H.R. 1724 — No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act

This section prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute any policy, program, or contract that knowingly uses goods, wares, articles, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China or by a covered entity—unless specifically authorized by the Secretary of State. The Secretary may authorize such an activity upon receiving written assurances from the relevant program partner, implementor, or contractor that it will not use prohibited goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and will ensure compliance, providing notice to specified congressional committee leaders at least 15 days in advance, provided the activity is not otherwise prohibited. The section further requires the Secretary to submit annual reports for three years to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations describing violations of the prohibition, enforcement challenges, and plans to improve enforcement. It defines "covered entity" as an entity listed under specified provisions of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (P.L. 117-78) and "forced labor" as provided in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).