Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor. The strategy must contain certain information, including a list of entities working with the government in Xinjiang to move forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall generally presume that goods produced by these entities and certain other entities, generally those sourcing material from Xinjiang or involved with Chinese government forced labor programs, are barred from importation into the United States. The bill also expands existing asset- and visa-blocking sanctions related to Xinjiang to cover foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor. The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy to enhance international awareness of forced labor in Xinjiang and to address such forced labor.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaChinaCongressional oversightCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsHuman traffickingInternational organizations and cooperationLabor standardsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsTrade restrictionsVisas and passportsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
USA117th CongressS-65| Senate
| Updated: 7/16/2021
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act This bill imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in China, especially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress a strategy for preventing the importation of goods produced in China using forced labor. The strategy must contain certain information, including a list of entities working with the government in Xinjiang to move forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of Xinjiang. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall generally presume that goods produced by these entities and certain other entities, generally those sourcing material from Xinjiang or involved with Chinese government forced labor programs, are barred from importation into the United States. The bill also expands existing asset- and visa-blocking sanctions related to Xinjiang to cover foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor. The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy to enhance international awareness of forced labor in Xinjiang and to address such forced labor.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaChinaCongressional oversightCustoms enforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsHuman traffickingInternational organizations and cooperationLabor standardsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsTrade restrictionsVisas and passportsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity