Sec. 9. Annual report
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, after consulting relevant civil society organizations, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available on the website of Department of State an interagency report that includes— an assessment of the number of individuals detained in political reeducation camps and conditions in the camps for detainees in the Xinjiang region, including whether detainees endure torture, forced renunciation of faith, or other mistreatment; a description, as possible, of the methods used by People's Republic of China authorities to “reeducate” Uyghur detainees as well as the People's Republic of China agencies in charge of reeducation; an assessment of the number of individuals being arbitrarily detained, including in pretrial detention centers and prisons; an assessment of the level of access People's Republic of China authorities grant to diplomats, journalists, and others to the Xinjiang region and a description of measures used to impede efforts to monitor human rights conditions in the Xinjiang region; an assessment of the repressive surveillance, detection, and control methods used by People's Republic of China authorities in the Xinjiang region, and a list of individuals who hold senior leadership positions and are responsible for high-tech policing, mass incarceration, and reeducation efforts targeting Uyghur and other predominately Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region; and a description of United States diplomatic efforts to address the gross violations of universally recognized rights in the Xinjiang region, including in multilateral institutions and through bilateral relations with the People's Republic of China, the nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and other countries.
The Secretary of State may terminate the report required under subsection
(a)if the Secretary determines that the gross violations of universally recognized human rights and mass detention of Uyghurs and other predominately Muslim ethnic minorities has ended in the Xinjiang region.