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<dc:title>117 HR 4280 IH: Hong Kong Freedom Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2021-06-30</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 4280</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20210630">June 30, 2021</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000605">Mr. Perry</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HFA00">Committee on Foreign Affairs</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H7399951C4DA34D6E92ACD2C21A6B6ABD" style="OLC"><section id="H82B83F55A7674C48A4E2152C50C28CDC" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Hong Kong Freedom Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="HBDDF455D6CD44AF69ECBF22E7D566277"><enum>2.</enum><header>Statement of policy; authorization</header><subsection id="HB9F7D76910954620B8875D79E474A416"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the People’s Republic of China over the area known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are invalid and without merit.</text></subsection><subsection id="H495B264275E342D7AEF4C1011755D0D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

