; (B) mass arrests of pro-democracy advocates peacefully exercising their freedoms of assembly and expression in Hong Kong; and (C) widespread censorship and detainment of citizens protesting draconian zero-COVID restrictions. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the human rights abuses of the CCP warrant investigation by the Council; (2) the Council’s failure to investigate the human rights abuses of the CCP contradicts the purpose of the United Nations stated in the United Nations Charter, Chapter 1, Article 1; and (3) the United States should not provide funding for the Council until it fulfills its stated responsibilities by establishing an independent investigative body to adequately examine the human rights abuses of the CCP. 4. Withholding of United Nations funding (a) Annual United States contributions to regular budget of United Nations The Secretary of State shall withhold from annual United States contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations an amount equal to the amount the Secretary determines would be allocated by the United Nations to support the United Nations Human Rights Council until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the United Nations Human Rights Council has mandated a body to investigate human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China. (b) Prohibition on voluntary contributions to budget of UNHRC The Secretary of State may not make voluntary contributions to the budget of the United Nations Human Rights Council until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the United Nations Human Rights Council has mandated a body to investigate human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China.