,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afcj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #g1 #bjai ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions under the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act to combat corruption1 money laundering1 and impunity in ,guatemala1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guatemala ,rule of ,law ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 means that a person has actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result4 7#d7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a natural person who is a citizen or resident of the ,united ,states or a national of the ,united ,states 7as such term is defined in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a7772 or 7,b7 an entity that is organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,state's #bjah ,international ,narcotics ,control ,strategy ,report stated that1 in ,guatemala1 widespread corruption permeates public and private institutions and exacerbates the country's security1 governmental1 and economic challenges4 7#b7 ,the same report1 discussing money laundering in ,guatemala1 noted that drug trafficking is a major source of illicit funds4 ,other sources include corruption1 extortion1 human trafficking1 commerce of other illicit goods1 and tax evasion4 ,money is laundered primarily through real estate1 ranching1 and the gaming industry4 ,it is also laundered through a series of small transactions below the ,u4,s4 #aj1jjj reporting requirement1 either in small banks along the ,guatemala-,mexico border1 or by travelers carrying cash to other countries4 7#c7 ,on ,august #aj1 #bjah1 ,guatemala's ,attorney ,general filed a request before the ,supreme ,court of ,guatemala to remove the immunity of ,guatemala's ,president1 ,jimmy ,morales1 so that he could be charged for the crime of illicit election financing1 based on investigations carried out jointly by the ,office of the ,attorney ,general and the ,international ,commission against ,impunity in ,guatemala 7,,cicig74 7#d7 ,in ,august #bjah1 the ,guatemalan ,supreme ,court ruled that there was sufficient evidence for the ,guatemalan ,congress to decide if ,president ,morales should be investigated for illicit election financing4 7#e7 ,on ,january #g1 #bjai1 the ,government of ,guatemala announced that it was terminating the agreement establishing ,,cicig effective immediately4 7#f7 ,the ,united ,nations responded that the ,secretary-,general strongly rejects the announcement1 stating ,the mandate of the ,commission is set to end on #c ,september #bjai4 ,until that date1 we expect the ,government of ,guatemala to entirely fulfill its legal obligations under the ,agreement4 ,the ,secretary-,general expects the ,government of ,guatemala to abide by its international undertakings to ensure the protection of the ,,cicig personnel1 both international and national44 #d4 ,global ,magnitsky sanctions against foreign persons that engage in corruption and other activities in ,guatemala 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and as appropriate thereafter1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 on any foreign person who is a current or former official of the ,government of ,guatemala1 or any foreign person acting on behalf of or in cooperation with an official of such ,government1 who has knowingly-- 7#a7 committed or facilitated significant corruption1 money laundering1 narcotics trafficking1 or financing political campaigns with the proceeds of narcotics trafficking2 7#b7 obstructed investigations or prosecutions carried out by ,guatemalan officials of acts described in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 misused equipment provided by the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,defense to the ,guatemalan military or national civilian police for the purpose of combating drug trafficking or securing ,guatemala's border2 7#d7 disobeyed rulings of the ,guatemalan ,constitutional ,court1 including rulings related to the conduct of elections2 or 7#e7 impeded or interfered with the work of any ,united ,states ,government agency or any institution receiving contributions from the ,united ,states ,government1 including the ,international ,commission against ,impunity in ,guatemala 7,,cicig74 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the sanctions described in section #abfc7;b7 of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note774 7c7 ,regulatory authority ,the ,president shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,exception ,to comply with ,united ,nations ,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions described in subsection 7b7 shall not apply to an alien if admitting such 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 7e7 ,termination ,this section shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7f7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding steps taken to implement this section4 #e4 ,conditions regarding use of equipment transferred to security forces 7a7 ,conditions ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development and the ,secretary of ,defense1 as appropriate1 shall include1 in each contract1 grant1 license1 or other mechanism providing for the transfer of ,united ,states equipment to1 or use by1 the ,guatemalan military or national police1 including for the sale of such equipment1 a provision that ensures that any such equipment may be recovered by the ,united ,states if such equipment is used in violation of an end use agreement or otherwise for purposes other than for which such equipment was transferred4 7b7 ,determination ,not later than #ij days after receiving a written request from the chairperson and ranking member of any of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether equipment transferred or licensed to be transferred to ,guatemala by the ,united ,states has been used in violation of an end use agreement or otherwise for purposes other than for which such equipment was transferred1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 determine whether such equipment was used in violation of such agreement or purposes2 and 7#b7 transmit to the chairperson and ranking member of such committee a report with respect to such determination that includes-- 7,a7 a statement of whether or not the ,president has taken or intends to take remedial action1 including as provided for in this section or in the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec72 and 7,b7 if the ,president has taken or intends to take such remedial action1 a description of such remedial action1 or if the ,president will not take such action1 a detailed justification relating thereto4