,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #i1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to the theft of ,united ,states intellectual property by ,chinese persons1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanction ,entities in ,china for ,undermining ,rules1 ,exploiting ,intellectual ,property ,act of #bjai or the ,,secure ,,ip ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,chinese persons that are involved in the theft of ,united ,states intellectual property 7a7 ,identification required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 identify ,chinese persons that the ,president determines to1 on or after such date of enactment-- 7i7 be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have engaged in1 the misappropriation1 receipt1 or use of intellectual property stolen from ,united ,states persons if that misappropriation1 receipt1 or use is reasonably likely to result in1 or has materially contributed to1 a significant threat to the national security1 foreign policy1 or economy of the ,united ,states2 7ii7 have materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services to or in support of-- 7,i7 any activity described in clause 7i72 or 7,,ii7 any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to subsection 7b77#a72 7iii7 be owned or controlled by1 or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to subsection 7b77#a72 7iv7 have attempted to engage in any of the activity described in clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii72 or 7v7 be a corporate officer of1 or a principal shareholder with controlling interests in1 an entity described in any of clauses 7i7 through 7iv72 and 7,b7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of such persons4 7#b7 ,form ,the list required by paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in unclassified form and published in the ,federal ,register4 7#c7 ,public input 7,a7 ,in general ,in identifying persons under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the ,president shall solicit and consider public input1 as appropriate4 7,b7 ,process ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall-- 7i7 establish a process for soliciting and considering public input under subparagraph 7,a7 in a manner that protects the confidentiality of persons providing that input2 7ii7 publish guidelines for providing input pursuant to that process on a publicly available internet website in an easily searchable format2 and 7iii7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on that process4 7b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president shall impose the following sanctions with respect to each person on the list required by subsection 7a77#a77;,b73 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall block and prohibit1 in accordance with the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 all transactions in all property and interests in property of the 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 ,exclusion from united states ,in the case of an alien1 the ,secretary of ,state shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall exclude from the ,united ,states1 the alien4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,intelligence activities ,this section shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 or any authorized intelligence activities of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,compliance with united nations headquarters agreement ,subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states 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 under the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or under other international agreements4 7d7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,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 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of subsection 7b77#a7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out that subsection 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 7e7 ,termination of sanctions ,the ,president may remove a ,chinese person from the list required by subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 and terminate the application of sanctions under subsection 7b7 with respect to the person1 if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the person-- 7#a7 has not1 during the #b-year period preceding the date of the determination1 engaged in any activity described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a72 and 7#b7 has provided assurances that the person will not engage in any such activity in the future4 7f7 ,report required 7#a7 ,in general ,with the third consecutive list required by subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 that includes a ,chinese person1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes a description of-- 7,a7 the activity described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 in which the person engaged2 7,b7 how the intellectual property involved in the activity was misappropriated or used2 7,c7 how the use of that intellectual property affected the ,united ,states person from which the intellectual property was stolen2 and 7,d7 the significant threat to the national security1 foreign policy1 or economy of the ,united ,states the misappropriation1 receipt1 or use of the intellectual property is reasonably likely to result in or has materially contributed to4 7#b7 ,form of report ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 alien ,the terms admission 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 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,chinese person ,the term ,chinese person means-- 7,a7 an individual who is a citizen or national of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#d7 ,intellectual property ,the term intellectual property means-- 7,a7 any work protected by a copyright under title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 any property protected by a patent granted by the ,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office under title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 any word1 name1 symbol1 or device1 or any combination thereof1 that is registered as a trademark with the ,united ,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office under the ,act entitled ,an ,act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce1 to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions1 and for other purposes1 approved ,july #e1 #aidf 7commonly known as the ,lanham ,act or the ,trademark ,act of #aidf7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ajea et seq472 7,d7 a trade secret 7as defined in section #ahci of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code72 or 7,e7 any other form of intellectual property4 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 of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4