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US S2972
US S2972UIGHUR Protection Act of 2019 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response and Protection Act of 2019
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Introduced
12/04/2019
12/04/2019
In Committee
12/04/2019
12/04/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to restrict the export, reexport, and in-country transfers of certain items that provide a critical capability to the Government of the People's Republic of China to suppress individual privacy, freedom, and other basic human rights. This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The President shall identify items that provide China with a critical capability to suppress basic human rights, including items that provide capability to (1) conduct surveillance, (2) monitor and restrict an individual's movement, (3) monitor and restrict access to the internet, and (4) identify individuals through facial or voice recognition. The President shall (1) place such items on the Commerce Control List (a list of items subject to export controls); and (2) require authorization for the export, reexport, or transfer of such items to or within China. The bill terminates certain prohibitions, such as a prohibition against obligating funds for U.S. Trade and Development Agency activities in China, upon a report by the President to Congress that China has taken specified actions, including ending the mass internment of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.
AI Summary
This bill, the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response and Protection Act of 2019 (UIGHUR Protection Act of 2019), aims to restrict the export, re-export, and in-country transfer of certain items that provide the Government of the People's Republic of China with the capability to suppress individual privacy, freedom, and other basic human rights. The bill requires the President to identify items that can be used for surveillance, monitoring and restricting movement and internet access, and identifying individuals through facial or voice recognition. These items will be placed on the Commerce Control List, subject to a presumption of denial for export, re-export, or transfer to or within China. The bill also seeks to harmonize U.S. export control regulations with international export control regimes and allows for the termination of certain prohibitions on U.S. activities in China upon the ending of the mass internment of ethnic Uighurs and Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 12/04/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2972/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2972/BILLS-116s2972is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2972/BILLS-116s2972is.pdf.pdf |
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