[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2121 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2121

  To deny the entry into the United States of certain members of the 
 senior leadership of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
and individuals who have committed human rights abuses in the People's 
               Republic of China, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2011

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
and Mr. Rohrabacher) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To deny the entry into the United States of certain members of the 
 senior leadership of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
and individuals who have committed human rights abuses in the People's 
               Republic of China, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``China Democracy Promotion Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP 
              OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND 
              INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COMMITTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may 
exercise the authority under section 212(f) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) to deny the entry into the United 
States of any alien who--
            (1) holds a position in the senior leadership of the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) is an immediate family member of a person inadmissible 
        under paragraph (1);
            (3) through his or her business dealings with senior 
        leadership of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
        derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions, 
        including human rights abuses or corruption, that undermine or 
        injure democratic institutions or impede the transition to 
        democracy in the People's Republic of China;
            (4) has participated in the imposition of the People's 
        Republic of China's coercive birth limitation policy;
            (5) has participated in the violent repression or any other 
        form of persecution of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, or any 
        other ethnic minority;
            (6) has participated in the trafficking of North Korean 
        refugees or the forcible return to North Korea of such 
        refugees, knowing that such refugees will be persecuted upon 
        their return; or
            (7) is a member of any branch of the security or law 
        enforcement services of the People's Republic of China and has 
        participated in the violent repression, imprisonment, torture, 
        or any other form of persecution of any individual in violation 
        of the human rights of such individual, including--
                    (A) members or leaders of religious groups;
                    (B) democracy advocates, organizers, or 
                demonstrators;
                    (C) individuals or members of organizations or 
                public interest law firms involved in human rights 
                defense or advocacy or public interest issues;
                    (D) workers' rights advocates; or
                    (E) individuals involved in independent media, 
                journalists, or Internet users.
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