In the nature of a substitute.

SA 1379. Mr. MERKLEY (for Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Lummis))
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 484, to require the Secretary of
Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights
abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population
by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and for other
purposes; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Human Rights
Abuses Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
RELATING TO AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall provide
training described in subsection (b) to such employees of the
Department of Commerce who provide counseling services to
businesses engaged in interstate commerce or foreign direct
investment as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Contents of Training.--The training required under
subsection (a) shall be--
(1) designed to raise awareness about emerging trends and
issues with respect to human rights abuses perpetrated by the
Government of the People's Republic of China, including the
use of forced labor, against Uyghurs and other ethnic
minority populations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region; and
(2) incorporated to the greatest extent possible into
existing training provided by the Department of Commerce.
(c) Timing.--The training required under subsection (a)
shall be offered and updated at such times as the Secretary
considers appropriate.

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SEC. 3. GUIDANCE FOR UNITED STATES BUSINESSES RELATING TO
AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall--
(1) offer guidance for United States businesses engaged in
interstate commerce or foreign direct investment, including
such businesses that are, or are considering, conducting
transactions with entities subject to the control or
influence of jurisdictions where significant human rights
abuses have occurred, such as the People's Republic of China;
and
(2) incorporate the guidance required under paragraph (1)
into any counseling services that the Department of Commerce
provides to such businesses as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Contents of Guidance.--The guidance required under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) provide information about emerging trends and issues
involving human rights abuses perpetrated by the Government
of the People's Republic of China, consisting of the use of
forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minority
populations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
including information about--
(A) risk factors that may be used to identify entities
subject to the influence or control of jurisdictions such as
the People's Republic of China that may be implicated in
human rights abuses;
(B) ways to avoid doing business with entities described in
subparagraph (A); and
(C) potential reputational, economic, legal, and other
risks of conducting transactions with an entity described in
subparagraph (A); and
(2) make clear that the guidance is for advisory purposes
only.
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