Tibet Atrocities Determination Act

U.S. report on Tibet atrocities

If enacted, the Secretary of State would have to decide within one year whether actions by Chinese officials against Tibetans in Tibet are an ongoing genocide or crimes against humanity. The bill would define Tibet as the traditional provinces of Amdo, Kham, and U‑Tsang inside China and require a written report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The report would be unclassified with an optional classified annex and would have to list evidence, document specific acts and policies, and recommend U.S. responses like visa restrictions, sanctions, and diplomatic steps. The Secretary would have to consider factors such as systematic killing; serious physical or psychological harm including torture and forced indoctrination; life conditions meant to destroy a population (for example forced displacement, mass detention, or systemic deprivation of food, water, medical care, or shelter); measures to prevent births including enforced sterilization or coercive abortion; and forced transfer of children, including removal through boarding schools. The Secretary would be able to consult experts, human rights groups, and members of the Tibetan diaspora.