,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bjei ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bj1 #bjbc,mr4 ,menendez introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to pharmaceutical companies of the ,people's ,republic of ,china and certain cartels that traffic fentanyl into the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strengthening ,sanctions on ,fentanyl ,traffickers ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,prioritization of identification of persons from the ,people's ,republic of ,china ,section #gbaa of the ,fentanyl ,sanctions ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph 7#c73 7#c7 ,prioritization 7,a7 ,in general ,in preparing the report required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall prioritize the identification of persons of the ,people's ,republic of ,china involved in the shipment of fentanyl1 fentanyl analogues1 fentanyl precursors1 precursors for fentanyl analogues1 pre-precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues1 and equipment for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to ,mexico or any other country that is involved in the production of fentanyl that is trafficked into the ,united ,states1 including-- 7i7 any entity involved in the production of pharmaceuticals2 and 7ii7 any person that is acting on behalf of any such entity4 7,b7 ,termination of prioritization 7i7 ,the ,president shall continue the prioritization described in subparagraph 7,a7 until the ,people's ,republic of ,china is no longer the primary source for the shipment of fentanyl1 fentanyl analogues1 fentanyl precursors1 precursors for fentanyl analogues1 pre-precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues1 and equipment for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills to ,mexico or any other country that is involved in the production of fentanyl that is trafficked into the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 the ,president so certifies to the appropriate congressional committees4 7,c7 ,person of the ,people's ,republic of ,china defined ,in this section1 the term person of the ,people's ,republic of ,china means-- 7i7 an individual who is a citizen or national of the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 or 7ii7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,people's ,republic of ,china or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking the date that is #e years after such date of enactment and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjcj4 #c4 ,sanctions with respect to significant fentanyl trafficking organizations 7a7 ,in general ,united ,states sanctions imposed on the transnational criminal organizations listed in subsection 7b7 provided for in the ,foreign ,narcotics ,kingpin ,designation ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq471 as in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 shall remain in effect except as provided in subsection 7c74 7b7 ,transnational criminal organizations ,the transnational criminal organizations listed in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,sinaloa ,cartel4 7#b7 ,the ,jalisco ,new ,generation ,cartel4 7#c7 ,the ,beltran-,leyva ,organization4 7#d7 ,los ,zetas4 7#e7 ,the ,guerreros ,unidos4 7#f7 ,the ,gulf ,cartel4 7#g7 ,the ,juarez ,cartel4 7#h7 ,la ,familia ,michocana4 7#i7 ,los ,rojos4 7c7 ,termination of certain sanctions ,the ,president may terminate the application of any sanctions described in subsection 7a7 with respect to any transnational criminal organization listed in subsection 7b7 if the ,president submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice that such transnational criminal organization is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for such sanctions4 7d7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 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 #d4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons involved in global illicit drug trade 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president may impose any of the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person determined by the ,president-- 7#a7 to have engaged in1 or attempted to engage in1 activities or transactions that have materially contributed to1 or pose a significant risk of materially contributing to1 the international trafficking of illicit drugs or their means of production2 7#b7 to have knowingly received any property or interest in property that the foreign person knows-- 7,a7 constitutes or is derived from proceeds of activities or transactions described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7,b7 was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate such activities or transactions2 7#c7 to have provided1 or attempted to provide1 financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of-- 7,a7 any activity or transaction described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7,b7 any sanctioned person2 7#d7 to be a leader or official of any sanctioned person or of any foreign person that has engaged in any activity or transaction described in paragraph 7#a72 or 7#e7 to be owned1 controlled1 or directed by1 or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 any sanctioned person4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president may1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the sanctioned 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 ,banking transactions ,the ,president may prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by1 through1 or to any financial institution1 to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states and involve any interest of the sanctioned person4 7#c7 ,loans from ,united ,states financial institutions ,the ,president may prohibit any ,united ,states financial institution from making loans or providing credit to the sanctioned person4 7#d7 ,foreign exchange transactions ,the ,president may prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states and in which the sanctioned person has any interest4 7#e7 ,prohibition on investment in equity or debt of sanctioned person ,the ,president may prohibit any ,united ,states person from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the sanctioned person4 7#f7 ,prohibitions on financial institutions ,the ,president may direct that the following prohibitions be imposed with respect to a sanctioned person that is a financial institution3 7,a7 ,prohibition on designation as primary dealer ,neither the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system nor the ,federal ,reserve ,bank of ,new ,york may designate1 or permit the continuation of any prior designation of1 the financial institution as a primary dealer in ,united ,states ,government debt instruments4 7,b7 ,prohibition on service as a repository of government funds ,the financial institution may not serve as agent of the ,united ,states ,government or serve as repository for ,united ,states ,government funds4 7#g7 ,procurement ban ,the ,president may direct that the ,united ,states ,government may not procure1 or enter into any contract for the procurement of1 any goods or services from the sanctioned person4 7#h7 ,exclusion of corporate officers ,the ,president may direct the ,secretary of ,state to deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to exclude from the ,united ,states1 any alien that the ,president determines is a leader1 official1 senior executive officer1 or director of1 or a shareholder with a controlling interest in1 the sanctioned person4 7#i7 ,sanctions on principal executive officers ,the ,president may impose on the principal executive officer or officers of the sanctioned person1 or on individuals performing similar functions and with similar authorities as such officer or officers1 any of the sanctions described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h7 that are applicable4 7c7 ,inadmissibility of certain sanctioned persons 7#a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,except as provided by paragraph 7#c71 an alien with respect to whom the ,president imposed sanctions under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#h7 of subsection 7b7 shall be-- 7,a7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7,b7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 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 7,a7 ,in general ,the visa or other entry documentation of any alien described in paragraph 7#a7 is subject to revocation regardless of the date on which the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 7,b7 ,immediate effect ,a revocation under subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 take effect immediately2 and 7ii7 cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien4 7#c7 ,exceptions ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien described in paragraph 7#a7 if the ,president determines that the admission of the alien would not be contrary to the interests of the ,united ,states1 including if the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 as appropriate1 determines1 based on a recommendation of the ,attorney ,general1 that the admission of the alien would further important ,united ,states law enforcement objectives4 7d7 ,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 7e7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7#a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this ,act 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 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien2 lawfully admitted for permanent residence2 national ,the terms admission1 admitted1 alien1 lawfully admitted for permanent residence1 and national have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,entity ,the term entity means a partnership1 association1 trust1 joint venture1 corporation1 group1 subgroup1 or other organization4 7#c7 ,financial institution ,the term financial institution includes-- 7,a7 a depository institution 7as defined in section #c7;c77#a7 of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahac7;c77#a7771 including a branch or agency of a foreign bank 7as defined in section #a7;b77#g7 of the ,international ,banking ,act of #aigh 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #caja7g7772 7,b7 a credit union2 7,c7 a securities firm1 including a broker or dealer2 7,d7 an insurance company1 including an agency or underwriter2 and 7,e7 any other entity that provides financial services4 7#d7 ,knowingly2 knows ,the terms knowingly and knows1 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#e7 ,means of production ,the terms means of production includes any activities or transactions involving any equipment1 chemical1 product1 or material that may be used1 directly or indirectly1 in the manufacture of illicit drugs or precursor chemicals4 7#f7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#g7 ,proliferation of illicit drugs ,the term proliferation of illicit drugs means any illicit activity to produce1 manufacture1 distribute1 sell1 or knowingly finance or transport narcotic drugs1 controlled substances1 listed chemicals1 or controlled substance analogues1 as defined in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 7#h7 ,sanctioned person ,the term sanctioned person means any person with respect to which sanctions are imposed under this section4 7#i7 ,united ,states financial institution ,the term ,united ,states financial institution means a financial institution 7including its foreign branches7-- 7,a7 organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 located in the ,united ,states4