#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bhd  ,,an ,,act  ,to impose sanctions  
with respect to foreign persons         
responsible for gross violations of     
internationally recognized human rights1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights       
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,foreign person ,the
 term foreign person means a person that
 is not a ,united ,states person4  7#b7 
,person ,the term person means an       
individual or entity4  7#c7 ,united     
,states person ,the term ,united ,states
 person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states  
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence to the ,united  
,states2 or  7,b7 an entity organized   
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 of any jurisdiction within the ,united 
,states1 including a foreign branch of  
such an entity4  #c4 ,authorization of  
imposition of sanctions  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,president may impose the         

sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to any foreign person the  
,president determines1 based on credible
 evidence-- 7#a7 is responsible for     
extrajudicial killings1 torture1 or     
other gross violations of               
internationally recognized human rights 
committed against individuals in any    
foreign country who seek-- 7,a7 to      
expose illegal activity carried out by  
government officials2 or  7,b7 to       
obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or promote    
internationally recognized human rights 
and freedoms1 such as the freedoms of   
religion1 expression1 association1 and  
assembly1 and the rights to a fair trial
 and democratic elections2  7#b7 acted  
as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign
 person in a matter relating to an      
activity described in paragraph 7#a72   
7#c7 is a government official1 or a     
senior associate of such an official1   
that is responsible for1 or complicit   
in1 ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise 
directing1 acts of significant          

corruption1 including the expropriation 
of private or public assets for personal
 gain1 corruption related to government 
contracts or the extraction of natural  
resources1 bribery1 or the facilitation 
or transfer of the proceeds of          
corruption to foreign jurisdictions2 or 
7#d7 has materially assisted1 sponsored1
 or provided financial1 material1 or    
technological support for1 or goods or  
services in support of1 an activity     
described in paragraph 7#c74  7b7       
,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,inadmissibility to     
,united ,states ,in the case of a       
foreign person who is an individual--   
7,a7 ineligibility to receive a visa to 
enter the ,united ,states or to be      
admitted to the ,united ,states2 or     
7,b7 if the individual has been issued a
 visa or other documentation1           
revocation1 in accordance with section  
#bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         

#abja7;i771 of the visa or other        
documentation4  7#b7 ,blocking of       
property  7,a7 ,in general ,the         
blocking1 in accordance with the        
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 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
 ,states1 come within the ,united       
,states1 or are or come within the      
possession or control of a ,united      
,states person4  7,b7 ,inapplicability  
of national emergency requirement ,the  
requirements of section #bjb of the     
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall
 not apply for purposes of this section4
  7,c7 ,exception relating to           
importation of goods  7i7 ,in general   
,the authority to block and prohibit all
 transactions in all property and       
interests in property under subparagraph
 7,a7 shall not include the authority to

 impose sanctions on the importation of 
goods4  7ii7 ,good ,in this             
subparagraph1 the term good has the     
meaning given that term in section #af  
of the ,export ,administration ,act of  
#aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bdae7 7as   
continued in effect pursuant to the     
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq4774  7c7 ,consideration of certain  
information in imposing sanctions ,in   
determining whether to impose sanctions 
under subsection 7a71 the ,president    
shall consider-- 7#a7 information       
provided by the chairperson and ranking 
member of each of the appropriate       
congressional committees2 and  7#b7     
credible information obtained by other  
countries and nongovernmental           
organizations that monitor violations of
 human rights4  7d7 ,requests by        
chairperson and ranking member of       
appropriate congressional committees    
,not later than #abj days after         
receiving a written request from the    

chairperson and ranking member of one of
 the appropriate congressional          
committees with respect to whether a    
foreign person has engaged in an        
activity described in subsection 7a71   
the ,president shall-- 7#a7 determine if
 that person has engaged in such an     
activity2 and  7#b7 submit a report to  
the chairperson and ranking member of   
that committee with respect to that     
determination that includes-- 7,a7 a    
statement of whether or not the         
,president imposed or intends to impose 
sanctions with respect to the person2   
and  7,b7 if the ,president imposed or  
intends to impose sanctions1 a          
description of those sanctions4  7e7    
,exception ,to ,comply ,with ,united    
,nations ,headquarters ,agreement and   
law enforcement objectives ,sanctions   
under subsection 7b77#a7 shall not apply
 to an individual if admitting the      
individual into the ,united ,states     
would further important law enforcement 
objectives or is necessary to permit the

 ,united ,states to comply with the     
,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states4  7f7 ,enforcement of blocking 
of property ,a person that violates1    
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7b77#b7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7b77#b7 shall be subject to  
the penalties set forth in subsections  
7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the      
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7g7 ,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 #ae days     
before the termination of the sanctions 
that-- 7#a7 credible information exists 
that the person did not engage in the   
activity for which sanctions were       
imposed2  7#b7 the person has been      
prosecuted appropriately for the        
activity for which sanctions were       
imposed2  7#c7 the person has credibly  
demonstrated a significant change in    
behavior1 has paid an appropriate       
consequence for the activity for which  
sanctions were imposed1 and has credibly
 committed to not engage in an activity 
described in subsection 7a7 in the      
future2 or  7#d7 the termination of the 
sanctions is in the vital national      
security interests of the ,united       
,states4  7h7 ,regulatory authority ,the
 ,president shall issue such            
regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are
 necessary to carry out this section4   
7i7 ,identification of sanctionable     

foreign persons ,the ,assistant         
,secretary of ,state for ,democracy1    
,human ,rights1 and ,labor1 in          
consultation with the ,assistant        
,secretary of ,state for ,consular      
,affairs and other bureaus of the       
,department of ,state1 as appropriate1  
is authorized to submit to the          
,secretary of ,state1 for review and    
consideration1 the names of foreign     
persons who may meet the criteria       
described in subsection 7a74  7j7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,financial ,services and the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4  #d4 ,reports to      
,congress  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees1 in

 accordance with subsection 7b71 a      
report that includes-- 7#a7 a list of   
each foreign person with respect to     
which the ,president imposed sanctions  
pursuant to section #c during the year  
preceding the submission of the report2 
7#b7 a description of the type of       
sanctions imposed with respect to each  
such person2  7#c7 the number of foreign
 persons with respect to which the      
,president-- 7,a7 imposed sanctions     
under section #c7;a7 during that year2  
and  7,b7 terminated sanctions under    
section #c7;g7 during that year2  7#d7  
the dates on which such sanctions were  
imposed or terminated1 as the case may  
be2  7#e7 the reasons for imposing or   
terminating such sanctions2 and  7#f7 a 
description of the efforts of the       
,president to encourage the governments 
of other countries to impose sanctions  
that are similar to the sanctions       
authorized by section #c4  7b7 ,dates   
for submission  7#a7 ,initial report    
,the ,president shall submit the initial

 report under subsection 7a7 not later  
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,subsequent reports  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,president shall submit a          
subsequent report under subsection 7a7  
on ,december #aj1 or the first day      
thereafter on which both ,houses of     
,congress are in session1 of-- 7i7 the  
calendar year in which the initial      
report is submitted if the initial      
report is submitted before ,december #aj
 of that calendar year2 and  7ii7 each  
calendar year thereafter4  7,b7         
,congressional statement ,congress notes
 that ,december #aj of each calendar    
year has been recognized in the ,united 
,states and internationally since #aiej 
as ,human ,rights ,day4  7c7 ,form of   
report  7#a7 ,in general ,each report   
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  7#b7       
,exception ,the name of a foreign person
 to be included in the list required by 

subsection 7a77#a7 may be submitted in  
the classified annex authorized by      
paragraph 7#a7 only if the ,president-- 
7,a7 determines that it is vital for the
 national security interests of the     
,united ,states to do so2  7,b7 uses the
 annex in a manner consistent with      
congressional intent and the purposes of
 this ,act2 and  7,c7 not later than #ae
 days before submitting the name in a   
classified annex1 provides to the       
appropriate congressional committees    
notice of1 and a justification for1     
including the name in the classified    
annex despite any publicly available    
credible information indicating that the
 person engaged in an activity described
 in section #c7;a74  7d7 ,public        
availability  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
unclassified portion of the report      
required by subsection 7a7 shall be made
 available to the public1 including     
through publication in the ,federal     
,register4  7#b7 ,nonapplicability of   
confidentiality requirement with respect

 to visa records ,the ,president shall  
publish the list required by subsection 
7a77#a7 without regard to the           
requirements of section #bbb7;f7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abjb7;f77 with respect to    
confidentiality of records pertaining to
 the issuance or refusal of visas or    
permits to enter the ,united ,states4   
7e7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on   
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 
and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of 
the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on
 ,appropriations1 the ,committee on     
,financial ,services1 the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary of the ,house of        
,representatives4  ,passed the ,senate  
,december #ag1 #bjae4,secretary