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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6586 

To require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky 

Human Rights Accountability Act to certain members of the International Olympic Committee who are complicit in the perpetuation of 

human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. WAGNER, 

Ms. CHENEY, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 

LATURNER, Mr. MAST, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. 

WALORSKI, and Mrs. STEEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global 

Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to certain 

members of the International Olympic Committee who 

are complicit in the perpetuation of human rights abuses 

in the People’s Republic of China, 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 ‘‘Guaranteeing Enemy 

3 Nations Omit from Criminalizing, Impeding, or Detaining 

4 Exceptional Global Athletes Magnifying Exploitation dur5 ing Sporting events Act’’ or the ‘‘GENOCIDE GAMES 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

8 CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COM9 MITTEE (IOC) OFFICIALS WHO ARE 

10 COMPLICIT IN THE PERPETUATION OF 

11 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE PEOPLE’S 

12 REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

13 (a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Beginning on the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, each time the President 

15 receives credible evidence that a gross violation of inter16 nationally recognized human rights has occurred against 

17 a 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games partici18 pant, the President shall determine by a preponderance 

19 of evidence whether a foreign person described in sub20 section (b) materially supported such gross violation of 

21 internationally recognized human rights. 

22 (b) FOREIGN PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A foreign per23 son described in this subsection is a foreign person who 

24 is— 

25 (1) President of the International Olympic 

26 Committee; or 


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1 (2) any other individual associated with the 

2 International Olympic Committee who the President 

3 determines has materially assisted a gross violation 

4 of internationally recognized human rights. 

5 (c) MANDATORY SANCTIONS.—The President shall 

6 impose the sanctions described in subsection (f) with re7 spect to each foreign person described in subsection (b) 

8 that the President determines materially supported a 

9 gross violation of internationally recognized human rights 

10 pursuant to subsection (a). 

11 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 

12 this Act, material support of a gross violation of inter13 nationally recognized human rights shall be construed to 

14 include false, reckless, or negligent assurances to 2022 

15 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participants re16 garding human rights assurances provided to the Inter17 national Olympic Committee by the government of the 

18 People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 

19 Party, or any agent acting on their behalf or under their 

20 control. 

21 (e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Each time the Presi22 dent makes a determination pursuant to subsection (a), 

23 the President shall notify the appropriate congressional 

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1 dent’s determination, and the basis for such determina2 tion. 

3 (f) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

5 this subsection are the sanctions described in section 

6 1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Ac7 countability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public 

8 Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 

9 (2) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI10 TIES.—The requirement to impose sanctions under 

11 this section shall not apply with respect to activities 

12 subject to the reporting requirements under title V 

13 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

14 3091 et seq.), or any authorized intelligence activi15 ties of the United States. 

16 (g) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposi17 tion of the sanctions under this section with respect to 

18 a foreign person if the President determines and reports 

19 to the appropriate congressional committees that a waiver 

20 is in the national security interests of the United States. 

21 (h) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 

23 all authorities provided to the President under sec24 tions 203 and 205 of the International Emergency 


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1 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to 

2 carry out this section. 

3 (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE IMPORTA4 TION OF GOODS.—The authorities and requirements 

5 to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall 

6 not include the authority or requirement to impose 

7 sanctions on the importation of goods. 

8 (3) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

9 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 

10 substance, material, supply, or manufactured prod11 uct, including inspection and test equipment and ex12 cluding technical data. 

13 (i) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 

14 violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 

15 section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 

16 out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth 

17 in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter18 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

19 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 

20 unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

21 (j) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 

22 15 days after imposing sanctions under subsection (a), the 

23 President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees a report regarding measures taken to imple25 ment this section. 


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1 (k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT3 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com4 mittees’’ means— 

5 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

6 the House of Representatives; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

8 the Senate. 

9 (2) 2022 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER

10 GAMES PARTICIPANT DEFINED.—In this Act, a 

11 ‘‘2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games par12 ticipant’’ is any United States or foreign person in13 volved in the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter 

14 Games, including athletes, spectators, government 

15 and private officials, members of the press, and per16 sons involved in economic activity related to the 

17 Games. 

18 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per19 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

20 United States person. 

21 (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

22 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

23 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law24 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

25 United States; or 


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1 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

2 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

3 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

4 such an entity. 

5 SEC. 3. SUNSET. 

6 This Act shall terminate on March 13, 2023. 

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