Findings

Congress makes the following findings: (1) Public and private organizations have persistently expressed concerns regarding organ transplant policies and practices in the People’s Republic of China, including allegations of forced organ harvesting of those targeted by authorities of the People's Republic of China based on religious beliefs, ethnic background, or other affiliations. (2) The 2023 International Religious Freedom Report of the Department of State stated, Civil society organizations continued to express concern over reports that authorities [of the People's Republic of China] forced members of religious organizations, in particular Falun Gong members and ethnic Uyghurs, to serve as organ donors.. (3) The Government of the People’s Republic of China has failed to provide a full, credible, and independently verifiable response to repeated international calls for increased accountability and transparency for its organ transplant policies and practices, particularly allegations related to forced organ harvesting. (4) The United States Government, including the intelligence community, has yet to provide its formal assessment of allegations related to systemic organ harvesting practices by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, including against Falun Gong practitioners.