I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1511 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2021 
Ms. OMAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
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 impose sanctions with respect to the Crown Prince of 
Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al 
Saud. 
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 ‘‘MBS Must Be Sanc-
tioned Act’’ or ‘‘MBS MBS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA, MOHAM-
MED BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im-
pose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect 
to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin 
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President shall ex-
ercise all of the powers granted to the President 
under the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the re-
quirements of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in property and 
interests in property of Mohammed bin Salman bin 
Abdulaziz Al Saud 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) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE.— 
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(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—Mo-
hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 
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.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 
documentation issued to Mohammed bin 
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shall be re-
voked regardless of when the visa or other 
entry documentation is or was issued. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
tion under clause (i) shall— 
(I) take effect immediately; and 
(II) cancel any other valid visa or 
entry documentation that is in Mo-
hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al 
Saud’s possession. 
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the ex-
tent necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, or causes a violation of subsection 
(b)(1), or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
carry out that subsection, shall be subject to the 
penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 2016 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as 
a person who commits an unlawful act described in 
subsection (a) of that section. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCE-
MENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2) shall not apply if admitting or paroling Mo-
hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 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 
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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. 
(2) EXCEPTION
RELATED
TO
THE
IMPORTA-
TION OF GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re-
quirements to impose sanctions authorized 
under this section shall not include the author-
ity or a requirement to impose sanctions on the 
importation of goods. 
(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 
manmade substance, material, supply, or manu-
factured product, including inspection and test 
equipment, and excluding technical data. 
(e) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President 
may terminate the application of sanctions under this sec-
tion if the President determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees not later than 15 days be-
fore the termination takes effect that— 
(1) credible information exists that Mohammed 
bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not involved 
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in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, or any other in-
stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
cial killing, or other grave human rights violations; 
(2) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al 
Saud has been prosecuted appropriately for the mur-
der of Jamal Khashoggi, and all other applicable in-
stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
cial killing, or other grave human rights violations; 
and 
(3) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al 
Saud has credibly demonstrated a significant change 
in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for 
the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and any other in-
stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
cial killing, and other grave human rights abuses, 
and has credibly committed to not engage in such 
activities in the future. 
(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary 
for the implementation of this section. 
(2) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not less 
than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations 
under paragraph (1), the President shall notify and 
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provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
the proposed regulations and an identification of the 
provisions of this section that the regulations are im-
plementing. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to the United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
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United States, including a foreign branch of 
such entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
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