Sec. 6. Authorization of imposition of sanctions
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The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection
(b)with respect to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible evidence— is responsible for the jailing, killing, or torture of journalists or significant efforts to harass, restrict the activities of, terminate the visas of, or threaten the safety of United States journalists and media personnel. acted as an agent, or on behalf, of a foreign person in a matter relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); or is a government official, or a senior associate of such an official, that is responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing an activity described in paragraph (1). A foreign person described in subsection
(a)who is an individual— shall be ineligible to receive a visa from the United States, enter the United States, or be admitted to the United States; and if such individual has been issued a visa or other documentation by the United States that provides any immigration benefit, shall have such visa or other documentation revoked, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) ). The President may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection
(b)with respect to an individual if the President makes a determination that— credible information exists that the individual did not engage in the activity for which the sanctions were imposed; the individual has been prosecuted appropriately for the activity for which the sanctions imposed; the individual has— credibly demonstrated a significant change in behavior; been subject to an appropriate consequence for the activity for which the sanctions were imposed; and credibly committed to not engage in an activity described in that subsection in the future; or the termination of the application of sanctions is in the national security interests of the United States. Not later than 15 days before the date on which the application of sanctions is terminated under paragraph
(1)with respect to an individual, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes the justification for such termination. Sanctions described in subsection
(b)shall not apply to an individual if admitting the individual into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or any other applicable international obligation of the United States. The President may waive the application of the sanctions described in subsection
(b)with respect to an individual if the President— determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and upon granting such a waiver, submits a report to the committees specified in subsection (c)(2) that— details the evidence and justification for the necessity of the waiver; and explains how the waiver relates to the national security of the United States. Not later than 180 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit a report to the committees referred to in subsection (c)(2) that identifies each individual with respect to which the application of sanctions has been terminated under subsection
(c)during the preceding year, including the country of origin of the individual and the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or terminated, as applicable. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The President may not include any personally identifiable information of any United States citizen in a report submitted under paragraph (1). Any information obtained by the President to complete a report required by paragraph
(1)shall be subject to section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act ).
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