,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aiih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons engaged in piracy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanction ,sea ,pirates ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #bjaa1 there were #bab attempted attacks against vessels off of the ,somali coast1 more than #a1jjj crew were held hostage1 and #ce seafarers were killed4 7#b7 ,over the past decade through the beginning of #bjbc1 rates of piracy in the ,western ,indian ,ocean subsided4 7#c7 ,houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the ,red ,sea and ,gulf of ,aden since the ,hamas terrorist attack against ,israel on ,october #gth have impacted global shipping markets4 7#d7 ,there has been a surge in ,somali pirate attacks1 beginning in the fall of #bjbc and lasting into #bjbd1 that has coincided with and taken advantage of ,houthi aggression4 7#e7 ,on ,march #ab1 #bjbd1 ,somali pirates hijacked a ,bangladeshi-flagged ship and took its crew hostage4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states ,government should seek to stop piracy all around the world1 including off the ,somali ,coast and in the ,gulf of ,aden2 7#b7 high seas pirates1 and the criminal networks and enterprises with whom they are affiliated1 should be sanctioned upon identification2 and 7#c7 the ,united ,states should seek to work with allies and partners around the globe to combat piracy around the globe and to curb the surge in piracy off of the coast of ,somalia and in the ,gulf of ,aden4 #d4 ,sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person the ,president determines knowingly engages in piracy4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,notwithstanding the requirements of section #bjb of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja71 the ,president may exercise of all powers granted to the ,president by that ,act 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 ,visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,in general ,an alien who the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 knows1 or has reason to believe1 is described in subsection 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible for 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 issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 shall1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subparagraph 7,a7 regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued4 7ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation under clause 7i7-- 7,i7 shall take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception to comply with international obligations ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling 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 7#b7 ,exception relating to the provision of humanitarian assistance ,sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for-- 7,a7 the sale of agricultural commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical devices2 7,b7 the provision of humanitarian assistance2 7,c7 financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance2 or 7,d7 transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance4 7#c7 ,exception for intelligence1 law enforcement1 and national security activities ,sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence1 law enforcement1 or national security activities of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,classified information ,in any judicial review of a determination made under this section1 if the determination was based on classified information 7as defined in section #a7;a7 of the ,classified ,information ,procedures ,act7 such information may be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera4 ,this subsection may not be construed to confer or imply any right to judicial review4 7e7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,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 to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of that ,act4 7f7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president certifies to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate not later than #ae days before such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is crucial to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen2 7,b7 a permanent resident alien of the ,united ,states2 or 7,c7 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 entity4 7#c7 ,piracy ,the term piracy means any act in violation of one or more provisions of chapter #ha of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4