violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(2) or any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection 
(b)(2) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (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 de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(h) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President 
may terminate the application of sanctions under this sec-
tion with respect to a person if the President determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 15 days before the termination of the sanc-
tions that— 
(1) credible information exists that the person 
did not engage in the activity for which sanctions 
were imposed; 
(2) the person has been prosecuted appro-
priately for the activity for which sanctions were im-
posed; or 
(3) the person has credibly demonstrated a sig-
nificant 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 fu-
ture. 
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(i) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS BY PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an an-
nual report that includes— 
(A) a list of each foreign person with re-
spect to which the President imposed sanctions 
pursuant to section 3 during the year preceding 
the submission of the report; 
(B) a description of the type of sanctions 
imposed with respect to each such person; 
(C) the number of foreign persons with re-
spect to which the President— 
(i) imposed sanctions under section 
3(a) during that year; and 
(ii) terminated sanctions under sec-
tion 3(h) during that year; 
(D) the dates on which such sanctions 
were imposed or terminated, as the case may 
be; 
(E) the reasons for imposing or termi-
nating such sanctions; and 
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(F) a description of the efforts of the 
President to encourage the governments of 
other countries to impose sanctions that are 
similar to the sanctions authorized by section 3. 
(2) DATES FOR SUBMISSION.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—The President shall 
submit the initial report required by this sub-
section not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 
submit each subsequent report required by 
this subsection on December 10, or the 
first day thereafter on which both Houses 
of Congress are in session, of— 
(I) the calendar year in which the 
initial report is submitted if the initial 
report is submitted before December 
10 of such calendar year; and 
(II) each subsequent calendar 
year. 
(ii) CONGRESSIONAL
STATEMENT.— 
Congress notes that December 10 of each 
calendar year has been recognized in the 
United States and internationally since 
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1950 as ‘‘Human Rights Day’’ and thus 
the importance of December 10 of each 
calendar year as the date of submission of 
the subsequent reports required by this 
subsection. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the name of a foreign person to be 
included in the list required by subsection 
(a)(1) may be submitted in the classified annex 
authorized by paragraph (1) only if the Presi-
dent— 
(i) determines that it is vital for the 
national security interests of the United 
States to do so; and 
(ii) uses the annex in a manner con-
sistent with congressional intent and the 
purposes of this Act. 
(B) 
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The 
President shall include the following additional 
information in the unclassified portion of the 
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report required by subsection (a) with respect 
to foreign persons whose names are to be sub-
mitted in the classified annex authorized by 
paragraph (1): 
(i) The total number of such foreign 
persons. 
(ii) The total number of such foreign 
persons who are individuals and the total 
number of such foreign persons who are 
entities. 
(iii) In the case of— 
(I) each such foreign person who 
is an individual, the country of citi-
zenship of the foreign person; and 
(II) each such foreign person 
that is an entity, the country under 
whose laws the entity is organized. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The unclassified portion of 
the report required by subsection (a) shall be made 
available to the public, including through publication 
in the Federal Register. 
(2) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CONFIDENTIALITY 
REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO VISA RECORDS.— 
The President shall publish the list required by sub-
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section (a)(1) without regard to the requirements of 
section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to confiden-
tiality of records pertaining to the issuance or re-
fusal of visas or permits to enter the United States. 
SEC. 5. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO CON-
GRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the following: 
(1) A description and assessment of the proc-
ess— 
(A) to determine whether a foreign person 
has engaged in an activity described in section 
3(a) and whether sanctions under section 3 
should be imposed with respect to the person; 
and 
(B) to determine whether the identity of a 
foreign person with respect to which the Presi-
dent has imposed sanctions pursuant to section 
3 should be classified. 
(2) An assessment of the implementation of this 
Act. 
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(b) CONSULTATION.—The Comptroller General shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees and 
nongovernmental organizations for purposes of preparing 
the report required by subsection (a). 
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