,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bihd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #be1 #bjaf,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions in relation to violations by ,iran of the ,geneva ,convention 7,,iii7 or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,impunity for ,iranian ,aggression at ,sea ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions on individuals who were complicit in violations of the ,geneva ,convention or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage 7a7 ,report required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- 7,a7 a determination with respect to whether1 during or after the incident that began on ,january #ab1 #bjaf1 in which forces of ,iran boarded two ,united ,states ,navy riverine combat vessels and detained at gunpoint the crews of those vessels1 any of the actions of the forces of ,iran constituted a violation of-- 7i7 the ,geneva ,convention2 or 7ii7 the right under international law to conduct innocent passage2 and 7,b7 a certification with respect to whether or not ,federal funds1 including the #a1gjj1jjj1jjj payment that was announced by the ,secretary of ,state on ,january #ag1 #bjaf1 were paid to ,iran1 directly or indirectly1 to effect the release of-- 7i7 the members of the ,united ,states ,navy who were detained in the incident described in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7ii7 other ,united ,states citizens1 including ,jason ,rezaian1 ,amir ,hekmati1 ,saeed ,abedini1 ,nosratollah ,khosravi-,roodsari1 and ,matthew ,trevithick1 the release of whom was announced on ,january #af1 #bjaf4 7#b7 ,actions to be assessed ,in assessing actions of the forces of ,iran under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the ,president shall consider1 at a minimum1 the following actions3 7,a7 ,the stopping1 boarding1 search1 and seizure of the two ,united ,states ,navy riverine combat vessels in the incident described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7,b7 ,the removal from their vessels and detention of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in that incident4 7,c7 ,the theft or confiscation of electronic navigational equipment or any other equipment from the vessels4 7,d7 ,the forcing of one or more members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to apologize for their actions4 7,e7 ,the display1 videotaping1 or photographing of members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and the subsequent broadcasting or other use of those photographs or videos4 7,f7 ,the forcing of female members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to wear head coverings4 7#c7 ,description of actions ,in the case of each action that the ,president determines under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 is a violation of the ,geneva ,convention or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage1 the ,president shall include in the report required by that paragraph a description of the action and an explanation of how the action violated the ,geneva ,convention or the right to conduct innocent passage1 as the case may be4 7#d7 ,form of report ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7b7 ,list of certain persons who have been complicit in violations of the geneva convention or the right ,to conduct innocent passage 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the submission of the report required by subsection 7a71 if the ,president has determined that one or more actions of the forces of ,iran constituted a violation of the ,geneva ,convention or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons who are officials of the ,government of ,iran or were acting on behalf of that ,government that1 based on credible evidence1 are responsible for or complicit in1 or responsible for ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise directing1 any such violation4 7#b7 ,updates of list ,the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated list under paragraph 7#a7 as new information becomes available4 7#c7 ,public availability ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the list required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be made available to the public and posted on publicly accessible ,internet websites of the ,department of ,defense and the ,department of ,state4 7c7 ,imposition of sanctions 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph 7#b7 with respect to each person on the list required by subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,sanctions 7,a7 ,prohibition on entry and admission to the ,united ,states ,an alien on the list required by subsection 7b7 may not-- 7i7 be admitted to1 enter1 or transit through the ,united ,states2 7ii7 receive any lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states under the immigration laws2 or 7iii7 file any application or petition to obtain such admission1 entry1 or status4 7,b7 ,blocking of property 7i7 ,in general ,the ,president shall1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person on the list required by subsection 7b7 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 7ii7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,i7 ,in general ,the authority to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under clause 7i7 shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,,ii7 ,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 #dfah7 7as continued in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4774 7iii7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of clause 7i7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out clause 7i7 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 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien2 immigration laws ,the terms admitted1 alien1 and immigration laws have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,forces of ,iran ,the term forces of ,iran means the ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps1 members of other military or paramilitary units of the ,government of ,iran1 and other agents of that ,government4 7#d7 ,geneva ,convention ,the term ,geneva ,convention means the ,convention relative to the ,treatment of ,prisoners of ,war1 done at ,geneva on ,august #ab1 #aidi 7#f ,,ust #ccaf7 7commonly referred to as the ,geneva ,convention 7,,iii774 7#e7 ,innocent passage ,the term innocent passage means the principle under customary international law that all vessels have the right to conduct innocent passage through another country's territorial waters for the purpose of continuous and expeditious traversing4 7#f7 ,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