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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 4830 (Introduced in House) — To expand the imposition of sanctions under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to human rights a... · Sec. 11

Sec. 11. Information on detained family members of United States citizens in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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The Secretary of State shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, begin compiling information on the family members of United States citizens and legal permanent residents detained or missing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, particularly those detained to silence or intimidate United States citizens or legal permanent residents engaged in human rights advocacy or journalism or those arrested because they participated in programs carried out by the Department of State, including— Gulshan Abbas; Ekpar Asat; and employees of Radio Free Asia. The information compiled under subsection
(a)should be used by United States Government officials and Members of Congress during interactions with officials from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The Secretary of State should consider aggregating the information compiled under subsection
(a)for Members of Congress by State and congressional district of the United States citizens and legal permanent residents described in subsection (a). In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of State should consult with the Uyghur-American community to ensure that concerns about the safety of their families are taken into account.
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