S.Amdt. 6148

SA 6148. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Curtis, and Ms. Lummis)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XII, add the following:

Subtitle F--Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2026

SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``Combating CCP Labor
Abuses Act of 2026''.

SEC. 1282. DEFINITION.

In this subtitle, the term ``human rights'' means
internationally recognized human rights.

SEC. 1283. 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 commercial transactions with or
investments in the People's Republic of China 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 violations of human rights perpetrated
by the Government of the People's Republic of China,
including the use of forced labor, against Uyghurs and other
religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic
of China; 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.

SEC. 1284. GUIDANCE FOR UNITED STATES BUSINESSES RELATING TO
AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall--
(1) offer guidance for United States businesses engaged in
foreign commercial transactions or investments, including
such businesses that are, or are considering, conducting
transactions with entities subject to the control or
influence of jurisdictions where forced labor or other
significant violations of human rights 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 violations of human rights perpetrated by the
Government of the People's Republic of China, including the
use of forced labor against Uyghurs and other religious and
ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China,
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
violations of human rights;
(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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