Sec. 5. ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL LAWS AND UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS OCCURRING IN HONG KONG
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## SEC. 5 ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL LAWS AND UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS OCCURRING IN HONG KONG **[**[22 U.S.C. 5701 note](/us/usc/t22/s5701)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the committees specified in subsection
(b)that includes— ####
(1)an assessment of the nature and extent of violations of United States export control and sanctions laws occurring in Hong Kong; ####
(2)to the extent possible, the identification of— #####
(A)any items that were reexported from Hong Kong in violation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1); #####
(B)the countries and persons to which the items referred to in subparagraph
(A)were reexported; and #####
(C)how such items were used; ####
(3)an assessment of whether sensitive dual-use items subject to the export control laws of the United States are being— #####
(A)transshipped through Hong Kong; and #####
(B)used to develop— ######
(i)the Sharp Eyes, Skynet, Integrated Joint Operations Platform, or other systems of mass surveillance and predictive policing; or ######
(ii)the “social credit system” of the People’s Republic of China; ####
(4)an assessment of the efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to use the status of Hong Kong as a separate customs territory to import items into the People’s Republic of China from Hong Kong in violation of the export control laws of the United States, whether as part of the Greater Bay Area plan, through the assignment by Beijing of Hong Kong as a national technology and innovation center, or through other programs that may exploit Hong Kong as a conduit for controlled sensitive technology; ####
(5)an assessment of whether the Government of Hong Kong has adequately enforced sanctions imposed by the United Nations; ####
(6)a description of the types of goods and services transshipped or reexported through Hong Kong in violation of such sanctions to— #####
(A)North Korea or Iran; or #####
(B)other countries, regimes, or persons subject to such sanctions for engaging in activities— ######
(i)relating to international terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; or ######
(ii)that otherwise present a threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States; and ####
(7)an assessment of whether shortcomings in the enforcement of export controls or sanctions by the Government of Hong Kong necessitates the assignment of additional Department of the Treasury, Department of Commerce, or Department of State personnel to the United States Consulate in Hong Kong. ###
(b)Committees Specified The committees specified in this subsection are— ####
(1)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; ####
(2)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; ####
(3)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; ####
(4)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and ####
(5)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. ###
(c)Form of Report The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL LAWS AND UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS OCCURRING IN HONG KONG
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