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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8846 
To authorize the imposition of sanctions on certain persons engaged in a 
pattern of significant theft of United States intellectual property, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2020 
Mr. CHABOT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the imposition of sanctions on certain persons 
engaged in a pattern of significant theft of United States 
intellectual property, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accountability for Per-
sistent Intellectual Property Theft Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to each 
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person described in subsection (c) the President deter-
mines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
is knowingly engaging in a pattern of significant theft of 
the intellectual property of United States persons. 
(b) SANCTIONS IMPOSED.—The sanctions described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all pow-
ers granted to the President by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty of a person described in 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) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien described in subsection (a) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
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(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.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing con-
sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in 
accordance with section 221(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry 
documentation issued to an alien who the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security (or a designee of one of 
such Secretaries) determines is described 
in subsection (a), regardless of when the 
visa or other documentation is issued. 
(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A rev-
ocation under clause (i) shall take effect 
immediately and shall automatically cancel 
any other valid visa or entry documenta-
tion that is in the alien’s possession. 
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