,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #af1 #bjai,mr4 ,engel 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 ,oversight and ,reform1 ,ways and ,means1 the ,judiciary1 and ,armed ,services1 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 with respect to ,turkey1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,against ,conflict by ,turkey ,act or the ,,pact ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states and ,turkey have been treaty allies since #aieb1 when ,turkey became a member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato72 7#b7 being a ,,nato member means that ,turkey is treaty bound to safeguard the principles of democracy1 individual liberty1 and the rule of law1 and importantly1 should be united with other ,,nato allies in efforts for collective defense and the preservation of peace and security2 7#c7 ,turkey's military invasion of northern ,syria on ,october #i1 #bjai1 is an unacceptable and unnecessary escalation of tensions with the potential to cause a severe humanitarian crisis and undo the collective gains made in the fight against the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria 7,,isis7 by the ,united ,states and the #ha countries and organizations of ,global ,coalition to ,defeat ,,isis1 including ,,nato and the ,european ,union 7,,eu72 7#d7 ,turkey should immediately cease attacks against the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces1 ,kurdish and ,arab civilians1 and other religious and ethnic minority communities in northern ,syria and recall its forces back to ,turkey2 7#e7 targeted sanctions against ,turkey are an appropriate response in order for ,turkey to be held accountable for its military invasion of northern ,syria2 7#f7 ,turkey's military invasion of northern ,syria is the latest example of the weakening and problematic ,united ,states-,turkey bilateral relationship and undermines the security of the ,united ,states and its ,,nato allies1 including that of ,turkey2 and 7#g7 the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces 7,,sdf7 have been critical partners to the ,united ,states and allied counter-,,isis and broader counterterrorism efforts in ,syria4 #c4 ,sanctions against senior ,turkish officials 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ae days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in section #aa with respect to the following foreign persons in connection with ,turkey's military invasion of northern ,syria on ,october #i1 #bjai3 7#a7 ,the ,minister of ,national ,defense of ,turkey4 7#b7 ,the ,chief of the ,general ,staff of the ,turkish ,armed ,forces4 7#c7 ,the ,commander of the #bnd ,army of the ,turkish ,armed ,forces4 7#d7 ,the ,minister of ,treasury and ,finance of ,turkey4 7b7 ,additional sanctions 7#a7 ,list ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the ,president and appropriate congressional committees a list of the following foreign persons in connection with ,turkey's military invasion of northern ,syria on ,october #i1 #bjai3 7,a7 ,senior ,turkish defense officials involved in the decision to invade northern ,syria4 7,b7 ,senior ,turkish military officials leading attacks against the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces1 ,kurdish and ,arab civilians1 or other religious or ethnic minority communities in northern ,syria4 7,c7 ,turkish officials significantly facilitating ,turkey's military invasion of northern ,syria4 7,d7 ,any ,turkish official or member of the ,turkish ,armed ,forces who is responsible for1 complicit in1 or has directly or indirectly engaged1 or has attempted to engage in any of the following relating to ,turkey's invasion of northern ,syria3 7i7 ,a violation of the law of armed conflict4 7ii7 ,a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights4 7#b7 ,updates ,the list required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be updated every #fj days1 until the sanctions under this section are terminated in accordance with section #g4 7#c7 ,imposition ,not later than #ae days after submission of the list required under paragraph 7#a7 and each update relating thereto in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in section #aa with respect to foreign persons identified in such list and related updates4 #d4 ,prohibition on arms transfers to ,turkish military units in ,syria 7a7 ,prohibition ,no ,united ,states defense articles1 defense services1 or technology under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 may be transferred to the ,government of ,turkey if such articles1 services1 or technology could be used in operations by the ,turkish ,armed ,forces in northern ,syria4 7b7 ,exception ,the prohibition under subsection 7a7 shall not apply to transfers for ultimate end use by the ,united ,states military or in military operations approved by the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4 7c7 ,no use of emergency authority ,the authority of the ,president to waive statutory congressional review periods under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act in cases in which an emergency exists shall not apply to the transfer of defense articles1 defense services1 or technology to the ,government of ,turkey4 #e4 ,sanctions against foreign persons providing arms to ,turkish ,armed ,forces in ,syria 7a7 ,report ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the ,president and appropriate congressional committees a list of any foreign persons determined to knowingly have provided1 on or after such date of enactment1 defense articles1 defense services1 or technology to the ,government of ,turkey if such articles1 services1 or technology could be used in operations by the ,turkish ,armed ,forces in northern ,syria4 ,such list shall be updated every #fj days or as new information becomes available1 until the sanctions under this section are terminated in accordance with section #g4 7b7 ,sanctions ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in section #aa with respect to any foreign persons identified on the list and related updates required under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,exception ,the sanctions imposed pursuant to this section shall not apply to transfers for ultimate end use by the ,united ,states military or in military operations approved by the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4 7d7 ,waiver 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may waive1 on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more than #ij days1 the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person if the ,president determines it is important to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so and1 not later than #ae days before issuing such a waiver1 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a justification relating to such determination4 7#b7 ,renewal of waivers ,the ,president may1 on a case-by-case basis1 renew a waiver under paragraph 7#a7 for an additional period of not more than #ij days if1 not later than #ae days before such a waiver expires1 the ,president determines it is important to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a justification relating to such determination4 #f4 ,targeted financial sanctions 7a7 ,halk ,bankas or ,halkbank ,not later than #ae days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in section #aa7a7 with respect to ,halk ,bankas or ,halkbank or any successor entity thereof4 7b7 ,financial institutions ,if the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 ,secretary of ,treasury1 and ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 determines that any financial institution1 in addition to the financial institutions specified in subsection 7a71 has knowingly facilitated significant transactions for the ,turkish ,armed ,forces or defense industry relating to ,turkey's invasion of northern ,syria1 the ,president shall1 not later than #fj days after any such determination1 impose the sanctions described in section #aa7a7 with respect to any such financial institution4 #g4 ,termination authority 7a7 ,sections #c1 #d1 and #e ,the authority to impose sanctions under sections #c and #e 7and the sanctions imposed pursuant to such sections7 and the prohibitions under section #d shall terminate if the ,president determines and submits to the appropriate congressional committees a finding that-- 7#a7 ,turkey has halted attacks against the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces1 ,kurdish and ,arab civilians1 and other religious and ethnic minority communities in northern ,syria2 7#b7 ,turkish forces not involved in coordinated operations with ,,nato allies or the ,global ,coalition to ,defeat ,,isis have withdrawn from northern ,syria2 and 7#c7 ,turkey is not hindering counter-terrorism operations against ,,isis4 7b7 ,section #f ,the authority to impose financial sanctions under section #f 7and the sanctions imposed pursuant to such section7 shall terminate if the ,president determines and submits to the appropriate congressional committees the finding described in subsection 7a77#a74 #h4 ,imposition of ,,caatsa section #bca sanctions against ,turkey 7a7 ,determination ,for the purposes of section #bca of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebe71 ,turkey's acquisition of the ,russian ,s-#djj air and missile defense system beginning ,july #ab1 #bjai1 shall be considered to be a significant transaction described in such section4 7b7 ,sanctions ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section #bce of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebi7 with respect to the ,government of ,turkey4 #i4 ,plans and reports to address national security threats caused by ,turkey's invasion of northern ,syria ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees-- 7,a7 a plan to ensure that ,,isis detainees and families held in ,syria remain under proper custody and do not threaten ,united ,states security interests2 and 7,b7 a report on the impact that the ,turkish invasion is having on counterterrorism operations in ,syria and a plan for how to adapt counter-,,isis operations in light of such impacts2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for how the ,united ,states will assist the ,syrian ,democratic ,forces1 ,kurdish and ,arab civilians1 and other religious and ethnic minority communities affected by ,turkey's invasion of northern ,syria4 #aj4 ,report on net worth of ,president ,recep ,tayyip ,erdoan ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the estimated net worth and known sources of income of ,turkish ,president ,recep ,tayyip ,erdoan and his family members 7including spouse1 children1 parents1 and siblings71 including assets1 investments1 other business interests1 and relevant beneficial ownership information4 #aa4 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this section are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 7except that the requirements of section #bjb of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not apply7 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,aliens inadmissible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,a foreign person 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 ,the visa or other entry documentation of a foreign person shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 ,a revocation under this subparagraph shall take effect immediately and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the foreign person's possession4 7,c7 ,exception to comply with ,united ,nations ,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions under this paragraph shall not apply to an individual if admitting such individual 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 obligations of the ,united ,states4 #ab4 ,implementation 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president-- 7#a7 may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out this ,act2 and 7#b7 shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are necessary to carry out this ,act4 7b7 ,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 any person who violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of any prohibition of this ,act1 or an order or regulation prescribed under this ,act1 to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of that section4 #ac4 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7#a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this ,act or any amendments made by this ,act shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7#b7 ,good defined ,in this section1 the term good means any article1 natural or man-made substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment and excluding technical data4 #ad4 ,humanitarian waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of any provision of this ,act for the purpose of providing humanitarian assistance if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such a waiver is important to address a humanitarian need and consistent with the national security interests of the ,united ,states1 not later than #ae days before issuing such a waiver1 the ,president submits to such committees a justification relating to such determination4 #ae4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms admission1 admitted1 and alien have the meanings given such 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 ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#d7 ,gross violations of internationally recognized human rights ,the term gross violations of internationally recognized human rights has the meaning given such term in section #ejb;,b7d77#a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;d77#a774 7#e7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly 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#f7 ,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 #af4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which sanctions imposed pursuant to this ,act have terminated4