,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,november #bg1 #bjah4  ,amendment3      
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #aiah7 entitled
 ,an ,act to oppose loans at            
international financial institutions for
 the ,government of ,nicaragua unless   
the ,government of ,nicaragua is taking 
effective steps to hold free1 fair1 and 
transparent elections1 and for other    
purposes41 do pass with the following   
,strike all after the enacting clause   
and insert the following3 #a4 ,short    
title2 table of contents  7a7 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,nicaragua ,human ,rights and           
,anticorruption ,act of #bjah4  7b7     
,table of contents ,the table of        
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,sec4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress  
on advancing a negotiated solution to   
,nicaragua's crisis4,sec4 #c4 ,statement
 of policy4,sec4 #d4 ,restrictions on   
international financial institutions    

relating to ,nicaragua4,sec4 #e4        
,imposition of targeted sanctions with  
respect to ,nicaragua4,sec4 #f4 ,annual 
certification and waiver4,sec4 #g4      
,report on human rights violations and  
corruption in ,nicaragua4,sec4 #h4      
,civil society engagement strategy4,sec4
 #i4 ,reform of ,western ,hemisphere    
,drug ,policy ,commission4,sec4 #aj4    
,termination4,sec4 #aa4 ,definitions4   
#b4 ,sense of ,congress on advancing a  
negotiated solution to ,nicaragua's     
crisis ,it is the sense of ,congress    
that-- 7#a7 credible negotiations       
between the ,government of ,nicaragua   
and representatives of ,nicaragua's     
civil society1 student movement1 private
 sector1 and political opposition1      
mediated by the ,catholic ,church in    
,nicaragua1 represent the best          
opportunity to reach a peaceful solution
 to the current political crisis that   
includes-- 7,a7 a commitment to hold    
early elections that meet democratic    
standards and permit credible           

international electoral observation2    
7,b7 the cessation of the violence      
perpetrated against civilians by the    
,national ,police of ,nicaragua and by  
armed groups supported by the           
,government of ,nicaragua2 and  7,c7    
independent investigations into the     
killings of protesters2 and  7#b7       
negotiations between the ,government of 
,nicaragua and representatives of       
,nicaragua's civil society1 student     
movement1 private sector1 and political 
opposition1 mediated by the ,catholic   
,church in ,nicaragua1 have not resulted
 in an agreement as of the date of the  
enactment of this ,act because the      
,government of ,nicaragua has failed to 
credibly participate in the process4    
#c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states to        
support-- 7#a7 the rule of law and an   
independent judiciary and electoral     
council in ,nicaragua2  7#b7 democratic 
governance in ,nicaragua2  7#c7 free and
 fair elections overseen by credible    

domestic and international observers in 
,nicaragua2 and  7#d7 anti-corruption   
and transparency efforts in ,nicaragua4 
#d4 ,restrictions on international      
financial institutions relating to      
,nicaragua  7a7 ,restrictions ,the      
,secretary of the ,treasury shall-- 7#a7
 instruct the ,united ,states ,executive
 ,director at each international        
financial institution of the ,world     
,bank ,group to use the voice1 vote1 and
 influence of the ,united ,states to    
oppose the extension by the             
,international ,finance ,corporation of 
any loan or financial or technical      
assistance to the ,government of        
,nicaragua for a project in ,nicaragua2 
7#b7 instruct the ,united ,states       
,executive ,director of the             
,inter-,american ,development ,bank to  
use the voice1 vote1 and influence of   
the ,united ,states to oppose the       
extension by the ,bank of any loan or   
financial or technical assistance to the
 ,government of ,nicaragua for a project

 in ,nicaragua2 and  7#c7 instruct the  
,united ,states ,executive ,director of 
each other international financial      
institution1 including the              
,international ,monetary ,fund1 to work 
with other key donor countries to       
develop a coherent policy approach to   
future engagements with and lending to  
the ,government of ,nicaragua1 in a     
manner that will advance human rights1  
including the full restoration of the   
rights guaranteed to the people of      
,nicaragua through the commitments made 
by the ,government of ,nicaragua as a   
signatory of the ,international         
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights4  7b7 ,exceptions for basic     
human needs and democracy promotion ,the
 restrictions under paragraphs 7#a7 and 
7#b7 of subsection 7a7 shall not apply  
with respect to any loan or financial or
 technical assistance provided to       
address basic human needs or to promote 
democracy in ,nicaragua4  7c7 ,briefing 
by the secretary of the treasury ,not   

later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,secretary of the      
,treasury shall brief the appropriate   
congressional committees on the         
effectiveness of international financial
 institutions in enforcing applicable   
program safeguards in ,nicaragua4  #e4  
,imposition of targeted sanctions with  
respect to ,nicaragua  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in subsection 7c7   
with respect to any foreign person1     
including any current or former official
 of the ,government of ,nicaragua or any
 person acting on behalf of that        
,government1 that the ,president        
determines-- 7#a7 to be responsible for 
or complicit in1 or responsible for     
ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise     
directing1 or to have knowingly         
participated in1 directly or indirectly1
 any activity described in subsection   
7b72  7#b7 to be a leader of-- 7,a7 an  
entity that has1 or whose members have1 

engaged in any activity described in    
subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 an entity whose
 property and interests in property are 
blocked under subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 as
 a result of activities related to the  
tenure of the leader2  7#c7 to have     
knowingly materially assisted1          
sponsored1 or provided financial1       
material1 or technological support for1 
or goods or services in support of--    
7,a7 an activity described in subsection
 7b72 or  7,b7 a person whose property  
and interests in property are blocked   
under subsection 7c77#a77;,a72 or  7#d7 
to be owned or controlled by1 or to have
 knowingly acted or purported to act for
 or on behalf of1 directly or           
indirectly1 any person whose property   
and interests in property are blocked   
under subsection 7c77#a77;,a74  7b7     
,activities described ,an activity      
described in this subsection is any of  
the following in or in relation to      
,nicaragua on or after ,april #ah1      
#bjah3 7#a7 ,significant acts of        

violence or conduct that constitutes a  
serious abuse or violation of human     
rights against persons associated with  
the protests in ,nicaragua that began on
 ,april #ah1 #bjah4  7#b7 ,significant  
actions or policies that undermine      
democratic processes or institutions4   
7#c7 ,acts of significant corruption by 
or on behalf of the ,government of      
,nicaragua or a current or former       
official of the ,government of          
,nicaragua1 including-- 7,a7 the        
expropriation of private or public      
assets for personal gain or political   
purposes2  7,b7 corruption related to   
government contracts2  7,c7 bribery2 or 
7,d7 the facilitation or transfer of the
 proceeds of corruption4  7#d7 ,the     
arrest or prosecution of a person1      
including an individual or media outlet 
disseminating information to the public1
 primarily because of the legitimate    
exercise by such person of the freedom  
of speech1 assembly1 or the press4  7c7 
,sanctions described  7#a7 ,in general  

,the sanctions described in this        
subsection are the following3 7,a7      
,asset blocking ,the exercise of all    
powers granted to the ,president by the 
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 to the extent necessary to block  
and prohibit all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of a 
person determined by the ,president to  
be subject to subsection 7a7 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 ,exclusion from   
the ,united ,states and revocation of   
visa or other documentation ,in the case
 of an alien determined by the          
,president to be subject to subsection  
7a71 denial of a visa to1 and exclusion 
from the ,united ,states of1 the alien1 
and revocation in accordance with       
section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        

#abja7;i771 of any visa or other        
documentation of the alien4  7#b7       
,penalties ,a person that violates1     
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of a     
measure imposed pursuant to paragraph   
7#a77;,a7 or any regulation1 license1 or
 order issued to carry out paragraph    
7#a77;,a7 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  7#c7 ,exception  
relating to importation of goods ,the   
requirement to block and prohibit all   
transactions in all property and        
interests in property under paragraph   
7#a77;,a7 shall not include the         
authority to impose sanctions on the    
importation of goods4  7#d7 ,exception  
to comply with ,united ,nations         
,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions     

under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not     
apply to an alien if admitting the alien
 into the ,united ,states 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 obligations4   
7d7 ,implementation2 regulatory         
authority  7#a7 ,implementation ,the    
,president may exercise all authorities 
provided under sections #bjc and #bje of
 the ,international ,emergency ,economic
 ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and  
#agjd7 to carry out this section4  7#b7 
,regulatory authority ,the ,president   
shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 
and orders as are necessary to carry out
 this section4  #f4 ,annual             
certification and waiver  7a7           
,certification ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this

 ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report certifying whether the           
,government of ,nicaragua is taking     
effective steps-- 7#a7 to strengthen the
 rule of law and democratic governance1 
including the independence of the       
judicial system and electoral council2  
7#b7 to combat corruption1 including by 
investigating and prosecuting cases of  
public corruption2  7#c7 to protect     
civil and political rights1 including   
the rights of freedom of the press1     
speech1 and association1 for all people 
of ,nicaragua1 including political      
opposition parties1 journalists1 trade  
unionists1 human rights defenders1      
indigenous peoples1 and other civil     
society activists2  7#d7 to investigate 
and hold accountable officials of the   
,government of ,nicaragua and other     
persons responsible for the killings of 
individuals associated with the protests
 in ,nicaragua that began on ,april #ah1

 #bjah2 and  7#e7 to hold free and fair 
elections overseen by credible domestic 
and international observers  7b7 ,waiver
  7#a7 ,temporary general waiver ,if the
 ,secretary certifies to the appropriate
 congressional committees under         
subsection 7a7 that the ,government of  
,nicaragua is taking effective steps as 
described in that subsection1 the       
,president may waive the application of 
the restrictions under section #d and   
sanctions under section #e for a period 
of not more than one year beginning on  
the date of the certification4  7#b7    
,national interest waiver ,the          
,president may waive the application of 
the restrictions under section #d and   
sanctions under section #e if the       
,president-- 7,a7 determines that such a
 waiver is in the national interest of  
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a notice of and justification
 for the waiver4  7#c7 ,sense of        
congress ,it is the sense of ,congress  

that the ,president should exercise the 
waiver authority provided under         
paragraph 7#a7 if the ,secretary of     
,state certifies under subsection 7a7   
that the ,government of ,nicaragua is   
taking effective steps as described in  
that subsection4  7c7 ,consultation ,in 
preparing a certification required by   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with the appropriate            
congressional committees4  7d7 ,annual  
briefing ,the ,secretary shall annually 
brief the appropriate congressional     
committees on whether the ,government of
 ,nicaragua is taking effective steps as
 described in subsection 7a74  #g4      
,report on human rights violations and  
corruption in ,nicaragua  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 acting through
 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for
 ,intelligence and ,research1 and in    
coordination with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury and the ,director of ,national

 ,intelligence1 shall submit to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on-- 7#a7 the involvement of     
senior officials of the ,government of  
,nicaragua1 including members of the    
,supreme ,electoral ,council1 the       
,national ,assembly1 and the judicial   
system1 in human rights violations1 acts
 of significant corruption1 and money   
laundering2 and  7#b7 persons that      
transfer1 or facilitate the transfer of1
 goods or technologies for use in or    
with respect to ,nicaragua1 that are    
used by the ,government of ,nicaragua to
 commit serious human rights violations 
against the people of ,nicaragua4  7b7  
,form ,the report required by subsection
 7a7 may be classified4  #h4 ,civil     
society engagement strategy ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall brief the appropriate   
congressional committees on a strategy--
 7#a7 for engaging relevant elements of 
civil society in ,nicaragua1 including  

independent media1 human rights1 and    
anti-corruption organizations1 to       
strengthen rule of law and increase     
accountability for human rights abuses  
and corruption in ,nicaragua2 and  7#b7 
setting forth measures to support the   
protection of human rights and          
anti-corruption advocates in ,nicaragua4
  #i4 ,reform of ,western ,hemisphere   
,drug ,policy ,commission ,section      
#fjc7;f77#a7 of the ,department of      
,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year 
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc2 #acj      
,stat4 #aich7 is amended by striking    
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commission shall hold an initial       
meeting to develop and implement and    
inserting ,at the initial meeting of the
 ,commission1 the ,commission shall     
develop and implement4  #aj4            
,termination ,the provisions of this    
,act 7other than section #i7 shall      
terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbc4  #aa4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       

,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs1 and the ,committee on         
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial  
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,good ,the term 
good means any article1 natural or      
manmade substance1 material1 supply or  
manufactured product1 including         
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7#c7 ,person 
,the term person means an individual or 
entity4  7#d7 ,united ,states person    
,the term ,united ,states person means  
any ,united ,states citizen1 permanent  
resident alien1 entity organized under  
the laws of the ,united ,states or any  
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states 
7including a foreign branch of such an  

entity71 or any person in the ,united   
,states4  ,secretary