I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1461 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Government of Georgia if the Presi-
dent determines that the Government of Georgia is taking actions to 
undermine commitments or contractual agreements with United States 
persons engaging in business operations in the country of Georgia, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. FLORES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Government of Geor-
gia if the President determines that the Government 
of Georgia is taking actions to undermine commitments 
or contractual agreements with United States persons 
engaging in business operations in the country of Geor-
gia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Georgian Fair Busi-
ness Practices Sanctions Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
GEORGIA TO UNDERMINE COMMITMENTS OR 
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS MADE WITH 
UNITED 
STATES 
PERSONS 
ENGAGING 
IN 
BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY OF 
GEORGIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than once every 180 days thereafter, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that— 
(1) includes a determination of the President of 
whether or not the Government of Georgia is taking 
actions to undermine the commitments or contrac-
tual agreements made with United States persons 
engaging in business operations in the country of 
Georgia; and 
(2) identifies foreign persons who are current or 
former officials of the Government of Georgia who 
are responsible for any actions described in para-
graph (1). 
(b) INFORMATION.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
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(1) a summary of United States Government 
and nongovernment investment in Georgia; and 
(2) an assessment of the impact of actions de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) on the future of United 
States investment in Georgia. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA AND RESPON-
SIBLE OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
GEORGIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the President submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report under sec-
tion 2 that contains an affirmative determination of the 
President as described in subsection (a)(1) of such sec-
tion— 
(1) the President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (b) with respect to the Govern-
ment of Georgia; and 
(2) the President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (c) with respect to current or 
former officials of the Government of Georgia who 
are identified in subsection (a)(2) of such section. 
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(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF 
GEORGIA DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) No loan, credit guarantee, insurance, fi-
nancing, or other similar financial assistance be ex-
tended by any agency of the Government of the 
United States (including the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States or the Overseas Private Invest-
ment Corporation) to the Government of Georgia, 
except with respect to the provision of humanitarian 
goods and agricultural or medical products. 
(2) No funds available to the Trade and Devel-
opment Agency should be available for activities of 
the Agency in or for Georgia. 
(c) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO RESPONSIBLE 
OFFICIALS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the require-
ments of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary 
to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
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property and interests in property of an indi-
vidual who is subject to subsection (a)(2) 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. 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who is subject to subsection 
(a)(2) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security shall revoke any visa or other 
entry documentation issued to an 
alien who is subject to subsection 
(a)(2), regardless of when issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in 
the possession of the alien. 
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national 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 regulations prescribed under paragraph 
(1)(A) to the same extent that such penalties apply 
to a person that commits an unlawful act described 
in subsection (a) of such section 206. 
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 
The sanctions described in section 3 shall cease to 
have effect beginning on the day after the date on which 
the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report under section 2 that contains a nega-
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tive determination of the President as described in sub-
section (a)(1) of such section. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Homeland Security, the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’— 
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(A) means a partnership, association, cor-
poration, or other organization, group, or sub-
group; and 
(B) includes a governmental entity. 
(4) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(5) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means a United States cit-
izen, permanent resident alien, entity organized 
under the laws of the United States (including for-
eign branches), or a person in the United States. 
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