,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 ,october #aa1 #bjah4 ,amendments3 ,that the bill from the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4,r4 #ccdb7 entitled ,an ,act to impose sanctions on foreign persons that are responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use by ,hizballah of civilians as human shields1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanctioning the ,use of ,civilians as ,defenseless ,shields ,act4 #b4 ,statement of policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to officially and publicly condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields4 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that are responsible for the use of civilians as human shields 7a7 ,imposition of sanctions 7#a7 ,mandatory sanctions ,the ,president shall impose sanctions described in subsection 7d7 with respect to each person on the list required under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,permissive sanctions ,the ,president may impose sanctions described in subsection 7d7 with respect to each person on the list described in subsection 7c74 7b7 ,mandatory sanctions list ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of the following3 7#a7 ,each foreign person that the ,president determines1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 is a member of ,hizballah or is knowingly acting on behalf of ,hizballah2 and 7,b7 knowingly orders1 controls1 or otherwise directs the use of civilians protected as such by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack4 7#b7 ,each foreign person that the ,president determines1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7,a7 is a member of ,hamas or is knowingly acting on behalf of ,hamas2 and 7,b7 knowingly orders1 controls1 or otherwise directs the use of civilians protected as such by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack4 7#c7 ,each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that the ,president determines1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 knowingly and materially supports1 orders1 controls1 directs1 or otherwise engages in-- 7,a7 any act described in subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 by a person described in that paragraph2 or 7,b7 any act described in subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 by a person described in that paragraph4 7c7 ,permissive sanctions list ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,president should submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each foreign person that the ,president determines1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 knowingly orders1 controls1 or otherwise directs the use of civilians protected as such by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack1 excluding foreign persons included in the most recent list under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions to be imposed on a foreign person or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state under this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under 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 property and interests in property of the foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state if such property or 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 ,aliens ineligible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien who the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines is subject to sanctions under subsection 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7iii7 otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states or to receive any other benefit under the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 7,b7 ,current visas revoked ,any visa or other documentation issued to an alien who is subject to sanctions under subsection 7a71 regardless of when such visa or other documentation was issued1 shall be revoked and such alien shall be denied admission to the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,exception to comply with ,united ,nations ,headquarters agreement and other international obligations ,the sanctions under this paragraph shall not be imposed on an individual if admitting such individual to 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 with other applicable international obligations4 7e7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to a person that knowingly violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations prescribed to carry out this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that knowingly commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of such ,act4 7f7 ,procedures for judicial review of classified information 7#a7 ,in general ,if a finding under this section1 or a prohibition1 condition1 or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding1 is based on classified information 7as defined in section #a7;a7 of the ,classified ,information ,procedures ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 ,app477 and a court reviews the finding or the imposition of the prohibition1 condition1 or penalty1 the ,president may submit such information to the court ex parte and in camera4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review of any finding under this section or any prohibition1 condition1 or penalty imposed as a result of any such finding4 7g7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under this section if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states4 7h7 ,regulatory authority 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may exercise all authorities under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of carrying out this section4 7#b7 ,issuance of regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement this section4 7i7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed-- 7#a7 to limit the authorities of the ,president pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or any other relevant provision of law2 or 7#b7 to apply with respect to any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or to any authorized intelligence activities of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien ,the terms admitted and alien have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,agency or instrumentality of a foreign state ,the term agency or instrumentality of a foreign state has the meaning given that term in section #afjc7;b7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 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 ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means-- 7,a7 any citizen or national of a foreign state1 wherever located2 or 7,b7 any entity not organized solely under the laws of the ,united ,states or existing solely in the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,hamas ,the term ,hamas means-- 7,a7 the entity known as ,hamas and designated by the ,secretary of ,state as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 or 7,b7 any person identified as an agent or instrumentality of ,hamas on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,asset ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury1 the property or interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474 7#f7 ,hizballah ,the term ,hizballah means-- 7,a7 the entity known as ,hizballah and designated by the ,secretary of ,state as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 or 7,b7 any person identified as an agent or instrumentality of ,hizballah on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,asset ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury1 the property or interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474 7#g7 ,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 7including foreign branches71 or any person in the ,united ,states4 #e4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to be effective on ,december #ca1 #bjbc4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,an ,act to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that are responsible for using civilians as human shields1 and for other purposes44 ,secretary