[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9555 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9555
To impose sanctions with respect to certain senior officials of the
Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2024
Mrs. Cammack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, 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 impose sanctions with respect to certain senior officials of the
Chinese Communist Party, 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 ``Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Politburo Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) Imposition of Sanctions.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the President is authorized to impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President
determines--
(1) is a senior official of the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP), including a member of the CCP Politburo; and
(2) has engaged in or provided support to or for--
(A) a malign disinformation campaign or political
warfare operation against the United States;
(B) the theft of intellectual property of a United
States person;
(C) threats or actions undermining the sovereignty
of Taiwan; or
(D) the forced closure or destruction of churches,
mosques, Buddhist temples or any other place of worship
in China, or religious practice of Christians, Muslims,
Buddhists or any other religious group in China.
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
with respect to a foreign person determined by the President to
be subject to subsection (a) are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise
of all powers granted to the President by 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.
(B) Inadmissibility of certain individuals.--
(i) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or
parole.--Such a foreign person 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.).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--The visa or other
documentation issued to such a foreign
person shall be revoked, regardless of
when such visa or other documentation
is or was issued.
(II) Effect of revocation.--A
revocation under subclause (I) shall--
(aa) take effect
immediately; and
(bb) automatically cancel
any other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the
person's possession.
(2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 24 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or
causes a violation of regulations promulgated under subsection
(f) to implement 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.
(3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to
a foreign person who is an individual if admitting the person
into the United States is necessary 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.
(c) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis and for one
period not to exceed one year, 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 before such waiver is to take effect that such
waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United
States.
(d) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the
application of sanctions under this section if the President determines
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later than
15 days before the termination takes effect that the President has
determined that the foreign person no longer is involved in any of the
activities described in subsection (a).
(e) Implementation Authority.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided to the President 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.
(f) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall 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 paragraph (1), the
President shall notify and provide to the appropriate
congressional committees the proposed regulations and the
provisions of this section that such regulations are
implementing.
(g) Sunset.--
(1) In general.--This section shall terminate on January 1,
2026.
(2) Inapplicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person
under this section before January 1, 2026.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admitted.--The term ``admitted'' has the meaning given
such term in section 101(3) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(3)).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a
person that is not a national or citizen of the United States
or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON
MEMBERS OF THE CCP POLITBURO.
(a) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a determination, including a detailed
justification, regarding whether any member of the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) Politburo satisfies the criteria for the application of
sanctions pursuant to any of the following:
(1) Section 2 of this Act.
(2) Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property of certain persons engaged in significant
malicious cyber-enabled activities).
(3) The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
(22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
(4) The Uyghur Human Rights and Policy Act of 2020 (Public
Law 116-145).
(5) The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
(Public Law 116-76).
(b) Form.--The determination required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
SEC. 4. MANDATORY APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in section 2 of this Act with respect to each individual
specified in subsection (b).
(b) Individuals Described.--The individuals specified in this
subsection are the following:
(1) He Lifeng.
(2) Zhao Leji.
(3) Cai Qi.
(4) Ding Xuexiang.
(5) Li Xi.
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