To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 26, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This bill requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to add China's Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science to a federal trade restrictions list within 60 days of the law's enactment. The action targets the institute over concerns that it is implicated in human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in China's Xinjiang region, including mass detention, forced labor, and surveillance activities. Being placed on this entity list would restrict the institute's ability to obtain U.S. technology and goods. The bill allows the President to waive this requirement if the Commerce Secretary certifies that the institute is not engaged in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests or is not contributing to human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The legislation includes no new funding and establishes a clear 60-day deadline for compliance unless the President intervenes with a waiver certification.
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