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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8863 

To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act 

of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect 

to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2024 

Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 

and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military 

Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect to the imposition of 

sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing Real Ac3 countability Via Enforcement in Burma Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘BRAVE Burma Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUNSET. 

6 Section 5574 of the Burma Unified through Rigorous 

7 Military Accountability Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV 

8 of division E of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; 22 U.S.C. 10225) 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘8 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 

11 years’’. 

12 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

13 Section 5571(e) of the James M. Inhofe National De14 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 

15 10222(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(e) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON SANCTIONS

17 WITH RESPECT TO BURMESE PERSONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an20 nually thereafter for 7 years, the President shall de21 termine whether the following persons meet the cri22 teria for sanctions described under subsection (a) or 

23 under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; 

24 relating to blocking property with respect to the sit25 uation in Burma): 


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1 ‘‘(A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise 

2 described in subsection (c)(1). 

3 ‘‘(B) Myanma Economic Bank. 

4 ‘‘(C) Any foreign person that the President 

5 determines operates in the jet fuel sector of the 

6 Burmese economy, including through activities 

7 such as the provision of financial services or the 

8 importation, exportation, reexportation, sale, 

9 supply, trade, storage, or transport, directly or 

10 indirectly, of jet fuel in Burma. 

11 ‘‘(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Upon making the 

12 determination required by paragraph (1), the Presi13 dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

14 committees a report on the assessment. 

15 ‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 

16 by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified 

17 form but may include a classified annex.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDING BENEFITTING THE 

19 STATE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL OF 

20 BURMA. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

22 shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the 

23 International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote 

24 of the United States, when assessing potential changes to 

25 any shareholding formula in connection with a governance 


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1 review of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase 

2 to the shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to 

3 the rule of the State Administration Council. 

4 (b) WAIVER.—The President of the United States 

5 may waive the application of subsection (a) upon certifying 

6 to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

7 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

8 of the Senate that the waiver is important to the national 

9 interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation 

10 of the reasons therefor. 

11 SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR BUR12 MESE DEMOCRACY. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is within the office of the 

14 Secretary of State a United States Special Coordinator for 

15 Burmese Democracy (in this section referred to as the 

16 ‘‘Special Coordinator’’) who shall be appointed by the 

17 President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen18 ate. 

19 (b) CENTRAL OBJECTIVE.—The Special Coordinator 

20 should develop a comprehensive strategy for the implemen21 tation of the full range of United States diplomatic capa22 bilities to promote human rights and the restoration of 

23 civilian government in Burma. 

24 (c) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special 

25 Coordinator should, as appropriate, assist in— 


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1 (1) coordinating the sanctions policies of the 

2 United States under the Burma Unified through 

3 Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 (22 

4 U.S.C. 10201 et seq.) with relevant bureaus and of5 fices within the Department of State and other rel6 evant United States Government agencies; 

7 (2) promoting a comprehensive international ef8 fort to impose and enforce multilateral sanctions 

9 with respect to Burma; 

10 (3) coordinating with and supporting inter11 agency United States Government efforts, including 

12 efforts of the United States Ambassador to Burma, 

13 the United States Ambassador to ASEAN, and the 

14 United States Permanent Representative to the 

15 United Nations, relating to— 

16 (A) identifying opportunities to coordinate 

17 with and exert pressure on the governments of 

18 the People’s Republic of China and the Russian 

19 Federation to support multilateral action 

20 against the Burmese military; 

21 (B) working with like-minded partners to 

22 impose a coordinated arms embargo on the 

23 Burmese military and targeted sanctions on the 

24 economic interests of the Burmese military, in25 cluding through the introduction and adoption 


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1 of a United Nations Security Council resolu2 tion; 

3 (C) engaging in direct dialogue with Bur4 mese civil society, democracy advocates, ethnic 

5 minority representative groups, and organiza6 tions or groups representing the protest move7 ment and the officials elected in 2020, such as 

8 the Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu 

9 Hluttaw, the National Unity Government, the 

10 National Unity Consultative Council, the Ethnic 

11 Resistance Revolutionary Organizations, and 

12 their designated representatives; 

13 (D) encouraging the United Nations Inde14 pendent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar 

15 to incorporate accountability mechanisms in re16 lation to the atrocities against Rohingya and 

17 other ethnic groups, to take further steps to 

18 make its leadership and membership ethnically 

19 diverse, and to incorporate measures to enhance 

20 ethnic reconciliation and national unity into its 

21 policy agenda; 

22 (E) assisting efforts by the relevant United 

23 Nations Special Envoys and Special 

24 Rapporteurs to secure the release of all political 


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1 prisoners in Burma, promote respect for human 

2 rights, and encourage dialogue; and 

3 (F) supporting nongovernmental organiza4 tions operating in Burma and neighboring 

5 countries working to restore civilian democratic 

6 rule to Burma and to address the urgent hu7 manitarian needs of the people of Burma; 

8 (4) providing timely input for reporting on the 

9 impacts of the implementation of the Burma Unified 

10 through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 

11 2022 on the Burmese military and the people of 

12 Burma; and 

13 (5) reporting to and coordinating with Con14 gress. 

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