penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act 
described in subsection (a) of such section 206. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to humanitarian assistance, disaster assistance, or 
emergency food assistance. 
SEC. 10. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AFFIRMATION OF NON- 
RECOGNITION OF ANNEXATION. 
In any matter before any United States court, upon 
request of the court or any party to the matter, the Attor-
ney General shall affirm the United States policy of not 
recognizing the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China over territory or airspace contested 
by one or more members of the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations in the South China Sea or the territory or 
airspace of areas of the East China Sea administered by 
Japan or the Republic of Korea. 
SEC. 11. NON-RECOGNITION OF CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY 
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OR THE EAST 
CHINA SEA. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not take any action, including any 
movement of aircraft or vessels that implies recognition 
of the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China over 
territory or airspace contested by one or more members 
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the 
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South China Sea or the territory or airspace of areas of 
the East China Sea administered by Japan or the Repub-
lic of Korea. 
(b) UNITED STATES FLAGGED VESSELS.—No vessel 
that is issued a certificate of documentation under chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code, may take any action 
that implies recognition of the sovereignty of the People’s 
Republic of China over territory or airspace contested by 
one or more members of the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations in the South China Sea or the territory or 
airspace of areas of the East China Sea administered by 
Japan or the Republic of Korea. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT.—No aircraft oper-
ated by an air carrier that holds an air carrier certificate 
issued under chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code, 
may take any action that implies recognition of the sov-
ereignty of the People’s Republic of China over territory 
or airspace contested by one or more members of the Asso-
ciation of Southeast Asian Nations in the South China Sea 
or the territory or airspace of areas of the East China 
Sea administered by Japan or the Republic of Korea. 
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SEC. 12. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO COUN-
TRIES 
THAT 
RECOGNIZE 
CHINESE 
SOV-
EREIGNTY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OR 
THE EAST CHINA SEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided by subsection 
(c) or (d), no amounts may be obligated or expended to 
provide foreign assistance to the government of any coun-
try identified in a report required by subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter until the date that is 3 years after 
such date of enactment, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report identifying each country that the Secretary 
determines recognizes, after such date of enactment, 
the sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China 
over territory or airspace contested by one or more 
members of the Association of Southeast Asian Na-
tions in the South China Sea or the territory or air-
space of areas of the East China Sea administered 
by Japan or the Republic of Korea. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex if the Secretary of State 
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determines it is necessary for the national security 
interests of the United States to do so. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of 
State shall publish the unclassified part of the report 
required by paragraph (1) on a publicly available 
website of the Department of State. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply with 
respect to Taiwan, humanitarian assistance, disaster as-
sistance, emergency food assistance, or the Peace Corps. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) with respect to the government of 
a country if the President determines that the waiver is 
in the national interests of the United States. 
Æ 
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