,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,chabot 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 authorize the imposition 
of sanctions on certain persons engaged 
in a pattern of significant theft of    
,united ,states intellectual property1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,accountability for ,persistent         
,intellectual ,property ,theft ,act4    
#b4 ,imposition of sanctions  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,president shall impose the
 sanctions described in subsection 7b7  
with respect to each person described in
 subsection 7c7 the ,president          

determines1 on or after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 is knowingly    
engaging in a pattern of significant    
theft of the intellectual property of   
,united ,states persons4  7b7 ,sanctions
 imposed ,the sanctions described in    
this subsection are the following3 7#a7 
,asset blocking ,the exercise of all    
powers granted to the ,president by 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 all    
property and interests in property of a 
person described in 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 ,aliens   
ineligible for visas1 admission1 or     
parole  7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or      
parole ,an alien described in subsection
 7a7 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 ,the    
issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary
 of ,state1 or the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security 7or a designee of   
one of such ,secretaries7 shall1 in     
accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 revoke any visa or
 other entry documentation issued to an 
alien who the ,secretary of ,state or   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
7or a designee of one of such           
,secretaries7 determines is described in
 subsection 7a71 regardless of when the 
visa or other documentation is issued4  
7ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation
 under clause 7i7 shall take effect     
immediately and shall automatically     

cancel any other valid visa or entry    
documentation that is in the alien's    
possession4  7#c7 ,exception to comply  
with ,united ,nations ,headquarters     
,agreement ,the authority to impose the 
sanctions described in paragraph        
7#b77;,b7 shall not apply to an alien if
 admitting the alien 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  7c7 ,persons
 described ,a person described in this  
section is one of the following3 7#a7   
,an individual who-- 7,a7 is a national 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or 
acting at the direction of a national or
 entity of the ,people's ,republic of   
,china2 and  7,b7 is not a ,united      
,states person4  7#b7 ,an entity that   

is-- 7,a7 organized under the laws of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china or of 
any jurisdiction within the ,people's   
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 owned or     
controlled by individuals who are       
nationals of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china2 or  7,c7 owned or controlled by 
an entity described in subparagraph 7,a7
 and is not a ,united ,states person4   
7d7 ,penalties2 implementation  7#a7    
,penalties ,a person that violates1     
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7a7 or any regulation1       
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the  
penalties set forth in subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bjf of the          
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7#b7             
,implementation ,the ,president 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 for purposes of        
carrying out this section4  7e7 ,report 
required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    
report that specifies each person the   
,president determines meets the criteria
 described in subsection 7a7 for the    
imposition of sanctions4  7#b7          
,termination of sanctions ,the          
,president may terminate sanctions      
imposed under subsection 7a7 with       
respect to a person if the ,president   
certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that 
such person is no longer engaging in    

efforts to steal ,united ,states        
intellectual property4  7f7 ,waiver ,the
 ,president may waive the imposition of 
sanctions under subsection 7a7 on a     
case-by-case basis with respect to a    
person if the ,president-- 7#a7         
certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations and the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate that   
such waiver is in the national security 
interests of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 includes a justification for such  
certification4  7g7 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 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 ,united ,states person ,the term   
,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 an  
individual who is 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 within the ,united 
,states4