,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cigc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ai1 #bjbd,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly engage in political warfare on behalf of a foreign government or political party and to require a determination regarding the ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,countering ,china's ,political ,warfare ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,u4,s4-,china ,economic and ,security ,review ,commission has noted that ,china uses what it calls ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,chinese ,communist ,party to co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling ,chinese ,communist ,party 7,,ccp74 7#b7 ,in #aici1 ,chinese leader ,mao ,zedong hailed the ,united ,front ,work ,department as a magic weapon in the victory of the communist revolution along with armed struggle4 7#c7 ,chinese ,president ,xi ,jinping has also referred to the ,united ,front ,work ,department with those words and given it a key role in what he calls achieving the ,people's ,republic of ,china's national rejuvenation4 7#d7 ,according to a report by ,alex ,joske formerly of the ,australian ,strategic ,policy ,institute1 the ,united ,front ,work ,department has doubled in size since #bjae4 7#e7 ,the ,united ,front ,work ,department is involved in espionage campaigns1 political warfare efforts1 utilizing the ,chinese diaspora abroad1 and infiltration of educational institutions all with the goal of softening opposition to the ,chinese ,communist ,party and its policies throughout the world4 7#f7 ,the ,united ,front ,work ,department played a seminal role in coordinating multifaceted political warfare campaigns to blame the ,united ,states for the spread of the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7commonly referred to as ,,covid-#ai7 pandemic and coverup the ,people's ,republic of ,china's negligent response to the pandemic4 7#g7 ,an investigation by ,pro,publica released on ,march #bf1 #bjbj1 found that the ,united ,front ,work ,department was connected to a network of fake and hijacked ,twitter accounts that were covertly spreading ,chinese ,government propaganda about ,,covid-#ai to global audiences4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,front ,work ,department utilized ,chinese diaspora community associations under its control to purchase personal protective equipment as the ,,covid-#ai outbreak troubled the ,people's ,republic of ,china from mid-,january #bjbj on4 7#i7 ,in ,february #bjbj1 ,the ,global ,times1 a site run by the ,chinese ,communist ,party's ,people's ,daily newspaper1 alleged that ,,covid-#ai was brought to the ,people's ,republic of ,china from a ,united ,states military base during the ,world ,games4 7#aj7 ,as ,sheridan ,prasso of ,bloomberg has reported1 the ,united ,front ,work ,department has actively worked to undermine democracy in ,hong ,kong under the umbrella of the ,people's ,republic of ,china's ,state ,council's ,liaison ,office by engaging in political warfare and activating a network of media outlets1 and diaspora organizations and pressuring businesses in the city to support the ,people's ,republic of ,china's national security laws4 7#aa7 ,the ,united ,front ,work ,department has played an integral role in the ,people's ,republic of ,china's war on religion by leading efforts to publish a new edition of the ,bible with ,chinese ,communist characteristics1 actively running internment camps and carrying out anti-religion campaigns against ,uyghur ,muslims in ,xinjiang and severe religious repression of ,buddhists in ,tibet4 7#ab7 ,recognizing the threat of the ,united ,front ,work ,department1 on ,december #d1 #bjbj1 former ,secretary of ,state ,mike ,pompeo imposed visa restrictions on individuals active in ,united ,front ,work ,department activities under section #bab7;a77#c77;,c7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,c774 ,furthermore1 on ,january #ae1 #bjba1 the ,department of the ,treasury imposed sanctions on ,you ,quan1 the head of the ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,central ,committee of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 placing him on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury for his role in the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in ,hong ,kong4 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly engage in political warfare on behalf of a foreign government or political party 7a7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person that the ,president determines knowingly commits a significant act of political warfare4 7b7 ,sanctions described 7#a7 ,in general ,the sanctions described in this subsection with respect to a foreign person determined by the ,president to be subject to subsection 7a7 are the following3 7,a7 ,asset blocking ,the ,president shall 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 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 ,inadmissibility of certain individuals 7i7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole ,in the case of a foreign person who is an individual1 the foreign person is-- 7,i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iii7 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 7ii7 ,current visas revoked 7,i7 ,in general ,in the case of a foreign person who is an individual1 the visa or other documentation issued to the person shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other documentation is or was issued4 7,,ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall-- 7aa7 take effect immediately2 and 7bb7 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the person's possession4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out paragraph 7#a77;,a7 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#c7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply to a foreign person who is an individual if admitting the 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 7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president may1 on a case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed #ahj days1 waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not later than #ae days before such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,implementation authority ,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 ,regulatory authority 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this section4 7#b7 ,notification to ,congress ,not less than #aj days before the promulgation of regulations under paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall notify and provide to the appropriate congressional committees the proposed regulations and an identification of the provisions of this section that the regulations are implementing4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien ,the terms admitted and alien have the meanings given those terms in section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a774 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,finance1 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 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 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 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#f7 ,political warfare ,the term political warfare means any act that-- 7,a7 is engaged in by a person that is intentionally acting as an agent of a government of a foreign country or foreign political party2 and 7,b7 seeks to influence political1 diplomatic1 economic1 or educational activities in the ,united ,states for the purpose of harming the national security or defense of the ,united ,states or the safety and security of any ,united ,states citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence1 including-- 7i7 spreading propaganda on behalf of the government of a foreign country or a foreign political party2 7ii7 attempting to recruit persons to participate in activities controlled by or coordinated by the ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,chinese ,communist ,party2 7iii7 disrupting activities in the ,united ,states that a government of a foreign country or foreign political party may oppose and in which participating persons are exercising their rights protected under the ,constitution of the ,united ,states and other laws of the ,united ,states2 and 7iv7 attempting by means of intimidation1 coercion1 or threats to prevent persons in the ,united ,states from engaging in actions that a government of a foreign country or foreign political party may oppose4 7#g7 ,property2 interest in property ,the terms property and interest in property have the meanings given the terms property and property interest1 respectively1 in section #egf4cab of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#h7 ,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 7g7 ,sunset 7#a7 ,in general ,this section shall cease to be effective beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbe4 7#b7 ,inapplicability ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section before ,january #a1 #bjbe4 #d4 ,determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on the ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,chinese ,communist ,party 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination1 including a detailed justification1 on whether the ,united ,front ,work ,department of the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 or any component or official thereof1 meets the criteria for the application of sanctions pursuant to-- 7#a7 section #c of this ,act2 7#b7 section #abfc of the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note72 7#c7 section #f of the ,uyghur ,human ,rights ,policy ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ade2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note72 or 7#d7 ,executive ,order #acfid 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of certain persons engaged in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities74 7b7 ,form ,the determination required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7c7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate4