I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6586 
To require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky 
Human Rights Accountability Act to certain members of the Inter-
national Olympic Committee who are complicit in the perpetuation of 
human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2022 
Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. WAGNER, 
Ms. CHENEY, Mr. BABIN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. 
GIBBS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 
LATURNER, Mr. MAST, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, and Mrs. STEEL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to certain 
members of the International Olympic Committee who 
are complicit in the perpetuation of human rights abuses 
in the People’s Republic of China, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guaranteeing Enemy 
Nations Omit from Criminalizing, Impeding, or Detaining 
Exceptional Global Athletes Magnifying Exploitation dur-
ing Sporting events Act’’ or the ‘‘GENOCIDE GAMES 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COM-
MITTEE 
(IOC) 
OFFICIALS 
WHO 
ARE 
COMPLICIT 
IN 
THE 
PERPETUATION 
OF 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—Beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, each time the President 
receives credible evidence that a gross violation of inter-
nationally recognized human rights has occurred against 
a 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games partici-
pant, the President shall determine by a preponderance 
of evidence whether a foreign person described in sub-
section (b) materially supported such gross violation of 
internationally recognized human rights. 
(b) FOREIGN PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A foreign per-
son described in this subsection is a foreign person who 
is— 
(1) President of the International Olympic 
Committee; or 
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(2) any other individual associated with the 
International Olympic Committee who the President 
determines has materially assisted a gross violation 
of internationally recognized human rights. 
(c) MANDATORY SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the sanctions described in subsection (f) with re-
spect to each foreign person described in subsection (b) 
that the President determines materially supported a 
gross violation of internationally recognized human rights 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 
this Act, material support of a gross violation of inter-
nationally recognized human rights shall be construed to 
include false, reckless, or negligent assurances to 2022 
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participants re-
garding human rights assurances provided to the Inter-
national Olympic Committee by the government of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, or any agent acting on their behalf or under their 
control. 
(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Each time the Presi-
dent makes a determination pursuant to subsection (a), 
the President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the foreign person concerned, the Presi-
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dent’s determination, and the basis for such determina-
tion. 
(f) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the sanctions described in section 
1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Ac-
countability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public 
Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The requirement to impose sanctions under 
this section shall not apply with respect to activities 
subject to the reporting requirements under title V 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3091 et seq.), or any authorized intelligence activi-
ties of the United States. 
(g) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposi-
tion of the sanctions under this section with respect to 
a foreign person if the President determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that a waiver 
is in the national security interests of the United States. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided to the President under sec-
tions 203 and 205 of the International Emergency 
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Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to 
carry out this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE IMPORTA-
TION OF GOODS.—The authorities and requirements 
to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall 
not include the authority or requirement to impose 
sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(3) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 
substance, material, supply, or manufactured prod-
uct, including inspection and test equipment and ex-
cluding technical data. 
(i) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 
unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(j) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
15 days after imposing sanctions under subsection (a), the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report regarding measures taken to imple-
ment this section. 
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(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(2) 2022 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER 
GAMES
PARTICIPANT
DEFINED.—In this Act, a 
‘‘2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games par-
ticipant’’ is any United States or foreign person in-
volved in the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter 
Games, including athletes, spectators, government 
and private officials, members of the press, and per-
sons involved in economic activity related to the 
Games. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 
United States person. 
(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
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(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 3. SUNSET. 
This Act shall terminate on March 13, 2023. 
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