H.R. 1503

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1503 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1503

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 8, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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AN ACT

To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for 
purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It shall be the policy of the United States--
(1) to combat international trafficking in persons for 
purposes of the removal of organs;
(2) to promote the establishment of voluntary organ 
donation systems with effective enforcement mechanisms in 
bilateral diplomatic meetings and in international health 
forums;
(3) to promote the dignity and security of human life in 
accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 
adopted on December 10, 1948; and
(4) to hold accountable persons implicated, including 
members of the Chinese Communist Party, in forced organ 
harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the 
removal of organs.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives.
(2) Forced organ harvesting.--The term ``forced organ 
harvesting'' means the removal of one or more organs from a 
person by means of coercion, abduction, deception, fraud, or 
abuse of power or a position of vulnerability.
(3) Organ.--The term ``organ'' has the meaning given the 
term ``human organ'' in section 301(c)(1) of the National Organ 
Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)).
(4) Trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of 
organs.--The term ``trafficking in persons for purposes of the 
removal of organs'' means the recruitment, transportation, 
transfer, harboring, or receipt of a person for the purpose of 
removing one or more of such person's organs, by means of--
(A) coercion;
(B) abduction;
(C) deception;
(D) fraud;
(E) abuse of power or a position of vulnerability; 
or
(F) transfer of payments or benefits to achieve the 
consent of a person having control over a person 
described in the matter preceding subparagraph (A).

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of State may refuse to issue a 
passport to any individual who has been convicted of an offense under 
section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e) and 
is subject to imprisonment or parole or other supervised release as the 
result of such conviction if such individual, in the commission of such 
an offense, used a passport or crossed an international border.
(b) Revocation.--The Secretary of State may revoke a passport 
previously issued to any individual described in subsection (a).

SEC. 5. REPORTS ON FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 
FOR PURPOSES OF THE REMOVAL OF ORGANS IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is 
amended--
(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end 
the following:
``(h) Forced Organ Harvesting and Trafficking in Persons for 
Purposes of the Removal of Organs.--
``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (d) 
shall include an assessment of forced organ harvesting and 
trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in 
each foreign country.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Forced organ harvesting.--The term `forced 
organ harvesting' means the removal of one or more 
organs from a person by means of coercion, abduction, 
deception, fraud, or abuse of power or a position of 
vulnerability.
``(B) Organ.--The term `organ' has the meaning 
given the term `human organ' in section 301(c)(1) of 
the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 
274e(c)(1)).
``(C) Trafficking in persons for purposes of the 
removal of organs.--The term `trafficking in persons 
for purposes of the removal of organs' means the 
recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or 
receipt of a person for the purpose of removing one or 
more of such person's organs, by means of--
``(i) coercion;
``(ii) abduction;
``(iii) deception;
``(iv) fraud;
``(v) abuse of power or a position of 
vulnerability; or
``(vi) transfer of payments or benefits to 
achieve the consent of a person having control 
over a person described in the matter preceding 
clause (i).''; and
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)--
(A) by redesignating the second subsection (i) 
(relating to child marriage status) as subsection (j); 
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Forced Organ Harvesting and Trafficking in Persons for 
Purposes of the Removal of Organs.--
``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (b) 
shall include an assessment of forced organ harvesting and 
trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs in 
each foreign country.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `forced 
organ harvesting', `organ', and `trafficking in persons for 
purposes of the removal of organs' have the meanings given 
those terms in section 116(h)(2).''.

SEC. 6. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING 
OR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE REMOVAL OF 
ORGANS.

(a) List Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a list of each person that the President 
determines funds, sponsors, or otherwise facilitates forced organ 
harvesting or trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of 
organs.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose the 
following sanctions with respect to a person on the list required by 
subsection (a):
(1) Property blocking.--The President shall exercise all of 
the powers granted by the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the 
requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall 
not apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all 
transactions in all property and interests in property of the 
person if such property and interests in property are in the 
United States, come within the United States, or are or come 
within the possession or control of a United States person.
(2) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--In the case of an 
individual, that individual is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to receive 
any other benefit under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry 
documentation of the individual shall be 
revoked, regardless of when such visa or other 
entry documentation is or was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under 
clause (i) shall--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) automatically cancel any other 
valid visa or entry documentation that 
is in the individual's possession.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--The authorities and requirements 
to impose sanctions under subsection (b)(1) shall not 
include the authority or a requirement to impose 
sanctions on the importation of goods.
(B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
``good'' means any article, natural or manmade 
substance, material, supply or manufactured product, 
including inspection and test equipment, and excluding 
technical data.
(2) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to the admission of an 
individual if the admission of the individual is necessary to 
comply with United States obligations under the Agreement 
between the United Nations and the United States of America 
regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at 
Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 
1947, under the Convention on Consular Relations, done at 
Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, 
or under other applicable international agreements or treaties.
(3) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian 
assistance.--Sanctions under this section may not be imposed 
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of 
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food, or 
medicine;
(B) the provision of vital humanitarian assistance;
(C) financial transactions relating to vital 
humanitarian assistance or for vital humanitarian 
purposes; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are 
necessary to carry out operations relating to vital 
humanitarian assistance.
(4) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis and 
for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the application 
of sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a person 
under this section if the President certifies to the 
appropriate committees of Congress not later than 15 days 
before such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is vital 
to the national security interests of the United States.
(d) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
subsection (a) of that section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``person''--
(A) means an individual or entity; and
(B) includes a non-state actor (as such term is 
defined in Public Law 114-281); and
(2) the term ``United States person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.