a director within the Executive Office of the President. 
The Special Adviser should serve as a resource for execu-
tive branch officials, compiling and maintaining informa-
tion on the facts and circumstances of violations of wom-
en’s rights (as defined in section 3 of the International 
Women’s Freedom Act of 2006), and making policy rec-
ommendations. The Special Adviser should serve as liaison 
with the Ambassador at Large for International Women’s 
Rights, the United States Commission on International 
Women’s Rights, the Congress, and, as advisable, women’s 
nongovernmental organizations.’’. 
TITLE IV—PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS 
Subtitle A—Targeted Responses to 
Violations of Women’s Rights 
Abroad 
SEC. 401. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO VIOLA-
TIONS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS. 
(a) RESPONSE
TO
VIOLATIONS
OF
WOMEN’S 
RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be 
the policy of the United States— 
(i) to oppose violations of women’s 
rights that are or have been engaged in or 
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tolerated by the governments of foreign 
countries; and 
(ii) to promote women’s rights in 
those countries through the actions de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(B) REQUIREMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL AC-
TION.—For each foreign country the govern-
ment of which engages in or tolerates violations 
of women’s rights, the President shall oppose 
such violations and promote the human rights 
of women in that country through the actions 
described in subsection (b). 
(2) BASIS
OF
ACTIONS.—Each action taken 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall be based upon infor-
mation regarding violations of women’s rights, as de-
scribed in the latest Country Reports on Human 
Rights Practices, the Annual Report and Executive 
Summary, and on any other evidence available, and 
shall take into account any findings or recommenda-
tions by the Commission with respect to the foreign 
country. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the President, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, the Ambassador at Large, the Spe-
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cial Adviser, and the Commission, shall, as expedi-
tiously as practicable in response to the violations 
described in subsection (a) by the government of a 
foreign country— 
(A) take one or more of the actions de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (15) of sec-
tion 405(a) (or commensurate action in substi-
tution therefor) with respect to that country; or 
(B) negotiate and enter into a binding 
agreement with the government of that country, 
as described in section 405(c). 
(2) DEADLINE FOR ACTIONS.—Not later than 
September 1 of each year, the President shall take 
action under any of paragraphs (1) through (15) of 
section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substi-
tution therefor) with respect to each foreign country 
the government of which has engaged in or tolerated 
violations of women’s rights at any time since Sep-
tember 1 of the preceding year, except that in the 
case of action under any of paragraphs (9) through 
(15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in 
substitution therefor)— 
(A) the action may only be taken after the 
requirements of sections 403 and 404 have been 
satisfied; and 
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(B) the September 1 limitation shall not 
apply. 
(3) AUTHORITY FOR DELAY OF PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS.—The President may delay action that is 
described in any of paragraphs (9) through (15) of 
section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substi-
tution therefor)— 
(A) if the President determines and cer-
tifies to the Congress that a single, additional 
period of time, not to exceed 90 days, is nec-
essary for any of the purposes set forth in sec-
tion 402(c)(3); and 
(B) only until the expiration of that addi-
tional period. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(b), the President shall— 
(A) take the action or actions that most 
appropriately respond to the nature and sever-
ity of the violations of women’s rights; 
(B) seek to the fullest extent possible to 
target action as narrowly as practicable with re-
spect to the agency or instrumentality of the 
foreign government, or specific officials thereof, 
that are responsible for such violations; and 
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(C) when appropriate, make every reason-
able effort to conclude a binding agreement 
concerning the cessation of such violations in 
countries with which the United States has dip-
lomatic relations. 
(2) 
GUIDELINES
FOR
PRESIDENTIAL
AC-
TIONS.—In addition to the guidelines under para-
graph (1), the President, in determining whether to 
take a Presidential action under paragraphs (9) 
through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate ac-
tion in substitution therefor), shall seek to minimize 
any adverse effects on— 
(A) the population of the country whose 
government is targeted by the Presidential ac-
tion or actions; and 
(B) the humanitarian activities of United 
States and foreign nongovernmental organiza-
tions in that country. 
SEC. 402. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PAR-
TICULARLY SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF WOM-
EN’S RIGHTS. 
(a) RESPONSE TO PARTICULARLY SEVERE VIOLA-
TIONS OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS.— 
(1) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be the 
policy of the United States— 
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(A) to oppose particularly severe violations 
of women’s rights that are or have been en-
gaged in or tolerated by the governments of for-
eign countries; and 
(B) to promote the rights of women in 
those countries through the actions described in 
subsection (c). 
(2) REQUIREMENT
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
AC-
TION.—Whenever the President determines that the 
government of a foreign country has engaged in or 
tolerated particularly severe violations of women’s 
rights, the President shall oppose such violations 
and promote women’s rights through one or more of 
the actions described in subsection (c). 
(b) DESIGNATIONS OF COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR 
CONCERN FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REVIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 1 of each year, the President shall re-
view the status of women’s rights in each for-
eign country to determine whether the govern-
ment of that country has engaged in or toler-
ated particularly severe violations of women’s 
rights in that country during the preceding 12 
months or since the date of the last review of 
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that country under this subparagraph, which-
ever period is longer. The President shall des-
ignate each country the government of which 
has engaged in or tolerated violations described 
in this subparagraph as a country of particular 
concern for women’s rights. 
(B) BASIS OF REVIEW.—Each review con-
ducted under subparagraph (A) shall be based 
upon information contained in the latest Coun-
try Reports on Human Rights Practices, the 
Annual Report, and on any other evidence 
available, and shall take into account any find-
ings or recommendations of the Commission 
with respect to the foreign country. 
(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—Any review under 
subparagraph (A) of a foreign country may 
take place singly or jointly with the review of 
one or more countries and may take place at 
any time prior to September 1 of the respective 
year. 
(2) DETERMINATIONS
OF
RESPONSIBLE
PAR-
TIES.—For the government of each country des-
ignated as a country of particular concern for wom-
en’s rights under paragraph (1)(A), the President 
shall seek to determine the agency or instrumen-
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tality and specific officials of the government that 
are responsible for the particularly severe violations 
of women’s rights engaged in or tolerated by that 
government in order to appropriately target Presi-
dential actions under this section in response to the 
violations. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Whenever 
the President designates a country as a country of 
particular concern for women’s rights under para-
graph (1)(A), the President shall, as soon as prac-
ticable after the designation is made, transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees— 
(A) the designation of the country, signed 
by the President; and 
(B) the identification, if any, of responsible 
parties determined under paragraph (2). 
(c) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO 
COUNTRIES
OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
FOR WOMEN’S 
RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), and (5), with respect to each country of 
particular concern for women’s rights designated 
under subsection (b)(1)(A), the President shall, after 
the requirements of sections 403 and 404 have been 
satisfied, but not later than 90 days after the date 
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of designation of the country under that subsection, 
carry out one or more of the following actions under 
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B): 
(A) 
PRESIDENTIAL
ACTIONS.—One 
or 
more of the Presidential actions described in 
paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a), 
as determined by the President. 
(B) COMMENSURATE ACTIONS.—Commen-
surate action in substitution for any action de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(2) 
SUBSTITUTION
OF
BINDING
AGREE-
MENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of carrying out 
action under paragraph (1), the President may 
conclude a binding agreement with the respec-
tive foreign government as described in section 
405(c). The existence of a binding agreement 
under this paragraph with a foreign government 
may be considered by the President prior to 
making any determination or taking any action 
under this title. 
(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to author-
ize the entry of the United States into an 
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agreement covering matters outside the scope of 
violations of women’s rights. 
(3) AUTHORITY FOR DELAY OF PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTIONS.—If, on or before the date that the Presi-
dent is required (but for this paragraph) to take ac-
tion under paragraph (1), the President determines 
and certifies to the Congress that a single, addi-
tional period of time not to exceed 90 days is nec-
essary— 
(A) for a continuation of negotiations that 
have been commenced with the government of 
that country to bring about a cessation of the 
violations by the foreign country, 
(B) for a continuation of multilateral nego-
tiations into which the United States has en-
tered to bring about a cessation of the viola-
tions by the foreign country, or 
(C)(i) for a review of corrective action 
taken by the foreign country after designation 
of that country as a country of particular con-
cern, or 
(ii) in anticipation that corrective action 
will be taken by the foreign country during that 
additional period of time, 
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then the President shall not be required to take 
action until the expiration of that additional pe-
riod of time. 
(4) EXCEPTION
FOR
ONGOING
PRESIDENTIAL 
ACTION UNDER THIS ACT.—The President shall not 
be required to take action under this subsection in 
the case of a country of particular concern for wom-
en’s rights, if, with respect to that country— 
(A) the President has taken action pursu-
ant to this Act in a preceding year; 
(B) such action is in effect at the time the 
country is designated as a country of particular 
concern for women’s rights under this section; 
and 
(C) the President reports to the Congress 
the information described in paragraphs (1), 
(2), (3), and (4) of section 404(a) regarding the 
actions in effect with respect to that country. 
(5) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
ONGOING
MULTIPLE 
BROAD-BASED SANCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO HUMAN 
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.—If, at the time the President 
determines a country to be a country of particular 
concern for women’s rights, that country is already 
subject to multiple, broad-based sanctions imposed 
in significant part in response to human rights 
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abuses, and such sanctions are ongoing, the Presi-
dent may determine that one or more of these sanc-
tions also satisfies the requirements of this sub-
section. In the report to the Congress under section 
404(a), and, as applicable, in the information pub-
lished under section 408, the President shall des-
ignate the specific sanction or sanctions which the 
President determines satisfy the requirements of this 
subsection. The sanctions so designated shall remain 
in effect as provided in section 409. 
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—A determination 
under this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, that 
a foreign country has engaged in or tolerated particularly 
severe violations of women’s rights shall not be construed 
to require the termination of assistance or other activities 
with respect to that country under any other provision of 
law, including section 116 or 502B of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n, 2304). 
SEC. 403. CONSULTATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
President decides under section 401 to take an action 
under any of paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 
405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution therefor) 
with respect to a country in response to violations of wom-
en’s rights, or not later than 90 days after the President 
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designates a country as a country of particular concern 
for women’s rights under section 402, as the case may 
be, the President shall carry out the consultations required 
in this section. 
(b) DUTY TO CONSULT WITH FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENTS PRIOR TO TAKING PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 
(A) request consultation with the govern-
ment of the country concerned regarding the 
violations giving rise to the designation of that 
country as a country of particular concern for 
women’s rights, or to Presidential action under 
section 401, as the case may be; and 
(B) if agreed to, enter into such consulta-
tions, privately or publicly. 
(2) USE
OF
MULTILATERAL
FORA.—If the 
President determines it to be appropriate, consulta-
tions under paragraph (1) may be sought and may 
occur in a multilateral forum, but, in any event, the 
President shall consult with appropriate foreign gov-
ernments for the purposes of achieving a coordinated 
international policy on actions that may be taken 
with respect to a country described in subsection (a), 
prior to implementing any such action. 
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(3) ELECTION OF NONDISCLOSURE OF NEGO-
TIATIONS
TO
PUBLIC.—If negotiations are under-
taken or an agreement is concluded with a foreign 
government regarding steps to cease the pattern of 
violations by that government, and if public disclo-
sure of such negotiations or agreement would jeop-
ardize the negotiations or the implementation of 
such agreement, as the case may be, the President 
may refrain from disclosing such negotiations and 
such agreement to the public, except that the Presi-
dent shall inform the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of the nature and extent of such negotiations 
and any agreement reached. 
(c) DUTY TO CONSULT WITH HUMANITARIAN ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—The President should consult with appro-
priate humanitarian and religious organizations con-
cerning the potential impact of United States policies to 
promote women’s rights in countries described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) DUTY TO CONSULT WITH UNITED STATES IN-
TERESTED PARTIES.—The President shall, as appro-
priate, consult with interested parties in the United 
States, including the Commission on International Wom-
en’s Rights, with respect to the potential impact of in-
tended Presidential action or actions in countries de-
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scribed in subsection (a) on economic or other interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 404. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), not 
later than 90 days after the President decides under sec-
tion 401 to take action under paragraphs (9) through (15) 
of section 405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution 
therefor) with respect to a country, in response to viola-
tions of women’s rights by that country, or not later than 
90 days after the President designates a country as a 
country of particular concern for women’s rights under 
section 402, as the case may be, the President shall submit 
a report to the Congress containing the following: 
(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
PRESIDENTIAL
AC-
TIONS.—An identification of the action or actions 
described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 
405(a) (or commensurate action in substitution 
therefor) to be taken with respect to the foreign 
country. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATIONS.—A descrip-
tion of the violations giving rise to the action or ac-
tions to be taken. 
(3) PURPOSE OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.—A 
description of the purpose of the action or actions. 
(4) EVALUATION.— 
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(A) DESCRIPTION.—An evaluation, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Am-
bassador at Large, the Commission, the Special 
Adviser, the parties described in subsections (c) 
and (d) of section 403, and whomever else the 
President deems appropriate, of the effects of 
the action or actions on— 
(i) the government of the foreign 
country; 
(ii) the population of the country; and 
(iii) the United States economy and 
other interested parties. 
(B) AUTHORITY
TO
WITHHOLD
DISCLO-
SURE.—The President may withhold part or all 
of such evaluation from the public but shall 
provide the evaluation to the Congress in its en-
tirety. 
(5) STATEMENT OF POLICY OPTIONS.—A state-
ment that noneconomic policy options designed to 
bring about cessation of the violations of women’s 
rights have reasonably been exhausted, including the 
consultations required in section 403. 
(6) DESCRIPTION OF MULTILATERAL NEGOTIA-
TIONS.—A description of multilateral negotiations 
sought or carried out, if appropriate and applicable. 
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(b) DELAY IN TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT.—If, on or 
before the date that the President is required (but for this 
subsection) to submit a report under subsection (a) to the 
Congress, the President determines and certifies to the 
Congress, under section 401(b)(3) or 402(c)(3), that a 
single, additional period of time not to exceed 90 days is 
necessary, then the President shall not be required to sub-
mit the report to the Congress until the expiration of that 
additional period of time. 
SEC. 405. DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (d), the Presidential actions 
referred to in this subsection are the following: 
(1) A private demarche. 
(2) An official public demarche. 
(3) A public condemnation. 
(4) A public condemnation within one or more 
multilateral fora. 
(5) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
scientific exchanges. 
(6) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
cultural exchanges. 
(7) The denial of one or more working, official, 
or state visits. 
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(8) The delay or cancellation of one or more 
working, official, or state visits. 
(9) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension of 
United States development assistance in accordance 
with section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(10) Directing the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration, or the Trade and Development Agency not 
to approve the issuance of any (or a specified num-
ber of) guarantees, insurance, extensions of credit, 
or participations in the extension of credit with re-
spect to the specific government, agency, instrumen-
tality, or official found or determined by the Presi-
dent to be responsible for the violations under sec-
tion 401 or 402. 
(11) The withdrawal, limitation, or suspension 
of United States security assistance in accordance 
with section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(12) Consistent with section 701 of the Inter-
national Financial Institutions Act, directing the 
United States executive directors of international fi-
nancial institutions to oppose and vote against loans 
primarily benefitting the specific foreign govern-
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ment, agency, instrumentality, or official found or 
determined by the President to be responsible for 
the violations under section 401 or 402. 
(13) Ordering the heads of the appropriate 
United States agencies not to issue any (or a speci-
fied number of) specific licenses, and not to grant 
any other specific authority (or a specified number 
of authorities), to export any goods or technology to 
the specific foreign government, agency, instrumen-
tality, or official found or determined by the Presi-
dent to be responsible for the violations under sec-
tion 401 or 402, under— 
(A) the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(as continued in effect under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act); 
(B) the Arms Export Control Act; 
(C) the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or 
(D) any other statute that requires the 
prior review and approval of the United States 
Government as a condition for the export or re-
export of goods or services. 
(14) Prohibiting any United States financial in-
stitution from making loans or providing credits to-
taling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month pe-
riod to the specific foreign government, agency, in-
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strumentality, or official found or determined by the 
President to be responsible for the violations under 
section 401 or 402. 
(15) Prohibiting the United States Government 
from procuring, or entering into any contract for the 
procurement of, any goods or services from the for-
eign government, agency, instrumentality, or official 
found or determined by the President to be respon-
sible for the violations under section 401 or 402. 
(b) COMMENSURATE ACTION.—Except as provided in 
subsection (d), the President may substitute any other ac-
tion authorized by law for any action described in para-
graphs (1) through (15) of subsection (a) if such action 
is commensurate in effect to the action substituted and 
if the action would further the policy of the United States 
set forth in section 2(b) of this Act. The President shall 
seek to take all appropriate and feasible actions authorized 
by law to obtain the cessation of the violations. If commen-
surate action is taken, the President shall report such ac-
tion, together with an explanation for taking such action, 
to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(c) BINDING AGREEMENTS.—The President may ne-
gotiate and enter into a binding agreement with a foreign 
government against which sanctions would otherwise be 
imposed that obligates that government to cease, or take 
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substantial steps to address and phase out, the act, policy, 
or practice constituting the violation or violations of wom-
en’s rights. The entry into force of a binding agreement 
for the cessation of the violations shall be a primary objec-
tive for the President in responding to a foreign govern-
ment that has engaged in or tolerated particularly severe 
violations of women’s rights. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Any action taken pursuant to 
subsection (a) or (b) may not prohibit or restrict the provi-
sion of medicine, medical equipment or supplies, food, or 
other humanitarian assistance. 
SEC. 406. EFFECTS ON EXISTING CONTRACTS. 
The President shall not be required to apply or main-
tain any Presidential action under this subtitle— 
(1) in the case of procurement of defense arti-
cles or defense services— 
(A) under existing contracts or sub-
contracts, including the exercise of options for 
production quantities, to satisfy requirements 
essential to the national security of the United 
States; 
(B) if the President determines in writing 
and so reports to the Congress that the person 
or other entity to which the Presidential action 
would otherwise be applied is a sole source sup-
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plier of the defense articles or services, that the 
defense articles or services are essential, and 
that alternative sources are not readily or rea-
sonably available; or 
(C) if the President determines in writing 
and so reports to the Congress that such arti-
cles or services are essential to the national se-
curity under defense coproduction agreements; 
or 
(2) to products or services provided under con-
tracts entered into before the date on which the 
President publishes his intention to take the Presi-
dential action. 
SEC. 407. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
President may waive the application of any of the actions 
described in paragraphs (9) through (15) of section 405(a) 
(or commensurate action in substitution therefor) with re-
spect to a country, if the President determines and so re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the government of that country has ceased 
the violations giving rise to the Presidential action; 
(2) the exercise of such waiver authority would 
further the purposes of this Act; or 
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(3) the important national interest of the 
United States requires the exercise of such waiver 
authority. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
the date of the exercise of a waiver under subsection (a), 
the President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the waiver or the intention to exercise the 
waiver, together with a detailed justification therefor. 
SEC. 408. PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
President shall cause to be published in the Federal Reg-
ister the following: 
(1) DETERMINATIONS OF GOVERNMENTS, OFFI-
CIALS, AND ENTITIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.— 
Any designation of a country of particular concern 
for women’s rights under section 402(b)(1), together 
with, when applicable and to the extent practicable, 
the identities of the officials or entities determined 
to be responsible for the violations under section 
402(b)(2). 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.—A description of 
any Presidential action under paragraphs (9) 
through (15) of section 405(a) (or commensurate ac-
tion in substitution therefor) and the effective date 
of the Presidential action. 
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(3) DELAYS
IN
TRANSMITTAL
OF
PRESI-
DENTIAL
ACTION
REPORTS.—Any delay in trans-
mittal of a Presidential action report, as described 
in section 404(b). 
(4) WAIVERS.—Any waiver under section 407. 
(b) LIMITED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—The 
President may limit publication of information under this 
section in the same manner and to the same extent as 
the President may limit the publication of findings and 
determinations described in section 654(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2414(c)), if the Presi-
dent determines that the publication of information under 
this section— 
(1) would be harmful to the national security of 
the United States; or 
(2) would not further the purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 409. TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
Any Presidential action taken under this Act with re-
spect to a foreign country shall terminate on the earlier 
of the following dates: 
(1) TERMINATION DATE.—The date that is 2 
years after the effective date of the Presidential ac-
tion, unless expressly reauthorized by law. 
(2) FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
ACTIONS.—The 
date on which the President determines, in consulta-
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