,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bicc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #e1 #bjba,mr4 ,marshall introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to members of the ,chinese ,communist ,party and heads of ,chinese health agencies relating to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,chinese ,communist ,party ,accountability ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to certain members of the ,chinese ,communist ,party and heads of ,chinese health agencies relating to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 7a7 ,chinese ,communist ,party members 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 with respect to any foreign person who is an official of the ,chinese ,communist ,party that the ,president determines is knowingly responsible for1 complicit in1 or has directly or indirectly engaged in-- 7,a7 the disappearances of whistleblowers and citizen journalists in the ,people's ,republic of ,china relating to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 or 7,b7 the establishment of limits on freedom of speech and academic freedom in the ,people's ,republic of ,china relating to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4 7#b7 ,coordination ,the ,president shall coordinate with the intelligence community for purposes of identifying foreign persons under this subsection4 7b7 ,chinese health agencies heads ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to the following foreign persons3 7#a7 ,gao ,fu1 also known as ,george ,fu ,gao1 the ,director of the ,center for ,disease ,control and ,prevention of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#b7 ,ma ,xiaowei1 ,minister of the ,national ,health ,commission of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection with respect to a foreign person are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under 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 the person 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 to the ,united ,states and revocation of visa or other documentation 7,a7 ,ineligibility for visa1 admission1 or parole ,the foreign person 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 visa revoked ,the visa or other entry documentation of the foreign person shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 ,a revocation under this subparagraph shall take effect immediately and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the person's possession4 7d7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,to comply with ,united ,nations ,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions under subsection 7c77#b7 or described in section #abfc7;b77#b7 of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 shall not apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or paroling the foreign person 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 obligations4 7#b7 ,to carry out or assist law enforcement activities ,sanctions under subsection 7c77#b7 or described in section #abfc7;b77#b7 of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 shall not apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or paroling the foreign person into the ,united ,states is necessary to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,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 section and shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are necessary to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,penalties ,any person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of this section or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties provided for 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 7f7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president-- 7#a7 determines that a waiver is in the national interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 not later than the date on which such waiver will take effect1 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of and justification for such waiver4 7g7 ,termination of sanctions with respect to a foreign person 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may terminate the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president makes a determination that-- 7,a7 credible information exists that the person did not engage in the activity for which the sanctions were imposed2 and 7,b7 the person has-- 7i7 credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior2 and 7ii7 been subject to an appropriate consequence for the activity for which the sanctions were imposed4 7#b7 ,notification ,not later than #ae days before the date on which the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person is terminated under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that-- 7,a7 describes the evidence and justification for the necessity of the termination2 and 7,b7 explains how the termination of the application of sanctions is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7h7 ,termination of authority ,to impose sanctions ,the authority to impose sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person described in subsection 7b7 shall terminate on the date on which the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that an independent1 unimpeded investigation into the potential origin of ,,covid-#ai from the ,wuhan ,institute of ,virology has taken place4 7i7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7#a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 the term good means any article1 natural or man-made substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7j7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admitted2 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 #ajja74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#d7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given that term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#e7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly means1 with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 that a person has actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result4 7#f7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#g7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen1 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states1 or any other individual subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states2 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 entity2 or 7,c7 any person in the ,united ,states4