,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons in the defense sectors of nuclear weapons states that are not fulfilling their obligations under article ,,vi of the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strongly and ,unambiguously ,sanctioning ,proliferators ,exploiting ,nuclear ,diplomacy ,act of #bjbj or the ,,suspend ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the governments of nuclear weapons states have committed1 in accordance with article ,,vi of the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july #a1 #aifh 7#ba ,,ust #dhc7 7commonly referred to as the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty71 to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament4 7#b7 ,in #bjah the ,nuclear ,posture ,review confirmed that-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states remains committed to its efforts in support of the ultimate global elimination of nuclear1 biological1 and chemical weapons2 7,b7 while the ,united ,states has continued to reduce the number and salience of nuclear weapons1 others1 including ,russia and ,china1 have moved in the opposite direction2 and 7,c7 the ,united ,states has long sought a dialogue with ,china to enhance our understanding of our respective nuclear policies1 doctrine1 and capabilities2 to improve transparency2 and to help manage the risks of miscalculation and misperception4 7#c7 ,on ,may #bi1 #bjai1 the ,director of the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency1 ,lt4 ,gen4 ,robert ,p4 ,ashley1 ,jr41 stated-- 7,a7 ,russia is upgrading the capacity of its nuclear forces4 ,we assess its overall nuclear stockpile is likely to grow significantly over the next decade42 and 7,b7 ,over the next decade1 ,china is likely to at least double the size of its nuclear stockpile in the course of implementing the most rapid expansion and diversification of its nuclear arsenal in ,china's history44 7#d7 ,in #bjai1 the ,united ,states-,china ,economic and ,security ,review ,commission reported to ,congress that-- 7,a7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china's enhanced program of military-civil fusion seeks to mobilize civilian technological advances in support of ,china's military modernization2 and 7,b7 ,as part of military-civil fusion1 ,chinese firms obtain dual-use technologies through overseas acquisitions supported by government funding4 ,for instance1 since its creation in #bjjh1 state-owned defense conglomerate ,aviation ,industry ,corporation of ,china 7,,avic7 has spent at least #c4c billion acquiring at least #bj aerospace1 automotive1 and engineering firms1 mainly in the ,united ,states and ,europe44 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,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#b7 ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty ,the term ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty means the ,treaty on the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear ,weapons1 done at ,washington1 ,london1 and ,moscow ,july #a1 #aifh 7#ba ,,ust #dhc74 7#c7 ,nuclear weapons state ,the term nuclear weapons state means a country that is a nuclear-weapons state party to the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty4 7#d7 ,,sdn list ,the term ,,sdn list means the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 #d4 ,report on observance of article ,,vi of ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty by nuclear weapons states ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report describing the implementation and observance of article ,,vi of the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty by nuclear weapons states that includes the determination of the ,secretary1 with respect to each such state1 of whether that state has1 during the year preceding submission of the report1 pursued negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament in accordance with such article ,,vi4 #e4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons in defense sector of nuclear weapons states not fulfilling obligations under article ,,vi of the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall include on the ,,sdn list any person that1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 is an entity in the defense industry of a country described in subsection 7b72 7#b7 is an individual who is corporate officer or principal shareholder of an entity described in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 knowingly provides significant financial1 material1 technological1 or other support to a person described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 or 7#d7 knowingly provides goods or services in support of any activity or transaction on behalf of or for the benefit of such a person4 7b7 ,country described ,a country described in this subsection is a nuclear weapons state that is not a member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4 7c7 ,exception ,the ,president may not include an entity in the defense industry of a country described in subsection 7b71 an individual who is corporate officer or principal shareholder of such an entity1 or a person that provides support or goods or services to such an entity or individual as described in paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 of subsection 7a71 on the ,,sdn list pursuant to subsection 7a7 if1 in the most recent report required by section #d1 the ,president determines that the country has pursued negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament pursuant to the obligations of the country under article ,,vi of the ,nuclear ,non-,proliferation ,treaty during the period covered by the report4