Sec. 1284. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR THE REBEL GROUP KNOWN AS M23

596 words·~3 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-10359/sec-1284

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 1284 IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR THE REBEL GROUP KNOWN AS M23 **[**[50 U.S.C. 1701 note](/us/usc/t50/s1701)**]** ###

(a)Blocking of Assets ####

(1)In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or Executive Order 13413 (74 Fed. Reg. 64105; relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person described in subsection

(c)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. ####

(2)Exception #####

(A)In general The requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under paragraph

(1)shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. #####

(B)Good defined In this paragraph, the term “good” has the meaning given that term in section 16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). ###

(b)Visa Ban The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who is a person described in subsection (c). ###

(c)Persons Described A person described in this subsection is a person that the President determines provides, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, significant financial, material, or technological support to M23. ###

(d)Waiver The President may waive the application of this section with respect to a person if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States. ###

(e)Termination of Sanctions Sanctions imposed under this section may terminate 15 days after the date on which the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the person covered by such determination has terminated the provision of significant financial, material, and technological support to M23. ###

(f)Termination of Section This section shall terminate on the date that is 15 days after the date on which the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that M23 is no longer a significant threat to peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ###

(g)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and #####

(B)the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)M23 The term “M23” refers to the rebel group known as M23 operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that derives its name from the March 23, 2009, agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the National Congress for the Defense of the People (or any successor group). ####

(3)United states person The term “United States person” means— #####

(A)an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or #####

(B)an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States.

Connectionstraces to 2

Traces to 2 documents

U.S. Code