[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8366 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8366
To extend authorities to impose sanctions under certain laws relating
to Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2024
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 extend authorities to impose sanctions under certain laws relating
to Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS UNDER CERTAIN
LAWS RELATING TO HONG KONG, TIBET, AND THE XINJIANG
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.
(a) Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019.--Section 7(h)
of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (Public Law
116-76; 22 U.S.C. 5701 note) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
(b) An Act To Prohibit the Commercial Export of Covered Munitions
Items to the Hong Kong Police Force.--Section 3 of the Act entitled
``An Act to prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items
to the Hong Kong Police Force'', approved November 27, 2019 (Public Law
116-77; 133 Stat. 1173), is amended by striking ``shall expire'' and
all that follows and inserting ``shall expire on December 31, 2029.''.
(c) Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018.--The Reciprocal Access
to Tibet Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-330; 8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is
amended--
(1) in section 4(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``the following five years'' and inserting ``the
following 10 years''; and
(2) in section 5(c), in the first sentence, by striking
``the following five years'' and inserting ``the following 10
years''.
(d) Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.--Section 6(h) of the
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-145; 22 U.S.C.
6901 note) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10
years''.
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