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This bill, titled the "Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act," aims to impose sanctions on individuals and entities involved in forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China, which is defined as the removal of organs through coercion, abduction, deception, fraud, or abuse of power. The President is required to identify and list foreign persons who knowingly engage in or facilitate this practice within 180 days of the bill's enactment, with updates to this list submitted annually. Sanctions include blocking property of these individuals and entities within the United States and making them inadmissible to the U.S., with their visas subject to revocation, though exceptions exist for compliance with international obligations like the UN Headquarters Agreement or for humanitarian assistance. The bill also mandates a report from the Secretary of State detailing China's organ transplant policies and practices, including an assessment of organ sources and the possibility of forced organ harvesting constituting an "atrocity." The authority to impose these sanctions will terminate five years after the bill becomes law, and importantly, sanctions will not apply to the importation of goods.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4009/all-info