Falun Gong Protection Act

This legislation aims to stop forced organ harvesting in China. It tells the U.S. government to freeze assets in the United States and block visas for foreign people who are known to take part in, or help with, this abuse. It also sets a policy to avoid working with China on organ transplants and to work with allies to call out the persecution of Falun Gong and coordinate targeted sanctions and visa limits.

The President must send Congress a list of those involved within 180 days and keep it updated. A public report is due within one year on China’s transplant system, including numbers of transplants and donors, likely sources of organs, wait times, and whether the persecution of Falun Gong is an atrocity. The law exempts humanitarian aid and does not allow sanctions on imports of goods. The President can waive sanctions for vital national security reasons, and the sanctions power ends five years after enactment.

Key points

• Who is affected: Foreign individuals who engage in or help with forced organ harvesting in China; they can face U.S. asset freezes and visa bans.
• What changes: The U.S. avoids cooperation with China on organ transplants; targeted sanctions apply, but not to imports or humanitarian aid.
• Oversight: A list of offenders is due in 180 days and updated regularly; a detailed report on China’s transplant practices is due in one year.
• When it ends: Sanctions authority expires five years after enactment unless renewed.