,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #c1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,falun ,gong ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to avoid any cooperation with the ,people's ,republic of ,china in the organ transplantation field while the ,chinese ,communist ,party remains in power2 7#b7 to take appropriate measures1 including using relevant sanctions authorities1 to coerce the ,chinese ,communist ,party to end any state-sponsored organ harvesting campaign2 7#c7 to work with allies1 partners1 and multilateral institutions to highlight the ,people's ,republic of ,china's persecution of ,falun ,gong2 and 7#d7 to coordinate closely with the international community on targeted sanctions and visa restrictions4 #c4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7a7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to each foreign person included in the most recent list submitted under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,list of persons 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of foreign persons that the ,president determines to have knowingly and directly engaged in or facilitated the involuntary harvesting of organs within the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7#b7 ,updates of lists ,the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated list under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 as new information becomes available2 7,b7 not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7,c7 annually thereafter until the date of termination under subsection 7h74 7#c7 ,form ,the list required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the ,president shall exercise all of the powers granted to the ,president by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 7except that the requirements of section #bjb of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not apply7 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a foreign person on the most recent list submitted under subsection 7b7 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 ,inadmissibility of certain individuals 7,a7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien included in the most recent list submitted under subsection 7b7 is-- 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 visa revoked 7i7 ,in general ,an alien described in subparagraph 7,a7 is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the 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 alien's possession4 7#c7 ,exception ,sanctions under paragraph 7#b7 shall not apply to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the ,united ,states 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 obligations of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,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 who violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations promulgated to carry out subsection 7a7 to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of that ,act4 7e7 ,exception ,to comply with national security ,the following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under this section3 7#a7 ,activities subject to the reporting requirements under title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq474 7#b7 ,any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,exception relating to 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 or medicine2 7#b7 the provision of vital humanitarian assistance2 7#c7 financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes2 or 7#d7 transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes4 7g7 ,waiver authority 7#a7 ,waiver ,the ,president may1 on a case by case basis1 waive the imposition of any sanction under this section if the ,president determines such waiver is in the vital national security interest of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,reports ,not later than #abj days after the date on which the ,president submits the first list under subsection 7b77#a71 and every #abj days thereafter until the date of termination under subsection 7h71 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the extent to which the ,president has used the waiver authority under paragraph 7#a7 during the #abj-;day period preceding submission of the report4 7h7 ,sunset ,the authority to impose sanctions under this section shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien2 lawfully admitted for permanent residence ,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 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 means that a person had actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result4 7#d7 ,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 located in the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,report on organ transplant policies and practices of the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the organ transplant policies and practices of the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of de jure and de facto policies toward organ transplantation in the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including with respect to prisoners of conscience 7including ,falun ,gong7 and other prisoners2 7#b7 7,a7 the number of organ transplants that are known to occur or are estimated to occur on an annual basis in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7,b7 the number of known or estimated voluntary organ donors in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7,c7 an assessment of the sources of organs for transplant in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7,d7 an assessment of the time1 in days1 that it takes to procure an organ for transplant within the ,chinese medical system and an assessment of whether such timetable is possible based on the number of known or estimated organ donors in the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 7#c7 a list of all ,united ,states grants during the #aj years before the date of the enactment of this ,act that have supported research on organ transplantation in the ,people's ,republic of ,china or in collaboration between a ,chinese entity and a ,united ,states entity2 and 7#d7 a determination as to whether the persecution of ,falun ,gong practitioners within the ,people's ,republic of ,china constitutes an atrocity 7as such term is defined in section #f of the ,elie ,wiesel ,genocide and ,atrocities ,prevention ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dda2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note774 7c7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #e4 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7a7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this ,act shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7b7 ,good defined ,in this section1 the term good means any article1 natural or man-made substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 #f4 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 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