Falun Gong Protection Act

Summary

Sets U.S. policy to avoid cooperation with China on organ transplantation while the Chinese Communist Party remains in power, press to end state‑run organ harvesting, and work with allies to expose persecution of Falun Gong and coordinate targeted sanctions and visa bans. Requires mandatory sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly and directly engage in or facilitate involuntary organ harvesting in China, including asset freezes and visa/entry bans, with limited national security and humanitarian exceptions and waiver reporting. Orders a detailed State Department report (with HHS/NIH) on China’s transplant system within one year. Clarifies that the bill’s sanctions do not include import bans on goods. Sanction authority sunsets after five years.

• Directs the U.S. to avoid cooperation with China on organ transplantation while the CCP remains in power.
• Mandates sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly and directly engage in or facilitate involuntary organ harvesting in China.
• Sanctions include asset blocking and visa/entry bans, with narrow exceptions and waiver authority.
• Requires the President to publish and update a sanctioned persons list on set timelines.
• Sunsets the sanction authority 5 years after enactment.
• Orders a comprehensive State/HHS/NIH report within 1 year on China’s transplant system and donor sources.
• Requires assessment of whether persecution of Falun Gong constitutes an atrocity.
• Clarifies that the Act cannot be used to impose import bans on goods and excludes technical data from the definition of “good.”
• Targets coordination with allies to expose abuses and align sanctions and visa restrictions.