Summary

Requires the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to add the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China to the Commerce Department "entity list" within 60 days of enactment. The President may block that mandatory placement by certifying within the same 60-day window that the Institute does not act contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests and is not implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The measure simply defines the "entity list" as the BIS list in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations and sets a firm 60-day timeline for either placement or presidential certification to avoid placement.

Key Points

• Mandates placement of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on the BIS Entity List within 60 days of enactment.
• Gives the President a single, time-limited waiver option: submit a certification within 60 days that the Institute is not acting against U.S. foreign policy interests and not implicated in Xinjiang human rights abuses.
• Defines the "entity list" as BIS’s Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
• Listing triggers export-control licensing requirements and typically makes license approvals to the listed entity unlikely.
• Applies only to the named institute; it does not create new funding or broader statutory programs.
• Places a short administrative deadline on the Commerce Department to act unless the President issues the specified certification.
• Shifts the final avoidance decision to an executive-branch political determination (the President’s certification).
• Could affect exporters, researchers, and foreign partners that deal with the listed institute by increasing licensing burdens and legal risk.

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