This bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop training programs for Department of Commerce employees who advise businesses on trade and investment issues, with a focus on human rights abuses committed by the Chinese government against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The legislation also directs the Commerce Department to create guidance materials for U.S. businesses engaged in interstate or international commerce, helping them understand the risks of doing business with entities connected to countries where significant human rights abuses occur, particularly China. The guidance would inform companies about warning signs of entities implicated in forced labor, strategies to avoid such business relationships, and the reputational and legal risks they face. The bill does not specify new funding amounts or implementation deadlines, instead leaving timing decisions to the Secretary of Commerce's discretion. The guidance is explicitly framed as advisory only, not as binding requirements on businesses.
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