(a) may be submitted in a classified annex only if 
the Secretary of State— 
(A) determines that it is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States to do so; 
and 
(B) 15 days prior to submitting any such 
name in such a classified annex, provides to the 
appropriate congressional committees notice of, 
and a justification for, including or continuing 
to include any such foreign person in any such 
classified annex despite any publicly available 
information indicating that such foreign person 
is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
subsection. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY; NONAPPLICABILITY 
OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT 
TO VISA RECORDS.—The unclassified portion of the 
list required under subsection (a) shall be made 
available to the public and published in the Federal 
Register, without regard to the requirements of sec-
tion 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to confidentiality of 
records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas 
or permits to enter the United States. 
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SEC. 4. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS AND ADMISSION TO 
THE UNITED STATES.—A foreign person on the list re-
quired under section 3(a) is— 
(1) inadmissible to the United States; 
(2) ineligible to receive a visa or other docu-
mentation to enter the United States; and 
(3) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or pa-
roled 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuing consular officer 
or the Secretary of State, (or a designee of the Sec-
retary of State) shall, in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry doc-
umentation issued to a foreign person on the list re-
quired under section 3(a) regardless of when the 
visa or other entry documentation is issued. 
(2) EFFECT
OF
REVOCATION.—A revocation 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(A) take effect immediately; and 
(B) automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in the for-
eign person’s possession. 
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(3) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall prescribe such regula-
tions as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND FOR-
EIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section shall apply to aliens who are officials of, agents 
or instrumentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign gov-
ernment that is a foreign person included on the list re-
quired under section 3(a) if such aliens are determined 
by the Secretary of State to have knowingly authorized, 
conspired to commit, been responsible for, engaged in, or 
otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions described in 
such section. 
(d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL 
OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under this section shall not 
apply with respect to a foreign person if admitting or pa-
roling such person into the United States is necessary 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 obliga-
tions. 
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(e) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
The Secretary of State may waive the application of sub-
section (a) or (b) in the case of an alien if— 
(1) the Secretary determines that such a waiver 
is in the national security interests of the United 
States; and— 
(2) not later than 15 days prior to granting 
such a waiver, the Secretary provides to the appro-
priate congressional committees notice of, and a jus-
tification for, such waiver. 
(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
State shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 5. FINANCIAL MEASURES. 
(a) FREEZING OF ASSETS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the Secretary of the Treasury, shall exercise 
all powers granted by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (ex-
cept that the requirements of section 202 of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent 
necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in 
all property and interests in property of a foreign 
person that is on the list required under section 3(a) 
of this Act if such property or interests in property 
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are in the United States, are or come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND 
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
apply to aliens who are officials of, agents or instru-
mentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign 
government that is a foreign person included on the 
list required under section 3(a) if such aliens are de-
termined by the President, acting through the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, to have knowingly author-
ized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, en-
gaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated the ac-
tions described in such section 3(a). 
(b) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the application 
of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a 
waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
States. Not less than 15 days prior to granting such a 
waiver, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees notice of, and a justification for, 
such waiver. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
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(1) PENALTIES.—A foreign person that vio-
lates, 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 specified 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 un-
lawful act described in subsection (a) of such sec-
tion. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND 
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
apply to aliens who are officials of, agents or instru-
mentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign 
government that is a foreign person included on the 
list required under section 3(a) if such aliens are de-
termined by the President, acting through the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, to have knowingly author-
ized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, en-
gaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated the ac-
tions described in such section 3(a). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President, acting 
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through the Secretary of the Treasury, shall pre-
scribe or amend regulations as needed to require 
each financial institution that is a United States 
person and has within its possession or control as-
sets that are property or interests in property of a 
foreign person that is on the list required under sec-
tion 3(a) if such property or interests in property 
are in the United States, are or come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person to certify to the 
Secretary that, to the best of the knowledge of such 
financial institution, such financial institution has 
frozen all assets within the possession or control of 
such financial institution that are required to be fro-
zen pursuant to subsection (a). 
(d) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President, act-
ing through the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry 
out this section. 
(e) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO IMPORTATION
OF 
GOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require-
ments to impose sanctions authorized under this Act 
shall not include the authority or requirement to im-
pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
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(2) GOOD
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man- 
made substance, material, supply or manufactured 
product, including inspection and test equipment, 
and excluding technical data. 
SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the actions taken to carry out this Act, 
including— 
(1) a description of each foreign person on the 
list required under section 3(a); 
(2) the dates on which such foreign persons 
were added to such list; and 
(3) a description of the actions described in 
such section that were undertaken by each such for-
eign person. 
(b) TIMING.—The Secretary of State shall submit the 
first report required under this section not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Sec-
retary shall submit subsequent reports under this section 
not later than 60 days after the date of each regularly 
scheduled general election for Federal office, beginning 
with the election held in 2020. 
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(c) FORM.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex if such is in the national security 
interests of the United States. If a classified annex is in-
cluded in any such report, the Secretary of State shall in-
clude in such report a specific national security justifica-
tion for such classified annex. 
Æ 
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