,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4   
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,jones1  
and ,mr4 ,romney7 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 ,people's 
,republic of ,china in relation to      
activities in the ,south ,china ,sea and
 the ,east ,china ,sea1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,south ,china ,sea  
and ,east ,china ,sea ,sanctions ,act of
 #bjai4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the    
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  

of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,findings4,sec4   
#c4 ,definitions4,sec4 #d4 ,policy of   
the ,united ,states with respect to the 
,south ,china ,sea and the ,east ,china 
,sea4,sec4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress with 
respect to the ,south ,china ,sea and   
the ,east ,china ,sea4,sec4 #f4         
,sanctions with respect to ,chinese     
persons responsible for ,china's        
activities in the ,south ,china ,sea and
 the ,east ,china ,sea4,sec4 #g4        
,determinations and report on ,chinese  
companies active in the ,south ,china   
,sea and the ,east ,china ,sea4,sec4 #h4
 ,prohibition against documents         
portraying the ,south ,china ,sea or the
 ,east ,china ,sea as part of           
,china4,sec4 #i4 ,prohibition on        
facilitating certain investments in the 
,south ,china ,sea or the ,east ,china  
,sea4,sec4 #aj4 ,department of ,justice 
affirmation of non-recognition of       
annexation4,sec4 #aa4 ,non-recognition  
of ,chinese sovereignty over the ,south 
,china ,sea or the ,east ,china         

,sea4,sec4 #ab4 ,prohibition on certain 
assistance to countries that recognize  
,chinese sovereignty over the ,south    
,china ,sea or the ,east ,china ,sea4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3  7#a7 ,according to 
the ,asia-,pacific ,maritime ,security  
,strategy issued by the ,department of  
,defense in ,august #bjae1 ,although the
 ,united ,states takes no position on   
competing sovereignty claims to land    
features in the region1 all such claims 
must be based upon land 7which in the   
case of islands means naturally formed  
areas of land that are above water at   
high tide71 and all maritime claims must
 derive from such land in accordance    
with international law44  7#b7          
,according to the annual report of the  
,department of ,defense to ,congress on 
the military power of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china submitted in ,april 
#bjaf1 ,throughout #bjae1 ,china        
continued to assert sovereignty claims  
over features in the ,east and ,south   

,china ,seas4 ,in the ,east ,china ,sea1
 ,china continued to use maritime law   
enforcement ships and aircraft to patrol
 near the ,senkaku 7,diaoyu7 ,islands in
 order to challenge ,japan's claim4 ,in 
the ,south ,china ,sea1 ,china paused   
its land reclamation effort in the      
,spratly ,islands in late #bjae after   
adding more than #c1bjj acres of land to
 the seven features it occupies in the  
archipelago4 ,although these artificial 
islands do not provide ,china with any  
additional territorial or maritime      
rights within the ,south ,china ,sea1   
,china will be able to use them as      
persistent civil-military bases to      
enhance its long-term presence in the   
,south ,china ,sea significantly44  7#c7
 ,on ,may #cj1 #bjae1 at the ,shangri-la
 ,dialogue of the ,international        
,institute for ,strategic ,studies1     
,secretary of ,defense ,ashton ,carter  
stated that with its actions in the     
,south ,china ,sea1 ,china is out of    
step with both the international rules  

and norms that underscore the           
,asia-,pacific's security architecture1 
and the regional consensus that favors  
diplomacy and opposes coercion4  7#d7   
,on ,july #bd1 #bjae1 ,admiral ,harry   
,harris1 ,jr41 noted at a forum in      
,colorado that each year more than      
#e1cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in global sea-based  
trade passes through the ,south ,china  
,sea4  7#e7 ,on ,june #d1 #bjaf1 at the 
,shangri-la ,dialogue1 ,secretary of    
,defense ,ashton ,carter stated3 ,the   
,united ,states will stand with regional
 partners to uphold core principles1    
like freedom of navigation and          
overflight and the peaceful resolution  
of disputes through legal means and in  
accordance with international law4 ,as  
,i affirmed here last year1 and         
,america's ,freedom of ,navigation      
,operations in the ,south ,china ,sea   
have demonstrated1 the ,united ,states  
will continue to fly1 sail and operate  
wherever international law allows1 so   
that everyone in the region can do the  

same44  7#f7 ,on ,july #ab1 #bjaf1 the  
,permanent ,court of ,arbitration's     
,tribunal organized pursuant to the     
,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law
 of the ,sea issued its unanimous award 
in the arbitration instituted by        
,republic of the ,philippines against   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 ,the 
,tribunal noted that its award is final 
and binding under that ,convention4     
7#g7 ,also according to the award1 the  
,tribunal concluded that1 to the extent 
,china had historical rights to         
resources in the waters of the ,south   
,china ,sea1 such rights were           
extinguished to the extent they were    
incompatible with the exclusive economic
 zones provided for in the ,convention4 
,the ,tribunal concluded that there was 
no legal basis for ,china to claim      
historic rights to resources within the 
sea areas falling within the nine-dash  
line44  7#h7 ,also according to the     
award1 the ,tribunal held that the      
,spratly ,islands cannot generate       

maritime zones collectively as a unit4  
,having found that none of the features 
claimed by ,china was capable of        
generating an exclusive economic zone1  
the ,tribunal found that it             
could--without delimiting a             
boundary--declare that certain sea areas
 are within the exclusive economic zone 
of the ,philippines1 because those areas
 are not overlapped by any possible     
entitlement of ,china44  7#i7 ,also     
according to the award1 the ,tribunal   
found that ,china had violated the      
,philippines' sovereign rights in its   
exclusive economic zone by 7a7          
interfering with ,philippine fishing and
 petroleum exploration1 7b7 constructing
 artificial islands and 7c7 failing to  
prevent ,chinese fishermen from fishing 
in the zone4 ,the ,tribunal also held   
that fishermen from the ,philippines    
7like those from ,china7 had traditional
 fishing rights at ,scarborough ,shoal  
and that ,china had interfered with     
these rights in restricting access4 ,the

 ,tribunal further held that ,chinese   
law enforcement vessels had unlawfully  
created a serious risk of collision when
 they physically obstructed ,philippine 
vessels44  7#aj7 ,on ,july #ab1 #bjaf1  
the ,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china issued
 a statement that ,china declares that  
the ,tribunal award is null and void and
 has no binding force4 ,china neither   
accepts nor recognizes it ''' ,china's  
territorial sovereignty and maritime    
rights and interests in the ,south      
,china ,sea shall under no circumstances
 be affected by those awards4 ,china    
opposes and will never accept any claim 
or action based on those awards44  7#aa7
 ,on ,july #ab1 #bjaf1 the ,government  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
issued the fifth statement in the name  
of that ,government since #aigi that--  
7,a7 stated that the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china has sovereignty over the #d  
rocks and shoals in the ,south ,china   
,sea2  7,b7 claims internal waters1     

territorial seas1 contiguous zones1 one 
or more exclusive economic zones1 and a 
continental shelf based on that         
sovereignty claim2 and  7,c7 continues  
to claim historic rights in the ,south  
,china ,sea4  7#ab7 ,on ,july #ab1      
#bjaf1 ,assistant ,secretary of ,state  
and ,department of ,state ,spokesperson 
,john ,kirby noted that the ,united     
,states strongly supports the rule of   
law4 ,we support efforts to resolve     
territorial and maritime disputes in the
 ,south ,china ,sea peacefully1         
including through arbitration ''' we    
urge all claimants to avoid provocative 
statements or actions4 ,this decision   
can and should serve as a new           
opportunity to renew efforts to address 
maritime disputes peacefully44  7#ac7   
,on ,july #ac1 #bjaf1 the ,vice ,foreign
 ,minister of the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china1 ,liu ,zhenmin1 said that       
declaring an air defense identification 
zone in the ,south ,china ,sea would    
depend on the threat ,china faces and   

stated that if our security is          
threatened1 we of course have the right 
to set it up4  7#ad7 ,on ,july #ah1     
#bjaf1 the ,people's ,liberation ,army  
,air ,force of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china stated that it had conducted a
 combat air patrol over the ,south      
,china ,sea and that it would become    
regular practice in the future4 ,a      
spokesperson stated that the ,people's  
,liberation ,army ,air ,force will      
firmly defend national sovereignty1     
security and maritime interests1        
safeguard regional peace and stability1 
and cope with various threats and       
challenges4  7#ae7 ,on ,august #b1      
#bjaf1 the ,supreme ,people's ,court of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china issued
 a judicial interpretation that people  
caught illegally fishing in ,chinese    
waters could be jailed for up to one    
year4  7#af7 ,in the ,agreement         
concerning the ,ryukyu ,islands and the 
,daito ,islands with ,related           
,arrangements1 signed at ,washington and

 ,tokyo ,june #ag1 #aiga 7#bc ,,ust     
#ddf71 between the ,united ,states and  
,japan 7commonly referred to as the     
,okinawa ,reversion ,treaty71 the       
,united ,states agreed to apply the     
,treaty of ,mutual ,cooperation and     
,security1 with ,agreed ,minute and     
,exchanges of ,notes 7#aa ,,ust #afcb71 
signed at ,washington ,january #ai1     
#aifa1 between the ,united ,states and  
,japan1 to the area covered by the      
,okinawa ,reversion ,treaty1 including  
the ,senkaku ,islands4  7#ag7 ,in ,april
 #bjad1 ,president ,barack ,obama       
stated1 ,the policy of the ,united      
,states is clear--the ,senkaku ,islands 
are administered by ,japan and therefore
 fall within the scope of ,article #e of
 the ,u4,s4-,japan ,treaty of ,mutual   
,cooperation and ,security4 ,and we     
oppose any unilateral attempts to       
undermine ,japan's administration of    
these islands44  7#ah7 ,in ,february    
#bjag1 ,president ,donald ,trump and    
,japanese ,prime ,minister ,shinzo ,abe 

issued a joint statement that affirmed  
that ,article ,v of the ,u4,s4-,japan   
,treaty of ,mutual ,cooperation and     
,security covers the ,senkaku ,islands4 
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,account2 correspondent account2        
payable-through account ,the terms      
account1 correspondent account1 and     
payable-through account have the        
meanings given those terms in section   
#ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#b7 ,alien ,the term alien has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a774  7#c7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 the ,committee on ,banking1  
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 and the  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on   

,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,financial ,services1 and the ,permanent
 ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#d7   
,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#e7 ,financial   
institution ,the term financial         
institution means a financial           
institution specified in subparagraph   
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,e71 7,f71     
7,g71 7,h71 7,i71 7,j71 7,k71 7,m71     
7,n71 7,p71 7,r71 7,t71 7,y71 or 7,z7 of
 section #ecab7;a77#b7 of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#f7 ,foreign   
financial institution ,the term foreign 
financial institution has the meaning   
given that term in section #ajaj4fje of 
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            

,regulations 7or any corresponding      
similar regulation or ruling74  7#g7    
,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with    
respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a
 result1 means that a person has actual 
knowledge1 or should have known1 of the 
conduct1 the circumstance1 or the       
result4  7#h7 ,person ,the term person  
means any individual or entity4  7#i7   
,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  #d4 ,policy 
of the ,united ,states with respect to  
the ,south ,china ,sea and the ,east    
,china ,sea ,it is the policy of the    
,united ,states-- 7#a7 to support the   
principle that disputes between         
countries should be resolved peacefully 
consistent with international law2  7#b7

 to reaffirm its unwavering commitment  
and support for allies and partners in  
the ,asia-,pacific region1 including    
longstanding ,united ,states policy--   
7,a7 regarding ,article ,v of the       
,mutual ,defense ,treaty1 signed at     
,washington1 ,august #cj1 #aiea 7#c     
,,ust #cidg71 between the ,united       
,states and the ,philippines2 and  7,b7 
that ,article ,v of the ,mutual ,defense
 ,assistance ,agreement1 with ,annexes1 
signed at ,tokyo1 ,march #h1 #aied 7#e  
,,ust #ffa71 between the ,united ,states
 and ,japan1 applies to the ,senkaku    
,islands1 which are administered by     
,japan2 and  7#c7 to support the        
principle of freedom of navigation and  
overflight and to continue to use the   
sea and airspace wherever international 
law allows4  #e4 ,sense of ,congress    
with respect to the ,south ,china ,sea  
and the ,east ,china ,sea ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the      
,united ,states--  7,a7 opposes all     
claims in the maritime domains that     

impinge on the rights1 freedoms1 and    
lawful use of the seas that belong to   
all countries2  7,b7 opposes unilateral 
actions by the government of any country
 seeking to change the status quo in the
 ,south ,china ,sea through the use of  
coercion1 intimidation1 or military     
force2  7,c7 opposes actions by the     
government of any country to interfere  
in any way in the free use of waters and
 airspace in the ,south ,china ,sea or  
,east ,china ,sea2  7,d7 opposes actions
 by the government of any country to    
prevent any other country from          
exercising its sovereign rights to the  
resources of the exclusive economic zone
 and continental shelf by making claims 
that have no support in international   
law2 and  7,e7 upholds the principle    
that territorial and maritime claims1   
including with respect to territorial   
waters or territorial seas1 must be     
derived from land features and otherwise
 comport with international law2  7#b7  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china should

 not continue to pursue illegitimate    
claims and to militarize an area that is
 essential to global security2  7#c7 the
 ,united ,states should-- 7,a7 continue 
and expand freedom of navigation        
operations and overflights2  7,b7       
reconsider the traditional policy of not
 taking a position on individual claims2
 and  7,c7 respond to provocations by   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china with  
commensurate actions that impose costs  
on any attempts to undermine security in
 the region2  7#d7 the ,senkaku ,islands
 are covered by ,article ,v of the      
,mutual ,defense ,assistance ,agreement1
 with ,annexes1 signed at ,tokyo1 ,march
 #h1 #aied 7#e ,,ust #ffa71 between the 
,united ,states and ,japan2 and  7#e7   
the ,united ,states should firmly oppose
 any unilateral actions by the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china that seek to       
undermine ,japan's control of the       
,senkaku ,islands4  #f4 ,sanctions with 
respect to ,chinese persons responsible 
for ,china's activities in the ,south   

,china ,sea and the ,east ,china ,sea   
7a7 ,initial imposition of sanctions ,on
 and after the date that is #fj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president shall impose the   
sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to--  7#a7 any ,chinese    
person that contributes to construction 
or development projects1 including land 
reclamation1 island-making1 lighthouse  
construction1 building of base stations 
for mobile communications services1     
building of electricity and fuel supply 
facilities1 or civil infrastructure     
projects1 in areas of the ,south ,china 
,sea contested by one or more members of
 the ,association of ,southeast ,asian  
,nations2  7#b7 any ,chinese person that
 is responsible for or complicit in1 or 
has engaged in1 directly or indirectly1 
actions or policies that threaten the   
peace1 security1 or stability of areas  
of the ,south ,china ,sea contested by  
one or more members of the ,association 
of ,southeast ,asian ,nations or areas  

of the ,east ,china ,sea administered by
 ,japan or the ,republic of ,korea1     
including through the use of vessels and
 aircraft to impose the sovereignty of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china in    
those areas2  7#c7 any ,chinese person  
that engages1 or attempts to engage1 in 
an activity or transaction that         
materially contributes to1 or poses a   
risk of materially contributing to1 an  
activity described in paragraph 7#a7 or 
7#b72 and  7#d7 any person that-- 7,a7  
is owned or controlled by a person      
described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or   
7#c72  7,b7 is acting for or on behalf  
of such a person2 or  7,c7 provides1 or 
attempts to provide--  7i7 financial1   
material1 technological1 or other       
support to a person described in        
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c72 or  7ii7 
goods or services in support of an      
activity described in paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 or 7#c74  7b7 ,sanctions described
  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 any person     
subject to 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 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7a7 that is an    
alien4  7#c7 ,current visa revoked ,the 
issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary
 of ,state1 or the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security 7or a designee of   
one of such ,secretaries7 shall revoke  
any visa or other entry documentation   
issued to any person subject to         
subsection 7a7 that is an alien1        
regardless of when issued4 ,the         

revocation shall take effect immediately
 and shall automatically cancel any     
other valid visa or entry documentation 
that is in the alien's possession4  7c7 
,exceptions2 penalties  7#a7            
,inapplicability of national emergency  
requirement ,the requirements of section
 #bjb of the ,international ,emergency  
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja7 shall not apply for purposes of  
subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,compliance   
with united nations headquarters        
agreement ,paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of  
subsection 7b7 shall not apply if       
admission of an alien to 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
 ,success1 ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered
 into force1 ,november #ba1 #aidg1      
between the ,united ,nations and 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       
regulations prescribed under subsection 
7b77#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  7d7         
,additional imposition of sanctions     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall  
prohibit the opening1 and prohibit or   
impose strict conditions on the         
maintaining1 in the ,united ,states of a
 correspondent account or a             
payable-through account by a foreign    
financial institution that the          
,president determines knowingly1 on or  
after the date that is #fj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
conducts or facilitates a significant   
financial transaction for a person      
subject to subsection 7a7 if the        
,director of ,national ,intelligence    

determines that the ,government of the  
,people's ,republic of ,china has--     
7,a7 declared an air defense            
identification zone over any part of the
 ,south ,china ,sea2  7,b7 initiated    
reclamation work at another disputed    
location in the ,south ,china ,sea1 such
 as at ,scarborough ,shoal2  7,c7 seized
 control of ,second ,thomas ,shoal2     
7,d7 deployed surface-to-air missiles to
 any of the artificial islands the      
,people's ,republic of ,china has built 
in the ,spratly ,island chain1 including
 ,fiery ,cross1 ,mischief1 or ,subi     
,reefs2  7,e7 established territorial   
baselines around the ,spratly ,island   
chain2  7,f7 increased harassment of    
,philippine vessels2 or  7,g7 increased 
provocative actions against the         
,japanese ,coast ,guard or ,maritime    
,self-,defense ,force or ,united ,states
 forces in the ,east ,china ,sea4  7#b7 
,report  7,a7 ,in general ,the          
determination of the ,director of       
,national ,intelligence referred to in  

paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in a  
report to the ,president and the        
appropriate congressional committees4   
7,b7 ,form of report ,the report        
required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #g4        
,determinations and report on ,chinese  
companies active in the ,south ,china   
,sea and the ,east ,china ,sea  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that identifies each
 ,chinese person the ,secretary         
determines is engaged in the activities 
described in section #f7;a74  7b7       
,consideration ,in preparing the report 
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary shall make specific findings 
with respect to whether each of the     
following persons is involved in the    
activities described in section #f7;a73 
7#a7 ,,cccc ,tianjin ,dredging ,co41    
,ltd4  7#b7 ,,cccc ,dredging 7,group7   
,company1 ,ltd4  7#c7 ,china            

,communications ,construction ,company  
7,,cccc71 ,ltd4  7#d7 ,china ,petroleum 
,corporation 7,sinopec ,group74  7#e7   
,china ,mobile4  7#f7 ,china ,telecom4  
7#g7 ,china ,southern ,power ,grid4     
7#h7 ,,cnfc ,guangzhou ,harbor          
,engineering ,company4  7#i7 ,zhanjiang 
,south ,project ,construction ,bureau4  
7#aj7 ,hubei ,jiangtian ,construction   
,group4  7#aa7 ,china ,harbour          
,engineering ,company 7,,chec74  7#ab7  
,guangdong ,navigation ,group 7,,gng7   
,ocean ,shipping4  7#ac7 ,shanghai      
,leading ,energy ,shipping4  7#ad7      
,china ,national ,offshore ,oil         
,corporation 7,,cnooc74  7#ae7 ,china   
,oilfield ,services ,limited 7,,cosl74  
7#af7 ,china ,precision ,machinery      
,import_/,export ,corporation           
7,,cpmiec74  7#ag7 ,china ,aerospace    
,science and ,industry ,corporation     
7,,casic74  7#ah7 ,aviation ,industry   
,corporation of ,china 7,,avic74  7#ai7 
,shenyang ,aircraft ,corporation4  7#bj7
 ,shaanxi ,aircraft ,corporation4  7#ba7

 ,china ,ocean ,shipping 7,group7       
,company 7,,cosco74  7#bb7 ,china       
,southern ,airlines4  7#bc7 ,zhan       
,chaoying4  7#bd7 ,sany ,group4  7#be7  
,chinese persons affiliated with any of 
the entities specified in paragraphs    
7#a7 through 7#bd74  7c7 ,submission and
 form  7#a7 ,submission ,the report     
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
submitted not later than #fj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and every #ahj days thereafter until the
 date that is #c years after such date  
of enactment4  7#b7 ,form ,the report   
required by subsection 7a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex if the       
,secretary determines it is necessary   
for the national security interests of  
the ,united ,states to do so4  7#c7     
,public availability ,the ,secretary    
shall publish the unclassified part of  
the report required by subsection 7a7 on
 a publicly available website of the    
,department of ,state4  #h4 ,prohibition

 against documents portraying the ,south
 ,china ,sea or the ,east ,china ,sea as
 part of ,china ,the ,government        
,publishing ,office may not publish any 
map1 document1 record1 electronic       
resource1 or other paper of the ,united 
,states 7other than materials relating  
to hearings held by committees of       
,congress or internal work product of a 
,federal agency7 portraying or otherwise
 indicating that it is the position of  
the ,united ,states that the territory  
or airspace in the ,south ,china ,sea   
contested by one or more members of the 
,association of ,southeast ,asian       
,nations or the territory or airspace of
 areas of the ,east ,china ,sea         
administered by ,japan or the ,republic 
of ,korea is part of the territory or   
airspace of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china4  #i4 ,prohibition on            
facilitating certain investments in the 
,south ,china ,sea or the ,east ,china  
,sea  7a7 ,in general ,no ,united       
,states person may take any action to   

approve1 facilitate1 finance1 or        
guarantee any investment1 provide       
insurance1 or underwriting in the ,south
 ,china ,sea or the ,east ,china ,sea   
that involves any person with respect to
 which sanctions are imposed under      
section #f7;a74  7b7 ,enforcement ,the  
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 is authorized to take such      
actions1 including the promulgation of  
such rules and regulations1 as may be   
necessary to carry out the purposes of  
this section4  7c7 ,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       
regulations prescribed under this       
section to the same extent that such    
penalties apply to a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection

 7a7 of such section #bjf4  7d7         
,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply with respect to humanitarian      
assistance1 disaster assistance1 or     
emergency food assistance4  #aj4        
,department of ,justice affirmation of  
non-recognition of annexation ,in any   
matter before any ,united ,states court1
 upon request of the court or any party 
to the matter1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall affirm the ,united ,states policy 
of not recognizing the de jure or de    
facto sovereignty of the ,people's      
,republic of ,china over territory or   
airspace contested by one or more       
members of the ,association of          
,southeast ,asian ,nations in the ,south
 ,china ,sea or the territory or        
airspace of areas of the ,east ,china   
,sea administered by ,japan or the      
,republic of ,korea4  #aa4              
,non-recognition of ,chinese sovereignty
 over the ,south ,china ,sea or the     
,east ,china ,sea  7a7 ,united states   
armed forces ,the ,secretary of ,defense

 may not take any action1 including any 
movement of aircraft or vessels that    
implies recognition of the sovereignty  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
over territory or airspace contested by 
one or more members of the ,association 
of ,southeast ,asian ,nations in the    
,south ,china ,sea or the territory or  
airspace of areas of the ,east ,china   
,sea administered by ,japan or the      
,republic of ,korea4  7b7 ,united states
 flagged vessels ,no vessel that is     
issued a certificate of documentation   
under chapter #aba of title #df1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 may take any action that
 implies recognition of the sovereignty 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
over territory or airspace contested by 
one or more members of the ,association 
of ,southeast ,asian ,nations in the    
,south ,china ,sea or the territory or  
airspace of areas of the ,east ,china   
,sea administered by ,japan or the      
,republic of ,korea4  7c7 ,united states
 aircraft ,no aircraft operated by an   

air carrier that holds an air carrier   
certificate issued under chapter #daa of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 may  
take any action that implies recognition
 of the sovereignty of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china over territory or   
airspace contested by one or more       
members of the ,association of          
,southeast ,asian ,nations in the ,south
 ,china ,sea or the territory or        
airspace of areas of the ,east ,china   
,sea administered by ,japan or the      
,republic of ,korea4  #ab4 ,prohibition 
on certain assistance to countries that 
recognize ,chinese sovereignty over the 
,south ,china ,sea or the ,east ,china  
,sea  7a7 ,prohibition ,except as       
provided by subsection 7c7 or 7d71 no   
amounts may be obligated or expended to 
provide foreign assistance to the       
government of any country identified in 
a report required by subsection 7b74    
7b7 ,report required  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and every

 #ahj days thereafter until the date    
that is #c years after such date of     
enactment1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
identifying each country that the       
,secretary determines recognizes1 after 
such date of enactment1 the sovereignty 
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
over territory or airspace contested by 
one or more members of the ,association 
of ,southeast ,asian ,nations in the    
,south ,china ,sea or the territory or  
airspace of areas of the ,east ,china   
,sea administered by ,japan or the      
,republic of ,korea4  7#b7 ,form ,the   
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form1 but  
may include a classified annex if the   
,secretary of ,state determines it is   
necessary for the national security     
interests of the ,united ,states to do  
so4  7#c7 ,public availability ,the     
,secretary of ,state shall publish the  
unclassified part of the report required

 by paragraph 7#a7 on a publicly        
available website of the ,department of 
,state4  7c7 ,exception ,this section   
shall not apply with respect to ,taiwan1
 humanitarian assistance1 disaster      
assistance1 emergency food assistance1  
or the ,peace ,corps4  7d7 ,waiver ,the 
,president may waive the application of 
subsection 7a7 with respect to the      
government of a country if the          
,president determines that the waiver is
 in the national interests of the       
,united ,states4