The bill requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security to add the Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science of China to the Bureau of Industry and Security entity list within 60 days of enactment. The bill also lists two aliases for the institute: the Forensic Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security and the Material Identification Center of the Ministry of Public Security. The President, acting through the Secretary of Commerce, may waive the requirement if the President submits a certification to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within 60 days that the institute is not acting against U.S. foreign policy interests or is not implicated in human rights abuses related to the PRC campaign in Xinjiang. The bill defines the entity list as the list set out in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations, or successor regulations. The bill was introduced May 15, 2025, and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
If enacted, the bill would place the named Chinese institute on the Commerce Department's entity list. The entity list is part of U.S. export control regulations. No publicly available information in the bill text describes specific immediate effects for individuals, businesses, or other parties.
No publicly available information on the federal costs, budgetary effects, or expenses is included in the bill text or metadata provided.
No public statements from proponents are included in the bill text. The bill's language indicates its aim is to identify and list an institute that sponsors consider implicated in human rights concerns in Xinjiang.
No publicly available information about opponents' views or objections appears in the bill text or metadata provided.