#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbhi  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2  
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,hong    
,kong ,human ,rights and ,democracy ,act
 of #bjai4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the 
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table 
of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4    
,sec4 #c4 ,statement of policy4 ,sec4   
#d4 ,amendments to the ,united          
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib4 ,sec4 #e4 ,report on enforcement 
of ,united ,states export control and   
sanctions laws by ,hong ,kong4 ,sec4 #f4
 ,protecting ,united ,states interests  
with respect to ,hong ,kong4 ,sec4 #g4  
,sanctions relating to undermining      
fundamental freedoms and autonomy in    
,hong ,kong4 ,sec4 #h4 ,sanctions       
reports4 ,sec4 #i4 ,determination of    
budgetary effects4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate           

congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of
 ,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives4  7,d7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2  
7,e7 the ,committee on ,banking1        
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the    
,senate2 and  7,f7 the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,china
 ,the term ,china means the ,people's   
,republic of ,china4  7#c7 ,social      
credit system ,the term social credit   
system means a system proposed by the   
,government of ,china and scheduled for 
implementation by #bjbj that would use  
existing financial credit systems1      
public records1 online activity1 and    
other tools of surveillance to aggregate
 data on every ,chinese citizen and     
business and use that data to monitor1  

shape1 and rate certain financial1      
social1 religious1 or political         
behaviors4  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 
7#a7 to reaffirm the principles and     
objectives set forth in the ,united     
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-chc71 namely   
that--  7,a7 the ,united ,states has a  
strong interest in the continued        
vitality1 prosperity1 and stability of  
,hong ,kong2  7,b7 support for          
democratization is a fundamental        
principle of ,united ,states foreign    
policy and therefore naturally applies  
to ,united ,states policy toward ,hong  
,kong2  7,c7 the human rights of the    
people of ,hong ,kong are of great      
importance to the ,united ,states and   
are directly relevant to ,united ,states
 interests in ,hong ,kong and serve as a
 basis for ,hong ,kong's continued      
economic prosperity2 and  7,d7 ,hong    
,kong must remain sufficiently          
autonomous from the ,people's ,republic 

of ,china to justify treatment under a  
particular law of the ,united ,states1  
or any provision thereof1 different from
 that accorded the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7#b7 to support the high    
degree of autonomy and fundamental      
rights and freedoms of the people of    
,hong ,kong1 as enumerated by-- 7,a7 the
 ,joint ,declaration of the ,government 
of the ,united ,kingdom of ,great       
,britain and ,northern ,ireland and the 
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china on the ,question of ,hong     
,kong1 done at ,beijing ,december #ai1  
#aihd 7referred to in this ,act as the  
,joint ,declaration72  7,b7 the         
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights1 done at ,new ,york  
,december #ai1 #aiff2 and  7,c7 the     
,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights1 done at ,paris ,december #aj1  
#aidh4  7#c7 to support the democratic  
aspirations of the people of ,hong      
,kong1 including the ultimate aim of the
 selection of the ,chief ,executive and 

all members of the ,legislative ,council
 by universal suffrage1 as articulated  
in the ,basic ,law of the ,hong ,kong   
,special ,administrative ,region of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china 7referred 
to in this ,act as the ,basic ,law72    
7#d7 to urge the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china and the   
,government of the ,hong ,kong ,special 
,autonomous ,region to uphold their     
commitment to the people of ,hong ,kong1
 including providing a high degree of   
autonomy for ,hong ,kong as articulated 
in the ,joint ,declaration and the      
,basic ,law2  7#e7 to support the robust
 exercise by residents of ,hong ,kong of
 the rights to free speech1 the press1  
and other fundamental freedoms as       
provided by the ,basic ,law and the     
,joint ,declaration2  7#f7 to support   
freedom from arbitrary or unlawful      
arrest1 detention1 or imprisonment for  
all ,hong ,kong residents1 as provided  
to them by the ,basic ,law and the      
,joint ,declaration2  7#g7 to draw      

international attention to any          
violations by the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china of the    
fundamental rights of the people of     
,hong ,kong and any encroachment upon   
the autonomy guaranteed to ,hong ,kong  
by the ,basic ,law and the ,joint       
,declaration2  7#h7 to protect ,united  
,states citizens and legal permanent    
residents living in ,hong ,kong as well 
as people visiting and transiting       
through ,hong ,kong2 and  7#i7 to       
maintain the economic and cultural ties 
that provide significant benefits to    
both the ,united ,states and ,hong      
,kong4  #d4 ,amendments to the ,united  
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib  7a7 ,certifications ,title ,,ii  
of the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong      
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#egba et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bje4 ,secretary of ,state certification
 regarding the autonomy of ,hong ,kong  
7a7 ,certification  7#a7 ,in general    

,the ,secretary of ,state shall annually
 submit to the ,committee on ,foreign   
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    
certification1 in conjunction with1 and 
taking into consideration the contents  
of1 the report required in section #cja1
 regarding whether ,hong ,kong continues
 to warrant treatment under particular  
treaties1 international agreements1 and 
,united ,states laws1 or any provisions 
thereof1 specified in paragraph 7#b7 in 
the same manner as such treaties1       
international agreements1 and laws were 
applied to ,hong ,kong as of the date of
 enactment of this section4  7#b7       
,provisions specified ,the treaties1    
international agreements1 and ,united   
,states laws specified in this paragraph
 are the following3  7,a7 ,commercial   
agreements4  7,b7 ,law enforcement      
cooperation1 including extradition      
matters4  7,c7 ,nonproliferation        
commitments4  7,d7 ,sanctions           

enforcement4  7,e7 ,export control      
agreements1 including enforcement of    
export controls with respect to dual use
 technologies4  7,f7 ,formal treaties   
and agreements between the ,united      
,states and ,hong ,kong1 including      
agreements related to taxation and      
currency exchange4  7,g7 ,other         
particular laws of the ,united ,states1 
or any provisions thereof1 that accord  
to ,hong ,kong treatment different to   
that accorded to the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china4  7,h7 ,other bilateral or   
multilateral agreements determined      
relevant by the ,secretary4  7#c7       
,contents ,each assessment under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall include an         
evaluation of the ,government of ,hong  
,kong's autonomous decision-making      
within the executive1 legislative1 and  
judicial branches1 with respect to--    
7,a7 upholding the rule of law2 and     
7,b7 protecting the rights enumerated   
in-- 7i7 the ,joint ,declaration of the 
,government of the ,united ,kingdom of  

,great ,britain and ,northern ,ireland  
and the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china on the ,question of 
,hong ,kong1 done at ,beijing ,december 
#ai1 #aihd 7the ,joint ,declaration72   
7ii7 the ,basic ,law of the ,hong ,kong 
,special ,administrative ,region of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china 7the      
,basic ,law72  7iii7 the ,universal     
,declaration of ,human ,rights1 done at 
,paris ,december #aj1 #aidh2 and  7iv7  
the ,international ,covenant on ,civil  
and ,political ,rights1 done at ,new    
,york ,december #ai1 #aiff4  7#d7       
,factors for consideration ,in making a 
certification under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,secretary of ,state should consider the
 terms1 obligations1 and expectations   
expressed in the ,joint ,declaration and
 the ,basic ,law4  7#e7 ,additional     
certifications ,notwithstanding the     
annual requirement for certifications   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of 
,state may issue additional             
certifications at any time if the       

,secretary determines that circumstances
 in ,hong ,kong warrant such4  7#f7     
,form ,each certification under         
paragraph 7#a7 and any additional       
certifications under paragraph 7#e7     
shall be submitted in unclassified from 
but may include a classified annex if   
the ,secretary of ,state determines such
 is necessary4  7b7 ,waiver ,the        
,secretary of ,state may waive the      
application of subsection 7a71 in whole 
or in part1 if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary    
determines that such a waiver--  7,a7 is
 in the national security interests of  
the ,united ,states2 or  7,b7 would     
protect the autonomy of ,hong ,kong2 and
  7#b7 on or before the date on which   
such a waiver takes effect1 the         
,secretary notifies the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives of the   
intent to waive such subsection4  7c7   
,public availability ,the unclassified  
portion of the certifications required  

under subsection 7a7 shall be made      
available to the public1 including      
through publication on the ,department  
of ,state website4  4  7b7 ,visa        
applicants ,title ,,ii of the ,united   
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egba et seq471 as 
amended by subsection 7a71 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bjf4 ,treatment
 of ,hong ,kong applicants for visas to 
enter the ,united ,states ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that applications for
 visas to enter the ,united ,states1    
including for work or study1 which are  
submitted by otherwise qualified        
applicants from ,hong ,kong should not  
be denied solely on the basis of        
politically-motivated arrest1 detention1
 or other adverse government action     
taken against such applicants as a      
result of the participation by such     
applicants in protest activities1 and   
that the ,secretary of ,state should    
make efforts to implement such policy1  

ensure consular officers make           
determinations in accordance with such  
policy1 and coordinate with             
representatives of other countries to   
encourage the adoption of compatible    
policies4  4  7c7 ,reporting            
requirements ,subsection 7a7 of section 
#cja of the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong 
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#egca7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter  
preceding paragraph 7#a71 in the first  
sentence1 by striking #bjbd and         
inserting #bjbg2  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#g71 by striking and after the         
semicolon at the end2  7#c7 in paragraph
 7#h71 by striking the period and       
inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraphs3   
7#i7 ,china's ability to limit ,hong    
,kong's autonomy with respect to the    
treaties1 international agreements1 and 
,united ,states laws specified in       
section #bje7;a77#b7 as result of       
actions by the ,government of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china that are  

inconsistent with its commitments under 
the ,basic ,law or the ,joint           
,declaration2  7#aj7 the limitations to 
,hong ,kong's autonomy with respect to  
the treaties1 international agreements1 
and ,united ,states laws specified in   
section #bje7;a77#b7 resulting from     
actions by the ,government of the ,hong 
,kong ,special ,autonomous ,region that 
are inconsistent with its commitments   
under the ,basic ,law or the ,joint     
,declaration2  7#aa7 the specific       
impacts to any areas of cooperation     
between the ,united ,states and ,hong   
,kong as a result of limits1 whether    
self-imposed or otherwise1 to ,hong     
,kong's autonomy1 including any failures
 of the ,hong ,kong ,government to      
fulfill obligations with the ,united    
,states under the treaties1             
international agreements1 and ,united   
,states laws specified in section       
#bje7;a77#b72  7#ab7 the specific       
actions taken by the ,united ,states    
,government to mitigate the negative    

impact to ,united ,states interests of  
limitations1 whether self-imposed or    
otherwise1 to ,hong ,kong's autonomy or 
any failures to fulfill obligations with
 the ,united ,states under the treaties1
 international agreements1 and ,united  
,states laws specified in section       
#bje7;a77#b72 and  7#ac7 whether the    
rescission of special treatment under   
any particular treaties1 international  
agreements1 or particular laws of the   
,united ,states1 or any provisions      
thereof would contribute to further     
erosion of ,hong ,kong's autonomy4  4   
#e4 ,report on enforcement of ,united   
,states export control and sanctions    
laws by ,hong ,kong  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall transmit to the        
committees specified in subsection 7b7 a
 report that includes the following3    
7#a7 ,an assessment of the policies and 
actions of the ,government of the ,hong 
,kong ,special ,autonomous ,region to   

enforce the ,export ,control ,reform    
,act of #bjah 7subtitle ,b of title     
,,xvii of ,public ,law #aae-bcb7 and    
other relevant provisions of ,united    
,states law related to export controls4 
7#b7 ,to the extent possible1 an        
identification of the following3 7,a7   
,any items that were transferred from   
,hong ,kong in violation of such laws4  
7,b7 ,the countries and persons to which
 such items were transferred4  7,c7 ,how
 such items were used4  7#c7 ,an        
assessment of whether ,united ,states   
origin items 7including software1       
technology1 and services7 have been     
transferred from ,hong ,kong to ,china  
in violation of ,united ,states law and 
have been used by ,china for mass       
surveillance1 predictive policing1 or   
for the social credit system4  7#d7 ,an 
assessment of the policies and actions  
of the ,government of the ,hong ,kong   
,special ,autonomous ,region to enforce 
sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states
 and the ,united ,nations4  7#e7 ,a     

description of the types of goods and   
services transshipped or reexported     
through ,hong ,kong in violation of such
 sanctions to-- 7,a7 ,north ,korea or   
,iran2 or  7,b7 other countries1        
regimes1 or persons subject to such     
sanctions for engaging in activities--  
7i7 relating to--  7,i7 international   
terrorism1 international narcotics      
trafficking1 or the proliferation of    
weapons of mass destruction2 or  7,,ii7 
corruption and violations of human      
rights2 or  7ii7 that otherwise present 
a threat to the national security1      
foreign policy1 or economy of the       
,united ,states4  7b7 ,committees       
specified ,the committees specified in  
this subsection are the following3  7#a7
 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,the ,committee on
 ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs
 of the ,senate4  7#c7 ,the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#d7 ,the ,committee 
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of

 ,representatives4  7c7 ,form of report 
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall be transmitted in unclassified
 form1 but may include a classified     
annex4  #f4 ,protecting ,united ,states 
interests with respect to ,hong ,kong   
7a7 ,policy statements ,it is the policy
 to the ,united ,states--  7#a7 to      
safeguard ,united ,states citizens and  
lawful permanent residents from         
extradition1 rendition1 or abduction to 
,china from ,hong ,kong for trial1      
detention1 or any other purpose2  7#b7  
to safeguard ,united ,states businesses 
in ,hong ,kong from economic coercion   
and intellectual property theft2  7#c7  
pursuant to section #ajc7g7 of the      
,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act
 of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egac7g771 to  
encourage ,united ,states businesses to 
continue to operate in ,hong ,kong in   
accordance with applicable ,united      
,states and ,hong ,kong law2 and  7#d7  
pursuant to section #bja7;b7 of such    
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egba7;b771 to      

evaluate as circumstances require the   
,government of ,hong ,kong is legally   
competent to carry out its obligations  
under treaties and international        
agreements established between the      
,united ,states and ,hong ,kong4  7b7   
,notification to ,congress  7#a7        
,determination ,the ,secretary of ,state
 shall1 with respect to any legislation 
proposed or enacted by the ,government  
of ,hong ,kong1 determine1 not later    
than #cj days after such legislation is 
proposed or enacted1 if such proposed or
 enacted legislation would-- 7,a7 put   
,united ,states citizens or lawful      
permanent residents at risk for         
rendition to ,china or other countries  
with which the ,united ,states          
,government does not have an extradition
 agreement2 or  7,b7 otherwise have a   
significant negative impact on ,united  
,states interests with respect to ,hong 
,kong4  7#b7 ,notification ,if the      
,secretary of ,state makes a            
determination in the affirmative under  

paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notification relating      
thereto that includes the following3    
7,a7 ,an assessment of the potential    
risks of the proposed or enacted        
legislation described in such paragraph 
to ,united ,states national interests1  
including risks to ,united ,states      
citizens or lawful permanent residents  
residing in1 traveling to1 or transiting
 through ,hong ,kong4  7,b7 ,a strategy 
for protecting ,united ,states interests
 in ,hong ,kong with respect to the     
proposed or enacted legislation         
described in such paragraph4  #g4       
,sanctions relating to undermining      
fundamental freedoms and autonomy in    
,hong ,kong  7a7 ,identification of     
persons responsible for undermining     
fundamental freedoms and autonomy in    
,hong ,kong  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,president shall transmit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report1 in accordance with paragraph    

7#b71 that identifies each foreign      
person that the ,president determines1  
based on credible information1 is       
knowingly responsible for any of the    
following3 7,a7 ,the actual or          
threatened rendition1 arbitrary         
detention1 torture1 or forced confession
 of any individual in ,hong ,kong4  7,b7
 ,repeated acts or decisions which      
contravene the shared obligations of    
,china and ,hong ,kong under the ,joint 
,declaration and ,basic ,law and        
undermine the national interests of the 
,united ,states in ,hong ,kong's        
autonomy and the rule of law4  7,c7     
,other gross violations of              
internationally recognized human rights 
in ,hong ,kong4  7#b7 ,timing of reports
 ,the ,president shall transmit-- 7,a7  
the report required under paragraph     
7#a7--  7i7 not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act2 and  7ii7 not less frequently than
 annually thereafter in conjunction with
 the publication of the report required 

under section #cja of the ,united       
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egca72 and  7,b7  
an update to the report required under  
paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ae days  
after any new credible information      
described in such paragraph becomes     
available4  7#c7 ,consideration of      
certain information ,in preparing the   
report required under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,president shall consider the       
following3  7,a7 ,information provided  
jointly by the chairperson and ranking  
member of each of the appropriate       
congressional committees4  7,b7         
,credible information obtained by other 
countries or nongovernmental            
organizations that monitor violations of
 human rights abuses4  7#d7 ,form ,the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex4  7b7
 ,imposition of sanctions ,the          
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7c7 with respect

 to each foreign person identified in   
the report required under subsection    
7a77#a74  7c7 ,sanctions described ,the 
sanctions described in this subsection  
are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking 
,the ,president shall exercise all of   
the powers granted to the ,president    
under the ,international ,emergency     
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja et seq47 to the extent necessary  
to block and prohibit all transactions  
in property and interests in property of
 a foreign person identified in the     
report required under subsection 7a77#a7
 if such property and interests in      
property are in the ,united ,states1    
come within the ,united ,states1 or come
 within the possession or control of a  
,united ,states person4  7#b7           
,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or 
parole  7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or      
parole ,a foreign person described in   
subsection 7a77#a7 and his or her       
immediate family members is-- 7i7       
inadmissible to the ,united ,states2    

7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or    
other documentation to enter the ,united
 ,states2 and  7iii7 otherwise          
ineligible to 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 ,in general ,a foreign     
person described in subsection 7a77#a7  
is subject to revocation of any visa or 
other entry documentation regardless of 
when the visa or other entry            
documentation is or was issued4  7ii7   
,immediate effect ,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 alien's    
possession4  7,c7 ,exception to comply  
with international obligations          
,sanctions under this paragraph shall   
not apply with respect to a foreign     
person if admitting or paroling such    
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        
,penalties ,the penalties provided for  
in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section   
#bjf of the ,international ,emergency   
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 shall apply to a foreign person  
that violates1 attempts to violate1     
conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation of paragraph 7#a7 to the same 
extent that such penalties apply to a   
person that commits an unlawful act     
described in subsection 7a7 of such     
section #bjf4  7d7 ,implementation ,the 
,president may exercise all authorities 
provided under sections #bjc and #bje of
 the ,international ,emergency ,economic
 ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and  

#agjd7 to carry out this section4  7e7  
,waiver ,the ,president may waive the   
application of sanctions under this     
section with respect to a foreign person
 identified in the report required under
 subsection 7a77#a7 if the ,president   
determines and certifies to the         
appropriate congressional committees    
that such a waiver is in the national   
interest of the ,united ,states4  7f7   
,termination of sanctions ,the          
,president may terminate the application
 of sanctions under this section with   
respect to a foreign person if the      
,president determines and reports to the
 appropriate congressional committees   
not less than #ae days before such      
termination takes effect that-- 7#a7    
credible information exists that such   
person did not engage in the activity   
for which sanctions were imposed2  7#b7 
such person has been prosecuted         
appropriately for the activity for which
 sanctions were imposed2  7#c7 such     
person has credibly demonstrated a      

significant change in behavior1 has paid
 an appropriate consequence for the     
activity for which sanctions were       
imposed1 and has credibly committed to  
not engage in an activity described in  
subsection 7a77#a7 in the future2 or    
7#d7 the termination of the sanctions is
 in the national security interests of  
the ,united ,states4  7g7 ,exception    
relating to the importation of goods    
7#a7 ,in general ,the authorities and   
requirements to impose sanctions under  
this section shall not include the      
authority or requirement to impose      
sanctions on the importation of goods4  
7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 
the term good means any article1 natural
 or man-made substance1 material1 supply
 or manufactured product1 including     
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7h7          
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,admitted ,the term admitted has the    
meanings given such term in section #aja
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   

,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74  7#b7        
,foreign person ,the term foreign person
 means a person that is not a ,united   
,states person4  7#c7 ,knowingly ,the   
term knowingly means1 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 ,person ,the term person  
means an individual or entity4  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  #h4          
,sanctions reports  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,president shall transmit to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes the following3     
7#a7 ,a list of each foreign person with

 respect to which the ,president imposed
 sanctions under section #g during the  
year preceding the transmission of such 
report4  7#b7 ,a description of the type
 of sanctions imposed with respect to   
each such person4  7#c7 ,the number of  
foreign persons with respect to which   
the ,president terminated such sanctions
 during such year4  7#d7 ,the dates on  
which such sanctions were imposed or    
terminated1 as applicable4  7#e7 ,the   
reasons for imposing or terminating such
 sanctions4  7#f7 ,a description of the 
efforts of the ,president to encourage  
the governments of other countries to   
impose sanctions that are similar to    
such sanctions4  7b7 ,form ,the report  
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
transmitted in unclassified form but may
 contain a classified annex4  7c7       
,public availability ,the unclassified  
portion of the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall be made available  
to the public1 including through        
publication in the ,federal ,register4  

7d7 ,nonapplicability of confidentiality
 requirement with respect to visa       
records ,the ,president shall publish   
the report required under subsection 7a7
 without regard to the requirements of  
section #bbb7;f7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#abjb7;f77 with respect to              
confidentiality of records pertaining to
 the issuance or refusal of visas or    
permits to enter the ,united ,states4   
#i4 ,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 ,october #ae1      

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