,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbe,mr4    
,hag]ty introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,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 (
 #bjbe or ! ,,protect ,,usa ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3 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$e dome/ic & =eign policy
 goals4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,entity integral to ! national     
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/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 t-- 7,a7 does     
bus9ess ) any "p ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
includ+ ,f$]al contract aw>ds or leases2
  7,b7 is organiz$ "u ! laws ( any ,/ate
 or t]ritory )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or ( ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or "u any ,act (  
,congress or a =eign subsidi>y ( any su*
 entity t-- 7i7 d]ives n less ?an #be   
p]c5t ( its rev5ue f activities relat$  
to ! extraction or production ( raw     
mat]ials f ! e>?1 includ+-- 7,i7        
cultivat+ biomass 7:e!r or n = human    
consumption72  7,,ii7 explor+ or produc+
 fossil fuels2  7,,iii7 m9+2 &  7,,iv7  
process+ any mat]ial d]iv$ f an activity
 describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or  
7,,iii7 = human use or b5efit2  7ii7 has
 a prim>y ,nor? ,am]ican ,indu/ry       
,classification ,sy/em code or =eign    
equival5t associat$ ) ! manufactur+     
sector2  7iii7 d]ives n less ?an #be    
p]c5t ( its rev5ue f activities relat$  
to ! me*anical1 physical1 or *emical    
trans=mation ( mat]ials1 sub/ances1 or  
compon5ts into new products2 or  7iv7 is

 engag$ 9-- 7,i7 ! production ( arms or 
o!r products integral to ! national     
def5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,,ii7 !  
production1 m9+1 or process+ ( any      
critical m9]al2 or  7,c7 ! ,presid5t    
o!rwise id5tifies z integral to !       
national int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,critical m9]al ,! t]m critical    
m9]al includes-- 7,a7 any m9]al id5tifi$
 z a critical m9]al 9 section #gjjb7;a7 
( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4  
#afjf7;a772 or  7,b7 any fuel m9]al1    
includ+ fossil fuels & any fraction1    
di/illate1 or o!r by-product ( a fuel   
m9]al4  7#c7 ,=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 ( bus9ess4  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 
,decision ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,presid5t receives a      
petition f an entity submitt$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t %all provide 
a writt5 decision to ! entity t-- 7,a7  
grants or d5ies ! reque/$ exemption2    
7,b7 conta9s a /atem5t sett+ =? ! basis 
= ! decision2 &  7,c7 9 ! case ( a      
grant$ exemption1 describes any         
condition t ! exemption is subject to1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,presid5t4  7#c7 ,factors 

to be consid]$ ,9 mak+ ! decision       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,presid5t   
%all consid]-- 7,a7 ! ext5t to :i* !    
d5ial ( a petition submitt$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 by an entity w\ld result 9 !       
inability ( ! entity to p>ticipate 9    
value *a9s associat$ ) products ess5tial
 = dome/ic use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 
possible adv]se effects on ! economy 9  
any locality or region ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 includ+ adv]se effects on       
employm5t2  7,c7 ! degree to :i* grant+ 
! petition w\ld impact1 directly or     
indirectly1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,d7 !  
ext5t to :i* d5ial ( ! 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 ,private "r ( action  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,any entity integral to ! national     
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aggriev$ by a 
violation ( subsection 7a7 may br+ a    
civil action aga9/ ! p]son t violat$    
subsection 7a7 9 an appropriate di/rict 
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,relief ,9
 a civil action br\ght "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 9 :i* ! pla9tiff prevails1 ! c\rt  
may aw>d-- 7i7 a writ ( m&amus or o!r   
equitable or decl>atory relief2  7ii7   
punitive damages n to exce$ ! maximum   
p5alty describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a72   
7iii7 reasonable attorney fees &        
litigation co/s2  7iv7 comp5satory      
damages1 includ+ any am\nt paid by !    
entity pursuant to ! applicable =eign   
su/a9ability due dilig5ce regulation2 & 
7v7 all o!r appropriate relief4  7#c7   
,p5alties ,a p]son t violates subsection
 7a7 or a regulation issu$ pursuant to  
?is ,act-- 7,a7 %all be subject to a    
civil p5alty ( n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj2 &    

7,b7 may1 at ! discretion ( ! ,presid5t1
 = a p]iod ( n long] ?an #c ye>s f !    
date on :i* ! p]son is f\nd 9 violation1
 be deem$ ineligible to submit a bid =  
any ,f$]al aw>d or contract4