Sec. 7. Identification of persons responsible for abductions and for other actions to suppress basic freedoms in Hong Kong
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter in conjunction with the publication of the report required under section 301 of the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5731 ) the President shall submit, to the appropriate congressional committees, a list containing the name of each person who the President determines, based on credible information, is responsible for— the surveillance, abduction, detention, abuse, or forced confession of Gui Minhai, Lee Bo, Lam Wing-kee, Lui Bo, or Cheung Chi-ping, all of whom are involved in the operation of the Mighty Current Publishing House based in Hong Kong; the surveillance, abduction, detention, abuse, or forced confession of Guo Zhongxiao or Wang Jianmin, both of whom are involved in the operation of magazine publications based in Hong Kong; or the rendition to the mainland of the People’s Republic of China of any individual, or the arbitrary detention, torture, or forced confession of any individual after rendition, in connection with the exercise by that individual of internationally recognized human rights in Hong Kong, including such individuals extradited to the mainland of the People's Republic of China under any amended fugitive offenders ordinance in Hong Kong.
In preparing the list required under subsection (a), the President shall consider— information provided by the chairperson and ranking member of each of the appropriate congressional committees; and credible information obtained by other countries or nongovernmental organizations, including organizations inside China or Hong Kong, that monitor the human rights abuses of the Government of the China or its agents. Not later than 120 days after receiving a written request from the chairperson and ranking member of 1 of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a person meets the criteria for being added to the list required under subsection (a), the President shall submit a response to the chairperson and ranking member of the committee that made the request with respect to the status of the person.
If the President removes from the list required under subsection
(a)a person that was placed on the list at the request of the chairperson and ranking member of 1 of the appropriate congressional committees, the President shall provide the chairperson and ranking member with any information that contributed to the decision to remove the person. The President may submit a response required under paragraph
(1)in classified form if the President determines that such classification is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
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Identification of persons responsible for abductions and for other actions to suppress basic freedoms in Hong Kong
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