Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act

Bill: 118-hr-3349
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2023-05-15
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional oversight

Human rights

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Labor standards

Sex and reproductive health

War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires all elements of the U.S. intelligence community to ensure timely and effective intelligence collection relating to the Uyghur genocide. (The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority group living primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. In 2021, the Department of State determined that China had committed genocide against the&nbsp;Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.)</p><p>The bill also requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit an annual report to Congress on the Uyghur genocide. &nbsp;This report must include information related to topics such as forced sterilization, forced abortion, torture, surveillance, forced labor, and work conditions of Uyghurs.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2023 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress an annual report relating to the Uyghur genocide, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uyghur Genocide Intelligence Review Act . 2. Annual report by Director of National Intelligence on Uyghur genocide (a) Collection The heads of the elements of the intelligence community shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the timely and effective collection of intelligence relating to the Uyghur genocide. (b) Annual report on Uyghur genocide (1) Submission Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until such time as the President (in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of State) determines the Uyghur genocide is no longer a matter of concern, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the relevant heads of the elements of the intelligence community, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the Uyghur genocide, including an analysis of any intelligence collected pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Matters Each report under paragraph (1) shall address the following matters: (A) Forced sterilization, forced birth control, and forced abortion of Uyhghurs. (B) Forced transfer of Uyghur children from their families. (C) Forced labor of Uyghurs, inside and outside of Xinjiang. (D) The work conditions of Uyghur laborers (including laborers in the textile, automobile and electric vehicle, solar panel, polyvinyl chloride, and rare earth metals sectors), including an identification of any company that is— (i) organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of (or over which control is exercised or exercisable by) the Government of the People's Republic of China; and (ii) employing forced Uyghur laborers from Xinjiang. (E) Any other forms of physical or psychological torture against Uyghurs. (F) Any other actions that infringe on the rights of Uyghurs to live freely in accordance with their customs, culture, and religious practices. (G) The methods of surveillance of Uyghurs, including surveillance via technology, law enforcement notifications, and forcing Uyghurs to live with other individuals for monitoring purposes. (H) Such other matters as the Director of National Intelligence may determine appropriate. (3) Form Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms congressional intelligence committees , intelligence , intelligence community , and national intelligence have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ).