Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.), all transactions in all property and interests 
in property of any person subject to subsection (a) 
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) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES.— 
The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from 
the United States, any person subject to subsection 
(a) that is an alien. 
(c) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of sub-
section (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the pen-
alties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits 
an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 
to any activity subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
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(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel-
ligence activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if ad-
mitting or paroling the alien into the United States 
is necessary— 
(A) to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations; or 
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement 
activity in the United States. 
(3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re-
quirements to impose sanctions under this sec-
tion shall not include the authority or require-
ment to impose sanctions on the importation of 
goods. 
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(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 
man-made substance, material, supply or manu-
factured product, including inspection and test 
equipment, and excluding technical data. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(2) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 14 of the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 
50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully 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, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
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SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS IN RESPONSE TO CERTAIN 
CLANDESTINE ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) 
PRESIDENTIAL
DETERMINATION.—Whenever 
persuasive information becomes available to the executive 
branch indicating the substantial possibility that the gov-
ernment of a foreign country has carried out clandestine 
attacks on United States personnel that have resulted in 
brain injury to such personnel, the President shall, within 
60 days after the receipt of such information by the execu-
tive branch, determine and report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees and leadership whether that govern-
ment has carried out clandestine attacks on United States 
personnel that have resulted in brain injury to such per-
sonnel. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—If at any time the 
President makes a determination pursuant to subsection 
(a) that a foreign government has carried out clandestine 
attacks on United States personnel that have resulted in 
brain injury to such personnel, the President shall impose 
the following sanctions: 
(1) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The United States 
Government shall terminate assistance to that coun-
try under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), except for urgent humani-
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tarian assistance and food or other agricultural com-
modities or products. 
(2) 
COMMERCIAL
EXPORTS.—The 
United 
States Government shall restrict— 
(A) exports, re-exports, and in-country 
transfers of items to that country pursuant to 
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4801 et seq.); and 
(B) licenses for a significant range of 
goods, software, and technology to that country 
subject to the Export Administration Regula-
tions. 
(3) ARMS SALES.—The United States Govern-
ment shall terminate— 
(A) sales to that country under the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) of 
any defense articles, defense services, or design 
and construction services; and 
(B) licenses for the export to that country 
of any item on the United States Munitions 
List. 
(4) ARMS
SALES
FINANCING.—The United 
States Government shall terminate all foreign mili-
tary financing for that country under the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
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(5) DENIAL OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
CREDIT
OR
OTHER
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
United States Government shall deny to that coun-
try any credit, credit guarantees, or other financial 
assistance by any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, including 
the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 
(c) REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
remove the sanctions imposed with respect to a country 
pursuant to this section if the President determines and 
so certifies to the Congress, after the end of the 12-month 
period beginning on the date on which sanctions were ini-
tially imposed on that country pursuant to subsection (a), 
that— 
(1) the government of that country has pro-
vided reliable assurances that it will not conduct 
clandestine attacks on United States personnel; and 
(2) the executive branch does not have persua-
sive information indicating the substantial possibility 
of a clandestine attack on United States personnel 
that has resulted in brain injury to such personnel 
during the preceding six months. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘Export Administration Regulations’’ 
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means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of 
chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or successor regulations. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
MUNITIONS
LIST.—The 
term ‘‘United States Munitions List’’ means the list 
of items established and maintained under section 
38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2778(a)(1)). 
SEC. 6. BRIEFING AND REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide 
the appropriate congressional committees and leadership 
with a briefing covering the contents described in sub-
section (c). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide 
the appropriate congressional committees and leadership 
with a written report covering the contents described in 
subsection (c), which may include a classified annex. 
(c) CONTENTS DESCRIBED.—The contents of the 
briefing and written report described in this subsection in-
clude the following: 
(1) The dates, numbers, and locations of sus-
pected clandestine attacks on United States per-
sonnel resulting in brain injury. 
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(2) A description of the official roles and re-
sponsibilities of United States personnel targeted in 
such suspected attacks. 
(3) Information and working hypotheses re-
garding the identity of the perpetrators of any such 
attacks, including an assessment of which foreign 
states and non-state actors may have the technical 
capacity to carry out such attacks. 
(4) Information and working hypotheses re-
garding the technical method used to perpetrate 
such attacks. 
(5) A description of the process and diagnostic 
criteria used to screen and identify personnel af-
fected by such suspected attacks. 
(6) Current advisories and other information 
provided to United States personnel regarding such 
attacks, including any information about how to rec-
ognize, react to, or protect oneself from such at-
tacks. 
(7) A list of foreign persons, entities, or govern-
ments sanctioned pursuant to or consistent with this 
Act. 
(8) A list of the foreign states that have been 
de´marched regarding such attacks, including the 
date and the official title of the United States offi-
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cial delivering, and the foreign official receiving, any 
such de´marche. 
SEC. 7. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES AND 
LEADERSHIP DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees and leadership’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority lead-
er of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority 
and minority leaders of the Senate. 
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