,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 & ,mrs4
 ,britt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,presid5t to take su* actions z may  
be necess>y to prohibit ! pur*ase (     
public or private real e/ate locat$ 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates by citiz5s & entities ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,n ,"o ,m ,in* or ,acre ,act4  #b4  
,prohibition on pur*ase ( public or     
private real e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates by citiz5s & entities ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,presid5t    
%all take su* actions z may be          
necess>y-- 7#a7 to prohibit ! pur*ase1  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ( public or private real e/ate    
locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by-- 7,a7 any  
citiz5 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7,b7 

any cov]$ =eign entity2 or  7,c7 any    
=eign p]son act+ = or on behalf ( !     
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 a cov]$ =eign   
entity1 or a citiz5 ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a2 &  7#b7 if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t
 ! own]%ip1 z ( su* date ( enactm5t1 by 
a p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71    
7,b71 or 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 ( real    
e/ate locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates poses a  
national security risk to ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 to require ! sale ( su* real    
e/ate by n lat] ?an ! date t is "o ye>  
aft] su* date ( enactm5t4  7b7          
,exceptions  7#a7 ,exception = refugees 
,subsection 7a7 does n apply ) respect  
to a citiz5 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a   
:o-- 7,a7 ent]$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a     
refugee 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a77#db7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#db7772 or  7,b7
 0 grant$ asylum or )hold+ ( removal "u 
section #bjh or #bda7;b77#c7 t ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh & #abca7;b77#c774  7#b7 
,exception = prop]ty ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
nationals ,subsection 7a77#b7 does n    

apply ) respect to ! sale ( real e/ate  
own$ or o!rwise held = p]sonal use by a 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,cov]$ =eign entity ,! t]m cov]$  
=eign entity means an entity-- 7,a7 act+
 on behalf ( or o!rwise direct$ by !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or !
 ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2  7,b7 t-- 7i7  
is organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a2  7ii7 has a pr9cipal place (   
bus9ess 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or   
7iii7 is own$ or controll$ by1 or       
o!rwise subject to ! jurisdiction (1 !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or !
 ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty2 or  7,c7 t is a
 subsidi>y ( an entity describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b74  7#b7 ,=eign p]son ,! 
t]m =eign p]son means an individual or  
entity t is n a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4    
7#c7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates 
means ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       

,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & any o!r
 t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#d7 ,unit$ /ates p]son ,! t]m 
,unit$ ,/ates p]son means-- 7,a7 a      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 or  7,b7 an entity organiz$ "u !
 laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any          
jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+
 a =eign bran* ( su* an entity4  #c4    
,p5alty am\nt "u ,agricultural ,=eign   
,inve/m5t ,disclosure ,act ( #aigh      
,section #c7;b7 ( ! ,agricultural ,=eign
 ,inve/m5t ,disclosure ,act ( #aigh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7;b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
exce$ #be p]c5t ( & ins]t+ be less ?an  
#aj p]c5t1 or exce$ #be p]c5t1 (4