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Amends 8 U.S.C. 1182e by replacing language in subsection (a) (changing occurrences of 'may not' to 'shall not'), replacing the existing subsection (c) waiver provision with more specific waiver conditions, and adding new subsections (d) (public notice) and (e) (information to Members of Congress on request).
Amends section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 by expanding the scope of persons covered in subsection (a), adding new enumerated acts (subparagraphs (G)–(J)), inserting a new paragraph (2) requiring additional identifications in the President's report, redesignating the prior paragraph (2) as (3), modifying a cross-reference in subsection (b), and replacing subsection (d) with new implementation and regulatory authority text referencing IEEPA section 203 and requiring issuance of regulations, licenses, and orders.
Adds new subsection (l) to 10 U.S.C. 2484 prohibiting the sale at commissary stores of raw or processed seafood or seafood products originating in the People’s Republic of China, with authority for the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver.
Amends 10 U.S.C. 2481(c)(4) by adjusting punctuation, redesignating existing subparagraph (E) as (F), and inserting a new subparagraph (E) requiring that the briefing include an assessment of compliance with the prohibition under 10 U.S.C. 2484(l).
Requires multiple U.S. agencies to investigate, report on, and respond to alleged mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang, including forced organ harvesting and crimes against humanity, and to pursue sanctions, immigration restrictions, and accountability measures. It bans the Defense Department from purchasing seafood from the People’s Republic of China, directs identification and support for victims living abroad, funds cultural preservation and a Smithsonian initiative, and authorizes U.S. assistance to document evidence and support prosecutions and survivor care.
Creates new reporting and review deadlines for State, Treasury, DoD, and DOJ; expands the scope of existing Uyghur‑related authority to identify and sanction foreign persons and entities complicit in abuses; and imposes contracting restrictions across the executive branch tied to forced labor and Xinjiang-linked human rights violations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced July 30, 2025 by Daniel Scott Sullivan · Last progress July 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate