[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3041 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3041

To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of 
    China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include 
                    cessation of genocide by China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2021

Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
 Steube, Mrs. Cammack, and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of 
    China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include 
                    cessation of genocide by China.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL 
              EXERCISES TO INCLUDE CESSATION OF GENOCIDE BY CHINA.

    Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 321 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) ceased committing ongoing genocide in China, 
                as determined by the Secretary of State on January 19, 
                2021, recognized and apologized for committing such 
                genocide, and engaged in a credible justice and 
                accountability process for all victims of such 
                genocide.''.
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