ments (or by any other person on behalf of 
ALBA Governments or any of such agencies or 
instrumentalities) to commit serious human 
rights abuses against the people of ALBA coun-
tries, including— 
(i) firearms or ammunition (as such 
terms are defined in section 921 of title 
18, United States Code), rubber bullets, 
police batons, pepper or chemical sprays, 
stun grenades, electroshock weapons, tear 
gas, water cannons, or surveillance tech-
nology; or 
(ii) sensitive technology. 
(3) SPECIAL
RULE
TO
ALLOW
FOR
TERMI-
NATION
OF
SANCTIONABLE
ACTIVITY.—The Presi-
dent shall not be required to include a person on the 
list required under paragraph (1) if the President 
certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional 
committees that— 
(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward 
stopping, the activity described in paragraph 
(2) for which the President would otherwise 
have included the person on the list; and 
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(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that such person will not knowingly 
engage in any activity described in such para-
graph (2) in the future. 
(4) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(5) FORM OF LIST; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required under para-
graph (1) shall be made available to the public 
and posted on the Web sites of the Department 
of the Treasury and the Department of State. 
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SEC. 7. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PER-
SONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITI-
ZENS OF ALBA COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in section 5(c) with respect to each person 
on the list required under subsection (b) of this section. 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSOR-
SHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a list of persons who the President deter-
mines have, on or after February 2, 1999, engaged 
in censorship or other activities with respect to 
ALBA countries that— 
(A) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise 
of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens 
of ALBA countries; or 
(B) limit access to print or broadcast 
media, including the facilitation or support of 
intentional frequency manipulation by the 
ALBA Governments or an entity owned or con-
trolled by ALBA Governments that would jam 
or restrict an international signal. 
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(2) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF LIST; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required under para-
graph (1) shall be made available to the public 
and posted on the Web sites of the Department 
of the Treasury and the Department of State. 
SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTER-
NET FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMA-
TION. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive strategy to— 
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(1) assist the people of ALBA countries to 
produce, access, and share information freely and 
safely via the Internet; 
(2) increase the capabilities and availability of 
secure mobile and other communications through 
connective technology among human rights and de-
mocracy activists in ALBA countries; 
(3) provide resources for digital safety training 
for media and academic and civil society organiza-
tions in ALBA countries; 
(4) increase emergency resources for the most 
vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to orga-
nize, share information, and support human rights 
in ALBA countries; 
(5) expand surrogate radio, television, live 
stream, and social network communications inside 
ALBA countries; 
(6) expand activities to safely assist and train 
human rights, civil society, and democracy activists 
in ALBA countries to operate effectively and se-
curely; 
(7) expand access to proxy servers for democ-
racy activists in ALBA countries; and 
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(8) discourage telecommunications and software 
companies from facilitating Internet censorship by 
ALBA Governments. 
SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT 
ALBA GOVERNMENTS ARE DEMOCRATIC GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 
strategy to ensure that ALBA Governments are demo-
cratic governments that— 
(1) result from free and fair elections— 
(A) conducted under the supervision of 
internationally recognized observers; and 
(B) in which— 
(i) opposition parties were permitted 
ample time to organize and campaign for 
such elections; and 
(ii) all candidates were permitted full 
access to the media; 
(2) are showing respect for the basic civil lib-
erties and human rights of the citizens of ALBA 
countries; 
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(3) are substantially moving toward a market- 
oriented economic systems based on the right to own 
and enjoy property; 
(4) are committed to making constitutional 
changes that would ensure regular free and fair elec-
tions and the full enjoyment of basic civil liberties 
and human rights by the citizens of ALBA coun-
tries; and 
(5) have made demonstrable progress in estab-
lishing independent judiciaries and electoral councils. 
SEC. 10. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLITICAL PRIS-
ONERS. 
It shall be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support efforts to research and identify 
prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights 
abuses in ALBA countries; 
(2) to offer refugee status or political asylum in 
the United States to political dissidents in ALBA 
countries if requested and consistent with the laws 
and national security interests of the United States; 
(3) to offer to assist, through the United Na-
tions High Commissioner for Refugees, with the re-
location of such political prisoners to other countries 
if requested, as appropriate and with appropriate 
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consideration for the national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(4) to publicly call for the release of ALBA 
country dissidents by name and raise awareness with 
respect to individual cases of ALBA country dis-
sidents and prisoners of conscience, as appropriate 
and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners them-
selves or their families. 
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