,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 and ,mr4 ,engel7 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 promote free and fair elections1 political freedoms1 and human rights in ,cambodia1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cambodia ,democracy ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,prime ,minister ,hun ,sen has been in power in ,cambodia since #aihe and is the longest-serving leader in ,southeast ,asia4 ,despite decades of international attention and assistance to promote a pluralistic1 multi-party democratic system in ,cambodia1 the ,government of ,cambodia continues to be undemocratically dominated by the ruling ,cambodia ,people's ,party 7,,cpp71 which controls every agency and security apparatus of the state4 7#b7 ,in #bjae1 the ,,cpp-controlled parliament passed the ,law on ,associations and ,non-,governmental ,organizations1 which gave the government sweeping powers to revoke the registration of ,n,g,os that the government believed to be operating with a political bias in a blatant attempt to restrict the legitimate work of civil society4 ,on ,august #bc1 #bjag1 ,cambodia's ,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs ordered the closure of the ,national ,democratic ,institute and the expulsion of its foreign staff4 ,on ,september #ae1 #bjag1 ,prime ,minister ,hun ,sen called for the withdrawal of all volunteers from the ,united ,states ,peace ,corps1 which has operated in ,cambodia since #bjjf with #ejj ,united ,states volunteers providing ,english language and healthcare training4 7#c7 ,the ,government of ,cambodia has taken several measures to restrict its media environment1 especially through politicized tax investigations against independent media outlets that resulted in the closure of ,the ,cambodian ,daily and ,radio ,free ,asia in early ,september #bjag4 ,additionally1 the ,government of ,cambodia has ordered several radio stations to stop the broadcasting of ,radio ,free ,asia and ,voice of ,america programming4 7#d7 ,on ,september #c1 #bjag1 ,kem ,sokha1 the ,president of the ,cambodia ,national ,rescue ,party 7,,cnrp71 was arrested on politically motivated charges1 including treason and conspiring to overthrow the ,government of ,cambodia1 and faces up to #cj years in prison4 ,the ,,cnrp's previous leader1 ,sam ,rainsy1 remains in exile4 ,on ,november #af1 #bjag1 ,cambodia's ,supreme ,court dissolved the ,,cnrp1 eliminating the primary opposition party4 7#e7 ,each of the six elections that have taken place in ,cambodia since #aiia were conducted in circumstances that were not free and fair1 and were marked by fraud1 intimidation1 violence1 and the government's misuse of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition candidates and parties4 7#f7 ,in the most recent general election in ,july #bjah1 following the dissolution of the ,,cnrp1 the ,,cpp secured every parliamentary seat1 an electoral victory that a statement from the ,white ,house ,press ,secretary stated was neither free nor fair and failed to represent the will of the ,cambodian people4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,states is committed to promoting democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of law in ,cambodia4 ,the ,united ,states continues to urge the ,government of ,cambodia to immediately release ,mr4 ,kem ,sokha1 reinstate the political status of the ,,cnrp and restore its elected seats in the ,national ,assembly1 and support electoral reform efforts in ,cambodia with free and fair elections monitored by international observers4 #c4 ,sanctions relating to undermining democracy in ,cambodia 7a7 ,designation of persons responsible for undermining democracy in cambodia ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall apply the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 on-- 7#a7 each senior official of the government1 military1 or security forces of ,cambodia that the ,president determines has directly and substantially undermined democracy in ,cambodia2 7#b7 each senior official of the government1 military1 or security forces of ,cambodia that the ,president determines has committed or directed serious human rights violations associated with undermining democracy in ,cambodia2 and 7#c7 entities owned or controlled by senior officials of the government1 military1 or security forces of ,cambodia described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7b7 ,sanctions described 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 person designated under subsection 7a7 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 ,visa restrictions 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall continue to implement the policy announced by the ,department of ,state on ,december #f1 #bjag1 to restrict entry into the ,united ,states of persons involved in undermining democracy in ,cambodia1 including any person designated under subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,exception for multilateral activities ,persons otherwise restricted from entry into the ,united ,states under this section may be admitted if such admission is necessary to comply with ,united ,states obligations under the ,agreement between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states of ,america regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 or under the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other applicable international obligations of the ,united ,states4 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 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 7c7 ,list of designated persons 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of persons designated under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,updates ,the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees updated lists under paragraph 7#a7 as new information becomes available4 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 described in subsection 7b7 with respect to a person designated under subsection 7a7 if the ,president determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver is in the national interest of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,suspension of sanctions 7a7 ,suspension ,the sanctions described in section #c may be suspended for up to #a-year upon certification by the ,president to the appropriate congressional committees that ,cambodia is making meaningful progress toward the following3 7#a7 ,ending government efforts to undermine democracy4 7#b7 ,ending human rights violations associated with undermining democracy4 7#c7 ,conducting free and fair elections which allow for the active participation of credible opposition candidates4 7b7 ,renewal of suspension ,the suspension described in subsection 7a7 may be renewed for additional1 consecutive-day periods if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that ,cambodia is continuing to make meaningful progress towards satisfying the conditions described in such subsection during the previous year4 #e4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,person 7,a7 ,in general ,the term person means-- 7i7 a natural person2 or 7ii7 a corporation1 business association1 partnership1 society1 trust1 financial institution1 insurer1 underwriter1 guarantor1 and any other business organization1 any other nongovernmental entity1 organization1 or group1 and any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise or any successor to any entity described in this clause4 7,b7 ,application to governmental entities ,the term person does not include a government or governmental entity that is not operating as a business enterprise4 7#c7 ,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 of any jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4