[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2985 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2985

  To require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 4, 2018

   Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON IMPRISONMENT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CHINA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
relevant congressional committees a report that includes--
            (1) the names of officials in the People's Republic of 
        China responsible for the imprisonment of political prisoners;
            (2) a determination whether the officials identified in 
        paragraph (1) are designated under the Global Magnitsky Human 
        Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public 
        Law 114-328); and
            (3) if they are not designated, a justification for why 
        not.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``official'' means--
                    (A) any state official at the local, provincial, or 
                national level in China;
                    (B) any member of the Communist Party of China; or
                    (C) any member of the People's Liberation Army; and
            (2) the term ``relevant congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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