,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #a1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to associates of the ,international ,criminal ,court engaged in investigations of personnel of the ,united ,states and its allies4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,illegitimate ,court ,counteraction ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,sanctions with respect to the ,international ,criminal ,court 7a7 ,in general ,if the ,international ,criminal ,court is conducting an active investigation of1 is engaged in a preliminary examination of1 or is pursuing charges against a protected person1 the ,president shall impose-- 7#a7 the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to a covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate2 and 7#b7 the sanctions described in subsection 7b77#b7 with respect to any foreign person who is-- 7,a7 an employee of the ,international ,criminal ,court2 7,b7 determined to be acting as an agent of the ,international ,criminal ,court or an employee of the ,international ,criminal ,court2 or 7,c7 an immediate family member of a covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection that shall be imposed with respect to a covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate are the following3 7#a7 ,property blocking ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted 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 the covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate 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 inadmissible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,in the case of an alien1 the alien 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 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation 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 carry out this section4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a 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 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 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,a requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good ,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#b7 ,exception to comply with ,united ,nations headquarters agreement and law enforcement objectives ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 would further important ,united ,states law enforcement objectives2 or 7,b7 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 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admitted 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 #aaja74 7#b7 ,covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate ,the term covered ,international ,criminal ,court employee or associate means a foreign person that-- 7,a7 has directly or indirectly engaged in or otherwise aided any effort or action by the ,international ,criminal ,court to investigate1 arrest1 detain1 or prosecute a protected person2 7,b7 has materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services to or in support of such efforts by the ,international ,criminal ,court described in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7,c7 is owned or controlled by1 or has acted or purports to have acted1 directly or indirectly1 for or on behalf of any person that engages in such efforts by the ,international ,criminal ,court described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#d7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member1 with respect to a foreign person1 means the spouse1 parent1 sibling1 or adult child of the person4 7#e7 ,protected person ,the term protected person means-- 7,a7 a member of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 a former member of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states who is being investigated by the ,international ,criminal ,court for alleged actions that occurred while the individual was a member of the ,armed ,forces2 7,c7 an employee or contractor of the ,united ,states ,government who-- 7i7 assists the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 has any role in creating or implementing policies of the ,armed ,forces2 7,d7 a former employee or contractor of the ,united ,states ,government who-- 7i7 as an employee or contractor1 assisted the ,armed ,forces or had any role in creating or implementing policies of the ,armed ,forces2 and 7ii7 is being investigated by the ,international ,criminal ,court for alleged actions that occurred while the individual was an employee or contractor of the ,united ,states ,government2 7,e7 a member of the armed forces of a country that-- 7i7 is a treaty ally or partner of the ,united ,states2 7ii7 is not a state party to the ,rome ,statute of the ,international ,criminal ,court2 and 7iii7 has not consented to the involvement of the ,international ,criminal ,court in the relevant investigation2 or 7,f7 an individual who-- 7i7 is a former member of the armed forces of a country that-- 7,i7 is a treaty ally or partner of the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 is not a state party to the ,rome ,statute of the ,international ,criminal ,court2 and 7,,iii7 has not consented to the involvement of the ,international ,criminal ,court in the relevant investigation2 and 7ii7 is being investigated by the ,international ,criminal ,court for alleged actions that occurred while the individual was a member of the armed forces of such country4 7#f7 ,treaty ally or partner of the ,united ,states ,the term treaty ally or partner of the ,united ,states means any of the following3 7,a7 ,a foreign country that is a party to any of the following3 7i7 ,the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 signed at ,washington1 ,april #d1 #aidi4 7ii7 ,the ,security ,treaty ,between ,australia1 ,new ,zealand1 and the ,united ,states of ,america1 signed at ,san ,francisco1 ,september #a1 #aiea4 7iii7 ,the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,republic of the ,philippines1 signed at ,washington1 ,august #cj1 #aiea4 7iv7 ,the ,treaty of ,mutual ,cooperation and ,security ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and ,japan1 signed at ,washington1 ,january #ai1 #aifj4 7v7 ,the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,republic of ,korea1 signed at ,washington1 ,october #a1 #aiec4 7,b7 ,israel4 7,c7 ,taiwan4 7,d7 ,sweden4 7,e7 ,finland4 7#g7 ,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