EPOCH TIMES – Two lawmakers are reintroducing a bicameral bill to impose sanctions on Beijing’s systematic forced organ harvesting targeting the persecuted faith group Falun Gong.
The Falun Gong Protection Act would mandate sanctions on anyone the U.S. president deems as a knowing participant or facilitator of the abuse. Such individuals would be barred from entering the United States or transacting with U.S. individuals, with their U.S. property blocked and current visas revoked.
Violators face a potential civil fine of $250,000 or a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.The act would also make it U.S. policy to avoid cooperation with China in the organ transplant sector as long as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remains in power; to work with allies and multilateral institutions to highlight the persecution of Falun Gong; and to coordinate with the international community on targeted sanctions and visa restrictions.
NOTE – This bill has passed
