[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8038 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8038
To authorize the President to impose certain sanctions with respect to
Russia and Iran, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 2024
Mr. McCaul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on
Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Armed Services, the
Budget, Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize the President to impose certain sanctions with respect to
Russia and Iran, 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 ``21st Century Peace through Strength
Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
DIVISION A--FEND OFF FENTANYL ACT
Sec. 3001. Short titles.
Sec. 3002. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 3003. Definitions.
TITLE I--SANCTIONS MATTERS
Subtitle A--Sanctions in Response to National Emergency Relating to
Fentanyl Trafficking
Sec. 3101. Finding; policy.
Sec. 3102. Use of national emergency authorities; reporting.
Sec. 3103. Imposition of sanctions with respect to fentanyl trafficking
by transnational criminal organizations.
Sec. 3104. Penalties; waivers; exceptions.
Sec. 3105. Treatment of forfeited property of transnational criminal
organizations.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 3111. Ten-year statute of limitations for violations of sanctions.
Sec. 3112. Classified report and briefing on staffing of office of
foreign assets control.
Sec. 3113. Report on drug transportation routes and use of vessels with
mislabeled cargo.
Sec. 3114. Report on actions of People's Republic of China with respect
to persons involved in fentanyl supply
chain.
TITLE II--ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MATTERS
Sec. 3201. Designation of illicit fentanyl transactions of sanctioned
persons as of primary money laundering
concern.
Sec. 3202. Treatment of transnational criminal organizations in
suspicious transactions reports of the
financial crimes enforcement network.
Sec. 3203. Report on trade-based money laundering in trade with Mexico,
the People's Republic of China, and Burma.
TITLE III--EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS
Sec. 3301. Exception relating to importation of goods.
DIVISION B--REBUILDING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
UKRAINIANS ACT
TITLE I--REBUILDING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR UKRAINIANS
ACT
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE II--REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS
Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress regarding importance of the Russian
Federation providing compensation to
Ukraine.
Sec. 103. Prohibition on release of blocked Russian sovereign assets.
Sec. 104. Authority to ensure compensation to Ukraine using seized
Russian sovereign assets and Russian
aggressor state sovereign assets.
Sec. 105. International mechanism to use Russian sovereign assets and
Russian aggressor state sovereign assets to
provide for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Sec. 106. Report on use of transferred Russian sovereign assets for
reconstruction.
Sec. 107. Assessment by Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID
on reconstruction and rebuilding needs of
Ukraine.
Sec. 108. Extensions.
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 1. Report and imposition of sanctions to harmonize with allied
sanctions.
DIVISION D--PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED
APPLICATIONS ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Prohibition of foreign adversary controlled applications.
Sec. 3. Judicial review.
DIVISION E--PROTECTING AMERICANS' DATA FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES ACT OF
2024
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Prohibition on transfer of personally identifiable sensitive
data of United States individuals to
foreign adversaries.
DIVISION F--SHIP ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Iranian petroleum.
Sec. 4. Report on Iranian petroleum and petroleum products exports.
Sec. 5. Strategy to counter role of the People's Republic of China in
evasion of sanctions with respect to Iran.
Sec. 6. Definitions.
DIVISION G--FIGHT CRIME ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Report.
Sec. 5. Sanctions to combat the proliferation of Iranian missiles.
Sec. 6. Report to identify, and designation as foreign terrorist
organizations of, Iranian persons that have
attacked united states citizens using
unmanned combat aerial vehicles.
Sec. 7. Definitions.
DIVISION H--MAHSA ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Imposition of sanctions on Iran's supreme leader's office, its
appointees, and any affiliated persons.
Sec. 3. Severability.
DIVISION I--HAMAS AND OTHER PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL
FINANCING PREVENTION ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons
supporting acts of terrorism or engaging in
significant transactions with senior
members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic jihad
and other Palestinian terrorist
organizations.
Sec. 4. Imposition of measures with respect to foreign states providing
support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic jihad
and other Palestinian terrorist
organizations.
Sec. 5. Reports on activities to disrupt global fundraising, financing,
and money laundering activities of Hamas,
Palestinian Islamic jihad, al-aqsa martyrs
brigade, the lion's den or any affiliate or
successor thereof.
Sec. 6. Termination.
Sec. 7. Definitions.
DIVISION J--NO TECHNOLOGY FOR TERROR ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Application of foreign-direct product rules to Iran.
DIVISION K--STRENGTHENING TOOLS TO COUNTER THE USE OF HUMAN SHIELDS ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Modification and extension of Sanctioning the Use of Civilians
as Defenseless Shields Act.
Sec. 4. Report on countering the use of human shields.
Sec. 5. Confronting asymmetric and malicious cyber activities.
Sec. 6. Sanctions with respect to threats to current or former united
states officials.
DIVISION L--ILLICIT CAPTAGON TRAFFICKING SUPPRESSION ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Statement of policy.
Sec. 4. Imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon
trafficking.
Sec. 5. Determinations with respect to the government of Syria,
hizballah, and networks affiliated with the
government of Syria or hizballah.
Sec. 6. Definitions.
DIVISION M--END FINANCING FOR HAMAS AND STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Report on financing for Hamas.
Sec. 3. Multilateral Strategy to Disrupt Hamas Financing.
DIVISION N--HOLDING IRANIAN LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE ACT
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Report on financial institutions and assets connected to
certain Iranian officials.
Sec. 4. Restrictions on certain financial institutions.
Sec. 5. Exceptions for national security; implementation authority.
Sec. 6. Sunset.
Sec. 7. Definitions.
DIVISION O--IRAN-CHINA ENERGY SANCTIONS ACT OF 2023
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Sanctions on foreign financial institutions with respect to the
purchase of petroleum products and unmanned
aerial vehicles from Iran.
DIVISION P--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
Sec. 1. Budgetary effects.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--FEND OFF FENTANYL ACT
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLES.
This division may be cited as the ``Fentanyl Eradication and
Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl'' or the ``FEND Off Fentanyl Act''.
SEC. 3002. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the proliferation of fentanyl is causing an
unprecedented surge in overdose deaths in the United States,
fracturing families and communities, and necessitating a
comprehensive policy response to combat its lethal flow and to
mitigate the drug's devastating consequences;
(2) the trafficking of fentanyl into the United States is a
national security threat that has killed hundreds of thousands
of United States citizens;
(3) transnational criminal organizations, including cartels
primarily based in Mexico, are the main purveyors of fentanyl
into the United States and must be held accountable;
(4) precursor chemicals sourced from the People's Republic
of China are--
(A) shipped from the People's Republic of China by
legitimate and illegitimate means;
(B) transformed through various synthetic processes
to produce different forms of fentanyl; and
(C) crucial to the production of illicit fentanyl
by transnational criminal organizations, contributing
to the ongoing opioid crisis;
(5) the United States Government must remain vigilant to
address all new forms of fentanyl precursors and drugs used in
combination with fentanyl, such as Xylazine, which attribute to
overdose deaths of people in the United States;
(6) to increase the cost of fentanyl trafficking, the
United States Government should work collaboratively across
agencies and should surge analytic capability to impose
sanctions and other remedies with respect to transnational
criminal organizations (including cartels), including foreign
nationals who facilitate the trade in illicit fentanyl and its
precursors from the People's Republic of China; and
(7) the Department of the Treasury should focus on fentanyl
trafficking and its facilitators as one of the top national
security priorities for the Department.
SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
(A) means--
(i) any citizen or national of a foreign
country; or
(ii) any entity not organized under the
laws of the United States or a jurisdiction
within the United States; and
(B) does not include the government of a foreign
country.
(3) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(4) Trafficking.--The term ``trafficking'', with respect to
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids, has
the meaning given the term ``opioid trafficking'' in section
7203(8) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302(8)).
(5) Transnational criminal organization.--The term
``transnational criminal organization'' includes--
(A) any organization designated as a significant
transnational criminal organization under part 590 of
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations;
(B) any of the organizations known as--
(i) the Sinaloa Cartel;
(ii) the Jalisco New Generation Cartel;
(iii) the Gulf Cartel;
(iv) the Los Zetas Cartel;
(v) the Juarez Cartel;
(vi) the Tijuana Cartel;
(vii) the Beltran-Leyva Cartel; or
(viii) La Familia Michoacana; or
(C) any successor organization to an organization
described in subparagraph (B) or as otherwise
determined by the President.
(6) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity;
or
(C) any person in the United States.
TITLE I--SANCTIONS MATTERS
Subtitle A--Sanctions in Response to National Emergency Relating to
Fentanyl Trafficking
SEC. 3101. FINDING; POLICY.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that international trafficking of
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids constitutes an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States, and is a national emergency.
(b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to apply
economic and other financial sanctions to those who engage in the
international trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other
related opioids to protect the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States.
SEC. 3102. USE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES; REPORTING.
(a) In General.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this
subtitle.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch
pursuant to this subtitle and any national emergency declared
with respect to the trafficking of fentanyl and trade in other
illicit drugs, including--
(A) the issuance of any new or revised regulations,
policies, or guidance;
(B) the imposition of sanctions;
(C) the collection of relevant information from
outside parties;
(D) the issuance or closure of general licenses,
specific licenses, and statements of licensing policy
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control;
(E) a description of any pending enforcement cases;
and
(F) the implementation of mitigation procedures.
(2) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include
the matters required under subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F)
of such paragraph in a classified annex.
SEC. 3103. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FENTANYL TRAFFICKING
BY TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President
determines--
(1) is knowingly involved in the significant trafficking of
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids,
including such trafficking by a transnational criminal
organization; or
(2) otherwise is knowingly involved in significant
activities of a transnational criminal organization relating to
the trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other
related opioids.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The President, pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.),
may block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in
property of a foreign person described in subsection (a) if such
property and interests in property are in the United States, come
within the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on actions
taken by the executive branch with respect to the foreign persons
identified under subsection (a).
SEC. 3104. PENALTIES; WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to violate,
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this subtitle or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this subtitle shall
be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful
act described in subsection (a) of that section.
(b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the
application of sanctions under this subtitle with respect to a foreign
person if the President determines that such waiver is in the national
security interest of the United States.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception for intelligence activities.--This subtitle
shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the
reporting requirements under title V of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized
intelligence activities of the United States.
(2) Exception for compliance with international obligations
and law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this subtitle
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or
paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations of the United
States; or
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity
of the United States.
(3) Humanitarian exemption.--The President may not impose
sanctions under this subtitle with respect to any person for
conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of
agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices or
for the provision of humanitarian assistance.
SEC. 3105. TREATMENT OF FORFEITED PROPERTY OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Transfer of Forfeited Property to Forfeiture Funds.--
(1) In general.--Any covered forfeited property shall be
deposited into the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund
established under section 9705 of title 31, United States Code,
or the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund established
under section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code.
(2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on any deposits made under
paragraph (1) during the 180-day period preceding submission of
the report.
(3) Covered forfeited property defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``covered forfeited property'' means
property--
(A) forfeited to the United States under chapter 46
or section 1963 of title 18, United States Code; and
(B) that belonged to or was possessed by an
individual affiliated with or connected to a
transnational criminal organization subject to
sanctions under--
(i) this subtitle;
(ii) the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.); or
(iii) Executive Order 14059 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note; relating to imposing sanctions on foreign
persons involved in the global illicit drug
trade).
(b) Blocked Assets Under Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.--
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to affect the treatment of
blocked assets of a terrorist party described in section 201(a) of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note).
Subtitle B--Other Matters
SEC. 3111. TEN-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF SANCTIONS.
(a) International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--Section 206 of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Statute of Limitations.--
``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding
for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or
forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section
shall not be entertained unless commenced within 10
years after the latest date of the violation upon which
the civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based.
``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or
proceeding includes the issuance of a pre-penalty
notice or finding of violation.
``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted,
tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (c) unless
the indictment is found or the information is instituted within
10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the
indictment or information is based.''.
(b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--Section 16 of the Trading with the
Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4315) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Statute of Limitations.--
``(1) Time for commencing proceedings.--
``(A) In general.--An action, suit, or proceeding
for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or
forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section
shall not be entertained unless commenced within 10
years after the latest date of the violation upon which
the civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based.
``(B) Commencement.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or
proceeding includes the issuance of a pre-penalty
notice or finding of violation.
``(2) Time for indictment.--No person shall be prosecuted,
tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (a) unless
the indictment is found or the information is instituted within
10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the
indictment or information is based.''.
SEC. 3112. CLASSIFIED REPORT AND BRIEFING ON STAFFING OF OFFICE OF
FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control shall provide
to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report and
briefing on the staffing of the Office of Foreign Assets Control,
disaggregated by staffing dedicated to each sanctions program and each
country or issue.
SEC. 3113. REPORT ON DRUG TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND USE OF VESSELS WITH
MISLABELED CARGO.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a classified report and briefing on efforts to
target drug transportation routes and modalities, including an
assessment of the prevalence of false cargo labeling and shipment of
precursor chemicals without accurate tracking of the customers
purchasing the chemicals.
SEC. 3114. REPORT ON ACTIONS OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WITH RESPECT
TO PERSONS INVOLVED IN FENTANYL SUPPLY CHAIN.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a classified report and briefing on actions
taken by the Government of the People's Republic of China with respect
to persons involved in the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues,
fentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl analogues, and equipment
for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills.
TITLE II--ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MATTERS
SEC. 3201. DESIGNATION OF ILLICIT FENTANYL TRANSACTIONS OF SANCTIONED
PERSONS AS OF PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21
U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 7213 the
following:
``SEC. 7213A. DESIGNATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF SANCTIONED PERSONS AS OF
PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.
``(a) In General.--If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that
reasonable grounds exist for concluding that 1 or more financial
institutions operating outside of the United States, 1 or more classes
of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the
United States, or 1 or more types of accounts within, or involving, a
jurisdiction outside of the United States, is of primary money
laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking, the
Secretary of the Treasury may, by order, regulation, or otherwise as
permitted by law--
``(1) require domestic financial institutions and domestic
financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special measures
provided for in section 9714(a)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 31
U.S.C. 5318A note); or
``(2) prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain
transmittals of funds (to be defined by the Secretary) by any
domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency, if
such transmittal of funds involves any such institution, class
of transaction, or type of accounts.
``(b) Classified Information.--In any judicial review of a finding
of the existence of a primary money laundering concern, or of the
requirement for 1 or more special measures with respect to a primary
money laundering concern made under this section, if the designation or
imposition, or both, were based on classified information (as defined
in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C.
App.)), such information may be submitted by the Secretary to the
reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer
or imply any right to judicial review of any finding made or any
requirement imposed under this section.
``(c) Availability of Information.--The exemptions from, and
prohibitions on, search and disclosure referred to in section 9714(c)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note) shall apply to any report or record
of report filed pursuant to a requirement imposed under subsection (a).
For purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this
subsection shall be considered a statute described in subsection
(b)(3)(B) of such section.
``(d) Penalties.--The penalties referred to in section 9714(d) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 31 U.S.C. 5318A note) shall apply to violations of any order,
regulation, special measure, or other requirement imposed under
subsection (a), in the same manner and to the same extent as described
in such section 9714(d).
``(e) Injunctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury may bring a civil
action to enjoin a violation of any order, regulation, special measure,
or other requirement imposed under subsection (a) in the same manner
and to the same extent as described in section 9714(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 31
U.S.C. 5318A note).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7213 the
following:
``Sec. 7213A. Designation of transactions of sanctioned persons as of
primary money laundering concern.''.
SEC. 3202. TREATMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS REPORTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES
ENFORCEMENT NETWORK.
(a) Filing Instructions.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network shall issue guidance or instructions to United
States financial institutions for filing reports on suspicious
transactions required under section 1010.320 of title 31, Code of
Federal Regulations, related to suspected fentanyl trafficking by
transnational criminal organizations.
(b) Prioritization of Reports Relating to Fentanyl Trafficking or
Transnational Criminal Organizations.--The Director shall prioritize
research into reports described in subsection (a) that indicate a
connection to trafficking of fentanyl or related synthetic opioids or
financing of suspected transnational criminal organizations.
SEC. 3203. REPORT ON TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING IN TRADE WITH MEXICO,
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND BURMA.
(a) In General.--In the first update to the national strategy for
combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit
finance submitted to Congress after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall include a report on trade-
based money laundering originating in Mexico or the People's Republic
of China and involving Burma.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national strategy for
combating the financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit
finance'' means the national strategy for combating the financing of
terrorism and related forms of illicit finance required under section
261 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
(Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 934), as amended by section 6506 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law
117-81; 135 Stat. 2428).
TITLE III--EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS
SEC. 3301. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.
(a) In General.--The authority or a requirement to block and
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property
under this division shall not include the authority or a requirement to
impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means any
article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured
product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding
technical data.
DIVISION B--REBUILDING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
UKRAINIANS ACT
TITLE I
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding
Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act'' or the ``REPO
for Ukrainians Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
TITLE I
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE II--REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS
Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress regarding importance of the Russian
Federation providing compensation to
Ukraine.
Sec. 103. Prohibition on release of blocked Russian sovereign assets.
Sec. 104. Authority to ensure compensation to Ukraine using seized
Russian sovereign assets and Russian
aggressor state sovereign assets.
Sec. 105. International mechanism to use Russian sovereign assets and
Russian aggressor state sovereign assets to
provide for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Sec. 106. Report on use of transferred Russian sovereign assets for
reconstruction.
Sec. 107. Assessment by Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID
on reconstruction and rebuilding needs of
Ukraine.
Sec. 108. Extensions.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Russian aggressor state.--The term ``Russian aggressor
state'' means--
(A) the Russian Federation; and
(B) Belarus, if the President determines Belarus
has engaged in an act of war against Ukraine related to
Russia's ongoing February 24, 2022, invasion of
Ukraine.
(2) Russian aggressor state sovereign asset.--The term
``Russian aggressor state sovereign asset'' means any Russian
sovereign assets or any funds or property of another Russian
aggressor state determine by the President to be of the same
sovereign character as the assets describes in paragraph (7).
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(4) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution'' means a financial institution specified in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J),
(M), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States
Code.
(5) G7.--The term ``G7'' means the countries that are
member of the informal Group of 7, including Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
(6) Russian sovereign asset.--The term ``Russian sovereign
asset'' means any of the following:
(A) Funds and other property of--
(i) the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation;
(ii) the Russian National Wealth Fund; or
(iii) the Ministry of Finance of the
Russian Federation.
(B) Any other funds or other property that are
owned by the Government of the Russian Federation,
including by any subdivision, agency, or
instrumentality of that government.
(7) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any
other territory or possession of the United States.
(8) United states financial institution.--The term ``United
States financial institution'' means a financial institution
organized under the laws of the United States or of any
jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign
branch of such an institution.
(9) Seize or seizure.--The term ``seize'' or ``seizure''
means confiscation of all right, title, and interest whatsoever
in a Russian sovereign asset or a Russian aggressor state
sovereign asset or affiliated aggressor state sovereign asset
and vesting of the same in the United States.
TITLE II--REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On February 24, 2022, the Government of the Russian
Federation violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of Ukraine by engaging in a premeditated, second illegal
invasion of Ukraine.
(2) The international community has condemned the illegal
invasions of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as well as the
commission of the crime of aggression, war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and genocide by officials of the Russian
Federation, including through the deliberate targeting of
civilians and civilian infrastructure, the forcible transfer of
children, and the commission of sexual violence.
(3) The leaders of the G7 have called the Russian
Federation's ``unprovoked and completely unjustified attack on
the democratic state of Ukraine'' a ``serious violation of
international law and a grave breach of the United Nations
Charter and all commitments Russia entered in the Helsinki
Final Act and the Charter of Paris and its commitments in the
Budapest Memorandum''.
(4) On March 2, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly
adopted Resolution ES-11/1, entitled ``Aggression against
Ukraine'', by a vote of 141 to 5. That resolution ``deplore[d]
in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation
against Ukraine in violation of Article 2(4) of the [United
Nations] Charter'' and demanded that the Russian Federation
``immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine'' and
``immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of
its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its
internationally recognized borders''.
(5) On March 16, 2022, the International Court of Justice
issued a provisional measures order requiring the Russian
Federation to ``immediately suspend the military operations
that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of
Ukraine'' and, in this regard, observed that ``orders on
provisional measures . . . have binding effect''.
(6) On November 14, 2022, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a resolution--
(A) recognizing that the Russian Federation has
committed a serious breach of the most fundamental
norms of international law and its gross and systematic
refusal to obey its obligations has affected the entire
international community;
(B) recognizing the need for the establishment, in
cooperation with Ukraine, of an international mechanism
for compensation for financially assessable damages
caused by the Russian Federation's internationally
wrongful acts; and
(C) recommending ``the creation . . . of an
international register of damage to serve as a record .
. . of evidence and claims information on damage, loss
or injury to all natural and legal persons concerned,
as well as the State of Ukraine, caused by
internationally wrongful acts of the Russian Federation
in or against Ukraine . . . .''.
(7) The Russian Federation bears international legal
responsibility for its aggression against Ukraine and, under
international law, must cease its internationally wrongful
acts. Because of this breach of the prohibition on aggression
under international law, the United States is legally entitled
to take counter measures that are proportionate and aimed at
inducing the Russian Federation to comply with its
international obligations.
(8) Approximately $300,000,000,000 of Russian sovereign
assets have been immobilized worldwide. Only a small fraction
of those assets, 1 to 2 percent, or between $4,000,000,000 and
$5,000,000,000, are reportedly subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States.
(9) The vast majority of immobilized Russian sovereign
assets, approximately $190,000,000,000, are reportedly subject
to the jurisdiction of Belgium. The Government of Belgium has
publicly indicated that any action by that Government regarding
those assets would be predicated on support by the G7.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, having
committed an act of aggression, as recognized by the United Nations
General Assembly on March 2, 2022, the Russian Federation is to be
considered as an aggressor state. The extreme illegal actions taken by
the Russian Federation, including an act of aggression, present a
unique situation, justifying the establishment of a legal authority for
the United States Government and other countries to confiscate Russian
sovereign assets in their respective jurisdictions.
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO UKRAINE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Russian Federation bears responsibility for the
financial burden of the reconstruction of Ukraine and for
countless other costs associated with the illegal invasion of
Ukraine by the Russian Federation that began on February 24,
2022;
(2) the most effective ways to provide compensation for the
damages caused by the Russian Federation's internationally
wrongful acts should be assessed by an international mechanism
charged with determining compensation and providing assistance
to Ukraine;
(3) at least since November 2022 the Russian Federation has
been on notice of its opportunity to comply with its
international obligations, including to make full compensation
for injury, or, by agreement with Ukraine, to authorize an
international mechanism to resolve issues regarding
compensation to Ukraine;
(4) the Russian Federation can, by negotiated agreement,
participate in any international process to assess the damages
caused by the Russian Federation's internationally wrongful
acts and make funds available to compensate for these damages,
and if it fails to do so, the United States and other countries
should explore all avenues for ensuring compensation to
Ukraine;
(5) the President should lead robust engagement on all
bilateral and multilateral aspects of the response by the
United States to acts by the Russian Federation that undermine
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including
on any policy coordination and alignment regarding the
repurposing or ordered transfer of Russian sovereign assets in
the context of determining compensation and providing
assistance to Ukraine;
(6) as part of the robust engagement on bilateral and
multilateral responses to acts by the Russian Federation that
undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,
the President should endeavor to facilitate creation of, and
United States participation in, an international mechanism
regarding the repurposing or seizure of sovereign assets of the
Russian Federation for the benefit of Ukraine.
(7) the repurposing of Russian sovereign assets is in the
national interests of the United States and consistent with
United States and international law;
(8) the United States should work with international allies
and partners on the repurposing of Russian sovereign assets as
part of a coordinated, multilateral effort, including with G7
countries and other countries in which Russian sovereign assets
are located; and
(9) any effort by the United States to confiscate and
repurpose Russian sovereign assets should be undertaken
alongside international allies and partners as part of a
coordinated, multilateral effort, including with G7 countries,
the European Union, Australia, and other countries in which
Russian sovereign assets are located.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF BLOCKED RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS.
(a) In General.--No Russian sovereign asset that is blocked or
effectively immobilized by the Department of the Treasury before the
date specified in section 104(j) may be released or mobilized, except
as otherwise authorized by this Act, until the date on which the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) hostilities between the Russian Federation and Ukraine
have ceased; and
(2)(A) full compensation has been made to Ukraine for harms
resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation; or
(B) the Russian Federation is participating in a bona fide
international mechanism that, by agreement, will discharge the
obligations of the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine for
all amounts determined to be owed to Ukraine.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days before the release or
mobilization of a Russian sovereign asset that is blocked or
effectively immobilized by the Department of the Treasury, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
(1) a notification of the decision to take the action that
releases or mobilizes the asset; and
(2) a justification in writing for such decision.
(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--
(1) In general.--No Russian sovereign asset that is blocked
or effectively immobilized by the Department of the Treasury
may be released or mobilized if, within 30 days of receipt of
the notification and justification required under subsection
(b), a joint resolution is enacted into law prohibiting the
proposed release or mobilization.
(2) Expedited procedures.--Any joint resolution described
in paragraph (1) introduced in either House of Congress shall
be considered in accordance with the provisions of section
601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-329; 90 Stat. 765), except
that any such resolution shall be subject to germane
amendments. If such a joint resolution should be vetoed by the
President, the time for debate in consideration of the veto
message on such measure shall be limited to 20 hours in the
Senate and in the House of Representatives shall be determined
in accordance with the Rules of the House.
(d) Cooperation on Prohibition of Release of Certain Russian
Sovereign Assets.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President may
take such actions as may be necessary to seek to obtain an agreement or
arrangement to which the Government of Ukraine is party that discharges
the Russian Federation from further obligations to compensate Ukraine.
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPENSATION TO UKRAINE USING SEIZED
RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS AND RUSSIAN AGGRESSOR STATE
SOVEREIGN ASSETS.
(a) Reporting on Russian Assets.--
(1) Notice required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, by means of
such instructions or regulations as the President may
prescribe, require any financial institution at which Russian
sovereign assets are located, and that knows or should know of
such assets, to provide notice of such assets, including
relevant information required under section 501.603(b)(ii) of
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations), to the Secretary of the Treasury not later than
10 days after detection of such assets.
(2) Report required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for 3 years, the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report
detailing the status of Russian sovereign assets with
respect to which notice has been provided to the
Secretary of the Treasury under paragraph (1).
(B) Form.--The report required by subparagraph (A)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(b) Seizure or Transfer of Assets.--
(1) Seizure of russian aggressor state sovereign assets.--
On and after the date that is 30 days after the President
submits to the appropriate congressional committees the
certification described in subsection (c), the President may
seize, confiscate, transfer, or vest any Russian aggressor
state sovereign assets, in whole or in part, and including any
interest or interests in such assets, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose of
transferring those funds to the Ukraine Support Fund
established under subsection (d).
(2) Vesting.--For funds confiscated under paragraph (1),
all right, title, and interest shall vest in the United States
Government, provided that no use of those funds other than the
use of those funds consistent with subsection (f).
(3) Liquidation and deposit.--The President shall--
(A) deposit any funds seized, transferred, or
confiscated under paragraph (1) into the Ukraine
Support Fund established under subsection (d);
(B) liquidate or sell any other property seized,
transferred, or confiscated under paragraph (1) and
deposit the funds resulting from such liquidation or
sale into the Ukraine Support Fund; and
(C) make all such funds available for the purposes
described in subsection (f).
(4) Method of seizure, transfer, or confiscation.--The
President may seize, transfer, confiscate or vest Russian
aggressor state sovereign assets under paragraph (1) through
instructions or licenses or in such other manner as the
President determines appropriate.
(c) Certification.--The certification described in this subsection,
with respect to Russian aggressor state sovereign assets, is a
certification that--
(1) seizing, confiscating, transferring, or vesting Russian
aggressor state sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine is
in the national interests of the United States;
(2) the President has meaningfully coordinated with G7
leaders to take multilateral action with regard to any seizure,
confiscation, vesting, or transfer of Russian sovereign assets
for the benefit of Ukraine; and
(3) either--
(A) the President has received an official and
legitimate request from a properly constituted
international mechanism that includes the participation
of the Government of Ukraine and the United States and
that has been established for the purpose of, or
otherwise tasked with, compensating Ukraine for damages
arising or resulting from the internationally wrongful
acts of the Russian Federation regarding the
repurposing of sovereign assets of the Russian
Federation; or
(B) either--
(i) the Russian Federation has not ceased
its unlawful aggression against Ukraine; or
(ii) the Russian Federation has ceased its
unlawful aggression against Ukraine, but--
(I) has not provided full
compensation to Ukraine for harms
resulting from the internationally
wrongful acts of the Russian
Federation's; and
(II) is not participating in a bona
fide process to provide full
compensation to Ukraine for harms
resulting from Russian aggression.
(d) Establishment of the Ukraine Support Fund.--
(1) Ukraine support fund.--The President shall establish an
account, to be known as the ``Ukraine Support Fund'', to
consist of any funds with respect to which a seizure is ordered
pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) Use of funds.--The funds in the accounts established
under paragraph (1) shall be available to be used only as
specified in subsection (f).
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to provide the President with the authority to seize, transfer,
confiscate, or vest title to foreign sovereign assets that are not
Russian aggressor state sovereign assets in the United States or
transfer any foreign sovereign assets to any recipient for any use
other than the uses described in this Act.
(f) Further Transfer and Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), Funds
in the Ukraine Support Fund shall be available to the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, for the purpose of
providing assistance to Ukraine for the damage resulting from
the unlawful invasion by the Russian Federation that began on
February 24, 2022.
(2) Specific permissible uses.--Subject to paragraph (3),
the following are permissible uses of the funds in the Ukraine
Support Fund pursuant to paragraph (1):
(A) Making contributions to an international body,
fund, or mechanism established consistent with section
105(a) that is charged with determining and
administering compensation or providing assistance to
Ukraine.
(B) Supporting reconstruction, rebuilding, and
recovery efforts in Ukraine.
(C) Providing economic and humanitarian assistance
to the people of Ukraine.
(3) Notification.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees not
fewer than 15 days before providing any funds from the
Ukraine Support Fund to any other account for the
purposes described in paragraph (1).
(B) Elements.--A notification under subparagraph
(A) with respect to the transfer of funds to another
account pursuant to paragraph (1) shall specify--
(i) the amount of funds to be provided;
(ii) the specific purpose for which such
funds are provided; and
(iii) the recipient of those funds.
(g) Limitation on Transfer of Funds.--No funds may be transferred
or otherwise expended from the Ukraine Support Fund pursuant to
subsection (f) unless the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(1) a plan exists to ensure transparency and accountability
for all funds transferred to and from any account receiving the
funds; and
(2) the President has transmitted the plan required under
paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees in
writing.
(h) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--No funds may be transferred
pursuant to subsection (f) if, within 15 days of receipt of the
notification required under subsection (f)(3), a joint resolution is
enacted into law prohibiting such transfer.
(i) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180 days thereafter,
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report that includes the following:
(1) An accounting of funds in the Ukraine Support Fund.
(2) Any information regarding the disposition of funds in
any account to which funds have been transferred pursuant to
subsection (f) that has been transmitted to the President by
the institution housing said account during the period covered
by the report.
(3) A description of United States multilateral and
bilateral diplomatic engagement with allies and partners of the
United States that also have immobilized Russian sovereign
assets to compensate for damages caused by the Russian
Federation's internationally wrongful acts during the period
covered by the report.
(4) An outline of steps taken to carry out the
establishment of the international mechanism described by
section 105(a) during the period covered by the report.
(j) Exception for United States Obligations Under Treaties.--The
authorities provided by this section may not be exercised in a manner
inconsistent with the obligations of the United States under--
(1) the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna
April 18, 1961, and entered into force April 24, 1964 (23 UST
3227);
(2) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna
April 24, 1963, and entered into force on March 19, 1967 (21
UST 77);
(3) the Agreement Regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into
force November 21, 1947 (TIAS 1676); or
(4) any other international agreement to which the United
States is a state party on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(k) Judicial Review.--
(1) Exclusiveness of remedy.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any action taken under this section shall not
be subject to judicial review, except as provided in this
subsection.
(2) Limitations for filing claims.--A claim may only be
brought with respect to an action under this section--
(A) that alleges that the action will deny rights
under the Constitution of the United States; and
(B) if the claim is brought not later than 60 days
after the date of such action.
(3) Jurisdiction.--
(A) In general.--A claim under paragraph (2) of
this subsection shall be barred unless a complaint is
filed prior to the expiration of such time limits in
the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia.
(B) Appeal.--An appeal of an order of the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia
issued pursuant to a claim brought under this
subsection shall be taken by a notice of appeal filed
with the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit not later than 10 days
after the date on which the order is entered.
(C) Expedited consideration.--It shall be the duty
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit to advance on the docket
and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the
disposition of any claim brought under this subsection.
(l) Sunset.--The authorities conferred under this section shall
terminate on the earlier of--
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the date that is 120 days after the date on which the
President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(A) the Russian Federation has reached an agreement
relating to the respective withdrawal of Russian forces
and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted
by the free and independent Government of Ukraine; and
(B)(i) full compensation has been made to Ukraine
for harms resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the
Russian Federation;
(ii) the Russian Federation is participating in a
bona fide international mechanism that, by agreement,
will discharge the obligations of the Russian
Federation to compensate Ukraine for all amounts
determined to be owed to Ukraine; or
(iii) the Russian Federation's obligation to
compensate Ukraine for the damage caused by the Russian
Federation's aggression has been resolved pursuant to
an agreement between the Russian Federation and the
Government of Ukraine.
SEC. 105. INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM TO USE RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS AND
RUSSIAN AGGRESSOR STATE SOVEREIGN ASSETS TO PROVIDE FOR
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The President shall take such actions as the
President determines appropriate to coordinate with the G7, the
European Union, Australia, and other partners and allies of the United
States regarding the disposition of immobilized Russian aggressor state
sovereign assets, including seeking to establish an international
mechanism with foreign partners, including Ukraine, the G7, the
European Union, Australia, and other partners and allies of the United
States, for the purpose of assisting Ukraine, which may include the
establishment of an international fund to be known as the ``Ukraine
Compensation Fund'', that may receive and use assets in the Ukraine
Support Fund established under section 104(c) and contributions from
foreign partners that have also frozen or seized Russian aggressor
state sovereign assets to assist Ukraine, including by--
(1) supporting a register of damage to serve as a record of
evidence and for assessment of the financially assessable
damages to Ukraine resulting from the invasions of Ukraine by
the Russian Federation and operations or actions in support
thereof;
(2) establishing a mechanism to compensate Ukraine for
damages caused by Russia's internationally wrongful acts
connected with the invasions of Ukraine;
(3) ensuring distribution of those assets or the proceeds
of those assets based on determinations under that mechanism;
and
(4) taking such other actions as may be necessary to carry
out this section.
(b) Authorization for Deposit in the Ukraine Compensation Fund.--
Upon the President reaching an agreement or arrangement to establish a
common international mechanism pursuant to subsection (a) or at any
time thereafter, the Secretary of State may, pursuant to the authority
conferred by and subject to the limitations described in section 104(f)
and subject to the limitations described in subsection (e), transfer
funds from the Ukraine Support Fund established under section 104(d) to
a fund or mechanism established consistent with subsection (a).
(c) Notification.--The President shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 30 days after entering into any
new bilateral or multilateral agreement or arrangement under subsection
(a).
(d) Good Governance.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall--
(1) seek to ensure that any fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) operates in accordance with
established international accounting principles;
(2) seek to ensure that any fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) is--
(A) staffed, operated, and administered in
accordance with established accounting rules and
governance procedures, including providing for payment
of reasonable expenses from the fund for the governance
and operation of the fund and the tribunal;
(B) operated transparently as to all funds
transfers, filings, and decisions; and
(C) audited on a regular basis by an independent
auditor, in accordance with internationally accepted
accounting and auditing standards;
(3) seek to ensure that any audits of any fund or mechanism
established consistent with subsection (a) shall be made
available to the public; and
(4) ensure that any audits of any fund or mechanism
established consistent with subsection (a) shall be reviewed
and reported on by the Government Accountability Office to the
appropriate congressional committees and the public.
(e) Limitation on Transfer of Funds.--No funds may be transferred
from the Ukraine Support Fund to a fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) unless the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the institution housing the fund or mechanism has a
plan to ensure transparency and accountability for all funds
transferred to and from the fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a); and
(2) the President has transmitted the plan required under
paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees in
writing.
(f) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--No funds may be transferred
from the Ukraine Support Fund to a fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) if, within 30 days of receipt of the
notification required under subsection (c)(2), a joint resolution is
enacted prohibiting the transfer.
(g) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and not less frequently than every 90 days thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes the following:
(1) An accounting of funds in any fund or mechanism
established consistent with subsection (a).
(2) Any information regarding the disposition of any such
fund or mechanism that has been transmitted to the President by
the institution housing the fund or mechanism during the period
covered by the report.
(3) A description of United States multilateral and
bilateral diplomatic engagement with allies and partners of the
United States that also have immobilized Russian sovereign
assets to allow for compensation for Ukraine during the period
covered by the report.
(4) An outline of steps taken to carry out this section
during the period covered by the report.
SEC. 106. REPORT ON USE OF TRANSFERRED RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS FOR
RECONSTRUCTION.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains--
(1) the amount and source of Russian sovereign assets
seized, transferred, or confiscated pursuant to section 104(b);
(2) the amount and source of funds deposited into the
Ukraine Support Fund under section 104(b)(3); and
(3) a detailed description and accounting of how such funds
were used to meet the purposes described in section 104(f).
SEC. 107. ASSESSMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AND ADMINISTRATOR OF USAID
ON RECONSTRUCTION AND REBUILDING NEEDS OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
an assessment of the most pressing needs of Ukraine for reconstruction,
rebuilding, and humanitarian aid.
(b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An estimate of the rebuilding and reconstruction needs
of Ukraine, as of the date of the assessment, resulting from
the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation,
including--
(A) a description of the sources and methods for
the estimate; and
(B) an identification of the locations or regions
in Ukraine with the most pressing needs.
(2) An estimate of the humanitarian needs, as of the date
of the assessment, of the people of Ukraine, including
Ukrainians residing inside the internationally recognized
borders of Ukraine or outside those borders, resulting from the
unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
(3) An assessment of the extent to which the needs
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met or funded, by
any source, as of the date of the assessment.
(4) A plan to engage in robust multilateral and bilateral
diplomacy to ensure that allies and partners of the United
States, particularly in the European Union as Ukraine seeks
accession to the European Union, increase their commitment to
Ukraine's reconstruction.
(5) An identification of which such needs should be
prioritized, including any assessment or request by the
Government of Ukraine with respect to the prioritization of
such needs.
SEC. 108. EXTENSIONS.
Section 5(a) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 132 Stat. 5587) is amended, in the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``six years'' and inserting
``12 years''.
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 1. REPORT AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS TO HARMONIZE WITH ALLIED
SANCTIONS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report identifying--
(1) each foreign person currently subject to--
(A) sanctions issued by the European Union pursuant
to European Union Council Regulation No. 269/2014 of 17
March, 2014, as amended; or
(B) sanctions issued by the United Kingdom pursuant
to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019,
as amended; and
(2) each such foreign person that also meets the criteria
for imposition of sanctions by the United States pursuant to--
(A) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.);
(B) Executive Order 14024 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note,
relating to blocking property with respect to specified
harmful foreign activities of the Government of the
Russian Federation), as amended;
(C) Executive Order 14068 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note,
relating to prohibiting certain imports, exports, and
new investment with respect to continued Russian
Federation aggression), as amended; or
(D) Executive Order 14071 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note,
relating to prohibiting new investment in and certain
services to the Russian Federation in response to
continued Russian Federation aggression), as amended.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose the
sanctions authorized by the applicable provision of law listed in
subsection (a)(2) with respect to each foreign person identified in the
report required under subsection (a)(1) who is not already subject to
sanctions under United States law pursuant to one or more statutory
sanctions authorities as of the date of the submission of such report.
DIVISION D--PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED
APPLICATIONS ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans from
Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Prohibition of foreign adversary controlled
applications.--It shall be unlawful for an entity to
distribute, maintain, or update (or enable the distribution,
maintenance, or updating of) a foreign adversary controlled
application by carrying out, within the land or maritime
borders of the United States, any of the following:
(A) Providing services to distribute, maintain, or
update such foreign adversary controlled application
(including any source code of such application) by
means of a marketplace (including an online mobile
application store) through which users within the land
or maritime borders of the United States may access,
maintain, or update such application.
(B) Providing internet hosting services to enable
the distribution, maintenance, or updating of such
foreign adversary controlled application for users
within the land or maritime borders of the United
States.
(2) Applicability.--Subject to paragraph (3), this
subsection shall apply--
(A) in the case of an application that satisfies
the definition of a foreign adversary controlled
application pursuant to subsection (g)(3)(A), beginning
on the date that is 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) in the case of an application that satisfies
the definition of a foreign adversary controlled
application pursuant to subsection (g)(3)(B), beginning
on the date that is 270 days after the date of the
relevant determination of the President under such
subsection.
(3) Extension.--With respect to a foreign adversary
controlled application, the President may grant a 1-time
extension of not more than 90 days with respect to the date on
which this subsection would otherwise apply to such application
pursuant to paragraph (2), if the President certifies to
Congress that--
(A) a path to executing a qualified divestiture has
been identified with respect to such application;
(B) evidence of significant progress toward
executing such qualified divestiture has been produced
with respect to such application; and
(C) there are in place the relevant binding legal
agreements to enable execution of such qualified
divestiture during the period of such extension.
(b) Data and Information Portability to Alternative Applications.--
Before the date on which a prohibition under subsection (a) applies to
a foreign adversary controlled application, the entity that owns or
controls such application shall provide, upon request by a user of such
application within the land or maritime borders of United States, to
such user all the available data related to the account of such user
with respect to such application. Such data shall be provided in a
machine readable format and shall include any data maintained by such
application with respect to the account of such user, including content
(including posts, photos, and videos) and all other account
information.
(c) Exemptions.--
(1) Exemptions for qualified divestitures.--Subsection
(a)--
(A) does not apply to a foreign adversary
controlled application with respect to which a
qualified divestiture is executed before the date on
which a prohibition under subsection (a) would begin to
apply to such application; and
(B) shall cease to apply in the case of a foreign
adversary controlled application with respect to which
a qualified divestiture is executed after the date on
which a prohibition under subsection (a) applies to
such application.
(2) Exemptions for certain necessary services.--Subsections
(a) and (b) do not apply to services provided with respect to a
foreign adversary controlled application that are necessary for
an entity to attain compliance with such subsections.
(d) Enforcement.--
(1) Civil penalties.--
(A) Foreign adversary controlled application
violations.--An entity that violates subsection (a)
shall be subject to pay a civil penalty in an amount
not to exceed the amount that results from multiplying
$5,000 by the number of users within the land or
maritime borders of the United States determined to
have accessed, maintained, or updated a foreign
adversary controlled application as a result of such
violation.
(B) Data and information violations.--An entity
that violates subsection (b) shall be subject to pay a
civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the amount
that results from multiplying $500 by the number of
users within the land or maritime borders of the United
States affected by such violation.
(2) Actions by attorney general.--The Attorney General--
(A) shall conduct investigations related to
potential violations of subsection (a) or (b), and, if
such an investigation results in a determination that a
violation has occurred, the Attorney General shall
pursue enforcement under paragraph (1); and
(B) may bring an action in an appropriate district
court of the United States for appropriate relief,
including civil penalties under paragraph (1) or
declaratory and injunctive relief.
(e) Severability.--
(1) In general.--If any provision of this section or the
application of this section to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions or applications of this section that can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application.
(2) Subsequent determinations.--If the application of any
provision of this section is held invalid with respect to a
foreign adversary controlled application that satisfies the
definition of such term pursuant to subsection (g)(3)(A), such
invalidity shall not affect or preclude the application of the
same provision of this section to such foreign adversary
controlled application by means of a subsequent determination
pursuant to subsection (g)(3)(B).
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this division may be
construed--
(1) to authorize the Attorney General to pursue
enforcement, under this section, other than enforcement of
subsection (a) or (b);
(2) to authorize the Attorney General to pursue
enforcement, under this section, against an individual user of
a foreign adversary controlled application; or
(3) except as expressly provided herein, to alter or affect
any other authority provided by or established under another
provision of Federal law.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Controlled by a foreign adversary.--The term
``controlled by a foreign adversary'' means, with respect to a
covered company or other entity, that such company or other
entity is--
(A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, is
headquartered in, has its principal place of business
in, or is organized under the laws of a foreign
adversary country;
(B) an entity with respect to which a foreign
person or combination of foreign persons described in
subparagraph (A) directly or indirectly own at least a
20 percent stake; or
(C) a person subject to the direction or control of
a foreign person or entity described in subparagraph
(A) or (B).
(2) Covered company.--
(A) In general.--The term ``covered company'' means
an entity that operates, directly or indirectly
(including through a parent company, subsidiary, or
affiliate), a website, desktop application, mobile
application, or augmented or immersive technology
application that--
(i) permits a user to create an account or
profile to generate, share, and view text,
images, videos, real-time communications, or
similar content;
(ii) has more than 1,000,000 monthly active
users with respect to at least 2 of the 3
months preceding the date on which a relevant
determination of the President is made pursuant
to paragraph (3)(B);
(iii) enables 1 or more users to generate
or distribute content that can be viewed by
other users of the website, desktop
application, mobile application, or augmented
or immersive technology application; and
(iv) enables 1 or more users to view
content generated by other users of the
website, desktop application, mobile
application, or augmented or immersive
technology application.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``covered company'' does
not include an entity that operates a website, desktop
application, mobile application, or augmented or
immersive technology application whose primary purpose
is to allow users to post product reviews, business
reviews, or travel information and reviews.
(3) Foreign adversary controlled application.--The term
``foreign adversary controlled application'' means a website,
desktop application, mobile application, or augmented or
immersive technology application that is operated, directly or
indirectly (including through a parent company, subsidiary, or
affiliate), by--
(A) any of--
(i) ByteDance, Ltd.;
(ii) TikTok;
(iii) a subsidiary of or a successor to an
entity identified in clause (i) or (ii) that is
controlled by a foreign adversary; or
(iv) an entity owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by an entity identified
in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); or
(B) a covered company that--
(i) is controlled by a foreign adversary;
and
(ii) that is determined by the President to
present a significant threat to the national
security of the United States following the
issuance of--
(I) a public notice proposing such
determination; and
(II) a public report to Congress,
submitted not less than 30 days before
such determination, describing the
specific national security concern
involved and containing a classified
annex and a description of what assets
would need to be divested to execute a
qualified divestiture.
(4) Foreign adversary country.--The term ``foreign
adversary country'' means a country specified in section
4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(5) Internet hosting service.--The term ``internet hosting
service'' means a service through which storage and computing
resources are provided to an individual or organization for the
accommodation and maintenance of 1 or more websites or online
services, and which may include file hosting, domain name
server hosting, cloud hosting, and virtual private server
hosting.
(6) Qualified divestiture.--The term ``qualified
divestiture'' means a divestiture or similar transaction that--
(A) the President determines, through an
interagency process, would result in the relevant
foreign adversary controlled application no longer
being controlled by a foreign adversary; and
(B) the President determines, through an
interagency process, precludes the establishment or
maintenance of any operational relationship between the
United States operations of the relevant foreign
adversary controlled application and any formerly
affiliated entities that are controlled by a foreign
adversary, including any cooperation with respect to
the operation of a content recommendation algorithm or
an agreement with respect to data sharing.
(7) Source code.--The term ``source code'' means the
combination of text and other characters comprising the
content, both viewable and nonviewable, of a software
application, including any publishing language, programming
language, protocol, or functional content, as well as any
successor languages or protocols.
(8) United states.--The term ``United States'' includes the
territories of the United States.
SEC. 3. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(a) Right of Action.--A petition for review challenging this
division or any action, finding, or determination under this division
may be filed only in the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit.
(b) Exclusive Jurisdiction.--The United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
any challenge to this division or any action, finding, or determination
under this division.
(c) Statute of Limitations.--A challenge may only be brought--
(1) in the case of a challenge to this division, not later
than 165 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) in the case of a challenge to any action, finding, or
determination under this division, not later than 90 days after
the date of such action, finding, or determination.
DIVISION E--PROTECTING AMERICANS' DATA FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES ACT OF
2024
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans' Data from
Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE SENSITIVE
DATA OF UNITED STATES INDIVIDUALS TO FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.
(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a data broker to sell,
license, rent, trade, transfer, release, disclose, provide access to,
or otherwise make available personally identifiable sensitive data of a
United States individual to--
(1) any foreign adversary country; or
(2) any entity that is controlled by a foreign adversary.
(b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining
an unfair or a deceptive act or practice under section
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
57a(a)(1)(B)).
(2) Powers of commission.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this
section in the same manner, by the same means, and with
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated
into and made a part of this section.
(B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who
violates this section shall be subject to the penalties
and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided
in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to limit the authority of the Commission under any
other provision of law.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Controlled by a foreign adversary.--The term
``controlled by a foreign adversary'' means, with respect to an
individual or entity, that such individual or entity is--
(A) a foreign person that is domiciled in, is
headquartered in, has its principal place of business
in, or is organized under the laws of a foreign
adversary country;
(B) an entity with respect to which a foreign
person or combination of foreign persons described in
subparagraph (A) directly or indirectly own at least a
20 percent stake; or
(C) a person subject to the direction or control of
a foreign person or entity described in subparagraph
(A) or (B).
(3) Data broker.--
(A) In general.--The term ``data broker'' means an
entity that, for valuable consideration, sells,
licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases,
discloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes
available data of United States individuals that the
entity did not collect directly from such individuals
to another entity that is not acting as a service
provider.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``data broker'' does not
include an entity to the extent such entity--
(i) is transmitting data of a United States
individual, including communications of such an
individual, at the request or direction of such
individual;
(ii) is providing, maintaining, or offering
a product or service with respect to which
personally identifiable sensitive data, or
access to such data, is not the product or
service;
(iii) is reporting or publishing news or
information that concerns local, national, or
international events or other matters of public
interest;
(iv) is reporting, publishing, or otherwise
making available news or information that is
available to the general public--
(I) including information from--
(aa) a book, magazine,
telephone book, or online
directory;
(bb) a motion picture;
(cc) a television,
internet, or radio program;
(dd) the news media; or
(ee) an internet site that
is available to the general
public on an unrestricted
basis; and
(II) not including an obscene
visual depiction (as such term is used
in section 1460 of title 18, United
States Code); or
(v) is acting as a service provider.
(4) Foreign adversary country.--The term ``foreign
adversary country'' means a country specified in section
4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(5) Personally identifiable sensitive data.--The term
``personally identifiable sensitive data'' means any sensitive
data that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable, alone
or in combination with other data, to an individual or a device
that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable to an
individual.
(6) Precise geolocation information.--The term ``precise
geolocation information'' means information that--
(A) is derived from a device or technology of an
individual; and
(B) reveals the past or present physical location
of an individual or device that identifies or is linked
or reasonably linkable to 1 or more individuals, with
sufficient precision to identify street level location
information of an individual or device or the location
of an individual or device within a range of 1,850 feet
or less.
(7) Sensitive data.--The term ``sensitive data'' includes
the following:
(A) A government-issued identifier, such as a
Social Security number, passport number, or driver's
license number.
(B) Any information that describes or reveals the
past, present, or future physical health, mental
health, disability, diagnosis, or healthcare condition
or treatment of an individual.
(C) A financial account number, debit card number,
credit card number, or information that describes or
reveals the income level or bank account balances of an
individual.
(D) Biometric information.
(E) Genetic information.
(F) Precise geolocation information.
(G) An individual's private communications such as
voicemails, emails, texts, direct messages, mail, voice
communications, and video communications, or
information identifying the parties to such
communications or pertaining to the transmission of
such communications, including telephone numbers
called, telephone numbers from which calls were placed,
the time calls were made, call duration, and location
information of the parties to the call.
(H) Account or device log-in credentials, or
security or access codes for an account or device.
(I) Information identifying the sexual behavior of
an individual.
(J) Calendar information, address book information,
phone or text logs, photos, audio recordings, or
videos, maintained for private use by an individual,
regardless of whether such information is stored on the
individual's device or is accessible from that device
and is backed up in a separate location.
(K) A photograph, film, video recording, or other
similar medium that shows the naked or undergarment-
clad private area of an individual.
(L) Information revealing the video content
requested or selected by an individual.
(M) Information about an individual under the age
of 17.
(N) An individual's race, color, ethnicity, or
religion.
(O) Information identifying an individual's online
activities over time and across websites or online
services.
(P) Information that reveals the status of an
individual as a member of the Armed Forces.
(Q) Any other data that a data broker sells,
licenses, rents, trades, transfers, releases,
discloses, provides access to, or otherwise makes
available to a foreign adversary country, or entity
that is controlled by a foreign adversary, for the
purpose of identifying the types of data listed in
subparagraphs (A) through (P).
(8) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means
an entity that--
(A) collects, processes, or transfers data on
behalf of, and at the direction of--
(i) an individual or entity that is not a
foreign adversary country or controlled by a
foreign adversary; or
(ii) a Federal, State, Tribal, territorial,
or local government entity; and
(B) receives data from or on behalf of an
individual or entity described in subparagraph (A)(i)
or a Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, or local
government entity.
(9) United states individual.--The term ``United States
individual'' means a natural person residing in the United
States.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
DIVISION F--SHIP ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Stop Harboring Iranian
Petroleum Act'' or the ``SHIP Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to deny Iran the ability to engage in destabilizing
activities, support international terrorism, fund the
development and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and
the means to deliver such weapons by limiting export of
petroleum and petroleum products by Iran;
(2) to deny Iran funds to oppress and commit human rights
violations against the Iranian people assembling to peacefully
redress the Iranian regime;
(3) to fully enforce sanctions against those entities which
provide support to the Iranian energy sector; and
(4) to counter Iran's actions to finance and facilitate the
participation of foreign terrorist organizations in ongoing
conflicts and illicit activities due to the threat such actions
pose to the vital national interests of the United States.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRANIAN PETROLEUM.
(a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and except as provided in subsection
(e)(2), the President shall impose the sanctions described in
subsection (c) with respect to each foreign person that the President
determines knowingly engaged, on or after such date of enactment, in an
activity described in subsection (b).
(b) Activities Described.--A foreign person engages in an activity
described in this subsection if the foreign person--
(1) owns or operates a foreign port at which, on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act, such person knowingly
permits to dock a vessel--
(A) that is included on the list of specially
designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by
the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department
of the Treasury for transporting Iranian crude oil or
petroleum products; or
(B) of which the operator or owner of such vessel
otherwise knowingly engages in a significant
transaction involving such vessel to transport,
offload, or deal in significant transactions in
condensate, refined, or unrefined petroleum products,
or other petrochemical products originating from the
Islamic Republic of Iran;
(2) owns or operates a vessel through which such owner
knowingly conducts a ship to ship transfer involving a
significant transaction of any petroleum product originating
from the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(3) owns or operates a refinery through which such owner
knowingly engages in a significant transaction to process,
refine, or otherwise deal in any petroleum product originating
from the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(4) is a covered family member of a foreign person
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or
(5) is owned or controlled by a foreign person described in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3), and knowingly engages in an
activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection with respect to a foreign person described in subsection (a)
are the following:
(1) Sanctions on foreign vessels.--Subject to such
regulations as the President may prescribe, the President may
prohibit a vessel described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or
(b)(1)(B) from landing at any port in the United States--
(A) with respect to a vessel described in
subsection (b)(1)(A), for a period of not more than 2
years beginning on the date on which the President
imposes sanctions with respect to a related foreign
port described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(B) with respect to a vessel described in
subsection (b)(1)(B), for a period of not more than 2
years.
(2) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
of the powers granted to the President under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in
property and interests in property of the foreign person if
such property and interests in property are in the United
States, come within the United States, or are or come within
the possession or control of a United States person.
(3) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in subsection (a) is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--An alien described in
subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any
visa or other entry documentation regardless of
when the visa or other entry documentation is
or was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall take effect immediately and
automatically cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the alien's
possession.
(C) Exceptions.--Sanctions under this paragraph
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting
or paroling the alien into the United States is
necessary--
(i) to permit the United States to comply
with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters
of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November
21, 1947, between the United Nations and the
United States, or other applicable
international obligations; or
(ii) to carry out or assist law enforcement
activity in the United States.
(4) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or
causes a violation of this section or any regulations
promulgated to carry out this section to the same extent that
such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act
described in section 206(a) of that Act.
(d) Rules of Construction.--
(1) For purposes of determinations under subsection (a)
that a foreign person engaged in activities described in
subsection (b), a foreign person shall not be determined to
know that petroleum or petroleum products originated from Iran
if such person relied on a certificate of origin or other
documentation confirming that the origin of the petroleum or
petroleum products was a country other than Iran, unless such
person knew or had reason to know that such documentation was
falsified.
(2) Nothing in this division shall be construed to affect
the availability of any existing authorities to issue waivers,
exceptions, exemptions, licenses, or other authorization.
(e) Implementation; Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The President may exercise all authorities
under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of
carrying out this section.
(2) Deadline for regulations.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the
implementation of this division.
(3) Notification to congress.--Not later than 10 days
before the prescription of regulations under paragraph (2), the
President shall brief and provide written notification to the
appropriate congressional committees regarding--
(A) the proposed regulations; and
(B) the specific provisions of this division that
the regulations are implementing.
(f) Exception for Humanitarian Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Sanctions under this section shall not
apply to--
(A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction
for the provision of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assistance,
or for humanitarian purposes; or
(B) transactions that are necessary for or related
to the activities described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Agricultural commodity.--The term
``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning given that
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(B) Medical device.--The term ``medical device''
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321).
(C) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the
meaning given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(g) Exception for Safety of Vessels and Crew.--Sanctions under this
section shall not apply with respect to a person providing provisions
to a vessel otherwise subject to sanctions under this section if such
provisions are intended for the safety and care of the crew aboard the
vessel, the protection of human life aboard the vessel, or the
maintenance of the vessel to avoid any environmental or other
significant damage.
(h) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis
and for periods not to exceed 180 days each, waive the
application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign
person under this section if the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 15 days
after such waiver is to take effect, that the waiver is vital
to the national interests of the United States.
(2) Special rule.--The President shall not be required to
impose sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign
person described in subsection (a) if the President certifies
in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that the
foreign person--
(A) is no longer engaging in activities described
in subsection (b); or
(B) has taken and is continuing to take
significant, verifiable steps toward permanently
terminating such activities.
(i) Termination.--The authorities provided by this section shall
cease to have effect on and after the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
(1) the Government of Iran no longer repeatedly provides
support for international terrorism as determined by the
Secretary of State pursuant to--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other provision of law; and
(2) Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and
development of, and verifiably dismantled, its nuclear,
biological, and chemical weapons, ballistic missiles, and
ballistic missile launch technology.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON IRANIAN PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS EXPORTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date described
in subsection (d), the Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report describing Iran's growing exports of petroleum and petroleum
products, that includes the following:
(1) An analysis of Iran's exports and sale of petroleum and
petroleum products, including--
(A) an estimate of Iran's petroleum export and sale
revenue per year since 2018;
(B) an estimate of Iran's petroleum export and sale
revenue to China per year since 2018;
(C) the amount of petroleum and crude oil barrels
exported per year since 2018;
(D) the amount of petroleum and crude oil barrels
exported to China per year since 2018;
(E) the amount of petroleum and crude oil barrels
exported to countries other than China per year since
2018;
(F) the average price per petroleum and crude oil
barrel exported per year since 2018; and
(G) the average price per petroleum and crude oil
barrel exported to China per year since 2018.
(2) An analysis of Iran's labeling practices of exported
petroleum and petroleum products.
(3) A description of companies involved in the exporting
and sale of Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.
(4) A description of ships involved in the exporting and
sale of Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.
(5) A description of ports involved in the exporting and
sale of Iranian petroleum and petroleum products.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(c) Publication.--The unclassified portion of the report required
by subsection (a) shall be posted on a publicly available website of
the Energy Information Administration.
(d) Termination.--The requirement to submit reports under this
section shall be terminated on the date on which the President makes
the certification described in section 3(f).
SEC. 5. STRATEGY TO COUNTER ROLE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN
EVASION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a written strategy, and provide to
those committees an accompanying briefing, on the role of the People's
Republic of China in evasion of sanctions imposed by the United States
with respect to Iranian-origin petroleum products that includes an
assessment of options--
(1) to strengthen the enforcement of such sanctions; and
(2) to expand sanctions designations targeting the
involvement of the People's Republic of China in the
production, transportation, storage, refining, and sale of
Iranian-origin petroleum products.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description and assessment of the use of sanctions in
effect before the date of the enactment of this Act to target
individuals and entities of the People's Republic of China that
are directly or indirectly associated with smuggling of
Iranian-origin petroleum products;
(2) an assessment of--
(A) Iranian-owned entities operating in the
People's Republic of China and involved in petroleum
refining supply chains;
(B) the People's Republic of China's role in global
petroleum refining supply chains;
(C) how the People's Republic of China leverages
its role in global petroleum supply chains to achieve
political objectives;
(D) the People's Republic of China's petroleum
importing and exporting partners;
(E) what percent of the People's Republic of
China's energy consumption is linked to illegally
imported Iranian-origin petroleum products; and
(F) what level of influence the Chinese Communist
Party holds over non-state, semi-independent ``teapot''
refineries;
(3) a detailed plan for--
(A) monitoring the maritime domain for sanctionable
activity related to smuggling of Iranian-origin
petroleum products;
(B) identifying the individuals, entities, and
vessels engaging in sanctionable activity related to
Iranian-origin petroleum products, including--
(i) vessels--
(I) transporting petrochemicals
subject to sanctions;
(II) conducting ship-to-ship
transfers of such petrochemicals;
(III) with deactivated automatic
identification systems; or
(IV) that engage in ``flag
hopping'' by changing national
registries;
(ii) individuals or entities--
(I) storing petrochemicals subject
to sanctions; or
(II) refining or otherwise
processing such petrochemicals; and
(iii) through the use of port entry and
docking permission of vessels subject to
sanctions;
(C) deterring individuals and entities from
violating sanctions by educating and engaging--
(i) insurance providers;
(ii) parent companies; and
(iii) vessel operators;
(D) collaborating with allies and partners of the
United States engaged in the Arabian Peninsula,
including through standing or new maritime task forces,
to build sanctions enforcement capacity through
assistance and training to defense and law enforcement
services; and
(E) using public communications and global
diplomatic engagements to highlight the role of illicit
petroleum product smuggling in bolstering Iran's
support for terrorism and its nuclear program; and
(4) an assessment of--
(A) the total number of vessels smuggling Iranian-
origin petroleum products;
(B) the total number of vessels smuggling such
petroleum products destined for the People's Republic
of China;
(C) the number of vessels smuggling such petroleum
products specifically from the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps;
(D) interference by the People's Republic of China
with attempts by the United States to investigate or
enforce sanctions on illicit Iranian petroleum product
exports;
(E) the effectiveness of the use of sanctions with
respect to insurers of entities that own or operate
vessels involved in smuggling Iranian-origin petroleum
products;
(F) the personnel and resources needed to enforce
sanctions with respect to Iranian-origin petroleum
products; and
(G) the impact of smuggled illicit Iranian-origin
petroleum products on global energy markets.
(c) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified index.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Covered family member.--The term ``covered family
member'', with respect to a foreign person who is an
individual, means a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of
the person who engages in the sanctionable activity described
under section 3 or who demonstrably benefits from such
activity.
DIVISION G--FIGHT CRIME ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Fight and Combat Rampant
Iranian Missile Exports Act'' or the ``Fight CRIME Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution
2231 (2015) restricts certain missile-related activities and
transfers to and from Iran, including all items, materials,
equipment, goods, and technology set out in the Missile
Technology Control Regime Annex, absent advance, case-by-case
approval from the United Nations Security Council.
(2) Iran has transferred Shahed and Mohajer drones, covered
under the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, to the
Russian Federation, the Government of Ethiopia, and other Iran-
aligned entities, including the Houthis in Yemen and militia
units in Iraq, without prior authorization from the United
Nations Security Council, in violation of the restrictions set
forth in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution
2231.
(3) Certain missile-related restrictions in Annex B to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 expired in
October 2023, removing international legal restrictions on
missile-related activities and transfers to and from Iran.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to urgently seek the extension of missile-related
restrictions set forth in Annex B to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2231 (2015);
(2) to use all available authorities to constrain Iran's
domestic ballistic missile production capabilities;
(3) to combat and deter the transfer of conventional and
non-conventional arms, equipment, material, and technology to,
or from Iran, or involving the Government of Iran; and
(4) to ensure countries, individuals, and entities engaged
in, or attempting to engage in, the acquisition, facilitation,
or development of arms and related components and technology
subject to restrictions under Annex B to United Nations
Security Council Resolution 2231 are held to account under
United States and international law, including through the
application and enforcement of sanctions and use of export
controls, regardless of whether the restrictions under Annex B
to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 remain in
effect following their anticipated expiration in October 2023.
SEC. 4. REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate
Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an unclassified report, with a classified annex if
necessary, that includes the following:
(1) A diplomatic strategy to secure the renewal of
international restrictions on certain missile-related
activities, including transfers to and from Iran set forth in
Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231
(2015).
(2) An analysis of how the expiration of missile-related
restrictions set forth in Annex B to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2231 impacts the Government of Iran's arms
proliferation and malign activities, including as the
restrictions relate to cooperation with, and support for, Iran-
aligned entities and allied countries.
(3) An assessment of the revenue, or in-kind benefits,
accrued by the Government of Iran, or Iran-aligned entities, as
a result of a lapse in missile-related restrictions set forth
in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
(4) A detailed description of a United States strategy to
deter, prevent, and disrupt the sale, purchase, or transfer of
covered technology involving Iran absent restrictions pursuant
to Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
(5) An identification of any foreign person engaging in,
enabling, or otherwise facilitating any activity involving Iran
restricted under Annex B to United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2231, regardless of whether such restrictions remain
in effect after October 2023.
(6) A description of actions by the United Nations and
other multilateral organizations, including the European Union,
to hold accountable foreign persons that have violated the
restrictions set forth in Annex B to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2231, and efforts to prevent further
violations of such restrictions.
(7) A description of actions by individual member states of
the United Nations Security Council to hold accountable foreign
persons that have violated restrictions set forth in Annex B to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 and efforts to
prevent further violations of such restrictions.
(8) A description of actions by the People's Republic of
China, the Russian Federation, or any other country to prevent,
interfere with, or undermine efforts to hold accountable
foreign persons that have violated the restrictions set forth
in Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231,
including actions to restrict United Nations-led investigations
into suspected violations of such restrictions, or limit
funding to relevant United Nations offices or experts.
(9) An analysis of the foreign and domestic supply chains
in Iran that directly or indirectly facilitate, support, or
otherwise aid the Government of Iran's drone or missile
program, including storage, transportation, or flight-testing
of related goods, technology, or components.
(10) An identification of any foreign person, or network
containing foreign persons, that enables, supports, or
otherwise facilitates the operations or maintenance of any
Iranian airline subject to United States sanctions or export
control restrictions.
(11) An assessment of how the continued operation of
Iranian airlines subject to United States sanctions or export
control restrictions impacts the Government of Iran's ability
to transport or develop arms, including covered technology.
(b) Scope.--The initial report required by subsection (a) shall
address the period beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on the date
that is 90 days after date of the enactment of this Act, and each
subsequent report shall address the one-year period following the
conclusion of the prior report.
SEC. 5. SANCTIONS TO COMBAT THE PROLIFERATION OF IRANIAN MISSILES.
(a) In General.--The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall
apply to any foreign person the President determines, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) knowingly engages in any effort to acquire, possess,
develop, transport, transfer, or deploy covered technology to,
from, or involving the Government of Iran or Iran-aligned
entities, regardless of whether the restrictions set forth in
Annex B to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231
(2015) remain in effect after October 2023;
(2) knowingly provides entities owned or controlled by the
Government of Iran or Iran-aligned entities with goods,
technology, parts, or components, that may contribute to the
development of covered technology;
(3) knowingly participates in joint missile or drone
development, including development of covered technology, with
the Government of Iran or Iran-aligned entities, including
technical training, storage, and transport;
(4) knowingly imports, exports, or re-exports to, into, or
from Iran, whether directly or indirectly, any significant arms
or related materiel prohibited under paragraph (5) or (6) to
Annex B of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231
(2015) as of April 1, 2023;
(5) knowingly provides significant financial, material, or
technological support to, or knowingly engages in a significant
transaction with, a foreign person subject to sanctions for
conduct described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4); or
(6) is an adult family member of a person subject to
sanctions for conduct described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or
(4).
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to
block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
in property of the foreign person if such property and
interests in property are in the United States, come within the
United States, or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in subsection (a) shall be--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 16 seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation of any alien described in
subsection (a) is subject to revocation
regardless of the issue date of the visa or
other entry documentation.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall, in accordance with section
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the
possession of the alien.
(c) Penalties.--Any person that violates, or attempts to violate,
subsection (b) or any regulation, license, or order issued pursuant to
that subsection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits
an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.
(d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
under this section with respect to a foreign person for renewable
periods not to exceed 180 days only if, not later than 15 days after
the date on which the waiver is to take effect, the President submits
to the appropriate congressional committees a written determination and
justification that the waiver is in the vital national security
interests of the United States.
(e) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out any
amendments made by this section.
(f) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The President shall, not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this
division and the amendments made by this division.
(2) Notification to congress.--Not less than 10 days before
the promulgation of regulations under subsection (a), the
President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees
of the proposed regulations and the provisions of this division
and the amendments made by this division that the regulations
are implementing.
(g) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under
this section shall not apply to any activity subject to the
reporting requirements under title V of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized
intelligence activities of the United States.
(2) Exception to comply with international obligations and
for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this section
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or
paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations; or
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law
enforcement activity in the United States.
(h) Termination of Sanctions.--This section shall cease to be
effective beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date on which
the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that--
(1) the Government of Iran no longer repeatedly provides
support for international terrorism as determined by the
Secretary of State pursuant to--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other provision of law; and
(2) Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and
development of, and verifiably dismantled its, nuclear,
biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and
ballistic missile launch technology.
SEC. 6. REPORT TO IDENTIFY, AND DESIGNATION AS FOREIGN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS OF, IRANIAN PERSONS THAT HAVE ATTACKED
UNITED STATES CITIZENS USING UNMANNED COMBAT AERIAL
VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that identifies, for the period specified in subsection (b), any
Iranian person that has attacked a United States citizen using an
unmanned combat aerial vehicle, as defined for the purpose of the
United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
(b) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is--
(1) for the initial report, the period--
(A) beginning on October 27, 2023; and
(B) ending on the date such report is submitted;
and
(2) for the second or a subsequent report, the period--
(A) beginning on the date the preceding report was
submitted; and
(B) ending on the date such second or subsequent
report is submitted.
(c) Designation of Persons as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.--
(1) In general.--The President shall designate any person
identified in a report submitted under subsection (a) as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(2) Revocation.--The President may not revoke a designation
made under paragraph (1) until the date that is 4 years after
the date of such designation.
(d) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of
this section upon a determination and certification to the appropriate
congressional committees that such a waiver is in the vital national
security interests of the United States.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 4
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Iranian Person Defined.--In this section, the term ``Iranian
person''--
(1) means an entity organized under the laws of Iran or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of
Iran; and
(2) includes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Financial Services, and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
(A) means an individual or entity that is not a
United States person; and
(B) includes a foreign state (as such term is
defined in section 1603 of title 28, United States
Code).
(3) Government of iran.--The term ``Government of Iran''
has the meaning given such term in section 560.304 of title 31,
Code of Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect on
January 1, 2021.
(4) United states person.--The terms ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United
States;
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity;
or
(D) a person in the United States.
(5) Iran-aligned entity.--The term ``Iran-aligned entity''
means a foreign person that--
(A) is controlled or significantly influenced by
the Government of Iran; and
(B) knowingly receives material or financial
support from the Government of Iran, including
Hezbollah, the Houthis, or any other proxy group that
furthers Iran's national security objectives.
(6) Covered technology.--The term ``covered technology''
means--
(A) any goods, technology, software, or related
material specified in the Missile Technology Control
Regime Annex, as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) any additional goods, technology, software, or
related material added to the Missile Technology
Control Regime Annex after the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(7) Family member.--The term ``family member'' means--
(A) a child, grandchild, parent, grandparent,
sibling, or spouse; and
(B) any spouse, widow, or widower of an individual
described in subparagraph (A).
(8) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' has the meaning
given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(9) Missile technology control regime.--The term ``Missile
Technology Control Regime'' means the policy statement, between
the United States, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of
Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April
16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers
based on the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, and any
amendments thereto or expansions thereof, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(10) Missile technology control regime annex.--The term
``Missile Technology Control Regime Annex'' means the
Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile
Technology Control Regime, and any amendments thereto or
updates thereof, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
DIVISION H--MAHSA ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mahsa Amini Human rights and
Security Accountability Act'' or the ``MAHSA Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER'S OFFICE, ITS
APPOINTEES, AND ANY AFFILIATED PERSONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Supreme Leader is an institution of the Islamic
Republic of Iran.
(2) The Supreme Leader holds ultimate authority over Iran's
judiciary and security apparatus, including the Ministry of
Intelligence and Security, law enforcement forces under the
Interior Ministry, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC), and the Basij, a nationwide volunteer paramilitary
group subordinate to the IRGC, all of which have engaged in
human rights abuses in Iran. Additionally the IRGC, a United
States designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, which reports
to the Supreme Leader, continues to perpetrate terrorism around
the globe, including attempts to kill and kidnap American
citizens on United States soil.
(3) The Supreme Leader appoints the head of Iran's
judiciary. International observers continue to criticize the
lack of independence of Iran's judicial system and maintained
that trials disregarded international standards of fairness.
(4) The revolutionary courts, created by Iran's former
Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, within Iran's judiciary, are
chiefly responsible for hearing cases of political offenses,
operate in parallel to Iran's criminal justice system and
routinely hold grossly unfair trials without due process,
handing down predetermined verdicts and rubberstamping
executions for political purpose.
(5) The Iranian security and law enforcement forces engage
in serious human rights abuse at the behest of the Supreme
Leader.
(6) Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, sits at the helm of
the most sanctioned cabinet in Iranian history which includes
internationally sanctioned rights violators. Raisi has
supported the recent crackdown on protestors and is a rights
violator himself, having served on a ``death commission'' in
1988 that led to the execution of several thousand political
prisoners in Iran. He most recently served as the head of
Iran's judiciary, a position appointed by Iran's current
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and may likely be a potential
candidate to replace Khamenei as Iran's next Supreme Leader.
(7) On September 16, 2022, a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa
Amini, died in the detention of the Morality Police after being
beaten and detained for allegedly transgressing discriminatory
dress codes for women. This tragic incident triggered
widespread, pro-women's rights, pro-democracy protests across
all of Iran's 31 provinces, calling for the end to Iran's
theocratic regime.
(8) In the course of the protests, the Iranian security
forces' violent crackdown includes mass arrests, well
documented beating of protestors, throttling of the internet
and telecommunications services, and shooting protestors with
live ammunition. Iranian security forces have reportedly killed
hundreds of protestors and other civilians, including women and
children, and wounded many more.
(9) Iran's Supreme Leader is the leader of the ``Axis of
Resistance'', which is a network of Tehran's terror proxy and
partner militias materially supported by the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps that targets the United States as
well as its allies and partners.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States shall stand with and support the
people of Iran in their demand for fundamental human rights;
(2) the United States shall continue to hold the Islamic
Republic of Iran, particularly the Supreme Leader and
President, accountable for abuses of human rights, corruption,
and export of terrorism; and
(3) Iran must immediately end its gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights.
(c) In General.--
(1) Determination and report required.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the President shall--
(A) determine whether each foreign person described
in subsection (d) meets the criteria for imposition of
sanctions under one or more of the sanctions programs
and authorities listed in paragraph (2);
(B) impose applicable sanctions against any foreign
person determined to meet the criteria for imposition
of sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the
sanctions programs and authorities listed in
subparagraph (A) or (F) of subsection (c)(2) and pursue
applicable sanctions against any foreign person
determined to meet the criteria for imposition of
sanctions pursuant to subparagraph (A) under the
sanctions programs and authorities listed in
subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of subsection
(c)(2); and
(C) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report in unclassified form, with a
classified annex provided separately if needed,
containing--
(i) a list of all foreign persons described
in subsection (d) that meet the criteria for
imposition of sanctions under one or more of
the sanctions programs and authorities listed
in paragraph (2); and
(ii) for each foreign person identified
pursuant to clause (i)--
(I) a list of each sanctions
program or authority listed in
paragraph (2) for which the person
meets the criteria for imposition of
sanctions;
(II) a statement which, if any, of
the sanctions authorized by any of the
sanctions programs and authorities
identified pursuant to subclause (I)
have been imposed or will be imposed
within 30 days of the submission of the
report; and
(III) with respect to which any of
the sanctions authorized by any of the
sanctions programs and authorities
identified pursuant to subclause (I)
have not been imposed and will not be
imposed within 30 days of the
submission of the report, the specific
authority under which otherwise
applicable sanctions are being waived,
have otherwise been determined not to
apply, or are not being imposed and a
complete justification of the decision
to waive or otherwise not apply the
sanctions authorized by such sanctions
programs and authorities.
(2) Sanctions listed.--The sanctions listed in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Sanctions described in section 105(c) of the
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8514(c)).
(B) Sanctions applicable with respect to a person
pursuant to Executive Order 13553 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
relating to blocking property of certain persons with
respect to serious human rights abuses by the
Government of Iran).
(C) Sanctions applicable with respect to a person
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
relating to blocking property and prohibiting
transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism).
(D) Sanctions applicable with respect to a person
pursuant to Executive Order 13818 (relating to blocking
the property of persons involved in serious human
rights abuse or corruption).
(E) Sanctions applicable with respect to a person
pursuant to Executive Order 13876 (relating to imposing
sanctions with respect to Iran).
(F) Penalties and visa bans applicable with respect
to a person pursuant to section 7031(c) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2021.
(3) Form of determination.--The determination required by
paragraph (1) shall be provided in an unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex provided separately containing
additional contextual information pertaining to justification
for the issuance of any waiver issued, as described in
paragraph (1)(C)(ii). The unclassified portion of such
determination shall be made available on a publicly available
internet website of the Federal Government.
(d) Foreign Persons Described.--The foreign persons described in
this subsection are the following:
(1) The Supreme Leader of Iran and any official in the
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran.
(2) The President of Iran and any official in the Office of
the President of Iran or the President's cabinet, including
cabinet ministers and executive vice presidents.
(3) Any entity, including foundations and economic
conglomerates, overseen by the Office of the Supreme Leader of
Iran which is complicit in financing or resourcing of human
rights abuses or support for terrorism.
(4) Any official of any entity owned or controlled by the
Supreme Leader of Iran or the Office of the Supreme Leader of
Iran.
(5) Any person determined by the President--
(A) to be a person appointed by the Supreme Leader
of Iran, the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, the
President of Iran, or the Office of the President of
Iran to a position as a state official of Iran, or as
the head of any entity located in Iran or any entity
located outside of Iran that is owned or controlled by
one or more entities in Iran;
(B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or
provided financial, material, or technological support
for, or goods or services to or in support of any
person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to any sanctions program or authority
listed in subsection (c)(2);
(C) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted
or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or
indirectly any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to any sanctions program
or authority listed in subsection (c)(2); or
(D) to be a member of the board of directors or a
senior executive officer of any person whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to any
sanctions program or authority listed in subsection
(c)(2).
(e) Congressional Oversight.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receiving a
request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the
appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a
foreign person meets the criteria of a person described in
subsection (d)(5), the President shall--
(A) determine if the person meets such criteria;
and
(B) submit an unclassified report, with a
classified annex provided separately if needed, to such
chairman and ranking member with respect to such
determination that includes a statement of whether or
not the President imposed or intends to impose
sanctions with respect to the person pursuant to any
sanctions program or authority listed in subsection
(c)(2).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this division, or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this division, or the application of
that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be
affected.
DIVISION I--HAMAS AND OTHER PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS INTERNATIONAL
FINANCING PREVENTION ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Hamas and Other Palestinian
Terrorist Groups International Financing Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States--
(1) to prevent Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or successor
thereof from accessing its international support networks; and
(2) to oppose Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or successor
thereof from using goods, including medicine and dual use
items, to smuggle weapons and other materials to further acts
of terrorism, including against Israel.
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PERSONS
SUPPORTING ACTS OF TERRORISM OR ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT
TRANSACTIONS WITH SENIOR MEMBERS OF HAMAS, PALESTINIAN
ISLAMIC JIHAD AND OTHER PALESTINIAN TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in subsection (c) with respect to each foreign person that
the President determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, engages in an activity described in subsection (b).
(b) Activities Described.--A foreign person engages in an activity
described in this subsection if the foreign person knowingly--
(1) assists in sponsoring or providing significant
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
other services to enable, acts of terrorism; or
(2) engages, directly or indirectly, in a significant
transaction with--
(A) a senior member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic
Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any
affiliate or successor thereof; or
(B) a senior member of a foreign terrorist
organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) that is
responsible for providing, directly or indirectly,
support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or
successor thereof.
(c) Sanctions Described.--The President shall exercise all of the
powers granted to the President under the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to
block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in
property of a foreign person described in subsection (a) if such
property and interests in property are in the United States, come
within the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(d) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and
(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or
any regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful
act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
(e) Implementation; Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for
purposes of carrying out this section.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue
regulations or other guidance as may be necessary for the
implementation of this section.
(f) Waiver.--The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and
for a period of not more than 180 days, the application of sanctions
under this section with respect to a foreign person only if, not later
than 15 days prior to the date on which the waiver is to take effect,
the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
written determination and justification that the waiver is in the vital
national security interests of the United States.
(g) Humanitarian Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Sanctions under this section shall not
apply to--
(A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction
for the provision of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assistance,
or for humanitarian purposes; or
(B) transactions that are necessary for or related
to the activities described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Agricultural commodity.--The term
``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning given that
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(B) Medical device.--The term ``medical device''
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321).
(C) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the
meaning given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(h) Rule of Construction.--The authority to impose sanctions under
this section with respect to a foreign person is in addition to the
authority to impose sanctions under any other provision of law with
respect to a foreign person that directly or indirectly supports acts
of international terrorism.
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN STATES PROVIDING
SUPPORT TO HAMAS, PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD AND OTHER
PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the measures
described in subsection (c) with respect to a foreign state if the
President determines that the foreign state, on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act, engages in an activity described in
subsection (b).
(b) Activities Described.--A foreign state engages in an activity
described in this subsection if the foreign state knowingly--
(1) provides significant material or financial support for
acts of international terrorism, pursuant to--
(A) section 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A));
(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371);
(C) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780); or
(D) any other provision of law;
(2) provides significant material support to Hamas, the
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's
Den, or any affiliate or successor thereof; or
(3) engages in a significant transaction that materially
contributes, directly or indirectly, to the terrorist
activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or successor
thereof.
(c) Measures Described.--The measures described in this subsection
with respect to a foreign state are the following:
(1) The President shall suspend, for a period of at least 1
year, United States assistance to the foreign state.
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States Executive Director to each appropriate international
financial institution to oppose, and vote against, for a period
of 1 year, the extension by such institution of any loan or
financial or technical assistance to the government of the
foreign state.
(3) The President shall prohibit the export of any item on
the United States Munitions List (established pursuant to
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)) or
the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part
774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to the foreign
state for a period of 1 year.
(d) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and
(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or
any regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same
extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful
act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
(e) Waiver.--The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis and
for a period of not more than 180 days, the application of measures
under this section with respect to a foreign state only if, not later
than 15 days prior to the date on which the waiver is to take effect,
the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
written determination and justification that the waiver is in the vital
national security interests of the United States.
(f) Implementation; Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for
purposes of carrying out this section.
(2) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue
regulations or other guidance as may be necessary for the
implementation of this section.
(g) Additional Exemptions.--
(1) Status of forces agreements.--The President may exempt
the application of measures under this section with respect to
a foreign state if the application of such measures would
prevent the United States from meeting the terms of any status
of forces agreement to which the United States is a party or
meeting other obligations relating to the basing of United
States service members.
(2) Authorized intelligence activities.--Measures under
this section shall not apply with respect to any activity
subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any
authorized intelligence activities of the United States.
(3) Humanitarian assistance.--
(A) In general.--Measures under this section shall
not apply to--
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a
transaction for the provision of agricultural
commodities, food, medicine, medical devices,
or humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian
purposes; or
(ii) transactions that are necessary for or
related to the activities described in clause
(i).
(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(i) Agricultural commodity.--The term
``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(ii) Medical device.--The term ``medical
device'' has the meaning given the term
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(iii) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has
the meaning given the term ``drug'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 321).
(h) Rule of Construction.--The authority to impose measures under
this section with respect to a foreign state is in addition to the
authority to impose measures under any other provision of law with
respect to foreign states that directly or indirectly support acts of
international terrorism.
SEC. 5. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES TO DISRUPT GLOBAL FUNDRAISING, FINANCING,
AND MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES OF HAMAS, PALESTINIAN
ISLAMIC JIHAD, AL-AQSA MARTYRS BRIGADE, THE LION'S DEN OR
ANY AFFILIATE OR SUCCESSOR THEREOF.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) an assessment of the disposition of the assets and
activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or successor
thereof related to fundraising, financing, and money laundering
worldwide;
(2) a list of foreign states that knowingly providing
material, financial, or technical support for, or goods or
services to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any affiliate or successor
thereof;
(3) a list of foreign states in which Hamas, the
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's
Den, or any affiliate or successor thereof conducts significant
fundraising, financing, or money laundering activities;
(4) a list of foreign states from which Hamas, the
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's
Den, or any affiliate or successor thereof knowingly engaged in
the transfer of surveillance equipment, electronic monitoring
equipment, or other means to inhibit communication or the free
flow of information in Gaza; and
(5) with respect to each foreign state listed in paragraph
(2), (3), or (4)--
(A) a description of the steps the foreign state
identified is taking adequate measures to restrict
financial flows to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic
Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, or any
affiliates or successors thereof; and
(B) in the case of a foreign state failing to take
adequate measures to restrict financial flows to Hamas,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the
Lion's Den or any other designated entity engaged in
significant act of terrorism threatening the peace and
security of Israel--
(i) an assessment of the reasons that
government is not taking adequate measures to
restrict financial flows to those entities; and
(ii) a description of measures being taken
by the United States Government to encourage
the foreign state to restrict financial flows
to those entities; and
(b) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, and may
contain a classified annex.
SEC. 6. TERMINATION.
This division shall terminate on the earlier of--
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that--
(A) Hamas or any successor or affiliate thereof is
no longer designated as a foreign terrorist
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
(B) Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, and any successor or
affiliate thereof are no longer subject to sanctions
pursuant to--
(i) Executive Order No. 12947 (January 23,
1995; relating to prohibiting transactions with
terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle
East peace process); and
(ii) Executive Order No. 13224 (September
23, 2001; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who
commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism); and
(C) Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Brigade, the Lion's Den, and any successor or
affiliate thereof meet the criteria described in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 9 of the
Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (22 U.S.C. 2378b
note).
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Act of terrorism.--The term ``act of terrorism'' means
an activity that--
(A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to
human life, property, or infrastructure; and
(B) appears to be intended to--
(i) intimidate or coerce a civilian
population;
(ii) influence the policy of a government
by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) affect the conduct of a government by
mass destruction, assassination, kidnapping, or
hostage-taking.
(2) Admitted.--The term ``admitted'' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(a)(13)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(13)(A)).
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
(4) Foreign state.--The term ``foreign state'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1603 of title 28, United
States Code.
(5) Humanitarian aid.--The term ``humanitarian aid'' means
food, medicine, and medical supplies.
(6) Material support.--The term ``material support'' has
the meaning given the term ``material support or resources'' in
section 2339A of title 18, United States Code.
(7) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
DIVISION J--NO TECHNOLOGY FOR TERROR ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Technology for Terror Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF FOREIGN-DIRECT PRODUCT RULES TO IRAN.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, a foreign-produced item shall be
subject to the Export Administration Regulations (pursuant to the
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.)) if the
item--
(1) meets--
(A) the product scope requirements described in
subsection (b); and
(B) the destination scope requirements described in
subsection (c); and
(2) is exported, reexported, or in-country transferred to
Iran from abroad or involves the Government of Iran.
(b) Product Scope Requirements.--A foreign-produced item meets the
product scope requirements of this subsection if the item--
(1) is a direct product of United States-origin technology
or software subject to the Export Administration Regulations
that is specified in a covered Export Control Classification
Number or is identified in supplement no. 7 to part 746 of the
Export Administration Regulations; or
(2) is produced by any plant or major component of a plant
that is located outside the United States, if the plant or
major component of a plant, whether made in the United States
or a foreign country, itself is a direct product of United
States-origin technology or software subject to the Export
Administration Regulations that is specified in a covered
Export Control Classification Number.
(c) Destination Scope Requirements.--A foreign-produced item meets
the destination scope requirements of this subsection if there is
knowledge that the foreign-produced item is destined to Iran or will be
incorporated into or used in the production or development of any part,
component, or equipment subject to the Export Administration
Regulations and produced in or destined to Iran.
(d) License Requirements.--
(1) In general.--A license shall be required to export,
reexport, or in-country transfer a foreign-produced item from
abroad that meets the product scope requirements described in
subsection (b) and the destination scope requirements described
in subsection (c) and is subject to the Export Administration
Regulations pursuant to this section.
(2) Exceptions.--The license requirements of paragraph (1)
shall not apply to--
(A) food, medicine, or medical devices that are--
(i) designated as EAR99; or
(ii) not designated under or listed on the
Commerce Control List; or
(B) services, software, or hardware (other than
services, software, or hardware for end-users owned or
controlled by the Government of Iran) that are--
(i) necessarily and ordinarily incident to
communications; or
(ii) designated as--
(I) EAR99; or
(II) Export Control Classification
Number 5A992.c or 5D992.c, and
classified in accordance with section
740.17 of title 15 Code of Federal
Regulations; and
(iii) subject to a general license issued
by the Department of Commerce or Department of
Treasury.
(e) National Interest Waiver.--The Secretary of Commerce may waive
the requirements imposed under this section if the Secretary--
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national interests
of the United States; and
(2) submits to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report explaining which
requirements are being waived and the reasons for the waiver.
(f) Sunset.--The authority provided under this section shall
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(g) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Commerce Control List'' means the list
maintained pursuant to part 744 of the Export Administration
Regulations;
(2) the term ``covered Export Control Classification
Number'' means an Export Control Classification Number in
product group D or E of Category 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 of the
Commerce Control List;
(3) the terms ``Export Administration Regulations'',
``export'', ``reexport'', and ``in-country transfer'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 1742 of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801); and
(4) the terms ``direct product'', ``technology'',
``software'', ``major component'', ``knowledge'',
``production'', ``development'', ``part'', ``component'',
``equipment'', and ``government end users'' have the meanings
given those terms in section 734.9 or part 772 of the Export
Administration Regulations, as the case may be.
DIVISION K--STRENGTHENING TOOLS TO COUNTER THE USE OF HUMAN SHIELDS ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Tools to Counter the
Use of Human Shields Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States to fully implement and
enforce sanctions against terrorist organizations and other malign
actors that use innocent civilians as human shields.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SANCTIONING THE USE OF CIVILIANS
AS DEFENSELESS SHIELDS ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians
as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115-348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Each foreign person that the President determines, on
or after the date of the enactment of the Strengthening Tools
to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act--
``(A) is a member of Palestine Islamic Jihad or is
knowingly acting on behalf of Palestine Islamic Jihad;
and
``(B) knowingly orders, controls, or otherwise
directs the use of civilians protected as such by the
law of war to shield military objectives from
attack.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and
(i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Congressional Requests.--Not later than 120 days after
receiving a request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the
appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign
person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection (b) or
(c), the President shall--
``(1) determine if the person meets such criteria; and
``(2) submit a written justification to the chairman and
ranking member detailing whether or not the President imposed
or intends to impose sanctions described in subsection (b) or
(c) with respect to such person.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 4 of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians
as Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115-348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Palestine islamic jihad.--The term `Palestine Islamic
Jihad' means--
``(A) the entity known as Palestine Islamic Jihad
and designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
``(B) any person identified as an agent or
instrumentality of Palestine Islamic Jihad on the list
of specially designated nationals and blocked persons
maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of
the Department of the Treasury, the property or
interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).''.
(c) Sunset.--Section 5 of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as
Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115-348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2023'' and inserting ``December 31,
2030''.
(d) Severability.--The Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as
Defenseless Shields Act (Public Law 115-348; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.
``If any provision of this Act, or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstance, is found to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, or the application of that
provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.''.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON COUNTERING THE USE OF HUMAN SHIELDS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate a report that contains the following:
(1) A description of the lessons learned from the United
States and its allies and partners in addressing the use of
human shields by terrorist organizations such as Hamas,
Hezbollah, Palestine Islamic Jihad, and any other organization
as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(2) A description of a specific plan and actions being
taken by the Department of Defense to incorporate the lessons
learned as identified in paragraph (1) into Department of
Defense operating guidance, relevant capabilities, and tactics,
techniques, and procedures to deter, counter, and address the
challenge posed by the use of human shields and hold
accountable terrorist organizations for the use of human
shields.
(3) A description of specific measures being developed and
implemented by the United States Government to mobilize and
leverage allied nations, including member nations of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), to deter, counter, and
hold accountable terrorist organizations for the use of human
shields.
(4) The current status of joint exercises, doctrine
development, education, and training on countering the use of
human shields in multinational centers of excellence.
(5) The current status of participation of members of the
Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian personnel in
any multinational center of excellence for the purposes of
countering the use of human shields.
(6) The feasibility and advisability of beginning or
continuing participation of members of the Armed Forces and
Department of Defense civilian personnel to promote the
integration of joint exercises, doctrine development,
education, and training on countering the use of human shields
into multinational centers of excellence.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``multinational center
of excellence'' has the meaning given that term in section 344 of title
10, United States Code.
SEC. 5. CONFRONTING ASYMMETRIC AND MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President may impose the
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign
person that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of State determine, on or after such
date of enactment--
(1) is responsible for or complicit in, or has engaged
knowingly in, significant cyber-enabled activities originating
from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in
substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably
likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a
significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or
economic health or financial stability of the United States;
(2) materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to
or in support of, any activity described in this subsection or
any person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to this section;
(3) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to
act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to this section; or
(4) has attempted to engage in any of the activities
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Inadmissibility to united states.--In the case of an
alien--
(A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the
United States or to be admitted to the United States;
or
(B) if the individual has been issued a visa or
other documentation, revocation, in accordance with
section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa or other documentation.
(2) Blocking of property.--The blocking, in accordance with
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.), of all transactions in all property and interests in
property of a foreign person if such property and interests in
property are in the United States, come within the United
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(c) Requests by Appropriate Congressional Committees.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after receiving a
request that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) with
respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State shall--
(A) determine if that person has engaged in such an
activity; and
(B) submit a classified or unclassified report to
the chairperson and ranking member of the committee or
committees that submitted the request with respect to
that determination that includes--
(i) a statement of whether or not the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Attorney General and the Secretary of State
imposed or intends to impose sanctions with
respect to the person;
(ii) if the President imposed or intends to
impose sanctions, a description of those
sanctions; and
(iii) if the President does not intend to
impose sanctions, a description of actions that
meet the threshold for the President to impose
sanctions.
(2) Requirements.--A request under paragraph (1) with
respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity
described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the President
in writing jointly by the chairperson and ranking member of one
of the appropriate congressional committees.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.
SEC. 6. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO CURRENT OR FORMER UNITED
STATES OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign
person the President determines has, on or after such date of
enactment, ordered, directed, or taken material steps to carry out any
use of violence or has attempted or threatened to use violence against
any current or former official of the Government of the United States.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Inadmissibility to united states.--In the case of a
foreign person who is an individual--
(A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the
United States or to be admitted to the United States;
or
(B) if the individual has been issued a visa or
other documentation, revocation, in accordance with
section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa or other documentation.
(2) Blocking of property.--The blocking, in accordance with
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.), of all transactions in all property and interests in
property of a foreign person if such property and interests in
property are in the United States, come within the United
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(c) Enforcement of Blocking of Property.--A person that violates,
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of a
sanction described in subsection (b)(2) that is imposed by the
President or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out such
a sanction shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits
an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section.
(d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
under this section for renewable periods not to exceed 180 days if the
President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the vital national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) not less than 15 days before the granting of the
waiver, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
notice of and justification for the waiver.
(e) Termination and Sunset.--
(1) Termination of sanctions.--The President may terminate
the application of sanctions under this section with respect to
a person if the President determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days
before the termination of the sanctions that--
(A) credible information exists that the person did
not engage in the activity for which sanctions were
imposed;
(B) the person has credibly demonstrated a
significant change in behavior, has paid an appropriate
consequence for the activity for which sanctions were
imposed, and has credibly committed to not engage in an
activity described in subsection (a) in the future; or
(C) the termination of the sanctions is in the
vital national security interests of the United States.
(2) Sunset.--The requirement to impose sanctions under this
section shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
the Judiciary; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
the Judiciary.
DIVISION L--ILLICIT CAPTAGON TRAFFICKING SUPPRESSION ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illicit Captagon Trafficking
Suppression Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Industrial scale production of the amphetamine-type
stimulant also known as captagon, and the illicit production of
precursor chemicals, in territories held by the regime of
President Bashar al Assad in Syria are becoming more
sophisticated and pose a severe challenge to regional and
international security.
(2) Elements of the Government of Syria are key drivers of
illicit trafficking in captagon, with ministerial-level
complicity in production and smuggling, using other armed
groups such as Hizballah for technical and logistical support
in captagon production and trafficking.
(3) As affiliates of the Government of Syria and other
actors seek to export captagon, they undermine regional
security by empowering a broad range of criminal networks,
militant groups, mafia syndicates, and autocratic governments.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to target individuals,
entities, and networks associated with the Government of Syria to
dismantle and degrade the transnational criminal organizations,
including narcotics trafficking networks, associated with the regime of
President Bashar al Assad in Syria and Hizballah.
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ILLICIT CAPTAGON
TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall be
imposed with respect to any foreign person the President determines, on
or after the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) engages in, or attempts to engage in, activities or
transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a
significant risk of materially contributing to, the illicit
production and international illicit proliferation of captagon;
or
(2) knowingly receives any property or interest in property
that the foreign person knows--
(A) constitutes or is derived from proceeds of
activities or transactions that have materially
contributed to, or pose a significant risk of
materially contributing to, the illicit production and
international illicit proliferation of captagon; or
(B) was used or intended to be used to commit or to
facilitate activities or transactions that have
materially contributed to, or pose a significant risk
of materially contributing to, the illicit production
and international illicit proliferation of captagon.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to
block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
in property of the foreign person if such property and
interests in property are in the United States, come within the
United States, or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in subsection (a) shall be--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation of any alien described in
subsection (a) is subject to revocation
regardless of the issue date of the visa or
other entry documentation.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall, in accordance with section
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in the
possession of the alien.
(c) Penalties.--Any person that violates, or attempts to violate,
subsection (b) or any regulation, license, or order issued pursuant to
that subsection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person
that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that
section.
(d) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person
only if, not later than 15 days prior to the date on which the
waiver is to take effect, the President submits to the
appropriate congressional committees a written determination
and justification that the waiver is important to the national
security interests of the United States.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the issuance of
a waiver under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter
while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief
the appropriate congressional committees on the reasons for the
waiver.
(e) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities
provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this
section.
(f) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The President shall, not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate
regulations as necessary for the implementation of this
section.
(2) Notification to congress.--Not later than 10 days
before the promulgation of regulations under this subsection,
the President shall notify the appropriate congressional
committees of the proposed regulations and the provisions of
this section that the regulations are implementing.
(g) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions under
this section shall not apply to any activity subject to the
reporting requirements under title V of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized
intelligence activities of the United States.
(2) Exception to comply with international obligations and
for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this section
shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or
paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations; or
(B) to carry out or assist authorized law
enforcement activity in the United States.
(3) Humanitarian assistance.--
(A) In general.--Sanctions under this Act shall not
apply to--
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a
transaction for the provision of agricultural
commodities, food, medicine, medical devices,
humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian
purposes; or
(ii) transactions that are necessary for or
related to the activities described in clause
(i).
(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(i) Agricultural commodity.--The term
``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning
given that term in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(ii) Medical device.--The term ``medical
device'' has the meaning given the term
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(iii) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has
the meaning given the term ``drug'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 321).
SEC. 5. DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA,
HIZBALLAH, AND NETWORKS AFFILIATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
SYRIA OR HIZBALLAH.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall--
(1) determine whether each foreign person described in
subsection (b) meets the criteria for sanctions under this Act;
and
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report containing--
(A) a list of all foreign persons described in
subsection (b) that meet the criteria for imposition of
sanctions under this Act;
(B) for each foreign person identified pursuant to
subparagraph (A), a statement of whether sanctions have
been imposed or will be imposed within 30 days of the
submission of the report; and
(C) with respect to any person identified pursuant
to subparagraph (A) for whom sanctions have not been
imposed and will not be imposed within 30 days of the
submission of the report, the specific authority under
which otherwise applicable sanctions are being waived,
have otherwise been determined not to apply, or are not
being imposed and a complete justification of the
decision to waive or otherwise not apply such
sanctions.
(b) Foreign Persons Described.--The foreign persons described in
this subsection are the following:
(1) Maher Al Assad.
(2) Imad Abu Zureiq.
(3) Amer Taysir Khiti.
(4) Taher al-Kayyali.
(5) Raji Falhout.
(6) Mohammed Asif Issa Shalish.
(7) Abdellatif Hamid.
(8) Mustafa Al Masalmeh.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Financial Services, and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(2) Captagon.--The term ``captagon'' means any compound,
mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a
stimulant in schedule I or II of section 202 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812), including--
(A) amphetamine, methamphetamine, and fenethylline;
(B) any immediate precursor or controlled substance
analogue of such a stimulant, as defined in section 102
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); and
(C) any isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts
of isomers, esters, and ethers of such a stimulant,
whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers,
and salts is possible within the specific chemical
designation.
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
(A) means an individual or entity that is not a
United States person; and
(B) includes a foreign state (as such term is
defined in section 1603 of title 28, United States
Code).
(4) Illicit proliferation.--The term ``illicit
proliferation'' refers to any illicit activity to produce,
manufacture, distribute, sell, or knowingly finance or
transport.
(5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' has the meaning
given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(6) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United
States;
(C) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity;
or
(D) a person in the United States.
DIVISION M--END FINANCING FOR HAMAS AND STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``End Financing for Hamas and State
Sponsors of Terrorism Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON FINANCING FOR HAMAS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report (which shall
be in unclassified form but may include a classified annex) that
includes--
(1) an analysis of the major sources of financing to Hamas;
(2) a description of United States and multilateral efforts
to disrupt illicit financial flows involving Hamas;
(3) an evaluation of United States efforts to undermine the
ability of Hamas to finance armed hostilities against Israel;
and
(4) an implementation plan with respect to the multilateral
strategy described in section 3.
SEC. 3. MULTILATERAL STRATEGY TO DISRUPT HAMAS FINANCING.
The Secretary of the Treasury, through participation in the G7, and
other appropriate fora, shall develop a strategy in coordination with
United States allies and partners to ensure that Hamas is incapable of
financing armed hostilities against Israel.
DIVISION N--HOLDING IRANIAN LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE ACT
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable
Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Iran is characterized by high levels of official and
institutional corruption, and substantial involvement by Iran's
security forces, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Corps (IRGC), in the economy.
(2) The Department of Treasury in 2019 designated the
Islamic Republic of Iran's financial sector as a jurisdiction
of primary money laundering concern, concluding, ``Iran has
developed covert methods for accessing the international
financial system and pursuing its malign activities, including
misusing banks and exchange houses, operating procurement
networks that utilize front or shell companies, exploiting
commercial shipping, and masking illicit transactions using
senior officials, including those at the Central Bank of Iran
(CBI).''.
(3) In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
urged all jurisdictions to require increased supervisory
examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial
institutions based in Iran. The FATF later called upon its
members to introduce enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or
systematic reporting of financial transactions, and require
increased external audit requirements, for financial groups
with respect to any of their branches and subsidiaries located
in Iran.
(4) According to the State Department's ``Country Reports
on Terrorism'' in 2021, ``Iran continued to be the leading
state sponsor of terrorism, facilitating a wide range of
terrorist and other illicit activities around the world.
Regionally, Iran supported acts of terrorism in Bahrain, Iraq,
Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen through proxies and partner groups
such as Hizballah and Hamas.''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ASSETS CONNECTED TO
CERTAIN IRANIAN OFFICIALS.
(a) Financial Institutions and Assets Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the
President shall submit a report to the appropriate Members of
Congress containing--
(A) the estimated total funds or assets that are
under direct or indirect control by each of the natural
persons described under subsection (b), and a
description of such funds or assets, except that the
President may limit coverage of the report to not fewer
than 5 of such natural persons in order to meet the
submission deadline described under this paragraph;
(B) a description of how such funds or assets were
acquired, and how they have been used or employed;
(C) a list of any non-Iranian financial
institutions that--
(i) maintain an account in connection with
funds or assets described in subparagraph (A);
or
(ii) knowingly provide significant
financial services to a natural person covered
by the report; and
(D) a description of any illicit or corrupt means
employed to acquire or use such funds or assets.
(2) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph
(1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a
financial institution, as the case may be, if the President
determines:
(A) The funds or assets described under
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) were acquired through
legal or noncorrupt means.
(B) The natural person has agreed to provide
significant cooperation to the United States for an
important national security or law enforcement purpose
with respect to Iran.
(C) A financial institution that would otherwise be
listed in the report required by paragraph (1) has
agreed to--
(i) no longer maintain an account described
under subparagraph (C)(i) of paragraph (1);
(ii) no longer provide significant
financial services to a natural person covered
by the report; or
(iii) provide significant cooperation to
the United States for an important national
security or law enforcement purpose with
respect to Iran.
(3) Waiver.--The President may waive for up to 1 year at a
time any requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a
natural person or a financial institution after reporting in
writing to the appropriate Members of Congress that the waiver
is in the national interest of the United States, with a
detailed explanation of the reasons therefor.
(b) Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) The Supreme Leader of Iran.
(2) The President of Iran.
(3) The members of the Council of Guardians.
(4) The members of the Expediency Council.
(5) The Minister of Intelligence and Security.
(6) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC.
(7) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC
Ground Forces.
(8) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC
Aerospace Force.
(9) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC
Navy.
(10) The Commander of the Basij-e Mostaz'afin.
(11) The Commander of the Qods Force.
(12) The Commander in Chief of the Police Force.
(13) The head of the IRGC Joint Staff.
(14) The Commander of the IRGC Intelligence.
(15) The head of the IRGC Imam Hussein University.
(16) The Supreme Leader's Representative at the IRGC.
(17) The Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the
IRGC Cooperative Foundation.
(18) The Commander of the Khatam-al-Anbia Construction Head
Quarter.
(19) The Chief Executive Officer of the Basij Cooperative
Foundation.
(20) The head of the Political Bureau of the IRGC.
(21) The senior leadership as determined by the President
of the following groups:
(A) Hizballah.
(B) Hamas.
(C) Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
(D) Kata'ib Hizballah.
(c) Form of Report; Public Availability.--
(1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) and any
waiver under subsection (a)(3) shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make the
unclassified portion of such report public if the Secretary
notifies the appropriate Members of Congress that the
publication is in the national interest of the United States
and would substantially promote--
(A) deterring or sanctioning official corruption in
Iran;
(B) holding natural persons or financial
institutions listed in the report accountable to the
people of Iran;
(C) combating money laundering or the financing of
terrorism; or
(D) achieving any other strategic objective with
respect to the Government of Iran.
(3) Format of publicly available reports.--If the Secretary
makes the unclassified portion of a report public pursuant to
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make it available to the
public on the website of the Department of the Treasury--
(A) in English, Farsi, Arabic, and Azeri; and
(B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions
that are made available in all appropriate formats.
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than the date that is 90 days after
submitting a report described under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary
shall undertake the following with respect to a financial institution
that is described under section 3(a)(1)(C) and listed in the report:
(1) If the financial institution is a United States
financial institution, require the closure of any account
described in section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and prohibit the provision
of significant financial services, directly or indirectly, to a
natural person covered by the report.
(2) If the financial institution is a foreign financial
institution, actively seek the closure of any account described
in section 3(a)(1)(C)(i), and the cessation of significant
financial services to a natural person covered by the report,
using any existing authorities of the Secretary, as
appropriate.
(b) Suspension.--The Secretary may suspend the application of
subsection (a) with respect to a financial institution upon reporting
to the appropriate Members of Congress that the suspension is in the
national interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation of
the reasons therefor.
SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY; IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.
The following activities shall be exempt from requirements under
sections 3 and 4:
(1) Any activity subject to the reporting requirements
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3091 et seq.), or to any authorized intelligence activities of
the United States.
(2) The admission of an alien to the United States if such
admission is necessary to comply with United States obligations
under the Agreement between the United Nations and the United
States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into
force November 21, 1947, or under the Convention on Consular
Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into
force March 19, 1967, or other applicable international
obligations of the United States.
(3) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical
devices to Iran or for the provision of humanitarian assistance
to the people of Iran, including engaging in a financial
transaction relating to humanitarian assistance or for
humanitarian purposes or transporting goods or services that
are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian
assistance or humanitarian purposes.
SEC. 6. SUNSET.
The provisions of this Act shall have no force or effect on the
earlier of--
(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of
this Act; or
(2) 30 days after the Secretary reports in writing to the
appropriate Members of Congress that--
(A) Iran is not a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern; or
(B) the Government of Iran is providing significant
cooperation to the United States for the purpose of
preventing acts of international terrorism, or for the
promotion of any other strategic objective that is
important to the national interest of the United
States, as specified in the report by the Secretary.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term
``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority
Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Chairman and
Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member
of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
(2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution'' means a United States financial institution or a
foreign financial institution.
(3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in
section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' means--
(A) cash;
(B) equity;
(C) any other asset whose value is derived from a
contractual claim, including bank deposits, bonds,
stocks, a security as defined in section 2(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), or a
security or an equity security as defined in section
3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)); and
(D) anything else that the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' with respect to
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(7) United states financial institution.--The term ``United
States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term
``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title
31, Code of Federal Regulations.
DIVISION O--IRAN-CHINA ENERGY SANCTIONS ACT OF 2023
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
PURCHASE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND UNMANNED AERIAL
VEHICLES FROM IRAN.
Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Applicability of sanctions with respect to chinese
financial institutions.--
``(A) In general.--For the purpose of paragraph
(1)(A), a `significant financial transaction' includes
any transaction--
``(i) by a Chinese financial institution
(without regard to the size, number, frequency,
or nature of the transaction) involving the
purchase of petroleum or petroleum products
from Iran; and
``(ii) by a foreign financial institution
(without regard to the size, number, frequency,
or nature of the transaction) involving the
purchase of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs), UAV parts, or related systems.
``(B) Determination required.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph
and every year thereafter for 5 years, the President
shall--
``(i) determine whether any--
``(I) Chinese financial institution
has engaged in a significant financial
transaction as described in paragraph
(1)(A)(i); and
``(II) financial institution has
engaged in a significant financial
transaction as described in paragraph
(1)(A)(ii); and
``(ii) transmit the determination under
clause (i) to the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.''.
DIVISION P--BUDGETARY EFFECTS
SEC. 1. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division
A and each subsequent division of this Act shall not be entered on
either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of division A
and each subsequent division of this Act shall not be entered on any
PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res.
71 (115th Congress).
(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding Rule 3 of
the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division A and
each subsequent division of this Act shall not be estimated--
(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
(2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974; and
(3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an
appropriation Act.
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