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[S. 1838 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1838

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen


                                 An Act


 
   To amend the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hong Kong Human 
Rights and Democracy Act of 2019''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Amendments to the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992.
Sec. 5. Annual report on violations of United States export control laws 
          and United Nations sanctions occurring in Hong Kong.
Sec. 6. Protecting United States citizens and others from rendition to 
          the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 7. Sanctions relating to undermining fundamental freedoms and 
          autonomy in Hong Kong.
Sec. 8. Sanctions reports.
Sec. 9. Sense of Congress on People's Republic of China state-controlled 
          media.
Sec. 10. Sense of Congress on commercial exports of crowd control 
          equipment to Hong Kong.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
    ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
        the Senate;
            (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate;
            (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
            (F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (H) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (J) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives.
        (2) Social credit system.--The term ``social credit system'' 
    means a system proposed by the Government of the People's Republic 
    of China and scheduled for implementation by 2020, which would--
            (A) use existing financial credit systems, public records, 
        online activity, and other tools of surveillance to aggregate 
        data on every Chinese citizen and business; and
            (B) use such data to monitor, shape, and rate certain 
        financial, social, religious, or political behaviors.
        (3) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' 
    means--
            (A) a United States citizen;
            (B) a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United 
        States; or
            (C) an entity organized under the laws of--
                (i) the United States; or
                (ii) any jurisdiction within the United States, 
            including a foreign branch of such an entity.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
    It is the policy of the United States--
        (1) to reaffirm the principles and objectives set forth in the 
    United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-383), 
    namely that--
            (A) the United States has ``a strong interest in the 
        continued vitality, prosperity, and stability of Hong Kong'';
            (B) ``[s]upport for democratization is a fundamental 
        principle of United States foreign policy'' and therefore 
        ``naturally applies to United States policy toward Hong Kong'';
            (C) ``the human rights of the people of Hong Kong are of 
        great importance to the United States and are directly relevant 
        to United States interests in Hong Kong [and] serve as a basis 
        for Hong Kong's continued economic prosperity''; and
            (D) Hong Kong must remain sufficiently autonomous from the 
        People's Republic of China to ``justify treatment under a 
        particular law of the United States, or any provision thereof, 
        different from that accorded the People's Republic of China'';
        (2) to support the high degree of autonomy and fundamental 
    rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, as enumerated by--
            (A) the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United 
        Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 
        Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of 
        Hong Kong, done at Beijing December 19, 1984 (referred to in 
        this Act as the ``Joint Declaration'');
            (B) the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
        Rights, done at New York December 19, 1966; and
            (C) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, done at 
        Paris December 10, 1948;
        (3) to support the democratic aspirations of the people of Hong 
    Kong, including the ``ultimate aim'' of the selection of the Chief 
    Executive and all members of the Legislative Council by universal 
    suffrage, as articulated in the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special 
    Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (referred 
    to in this Act as the ``Basic Law'');
        (4) to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
    uphold its commitments to Hong Kong, including allowing the people 
    of Hong Kong to govern Hong Kong with a high degree of autonomy and 
    without undue interference, and ensuring that Hong Kong voters 
    freely enjoy the right to elect the Chief Executive and all members 
    of the Hong Kong Legislative Council by universal suffrage;
        (5) to support the establishment of a genuine democratic option 
    to freely and fairly nominate and elect the Chief Executive of Hong 
    Kong, and the establishment by 2020 of open and direct democratic 
    elections for all members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council;
        (6) to support the robust exercise by residents of Hong Kong of 
    the rights to free speech, the press, and other fundamental 
    freedoms, as provided by the Basic Law, the Joint Declaration, and 
    the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
        (7) to support freedom from arbitrary or unlawful arrest, 
    detention, or imprisonment for all Hong Kong residents, as provided 
    by the Basic Law, the Joint Declaration, and the International 
    Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
        (8) to draw international attention to any violations by the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China of the fundamental 
    rights of the people of Hong Kong, as provided by the International 
    Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and any encroachment upon 
    the autonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong by the Basic Law and the Joint 
    Declaration;
        (9) to protect United States citizens and long-term permanent 
    residents living in Hong Kong, as well as people visiting and 
    transiting through Hong Kong;
        (10) to maintain the economic and cultural ties that provide 
    significant benefits to both the United States and Hong Kong; and
        (11) to coordinate with allies, including the United Kingdom, 
    Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, to promote 
    democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES-HONG KONG POLICY ACT OF 1992.
    (a) Report.--Title II of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 
1992 (22 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 201(b), by striking ``such date'' each place 
    such term appears and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the 
    Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019''; and
        (2) adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 205. SECRETARY OF STATE REPORT REGARDING THE AUTONOMY OF 
      HONG KONG.
    ``(a) Certification.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
    Secretary of State, on at least an annual basis, and in conjunction 
    with the report required under section 301, shall issue a 
    certification to Congress that--
            ``(A) indicates whether Hong Kong continues to warrant 
        treatment under United States law in the same manner as United 
        States laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1, 1997;
            ``(B) addresses--
                ``(i) commercial agreements;
                ``(ii) law enforcement cooperation, including 
            extradition requests;
                ``(iii) sanctions enforcement;
                ``(iv) export controls, and any other agreements and 
            forms of exchange involving dual use, critical, or other 
            sensitive technologies;
                ``(v) any formal treaties or agreements between the 
            United States and Hong Kong;
                ``(vi) other areas of bilateral cooperation that the 
            Secretary determines to be relevant; and
                ``(vii) decision-making within the Government of Hong 
            Kong, including executive, legislative, and judicial 
            structures, including--

                    ``(I) freedom of assembly;
                    ``(II) freedom of speech;
                    ``(III) freedom of expression; and
                    ``(IV) freedom of the press, including the Internet 
                and social media;

                ``(viii) universal suffrage, including the ultimate aim 
            of the selection of the Chief Executive and all members of 
            the Legislative Council by universal suffrage;
                ``(ix) judicial independence;
                ``(x) police and security functions;
                ``(xi) education;
                ``(xii) laws or regulations regarding treason, 
            secession, sedition, subversion against the Central 
            People's Government of the People's Republic of China, or 
            theft of state secrets;
                ``(xiii) laws or regulations regarding foreign 
            political organizations or bodies;
                ``(xiv) laws or regulations regarding political 
            organizations; and
                ``(xv) other rights enumerated in the Universal 
            Declaration of Human Rights, done at Paris December 10, 
            1948, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
            Rights, done at New York December 19, 1966; and
            ``(C) includes--
                ``(i) an assessment of the degree of any erosions to 
            Hong Kong's autonomy in each category listed in 
            subparagraph (B) resulting from actions by the Government 
            of the People's Republic of China that are inconsistent 
            with its commitments under the Basic Law or the Joint 
            Declaration;
                ``(ii) an evaluation of the specific impacts to any 
            areas of cooperation between the United States and Hong 
            Kong resulting from erosions of autonomy in Hong Kong or 
            failures of the Government of Hong Kong to fulfill 
            obligations to the United States under international 
            agreements within the categories listed in subparagraph 
            (B); and
                ``(iii) a list of any specific actions taken by the 
            United States Government in response to any erosion of 
            autonomy or failures to fulfill obligations to the United 
            States under international agreements identified in this 
            certification and the report required under section 301.
        ``(2) Factor for consideration.--In making each certification 
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State should consider the 
    terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint 
    Declaration with respect to Hong Kong.
        ``(3) Additional certifications.--The certification under 
    section (1) shall be issued annually, but the Secretary may issue 
    additional certifications at any time if the Secretary determines 
    it is warranted by circumstances in Hong Kong.
    ``(b) Waiver Authority.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
    application of subsection (a) if--
            ``(A) the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the 
        national security interests of the United States; and
            ``(B) on or before the date on which the waiver takes 
        effect, the Secretary notifies the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
        the House of Representatives of the intent to waive such 
        subsection;
        ``(2) Partial waiver.--Except for the list of actions described 
    in subsection (a)(1)(C)(iii), the Secretary of State may waive 
    relevant parts of the application of subsection (a) if the 
    President issues an Executive order under section 202 that suspends 
    the application of any particular United States law to Hong 
    Kong.''.
    (b) Visa Applicants.--Title II of the United States-Hong Kong 
Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5721 et seq.), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 206. TREATMENT OF HONG KONG APPLICANTS FOR VISAS TO STUDY OR 
      WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
    ``(a) Visa Eligibility for Certain Hong Kong Students.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, applications for visas to 
enter, study, or work in the United States, which are submitted by 
otherwise qualified applicants who resided in Hong Kong in 2014 and 
later, may not be denied primarily on the basis of the applicant's 
subjection to politically-motivated arrest, detention, or other adverse 
government action.
    ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall take such steps 
as may be necessary to ensure that consular officers are aware of the 
policy described in subsection (a) and receive appropriate training and 
support to ensure that the policy is carried out so that affected 
individuals do not face discrimination or unnecessary delay in the 
processing of their visa applications, including--
        ``(1) providing specialized training for all consular officers 
    posted to the United States Embassy in Beijing or to any United 
    States consulate in the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong 
    Special Administrative Region, or the Macau Special Administrative 
    Region;
        ``(2) instructing the United States Consulate in Hong Kong to 
    maintain an active list of individuals who are known to have been 
    formally charged, detained, or convicted by the Government of Hong 
    Kong Special Administrative Region or by the Government of the 
    People's Republic of China, or intermediaries of such governments, 
    based on politically-motivated considerations related to their 
    exercise of rights enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human 
    Rights, done at Paris December 10, 1948, or the International 
    Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, done at New York December 
    19, 1966, to facilitate the cross-checking of visa applications for 
    Hong Kong residents; and
        ``(3) updating any relevant United States Government websites 
    with information on the policy described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Cooperation With Like-minded Countries.--The Secretary of 
State shall contact appropriate representatives of other democratic 
countries, particularly those who receive a large number of applicants 
for student and employment visas from Hong Kong--
        ``(1) to inform them of the United States policy regarding 
    arrests for participation in nonviolent protests in Hong Kong; and
        ``(2) to encourage them to take similar steps to ensure the 
    rights of nonviolent protesters are protected from discrimination 
    due to the actions of the Government of Hong Kong and of the 
    Government of the People's Republic of China.''.
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF UNITED STATES EXPORT CONTROL 
LAWS AND UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS OCCURRING IN HONG KONG.
    (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.
SEC. 6. PROTECTING UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND OTHERS FROM RENDITION TO 
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
    (a) Policy Statements.--It is the policy of the United States--
        (1) to safeguard United States citizens from extradition, 
    rendition, or abduction to the People's Republic of China from Hong 
    Kong for trial, detention, or any other purpose;
        (2) to safeguard United States businesses in Hong Kong from 
    economic coercion and intellectual property theft;
        (3) pursuant to section 103(7) of the United States-Hong Kong 
    Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5713(7)), to encourage United States 
    businesses ``to continue to operate in Hong Kong, in accordance 
    with applicable United States and Hong Kong law''; and
        (4) pursuant to section 201(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 5721(b)), 
    to evaluate, not less frequently than annually and as 
    circumstances, dictate whether the Government of Hong Kong is 
    ``legally competent to carry out its obligations'' under treaties 
    and international agreements established between the United States 
    and Hong Kong.
    (b) Response to Threat of Rendition.--Not later than 30 days after 
the President determines that legislation proposed or enacted by the 
Government of Hong Kong would put United States citizens at risk of 
extradition or rendition to the People's Republic of China or to other 
countries that lack protections for the rights of defendants, the 
President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that--
        (1) contains a strategy for protecting United States citizens 
    and businesses in Hong Kong;
        (2) assesses the potential risks of the legislation to United 
    States citizens residing in, traveling to, or transiting through 
    Hong Kong; and
        (3) determines whether--
            (A) additional resources are needed for American Citizen 
        Services at the United States Consulate in Hong Kong; and
            (B) the Government of Hong Kong is ``legally competent'' to 
        administer the United States-Hong Kong Agreement for the 
        Surrender of Fugitive Offenders, done at Hong Kong December 20, 
        1996, or other relevant law enforcement agreements between the 
        United States and Hong Kong.
SEC. 7. SANCTIONS RELATING TO UNDERMINING FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND 
AUTONOMY IN HONG KONG.
    (a) Identification of Persons Responsible for Undermining 
Fundamental Freedoms and Autonomy in Hong Kong.--
        (1) In general.--The President shall submit a report to the 
    appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with paragraph 
    (2), that identifies each foreign person that the President 
    determines is responsible for--
            (A) the extrajudicial rendition, arbitrary detention, or 
        torture of any person in Hong Kong; or
            (B) other gross violations of internationally recognized 
        human rights in Hong Kong.
        (2) Timing of reports.--The President shall submit to the 
    appropriate congressional committees--
            (A) the report required under paragraph (1)--
                (i) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
            enactment of this Act; and
                (ii) not less frequently than annually thereafter in 
            conjunction with the publication of the report required 
            under section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act 
            of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731); and
            (B) an update to the report not later than 15 days after 
        any new action is taken under subsection (b) based on the 
        discovery of new information described in paragraph (1).
        (3) Consideration of certain information.--In preparing the 
    report required under paragraph (1), the President shall consider--
            (A) information provided jointly by the chairperson and 
        ranking member of each of the appropriate congressional 
        committees; and
            (B) information obtained by other countries or reputable 
        nongovernmental organizations that monitor violations of human 
        rights abuses.
        (4) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to each foreign 
person identified in the report required under subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following:
        (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the 
    powers granted to the President under the International Emergency 
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 
    necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and 
    interests in property of a foreign person identified in the report 
    required under subsection (a)(1) if such property and interests in 
    property are in the United States, come within the United States, 
    or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
        (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
            (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in 
        subsection (a)(1) is--
                (i) inadmissible to the United States;
                (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
            documentation to enter the United States; and
                (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled 
            into the United States or to receive any other benefit 
            under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
            seq.).
            (B) Current visas revoked.--
                (i) In general.--An alien described in subsection 
            (a)(1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
            documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
            documentation is or was issued.
                (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) 
            shall--

                    (I) take effect immediately; and
                    (II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or 
                entry documentation that is in the alien's possession.

        (3) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) 
    and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic 
    Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a foreign person that 
    violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
    violation of paragraph (1) to the same extent that such penalties 
    apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
    subsection (a) of such section 206.
    (d) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities 
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this 
section.
    (e) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions 
under this section with respect to a person identified in the report 
required under subsection (a)(1) if the President determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such a 
waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
    (f) Exceptions.--
        (1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under 
    this section shall not apply to any activity subject to the 
    reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act 
    of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence 
    activities of the United States.
        (2) Exception to comply with international obligations and for 
    law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under subsection (c)(2) 
    shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling 
    the alien into the United States is necessary--
            (A) to permit the United States to comply with the 
        Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
        signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
        November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
        States, or other applicable international obligations; or
            (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the 
        United States.
        (3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
            (A) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
        sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the 
        authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
        importation of goods.
            (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
        means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
        supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
        equipment, and excluding technical data.
    (g) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the 
application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if 
the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees not less than 15 days before the termination takes effect 
that--
        (1) information exists that the person did not engage in the 
    activity for which sanctions were imposed;
        (2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the 
    activity for which sanctions were imposed;
        (3) the person has credibly demonstrated a significant change 
    in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for the activity 
    for which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly committed to not 
    engage in an activity described in subsection (a)(1) in the future; 
    or
        (4) the termination of the sanctions is in the national 
    security interests of the United States.
    (h) Sunset.--This section, and any sanctions imposed under this 
section, shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
    ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms in 
    section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
        (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a person 
    that is not a United States person.
SEC. 8. SANCTIONS REPORTS.
    (a) In General.--In accordance with section 7, the President shall 
submit, to the appropriate congressional committees, a report that 
includes--
        (1) a list of each foreign person with respect to which the 
    President imposed sanctions during the year preceding the 
    submission of the report;
        (2) a description of the type of sanctions imposed with respect 
    to each such person;
        (3) the number of foreign persons with respect to which the 
    President terminated sanctions under section 7 during that year;
        (4) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or 
    terminated, as applicable;
        (5) the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanctions; and
        (6) a description of the efforts of the President to encourage 
    the governments of other countries to impose sanctions that are 
    similar to the sanctions authorized under section 7.
    (b) Nonapplicability of Confidentiality Requirement With Respect to 
Visa Records.--The President shall publish the report required under 
subsection (a) without regard to the requirements of section 222(f) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to 
confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of 
visas or permits to enter the United States.
SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA STATE-
CONTROLLED MEDIA.
    It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) the United States condemns the deliberate targeting and 
    harassment of democracy activists, diplomatic personnel of the 
    United States and other nations, and their families by media 
    organizations controlled by the Government of the People's Republic 
    of China, including Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Po;
        (2) the Secretary of State should clearly inform the Government 
    of the People's Republic of China that the use of media outlets to 
    spread disinformation or to intimidate and threaten its perceived 
    enemies in Hong Kong or in other countries is unacceptable; and
        (3) the Secretary of State should take any activities described 
    in paragraph (1) or (2) into consideration when granting visas for 
    travel and work in the United States to journalists from the 
    People's Republic of China who are affiliated with any such media 
    organizations.
  SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COMMERCIAL EXPORTS OF CROWD CONTROL 
      EQUIPMENT TO HONG KONG.
    It is sense of Congress that the Department of Commerce, in 
conjunction with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
should consider appropriate adjustments to the current United States 
export controls with respect to Hong Kong to prevent the supply of 
crowd control and surveillance equipment that could be used 
inappropriately in Hong Kong.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.