(2) a foreign person that is a military con-
tractor, mercenary, or a paramilitary force know-
ingly operating in a military capacity in Libya for or 
on behalf of the Government of Russia. 
SEC. 202. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS THREAT-
ENING THE PEACE OR STABILITY OF LIBYA. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—On and after the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in section 204 with respect to a foreign person if 
the President determines that the person, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly engages in 
an activity described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en-
gages in an activity described in this subsection if the per-
son knowingly— 
(1) is engaged in significant actions or policies 
that threaten the peace, security, or stability of 
Libya, including through the supply of arms or re-
lated materiel; 
(2) is engaged in significant actions or policies 
that obstruct, undermine, delay, or impede, or pose 
a significant risk of obstructing, undermining, delay-
ing, or impeding the United Nations-mediated polit-
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ical process that seeks a negotiated and peaceful so-
lution to the Libyan crisis; 
(3) is engaged in significant actions or policies 
that may lead to or result in the misappropriation 
of significant state assets of Libya; 
(4) is involved in, or has been involved in, the 
significant illicit exploitation of crude oil or any 
other natural resources in Libya, including the sig-
nificant illicit production, refining, brokering, sale, 
purchase, or export of Libyan oil; 
(5) is significantly threatening or coercing Liby-
an state financial institutions or the Libyan Na-
tional Oil Company; 
(6) is significantly responsible for actions or 
policies that are intended to undermine— 
(A) the United Nations-led political proc-
ess to end the conflict in Libya; or 
(B) efforts to promote stabilization and 
economic recovery in Libya; 
(7) is a successor entity to a person referred to 
in paragraphs (1) through (6); 
(8) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled 
by, a person referred to in paragraphs (1) through 
(6); 
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(9) is acting for or, on behalf of, a person re-
ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (6); or 
(10) has provided, or attempted to provide, sig-
nificant financial, material, technological, or other 
support for, or goods or services in support of, a 
person referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6). 
SEC. 203. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PERSONS 
WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT 
IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED IN 
LIBYA. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the sanctions described in section 204 with respect 
to each foreign person on the list required by subsection 
(b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of foreign persons that the 
President determines are knowingly responsible for 
or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly en-
gaged in, serious human rights abuses committed in 
Libya. 
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(2) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for a period of 5 years; or 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM.—The list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 204. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 
(a) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed with respect to a foreign person under section 
201, 202, or 203 are the following: 
(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
shall exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi-
dent by the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that 
the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of the person if such 
property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or 
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come within the possession or control of a United 
States person. 
(2) INADMISSIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
INDIVID-
UALS.— 
(A) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.—A foreign person who meets any 
of the criteria described in section 201, 202, or 
203 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 re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—A foreign 
person subject to section 201, 202, or 203 is 
subject to the following: 
(i) Revocation of any visa or other 
entry documentation regardless of when 
the visa or other entry documentation is or 
was issued. 
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