,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bffg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbe,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,bennet1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prevent violence in the ,west ,bank and 
authorize the imposition of sanctions   
with respect to any foreign person      
endangering ,united ,states national    
security and undermining prospects for a
 two-state solution by committing       
illegal violent acts4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,west    
,bank ,violence ,prevention ,act of     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,sanctions with respect to  
actions threatening peace1 security1 or 
stability of the ,west ,bank  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,president shall impose    
sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to any foreign person      
determined by the ,president to meet any

 of the following3 7#a7 ,to be          
responsible for or complicit in1 or to  
have directly or indirectly engaged or  
attempted to engage in directing1       
enacting1 implementing1 planning1       
ordering1 participating in1 enforcing1  
or failing to enforce policies that     
would prevent1 actions that threaten the
 peace1 security1 or stability of the   
,west ,bank1 including the following3   
7,a7 ,an act of violence targeting      
civilians4  7,b7 ,a threat of violence  
targeting civilians with the intent to  
coerce or intimidate4  7,c7 ,efforts to 
place civilians in reasonable fear of   
violence with the purpose or effect of  
necessitating a change of residence to  
avoid such violence4  7,d7 ,destruction 
by private persons of physical property1
 without the consent of the owner1 that 
renders the property unusable1 a        
residence uninhabitable1 or agricultural
 land unworkable4  7,e7 ,seizure or     
dispossession of property by private    
persons4  7#b7 ,to be or have been a    

leader or official of-- 7,a7 an entity1 
including any government entity1 that   
has engaged in1 or members of which have
 engaged in1 any of the activities      
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#e7     
related to the leader's or official's   
tenure2 or  7,b7 an entity the property 
and interests in property of which are  
blocked under this section as a result  
of activities relating to the leader's  
or official's tenure4  7#c7 ,to have    
materially assisted1 sponsored1 or      
provided financial1 material1 or        
technological support for1 or goods or  
services to or in support of1 any person
 the property and interests in property 
of which are blocked under this section4
  7#d7 ,to be owned or controlled by1 or
 to have acted or purported to act for  
or on behalf of1 directly or indirectly1
 any person the property and interests  
in property of which are blocked under  
this section4  7#e7 ,to have committed  
or have attempted to commit1 or to have 
participated in training to commit1 acts

 of terrorism targeting the ,west ,bank4
  7#f7 ,to be a leader or official of an
 entity subject to sanctions under      
paragraph 7#e74  7b7 ,sanctions         
described ,the sanctions described in   
this subsection are the following3 7#a7 
,asset blocking  7,a7 ,in general       
,notwithstanding the requirements of    
section #bjb of the ,international      
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja71 the ,president shall  
exercise 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 any foreign    
person described in subsection 7a71 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 ,matters  
to be included ,a prohibition on        
transactions under subparagraph 7,a7    
includes-- 7i7 the making of any        

contribution or provision of funds1     
goods1 or services by1 to1 or for the   
benefit of any person the property and  
interests in property of which are      
blocked pursuant to subparagraph 7,a72  
and  7ii7 the receipt of any            
contribution or provision of funds1     
goods1 or services from any such person4
  7#b7 ,ineligibility for visas1        
admission1 or parole  7,a7 ,visas1      
admission1 or parole ,an alien described
 in subsection 7a7 shall be-- 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 ,the visa or   
other entry documentation of an alien   
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
revoked1 regardless of when such 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 possession of the alien4  7c7       
,exceptions  7#a7 ,authorized           
intelligence activities ,sanctions under
 this section shall not apply with      
respect to any activity subject to the  
reporting requirements under title ,v of
 the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 or any    
authorized intelligence activities of   
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,humanitarian
 assistance ,sanctions under this       
section shall not apply to-- 7,a7 the   
conduct or facilitation of a transaction
 for the provision of agricultural      
commodities1 food1 medicine1 medical    
devices1 or humanitarian assistance1 or 
for humanitarian purposes2 or  7,b7     
transactions that are necessary for or  
related to the activities described in  

clause 7i74  7#c7 ,exception to comply  
with international obligations and for  
law enforcement ,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-- 7,a7 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 obligations2 or
  7,b7 would further important ,united  
,states law enforcement objectives4  7d7
 ,national security waiver ,the         
,president may waive the imposition of  
sanctions under this section with       
respect to a foreign person if the      
,president determines that the waiver is
 in the national security interests of  
the ,united ,states4  7e7 ,termination  
of sanctions ,the ,president may        

terminate the application of sanctions  
under this section with respect to a    
foreign person if the ,president        
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that-- 7#a7 the
 person-- 7,a7 is not engaging in the   
activity that was the basis for such    
sanctions2 or  7,b7 has taken           
significant1 verifiable steps toward    
stopping the activity that was the basis
 for such sanctions2 and  7#b7 the      
,president has received reliable        
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in any activity subject
 to sanctions in the future4  7f7       
,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  7g7 ,report required ,not     
later than #ij 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 report that  
includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of the    
implementation of this section1         
including-- 7,a7 the names of any       
persons that have been designated for   
the imposition of sanctions under this  
section2  7,b7 a description of the     
sanctions considered and imposed with   
respect to each such person2 and  7,c7 a
 description of the activity each such  
person engaged in that was the basis for

 the sanctions2  7#b7 a list of persons 
for which the imposition of sanctions   
was waived under subsection 7d7 and a   
detailed1 specific description of the   
activity each such person engaged in    
that would have been the basis for      
imposing sanctions but for the waiver2  
7#c7 a description of the circumstances 
in the ,west ,bank relating to acts of  
violence against civilians and private  
property and an assessment of whether   
any of such acts of violence were       
against ,united ,states persons or      
property owned by ,united ,states       
persons2 and  7#d7 a description of the 
actions the ,united ,states ,government 
and regional partners are taking to     
reduce violence against civilians and   
the destruction of private property in  
the ,west ,bank4  7h7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2
 alien2 etc ,the terms admission1       
admitted1 alien1 and lawfully admitted  
for permanent residence have the        
meanings given those terms in section   

#aja of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,agricultural commodity ,the term  
agricultural commodity has the meaning  
given that term in section #ajb of the  
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7#c7 ,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#d7 ,entity ,the term entity means a   
partnership1 association1 trust1 joint  
venture1 corporation1 group1 subgroup1  
or other organization4  7#e7 ,medical   
device ,the term medical device has the 
meaning given the term device in section
 #bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74    
7#f7 ,medicine ,the term medicine has   

the meaning given the term drug in      
section #bja of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#g7 ,person ,the term person  
means an individual or entity4  7#h7    
,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 any jurisdiction within the  
,united ,states1 including a foreign    
branch of such an entity2 or  7,c7 any  
person in the ,united ,states4  7#i7    
,terrorism ,the term terrorism means an 
activity that-- 7,a7 involves a violent 
act or an act dangerous to human life1  
property1 or infrastructure2 and  7,b7  
appears to be intended-- 7i7 to         
intimidate or coerce a civilian         
population2  7ii7 to influence the      
policy of a government by intimidation  
or coercion2 or  7iii7 to affect the    
conduct of a government by mass         

destruction1 assassination1 kidnapping1 
or hostage-taking4