Access to detention facilities and prisons and the release of prisoners

(a) Strategy on political reeducation and detention facilities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop a strategy for cooperating with like-minded partners to pressure the Government of the PRC— (1) to close all detention facilities and political reeducation camps housing Uyghurs and members of other ethnic minority groups in the XUAR; (2) to allow unhindered access to detention facilities and political reeducation camps in the XUAR by independent media, researchers, international organizations and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a comprehensive assessment of the human rights situation; and (3) to protect human rights and preserve the distinct religious and cultural identity of the Uyghurs and the other religious and ethnic minority communities in the XUAR. (b) Report on strategy and implementation Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report, including a classified annex, if necessary, that includes— (1) the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) all of the steps that have been taken to implement such strategy in accordance with the objectives described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a).