Tibet Atrocities Determination Act

U.S. determination on Tibet atrocities

This bill would require the Secretary of State to decide within one year whether actions by Chinese officials in Tibet are genocide or crimes against humanity. The Secretary would be required to consider specific indicators, including systematic killing; serious bodily or psychological harm like torture or forced indoctrination; life conditions calculated to destroy a population such as forced displacement or mass detention; measures to prevent births including enforced sterilization or coercive abortion; and forced transfer of children, including removal via colonial boarding schools. The Secretary would send a written, unclassified report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report could include a classified annex, must describe the evidentiary basis and State Department and credible third‑party findings, and would recommend U.S. policy responses such as sanctions, visa restrictions, and diplomatic actions. The Secretary may consult experts in Tibetan culture and religion, human rights groups, nongovernmental organizations, and members of the Tibetan diaspora. The bill defines 'Tibet' as the traditional provinces Amdo, Kham, and U‑Tsang.