Sponsor
Nathaniel Moran
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The bill reduces U.S. involvement with goods linked to forced labor and increases oversight of foreign assistance procurement, but it will raise compliance burdens and could slow or complicate some aid operations.
Taxpayers, nonprofit partners, and federal employees will see U.S. foreign assistance and State Department programs avoid purchasing goods tied to forced labor in Xinjiang, reducing U.S. complicity in human-rights abuses.
Federal program managers, nonprofits, and small U.S. contractors gain a targeted waiver process with compliance assurances and required congressional notice, allowing critical programs to continue under safeguards when strict bans would otherwise block them.
Taxpayers and Congress will get annual reports for three years on violations and enforcement improvements, increasing transparency and oversight of procurement risks in foreign assistance.
Nonprofits, small U.S. contractors, and federal program budgets may face delays and higher compliance costs to certify supply chains, increasing overall program expenses.
Federal responders and taxpayers could see slower humanitarian or diplomatic responses because the narrow waiver process with required 15-day congressional notice may delay rapid procurement that relies on existing supply chains.
USAID and State Department projects may have fewer supplier options and higher procurement complexity if strict prohibitions exclude suppliers from certain regions, complicating project delivery.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bars State/USAID-funded programs from using goods from the XUAR or covered entities unless the Secretary of State grants a written-assurance-based authorization and reports to Congress.
Prohibits the Department of State and USAID from using funds to design, plan, implement, or contract for any policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or by specified "covered entities," unless the Secretary of State specifically authorizes it. The Secretary may grant limited authorizations only after getting written assurances from partners that they will not use XUAR-made goods, that they will maintain a compliance system, and after notifying key congressional committee leaders at least 15 days before the authorization. Requires annual reporting to congressional foreign affairs committees for three years about unauthorized violations, enforcement challenges, and plans to strengthen enforcement. Definitions of "covered entity" and "forced labor" are incorporated by cross-reference to existing federal law and strategy documents.
Official title: To prohibit the use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Nathaniel Moran · Last progress May 6, 2025