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“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4039, No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act, as amended. In both this Congress and the last Congress, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has shed light on the People's Republic of China's grave human rights abuses, including holding a hearing on the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang and advanced efforts to hold the PRC accountable for its use of forced labor. In April 2021, the committee marked up the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, probably the most significant human rights legislation dealing with China in decades. The bill, which passed the committee and the House, both as a standalone measure and as part of our China- focused competition legislation, was eventually signed into law by President Biden. That bill's purpose was to ensure that goods made with forced labor would not end up on American store shelves and, in turn, in American homes. Today, we want to make sure that the standards we use at home also apply to American activities abroad. That is why H.R. 4039 calls on the State Department and USAID to verify that they are not funding any programs or projects that unwittingly use goods or materials made using forced labor. {time} 1615 Madam Speaker, I thank Representative Moran for introducing this bill, as well as Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks for their leadership in passing it out of committee in a bipartisan manner.…”