,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ac1         
#bjah,mrs4 ,torres introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = 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 combat          
corruption & money laund]+ 9 ,guatemala4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,guatemala ,rule ( ,law             
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,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
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,=eign
 p]son ,! t]m =eign p]son means a p]son 

t is n a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  7#c7 ,gr&
 corruption ,! t]m gr& corruption means 
public corruption committ$ at a high    
level ( gov]nm5t t-- 7,a7 di/orts       
policies or ! c5tral function+ ( !      
c\ntry2 &  7,b7 enables lead]s to b5efit
 at ! exp5se ( ! public good4  7#d7     
,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates
 p]son means--  7,a7 a natural p]son :o 
is a citiz5 or resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 or a national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z     
def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a772 &  7,b7 an entity 
t is organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates or any ,/ate4  #c4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjah ,int]national 
,n>cotics ,control ,/rategy ,report /at$
 t1 9 ,guatemala1 widespread corruption 
p]meates public & private in/itutions & 
exac]bates ! c\ntry's security1         
gov]nm5tal1 & economic *all5ges4  7#b7  
,! same report1 discuss+ money laund]+ 9
 ,guatemala1 not$ t drug traffick+ is a 

major s\rce ( illicit funds4 ,o!r s\rces
 include corruption1 extortion1 human   
traffick+1 comm]ce ( o!r illicit goods1 
& tax evasion4 ,money is laund]$        
prim>ily ?r\gh real e/ate1 ran*+1 & !   
gam+ indu/ry4 ,x is also laund]$ ?r\gh a
 s]ies ( small transactions bel[ !      
,u4,s4 #aj1jjj report+ requirem5t1 ei!r 
9 small banks along ! ,guatemala-,mexico
 bord]1 or by travel]s c>ry+ ca% to o!r 
c\ntries4  7#c7 ,on ,augu/ #aj1 #bjah1  
,guatemala's ,attorney ,g5]al fil$ a    
reque/ be=e ! ,supreme ,c\rt (          
,guatemala to remove ! immunity (       
,guatemala's ,presid5t1 ,jimmy ,morales1
 s t he c\ld be *>g$ = ! crime ( illicit
 f9anc+1 bas$ on inve/igations c>ri$ out
 jo9tly by ! ,(fice ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 & ! ,int]national ,commission aga9/    
,impunity 9 ,guatemala 7,,cicig74  7#d7 
,on ,augu/ #ca1 #bjah1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,embassy 9 ,guatemala issu$ a press     
release /at+ t ,s9ce #bjac ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t has donat$ #adh ,jeep  
,j#h vehicles to ! ,gov]nm5t (          

,guatemala4 ,^! vehicles 7 donat$ = law 
en=cem5t use by ! ,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ces
 ,tecun ,uman1 ,*orti1 & ,x9ca = !      
purpose ( combatt+ crim9al activity &   
n>cotics traffick+1 ) a focus on        
,guatemala's bord]s4 ,sev]al ( ^!       
vehicles 7 rec5tly obs]v$ 9 ,guatemala  
,city1 includ+ 9 close proximity to     
,,cicig's headqu>t]s & ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,embassy4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is monitor+  
closely t all equipm5t donat$ = law     
en=cem5t activity 9 ,guatemala is us$   
appropriately & 9 accordance ) exi/+    
agreem5ts44  7#e7 ,on ! same date1      
,guatemala's ,presid5t1 ,jimmy ,morales1
 appe>$ at a press conf]5ce to ann\nce t
 he w\ld n r5ew ! m&ate ( ,,cicig1 :i*  
expires 9 #bjai1 or ! visa ( its        
commission]1 ,ivan ,velasquez1 :i* 0 set
 to expire on ,septemb] #ah1 #bjah4     
7#f7 ,on ,septemb] #d1 #bjah1 !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,guatemala issu$ a /atem5t  
to ! effect t ,ivan ,velasquez1 :o 0 on 
travel at ! "t1 0 n p]mitt$ to re5t] !  
c\ntry4  7#g7 ,on ,septemb] #ag1 #bjah1 

,guatemala's ,=eign ,m9i/]1 ,s&ra       
,jovel1 & ,m9i/] ( ! ,int]ior1 ,enrique 
,deg5h>t1 made public /atem5ts indicat+ 
t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,guatemala int5d$ to    
ignore an ord] f ! ,guatemalan          
,con/itutional ,c\rt1 t ! gov]nm5t mu/  
all[ ! ,,cicig commission] to ent] !    
c\ntry4  #d4 ,sanctions aga9/ =eign     
p]sons t engage 9 corruption & o!r      
activities 9 ,guatemala  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
impose ! sanctions describ$ 9 subsection
 7b7 ) respect to any =eign p]son :o is 
a curr5t or =m] (ficial ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,guatemala1 or any =eign p]son act+ on  
behalf ( or 9 coop]ation ) an (ficial ( 
t gov]nm5t1 t has kn[+ly--  7#a7        
committ$ or facilitat$ acts ( gr&       
corruption1 money laund]+1 n>cotics     
traffick+1 or f9anc+ political campaigns
 ) ! proce$s ( n>cotics traffick+2  7#b7
 ob/ruct$ inve/igations or prosecutions 
( gr& corruption c>ri$ out by           
,guatemalan public prosecutors2  7#c7   

misus$ equipm5t provid$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate or ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to !    
,guatemalan milit>y or national civilian
 police = ! purpose ( combat+ drug      
traffick+ or secur+ ,guatemala's bord]2 
7#d7 disobey$ rul+s ( ! ,guatemalan     
,con/itutional ,c\rt2 or  7#e7 imp$$ or 
int]f]$ ) ! "w ( any ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t ag5cy or any in/itution       
receiv+ contributions f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ! ,int]national      
,commission aga9/ ,impunity 9 ,guatemala
 7,,cicig74  7b7 ,sanctions describ$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! sanctions describ$ 9   
?is subsection are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,asset
 block+ ,! ex]cise ( all p[]s grant$ to 
! ,presid5t by ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy 
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agja et seq47 to ! ext5t necess>y to   
block & prohibit all transactions 9 all 
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty ( a p]son   
det]m9$ by ! ,presid5t to be subject to 
subsection 7a7 if su* prop]ty & int]e/s 
9 prop]ty are 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 come )9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or are or come )9 !   

possession or control ( a ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son4  7,b7 ,exclusion f ! unit$ /ates 
& revocation ( visa or o!r docum5tation 
,9 ! case ( an ali5 det]m9$ by !        
,presid5t to be subject to subsection   
7a71 d5ial ( a visa to1 & exclusion f ! 
,unit$ ,/ates (1 ! ali51 & revocation 9 
accordance ) section #bba7;i7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 ( any visa or o!r 
docum5tation ( ! ali54  7#b7 ,p5alties  
,a p]son t violates1 attempts to        
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation ( p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 or any
 regulation1 lic5se1 or ord] issu$ to   
c>ry out p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all be     
subject to ! p5alties set =? 9          
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same    
ext5t z a p]son t commits an unlawful   
act describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( t       
section4  7#c7 ,exception relat+ to     
importation ( goods  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
requirem5t to block & prohibit all      

transactions 9 all prop]ty & int]e/s 9  
prop]ty "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all n    
include ! au?ority to impose sanctions  
on ! importation ( goods4  7,b7         
,def9ition ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m good  
means any article1 natural or man-made  
sub/ance1 mat]ial1 supply or manufactur$
 product1 includ+ inspection & te/      
equipm5t1 & exclud+ te*nical data4  7#d7
 ,exception to comply ) ,unit$ ,nations 
,headqu>t]s ,agreem5t ,sanctions "u     
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all n apply to an   
ali5 if admitt+ ! ali5 into ! ,unit$    
,/ates is necess>y to p]mit ! ,unit$    
,/ates to comply ) ! ,agreem5t reg>d+ ! 
,headqu>t]s ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 sign$  
at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 &   
ent]$ into =ce ,novemb] #ba1 #aidg1     
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 or o!r applicable int]national  
obligations4  7c7 ,regulatory au?ority  
,! ,presid5t %all issue su* regulations1
 lic5ses1 & ord]s z are necess>y to c>ry
 out ?is section4  7d7 ,t]m9ation ,?is  
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #b  

ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  #e4 ,limitation on transf] (     
equipm5t transf] to security =ces  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 z appropriate1 %all issue    
regulations requir+ ! inclusion (       
appropriate clauses = any new =eign     
assi/ance contracts1 grants1 &          
coop]ative agreem5ts cov]+ ! transf] (  
equipm5t to ! ,guatemalan milit>y or    
national civilian police1 to ensure t   
any ,unit$ ,/ates equipm5t t is provid$ 
to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,guatemala may be      
recov]$ if su* equipm5t is us$ =        
purposes o!r ?an ^? = :i* x 0 provid$4  
7b7 ,exceptions & waiv]  7#a7           
,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply
 to humanit>ian assi/ance1 disa/]       
assi/ance1 or assi/ance to combat       
corruption4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate or ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 on a    

case by case basis1 may waive !         
requirem5t "u subsection 7a7 if !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate or ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se c]tifies to ! appropriate       
congressional committees t su* waiv] is 
important to ! national security int]e/s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4