This bill requires the U.S. Department of Commerce to add China's Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science to the government's entity list within 60 days of passage. The entity list restricts exports and business dealings with organizations deemed threats to U.S. interests or human rights. The bill targets this Chinese forensic science institute based on allegations that it is implicated in human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in China's Xinjiang region, including their involvement in mass detention, forced labor, and surveillance programs. The President has the option to waive this requirement if he certifies to Congress that the institute is not engaged in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests or human rights violations. No specific funding is authorized by the bill, as it primarily directs an administrative action by an existing federal agency.
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