Sec. 401. Intelligence community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the People's Republic of China
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In this section: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the congressional intelligence committees; the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term atrocity — means a crime against humanity, genocide, or a war crime; and when used with respect to the People's Republic of China, means an atrocity that is committed by an individual who is— a member of People’s Liberation Army, or the security or other defense services, including the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Public Security, and the United Front Work Department, of the People's Republic of China; an employee of any other element of the Government of the People's Republic of China, including the regional governments of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong; a member of the Chinese Communist Party; or an agent or contractor of an individual specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
The term commit , with respect to an atrocity, includes the planning, committing, aiding, and abetting of such atrocity. The term foreign person means— any person or entity that is not a United States person; or any entity not organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States. The term United States person has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3039 ). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to serve as the intelligence community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the People's Republic of China (in this section referred to as the Coordinator ).
The Coordinator shall lead the efforts of and coordinate and collaborate with the intelligence community with respect to the following: Identifying and addressing any gaps in intelligence collection relating to atrocities of the People's Republic of China, including by recommending the modification of the priorities of the intelligence community with respect to intelligence collection and by utilizing informal processes and collaborative mechanisms with key elements of the intelligence community to increase collection on atrocities of the People's Republic of China.
Prioritizing and expanding the intelligence analysis with respect to ongoing atrocities of the People's Republic of China and disseminating within the United States Government intelligence relating to the identification and activities of foreign persons suspected of being involved with or providing support to atrocities of the People's Republic of China, including genocide and forced labor practices in Xinjiang, in order to support the efforts of other Federal agencies, including the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, and the National Security Council, to hold the People's Republic of China accountable for such atrocities. Increasing efforts to declassify and share with the people of the United States and the international community information regarding atrocities of the People's Republic of China in order to expose such atrocities and counter the disinformation and misinformation campaign by the People's Republic of China to deny such atrocities. Documenting and storing intelligence and other unclassified information that may be relevant to preserve as evidence of atrocities of the People's Republic of China for future accountability, and ensuring that other relevant Federal agencies, including the Atrocities Early Warning Task Force, receive appropriate support from the intelligence community with respect to the collection, analysis, preservation, and, as appropriate, dissemination, of intelligence related to atrocities of the People's Republic of China, which may include the information from the annual report required by section 6504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ).
Sharing information with the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, established under section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 4681 ), the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Treasury for the purposes of entity listings and sanctions. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— the name of the official designated as the Coordinator pursuant to paragraph (1); and the strategy of the intelligence community for the collection and dissemination of intelligence relating to ongoing atrocities of the People's Republic of China, including a detailed description of how the Coordinator shall support, and assist in facilitating the implementation of, such strategy.
Not later than May 1, 2024, and annually thereafter until May 1, 2034, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing, for the year covered by the report— the analytical findings, changes in collection, and other activities of the intelligence community with respect to ongoing atrocities of the People's Republic of China; the recipients of information shared pursuant to this section for the purpose of— providing support to Federal agencies to hold the People's Republic of China accountable for such atrocities; and sharing information with the people of the United States to counter the disinformation and misinformation campaign by the People's Republic of China to deny such atrocities; and with respect to clause (ii), the date of any such sharing.
Each report submitted under subparagraph
(A)may be submitted in classified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. This section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Intelligence community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the People's Republic of China
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