May 15, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act
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Sec. 2. Inclusion of Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on entity list
(a) In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security shall include on the entity list the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China, including the aliases—
(1)
the Forensic Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China; and
(2)
the Material Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China.
(b) Waiver
The President, acting through the Secretary of Commerce, may waive the application of subsection (a) if, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President submits to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a certification that the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China is not—
(1)
engaging in an activity contrary to the foreign policy interests of the United States; or
(2)
implicated in or contributing to abuse or a violation of human rights with respect to the campaign of the People’s Republic of China of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, and high-technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
(c) Entity list defined
In this section, the term entity list means the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations, or successor regulations.