,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ccbg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bd1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the ,government of ,lebanon responsible for the wrongful or unlawful detention of citizens and nationals of the ,united ,states held in ,lebanon4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,zero ,tolerance for ,unlawful ,detentions of ,united ,states ,citizens in ,lebanon ,act4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions 7a7 ,identification of officials 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall develop a list of each individual-- 7,a7 who is a current or former official of the ,government of ,lebanon 7including the judiciary and the ,military ,court72 and 7,b7 with respect to whom the ,secretary has credible information indicating that the individual was involved in or facilitated the wrongful1 unlawful1 or inhumane arrest1 detention1 or abuse of a citizen or national of the ,united ,states being held in ,lebanon as of the date of the list4 7#b7 ,submission to ,congress ,the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees-- 7,a7 the list required by paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ae days after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 an update to the list not less frequently than every #cj days thereafter and as new information becomes available4 7#c7 ,form ,the list required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form and published in the ,federal ,register4 7#d7 ,removal from list ,an individual may be removed from the list required by paragraph 7#a7 if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees not less than #ae days before the removal of the individual from the list that all citizens and nationals of the ,united ,states who were wrongfully1 unlawfully1 or inhumanely held in ,lebanon have been released4 7b7 ,inadmissibility to the ,united ,states of identified individuals1 family members1 and associates 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall deny a visa to an alien described in paragraph 7#b7 and revoke1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 any visa of such an alien1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall exclude any such alien from the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,aliens described ,an alien described in this paragraph is an alien who is-- 7,a7 an individual on the list required by subsection 7a72 7,b7 an immediate family member of such an individual2 or 7,c7 an associate of an individual described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 7#c7 ,exception to comply with international agreements ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply with respect 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 or other applicable international obligations of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,blocking of property of identified individuals 7#a7 ,in general ,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 individual on the list required by subsection 7a7 if such property and interests 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 ,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 section4 7#c7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this subsection shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good defined ,in this paragraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply1 or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7d7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided 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 7c77#a7 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 7e7 ,nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with respect to visa records ,the ,president shall publish the list required by subsection 7a7 without regard to the requirements of 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 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,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 ,services1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,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