,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjah,mr4  
,de,santis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,goodlatte7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly
 det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =     
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! boycott+ (      
c\ntries fri5dly to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,export            
,adm9i/ration ,anti-,discrim9ation ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 
to engage 9 int]national comm]ce is a   
fundam5tal conc]n ( ,unit$ ,/ates       
policy4  7#b7 ,x is important to !      
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t bo?
 ! private sector & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
place a high priority on enc\rag+       
int]national trade1 consi/5t ) !        

economic1 security1 & =eign policy      
objectives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,x  
is 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
protect c\ntries fri5dly to ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons resid+1   
op]at+1 or do+ bus9ess 9 su* c\ntries f 
re/rictive trade practices or boycotts4 
7#d7 ,boycotts aga9/ fri5dly c\ntries & 
_! citiz5s1 or aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates      
companies do+ bus9ess ) su* c\ntries or 
citiz5s1 d n make = effective bus9ess   
decisionmak+1 prev5t a bus9ess f mak+ ! 
be/ use ( ! res\rces available to x1 &  
%\ld fur!r be oppos$ z discrim9atory4   
7#e7 ,m ?an #de1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 goods &   
s]vices is trad$ betwe5 ,israel & !     
,unit$ ,/ates annually1 9 addition to   
r\ghly #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 ,unit$  
,/ates =eign direct inve/m5t 9 ,israel4 
7#f7 ,fell[ democratic c\ntries1 su* z  
,israel & o!r alli$ c\ntries1 are vital 
p>tn]s 9 ! global pursuit ( civil &     
human rights1 includ+ ! protection (    
free spee*4  7#g7 ,! enactm5t (         
legislative prohibitions aga9/          

discrim9ation 9 ! comm]cial context or  
by f$]ally fund$ programs1 includ+      
academic in/itutions1 is consi/5t ) !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#h7       
,attempts to s+le out ,israel & its     
citiz5s1 or o!r alli$ c\ntries & _!     
citiz5s1 = discrim9atory boycotts       
violate fundam5tal pr9ciples ( academic 
fre$om4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all  
be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to 
oppose re/rictive trade practices or    
boycotts aga9/ o!r c\ntries fri5dly to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates or aga9/ any ,unit$      
,/ates p]son2 &  7#b7 to require ,unit$ 
,/ates p]sons engag$ 9 bus9ess any:]e to
 refuse to take actions1 includ+ furni%+
 in=mation or support+ re/rictive trade 
practices or boycotts1 aga9/ a c\ntry   
fri5dly to ! ,unit$ ,/ates or aga9/ any 
,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  #d4 ,prohibition  
on boycott+ fri5dly c\ntries  7a7       
,prohibitions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,unit$ 
,/ates p]son1 ) respect to ! activities 
( su* p]son 9 ! int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 may kn[+ly   

take or agree to take any ( ! foll[+    
actions 9 a mann] t complies )1 fur!rs1 
or supports any boycott aga9/ a boycott$
 c\ntry1 o!r ?an a c\ntry ) respect to  
:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates has impos$          
sanctions3  7,a7 ,refus+1 or requir+ any
 o!r p]son to refuse1 to d bus9ess ) or 
9 ! boycott$ c\ntry1 ) any bus9ess      
conc]n organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! boycott$  
c\ntry1 ) any national or resid5t ( !   
boycott$ c\ntry1 or ) any o!r p]son1    
pursuant to an agreem5t )1 a requirem5t 
(1 or a reque/ f or on behalf (1 a      
boycott+ entity4  7,b7 ,refus+ or       
requir+ any o!r p]son to refuse to      
employ1 or o!rwise discrim9at+ aga9/1   
any p]son on ! basis ( national orig9 ( 
t p]son or ( any own]1 (fic]1 director1 
or employee ( su* p]son4  7,c7 ,furni%+ 
in=mation ) respect to ! national orig9 
( any p]son or ( any own]1 (fic]1       
director1 or employee ( su* p]son 9 a   
mann] t enables a boycott+ entity to    
conduct a comm]cial boycott4  7,d7      
,furni%+ in=mation ab\t :e!r any p]son  

has1 _h1 or proposes to h any bus9ess   
relation%ip 7includ+ a relation%ip by   
way ( sale1 pur*ase1 legal or comm]cial 
repres5tation1 %ipp+ or o!r transport1  
insurance1 inve/m5t1 or supply7 ) or 9 !
 boycott$ c\ntry1 ) any bus9ess conc]n  
organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! boycott$ c\ntry1 
or ) any national or resid5t ( !        
boycott$ c\ntry4  7,e7 ,furni%+         
in=mation ab\t :e!r any p]son is a memb]
 (1 has made contribution to1 or is     
o!rwise associat$ ) or involv$ 9 !      
activities ( any *>itable or frat]nal   
organization :i* supports ! boycott$    
c\ntry4  7,f7 ,e/abli%+ & act+ on a =mal
 or (ficial policy ( refus+ to deal1 9  
any mann]1 ) an academic in/itution or  
s*ol> on ! basis ( ! connection ( su*   
in/itution or s*ol> ) ! boycott$ c\ntry4
  7,g7 ,pay+1 honor+1 confirm+1 or      
o!rwise implem5t+ a lett] ( cr$it :i*   
conta9s any condition or requirem5t     
compliance ) :i* requires furni%+       
in=mation or o!rwise act+ 9 any mann]   
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f74

  7#b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ) respect to 
antitru/ & civil rights laws ,no?+ 9 ?is
 section may be con/ru$ to sup]s$e or   
limit ! op]ation ( ! antitru/ or civil  
rights laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or to    
limit ! rights gu>ante$ to any p]son by 
! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,con/itution ) respect to ! fre$oms (   
spee* & expression4  7b7 ,preemption ,! 
provisions ( ?is section & any          
regulations issu$ pursuant to ?is       
section %all preempt any law1 rule1 or  
regulation ( any ( ! sev]al ,/ates or ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or any ( !        
t]ritories or possessions ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 or ( any gov]nm5tal subdivision 
!re(1 to ! ext5t t su* law1 rule1 or    
regulation p]ta9s to p>ticipation 91    
compliance )1 implem5tation (1 or !     
furni%+ ( in=mation reg>d+ re/rictive   
trade practices or boycotts fo/]$ or    
impos$ by =eign c\ntries aga9/ o!r      
c\ntries or call$ = by a boycott+       
entity4  #e4 ,p5alties  7a7 ,int5tional 
violations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]        

int5tionally violates1 or conspires or  
attempts to violate1 any provision (    
section #d-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( an         
individual1 %all be f9$ n m ?an         
#bej1jjj1 or imprison$ n m ?an #aj ye>s1
 or bo?2 or  7,b7 %all be f9$ n m ?an   
five times ! value ( ! transaction      
involv$ or #a1jjj1jjj1 :i*ev] is great]4
  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( int5t ,! abs5ce ( a
 bus9ess relation%ip ) or 9 ! boycott$  
c\ntry may n be con/ru$ to e/abli%1 )\t 
m1 ! int5t requir$ = a violation "u ?is 
subsection4  7b7 ,kn[+ violations  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,:oev] kn[+ly violates1 or     
conspires or attempts to violate1 any   
provision ( section #d %all be f9$ n m  
?an five times ! value ( ! transaction  
involv$ or #ej1jjj1 :i*ev] is great]1   
imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7#b7
 ,applicability ,a p]son may be f\nd to 
kn[+ly violate a provision ( section #d 
if ! p]son all[s an ag5t or employee (  
su* p]son to violate any provision (    
section #d :]e ! p]son has actual k (   
su* violation by su* employee4  7c7     

,in/itutions ( high] education  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 an in/itution ( high] education may n  
receive ,f$]al funds if ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce det]m9es1 & notifies su*       
in/itution1 t ! in/itution has violat$  
any provision ( a regulation issu$      
pursuant to section #d4  7#b7 ,exception
 ,! prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n 
apply ) respect to ,f$]al funds made    
available "u title ,,iv ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj et seq474  7#c7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may1 ^u reque/ f an  
in/itution ( high] education t receives 
a notification "u p>agraph 7#a71 waive !
 application ( ! prohibition "u p>agraph
 7#a7 to su* in/itution4  7,b7 ,timely  
consid]ation ,! ,secret>y may only      
consid] a reque/ = a waiv] pursuant to  
subp>agraph 7,a7 t is receiv$ n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! receipt ( ! applicable 
notification4  7#d7 ,re/oration (       
eligibility ,a prohibition "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all cease to apply ) respect to an

 in/itution ( high] education beg9n+ on 
! date on :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es t su*
 in/itution has ceas$ su* violation4    
7#e7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]m in/itution ( high]
 education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7d7     
,c5traliz$ compla9t me*anism ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all       
e/abli% proc$ures to all[ any p]son to  
compla9 ( a violation ( section #d ( ?is
 ,act by a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son1 & to    
ref] su* compla9ts to appropriate law   
en=cem5t entities4  #f4 ,private "r (   
action  7a7 ,"r ,to br+ action 9 ,f$]al 
c\rt ,any p]son :o suff]s injury to     
prop]ty or bus9ess z a result ( a       
violation ( section #d or any regulation
 issu$ pursuant to su* section may br+  
an action 9 ! appropriate di/rict c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,damages2 relief 
,9 an action "u ?is section1 ! c\rt     
may-- 7#a7 aw>d damages1 9 an am\nt n to

 exce$ ?ree times ! value ( ! injury to 
! p]son br++ ! action1 & may            
additionally aw>d attorneys' fees &     
co/s2 &  7#b7 ord] appropriate          
injunctive relief4  #g4 ,reports ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all submit to !   
appropriate congressional committees a  
report li/+--  7#a7 ea* p]son t sponsor$
 a comm]cial boycott aga9/ a fri5dly    
c\ntry to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! prior     
cal5d> ye>2 &  7#b7 ea* in/itution (    
high] education t has =mally or         
(ficially p>ticipat$ 9 a boycott aga9/  
an academic in/itution or s*ol> f a     
fri5dly c\ntry to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !   
prior cal5d> ye>4  #h4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on

 ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & !   
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,boycott$ c\ntry ,! t]m   
boycott$ c\ntry %all be con/ru$ to      
include all t]ritories controll$ by su* 
c\ntry4  7#c7 ,boycott+ entity ,! t]m   
boycott+ entity means any c\ntry or     
p]son call+ = a comm]cial boycott ( a   
boycott$ c\ntry4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates    
p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son means--
 7,a7 a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 an entity      
organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
( any jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ a =eign bran* ( su* an entity4