,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dadi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,wagner 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,turner of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 and ,mr4 ,bell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,financial ,services1 and 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 provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement or threatening the security of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,upholding the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement ,through ,sanctions ,act4 #b4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to support ,bosnia and ,herzegovina's sovereignty1 territorial integrity1 multi-ethnic character and the prosperity of the ,republika ,srpska entity1 the ,federation of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina entity1 and the ,brcko ,district within one ,bosnia and ,herzegovina2 7#b7 to support ,bosnia and ,herzegovina's progress towards ,euro-,atlantic integration2 7#c7 to encourage officials in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina to resume institutional participation at all levels of government to advance functionality and common-sense reforms for greater prosperity2 7#d7 to call on ,bosnia and ,herzegovina to implement the rulings of the ,european ,court of ,human ,rights2 7#e7 to support the robust use of targeted sanctions against persons who undermine the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement1 as well as the democratic institutions and ,constitution of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 to support peace and stability in that country2 7#f7 to urge the ,european ,union to join the ,united ,states and ,united ,kingdom in sanctioning ,milorad ,dodik1 a member of the ,presidency of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 for his actions that undermine the stability and territorial integrity of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina2 7#g7 to expose and condemn the ,government of ,russia for its role in fueling instability in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina and undermining the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement1 the role of the ,office of the ,high ,representative1 and the ,european ,union ,force in ,bi,h's ,operation ,althea2 7#h7 to work with other regional ,states1 including ,serbia and ,croatia1 to support the territorial integrity and stability of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina2 and 7#i7 to encourage the ,united ,states to use its voice and vote at the ,united ,nations1 the ,peace ,implementation ,council and its ,steering ,board1 and other relevant international bodies to support the ,office of the ,high ,representative4 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement or threatening the security of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina 7a7 ,imposition of sanctions 7#a7 ,list required ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of foreign persons that are determined-- 7,a7 to be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have directly or indirectly engaged in1 any action or policy that threatens the peace1 security1 stability1 or territorial integrity of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 including actions that seek to undermine the authority of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina's state-level institutions1 such as forming illegal parallel institutions or actions that threaten the ,office of the ,high ,representative2 7,b7 to be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have directly or indirectly engaged in1 any action or policy that undermines democratic processes or institutions in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina2 7,c7 to be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have directly or indirectly engaged in1 or to have attempted1 a violation of1 or an act that has obstructed or threatened the implementation of1 the ,dayton ,peace ,agreement or the ,conclusions of the ,peace ,implementation ,conference ,council held in ,london in ,december #aiie1 including the decisions or conclusions of the ,office of the ,high ,representative1 the ,peace ,implementation ,council1 or its ,steering ,board2 7,d7 to be a member1 official1 or senior leader of an illegal parallel institution or any other institution that engages in activities described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b7 or 7,c71 as determined by the ,secretary of ,state2 7,e7 to be responsible for or complicit in1 or to have directly or indirectly engaged in1 or attempted to engage in1 corruption related to ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 including corruption by1 on behalf of1 or otherwise related to the government in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 or a current or former government official at any level of government in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 such as the misappropriation of public assets1 expropriation of private assets for personal gain or political purposes1 corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources or bribery2 7,f7 to be an adult family member of any foreign person described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e71 unless the ,president determines that the adult family member-- 7i7 has condemned the activity or activities of the foreign person described in any such subparagraph2 and 7ii7 has taken tangible steps to oppose the activity or activities2 7,g7 to have knowingly facilitated a significant transaction or transactions for or on behalf of a foreign person described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e72 7,h7 to be owned or controlled by1 or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 a foreign person described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e72 or 7,i7 to have knowingly materially assisted1 sponsored1 or provided financial1 material1 or technological support for1 or goods or services to or in support of1 a foreign person described in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 or 7,e74 7#b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,upon the submission of each list required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to each foreign person identified on the list4 7b7 ,additional measure relating to facilitation of transactions ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury may1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the ,united ,states of a correspondent account or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the ,president determines has1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction or transactions on behalf of a foreign person on the list required by subsection 7a77#a74 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,property 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 ,aliens inadmissible for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,in general ,an alien on the list required by subsection 7a77#a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible for a visa or travel to 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 documentation issued to an alien on the list required by subsection 7a77#a7 shall be revoked1 regardless of when such visa or other documentation is or was issued4 7ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a visa or other entry documentation revoked under clause 7i7 shall1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 no longer be valid for travel to the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,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 7#b7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under subsection 7c77#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if the admission of the alien 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 the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other applicable international obligations4 7#c7 ,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 assistance or for humanitarian purposes2 and 7,d7 transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes4 7#d7 ,exception relating to the importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements 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 section1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply1 or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7e7 ,waiver ,the ,president may1 on a case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed #ahj days each1 waive the application of sanctions or restrictions 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 7f7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 prescribe regulations as necessary for the implementation of this ,act4 7#b7 ,notification to ,congress ,not later than #aj days before the prescription of regulations under paragraph 7#a71 the ,president shall notify the appropriate congressional committees regarding the proposed regulations and the provisions of this ,act that the regulations are implementing4 7g7 ,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 ,act4 7h7 ,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 prescribed to carry out this ,act to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of such section #bjf4 7i7 ,termination of sanctions ,the ,president may terminate the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign 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 foreign person did not engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 7#b7 the foreign person has been prosecuted and sentenced appropriately for the activity for which sanctions were imposed2 or 7#c7 the foreign person has credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior1 has paid an appropriate consequence for the activity for which sanctions were imposed1 and has credibly committed to not engage in an activity described in subsection 7a77#a7 in the future4 #d4 ,codification of sanctions relating to the ,western ,balkans 7a7 ,in general ,each sanction imposed through ,executive orders described in subsection 7b71 including each sanction imposed with respect to a person under such an ,executive order1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 shall remain in effect1 except as provided in subsection 7c74 7b7 ,executive ,orders ,specified ,the ,executive orders specified in this subsection are-- 7#a7 ,executive ,order #acbai 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of persons who threaten international stabilization efforts in the ,western ,balkans71 as in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 ,executive ,order #adjcc 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property and suspending entry into the ,united ,states of certain persons contributing to the destabilizing situation in the ,western ,balkans71 as in effect on such date of enactment4 7c7 ,termination of ,sanctions ,the ,president may terminate the application of a sanction described in subsection 7a7 with respect to a person if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7#a7 such person-- 7,a7 is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for such sanctions2 or 7,b7 has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping such activity2 and 7#b7 the ,president has received reliable assurances that such person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to such sanctions in the future4 7d7 ,sanctions relating to the importation of goods unchanged ,this section may not be construed to create any new authorities or requirements related to sanctions on the importation of goods4 #e4 ,consideration of certain information in imposing sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after receiving a request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a person or foreign person1 as the case may be1 meets the criteria of a person described in section #c7;a77#a7 or a person described in ,executive ,order #acbai or ,executive ,order #adjcc as provided for in section #d7;b71 or any ,executive order issued pursuant to this ,act or under the ,balkans regulatory regime1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 determine if the person or foreign person1 as the case may be1 meets such criteria2 and 7#b7 submit a classified or unclassified report to such chairman and ranking member with respect to such determination that includes a statement of whether or not the ,president imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to such person or foreign person4 7b7 ,sunset ,this section shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,admitted2 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 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,correspondent account2 payable-through account ,the terms correspondent account and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,dayton ,peace ,agreement ,the term ,dayton ,peace ,agreement1 also known as the ,dayton ,accords1 means the ,general ,framework ,agreement for ,peace in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 initialed by the parties in ,dayton1 ,ohio1 on ,november #ba1 #aiie1 and signed in ,paris on ,december #ad1 #aiie4 7#e7 ,foreign financial institution ,the term foreign financial institution has the meaning of that term as determined by the ,secretary of the ,treasury by regulation4 7#f7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#g7 ,illegal parallel institution ,the term illegal parallel institution means an agency1 structure1 or instrumentality at the ,republika ,srpska entity level that disrupts the authority of the state-level institutions of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina and undermines its constitutional order4 7#h7 ,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#i7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#aj7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states for permanent residence2 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 #g4 ,sunset ,this ,act and the authorities provided by this ,act shall terminate on the date that is #g years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4