ii) research and training to health 
care providers outside of such treatment 
centers or programs in accordance with 
section 130(c)(2) of such Act. 
(2) AUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE.—The assistance 
described in this paragraph is— 
(A) medical care; 
(B) physical therapy; and 
(C) psychological support. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives that describes— 
(1) the direct care or services provided in for-
eign countries for individuals described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A); and 
(2) any projects started or supported in foreign 
countries to provide the care or services described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Not more than 50 percent of 
the costs of providing the assistance authorized under sub-
section (a) may be paid by the United States Government. 
SEC. 6. PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC 
HERITAGE OF ETHNIC GROUPS OPPRESSED 
BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the genocide per-
petrated by officials of the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re-
gion aims to erase the distinct cultural and linguistic her-
itage of oppressed ethnic groups. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States Government should use its 
diplomatic, development, and cultural activities to promote 
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the preservation of cultural and linguistic heritages of eth-
nic groups in the People’s Republic of China threatened 
by the Chinese Communist Party. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report that assesses the feasibility of 
establishing a grant program to assist communities facing 
threats to their cultural and linguistic heritage from offi-
cials of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2024 through 2027, to support the establishment 
of a Repressed Cultures Preservation Initiative within the 
Smithsonian Institution to pool Institution-wide efforts to-
ward research, exhibitions, and education related to the 
cultural and linguistic heritage of ethnic and religious 
groups the cultures of which are threatened by repressive 
regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party. 
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SEC. 7. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ACTIONS OF CER-
TAIN CHINESE ENTITIES MEET CRITERIA FOR 
IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Attorney General, shall— 
(1) determine whether any entity specified in 
subsection (b)— 
(A) is responsible for or complicit in, or 
has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious 
human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other 
predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
People’s Republic of China; or 
(B) meets the criteria for the imposition of 
sanctions under— 
(i) the Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
10101 et seq.); 
(ii) section 6 of the Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116–145; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note); 
(iii) section 105, 105A, 105B, or 
105C of the Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act 
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of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514, 8514a, 8514b, 
and 8514c); 
(iv) Executive Order 13818 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the 
property of persons involved in serious 
human rights abuse or corruption), as 
amended on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(v) Executive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of 
certain persons with respect to serious 
human rights abuses by the Government of 
Iran and taking certain other actions), as 
amended on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; 
(2) if the Secretary of the Treasury determines 
under paragraph (1) that an entity is responsible for 
or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged 
in, serious human rights abuses described in sub-
paragraph (A) of that paragraph or meets the cri-
teria for the imposition of sanctions described in 
subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, include the en-
tity on the list of specially designated nationals and 
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control; and 
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(3) submit to Congress a report on that deter-
mination that includes the reasons for the deter-
mination. 
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—An entity specified in this 
subsection is any of the following: 
(1) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 
Co., Ltd. 
(2) Shenzhen Huada Gene Technology Co., 
Ltd. (BGI Group). 
(3) Tiandy Technologies Co., Ltd. 
(4) Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. 
(5) China Electronics Technology Group Co. 
(6) Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. 
(7) ByteDance Ltd. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a)(3) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 8. COUNTERING PROPAGANDA FROM THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ABOUT GENOCIDE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in conjunction with the United States Agency for Global 
Media, shall submit a strategy to the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives for coun-
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tering propaganda and other messaging from news and 
information sources associated with the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China or entities associated with the 
Chinese Communist Party or influenced by the Chinese 
Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China that— 
(1) deny the genocide, crimes against humanity, 
and other egregious human rights abuses experi-
enced by Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim 
ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region; 
(2) spread propaganda regarding the role of the 
United States Government in imposing economic 
and reputational costs on the Chinese Communist 
Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China for its ongoing genocide; 
(3) target Uyghurs and other people who pub-
licly oppose the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China’s genocidal policies and forced labor prac-
tices, including the detention and intimidation of 
their family members; or 
(4) increase pressure on member countries of 
the United Nations to deny or defend genocide or 
other egregious violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights in the People’s Republic of 
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China within international organizations and multi-
lateral fora, including at the United Nations Human 
Rights Council. 
(b) STRATEGY ELEMENTS.—The strategy required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) existing messaging strategies and specific 
broadcasting efforts to counter the propaganda de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
and the reach of such strategies and efforts to audi-
ences targeted by such propaganda; 
(2) specific metrics used for determining the 
success or failure of the messaging strategies and 
broadcasting efforts described in paragraph (1) and 
an analysis of the impact of such strategies and ef-
forts; 
(3) a description of any new or pilot messaging 
strategies and broadcasting efforts expected to be 
implemented during the 12-month period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and an ex-
planation of the need for such strategies and efforts; 
(4) measurable goals to be completed during 
the 12-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and tangible outcomes for ex-
panding broadcasting efforts and countering propa-
ganda; and 
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(5) estimates of additional funding needed to 
counter the propaganda described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (a). 
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary of State is authorized 
to use amounts made available for the Countering PRC 
Influence Fund under section 7043(c)(2) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117– 
103) to develop and carry out the strategy required under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. DOCUMENTING ATROCITIES IN THE XINJIANG 
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development may 
provide assistance, including financial and technical assist-
ance, as necessary and appropriate, to support the efforts 
of entities, including nongovernmental organizations with 
expertise in international criminal investigations and law, 
to address genocide, crimes against humanity, and their 
constituent crimes by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China by— 
(1) collecting, documenting, and archiving evi-
dence, including the testimonies of victims and 
visuals from social media, and preserving the chain 
of custody for such evidence; 
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(2) identifying suspected perpetrators of geno-
cide and crimes against humanity; 
(3) conducting criminal investigations of atroc-
ity crimes, including by developing indigenous inves-
tigative and judicial skills through partnerships, di-
rect mentoring, and providing the necessary equip-
ment and infrastructure to effectively adjudicate 
cases for use in prosecutions in domestic courts, hy-
brid courts, and internationalized domestic courts; 
(4) supporting investigations conducted by for-
eign countries, civil society groups, and multilateral 
organizations, such as the United Nations; and 
(5) supporting and protecting witnesses partici-
pating in such investigations. 
SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT AGENCY CONTRACTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The head of an executive agency 
may not enter into a contract for the procurement of 
goods or services with or for any of the following: 
(1) Any person identified in the report required 
by section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur Human Rights Pol-
icy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145; 22 U.S.C. 
6901 note). 
(2) Any person that mined, produced, or manu-
factured goods, wares, articles, and merchandise de-
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tained and denied entry into the United States by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection pursuant to 
section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ensure that 
goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Auton-
omous Region of the People’s Republic of China do 
not enter the United States market, and for other 
purposes’’, approved December 23, 2021 (Public 
Law 117–78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention 
Act’’). 
(3) Any person that the head of the executive 
agency determines, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, facilitates the genocide and human 
rights abuses occurring in the Xinjiang Uyghur Au-
tonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. 
(4) Any person, program, project, or activity 
that— 
(A) contributes to forced labor, particularly 
through the procurement of any goods, wares, 
articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or 
manufactured wholly, or in part, in the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or by the 
forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs or other per-
secuted individuals or groups in the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
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(B) 
violates 
internationally 
recognized 
labor rights of individuals or groups in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS.—The head of each executive 
agency shall consult with the Forced Labor Enforcement 
Task Force, established under section 741 of the United 
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 4681), with respect to the implementation of sub-
section (a)(2). 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit a report on the implementation of this section 
to— 
(1) the Committee on Finance, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives. 
(d) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 
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