No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the official short title "No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act .
2Prohibition on use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China
This section would ban the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development from using any funds authorized to be appropriated to them to develop, design, plan, announce, carry out, or execute any policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, or produced by a "covered entity" as defined in the section, unless the activity is specifically authorized under the process described below. The Secretary of State could authorize an activity that would otherwise be banned only if both of the following happen: first, the Secretary gets a written assurance from the relevant program partner, implementer, or contractor that it will not use such goods, wares, articles, or merchandise for the program and that it will develop a system to make sure it complies with the ban; and second, the Secretary gives notice to the chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at least 15 days before authorizing the activity. Even with that written assurance and notice, the Secretary could authorize the activity only if it is not banned for some other reason. For three years, the Secretary of State would have to submit an annual report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Each report would have to describe: any activities banned by this section that were carried out in violation of the ban and were not specifically authorized in the previous year; any challenges in enforcing the requirements of this section; and a plan to improve enforcement of those requirements. The section would define "covered entity" to mean an entity listed under clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 117-78 (135 Stat. 1527), under the strategy developed under section 2(c) of that same Public Law. It would define "forced labor" to have the same meaning given to that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
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2. Prohibition on use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China (a) In general No funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development may be used to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China or produced by a covered entity, unless such activity is specifically authorized pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Specific authorization The Secretary of State may specifically authorize an activity otherwise prohibited by subsection (a) if— (1) the Secretary— (A) obtains in writing an assurance from the relevant program partner, implementor, or contractor that such partner, implementor, or contractor— (i) will not use goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the PRC with respect to the program; and (ii) will develop a system to ensure compliance with the requirements in subsection (a); and (B) provides notice to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate not later than 15 days before authorizing the activity; and (2) the activity is not otherwise prohibited. (c) Report The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on an annual basis for three years that describes— (1) all activities prohibited by subsection (a) that were carried out in violation of such prohibition and not specifically authorized pursuant to subsection (b) in the previous year; (2) any challenges in enforcing the requirements of this section; and (3) a plan to improve enforcement of the requirements of this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered entity means an entity listed pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 117–78 (135 Stat. 1527) under the strategy developed by section 2(c) of such Public Law 117–78 . (2) The term forced labor has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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