,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ehg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #a1 #bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 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 responsible for the negligent creation of space debris1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,deterring ,errant ,behavior ,risking ,international ,space ,act of #bjbc or the ,,debris ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms admission1 admitted1 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 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#d7 ,space debris ,the term space debris means any human-made1 ,earth-orbiting object or fragment of an object that is nonfunctional and for which there is no reasonable expectation of assuming or resuming its intended function4 7#e7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 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 of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity2 or 7,c7 any person in the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,determination by ,president 7a7 ,in general ,if persuasive information becomes available to the executive branch indicating the substantial possibility that a foreign person has created space debris without prior notification or warning to the ,united ,states ,government1 the ,president shall1 not later than #cj days after the executive branch receives such information1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- 7#a7 a determination with respect to whether that foreign person is responsible for creating space debris without prior notification to the ,united ,states ,government1 through-- 7,a7 deliberate action1 including weapons or technical testing in orbit2 or 7,b7 negligence1 including through-- 7i7 an unintentional collision of a human-made object that the foreign person failed to track2 7ii7 a failure to properly dispose of human-made objects1 such as through deorbiting2 or 7iii7 other gross negligence2 and 7#b7 an identification of any other foreign person that the ,president determines-- 7,a7 acted as an agent of or on behalf of the foreign person described in paragraph 7#a7 in a matter relating to the creation of the space debris2 or 7,b7 has materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services in support of1 an activity resulting in the creation of the space debris4 7b7 ,consideration of certain information in making a determination ,in determining whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity described in subsection 7a71 the ,president shall consider-- 7#a7 information provided by the chairperson and ranking member of each of the appropriate congressional committees2 7#b7 information provided by the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,space ,command2 and 7#c7 credible information obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor space debris4 7c7 ,requests by chairperson and ranking member of appropriate congressional committees ,not later than #abj days after receiving a written request from the chairperson and ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity described in subsection 7a71 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 determine if that person has engaged in such an activity2 and 7#b7 submit a report to the chairperson and ranking member of that committee with respect to that determination that includes-- 7,a7 a statement of whether or not the ,president imposed or intends to impose sanctions under section #d with respect to the person2 and 7,b7 if the ,president imposed or intends to impose sanctions1 a description of those sanctions4 7d7 ,form of report ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7e7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology and the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives4 #d4 ,imposition of sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after submitting a report under section #c7;a71 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person-- 7#a7 determined under paragraph 7#a7 of section #c7;a7 to be responsible for creating space debris2 or 7#b7 identified under paragraph 7#b7 of that section4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president under 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 a foreign person described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of 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 ,inapplicability of national emergency requirement ,the requirements of section #bjb of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not apply for purposes of this section4 7#b7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of 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 ,an alien described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation1 regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or 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 civil space cooperation ,sanctions under subsection 7b7 shall not apply with respect to a person that is a party to an agreement relating to civil space cooperation with any agency of the ,united ,states4 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 the alien into the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 would further important 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 7#c7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under subsection 7b77#a7 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 7e7 ,termination of sanctions ,the ,president may terminate the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the ,president determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later than #ae days before the termination of the sanctions that-- 7#a7 credible information exists that the person did not engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 7#b7 the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 or 7#c7 the termination of the sanctions is in the vital national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 #e4 ,reports to ,congress 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees1 in accordance with subsection 7b71 a report that includes-- 7#a7 a list of each foreign person with respect to which the ,president imposed sanctions pursuant to section #d during the year preceding the submission of the report2 7#b7 the number of foreign persons with respect to which the ,president-- 7,a7 imposed sanctions under section #d7;a7 during that year2 and 7,b7 terminated sanctions under section #d7;e7 during that year2 7#c7 the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or terminated1 as the case may be2 7#d7 the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanctions2 and 7#e7 a description of the efforts of the ,president to encourage the governments of other countries to impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions authorized by section #d4 7b7 ,dates for submission 7#a7 ,initial report ,the ,president shall submit the initial report under subsection 7a7 not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,subsequent reports 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall submit a subsequent report under subsection 7a7 on ,april #ab1 or the first day thereafter on which both ,houses of ,congress are in session1 of-- 7i7 the calendar year in which the initial report is submitted if the initial report is submitted before ,april #ab of that calendar year2 and 7ii7 each calendar year thereafter4 7,b7 ,form of report 7i7 ,in general ,each report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7ii7 ,exception ,the name of a foreign person to be included in the list required by subsection 7a77#a7 may be submitted in the classified annex authorized by paragraph 7#a7 only if the ,president-- 7,i7 determines that it is vital for the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so2 7,,ii7 uses the annex in a manner consistent with congressional intent and the purposes of this ,act2 and 7,,iii7 not later than #ae days before submitting the name in a classified annex1 provides to the appropriate congressional committees notice of1 and a justification for1 including the name in the classified annex despite any publicly available credible information indicating that the person engaged in an activity described in section #d7;a74 7c7 ,public availability 7#a7 ,in general ,the unclassified portion of the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be made available to the public1 including through publication in the ,federal ,register4 7#b7 ,nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with respect to visa records ,the ,president shall publish the list required by subsection 7a77#a7 without regard to the requirements of section #bbb7;f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abjb7;f77 with respect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4