,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ba1 #bjad ,mr4 ,israel introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to hold war crimes suspects and ,nazi war criminals accountable by encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute1 extradite1 deport1 or accept for deportation such war crimes suspects and ,nazi war criminals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,war ,crimes ,accountability ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should actively encourage prosecution of war crimes suspects and ,nazi war criminals2 7#b7 the ,simon ,wiesenthal ,center should be commended for its historic work in bringing to light the atrocities of the ,holocaust and in advancing justice for ,nazi war criminals through ,operation3 ,last ,chance2 7#c7 the pursuit and prosecution of war crimes suspects and ,nazi war criminals--from the crimes of the ,nazi era to the most recent conflicts in ,sudan--is critical to maintenance of the rule of law globally2 and 7#d7 pursuit of war crimes suspects includes enforcement of an arrest warrant issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects indicted by such international tribunal1 including war crimes suspects visiting a foreign country4 #c4 ,identification of countries failing to cooperate satisfactorily with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or ,nazi war criminals 7a7 ,report ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress for each of fiscal years #bjae through #bjai a report that identifies each country that is failing to-- 7#a7 cooperate satisfactorily with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or ,nazi war criminals to the jurisdiction in which such war crimes suspects or ,nazi war criminals1 as the case may be1 have been indicted or convicted2 7#b7 enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects indicted by such international tribunal1 including war crimes suspects visiting a foreign country2 7#c7 accept ,nazi war criminals deported from the ,united ,states2 or 7#d7 effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or ,nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction1 including ,nazi war criminals who resided in the ,united ,states and were deported from or extradited by the ,united ,states or left the ,united ,states voluntarily4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,each such report shall include detailed information regarding the war crimes suspects and ,nazi war criminals described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,form ,each such report1 and the identification of each country in such report1 shall be submitted in an unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex if necessary4 #d4 ,prohibition on government-to-government sales of defense articles under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act to countries identified under section #c 7a7 ,prohibition ,for each country identified in the report under section #c for a fiscal year1 the ,president may not issue a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 for #g1jjj1jjj or more to such country for the subsequent fiscal year pursuant to section #cf7;b7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;b774 7b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the prohibition in subsection 7a7 for any fiscal year in which a letter of offer may be issued by the ,united ,states ,government if the ,president determines and certifies to ,congress that it is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states to do so4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,nazi war criminal ,the term ,nazi war criminal means any person accused of or indicted for ordering1 inciting1 assisting1 or otherwise participating in the persecution of any person because of race1 religion1 national origin1 or political opinion during the period beginning on ,march #bc1 #aicc1 and ending on ,may #h1 #aide1 under the direction of1 or in association with-- 7,a7 the ,nazi government of ,germany2 7,b7 any government in any area occupied by the military forces of the ,nazi government of ,germany2 7,c7 any government established with the assistance or cooperation of the ,nazi government of ,germany2 or 7,d7 any government which was an ally of the ,nazi government of ,germany4 7#b7 ,war crimes suspect ,the term war crimes suspect means any person accused by an international tribunal of planning1 ordering1 assisting1 aiding and abetting1 committing1 or otherwise participating in1 including through command responsibility1 war crimes1 crimes against humanity1 genocide or other serious violations of human rights1 or who attempted or conspired to do so4 #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4