The Falun Gong Protection Act directs the President to impose sanctions against foreign individuals and entities involved in forced organ harvesting in China, particularly targeting those who facilitate the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Within 180 days of enactment, the President must submit a list of people engaged in organ harvesting crimes, with annual updates thereafter. Sanctions include freezing U.S. assets of listed individuals and making them ineligible for visas or entry to the United States, with exceptions for humanitarian assistance, national security activities, and UN-related obligations. The bill also requires the State Department to report within one year on China's organ transplant practices, including an assessment of whether Falun Gong persecution constitutes an atrocity. The sanctions authority sunsets five years after the law takes effect, and the President may issue case-by-case waivers if deemed necessary for national security.
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