Sec. 11. Preservation and promotion of the Uighur language
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It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— oppose efforts by the People’s Republic of China to restrict usage of local languages within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, including the Uighur language, including bans on such usage in educational facilities attended by members of Turkic Muslim communities; support efforts to preserve the Uighur language; and expand opportunities for the people of the United States to gain exposure to and expertise in the Uighur language.
The Secretary of State shall endeavor, to the maximum extent practicable, to make Uighur language training available to Foreign Service officers and other relevant United States Government personnel employed by or affiliated with the Department of State with portfolios involving the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. The Secretary of State shall ensure that— at a minimum, either the United States diplomatic facility closest in proximity to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China or the embassy in Beijing has the capability and capacity to process visa applications and provide related immigration or travel services in the Uighur language; and to the extent practicable, United States forms for visa applications or related immigration or travel services frequently utilized by members of the Uighur community be made available in the Uighur language.
The Secretary of State shall— establish a website in the Uighur language, either affiliated with the United States diplomatic facility closest in proximity to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China or the embassy in Beijing; endeavor to ensure such website contains key documents, press releases, and other such materials determined to be uniquely relevant to Turkic Muslim communities within the People’s Republic of China; and to the extent practicable, take technological measures to protect against the blocking or censorship of such website.