The Falun Gong Protection Act would authorize the President to impose sanctions against foreign individuals and entities involved in forced organ harvesting in China, particularly targeting those who have participated in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The bill requires the President to submit a list of sanctioned persons within 180 days of enactment and update it annually, with sanctions including asset freezes in the United States and visa bans that apply to individuals on the list. The legislation also directs the State Department, in consultation with health officials, to submit a comprehensive report within one year examining China's organ transplant practices, sources of organs, and whether the persecution of Falun Gong constitutes an atrocity. The sanctions authority would expire five years after the bill becomes law, though the President can waive sanctions on a case-by-case basis for vital national security interests and for humanitarian activities including food, medicine, and humanitarian assistance. The bill does not impose sanctions on imported goods and includes exceptions for authorized intelligence and law enforcement activities.
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