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This bill aims to address the issue of forced organ harvesting in China, particularly targeting the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The legislation establishes a comprehensive policy framework that requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals directly involved in involuntary organ harvesting. These sanctions include blocking financial transactions involving sanctioned individuals and making them ineligible for US visas or entry. The bill mandates that the President submit a list of such individuals to Congressional committees within 180 days and update it annually. Additionally, the legislation requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with other agencies, to produce a detailed report on China's organ transplantation practices within one year, examining the number of transplants, sources of organs, and the potential persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The bill explicitly states the United States' policy to avoid cooperation with China in organ transplantation while the Chinese Communist Party is in power and to work with international partners to highlight and sanction such practices. Importantly, the sanctions have built-in humanitarian exceptions and a national security waiver, and the entire sanctions authority will sunset after five years. The bill does not impose sanctions on the importation of goods and defines the "appropriate congressional committees" as the House and Senate Foreign Affairs committees.

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1540/all-info