,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,menendez1   
,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,markey1 
and ,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2  
table of contents  7a7 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,hong    
,kong ,human ,rights and ,democracy ,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 ,definitions4    
,sec4 #c4 ,statement of policy4 ,sec4   
#d4 ,amendments to the ,united          
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib4 ,sec4 #e4 ,annual report on      
enforcement of ,united ,states export   
control and sanctions laws by ,hong     

,kong4 ,sec4 #f4 ,protecting ,united    
,states citizens and others from        
rendition to mainland ,china4 ,sec4 #g4 
,identification of persons responsible  
for abductions and for other actions to 
suppress basic freedoms in ,hong ,kong4 
,sec4 #h4 ,inadmissibility of certain   
aliens and family members4 ,sec4 #i4    
,financial measures4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,reports
 to ,congress4  #b4 ,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 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 

the ,senate2  7,e7 the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,f7 the   
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives2  7,g7 the   
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,h7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,i7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives2 and    
7,j7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7  
,china ,the term ,china means the       
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#d7    
,financial institution ,the term        
financial institution has the meaning   
given that term in section #ecab of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 
,social credit system ,the term social  
credit system means a system proposed by
 the ,government of ,china1 scheduled to
 be implemented by #bjbj1 that would    
aggregate data on every ,chinese citizen
 and business from existing financial   
credit systems1 mass surveillance1      

public records1 online activity1 and    
artificial intelligence to expand the   
notion of a financial credit score1     
potentially rewarding or punishing      
certain financial1 social1 religious1 or
 political behaviors4  7#f7 ,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  #c4 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states-- 7#a7 to reaffirm the          
principles and objectives set forth in  
the ,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy 
,act of #aiib 7,public ,law #ajb-chc71  
namely that--  7,a7 the ,united ,states 
has a strong interest in the continued  
vitality1 prosperity1 and stability of  
,hong ,kong2  7,b7 support for          
democratization is a fundamental        

principle of ,united ,states foreign    
policy2  7,c7 the human rights of the   
people of ,hong ,kong are of great      
importance to the ,united ,states and   
are directly relevant to ,united ,states
 interests in ,hong ,kong and serve as a
 basis for ,hong ,kong's continued      
economic prosperity2 and  7,d7 ,hong    
,kong must remain sufficiently          
autonomous from the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china to justify a different        
treatment under a particular law of the 
,united ,states1 or any provision       
thereof1 from that accorded the         
,people's ,republic of ,china2  7#b7 to 
support the democratic aspirations of   
the people of ,hong ,kong1 as guaranteed
 to them by the ,joint ,declaration of  
the ,government of the ,united ,kingdom 
of ,great ,britain and ,northern        
,ireland and the ,government of the     
,people's ,republic of ,china on the    
,question of ,hong ,kong1 done at       
,beijing ,december #ai1 #aihd 7referred 
to in this ,act as the ,joint           

,declaration71 the ,international       
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights1 done at ,new ,york ,december   
#ai1 #aiff1 the ,universal ,declaration 
of ,human ,rights1 done at ,paris       
,december #aj1 #aidh1 and the ,basic    
,law of the ,hong ,kong ,special        
,administrative ,region of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china 7referred to in    
this ,act as the ,basic ,law72  7#c7 to 
urge the ,government of the ,people's   
,republic of ,china to uphold its       
commitments to ,hong ,kong1 including   
allowing the people of ,hong ,kong to   
rule ,hong ,kong with a high degree of  
autonomy and without undue interference1
 and ensuring that ,hong ,kong voters   
freely enjoy the right to elect the     
,chief ,executive and all members of the
 ,hong ,kong ,legislative ,council by   
universal suffrage2  7#d7 to support the
 establishment of a genuine democratic  
option to freely and fairly nominate and
 elect the ,chief ,executive of ,hong   
,kong1 and the establishment by #bjbj of

 open and direct democratic elections   
for all members of the ,hong ,kong      
,legislative ,council2  7#e7 to support 
the robust exercise by residents of     
,hong ,kong of the rights to free speech
 and the press as guaranteed to them by 
the ,basic ,law and the ,joint          
,declaration2  7#f7 to ensure that all  
residents of ,hong ,kong are afforded   
freedom from arbitrary or unlawful      
arrest1 detention1 or imprisonment as   
guaranteed to them by the ,basic ,law   
and the ,joint ,declaration2  7#g7 to   
draw international attention to any     
violations by the ,government of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china of the    
fundamental rights of residents of ,hong
 ,kong and any encroachment upon the    
autonomy guaranteed to ,hong ,kong by   
the ,basic ,law and the ,joint          
,declaration2  7#h7 to protect ,united  
,states citizens and long-term permanent
 residents living in ,hong ,kong and    
those visiting and transiting through   
,hong ,kong2 and  7#i7 to maintain the  

economic and cultural ties that provide 
significant benefits to the ,united     
,states and ,hong ,kong4  #d4           
,amendments to the ,united ,states-,hong
 ,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib  7a7       
,report ,title ,,ii of the ,united      
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egba et seq47 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in section #bja7;b71 by  
inserting or after after entered into   
before2 and  7#b7 adding at the end the 
following3  #bje4 ,secretary of ,state  
report regarding the autonomy of ,hong  
,kong  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,state shall annually
 certify to ,congress1 in conjunction   
with the report required under section  
#cja1 whether ,hong ,kong is            
sufficiently autonomous to justify      
special treatment by the ,united ,states
 for bilateral agreements and programs1 
in accordance with this ,act1 including 
the degree to which ,hong ,kong's       
autonomy has been eroded due to actions 
taken by the ,government of ,china that 

are inconsistent with its commitments in
 the ,basic ,law and the ,joint         
,declaration and the impact of such     
erosion on specific areas of cooperation
 with the ,united ,states1 including on 
political rights1 civil liberties1 rule 
of law1 freedom of information1         
religious freedom1 and democratic       
governance in ,hong ,kong4  7#b7 ,factor
 for consideration ,in making a         
certification under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,secretary of ,state should consider the
 terms1 obligations1 and expectations   
expressed in the ,joint ,declaration    
with respect to ,hong ,kong4  7b7       
,waiver authority ,the ,secretary of    
,state may waive the application of     
subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary-- 7#a7 
determines that such a waiver is in the 
national security interests of the      
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 on or before 
the date on which the waiver takes      
effect1 notifies the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  

the ,house of ,representatives of the   
intent to waive such subsection4  4  7b7
 ,visa applicants ,title ,,ii of the    
,united ,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act
 of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #egba et seq471
 as amended by subsection 7a71 is       
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  #bjf4 ,treatment of ,hong  
,kong applicants for visas to study or  
work in the ,united ,states  7a7        
,statement of policy ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 applications
 for visas to enter1 study1 or work in  
the ,united ,states1 which are submitted
 by otherwise qualified applicants who  
resided in ,hong ,kong in #bjad1 shall  
not be denied on the basis of the       
applicant's arrest1 detention1 or other 
adverse government action taken as a    
result of the applicant's participation 
in nonviolent protest activities related
 to the electoral process1              
internationally recognized human rights1
 protecting an independent judiciary1 or
 the rule of law4  7b7 ,implementation  

,the ,secretary of ,state shall take    
such steps as may be necessary to ensure
 that consular officers are aware of the
 policy described in subsection 7a7 and 
receive appropriate training and support
 to ensure that the policy is carried   
out so that affected individuals do not 
face discrimination or unnecessary delay
 in the processing of their visa        
applications1 including--  7#a7         
providing specialized training for      
consular officers posted to ,hong ,kong1
 ,beijing1 ,guangzhou1 or ,macau2  7#b7 
instructing the ,united ,states         
,consulate in ,hong ,kong to maintain an
 active list of individuals whom are    
known to have been detained1 arrested1  
or otherwise targeted by the ,government
 of ,hong ,kong or of ,china1 or        
intermediaries of such governments1 as a
 result of their participation in the   
#bjad protests1 to facilitate the       
cross-checking of visa applications for 
,hong ,kong residents2  7#c7 amending   
the physical and online versions of the 

visa application1 as necessary1 to      
notify relevant applicants of such      
policy2 and  7#d7 instructing personnel 
at the ,united ,states ,consulate in    
,hong ,kong to engage with relevant     
individuals in the ,hong ,kong community
 to proactively inform them that they   
will not face discrimination when       
applying for a visa to the ,united      
,states due to any adverse action taken 
against them by the authorities as a    
result of their participation in the    
#bjad protests or other peaceful        
pro-democracy or human rights           
demonstrations4  7c7 ,cooperation with  
like-,minded countries ,the ,secretary  
of ,state1 or his or her designee1 shall
 contact appropriate representatives of 
other democratic countries1 particularly
 those who receive a large number of    
applicants for student and employment   
visas from ,hong ,kong--  7#a7 to inform
 them of the ,united ,states policy     
regarding arrests for participation in  
nonviolent protests in ,hong ,kong2     

7#b7 to encourage them to take similar  
steps to ensure the rights of nonviolent
 protesters are protected from          
discrimination due to the actions of the
 ,government of ,hong ,kong and of      
,china2 and  7#c7 to offer to share     
information1 as appropriate1 regarding  
the execution of such policy1 including 
information regarding persons eligible  
for relief under such policy4  4  #e4   
,annual report on enforcement of ,united
 ,states export control and sanctions   
laws by ,hong ,kong  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and     
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury and the     
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit a    
report to the committees specified in   
subsection 7b7 that includes--  7#a7 an 
assessment of whether the ,government of
 ,hong ,kong has adequately enforced the
 export control laws of the ,united     
,states with respect to sensitive       

dual-use items2  7#b7 to the extent     
possible1 an identification of-- 7,a7   
any items that were reexported from     
,hong ,kong in violation of such laws2  
7,b7 the countries and persons to which 
such items were reexported2 and  7,c7   
how such items were used2  7#c7 an      
assessment of whether sensitive dual-use
 items subject to the export control    
laws of the ,united ,states are being-- 
7,a7 transshipped through ,hong ,kong2  
and  7,b7 used to develop--  7i7 the    
,sharp ,eyes1 ,skynet1 ,integrated      
,joint ,operations ,platform1 or other  
systems of mass surveillance and        
predictive policing2 or  7ii7 the social
 credit system of ,china2  7#d7 an      
assessment of the efforts by the        
,government of ,china to use the status 
of ,hong ,kong as a separate customs    
territory to import items into ,china in
 violation of the export control laws of
 the ,united ,states1 whether as part of
 the ,greater ,bay ,area plan1 the      
assignment of ,hong ,kong by ,beijing as

 a national technology and innovation   
center1 or through other programs that  
may exploit ,hong ,kong as a conduit for
 controlled sensitive technology2  7#e7 
an assessment of whether the ,government
 of ,hong ,kong has adequately enforced 
sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states
 and the ,united ,nations2 and  7#f7 a  
description of the types of goods and   
services transshipped or reexported     
through ,hong ,kong in violation of such
 sanctions to--  7,a7 ,north ,korea or  
,iran2 or  7,b7 other countries1        
regimes1 or persons subject to such     
sanctions for engaging in activities--  
7i7 relating to international terrorism1
 international narcotics trafficking1 or
 the proliferation of weapons of mass   
destruction2 or  7ii7 that otherwise    
present a threat to the national        
security1 foreign policy1 or economy of 
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,committees   
specified ,the committees specified in  
this subsection are-- 7#a7 the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the

 ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2  7#c7 the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2  7#d7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of     
,representatives2 and  7#e7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7c7    
,form of report ,the report required    
under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted 
in unclassified form1 but may include a 
classified annex4  #f4 ,protecting      
,united ,states citizens and others from
 rendition to mainland ,china  7a7      
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,the proposed amendments 
to ,hong ,kong's ,fugitive ,ordinance1  
if enacted--  7,a7 would allow rendition
 from ,hong ,kong of residents or       
foreign nationals to countries-- 7i7    
with criminal procedure systems that    
lack strong protections for the rights  
of defendants2 or  7ii7 in which the law
 is used as to repress internationally  

recognized human rights1 including to   
mainland ,china2  7,b7 would remove     
independent legislative oversight and   
appropriate judicial review of          
extradition requests2  7,c7 may increase
 the influence of the ,government of    
,china in ,hong ,kong and further erode 
the autonomy guaranteed ,hong ,kong by  
the ,joint ,declaration2 and  7,d7 would
 erode ,hong ,kong's reputation as a    
center of commerce and freedom governed 
by the rule of law4  7#b7 ,the          
,government of ,china has subjected     
,chinese and foreign nationals1         
including citizens of the ,united       
,states1 ,canada1 ,australia1 ,sweden1  
and ,taiwan1 to arbitrary detention1    
televised confessions1 denial of legal  
representation and medical treatment1   
and other type of mistreatment4  7b7    
,policy statements ,it is the policy of 
the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to ensure    
that ,united ,states citizens are       
protected from rendition to mainland    
,china2  7#b7 pursuant to section       

#ajc7g7 of the ,united ,states-,hong    
,kong ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #egac7g771 to encourage       
,united ,states businesses to continue  
to operate in ,hong ,kong in accordance 
with applicable ,united ,states and     
,hong ,kong law2 and  7#c7 pursuant to  
section #bja7;b7 of such ,act 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #egba7;b771 to decide whether 
the ,government of ,hong ,kong is       
legally competent to carry out its      
obligations under treaties and          
international agreements established    
between the ,united ,states and ,hong   
,kong4  7c7 ,response to threat of      
rendition ,if the proposed amendments to
 ,hong ,kong's ,fugitive ,offenders     
,ordinance are enacted1 and the amended 
law allows renditions to countries that 
lack protection for the rights of       
defendants--  7#a7 not later than #cj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
such amendments1 the ,president shall   
submit a report to the appropriate      
congressional committees that--  7,a7   

assesses whether the ,government of     
,hong ,kong is legally competent to     
administer the ,united ,states-,hong    
,kong ,agreement for the ,surrender of  
,fugitive ,offenders2  7,b7 determines  
whether any additional authorities are  
needed to revise or withdraw from that  
treaty to protect ,united ,states       
citizens and national security and to   
support the guaranteed protections of   
the ,joint ,declaration2 and  7,c7      
includes a strategy for protecting      
,united ,states citizens from rendition 
to mainland ,china from ,hong ,kong1    
including an assessment of--  7i7       
whether additional resources are needed 
for ,american ,citizen ,services at the 
,united ,states ,consulate in ,hong     
,kong2 and  7ii7 whether the ,department
 of ,state will revise the travel       
advisory for ,hong ,kong to reflect the 
potential impact of the revised         
,fugitive ,offenders ,ordinance on      
,united ,states residents and           
individuals traveling to1 or transiting 

through1 ,hong ,kong2 and  7#b7 if the  
,government of ,hong ,kong enacts a new 
law regarding national security1        
pursuant to ,article #bc of the ,basic  
,law1 the ,president and the ,secretary 
of ,state shall take the actions        
required under paragraph 7#a7 and any   
additional actions required under       
section #bjb of the ,united             
,states-,hong ,kong ,policy ,act of     
#aiib 7,u4,s4,c4 #egbb7 unless          
,secretary of ,state certifies that--   
7,a7 the new law does not violate the   
guarantees of the ,joint ,declaration2  
and  7,b7 the internationally recognized
 human rights of ,hong ,kong citizens   
and foreign residents will not be       
restricted as a result of the new law's 
implementation4  #g4 ,identification of 
persons responsible for abductions and  
for other actions to suppress basic     
freedoms in ,hong ,kong  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 and 
annually thereafter in conjunction with 

the publication of the report required  
under section #cja of the ,hong ,kong   
,policy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#egca7 the ,president shall submit1 to  
the appropriate congressional           
committees1 a list containing the name  
of each person who the ,president       
determines1 based on credible           
information1 is responsible for--  7#a7 
the surveillance1 abduction1 detention1 
abuse1 or forced confession of ,gui     
,minhai1 ,lee ,bo1 ,lam ,wing-kee1 ,lui 
,bo1 or ,cheung ,chi-ping1 all of whom  
are involved in the operation of the    
,mighty ,current ,publishing ,house     
based in ,hong ,kong2  7#b7 the         
surveillance1 abduction1 detention1     
abuse1 or forced confession of ,guo     
,zhongxiao or ,wang ,jianmin1 both of   
whom are involved in the operation of   
magazine publications based in ,hong    
,kong2 or  7#c7 the rendition to the    
mainland of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china of any individual1 or the        
arbitrary detention1 torture1 or forced 

confession of any individual after      
rendition1 in connection with the       
exercise by that individual of          
internationally recognized human rights 
in ,hong ,kong1 including such          
individuals extradited to the mainland  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
under any amended fugitive offenders    
ordinance in ,hong ,kong4  7b7          
,consideration of certain information   
,in preparing the list required under   
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
consider-- 7#a7 information provided by 
the chairperson and ranking member of   
each of the appropriate congressional   
committees2 and  7#b7 credible          
information obtained by other countries 
or nongovernmental organizations1       
including organizations inside ,china or
 ,hong ,kong1 that monitor the human    
rights abuses of the ,government of the 
,china or its agents4  7c7 ,requests by 
chairperson and ranking member of       
appropriate congressional committees    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj   

days after receiving a written request  
from the chairperson and ranking member 
of #a of the appropriate congressional  
committees with respect to whether a    
person meets the criteria for being     
added to the list required under        
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
submit a response to the chairperson and
 ranking member of the committee that   
made the request with respect to the    
status of the person4  7#b7 ,information
 about removal decisions ,if the        
,president removes from the list        
required under subsection 7a7 a person  
that was placed on the list at the      
request of the chairperson and ranking  
member of #a of the appropriate         
congressional committees1 the ,president
 shall provide the chairperson and      
ranking member with any information that
 contributed to the decision to remove  
the person4  7#c7 ,form ,the ,president 
may submit a response required under    
paragraph 7#a7 in classified form if the
 ,president determines that such        

classification is vital to the national 
security interests of the ,united       
,states4  #h4 ,inadmissibility of       
certain aliens and family members  7a7  
,in general ,section #bab7;a77#b7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#b77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,j7  
,certain aliens responsible for         
abductions or extraditions from hong    
kong ,any alien included in the list    
submitted by the ,president under       
section #g7;a7 of the ,hong ,kong ,human
 ,rights and ,democracy ,act of #bjai is
 inadmissible4  4  7b7 ,current visas   
revoked  7#a7 ,in general ,the issuing  
consular officer1 the ,secretary of     
,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security 7or a designee of either      
,secretary7 shall revoke any visa or    
other entry documentation issued to any 
alien who is included on the list       
required under section #g7;a71          
regardless of when such visa or entry   
documentation was issued4  7#b7         

,effective date ,revocations under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect on the 
date such action is taken and shall     
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7c7 ,waiver for
 national security interests  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,state may   
waive1 with respect to an alien1 the    
application of section #bab7;a77#b7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 
as amended by subsection 7a71 or the    
application of subsection 7b7 if the    
,secretary--  7,a7 determines that such 
waiver-- 7i7 is necessary to permit the 
,united ,states to comply with the      
,agreement between the ,united ,nations 
and the ,united ,states of ,america     
regarding the ,headquarters of the      
,united ,nations1 signed ,june #bf1     
#aidg1 and entered into force ,november 
#ba1 #aidg1 or other applicable         
international obligations of the ,united
 ,states2 or  7ii7 is vital to the      
national security interests of the      

,united ,states2 and  7,b7 before       
granting such waiver1 provides to the   
appropriate congressional committees    
notice of1 and a justification for1 the 
waiver4  7#b7 ,timing for certain       
waivers ,notification under subparagraph
 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be made   
not later than #ae days before granting 
a waiver under such paragraph if the    
,secretary grants such waiver under     
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 of such paragraph4
  7d7 ,regulatory authority ,the        
,secretary of ,state shall prescribe    
such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out this section4  #i4 ,financial 
measures  7a7 ,blocking of property ,the
 ,president shall exercise all powers   
granted by the ,international ,emergency
 ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja et seq47 7except that the         
requirements of section #bjb of such    
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not    
apply7 to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of a 

person on the list required under       
section #g7;a7 if such property and     
interests in property--  7#a7 are in the
 ,united ,states2  7#b7 come within the 
,united ,states2 or  7#c7 are or come   
within the possession or control of a   
,united ,states person4  7b7 ,exception 
for importation of goods  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the requirement to impose      
sanctions under subsection 7a7 shall not
 include the authority to impose        
sanctions with respect to the           
importation of goods4  7#b7 ,good       
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
good means any article1 natural or      
manmade substance1 material1 supply or  
manufactured product1 including         
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7c7 ,waiver  
for national security interests ,the    
,president may waive the application of 
subsection 7a7 if the ,president-- 7#a7 
determines that such waiver is vital for
 the national security interests of the 
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 not later    

than #ae days before granting the       
waiver1 submits to the appropriate      
congressional committees notice of1 and 
a justification for1 the waiver4  7d7   
,enforcement  7#a7 ,penalties ,any      
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 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 such section4  7#b7
 ,requirements for financial            
institutions ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury   
shall prescribe or amend regulations to 
the extent necessary to require each    
financial institution that is a ,united 
,states person and has within its       

possession or control assets that are   
property or interests in property of a  
person on the list required under       
section #g7;a7 to certify to the        
,secretary that1 to the best of the     
knowledge of the financial institution1 
the financial institution has blocked   
all assets within the possession or     
control of the financial institution in 
accordance with subsection 7a74  7#c7   
,notification to congress ,not later    
than #aj days before prescribing or     
revising regulations under paragraph    
7#b71 the ,president shall notify the   
appropriate congressional committees of 
the proposed regulations and the        
provisions of this ,act or amendments   
made by this ,act that the regulations  
are implementing4  7e7 ,rulemaking ,the 
,secretary of the ,treasury shall issue 
such regulations1 licenses1 and orders  
as may be necessary to carry out this   
section4  #aj4 ,reports to ,congress    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall   
submit a report to the appropriate      

congressional committees that includes--
 7#a7 a list of each foreign person with
 respect to which the ,president imposed
 sanctions pursuant to section #h or #i 
during the #a-year period preceding the 
submission of the report2  7#b7 a       
description of the type of sanctions    
imposed with respect to each such       
person2  7#c7 the number of foreign     
persons with respect to which the       
,president--  7,a7 imposed sanctions    
under section #h or #i during that year2
 and  7,b7 terminated sanctions under   
section #h or #i during that year2  7#d7
 the dates on which such sanctions were 
imposed or terminated2 and  7#e7 the    
reasons for imposing or terminating such
 sanctions4  7b7 ,dates for submission  
7#a7 ,initial report ,the ,president    
shall submit the initial report under   
subsection 7a7 not later than #a year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7#b7 ,subsequent reports  7,a7   
,in general ,the ,president shall submit
 a report under subsection 7a7 on       

,december #aj1 or the first day         
thereafter on which both ,houses of     
,congress are in session1 of--  7i7 the 
calendar year in which the initial      
report is submitted if the initial      
report is submitted before ,december #aj
 of that calendar year2 and  7ii7 each  
calendar year thereafter4  7c7 ,form of 
report  7#a7 ,in general ,each report   
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  7#b7       
,exception ,the name of a foreign person
 to be included in the list required    
under subsection 7a77#a7 may not be     
included in the classified annex        
authorized under paragraph 7#a7 unless  
the ,president--  7,a7 determines that  
such inclusion is vital to the national 
security interests of the ,united       
,states2  7,b7 uses the annex in a      
manner consistent with congressional    
intent and the purposes of this ,act2   
and  7,c7 not later than #ae days before
 including such name in the classified  

annex1 provides to the appropriate      
congressional committees notice of1 and 
a justification for1 including the name 
in the classified annex despite any     
publicly available credible information 
indicating that the person engaged in an
 activity described in section #h or #i4
  7d7 ,public availability  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the unclassified portion of the
 report required under subsection 7a7   
shall be made available to the public1  
including through publication in the    
,federal ,register4  7#b7               
,nonapplicability of confidentiality    
requirement with respect to visa records
 ,the ,president shall publish the list 
required under subsection 7a77#a7       
without regard to the requirements under
 section #bbb7;f7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abjb7;f77 with respect to              
confidentiality of records pertaining to
 the issuance or refusal of visas or    
permits to enter the ,united ,states4