I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2020 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong Freedom Act . 2. Statement of policy; authorization (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the People’s Republic of China over the area known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are invalid and without merit. (b) Authorization The President is authorized to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a).