,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice f
 aw>d+ grants to entities t fund or     
support gross violations (              
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,int]national     
cons]vation grant re/rictions  7a7      
,c]tification ,! ,director may n aw>d a 
cov]$ grant to a cov]$ recipi5t unless  
su* recipi5t c]tifies t x w meet !      
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  
7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts describ$
 9 ?is subsection are z foll[s3 7#a7    
,c]tification ,a cov]$ recipi5t may only
 aw>d funds to a subgrantee if su*      
subgrantee c]tifies t x w meet !        
requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is subsection4  
7#b7 ,prohibition ,a cov]$ recipi5t may 
n use funds f a cov]$ grant to fund or  

support a prohibit$ entity4  7#c7       
,report+ ,a cov]$ recipi5t %all report  
to ! ,director any cr$ible allegation ( 
a gross violation ( int]nationally      
recogniz$ human rights by any entity su*
 recipi5t has fund$ or support$ )9 #cj  
days ( ! date on :i* su* recipi5t knew  
or %\ld h kn[n ( su* allegation4  7#d7  
,cease fund+ ,a cov]$ recipi5t t reports
 a cr$ible allegation "u p>agraph 7#c7  
to ! ,director %all1 n m ?an #cj days   
aft] ! date ( su* report+1 cease fund+  
or support+ ! prohibit$ entity alleg$ to
 h committ$ su* violation4  7c7         
,p5alties ,! ,director %all apply !     
foll[+ p5alties to a cov]$ recipi5t or  
successor to su* recipi5t t fails to    
meet ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,! 
,director may n aw>d a s+le s\rce aw>d (
 a cov]$ grant to a cov]$ recipi5t or   
successor to su* recipi5t t has violat$ 
a provision ( subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,!  
,director may n aw>d a cov]$ grant to a 
cov]$ recipi5t or successor to su*      
recipi5t t violat$ subsection 7b77#c7 = 

a #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! lat] (--     
7,a7 ! date ( ! violation2 or  7,b7 !   
date on :i* ! ,director became aw>e (   
su* violation4  7#c7 ,! ,director may n 
aw>d a cov]$ grant to a cov]$ recipi5t  
or successor to su* recipi5t t violat$  
subsection 7b77#d7 = a #e-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! lat] (--  7,a7 ! date ( !   
violation2 or  7,b7 ! date on :i* !     
,director became aw>e ( su* violation4  
7#d7 ,9 addition to any p5alties "u     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71 ! ,director  
may n aw>d a cov]$ grant to a cov]$     
recipi5t or successor to su* recipi5t t 
has violat$ any provision ( ?is ,act    
unless su* recipi5t paid back any funds 
f ! grant "u :i* su* recipi5t receiv$   
funds :i* 7 us$ 9 a mann] t violat$     
subsection 7b74  7#e7 ,! ,director %all 
report a cov]$ recipi5t t violat$ a     
provision ( subsection 7b7 to !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7d7 ,high-,risk   
areas  7#a7 ,waiv] requir$ ,! ,director 
may n aw>d a cov]$ grant ) respect to a 
high-risk c\ntry unless ! recipi5t ( su*

 grant has receiv$ a waiv] "u p>agraph  
7#b74  7#b7 ,waiv] requirem5ts ,!       
,director may issue a waiv] to op]ate 9 
a high-risk c\ntry to an applicant t !  
,director det]m9es has tak5 suffici5t   
measures to prev5t ! violation ( ?is    
,act4 ,9 mak+ su* a det]m9ation1 !      
,director %all require ! applicant to-- 
7,a7 describe ! safegu>ds su* applicant 
employs to protect human rights2  7,b7  
describe ! acc\ntability su* applicant  
employs to ensure prop] use ( funds2    
7,c7 provide any tra9+ mat]ials us$ by !
 organization ) respect to protect+     
human rights2 &  7,d7 provide su* o!r   
in=mation z ! ,director det]m9es        
appropriate4  7#c7 ,audits ,! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior %all p]=m1 or cause an     
indep5d5t ?ird p>ty to p]=m1 audits (   
any recipi5t t receives grant funds f ! 
,director issu$ ) respect to a high-risk
 c\ntry4  7e7 ,risk analysis ,9 p]=m+ a 
risk assessm5t analysis = a cov]$ grant1
 ! ,director %all include ! occurr5ce ( 
human rights violations z a factor 9 su*

 analysis4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,cov]$ grant ,! t]m cov]$ grant   
means a grant aw>d$ by ! ,director "u   
:i* funds w be exp5d$ outside ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ grants issu$ pursuant   
to--  7,a7 section #baja ( ! ,african   
,elephant ,cons]vation ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa72  7,b7 section #d ( !  
,great ,ape ,cons]vation ,act ( #bjjj   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjc72  7,c7 section #d 
( ! ,m>9e ,turtle ,cons]vation ,act (   
#bjjd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjc72 &  7,d7    
section #e ( ! ,rh9oc]os & ,tig]        
,cons]vation ,act ( #aiid 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #ecjd74  7#b7 ,cov]$ recipi5t ,! t]m   
cov]$ recipi5t means any entity t is a  
grantee1 subgrantee1 or applicant )     
respect to a cov]$ grant4  7#c7         
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7#d7 ,gross         
violations ( int]nationally recogniz$   
human rights ,! t]m gross violations (  
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      

#ejb;,b7d77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance    
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4             
#bcjd7;d77#a774  7#e7 ,high-,risk c\ntry
 ,! t]m high-risk c\ntry means a c\ntry 
) respect to :i* ! mo/ rec5t report     
issu$ pursuant to section #aaf7;d7 ( !  
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77 includes reports ( 
extrajudicial1 arbitr>y1 or unlawful    
kill+s by security =ces4  7#f7          
,prohibit$ entity ,! t]m prohibit$      
entity means a p]son or entity t is     
cr$ibly alleg$ to h committ$ a gross    
violation ( int]nationally recogniz$    
human rights--  7,a7 dur+ ! #aj-ye>     
p]iod end+ on ! date ( issuance ( !     
relevant cov]$ grant2 or  7,b7 aft] !   
date ( issuance ( ! relevant cov]$      
grant4  7#g7 ,successor ,! t]m successor
 means an entity t ! ,director det]m9es 
is sub/antially own$ by p]sons :o own$ a
 prohibit$ entity at ! "t su* entity    
became a prohibit$ entity4