UIGHUR Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/22/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-02-06Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-06Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-06Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
- 2019-02-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-06 (00)
Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019 or the UIGHUR Act of 2019
This bill imposes sourcing restrictions and export controls related to China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province.
Executive agencies shall not procure goods or services from foreign persons who in the last three years substantially facilitated or knowingly assisted such mass detention. When procuring goods or services from U.S. persons, executive agencies shall provide adverse consideration to awarding contracts to those involved with such mass detention, and assess the availability of other sources. The President may waive these restrictions for national security or national interest purposes.
The Department of Commerce shall deny applications to export to China various technologies, including those related to artificial intelligence or biometrics, unless the applicant certifies that the technology will not be knowingly used to facilitate the mass detention of Turkic Muslims.
The Department of State shall ensure that certain U.S. diplomatic facilities in China can provide services in the Uyghur language. The State Department shall establish a website for reporting harassment or surveillance of persons in the United States by Chinese representatives or agents, and procedures for sharing such reports with law enforcement agencies.
This bill directs various agencies to report on specified topics, including China's development of technologies related to mass detection and surveillance.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Africa
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- China
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International exchange and broadcasting
- Internet and video services
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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