Sec. 3. Political re-education and mass arbitrary detention
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The Secretary of State, in meetings with representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, should urge— the release of all persons detained in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China on the basis of their religion, ethnicity, or actual or perceived political views; an end to the practice of political re-education or mass arbitrary detention practices derivative thereof; and the immediate cessation of all governmental actions that discriminately deprive members of Turkic Muslim communities, including the Uighur community, of fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and freedom of movement, including with respect to domestic or international travel.
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a study to document the mass arbitrary detainment of Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. Such study shall, at a minimum, include geographic information regarding the location of suspected detainment facilities, estimates of the number of people detained in such facilities, a timeline of escalatory discrimination against Turkic Muslims, detailed information regarding the refoulement of Turkic Muslims to the People’s Republic of China, and, to the maximum extent practicable, information derived from interviews with former detainees of such facilities, including with respect to conditions in detention facilities.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and make available to the public a report that contains the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).