,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,curtis introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
impose sanctions with respect to persons
 that operate in a sector of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china's economy 
in which the person has engaged in a    
pattern of significant theft of the     
intellectual property of a ,united      
,states person1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combatting ,china's ,pilfering 
of ,intellectual ,property ,act or the  
,,ccp ,,ip ,act4  #b4 ,imposition of    
sanctions related to the theft of       
intellectual property  7a7 ,in general  

,the ,president shall impose the        
sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to each person described in
 subsection 7c7 the ,president          
determines1 on or after the date of     
enactment of this ,act1 operates in a   
sector of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china's economy in which the person--  
7#a7 has engaged in a pattern of        
significant theft of the intellectual   
property of a ,united ,states person2 or
  7#b7 has received the intellectual    
property of a ,united ,states person    
through a pattern of significant theft  
engaged in by other persons4  7b7       
,sanctions imposed ,the sanctions       
described in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,the    
exercise of all powers granted to the   
,president by the ,international        
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent  
necessary to block and prohibit all     
transactions in all property and        
interests in property of a 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 ,aliens ineligible
 for visas1 admission1 or parole  7,a7  
,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 issuing   
consular officer1 the ,secretary of     
,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security 7or a designee of one of such 
,secretaries7 shall1 in accordance with 
section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        

#abja7;i771 revoke any visa or other    
entry documentation issued to an alien  
who the ,secretary of ,state or the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a 
designee of one of such ,secretaries7   
determines is described in subsection   
7a71 regardless of when the visa or     
other documentation is issued4  7ii7    
,effect of revocation ,a revocation     
under clause 7i7 shall take effect      
immediately and shall automatically     
cancel any other valid visa or entry    
documentation that is in the alien's    
possession4  7c7 ,persons described ,a  
person described in this section is one 
of the following3 7#a7 ,an individual   
who-- 7,a7 is a national of the         
,people's ,republic of ,china or acting 
at the direction of a national or entity
 of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2  
and  7,b7 is not a ,united ,states      
person4  7#b7 ,an entity that is-- 7,a7 
organized under the laws of the         
,people's ,republic of ,china or of any 
jurisdiction within the ,people's       

,republic of ,china2  7,b7 owned or     
controlled by individuals who are       
nationals of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china2 or  7,c7 owned or controlled by 
an entity described in subparagraph 7,a7
 and is not a ,united ,states person4   
7d7 ,penalties2 implementation  7#a7    
,penalties ,a person that violates1     
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7a7 or any regulation1       
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7a7 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  7#b7             
,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 for purposes of        
carrying out this section4  7e7 ,waiver 
,the ,president may waive the imposition
 of sanctions under subsection 7a7 on a 
case-by-case basis with respect to a    
person if the ,president-- 7#a7         
certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations and the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate that   
such waiver is in the national security 
interests of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#b7 includes a justification for such  
certification4  7f7 ,termination of     
sanctions ,the ,president may terminate 
sanctions imposed under subsection 7a7  
with respect to a person if the         
,president certifies to the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that 
such person is no longer engaging in    
efforts to steal ,united ,states        

intellectual property4  7g7 ,report     
required ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,president shall submit to the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report that specifies each   
person the ,president determines meets  
the criteria described in subsection 7a7
 for the imposition of sanctions4  7h7  
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 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 #aaja72 
and  7#b7 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 or    
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of the ,united ,states or of any        
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states4
  #c4 ,restriction on issuance of visas 

7a7 ,restriction ,the ,secretary of     
,state may not issue a visa to1 and the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
deny entry to the ,united ,states of1   
each of the following3 7#a7 ,senior     
officials in the ,chinese ,communist    
,party1 including the ,politburo1 the   
,central ,committee1 and each delegate  
to the #aith ,national ,congress of the 
,chinese ,communist ,party4  7#b7 ,the  
spouses and children of the senior      
officials described in paragraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,members of the cabinet of the     
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china4  7#d7 ,active duty members of
 the ,people's ,liberation ,army of     
,china4  7b7 ,applicability ,the        
restriction under subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply for any year in which the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
certifies to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate that the  
,government of the ,people's ,republic  

of ,china has ceased sponsoring1        
funding1 facilitating1 and actively     
working to support efforts to infringe  
on the intellectual property rights of  
citizens and companies of the ,united   
,states4  7c7 ,report required ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall submit to    
,congress a report that-- 7#a7 details  
the efficacy of visa screening          
mechanisms to mitigate intellectual     
property theft by the ,people's         
,republic of ,china2 and  7#b7 includes 
a list of research institutions         
associated with the ,people's           
,liberation ,army and the ,ministry of  
,state ,security of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china4