#aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjcg ,,an ,,act ,to encourage accountability for the murder of ,washington ,post columnist ,jamal ,khashoggi4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,saudi ,arabia ,human ,rights and ,accountability ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,report on intelligence community assessment relating to the killing of ,washington ,post columnist ,jamal ,khashoggi 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report consisting of-- 7#a7 a determination and presentation of evidence with respect to the advance knowledge and role of any current or former official of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia or any current or former senior ,saudi political figure over the directing1 ordering1 or tampering of evidence in the killing of ,washington ,post columnist ,jamal ,khashoggi2 and 7#b7 a list of foreign persons that the ,director of ,national ,intelligence has high confidence-- 7,a7 were responsible for1 or complicit in1 ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise directing an act or acts contributing to or causing the death of ,jamal ,khashoggi2 7,b7 knowingly and materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of1 an activity described in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7,c7 impeded the impartial investigation of the killing of ,jamal ,khashoggi1 including through the tampering of evidence relating to the investigation4 7b7 ,form 7#a7 ,in general ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7#b7 ,names of foreign persons listed ,the name of each foreign person listed in the report described in subsection 7a77#b7 shall be included in the unclassified portion of the report unless the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines that such disclosure would undermine ,united ,states intelligence sources and methods or threaten the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,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 #c4 ,sanctions with respect to foreign persons that engage in activities described in section #b7;a77#b7 7a7 ,imposition of sanctions ,on and after the date that is #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 shall be imposed with respect to each foreign person listed in the report described in section #b7;a77#b74 7b7 ,sanctions described 7#a7 ,in general ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7,a7 ,ineligibility for visas and admission to the ,united ,states 7i7 ,inadmissibility to the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,ineligibility to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states4 7iii7 ,ineligibility to otherwise 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 7i7 ,revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 7ii7 ,a revocation under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the foreign person's possession4 7#b7 ,exception to comply with international obligations ,sanctions under paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or paroling the person 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 7#c7 ,waiver in the interest of national security ,the ,president may waive the application of this section with respect to a foreign person who is ,a-#a visa eligible and who is present in or seeking admission into the ,united ,states for purposes of official business if the ,president determines and transmits to the appropriate congressional committees written notice and justification not later than #ae days before the granting of such waiver1 that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,suspension of sanctions 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may suspend in whole or in part the imposition of sanctions otherwise required under this section for periods not to exceed #ahj days if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the following criteria have been met in ,saudi ,arabia3 7,a7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia has released any individual who is a journalist1 blogger1 human rights defender1 advocate for religious liberty1 or civil society activist detained by the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia4 7,b7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia is cooperating in outstanding criminal proceedings in the ,united ,states in which a ,saudi citizen or national departed from the ,united ,states while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the ,united ,states4 7,c7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia is refraining from the obstruction of the free expression of opinion and restriction of individuals from engaging in public criticism of the political sphere4 7,d7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia has made verifiable commitments to cease the practice of harming citizens of ,saudi ,arabia conducting peaceful dissent1 whether or not those citizens reside in ,saudi ,arabia1 including enforced repatriation1 disappearance1 arrest1 imprisonment1 or harassment4 7,e7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia has taken verifiable steps to hold accountable ,saudi violators of human rights1 whether or not those violations took place in ,saudi ,arabia4 7,f7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia has taken verifiable steps to repeal any law or regulation that requires ,saudi women to obtain approval from a male guardian in order to leave the country4 7,g7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia-- 7i7 has made public the names of all individuals under prosecution for the murder of ,jamal ,khashoggi and associated crimes and the details of the charges such individuals face2 7ii7 has made public the trial proceedings and all evidence against the accused2 7iii7 has invited international1 independent experts to monitor the trials2 7iv7 has made public details of efforts to establish the location of ,mr4 ,khashoggi's remains and associated findings and returned his body to his family2 and 7v7 has made public the rationale for why ten of the individuals initially detained were later released without charge4 7,h7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia has disbanded any units of its intelligence or security apparatus dedicated to the forced repatriation of dissidents in other countries4 7,i7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia is cooperating with efforts to investigate the murder of ,jamal ,khashoggi being conducted by law enforcement authorities in the ,united ,states and ,turkey1 or by the ,united ,nations4 7#b7 ,report ,accompanying the certification described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed description of ,saudi ,arabia's adherence to the criteria described in the certification4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 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 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term 8foreign person0 has the meaning given such term in section #eie4cjd of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act71 except that such term does not include an entity 7as such term is described in such section74 7#d7 ,foreign person who is ,a-#a visa eligible ,the term foreign person who is ,a-#a visa eligible means an alien described in section #aja7;a77#ae77;,a77i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,a77i774 7#e7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 #d4 ,report on ,saudi ,arabia's human rights record 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in accordance with section #ejb;,b7c7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;c771 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees report in writing that-- 7#a7 includes the information required under paragraph 7#a7 of such section #ejb;,b7c7 with respect to ,saudi ,arabia2 7#b7 describes the extent to which officials of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia1 including members of the military or security services1 are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights1 including violations of the human rights of journalists1 bloggers1 human rights defenders1 and those who support women's rights or religious freedom2 7#c7 describes violations of human rights in ,saudi ,arabia by officials of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia1 including against journalists1 bloggers1 human rights defenders1 and civil society activists2 7#d7 describes ,united ,states actions to address ,saudi violations of human rights1 including against journalists1 bloggers1 human rights defenders1 and civil society activists1 including demands for clemency review of these cases2 7#e7 describes any intolerant content in educational materials published by ,saudi ,arabia's ,ministry of ,education that are used in schools both inside ,saudi ,arabia and at schools throughout the world2 and 7#f7 describes ,united ,states actions to encourage ,saudi ,arabia to retrieve and destroy materials with intolerant material and revise teacher manuals and retrain teachers to reflect changes in educational materials and promote tolerance4 7b7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7c7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in the section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 #e4 ,determination of budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,house ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,july #ae1 #bjai4;,clerk4