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for such purposes, in consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees and subject to the requirements under chap-
ters 1 and 10 of part I and section 634A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) shall not apply with 
respect to assistance made available under this subtitle. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANSPARENCY AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2016.—Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
191; 22 U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) the Global Health Security and International Pan-
demic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Act of 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 5565. SUNSET. 
This subtitle shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 5566. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to impair or otherwise 
affect the authorities granted to the Administrator of the USAID, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the head of any 
other Federal department or agency under any applicable law. 
Subtitle E—Burma Act of 2022 
SEC. 5567. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Burma Unified through 
Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘BURMA Act 
of 2022’’. 
SEC. 5568. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) BURMESE MILITARY.—The term ‘‘Burmese military’’— 
(A) means the Armed Forces of Burma, including the 
army, navy, and air force; and 
(B) includes security services under the control of the 
Armed Forces of Burma, such as the police and border 
guards. 
(2) EXECUTIVE ORDER 14014.—The term ‘‘Executive Order 
14014’’ means Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; 
relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in 
Burma). 
(3) GENOCIDE.—The term ‘‘genocide’’ means any offense 
described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. 
(4) WAR CRIME.—The term ‘‘war crime’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States 
Code.
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PART 1—MATTERS RELATING TO THE 
CONFLICT IN BURMA 
SEC. 5569. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) continue to support the people of Burma in their 
struggle for democracy, human rights, and justice; 
(2) support the efforts of the National Unity Government 
(NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), the 
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the Bur-
mese Civil Disobedience Movement, and other entities in Burma 
and in other countries to oppose the Burmese military and 
bring about an end to the military junta’s rule; 
(3) support a credible process for the restoration of civilian 
government in Burma, with a reformed Burmese military under 
civilian control and the enactment of constitutional, political, 
and economic reform that protects the rights of minority groups 
and furthers a federalist form of government; 
(4) hold accountable perpetrators of human rights violations 
committed against ethnic groups in Burma and the people 
of Burma, including through the February 2022 coup d’etat; 
(5) hold accountable the Russian Federation and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China for their support of the Burmese mili-
tary; 
(6) continue to provide humanitarian assistance to popu-
lations impacted by violence perpetrated by the Burmese mili-
tary wherever they may reside, and coordinate efforts among 
like-minded governments and other international donors to 
maximize the effectiveness of assistance and support for the 
people of Burma; 
(7) secure the unconditional release of all unlawfully 
detained individuals in Burma, including those detained for 
the exercise of their fundamental freedoms; and 
(8) provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma 
in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the surrounding region 
without going through the Burmese military. 
PART 2—SANCTIONS AND POLICY 
COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA 
SEC. 5570. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(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 COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) 
CORRESPONDENT
ACCOUNT; 
PAYABLE-THROUGH 
ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘correspondent account’’ and ‘‘payable-
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through account’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
tion 5318A of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 
financial institution’’ has the meaning of that term as deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation. 
(5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means 
a person that is not a United States person. 
(6) 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. 
(7) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or 
entity. 
(8) SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘support’’, with respect to the Bur-
mese military, means to knowingly have materially assisted, 
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological sup-
port for, or goods or services to or in support of the Burmese 
military. 
(9) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence; 
(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. 5571. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES AND PERPETRATION OF A COUP IN 
BURMA. 
(a) MANDATORY SANCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose 
the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to any foreign 
person that the President determines— 
(1) is a senior official of— 
(A) the Burmese military or security forces of Burma; 
(B) the State Administration Council, the military- 
appointed cabinet at the level of Deputy Minister or higher, 
or a military-appointed minister of a Burmese state or 
region; or 
(C) an entity that primarily operates in the defense 
sector of the Burmese economy; or 
(2) is a Burmese state-owned commercial enterprise (other 
than an entity described in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)) that— 
(A) is operating in the industrial or extractive sectors; 
and 
(B) significantly financially benefits the Burmese mili-
tary. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MEASURE RELATING TO FACILITATION OF TRANS-
ACTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury may, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, prohibit or impose strict conditions on the 
opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent 
account or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution 
that the President determines has, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, knowingly conducted or facilitated a signifi-
cant transaction or transactions on behalf of a foreign person subject
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to sanctions under this section imposed pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(c) ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.—The President may impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to— 
(1) the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise; 
(2) any Burmese state-owned enterprise that— 
(A) is not operating in the industrial or extractive 
sectors; and 
(B) significantly financially benefits the Burmese mili-
tary; 
(3) a spouse or adult child of any person described in 
subsection (a)(1); 
(4) any foreign person that, leading up to, during, and 
since the February 1, 2021, coup d’etat in Burma, is responsible 
for or has directly and knowingly engaged in— 
(A) actions or policies that significantly undermine 
democratic processes or institutions in Burma; 
(B) actions or policies that significantly threaten the 
peace, security, or stability of Burma; 
(C) actions or policies by a Burmese person that— 
(i) significantly prohibit, limit, or penalize the exer-
cise of freedom of expression or assembly by people 
in Burma; or 
(ii) limit access to print, online, or broadcast media 
in Burma; or 
(D) the orchestration of arbitrary detention or torture 
in Burma or other serious human rights abuses in Burma; 
or 
(5) any Burmese entity that provides materiel to the Bur-
mese military. 
(d) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—The President may exercise all 
powers granted to the President by the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the 
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
property and interests in property of the foreign person 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) FOREIGN EXCHANGE.—The President may, pursuant to 
such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 
transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States and in which the foreign person 
has any interest. 
(3) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien who is described in sub-
section (a) or (c) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible for 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 receive any other benefit 
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—