[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4234 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4234

    To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
   authorize rewards under the Department of State's rewards program 
 relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in 
    activities in contravention of United States or United Nations 
                   sanctions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2023

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Fallon, 
and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
   authorize rewards under the Department of State's rewards program 
 relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in 
    activities in contravention of United States or United Nations 
                   sanctions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower 
Rewards Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(15) the identification or location of any person that--
                    ``(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, 
                exports, or reexports to, into, or from any country any 
                good, service, or technology controlled for export by 
                the United States because of the use of such good, 
                service, or technology in contravention of a sanction 
                imposed by the United States or the United Nations; or
                    ``(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides 
                training, advice, or other services or assistance, or 
                engages in significant financial transactions, relating 
                to any such good, service, or technology in 
                contravention of such sanction.''.
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