,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aeb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #af1 #bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,president to impose penalties pursuant to denial orders with respect to certain ,chinese telecommunications companies that are in violation of the export control or sanctions laws of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,telecommunications ,denial ,order ,enforcement ,act4 #b4 ,statement of policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,united ,states to enforce denial orders on covered telecommunications companies 7as defined in section #c7;d77 found to have violated the export control or sanctions laws of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,imposition and enforcement of denial orders with respect to covered telecommunications companies 7a7 ,imposition of denial orders 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter-- 7,a7 the ,president shall determine and report to the appropriate congressional committees if any covered telecommunications company is in violation of an export control or sanctions law of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 if the ,president makes an affirmative determination with respect to a covered telecommunications company under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,president shall impose penalties pursuant to a denial order with respect to the company or its agents or affiliates as described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,penalties described ,the penalties described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,the covered telecommunications company and when acting for or on their behalf1 their successors1 assigns1 directors1 officers1 employees1 representatives1 or agents 7hereinafter each a denied person71 may not1 directly or indirectly1 participate in any way in any transaction involving any commodity1 software1 or technology 7hereinafter collectively referred to as item7 exported or to be exported from the ,united ,states that is subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations 7as codified in subchapter ,c of chapter ,,vii of title #ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations71 or in any other activity subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations4 7,b7 ,no person may1 directly or indirectly1 do any of the following3 7i7 ,export or reexport to or on behalf of a denied person any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations4 7ii7 ,take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted acquisition by a denied person of the ownership1 possession1 or control of any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations that has been or will be exported from the ,united ,states1 including financing or other support activities related to a transaction whereby a denied person acquires or attempts to acquire such ownership1 possession1 or control4 7iii7 ,take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition or attempted acquisition from a denied person of any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations that has been exported from the ,united ,states4 7iv7 ,obtain from a denied person in the ,united ,states any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the item will be1 or is intended to be1 exported from the ,united ,states4 7v7 ,engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations that has been or will be exported from the ,united ,states and which is owned1 possessed1 or controlled by a denied person1 or service any item1 of whatever origin1 that is owned1 possessed1 or controlled by a denied person if such service involves the use of any item subject to the ,export ,administration ,regulations that has been or will be exported from the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,report ,the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the implementation of this subsection4 7b7 ,prohibition on modification of penalties ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no official of an executive agency may modify any penalty1 including a penalty imposed pursuant to a denial order1 implemented by the ,government of the ,united ,states with respect to a covered telecommunications company or its agents or affiliates pursuant to a determination that the company has violated an export control or sanctions law of the ,united ,states until the date that is #cj days after the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the company-- 7#a7 has not1 for a period of one year1 conducted activities in violation of the laws of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 is fully cooperating with investigations into the activities of the company conducted by the ,government of the ,united ,states1 if any4 7c7 ,regulations ,the ,president is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,covered telecommunications company ,the term covered telecommunications company means any of the following3 7,a7 ,huawei ,technologies ,company or ,,zte ,corporation 7or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities74 7,b7 ,any other telecommunications company domiciled in the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities71 excluding any subsidiary of a foreign company domiciled in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#c7 ,executive agency ,the term executive agency means-- 7,a7 an executive department specified in section #aja of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 a military department specified in section #ajb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 an independent establishment as defined in section #ajd7a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,d7 a wholly owned ,government corporation fully subject to chapter #ia of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4