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117-hr-6256117th CongressWALLET

To ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

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Summary

This law aims to prevent goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from entering U.S. markets. It combines stricter customs screening, new importer due diligence, expanded sanctions, and a diplomatic and humanitarian push to disrupt supply chains tied to forced labor.

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  • Communities targeted in Xinjiang: directs the State Department to deliver a diplomatic strategy within 90 days that includes public diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, resettlement support, and advocacy for detained family members.
  • Importers and U.S. companies: creates a rebuttable presumption that goods from the XUAR or listed entities are barred from entry. Importers can obtain exceptions only by following new due‑diligence guidance and proving with clear and convincing evidence their goods were not produced with forced labor.
  • Enforcement and trade partners: requires a Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force strategy within 180 days and annual updates. The strategy must map risks, prioritize sectors like cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon, expand Customs and Border Protection tracing and technology pilots, and broaden sanctions tools under the Uyghur Human Rights framework.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Diplomacy and sanctions to fight forced labor

Within 90 days, the Secretary of State sends a public strategy to work with allies, NGOs, and businesses and to help victims, including resettlement and advocacy. The plan may list entities that use or benefit from forced labor and uses existing legal tools. Within 180 days, the President names foreign persons responsible for forced‑labor abuses and imposes sanctions under existing law.

U.S. policy against Xinjiang forced labor

The law sets U.S. policy to block goods made with forced labor, and to use sanctions, export limits, and import controls. It treats stopping abuses in Xinjiang as a national interest and works with partners to act. The law also defines key terms, including that forced labor includes convict and indentured labor, and who counts as a U.S. person. These definitions apply on enactment.

Plan to stop forced labor imports

A federal task force must deliver a national strategy in 180 days and give annual public updates. It must post a notice within 30 days, allow at least 45 days for comments, then hold a hearing within 45 days. The plan lists high‑risk goods like cotton, tomatoes, and polysilicon. It gives importers due‑diligence guidance, and tells Customs to test tracing technology and identify needed resources.

Key rules sunset after up to 8 years

The import presumption, the diplomacy strategy, and the sanctions expansion end on the earlier of 8 years after enactment or when the President certifies China ended mass internment, forced labor, and other gross abuses in Xinjiang. These measures stay in force for up to eight years unless ended sooner by that certification.

Stronger import ban on Xinjiang goods

Customs presumes goods from Xinjiang, or certain listed companies, are not allowed into the U.S. An importer can get an exception only by following all guidance, answering Customs, and proving with clear and convincing evidence there was no forced labor. Customs must publish the product and the evidence within 30 days of any exception. This presumption starts 180 days after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 12/14/2021

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