Government and relevant international organi-
zations; and 
‘‘(D) such country is compliant with the 
obligations of such country under a covered 
treaty. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION.—If the re-
port described in paragraph (1) states that an action 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of para-
graph (1) has not been taken by a foreign govern-
mental entity or a foreign country, as applicable, the 
President shall prohibit any transaction that— 
‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) in foreign commerce; or 
‘‘(ii) a transfer of credit or payment 
by, through, or to a financial institution; 
‘‘(B) is subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(C) involves a financial interest of such 
country. 
‘‘(d) REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
remove each sanction imposed on a foreign country pursu-
ant to this section if, on or after the date that is 12 
months after the first date on which a sanction was im-
posed on such country pursuant to this section, the Presi-
dent certifies to Congress that— 
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‘‘(1) such country or the foreign governmental 
entity of which the individual who committed the 
covered act that was the basis for the imposition of 
such sanctions was an official, employee, or agent 
has adequately addressed such act; 
‘‘(2) such country or such entity has developed 
or is developing measures to prevent a covered act; 
‘‘(3) such country or such entity has voluntarily 
provided substantive information regarding such cov-
ered act to the United States Government and rel-
evant international organizations; 
‘‘(4) such country is compliant with the obliga-
tions of such country under a covered treaty; and 
‘‘(5) such country or such entity has made or 
is making restitution to persons harmed by the cov-
ered act that was the basis of such sanctions, includ-
ing United States nationals. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for pe-
riods of not more than 180 days, waive the imposi-
tion of sanctions required under this section if the 
President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that such 
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waiver is vital to the national security interests of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) SUNSET.—The President may not exercise 
the authority described in paragraph (1) on or after 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Countering Beijing’s Weaponization of 
Fentanyl Act. 
‘‘SEC. 311. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) CHEMICAL
OR
BIOLOGICAL
PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘chemical or biological program’ means a 
program to produce, develop or distribute— 
‘‘(A) a chemical or biological weapon; 
‘‘(B) benzylfentanyl; 
‘‘(C) 4-anilinopiperidine; or 
‘‘(D) norfentanyl precursors. 
‘‘(2) COMMERCE
CONTROL
LIST.—The term 
‘Commerce Control List’ means the list maintained 
by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the De-
partment of Commerce and set forth in Supplement 
No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration 
Regulations. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
ACT.—The term ‘covered act’ 
means an act by an individual who is an official, em-
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ployee, or agent of a foreign governmental entity, 
if— 
‘‘(A) such individual knew or should have 
known that such act would result in injury or 
damages to another foreign country; and 
‘‘(B) such act concerns a chemical or bio-
logical program that is owned, controlled, or di-
rected by, or subject to the jurisdiction of such 
foreign governmental entity. 
‘‘(4) COVERED
TREATY.—The term ‘covered 
treaty’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production and Stockpiling of 
Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on 
their Destruction, done at Washington, London, 
and Moscow, April 10, 1972 (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘Biological Weapons Conven-
tion’); and 
‘‘(B) the Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production, Stockpiling and 
Use of Chemical Weapons and on their De-
struction, done at Paris January 13, 1993, and 
entered into force April 29, 1997 (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘Chemical Weapons Conven-
tion’). 
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‘‘(5) 
EXPORT
ADMINISTRATION
REGULA-
TIONS.—The term ‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’ means the regulations set forth in subchapter 
C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. 
‘‘(6) FOREIGN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The 
term ‘foreign governmental entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a foreign country; 
‘‘(B) a political subdivision of a foreign 
country; 
‘‘(C) an ‘agency or instrumentality of a 
foreign state’ as such term is defined in section 
1603(b) of title 28, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) an entity that is directly or indirectly 
controlled or beneficially owned by a foreign 
country; 
‘‘(E) an entity that acts on behalf of or as 
an agent of a foreign country; and 
‘‘(F) an entity that— 
‘‘(i) receives significant material sup-
port from a foreign country; and 
‘‘(ii) is engaged in— 
‘‘(I) the provision of commercial 
services; 
‘‘(II) shipping; 
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‘‘(III) manufacturing; 
‘‘(IV) producing; or 
‘‘(V) exporting.’’. 
Æ 
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