Bill > S580

This bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop and provide specialized training and guidance to help U.S. businesses and Department of Commerce employees understand and avoid human rights abuses, specifically those committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Uyghur and other ethnic minority populations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The training for Department of Commerce employees will be designed to raise awareness about emerging trends in human rights violations, particularly focusing on forced labor practices, and will be integrated into existing training programs. The guidance for businesses will include information about identifying risk factors associated with entities potentially involved in human rights abuses, strategies for avoiding business transactions with such entities, and potential risks (reputational, economic, and legal) of engaging with these entities. The bill emphasizes that the guidance is advisory in nature and aims to provide businesses with information to make more informed decisions about international commerce and investment, with a specific focus on preventing complicity in labor abuses perpetrated by the Chinese government.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/580/all-info