Sec. 8. Report on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies and civil society organizations, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available on the website of the Department of State a report on human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment of the number of individuals detained in political reeducation camps in the region and conditions in the camps for detainees, including an assessment, to the extent practicable, of whether detainees endure torture, efforts at forced renunciation of their faith, or other mistreatment. An assessment of, to the extent practicable, the number of individuals in the region in highly-controlled forced labor camps. A description of the methods used by People’s Republic of China authorities to reeducate Uighur detainees, including an identification of the Chinese agencies in charge of such reeducation. An assessment of the use and nature of forced labor in and related to the detention of Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and a description of foreign companies and industries benefitting from such labor in the region. An assessment of the level of access to the region Chinese authorities grant to foreign diplomats and consular agents, independent journalists, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations. An assessment of the repressive surveillance, detection, and control methods used by Chinese authorities in the region. A description, as appropriate, of diplomatic efforts by United States allies and other nations to address the gross violations of universally recognized human rights in the region and to protect asylum seekers from the region.