Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans

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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection

(c)with respect to each foreign person that the President determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in an activity described in subsection (b). A foreign person engages in an activity described in this subsection if the foreign person has— undertaken actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, stability, or territorial integrity of any area or state in the Western Balkans; engaged or attempted to engage in actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the Western Balkans; engaged or attempted to engage in corruption related to the Western Balkans, including corruption by or on behalf of, a government in the Western Balkans, or a current or former government official in the Western Balkans; engaged or attempting to engage in serious human rights abuses in the Western Balkans; or engaged or attempted to engage in, acts that obstruct or threaten the implementation of any regional security, peace, cooperation, or mutual recognition agreement or framework or accountability mechanism related to the Western Balkans, including the Prespa Agreement of 2018; the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001; United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244; the Dayton Accords; or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference Council held in London in December 1995, including the decisions or conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation Council, or its Steering Board; or the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, or, with respect to the former Yugoslavia, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The sanctions described in this subsection are the following: The President may 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 come within the possession or control of a United States person. An alien described in subsection

(a)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 16 seq.). The visa or other entry documentation of any alien described in subsection

(a)is subject to revocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or other entry documentation. A revocation under clause

(i)shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) )— take effect immediately; and cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien. 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) for purposes of carrying out this section. The penalties provided for in subsections

(b)and

(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any regulations promulgated to carry out this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act. 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 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 ). The term foreign person means a person that is not a United States person. The President may terminate the application of a sanction imposed pursuant to this section with respect to a person if the President certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that— the person is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for such sanction or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping such activity; and the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to such sanction in the future. The President may waive the application of sanctions imposed pursuant to this section for renewable periods not to exceed 180 days if the President— determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and not less than 15 days before the granting of the waiver, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice of and justification for the waiver. The waiver described in paragraph

(1)may be transmitted in classified form. Sanctions authorized under this section shall not apply to— the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; or transactions that are necessary for, or ordinarily incident to, the activities described in subparagraph (A). Sanctions authorized under this section shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling such alien is necessary— to comply with United States obligations under— the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947; the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967; or any other international agreement; or to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the United States. Sanctions authorized 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. 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. In this paragraph, the term good means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. The President is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section (which may include regulatory exceptions), including under section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1704 )). Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authorities of the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ). Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify any sanctions in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act. This section shall cease to have force or effect beginning on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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