,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #a1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain activities that threaten the national security1 foreign policy1 public health1 economic health1 or financial stability of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defend ,,covid ,research from ,hackers ,act4 #b4 ,authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to certain activities that threaten the national security1 foreign policy1 public health1 economic health1 or financial stability of the ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president may impose sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person determined by the ,president-- 7#a7 to have engaged in1 directly or indirectly1 or to be responsible for or complicit in1 activities1 including cyber-enabled activities1 that-- 7,a7 7i7 are reasonably likely to result in a significant threat to the national security1 foreign policy1 public health1 economic health1 or financial stability of the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 originate from or are directed by foreign persons that have materially contributed to such a threat2 and 7,b7 that have the purpose or effect of-- 7i7 harming1 or otherwise significantly compromising1 the provision of services by a computer or network of computers that support one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector2 7ii7 significantly compromising the provision of services by one or more entities in a critical infrastructure sector2 7iii7 causing a significant disruption to the availability of a computer or network of computers2 or 7iv7 causing a significant misappropriation of funds or other economic resources1 trade secrets1 personal identifiers1 intellectual property1 or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain2 7#b7 to have engaged in1 to be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have knowingly and materially benefitted from1 the receipt or use for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain of funds or other economic resources1 trade secrets1 personal identifiers1 intellectual property1 or financial information misappropriated through cyber-enabled activities1 if such misappropriation is reasonably likely to result in1 or to have materially contributed to1 a significant threat described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77i72 7#c7 to have materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of any activity or person described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 7#d7 to be owned or controlled by1 to be an officer or director of1 or to have otherwise acted or purported to act for or on behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 any person described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 or 7#e7 to have attempted to engage in any activity described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c74 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president 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 property and interests in property of a foreign person described in subsection 7a7 if such property and interests in property 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 ,inadmissibility of certain individuals 7,a7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien described in subsection 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7iii7 otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the ,united ,states or to receive any other benefit under the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474 7,b7 ,current visas revoked 7i7 ,in general ,the visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in subsection 7a7 shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 7ii7 ,immediate effect ,a revocation under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7c7 ,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 the extent necessary 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#a71 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out that subsection1 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 7d7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,intelligence and law enforcement activities ,the following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under this section3 7,a7 ,activities subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq474 7,b7 ,activities subject to any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under subsection 7b77#a7 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 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7#c7 ,exception to comply with international obligations ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling 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 7e7 ,report on cyber-,enabled activities 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report-- 7,a7 detailing the extent of known cyber-enabled activities or attempted cyber-enabled activities described in subsection 7a7 by foreign persons related to the coronavirus disease #bjai 7commonly referred to as ,,covid-#ai7 pandemic2 and 7,b7 assessing whether such activities qualify for the imposition of sanctions under this section4 7#b7 ,form ,the report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien ,the terms admitted and alien have the meanings given such 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 ,critical infrastructure sector ,the term critical infrastructure sector means any of the designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in ,presidential ,policy ,directive #ba4 7#d7 ,entity ,the term entity means a partnership1 association1 trust1 joint venture1 corporation1 group1 subgroup1 or other organization4 7#e7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#f7 ,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#g7 ,misappropriation ,the term misappropriation means any taking or obtaining by improper means1 without permission or consent1 or under false pretenses4 7#h7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#i7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 an individual who is a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 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 entity2 or 7,c7 any person in the ,united ,states4