,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbe,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself & ,ms4 ,w>r57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! imposition (     
sanctions ) respect to significant      
actions t exac]bate climate *ange1 to   
re9=ce compreh5sive ef=ts to limit      
global av]age temp]ature rise1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,t>get+ ,environm5tal &    
,climate ,recklessness ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,climate *ange is impos+    
significant damage on communities 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & abroad 9 ! =m ( sev]e   
wea!r ev5ts1 wildfires1 heat waves1     
dr\ghts1 flood+1 ocean acidification1 & 
o!r ?reats to public heal? & safety4    
,sci5ti/s expect ^? effects to gr[ 9    
frequ5cy & int5sity 9 ! com+ decades1   
jeop>diz+ ! jobs1 heal?1 & safety ( ! p 

( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,collectively1 
! int]national community ne$s to limit  
global w>m+ to "u #a4e degrees ,celsius 
above pre-indu/rial levels 9 ord] to    
avoid ! mo/ cata/rophic effects (       
climate *ange4 ,9 #bjbd1 av]age         
temp]atures pass$ ! #a4e-;degree ?re%old
 = ! fir/ "t4 ,) su/a9$ #a4e-;degree    
w>m+1 sci5ti/s expect ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 exp]i5ce a %>p rise 9 annual           
heat-relat$ dea?s1 long] & m de/ructive 
wildfire seasons1 m frequ5t & sev]e     
dr\ghts1 r$uc$ crop yields1 m           
multi-billion-doll> flood disa/]s1      
increas$ high-tide flood+ 9 coa/al      
areas1 m days ) unheal?y air quality1 & 
long] tick & mosquito seasons1 among o!r
 effects4 ,l[-income communities &      
communities ( color w exp]i5ce ! wor/   
effects4  7#c7 ,! adv]se impacts (      
climate *ange w increase expon5tially z 
w>m+ cont9ues4 ,"u ! curr5t trajectory1 
! _w w exp]i5ce w>m+ t exce$s #c degrees
 ,celsius by ! end ( ! c5tury4 ,at #c   
degrees ( w>m+1 sci5ti/s expect dang]\s 

conditions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :]e outdoor
 "w is unsafe = _m mon?s ( ! ye>1 f>m]s 
/ruggle to keep live/ock & gr[ crops1   
p[] grids become ov]load$1 wat] becomes 
sc>ce dur+ summ] mon?s1 poor air quality
 leads to widespread heal? problems1    
sev]e wildfires & dr\ghts become m      
common1 major flood+ ev5ts occur on a   
regul> basis1 mosquito- & tick-borne    
illnesses spread fur!r1 & "s coa/al     
areas become subm]g$4  7#d7 ,climate    
*ange is also expect$ to pose a         
significant *all5ge to ! int]national   
community's %>$ vision ( fulfill+ !     
,unit$ ,nations ,su/a9able ,developm5t  
,goals4  7#e7 ,to av]t cata/rophe1 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & e c\ntry on ,e>? w ne$  
to make dra/ic re=ms to global economic 
sy/ems to r$uce gre5h\se gas emissions1 
r$uce de=e/ation1 & adapt to unavoidable
 *anges 9 ! climate4  7#f7              
,int]nationally1 economic actors cont9ue
 to pursue activities1 su* z developm5t 
( new coal-fir$ p[] plants & de=e/ation1
 t contribute to dang]\s levels (       

gre5h\se gas emissions & ! de/ruction ( 
c>bon s9ks4 ,9 addition to c>ry+ a      
significant climate risk1 _m ( ^?       
activities are associat$ ) s]i\s human  
rights abuses1 acts ( corruption1 &     
environm5tal inju/ice aga9/ ,indig5\s   
communities1 communities ( color1 & o!r 
communities t h hi/orically fac$        
m>g9alization & discrim9ation4  7#g7    
,illegal de=e/ation is a significant    
driv] ( ! de/ruction ( ! ,amazon ra9=e/4
 ,crim9al networks ) ! capacity to      
coord9ate l>ge-scale extraction1        
process+1 & sale ( timb] deploy arm$    
p]sonnel to protect _! int]e/s4 ,^?     
crim9al networks regul>ly attack &      
?reat5 memb]s ( ,indig5\s communities1  
o!r environm5tal def5d]s1 & en=cem5t    
(ficials4 ,p]petrators ( su* viol5ce are
 r>ely br\ght to ju/ice4 ,num]\s /udies 
%[ t transnational crim9al organizations
 no long] limit !mselves only to drug   
traffick+ b div]sify _! op]ations to    
include natural res\rce crimes1 among   
o!r activities4  7#h7 ,! goals          

articulat$ 9 ! ,p>is ,agreem5t dep5d on 
collective action involv+ ! entire      
int]national community4 ,progress made  
by "o economic actor c be r$uc$ or      
cancell$ out if ano!r economic actor    
emits significant gre5h\se gas emissions
 into ! ,e>?'s atmosph]e or de/roys     
important c>bon s9ks4  7#i7 ,9 #bjbe1   
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump )drew !    
,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,p>is ,agreem5t &     
attack$ climate *ange-relat$ activities 
across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#aj7       
,presid5t ,trump's decision to ignore   
climate *ange has provid$ ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a ) a /rategic           
opportunity to make significant         
competitive ga9s 9 prep>+ = a new       
economic ord] 9 a _w t has w>m$ by #a4e 
degrees ,celsius above pre-indu/rial    
levels4  7#aa7 ,dur+ ! fir/ ye> (       
,presid5t ,trump's second t]m1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates exp]i5c$ "o ( its co/lie/ ye>s on
 record = wildfires & /orms1            
record-break+ heat waves1 & sev]e       
flood+--all disa/]s t 7 l9k$ to climate 

*ange4  7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 has develop$ & implem5ts t>get$        
measures to re/rict access to ! ,unit$  
,/ates f9ancial sy/em = specific        
individuals & entities ^: actions ?reat5
 or run c\nt] to ,unit$ ,/ates national 
int]e/s4 ,:ile ! ,unit$ ,/ates has n yet
 us$ su* measures = climate-relat$      
activities alone1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t has deploy$ su* measures 9    
response to t]rorism1 prolif]ation (    
weapons ( mass de/ruction1 transnational
 organiz$ crime1 n>cotics traffick+1    
malici\s cyb]-enabl$ activity1 wildlife 
traffick+1 s]i\s human rights abuses1 & 
acts ( corruption4  7#ac7 ,! ,unit$     
,/ates %\ld take action to address !    
urg5cy ( ! climate crisis & hold actors 
responsible = environm5tal & climate    
h>m4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress on a        
compreh5sive approa* to address+ climate
 *ange ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7
 ! t>get$ measures describ$ 9 ?is ,act  
are only "o compon5t ( ! compreh5sive   
approa* ne$$ to address climate *ange & 

mitigate its effects2  7#b7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t mu/ ensure ?r\gh law & 
regulation t entities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are n engag$ 9 or complicit 9 any ( !   
egregi\s behaviors = :i* =eign p]sons   
may be t>get$ "u ?is ,act2  7#c7 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld cont9ue to 
make progress t[>d scal+ int]national   
climate f9ance to m ?an #aa1jjj1jjj1jjj 
annually & promote int]national ef=ts to
 support climate *ange adaptation &     
mitigation2  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t mu/ "w proactively ) =eign    
gov]nm5ts1 includ+ by (f]+ positive     
inc5tives1 to address climate *ange & to
 promote economic developm5t 9 ways t d 
n ne$lessly increase c>bon emissions1   
de=e/ation1 or ! risk ( corruption2     
7#e7 ! t>get$ measures describ$ 9 ?is   
,act %\ld be employ$ if engagem5t has   
fail$ to prev5t significant actions t   
exac]bate climate *ange & de=e/ation2 & 
7#f7 giv5 broad int]national support =  
c\nt]+ climate *ange1 ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate %\ld enc\rage ! gov]nm5ts ( o!r   

c\ntries to implem5t t>get$ measures t  
are simil> to ! provisions ( ?is ,act1 &
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %\ld support 
implem5tation ( su* measures1 9 ord] to 
increase ! effectiv5ess ( actions tak5  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to combat significant
 actions t exac]bate climate *ange1     
includ+ relat$ corruption & human rights
 violations4  #d4 ,/atem5t ( policy on  
application ( ,global ,magnitsky        
sanctions to environm5t-l9k$ corruption 
& human rights abuses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x  
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to consid]
 use ( applicable au?orities describ$ 9 
,executive ,ord] #achah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja note2 relat+ to block+ ! prop]ty (
 p]sons involv$ 9 s]i\s human rights    
abuse or corruption7 9 relation to      
activities describ$ 9 section #e7;b71   
includ+ = acts ( corruption & s]i\s     
human rights abuses aga9/ individuals   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7         
,individuals describ$ ,an individual    
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is an         
individual :o-- 7#a7 advocates = !      

protection ( ! environm5t1 public heal?1
 ,indig5\s rights1 or community l&      
rights2  7#b7 inve/igates1 exposes1 or  
raises aw>5ess ( h>m or corruption      
relat$ to natural res\rce use2 or  7#c7 
is oblig$ to leave ! individual's       
habitual home due1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 to   
sudd5 or progressive *ange 9 !          
environm5t-- 7,a7 caus$ by human        
activities or attributable to climate   
*ange2 &  7,b7 t adv]sely affects !     
individual's life or liv+ conditions4   
#e4 ,imposition ( sanctions ) respect to
 significant actions t exac]bate climate
 *ange1 de=e/ation1 or h>m to           
environm5tal def5d]s  7a7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,presid5t %\ld employ ! au?orities      
provid$ by ?is section to prioritize    
action aga9/1 & det]r5ce (1 egregi\s    
behaviors t-- 7#a7 und]m9e ef=ts to     
limit ! increase 9 global av]age        
temp]ature to #a4e degrees ,celsius     
above pre-indu/rial levels2  7#b7       
contribute to de=e/ation2 or  7#c7      

pres5t specific h>m to environm5tal     
def5d]s4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may 
impose "o or m ( ! sanctions describ$ 9 
subsection 7c7 ) respect to any =eign   
p]son ! ,presid5t det]m9es1 bas$ on     
cr$ible in=mation-- 7#a7 kn[+ly1        
recklessly1 or willfully engages 9 an   
activity 9 a =eign c\ntry t causes1 or  
is likely to cause1 gre5h\se gas        
emissions t are n 9 l9e ) sci5tifically 
e/abli%$ pa?ways to help avoid a su/a9$ 
increase 9 ! ,e>?'s temp]ature ( m ?an  
#a4e degrees ,celsius above             
pre-indu/rial levels1 z det]m9$ by !    
,int]gov]nm5tal ,panel on ,climate      
,*ange1 includ+ any action t            
significantly und]m9es1 z a result (    
tim+1 magnitude1 or corruption1 projects
 = ! adoption 9 ! c\ntry (              
high-effici5cy1 l[-c>bon1 or r5ewable   
en]gy te*nology or infra/ructure1       
includ+ ! con/ruction ( l[-effici5cy    
fossil fuel p[] plants2  7#b7 engages 9 
an activity 9 a =eign c\ntry t causes1  
or is likely to cause1 illegal          

de=e/ation or loss ( natural c>bon s9ks1
 includ+-- 7,a7 e/abli%m5t ( inc5tives  
=1 or promotion (1 kn[+ly conduct+      
de=e/ation2 or  7,b7 engagem5t 91 or    
failure to combat1 illegal logg+1 m9+1  
or ran*+2  7#c7 kn[+ly engages 9 an     
activity 9 a =eign c\ntry t misrepres5ts
 ! environm5tal impact ( a project1     
inve/m5t1 or product1 includ+           
misrepres5t+ ! am\nt ( gre5h\se gas     
emissions associat$ ) ! project1        
inve/m5t1 or product1 9 ! context (--   
7,a7 assessm5ts conduct$ by multilat]al 
organizations1 national gov]nm5ts1 or   
inve/ors2 or  7,b7 public ef=ts to ga9  
m>ket advantage bas$ on purport$        
environm5tal advantages ( a product2    
7#d7 engages 9 an activity 9 a =eign    
c\ntry t causes1 or is likely to cause1 
limitations on or circumv5tion (        
opposition to de=e/ation or projects    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by individuals 
seek+ to protect ! environm5t1 public   
heal?1 or community l& rights1 includ+  
actions t enc\rage impunity = ^?        

p]petrat+ physical ?reats or viol5ce    
aga9/ su* individuals2  7#e7 is o!rwise 
responsible = or complicit 9 an activity
 describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh  
7#d71 includ+ a gov]nm5t (ficial :o     
approves or implem5ts policies or acts t
 s]ve to promote su* an activity2  7#f7 
has act$ or purport$ to act = or on     
behalf (1 directly or indirectly1 any   
=eign p]son 9 a matt] relat+ to an      
activity describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7
 ?r\gh 7#d71 includ+ = or on behalf ( a 
gov]nm5t (ficial describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#e72  7#g7 has mat]ially assi/$1       
sponsor$1 or provid$ f9ancial1 mat]ial1 
or te*nological support =1 or goods or  
s]vices to or 9 support (1 an activity  
describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#d72 or  7#h7 is own$ or controll$ by a
 =eign p]son t engages 9 an activity    
describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#d7 or is describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e74    
7c7 ,sanctions describ$ ,! sanctions t  
may be impos$ ) respect to a =eign p]son
 "u subsection 7b7 are ! foll[+3 7#a7   

,inadmissibility to unit$ /ates ,9 !    
case ( a =eign p]son :o is an           
individual-- 7,a7 ineligibility to      
receive a visa to travel to ! ,unit$    
,/ates or to be admitt$ to ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 or  7,b7 if ! individual has be5
 issu$ a visa or o!r docum5tation1      
revocation1 9 accordance ) section      
#bba7;i7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 ( ! visa
 or o!r docum5tation4  7#b7 ,block+ (   
prop]ty  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! block+1 9     
accordance ) ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy   
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agja et seq471 ( all transactions 9 all
 prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty ( ! =eign  
p]son if su* prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty
 are 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 come )9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 or are or come )9 ! possession 
or control ( a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4     
7,b7 ,inapplicability ( national em]g5cy
 requirem5t ,! requirem5ts ( section    
#bjb ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy         
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agja7 %all n apply = purposes ( ?is    

p>agraph4  7#c7 ,o!r sanctions options  
,any ( ! sanctions describ$ 9 section   
#bce ( ! ,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies   
,?r\gh ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#iebi74  7d7 ,consid]ation ( c]ta9      
in=mation 9 impos+ sanctions ,9 det]m9+ 
:e!r to impose sanctions "u subsection  
7b71 ! ,presid5t %all consid]-- 7#a7    
in=mation provid$ jo9tly by ! *airp]son 
& rank+ memb] ( ea* ( ! appropriate     
congressional committees2 &  7#b7       
cr$ible in=mation obta9$ by o!r c\ntries
 & nongov]nm5tal organizations t monitor
 environm5tal h>m or violations ( human 
rights4  7e7 ,exceptions  7#a7          
,intellig5ce & law en=cem5t activities  
,sanctions "u ?is section %all n apply )
 respect to-- 7,a7 any activity subject 
to ! report+ requirem5ts "u title ,v ( !
 ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq472 or  7,b7 any  
au?oriz$ intellig5ce or law en=cem5t    
activities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7     
,compliance ) unit$ nations headqu>t]s  
agreem5t ,?is section %all n apply )    

respect to ! admission ( an individual  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates if ! admission ( !   
individual is necess>y to comply )      
,unit$ ,/ates obligations "u ! ,agreem5t
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,unit$    
,/ates ( ,am]ica reg>d+ ! ,headqu>t]s ( 
! ,unit$ ,nations1 sign$ at ,lake       
,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 & ent]$ into 
=ce ,novemb] #ba1 #aidg1 "u ! ,conv5tion
 on ,consul> ,relations1 done at ,vi5na 
,april #bd1 #aifc1 & ent]$ into =ce ,m>*
 #ai1 #aifg1 or "u o!r int]national     
obligations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7    
,exception relat+ to importation ( goods
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! au?ority to block &  
prohibit all transactions 9 all prop]ty 
& int]e/s 9 prop]ty "u ?is section %all 
n include ! au?ority to impose sanctions
 on ! importation ( goods4  7,b7 ,good  
def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m good means 
any article1 natural or man-made        
sub/ance1 mat]ial1 supply or manufactur$
 product1 includ+ inspection & te/      
equipm5t1 & exclud+ te*nical data4  7f7 
,implem5tation2 p5alties  7#a7          

,implem5tation ,! ,presid5t may ex]cise 
all au?orities provid$ "u sections #bjc 
& #bje ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy       
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agjb & #agjd7 to c>ry out ?is section4 
7#b7 ,p5alties ,a p]son t violates1     
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation ( ?is    
section or any regulation1 lic5se1 or   
ord] issu$ to c>ry out ?is section %all 
be subject to ! p5alties set =? 9       
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same    
ext5t z a p]son t commits an unlawful   
act describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( t       
section4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works & ! ,committee on ,=eign         
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,c>bon s9k ,!  
t]m c>bon s9k means a feature or process
 t absorbs m c>bon f ! atmosph]e ?an x  
releases4  7#c7 ,de=e/ation ,! t]m      
de=e/ation means ! conv]sion ( =e/ to   
o!r l& use1 :e!r human-induc$ or n1 t   
results 9-- 7,a7 p]man5t r$uction ( !   
tree canopy to less ?an a m9imum #aj    
p]c5t ?re%old2 &  7,b7 ! conv]sion (    
areas ( =e/ to agriculture1 pa/ure1 wat]
 res]voirs1 m9+1 or urban areas4  7#d7  
,kn[+ly ,! t]m kn[+ly1 ) respect to     
conduct1 means-- 7,a7 a p]son has actual
 k ( ! facts2 or  7,b7 a reasonable     
p]son act+ 9 ! circum/ances & ex]cis+   
reasonable c>e w\ld h t k4  7#e7 ,=eign 
p]son ,! t]m =eign p]son means a p]son t
 is n a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  7#f7      
,recklessly ,! t]m recklessly1 ) respect
 to conduct1 means t a p]son displays a 
delib]ate indiff]5ce or consci\s        
disreg>d to ! consequ5ces ( ! conduct4  
7#g7 ,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  7#h7   
,willfully ,! t]m willfully1 ) respect  
to conduct1 means a p]son has k-- 7,a7 (
 ! facts2 &  7,b7 t ! conduct 0 subject 
to sanctions "u ?is section4  #f4       
,additional res\rces = ! ,(fice ( ,=eign
 ,assets ,control ,!re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury su* sums z may be necess>y to 
support ! t>get+ by ! ,(fice ( ,=eign   
,assets ,control ( p]sons "u ?is ,act & 
to enhance ! ability ( t ,(fice to t>get
 p]sons = ! imposition ( sanctions "u ! 
,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights       
,acc\ntability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#ajaja et seq474