[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1136 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1136
To impose sanctions on foreign persons failing to cooperate with the
United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2025
Mr. Ogles 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 on foreign persons failing to cooperate with the
United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Make Gaza Great
Again Act''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to specifically ensure the
cooperation of Middle Eastern states, excluding the State of Israel, in
offering humanitarian entry to Palestinians from Gaza.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS FAILING TO COOPERATE
WITH THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Imposition of Sanctions.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the President may impose the sanctions described in subsection
(c) with respect to each foreign person included in the most recent
list submitted pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) List of Persons.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a list of foreign persons
charged with representation of a foreign government who have
rejected a request from the President to grant humanitarian
entry to Palestinians from Gaza.
(2) Updates of lists.--The President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an updated list under
paragraph (1)--
(A) not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 5
years; or
(B) as new information becomes available.
(3) Form.--The list required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
of the powers granted to the President by the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except
that the requirements of section 202 of such Act shall not
apply) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all
transactions in property and interests in property of the
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.
(2) Inadmissibility of certain individuals.--
(A) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or
parole.--A foreign person included in the most recent
list submitted pursuant to subsection (b) 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.--A foreign person
described in subparagraph (A) is also subject to the
following:
(i) Revocation of any visa or other entry
documentation regardless of when the visa or
other entry documentation is or was issued.
(ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall
take effect immediately and automatically
cancel any other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the foreign person's
possession.
(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 who violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations
promulgated to carry out subsection (a) to the same extent that such
penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in
section 206(a) of that Act.
(e) Exception To Comply With National Security.--The following
activities shall be exempt from sanctions under this section:
(1) Activities subject to the reporting requirements under
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
seq.).
(2) Any authorized intelligence or law enforcement
activities of the United States.
(f) Waiver.--The President may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the
imposition of any sanction or any requirement under this section if the
President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
interest of the United States; and
(2) not later than 120 days after the date on which the
President imposes the sanctions described in subsection (a),
and every 120 days thereafter until the date of termination
under subsection (g), the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a classified report on the
extent to which the President has used the waiver authority
under paragraph (1) during the period covered by that report.
(g) Sunset.--The authority to impose sanctions under this section
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(h) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY DESIGNATION AND FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The President may suspend a designation made
pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) and suspend any and all forms of foreign
assistance, to include security assistance, for any country whose
government has declined a request by the President to offer
humanitarian entry to Palestinians from Gaza.
(b) Termination.--The President may, concurrent with written notice
to the appropriate congressional committees, terminate any suspension
made pursuant to subsection (a).
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to apply to Israel or any
national of the State of Israel.
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