Summary

Requires the Department of Commerce (through the Bureau of Industry and Security) to place the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on the Commerce Department’s export control "entity list" within 60 days of the law taking effect. The President may waive that requirement if he certifies to both Houses of Congress within 60 days that the Institute is not acting against U.S. foreign policy interests and is not implicated in human-rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Key Points

• Mandates adding the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science (China) to the BIS Entity List within 60 days of enactment.
• Specifies two alternate names/aliases of the Institute to be included on the list.
• Allows the President to waive the requirement if he certifies to Congress within 60 days that the Institute is not acting against U.S. foreign policy interests and not implicated in Xinjiang human-rights abuses.
• Defines "entity list" as the BIS list in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
• Triggers export-control restrictions for exporters and license applicants who provide controlled items, technology, or services to the listed Institute.
• Places a firm timeline on Commerce to act; implementation is administrative rather than creating new funding or criminal provisions.
• May affect scientific and commercial exchanges, forensic cooperation, and supply chains involving controlled equipment or technology.
• Does not itself change tax, appropriations, or authorization frameworks.

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