,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #be 7legislative day1 ,january #bd71 #bjai ,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to require a report on foreign nationals who flee from the ,united ,states while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the ,united ,states1 to establish a list of countries who have assisted or facilitated with such departures1 to penalize parties connected to such departures1 and to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to prohibit the exclusion from gross income from certain investments made by foreign governments who are identified on such list4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserving ,american ,justice ,act4 #b4 ,investigation of certain foreign nationals 7a7 ,investigation ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall complete an investigation of whether the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of ,saudi ,arabia1 including ,abdulrahman ,noorah1 ,abdulaziz ,al ,duways1 ,waleed ,ali ,alharthi1 ,suliman ,ali ,algwaiz1 and ,ali ,hussain ,alhamoud1 in departing from the ,united ,states while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,report ,if the ,attorney ,general determines that the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia did materially assist or facilitate a citizen or national of ,saudi ,arabia as described in subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall submit a written report to ,congress and the ,secretary of ,state detailing the findings of the investigation4 7c7 ,prohibition on issuance and revocation of certain visas 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided under paragraph 7#b71 if the ,secretary of ,state receives a report under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,state may not issue a visa1 and shall revoke any visa issued1 to a ,member of the ,council of ,ministers of ,saudi ,arabia1 an immediate family member of a ,member of the ,council of ,ministers of ,saudi ,arabia1 a descendant of the ,king of ,saudi ,arabia1 or an immediate family member of such a descendant until the date on which the citizen or national of ,saudi ,arabia described in the report is extradited to the ,united ,states for completion of the trial or sentencing4 7#b7 ,exception ,the ,secretary of ,state may issue a visa otherwise prohibited under paragraph 7#a71 or not revoke a visa otherwise required to be revoked under such paragraph1 if the ,secretary determines that it is necessary-- 7,a7 to enable the ,president to receive an ,ambassador or other public ,minister under ,article ,,ii1 section #c1 of the ,constitution in a manner consistent with the ,vienna ,conventions on ,diplomatic and ,consular ,relations2 or 7,b7 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 with any other applicable international obligations4 7#c7 ,vienna ,conventions on ,diplomatic and ,consular ,relations defined ,in this subsection1 the term ,vienna ,conventions on ,diplomatic and ,consular ,relations means-- 7,a7 the ,vienna ,convention on ,diplomatic ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #ah1 #aifa2 and 7,b7 the ,vienna ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc4 #c4 ,treatment of foreign nationals fleeing the ,united ,states during criminal proceedings 7a7 ,foreign national defined ,in this section1 the term foreign national means an individual in the ,united ,states who is not a citizen of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and once every year thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,statistics1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall-- 7#a7 collect information from ,state courts and law enforcement agencies on any foreign nationals who have1 during the reporting period1 departed from the ,united ,states while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 publish a report based on the information collected under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,list of countries 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general1 in coordination with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall establish and maintain a list of countries the governments of which have1 in the determination of the ,attorney ,general1 materially assisted or facilitated the departure of any foreign national included in the report required under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,determination ,in establishing and maintaining the list required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general-- 7,a7 shall take into account the information in the annual reports published under subsection 7b77#b72 and 7,b7 may include or remove any country as the ,attorney ,general determines appropriate4 7#c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and once every year thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the procedures used by the ,attorney ,general in determining which countries are on the list maintained under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,loss of tax exclusion for foreign governments included on list ,section #hib of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d7 and by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following new subsection3 7c7 ,exception ,subsection 7a77#a7 shall not apply to any foreign government which is identified on the list maintained by the ,attorney ,general pursuant to section #c7;c7 of the ,preserving ,american ,justice ,act for any period beginning with the date that is #cj days after the date such foreign government is added to such list and ending with the date such foreign government is removed from such list4 4