(1) is responsible for severe restrictions on the 
freedom of expression or freedom of the press, in-
cluding the arrest, harassment, torture, mistreat-
ment, threats, fines, or the pervasive surveillance of 
journalists, blockage or censorship of the Internet 
that hinders the free flow of information from jour-
nalists, or other serious violations of the inter-
national right to the freedom of expression; or 
(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro-
vided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or goods or services in support of, an activity 
described in paragraph (1) . 
(b) INADMISSIBILITY
TO
UNITED
STATES.—The 
sanctions described in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the 
United States or to be admitted to the United 
States; or 
(2) if the foreign person has been issued a visa 
or other documentation to be used to enter the 
United States, revocation, in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa or other documentation. 
(c) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN 
IMPOSING SANCTIONS.—In determining whether to im-
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pose sanctions under subsection (b), the President shall 
consider— 
(1) information provided by the chairperson and 
ranking member of each of the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
(2) credible information obtained by other coun-
tries and nongovernmental organizations that mon-
itor violations of human rights. 
(d) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
The President may waive the application of subsection (b) 
with respect to a foreign person if the President deter-
mines that such a waiver is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(e) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS 
HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Subsection (b) shall not 
apply to a foreign person if admitting the foreign person 
into the United States is necessary to permit the United 
States to comply with the Agreement between the United 
Nations and the United States of America regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Suc-
cess June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 
1947, and other applicable international obligations of the 
United States. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF SANCTIONS.—The President 
may terminate the application of sanctions under sub-
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section (b) with respect to a foreign person if the Presi-
dent determines and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 15 days before the termi-
nation of the sanctions that— 
(1) credible information exists that the foreign 
person did not engage in the activity for which sanc-
tions were imposed; 
(2) the foreign person has been prosecuted ap-
propriately for the activity for which sanctions were 
imposed; or 
(3) the foreign person has credibly dem-
onstrated a significant change in behavior, has paid 
an appropriate consequence for the activity for 
which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly com-
mitted to not engage in an activity described in sub-
section (a) in the future. 
(g) 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.—The President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an annual report 
that includes— 
(1) a list of each foreign person with respect to 
which the President imposed sanctions pursuant to 
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section 3 during the year preceding the submission 
of the report; 
(2) the number of foreign persons with respect 
to which the President terminated sanctions under 
section 3 during that year; 
(3) the dates on which such sanctions were im-
posed or terminated, as the case may be; 
(4) the reasons for imposing or terminating 
such sanctions; and 
(5) 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. 
(b) DATES FOR SUBMISSION.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—The President shall sub-
mit the initial report required by this subsection not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.— 
(A) 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— 
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(i) the calendar year in which the ini-
tial report is submitted if the initial report 
is submitted before December 10 of such 
calendar year; and 
(ii) each subsequent calendar year. 
(B) CONGRESSIONAL
STATEMENT.—Con-
gress notes that December 10 of each calendar 
year has been recognized in the United States 
and internationally since 1950 as ‘‘Human 
Rights Day’’ and thus the importance of De-
cember 10 of each calendar year as the date of 
submission of the subsequent reports required 
by this subsection. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex if necessary. 
(d) 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.— 
If the President decides to publish the names of in-
dividuals sanctioned in a report required under this 
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