,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iche  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbf,mr4  
,fitzg]ald introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit        
entities integral to ! national int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f p>ticipat+ 9 any    
=eign su/a9ability due dilig5ce         
regulation1 includ+ ! ,corporate        
,su/a9ability ,due ,dilig5ce ,directive 
( ! ,european ,union1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,prev5t ,regulatory ,ov]rea* f ,turn+ 
,ess5tial ,companies into ,t>gets ,act (
 #bjbf or ! ,,protect ,,usa ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ability ( citiz5s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates to engage 9 int]national  
comm]ce is a fundam5tal conc]n ( !      

policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7         
,entities 9 ! extractive & manufactur+  
sectors contribute significantly to !   
prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! gr[? ( !
 _w economy4  7#c7 ,ma9ta9+ &1 9 "s     
cases1 increas+ access to c]ta9 supplies
 & mat]ials f ! extractive sector1      
includ+ agriculture1 en]gy1 m9+1 &      
timb]1 & access to mat]ials f !         
manufactur+ sector1 are critically      
important = promot+ economic developm5t 
& human progress 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
ar\nd ! _w4  7#d7 ,re/rictions1         
p>ticul>ly re/rictions adopt$           
unilat]ally by =eign c\ntries t are     
sub/antially diff]5t f re/rictions      
appli$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 t            
unreasonably h9d] ! ability ( entities  
integral to ! national int]e/s ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to pursue _! comm]cial    
activities c h s]i\s adv]se effects on  
employm5t1 economic /ability1 sci5tific 
progress1 & int]national trade1 ) !     
pot5tial to imp$e dome/ic & =eign policy
 goals4  7#e7 ,ma9ta9+ a robu/ ,unit$   

,/ates en]gy supply is ess5tial to !    
cont9u$ gr[? ( ! physical infra/ructure 
support+ dome/ic advanc$ te*nologies1   
includ+ data c5t]s & comput+ hubs1 & t  
=eign su/a9ability regimes )            
extrat]ritorial scope pose significant  
risks to ,unit$ ,/ates competitiv5ess & 
innovation4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3  7#a7 ,entity integral to !       
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,!   
t]m entity integral to ! national       
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates means any     
p>tn]%ip1 corporation1 limit$ liability 
company1 or o!r bus9ess entity-- 7,a7   
t--  7i7 is organiz$ "u ! laws ( any    
,/ate or t]ritory )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or
 ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 &  7ii7      
conducts sub/antial bus9ess op]ations )9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 t ! ,presid5t
 o!rwise id5tifies z integral to !      
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,=eign su/a9ability due dilig5ce   
regulation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m =eign 
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation    

means any law1 regulation1 or o!r legal 
in/rum5t adopt$ by a =eign gov]nm5t t   
requires any p]son to und]take--  7i7 an
 assessm5t ( ! environm5tal or social   
impacts ( its op]ations or value *a92   
7ii7 action to address any impacts      
id5tifi$ 9 ! assessm5t describ$ 9 clause
 7i72 &  7iii7 report+ ( ! impacts &    
actions describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii74  
7,b7 ,exception ,! t]m =eign            
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation    
does n apply to any law1 regulation1 or 
o!r legal in/rum5t t is sub/antively    
simil> to a law1 regulation1 or o!r     
legal in/rum5t t has be5 adopt$ or      
approv$ by an ,act ( ,congress4  7,c7   
,inclusion ( ,corporate ,su/a9ability   
,due ,dilig5ce ,directive ,! t]m =eign  
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation    
includes-- 7i7 ! entirety ( ! ,corporate
 ,su/a9ability ,due ,dilig5ce ,directive
 adopt$ by ! ,european ,union2  7ii7 any
 successor directive adopt$ by !        
,european ,union or any memb] c\ntry ( !
 ,european ,union2 &  7iii7 any         

precursor directive adopt$ by any memb] 
c\ntry ( ! ,european ,union4  #d4       
,prohibition on compliance ) =eign      
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulations   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7b71 no entity integral to ! 
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may  
comply ) any =eign su/a9ability due     
dilig5ce regulation4  7b7 ,exception =  
ord9>y bus9ess activities ,subsection   
7a7 does n prohibit an entity f und]tak+
 actions t x may lawfully take--  7#a7  
to comply ) a /atute ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
or  7#b7 9 ! ord9>y c\rse ( bus9ess1    
includ+ 9 response to an in=mation      
reque/ f a consum] or an inve/or4  7c7  
,h>d%ip relief process  7#a7 ,petition =
 relief ,any entity integral to !       
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t    
believes x w exp]i5ce p>ticul> h>d%ip 9 
connection ) ! prohibition describ$ 9   
subsection 7a7 may petition ! ,presid5t 
= an exemption f su* prohibition4  7#b7 
,exemption approval  7,a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 a 

petition f an entity submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be grant$4  7,b7     
,d5ial by ,presid5t ,not)/&+ subp>agraph
 7,a71 ! ,presid5t may d5y a petition f 
an entity submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 if1 
n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !
 ,presid5t receives su* petition1 !     
,presid5t provides to ! entity a writt5 
/atem5t t-- 7i7 d5ies ! petition on !   
basis t grant+ ! petition w\ld be       
contr>y to ! national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7ii7 includes an explanation  
to support su* basis2 &  7iii7 describes
 any condition ! entity c\ld meet su* t 
! petition w\ld be grant$4  7#c7        
,factors to be consid]$ ,9 decid+ "u    
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 :e!r to d5y a        
petition f an entity submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t %all consid] 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ext5t to :i* d5y+ !   
petition w\ld result 9 ! inability ( !  
relevant entity to p>ticipate 9 value   
*a9s associat$ ) products ess5tial =    
dome/ic use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7    
,possible adv]se effects on ! economy 9 

any locality or region ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 includ+ adv]se effects on       
employm5t4  7,c7 ,! degree to :i* grant+
 ! petition w\ld impact1 directly or    
indirectly1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,d7 ,!   
ext5t to :i* d5y+ ! petition w\ld prev5t
 ! entity f dive/+ 9 a bus9ess =m$ "u ! 
laws ( a jurisdiction subject to a =eign
 su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation4  
#e4 ,prohibition aga9/ adv]se action =  
compliance ) ?is ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no 
p]son may take any adv]se action t[>ds  
an entity integral to ! national int]e/s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = action or inaction 
relat$ to a =eign su/a9ability due      
dilig5ce regulation4  7b7 ,judgm5ts =   
=eign su/a9ability due dilig5ce         
regulations ,no judgm5t by a =eign c\rt 
br\ght aga9/ an entity integral to !    
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
relation to any =eign su/a9ability due  
dilig5ce regulation %all be recogniz$ 9 
! c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ( ! ,/ates1
 unless o!rwise provid$ by an ,act (    
,congress4  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,actions

 by ! ,presid5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,presid5t %all take any action !        
,presid5t det]m9es is 9 ! public int]e/ 
to protect an entity integral to !      
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f an 
adv]se action relat$ to a =eign         
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation4   
7,b7 ,det]m9ation ( public int]e/ ,9    
det]m9+ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 :e!r an     
action by ! ,presid5t is 9 ! public     
int]e/1 ! ,presid5t %all take into      
acc\nt ! impact ( ! adv]se action       
describ$ 9 t subp>agraph on-- 7i7       
consum]s & bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7ii7 ! economic1 en]gy1 & environm5tal  
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7iii7    
=eign relations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
includ+ exi/+ int]national commitm5ts4  
7#b7 ,p5alties ,a p]son t violates      
subsection 7a7 or a regulation issu$    
pursuant to ?is ,act %all be subject to 
a civil p5alty ( n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj4