22 U.S.C. § 6983
Prohibition relating to human rights abuses
United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective
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- 22 U.S.C. § 6983, Prohibition relating to human rights abuses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/458295
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Amounts made available to carry out this part may not be provided to a component of a ministry or other administrative unit of the national, provincial, or other local governments of the People’s Republic of China, to a nongovernmental organization, or to an official of such governments or organizations, if the President has credible evidence that such component, administrative unit, organization or official has been materially responsible for the commission of human rights violations.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.