,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 and ,mr4      
,ricketts7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose sanctions with  
respect to any foreign person that the  
,president determines engages in or has 
engaged in a significant transaction or 
transactions1 or any dealings with1 or  
has provided material support to or for 
a military or intelligence facility of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china in    
,cuba1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,countering ,espionage ,and         
,surveillance ,entities in ,cuba ,act or
 the ,,cease ,act4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on 
,january #aa1 #bjba1 the ,department of 
,state designated the ,government of    
,cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism   

for repeatedly providing support for    
acts of international terrorism in      
granting safe harbor to terrorists1 and 
,cuba remains a significant national    
security threat to the ,united ,states4 
7#b7 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china 
and ,cuba have maintained close         
strategic relations since #aifj1        
including through diplomatic1 military1 
economic1 and intelligence cooperation1 
reaffirmed by the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china designating ,cuba as good       
brother1 good comrade1 good friend1 a   
title that is not shared by any other   
country in the world4  7#c7 ,the        
relationship between the ,government of 
,cuba and the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china heightens 
the national security threat to the     
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,a staff research
 report entitled ,china's ,engagement   
with ,latin ,america and the ,caribbean 
published by the by the ,united         
,states-,china ,economic and ,security  
,review ,commission in ,october #bjah   

asserts that the military relationship  
between the ,people's ,republic of      
,china and ,cuba is characterized by    
frequent senior-level meetings and      
technical assistance provided by        
,china's military to ,cuba's military4  
7#e7 ,the report also asserts that the  
,people's ,republic of ,china has a     
physical presence at multiple           
,soviet-era intelligence facilities at  
,lourdes1 ,bejucal1 and ,santiago de    
,cuba to collect signals intelligence4  
7#f7 ,in ,april #bjai1 ,september #bjbj1
 and ,january #bjba1 the ,department of 
,state updated the ,list of ,restricted 
,entities and ,subentities ,associated  
with ,cuba 7commonly known as the ,cuba 
,restricted ,list7 to include entities  
and subentities under the control of1 or
 acting for or on behalf of1 ,cuban     
military1 intelligence1 or security     
services or personnel with which direct 
financial transactions would            
disproportionately benefit such services
 or personnel at the expense of the     

,cuban people or private enterprise in  
,cuba4  7#g7 ,recommendations issued in 
#bjbb by the ,committee for the         
,assessment of ,foreign ,participation  
in the ,united ,states                  
,telecommunications ,services ,sector   
stated that the ,people's ,republic of  
,china remains the most sophisticated   
counterintelligence and cyber threat to 
the ,united ,states4  7#h7 ,according to
 the most recent report submitted to    
,congress by the ,director of ,national 
,intelligence pursuant to section       
#ajh;,b of the ,national ,security ,act 
of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc;b7        
7commonly referred to as the ,annual    
,threat ,assessment71 the ,people's     
,republic of ,china is expanding its    
global intelligence and covert influence
 posture and represents the broadest1   
most active1 and persistent cyber       
espionage threat to the ,united ,states4
  7#i7 ,on ,june #aj1 #bjbc1 the ,white 
,house confirmed reports that the       
,people's ,republic of ,china has been  

operating and upgrading intelligence    
collection facilities in ,cuba since at 
least #bjai1 and the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china will keep trying to enhance  
its presence in ,cuba4  7#aj7 ,the      
,people's ,republic of ,china and ,cuba 
have expanded defense relations in      
recent years1 including                 
military-to-military strategic mutual   
trust and practical cooperation1 such as
 regular institutional and senior leader
 visits between the two countries and   
the establishment of joint artificial   
intelligence centers4  #c4 ,sense of    
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the growing military and    
intelligence collaboration between the  
,government of ,people's ,republic of   
,china and the ,government of ,cuba is a
 threat to the ,united ,states and the  
peace and stability of the ,western     
,hemisphere2  7#b7 the ,secretary of    
,state should ensure that ,united       
,states diplomatic personnel abroad     
understand1 and are communicating with  

foreign officials1 the reasons for      
concerns of the ,united ,states with    
respect to the military and intelligence
 partnership between the ,government of 
,cuba and the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china2 and  7#c7
 the ,secretary of ,state should ensure 
that ,united ,states diplomatic         
personnel abroad are urging foreign     
governments to cooperate more           
effectively to address the threat from  
military and intelligence cooperation   
between the ,government of ,cuba and the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china4  #d4 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 
7#a7 to hold accountable any foreign    
person that engages in or has engaged in
 a significant transaction or           
transactions1 or any significant        
dealings with1 or has provided1 directly
 or indirectly1 material support to a   
military or intelligence facility of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china in ,cuba2
  7#b7 to seek the speedy termination of

 access by the ,government of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china to        
military and intelligence facilities in 
,cuba2 and  7#c7 to be prepared to      
reduce sanctions imposed under section  
#e in response to the verifiable        
termination of access by the ,government
 of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to
 and withdrawal of personnel1 including 
advisers1 technicians1 and military     
personnel1 from such facilities4  #e4   
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 military and intelligence facilities of
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china in   
,cuba  7a7 ,in general ,the ,president  
shall direct the ,secretary of ,state to
 impose the sanctions described in      
subsection 7b7 with respect to any      
foreign person that the ,secretary      
determines engages in or has engaged in 
a significant transaction or            
transactions1 or any significant        
dealings with1 or has provided material 
support to or for a military or         
intelligence facility of the ,people's  

,republic of ,china in ,cuba4  7b7      
,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this subsection with       
respect to a foreign person 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 the foreign    
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     
,exclusion from the ,united ,states and 
revocation of visa or other             
documentation ,in the case of a foreign 
person who is an alien1 denial of a visa
 to1 and exclusion from the ,united     
,states of1 the alien1 and revocation in
 accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 

,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 of any visa or    
other documentation of the alien4  7c7  
,implementation2 penalties  7#a7        
,implementation ,the ,president shall   
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 knowingly     
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7b77#b7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
that subsection 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 ,importation of goods  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the authorities and            
requirements to impose sanctions        

authorized under this section 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 supply1 or manufactured       
product1 including inspection and test  
equipment1 and excluding technical data4
  7#b7 ,compliance with ,united ,nations
 headquarters agreement ,sanctions under
 subsection 7b77#c7 shall not apply to  
an alien if admitting 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 obligations4  7e7         
,termination of sanctions               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 this section shall terminate on the

 date that is #cj days after the date on
 which the ,president determines and    
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees 7and ,congress 
has not enacted legislation disapproving
 the determination within that #cj-;day 
period7 that ,cuba has closed and       
dismantled all military or intelligence 
facilities of the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china in ,cuba4  7f7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,president may waive the  
application of sanctions under this     
section with respect to a foreign person
 if the ,president1 not later than #aj  
days before the waiver is to take       
effect1 determines and certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees    
that the waiver is in the vital national
 security interest of the ,united       
,states4  7#b7 ,justification ,the      
,president shall include with a         
certification submitted under paragraph 
7#a7 with respect to a waiver a detailed
 justification explaining the reasons   
for the waiver4  7g7 ,definitions ,in   

this section3 7#a7 ,alien ,the term     
alien has the meaning given that term 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 includes-- 7,a7
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  
and the ,select ,committee on           
,intelligence of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives4  7#c7 ,foreign person 
,the term foreign person means a person 
that is not a ,united ,states person4   
7#d7 ,person ,the term person means an  
individual or entity4  7#e7 ,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 
#f4 ,report on assistance by the        
,people's ,republic of ,china for the   
,government of ,cuba  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a report       
describing-- 7#a7 diplomatic engagement 
between the ,government of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china and the ,government
 of ,cuba2  7#b7 the military and       
intelligence activities of the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china in ,cuba1 including any       
military or intelligence facilities used
 by that government in ,cuba2  7#c7 the 
purposes for which the ,government of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
conducts those activities and uses those
 facilities in ,cuba2  7#d7 the extent  
to which the ,government of the         

,people's ,republic of ,china provides  
payment or government credits to the    
,government of ,cuba for the continued  
use of those facilities in ,cuba2 and   
7#e7 any progress toward the verifiable 
termination of access by the ,government
 of the ,people's ,republic of ,china to
 those facilities and withdrawal of     
personnel1 including advisers1          
technicians1 and military personnel1    
from those facilities4  7b7 ,form ,the  
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form and   
shall include a classified annex4  7c7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency or instrumentality of the       
,government of ,cuba ,the term agency or
 instrumentality of the ,government of  
,cuba means an agency or instrumentality
 of a foreign state as defined in       
section #afjc7;b7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 with each reference in   
that section to a foreign state deemed  
to be a reference to ,cuba4  7#b7       
,appropriate congressional committees   

,the term appropriate congressional     
committees includes-- 7,a7 the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence 
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,permanent
 ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,government of ,cuba ,the term          
,government of ,cuba includes the       
government of any political subdivision 
of ,cuba and any agency or              
instrumentality of the ,government of   
,cuba4  #g4 ,report on specific licenses
 that authorize transactions with       
sanctioned persons  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ij days thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury1 in coordination with the 
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to   
the committees specified in subsection  
7c7 a report that includes-- 7#a7 a list
 of specific licenses issued by the     
,secretary of the ,treasury during the  

period specified in subsection 7b7 that 
authorize any transaction with a person 
with respect to which sanctions have    
been imposed under section #e or any    
relevant ,executive order2 and  7#b7 a  
copy of each such license4  7b7 ,period 
specified ,the period specified in this 
subsection is-- 7#a7 in the case of the 
first report required by paragraph 7#a71
 the #ahj-;day period preceding         
submission of the report2 and  7#b7 in  
the case of any subsequent report       
required by that paragraph1 the #ij-;day
 period preceding submission of the     
report4  7c7 ,committees specified ,the 
committees specified in this subsection 
are-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,banking1  
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,financial ,services and the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives4