Sec. 30327. Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on entities involved in using Uyghur forced labor
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Congress finds the following: U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of 40.31 megawatts of modules manufactured by LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. in October 2021 out of the concerns that LONGi used forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. The Department of Commerce added five Chinese entities to the entity list for participating in using forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang in June 2021, these entities include: Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd, Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd, and Xinjiang GCL New Energy, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).
The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2021 ( Public Law 116–145 ), as amended by Public Law 117–78 , requires the President to impose asset blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection with forced labor in Xinjiang, China. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees a determination, including a detailed justification, regarding whether LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd, Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co., Ltd, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd, and Xinjiang GCL New Energy, each meets the criteria for designation under section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act ( Public Law 116–145 ), as amended by section 5 of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ( Public Law 117–78 ).
The report required under this section shall be made available on a publicly available website of the Federal Government. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 30327
Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on entities involved in using Uyghur forced labor
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