Sec. 6. Sanctions
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In this section: The terms admission , admitted , and alien have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
The term foreign person means any individual or entity that is not a United States person. The term immediate family members has the meaning given the term immediate relatives in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(b)(2)(A)(i) ). 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 or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or any person within the United States.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine whether each of the following foreign persons has knowingly engaged in significant acts of corruption, or acts of violence or intimidation in relation to the blocking of Euro-Atlantic integration in Georgia: Any individual who, on or after January 1, 2014, has served as a member of the Parliament of the Government of Georgia or as a current or former senior official of a Georgian political party.
Any individual who is serving as an official in a leadership position working on behalf of the Government of Georgia, including law enforcement, intelligence, judicial, or local or municipal government. An immediate family member of an official described in subparagraph
(A)or a person described in subparagraph
(B)who benefitted from the conduct of such official or person. The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (d)(2) with respect to each foreign person with respect to which the President has made an affirmative decision under paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress with respect to— any foreign person with respect to which the President has made an affirmative determination under paragraph (1); and the specific facts that justify each such affirmative determination. The President may waive imposition of sanctions under this subsection on a case-by-case basis if the President determines and reports to the appropriate committees of Congress that— such waiver would serve national security interests; or the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have sufficiently changed. The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (d)(1) and shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (d)(2) with respect to each foreign person the President determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act— is responsible for, complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in or attempted to engage in, actions or policies, including ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing acts that are intended to undermine the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Georgia; is or has been a leader or official of an entity that has, or whose members have, engaged in any activity described in subparagraph (A); or is an immediate family member of a person subject to sanctions for conduct described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)and benefitted from the conduct of such person. Not later than 10 days after imposing sanctions on a foreign person or persons pursuant to this subsection, the President shall brief and provide written notification to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the imposition of such sanctions, which shall describe— the foreign person or persons subject to the imposition of such sanctions; the activity justifying the imposition of such sanctions; and the specific sanctions imposed on such foreign person or persons. The President may waive the application of sanctions under this subsection with respect to a foreign person for renewable periods not to exceed 180 days if, not later than 15 days before the date on which such waiver is to take effect, the President submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a written determination and justification that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. The sanctions described in this subsection are the following with respect to a foreign person described in subsection
(b)or (c), as applicable: Notwithstanding the requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 ), the President shall exercise all authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in 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. A foreign person that is an alien shall be— 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 foreign person shall be subject to the following: Revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. A revocation under clause
(i)shall take effect immediately and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the foreign person’s possession. 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 section. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (d)(2)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued under that subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International 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. Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, may be construed to limit the authority of the President to designate or sanction persons pursuant to an applicable Executive order or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ). Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this section. Not later than 10 days before prescribing regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of the proposed regulations and the provisions of this section that the regulations are implementing. The President shall determine whether there are foreign persons who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, have engaged in significant corruption in Georgia or acts that are intended to undermine the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Georgia for the purposes of potential imposition of sanctions pursuant to powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that— identifies all foreign persons the President has determined, pursuant to this subsection, have engaged in significant corruption in Georgia or committed acts that are intended to undermine the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Georgia; the dates on which sanctions were imposed; and the reasons for imposing such sanctions. The report required under subparagraph
(A)shall be provided in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Any sanctions imposed on a foreign person pursuant to this section shall terminate on the earlier of— the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the foreign person is no longer engaging in the activities that led to the imposition of such sanction; or the sunset date described in section 7. In this section: The term agricultural commodity has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 5602 ). The term good means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment and excluding technical data. The term medical device has the meaning given the term device in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ). The term medicine has the meaning given the term drug in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 ). Sanctions under this section shall not apply to— any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq. ); or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or paroling the person 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 other applicable international obligations. Sanctions under this section shall not apply to— the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; or transactions that are necessary for, or related to, the activities described in paragraph (1). The requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
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