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(2) coordinate the development and implementation of 
United States hostage recovery policies, strategies, and proce-
dures; 
(3) receive regular updates from the Hostage Recovery 
Fusion Cell and the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs on the 
status of United States nationals being held hostage or unlaw-
fully or wrongfully detained abroad and measures being taken 
to effect safe recoveries; 
(4) coordinate the provision of policy guidance to the Hos-
tage Recovery Fusion Cell, including reviewing recovery options 
proposed by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell and working 
to resolve disputes within the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell; 
(5) as appropriate, direct the use of resources at the Hos-
tage Recovery Fusion Cell to coordinate or assist in the safe 
recovery of United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully 
detained abroad; and 
(6) as appropriate, direct the use of resources at the Hos-
tage Recovery Fusion Cell to coordinate the United States 
Government response to other hostage-takings occurring abroad 
in which the United States has a national interest. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Hostage Response Group shall meet regu-
larly. 
(e) REPORTING.—The Hostage Response Group shall regularly 
provide recommendations on hostage recovery options and strategies 
to the National Security Council. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the sanctions 
described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the 
President determines, based on credible evidence— 
(1) is responsible for or is complicit in, or responsible for 
ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the hostage-taking 
of a United States national abroad or the unlawful or wrongful 
detention of a United States national abroad; or 
(2) knowingly provides financial, material, or technological 
support for, or goods or services in support of, an activity 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An alien described 
in subsection (a) may be— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documenta-
tion to enter the United States; and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled 
into the United States or to receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An alien described in subsection 
(a) may be subject to revocation of any visa or other 
entry documentation regardless of when the visa or 
other entry documentation is or was issued. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A revocation under clause 
(i) may— 
(I) take effect immediately; and
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(II) cancel any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the alien’s possession. 
(2) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise all of 
the powers granted to the President under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.), to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in property and interests in property of 
a foreign 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 posses-
sion or control of a United States person. 
(B) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY REQUIRE-
MENT.—The requirements of section 202 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) 
shall not apply for purposes of this section. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions 
under this section shall not apply to any activity subject to 
the reporting requirements under title V of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized 
intelligence activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGA-
TIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under 
subsection (b)(1) shall not apply with respect to an alien if 
admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is nec-
essary— 
(A) 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; or 
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity 
in the United States. 
(d) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(2) 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 section 206 of the International 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. 
(e) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President may terminate 
the application of sanctions under this section with respect to 
a person if the President determines that— 
(1) information exists that the person did not engage in 
the activity for which sanctions were imposed; 
(2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the 
activity for which sanctions were imposed; 
(3) the person has credibly demonstrated a significant 
change in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for 
the activity for which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly 
committed to not engage in an activity described in subsection 
(a) in the future; or 
(4) the termination of the sanctions is in the national 
security interests of the United States.
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(f) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—If the President terminates 
sanctions pursuant to subsection (d), the President shall report 
to the appropriate congressional committees a written justification 
for such termination within 15 days. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Presi-
dent may exercise 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. 
(h) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements to 
impose sanctions authorized under this subtitle shall not 
include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions 
on the importation of goods. 
(2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘good’’ 
means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
equipment, and excluding technical data. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means— 
(A) any citizen or national of a foreign country 
(including any such individual who is also a citizen or 
national of the United States); or 
(B) any entity not organized solely under the laws 
of the United States or existing solely in the United States. 
(2) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
including a foreign branch of such an entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
SEC. 307. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
(2) UNITED STATES NATIONAL.—The term ‘‘United States 
national’’ means— 
(A) a United States national as defined in section 
101(a)(22) or section 308 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22), 8 U.S.C. 1408); and 
(B) a lawful permanent resident alien with significant 
ties to the United States.
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SEC. 308. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize a private 
right of action. 
Subtitle B—Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 
SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Assurance Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 312. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) April 10, 2019, marked the 40th anniversary of the 
Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–8). 
(2) Since 1949, the close relationship between the United 
States and Taiwan has benefitted both parties and the broader 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) The security of Taiwan and its democracy are key 
elements of continued peace and stability of the greater Indo- 
Pacific region, which is in the political, security, and economic 
interests of the United States. 
(4) The People’s Republic of China is currently engaged 
in a comprehensive military modernization campaign to 
enhance the power-projection capabilities of the People’s Libera-
tion Army and its ability to conduct joint operations, which 
is shifting the military balance of power across the Taiwan 
Strait. 
(5) Taiwan and its diplomatic partners continue to face 
sustained pressure and coercion from the People’s Republic 
of China, which seeks to isolate Taiwan from the international 
community. 
(6) It is the policy of the United States to reinforce its 
commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act in 
a manner consistent with the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ and in accord-
ance with the United States ‘‘One China’’ policy. 
(7) In the Taiwan Travel Act, which became law on March 
16, 2018, Congress observed that the ‘‘self-imposed restrictions 
that the United States maintains on high-level visits’’ between 
the United States and Taiwan have resulted in insufficient 
high-level communication. 
SEC. 313. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Taiwan is a vital part of the United States Free and 
Open Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(2) the United States Government— 
(A) supports Taiwan’s continued pursuit of asymmetric 
capabilities and concepts; and 
(B) urges Taiwan to increase its defense spending in 
order to fully resource its defense strategy; and 
(3) the United States should conduct regular sales and 
transfers of defense articles to Taiwan in order to enhance 
its self-defense capabilities, particularly its efforts to develop 
and integrate asymmetric capabilities, including undersea war-
fare and air defense capabilities, into its military forces.