(1) Jamal Khashoggi was a resident of the 
United States living in the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, a Saudi journalist, a Washington Post col-
umnist, and critical of the Saudi regime. 
(2) On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi was lured 
to the Consulate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 
Istanbul, Turkey under the false cover of needing to 
address a consular matter. 
(3) While inside the Saudi consulate, Khashoggi 
was murdered, and his body was dismembered by in-
telligence officers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
(4) The Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence determined in 2018 that Saudi Crown Prince 
Mohammed Bin Salman approved the capture or 
killing of Khashoggi in Istanbul. 
(5) A highly credible inquiry by the United Na-
tions concluded that Khashoggi’s killing was pre-
meditated and that the mission was endorsed, 
planned, and overseen by senior Saudi officials. 
SEC. 3. KHASHOGGI AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN SOV-
EREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT. 
(a) GENERAL EXCEPTIONS TO THE JURISDICTIONAL 
IMMUNITY OF A FOREIGN STATE.—Section 1605(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
insertin ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) in which money damages are sought 
against a foreign state for the personal injury or 
death of a United States person or resident taking 
place on or after October 2, 2017, anywhere other 
than on the territory of that foreign state, where the 
injury or death is a direct result of extraterritorial 
counter-dissident activities conducted by the defend-
ant foreign state or its agents. 
For purposes of this subsection, ‘counter-dissident activi-
ties’ includes activities that suppress, harass, surveil, 
threaten, or harm journalists, activists, or other persons 
perceived to be dissidents.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS TO THE IMMUNITY FROM ATTACH-
MENT OR EXECUTION.—Section 1610 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 1605(a)(2), 
(3), or (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2), (3), (5), or (7) 
of section 1605(a)’’. 
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SEC. 4. KHASHOGGI BAN GROUND OF INADMISSIBILITY. 
Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(H) KHASHOGGI BAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An alien who is 
determined by the Secretary of State or 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to be 
acting on behalf of a foreign government 
and is believed to be directly engaged in 
serious, extraterritorial counter-dissident 
activities, including those that suppress, 
harass, surveil, threaten, or harm— 
‘‘(I) journalists; 
‘‘(II) activists; 
‘‘(III) other persons perceived to 
be dissidents for their work; or 
‘‘(IV) families or other close as-
sociates of the persons described in 
clauses (i) through (iii), 
is inadmissible. 
‘‘(ii) DISCRETIONARY BAN.—Any alien 
who is a family member of an alien who is 
inadmissible under clause (i) may be inad-
missible, as determined by the Secretary of 
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State or the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(iii) NOTIFICATION OF DETERMINA-
TIONS.—If an alien is determined to be in-
admissible under clause (i) or (ii), the Sec-
retary of State or the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall make a public state-
ment identifying the alien and the reasons 
for the determination. 
‘‘(iv) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
The Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may waive the require-
ments of this subparagraph, or any part 
thereof, if such Secretary determines that 
such requirements do not serve the na-
tional security interest of the United 
States. Such waiver shall be made in writ-
ing to Congress and shall include a brief 
description of the national security reason 
for such waiver. 
‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 
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and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out 
this section.’’. 
Æ 
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