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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 3199 (Introduced in Senate) — To promote peace and democracy in Ethiopia, and for other purposes. · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Actions in support of peace and stability in Ethiopia

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The President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph
(2)with respect to any foreign person that the President determines— undermines efforts with respect to a peaceful negotiated settlement to end hostilities in northern Ethiopia; through business dealings with senior leadership of the Government of Ethiopia or the Government of Eritrea, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or other parties to the conflict in and around northern Ethiopia, derives significant financial benefit or political power from policies or actions, including electoral fraud, human rights abuses, or corruption, that contribute to the conflict or impede a transition to democracy in Ethiopia; provides to any party involved in hostilities in Ethiopia— weapon systems, such as firearms, unmanned aerial systems, helicopters, munitions used by such unmanned aerial systems or helicopters, battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, or munitions for such tanks and vehicles, missiles or missile systems; armed vehicles; or support for such systems, such as ammunition, spare parts, pilots or other operators; or knowingly facilitates or finances the sale, operation, or transfer of weapons to any party involved in hostilities in Ethiopia. The sanctions to be imposed under paragraph
(1)with respect to a foreign person are the following: The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. An alien described in paragraph
(1)is— inadmissible to the United States; ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ). The visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in paragraph
(1)shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. A revocation under subclause
(I)shall— take effect immediately; and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession. The authority or a requirement to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. In this subparagraph, the term good means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. Sanctions under paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien 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 on June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations of the United States; or would further important law enforcement objectives. The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this subsection. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(2)or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out either such subparagraph shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection
(a)of that section. In this subsection: The terms admission , admitted , and alien have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). The term foreign person means a person that is not a United States person. The term knowingly , with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. The term United States person means— a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such entity. A license shall be required under section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A) ) for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer to Ethiopia or Eritrea of items described in clause
(ii)of that section. No license may be issued for the export to Ethiopia or Eritrea of any item on the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1) ) on January 1, 2016. The United States International Development Finance Corporation may not provide support under title II of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 9621 et seq. ) for projects in Ethiopia. The prohibition under paragraph
(1)shall not apply on or after the date that is 30 days after the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Ethiopia and its proxies and allies have— ceased all offensive military operations in northern Ethiopia; taken steps toward a genuine political dialogue to achieve an end to the conflict; implemented measures to better protect human rights and ensure adherence to international humanitarian law and international human rights law; continuously allowed unfettered humanitarian access; and cooperated with independent investigations of credible allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other human rights abuses carried out in the course of hostilities. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, should engage with members of the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, the African Union, and any other relevant actors to achieve a coordinated imposition of multilateral sanctions and export controls on persons described in subsection (a)(1).
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Sec. 7
Actions in support of peace and stability in Ethiopia
U.S.C.§ 1701
U.S.C.§ 1101
U.S.C.§ 1702
U.S.C.§ 1705
U.S.C.§ 4813
U.S.C.§ 2778
U.S.C.§ 9621
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