,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bggf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,hawley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons who engage in the hostage-taking or wrongful detention of ,united ,states citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,global ,hostage ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 authoritarian governments and non-state actors1 including terrorist groups1 continue to engage in the hostage-taking and prolonged unlawful or wrongful detention of ,united ,states citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in order to make political demands or extract monetary concessions2 7#b7 the ,united ,states ,government should fully utilize all necessary and appropriate measures to prevent foreign governments or non-state actors from engaging in such hostage-taking or detention1 including through-- 7,a7 the use of extradition to try and convict the individuals who have participated in1 or are responsible for ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise directing1 the hostage-taking or detention2 and 7,b7 the use of the ,human ,rights ,violators and ,war ,crimes ,unit of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to target such individuals2 and 7#c7 the ,united ,states should encourage its allies and partners to pursue the criminal prosecution and extradition of foreign government officials and non-state actors that assist in or benefit from such hostage-taking or detention to prevent such governments and non-state actors from engaging in such hostage-taking or detention in the future4 #c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states ,government not to pay ransom for the purpose of securing the release of ,united ,states citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are taken hostage abroad4 #d4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to politically motivated detentions 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person the ,president determines1 based on credible evidence1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 knowingly participates in1 or is knowingly responsible for or complicit in1 ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise directing1 the politically motivated harassment1 abuse1 extortion1 arrest1 trial1 conviction1 sentencing1 or imprisonment of a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence2 7#b7 provides significant financial1 material1 or technological support for or to1 or engages in a significant transaction or a series of transactions totaling a significant amount with1 a foreign person described in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 materially assists1 sponsors1 or provides financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of1 an activity described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7#d7 owns or controls or is owned or controlled by a foreign person described in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c74 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions to be imposed with respect to a foreign person under subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7 ,inadmissibility to united states ,in the case of an alien subject to subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 denial of a visa to1 and exclusion from the ,united ,states of-- 7i7 the alien2 and 7ii7 any family member of the alien who is also an alien2 and 7,b7 revocation1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 of any visa or other documentation of the alien or family member4 7#b7 ,blocking of property 7,a7 ,in general ,the blocking1 in accordance with the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 of all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person subject to subsection 7a7 if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7,b7 ,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 this subsection4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#a7 shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into 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 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states1 the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other applicable international obligations4 7#b7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the authority to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good ,in this paragraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7d7 ,consideration of certain information in imposing sanctions ,in determining whether to impose sanctions under subsection 7a71 the ,president shall consider-- 7#a7 information provided jointly by the chairperson and ranking member of each of the appropriate congressional committees2 and 7#b7 credible information obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor violations of human rights4 7e7 ,requests by appropriate congressional committees 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after receiving a request in writing from the chairperson or ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity described in subsection 7a71 the ,president shall-- 7,a7 determine if that foreign person has engaged in such an activity2 and 7,b7 submit to the chairperson and ranking member of the committee that submitted the request a report with respect to that determination that includes-- 7i7 a statement of whether or not the ,president imposed or intends to impose sanctions under subsection 7a7 with respect to the foreign person2 and 7ii7 if the ,president imposed or intends to impose sanctions1 a description of the sanctions4 7#b7 ,form of report ,a report submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7f7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president 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#b7 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 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien2 lawfully admitted for permanent residence ,the terms admission1 admitted1 alien1 and lawfully admitted for permanent residence 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 ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,family member ,the term family member1 with respect to an individual1 means-- 7,a7 a spouse1 child1 parent1 sibling1 sibling's child1 grandchild1 or grandparent of the individual2 and 7,b7 a child1 parent1 sibling1 sibling's child1 grandchild1 or grandparent of a spouse of the individual4 7#d7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#e7 ,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#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 any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4