,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjag,mr4
 ,wittman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/rict ,unit$ 
,/ates nationals f travel+ to c\ntries 9
 :i* =eign gov]nm5ts or anti-gov]nm5t   
=ces all[ =eign t]rori/ organizations to
 engage 9 arm$ conflict = purposes (    
p>ticipat+ 9 su* arm$ conflict or f     
provid+ mat]ial support to entities t   
are engag$ 9 su* arm$ conflict1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,int]national ,conflicts ( 
,conc]n ,act4  #b4 ,id5tification (     
,c\ntries ( ,conflict ,conc]n  7a7      
,id5tification ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,presid5t %all submit to ,congress a    
report t id5tifies ea* c\ntry ! gov]nm5t
 ( :i* or anti-gov]nm5t =ces 9 :i* !    
,presid5t believes1 bas$ on all         
in=mation available to ! ,presid5t1 is  
all[+ "o or m =eign t]rori/             

organizations to engage 9 arm$ conflict 
t is occurr+ 9 su* c\ntry4  7b7 ,updates
 ,! ,presid5t %all update ! report      
requir$ "u subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 z new  
in=mation becomes available2 &  7#b7 n  
less frequ5tly ?an semi-annually4  7c7  
,=m ,! report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 
& ! updates requir$ "u subsection 7b7   
%all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may
 conta9 a classifi$ annex if necess>y4  
#c4 ,designation ( ,c\ntries ( ,conflict
 ,conc]n  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all designate a     
c\ntry z a ,c\ntry ( ,conflict ,conc]n  
if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t-- 7,a7 !      
gov]nm5t ( su* c\ntry or anti-gov]nm5t  
=ces 9 ! c\ntry is all[+ "o or m =eign  
t]rori/ organizations to engage 9 arm$  
conflict t is occurr+ 9 su* c\ntry z    
id5tifi$ 9 ! report requir$ "u section  
#b7;a7 or any update to ! report requir$
 "u section #b7;b72 &  7,b7 x is 9 !    
national security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to re/rict travel by any ,unit$  
,/ates national to su* c\ntry & to      

re/rict mat]ial support provid$ by      
,unit$ ,/ates nationals to entities t   
are engag$ 9 arm$ conflict 9 su* c\ntry4
  7#b7 ,initial designation ,syria %all 
be deem$ to h be5 designat$ by !        
,presid5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 z ( ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ! ,presid5t is n
 requir$ to notify ,congress ( su*      
designation ( ,syria "u subsection 7b74 
7b7 ,report on designation ,^u designat+
 a c\ntry z a ,c\ntry ( ,conflict       
,conc]n "u subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t  
%all submit to ,congress a report       
notify+ ,congress ( ! designation ( !   
c\ntry4  7c7 ,lic5s+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,) respect to any c\ntry         
designat$ z a ,c\ntry ( ,conflict       
,conc]n "u subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t  
%all ex]cise ! au?orities ( !           
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje et seq47 )\t  
reg>d to section #bjb ( su* ,act to     
require a ,unit$ ,/ates national to     
obta9 a lic5se--  7,a7 to travel to su* 
c\ntry2 or  7,b7 to provide mat]ial     

support to entities t are engag$ 9 arm$ 
conflict 9 su* c\ntry4  7#b7 ,exception 
,! requirem5t to obta9 a lic5se "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to 
a ,unit$ ,/ates national :o is a full-"t
 (fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t = purposes ( c>ry+ out (ficial
 bus9ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4   
7d7 ,p5alties ,! p5alties provid$ = 9   
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 %all apply to
 a p]son :o violates p>agraph 7#a7 or   
7#b7 ( subsection 7c71 or a regulation  
prescrib$ "u ?is ,act1 to ! same ext5t t
 su* p5alties apply to a p]son t commits
 an unlawful act describ$ 9 section     
#bjf7;a7 ( t ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4        
#agje7;a774  7e7 ,t]m9ation (           
designation ,! designation ( a c\ntry z 
a ,c\ntry ( ,conflict ,conc]n "u        
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on ! date on
 :i* ! ,presid5t submits to ,congress a 
report t conta9s--  7#a7 a det]m9ation &
 c]tification t subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7

 ( subsection 7a77#a7 7z ! case may be71
 or bo?1 no long] applies ) respect to !
 c\ntry2 &  7#b7 a ju/ification = !     
det]m9ation & c]tification4  #d4        
,regulations ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to
 promulgate su* regulations z may be    
necess>y to c>ry out ! provisions ( ?is 
,act1 includ+ ! promulgation ( su*      
regulations "u ! au?ority ( section #bje
 ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic   
,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd74  #e4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,=eign    
t]rori/ organization ,! t]m =eign       
t]rori/ organization means any          
organization s designat$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate "u section #bai ( ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4      
#aahi74  7#b7 ,unit$ ,/ates national ,! 
t]m ,unit$ ,/ates national means-- 7,a7 
a national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja7;a77#bb7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#bb772 or  7,b7 an ali5 :o is 
lawfully pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4