Cambodia’s military facilities or establish a 
presence within Cambodia; 
(5) in the absence of systemic democratic re-
forms on the part of the Government of Cambodia, 
there is need for additional measures by the United 
States Government, including through the enactment 
of legislation and executive action; and 
(6) the presence of the People’s Liberation 
Army will further enable Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 
authoritarian crackdown, including oppression of op-
position parties, independent civil society, and free 
media in Cambodia. 
SEC. 4. SANCTIONS RELATING TO SUPPRESSING DEMO-
CRATIC 
INSTITUTIONS, 
POLITICAL 
FREE-
DOMS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
SUPPRESSING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL 
FREEDOMS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of— 
(A) any current or former official of the 
Government of Cambodia or the military or se-
curity forces of Cambodia, or any other foreign 
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person, that the President determines know-
ingly— 
(i) directly and substantially prevents 
members of opposition parties and groups, 
the media, and civil society organizations 
from exercising their civil and political 
rights; 
(ii) engages in or is responsible for 
any acts for which sanctions may be im-
posed under the Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
10101 et seq.); or 
(iii) engages in or supports the estab-
lishment of installations or facilities that 
could be used by the People’s Liberation 
Army or entities tied to the People’s Lib-
eration Army in Cambodia, which could in-
clude persons identified under paragraph 
(1) of section 5(a) in the report required 
by that section; 
(B) any person that the President deter-
mines is acting for or on behalf of a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) related to conduct 
described in that subparagraph; and 
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(C) any person that the President deter-
mines is owned or controlled by a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and is involved in 
conduct described in that subparagraph. 
(2) UPDATES.—The President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees updated 
lists under paragraph (1) as new information be-
comes available. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the following sanctions with respect to each foreign 
person on the list required by subsection (a): 
(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 the person if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come with-
in the possession or control of a United States per-
son. 
(2) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS-
SION, OR PAROLE.— 
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(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR
PAROLE.—In 
the case of an individual, that individual 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 
entry documentation of the individual shall 
be revoked in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), regardless of when 
such 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) automatically cancel any 
other valid visa or entry documenta-
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tion that is in the individual’s posses-
sion. 
(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 carry out 
this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, li-
cense, or order issued to carry out that subsection 
shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (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. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this 
section shall not apply with respect to— 
(A) any activity subject to the reporting 
requirements under title V of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or 
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(B) any authorized intelligence or law en-
forcement activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under sub-
section (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the ad-
mission or parole of an individual if admitting or pa-
roling the individual into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re-
quirements to impose sanctions authorized 
under subsection (b)(1) shall not include the 
authority or 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. 
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(e) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a 
foreign person on the list required by subsection (a) if the 
President determines and certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that such a waiver is in the national 
interest of the United States. 
(f) SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) SUSPENSION.—The requirement to impose 
sanctions under this section may be suspended for 
an initial period of not more than one year if the 
President determines and certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that Cambodia is making 
meaningful progress toward the following: 
(A) Ending government efforts to suppress 
democratic institutions and political freedoms 
and rights. 
(B) Ending gross violations of internation-
ally recognized human rights and acts of sig-
nificant corruption. 
(C) Releasing all political prisoners. 
(D) Dropping all politically motivated 
charges and vacating convictions from any such 
charges against members of the Cambodia Na-
tional Rescue Party, journalists, and civil soci-
ety activists. 
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(E) Conducting free and fair elections that 
allow for the active participation of credible op-
position candidates. 
(2) RENEWAL OF SUSPENSION.—The suspen-
sion of sanctions under paragraph (1) may be re-
newed for additional, consecutive one-year periods if 
the President determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that Cambodia con-
tinued to make meaningful progress toward satis-
fying the conditions described in that paragraph 
during the year preceding the certification. 
(g) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON ACTIVITY OF THE PEOPLE’S LIBERA-
TION ARMY AND GOVERNMENT OF THE PEO-
PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN CAMBODIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the committees specified in subsection (c) a report 
assessing— 
(1) the involvement of the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist 
Party, or the People’s Liberation Army in upgrading 
existing facilities or constructing new facilities at 
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Ream Naval Base and Dara Sakor Airport in Cam-
bodia; 
(2) any actual or projected benefits, including 
any enhancement of the power projection capabilities 
of the People’s Liberation Army, that the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese 
Communist Party, or the People’s Liberation Army 
may accrue as a result of such upgrades or construc-
tion; 
(3) the impact that the presence of the People’s 
Liberation Army in Cambodia may have on the in-
terests, allies, and partners of the United States in 
the region; 
(4) any efforts undertaken by the United States 
Government to convey to the Government of Cam-
bodia the concerns relating to the presence of the 
People’s Liberation Army and the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia and the 
impact that presence could have on security in the 
South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region more 
broadly and on adherence to the Constitution of 
Cambodia; 
(5) the impact the presence of the People’s Lib-
eration Army in Cambodia, as well as closer govern-
ment-to-government ties between Cambodia and the 
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Government of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding through investments under the Belt and 
Road Initiative, has had on the deterioration of de-
mocracy and human rights inside Cambodia; 
(6) any party-to-party training, coordination, or 
other links between the Chinese Communist Party 
and the Cambodian People’s Party; and 
(7) any other ongoing activities by the People’s 
Liberation Army or any other security services of 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China in 
Cambodia. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
(c) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees speci-
fied in this subsection are— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives. 
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SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of the President to designate persons for the im-
position of sanctions pursuant to an Executive order 
issued under the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or otherwise pursuant 
to that Act. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
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