(1) information provided jointly by the chair-
person and ranking member of each of the appro-
priate congressional committees; and 
(2) credible information obtained by other coun-
tries and nongovernmental organizations that mon-
itor environmental harm or violations of human 
rights. 
(e) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) INTELLIGENCE
AND
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not 
apply with respect to— 
(A) any activity subject to the reporting 
requirements under title V of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.); or 
(B) any authorized intelligence or law en-
forcement activities of the United States. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS HEAD-
QUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—This section shall not 
apply with respect to the admission of an individual 
to the United States if the admission of the indi-
vidual is necessary to comply with United States ob-
ligations under the Agreement between the United 
Nations and the United States of America regarding 
the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at 
Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
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November 21, 1947, under the Convention on Con-
sular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 
entered into force March 19, 1967, or under other 
international obligations of the United States. 
(3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all property and 
interests in property under this section shall not 
include the authority to impose sanctions on the 
importation of goods. 
(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 
man-made substance, material, supply or manu-
factured product, including inspection and test 
equipment, and excluding technical data. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 
and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 
this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 
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order issued to carry out this section shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) CARBON
SINK.—The term ‘‘carbon sink’’ 
means a feature or process that absorbs more car-
bon from the atmosphere than it releases. 
(3) DEFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘deforest-
ation’’ means the conversion of forest to other land 
use, whether human-induced or not, that results 
in— 
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(A) permanent reduction of the tree can-
opy to less than a minimum 10 percent thresh-
old; and 
(B) the conversion of areas of forest to ag-
riculture, pasture, water reservoirs, mining, or 
urban areas. 
(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, means— 
(A) a person has actual knowledge of the 
facts; or 
(B) a reasonable person acting in the cir-
cumstances and exercising reasonable care 
would have that knowledge. 
(5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(6) RECKLESSLY.—The term ‘‘recklessly’’, with 
respect to conduct, means that a person displays a 
deliberate indifference or conscious disregard to the 
consequences of the conduct. 
(7) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
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(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
(8) WILLFULLY.—The term ‘‘willfully’’, with 
respect to conduct, means a person has knowledge— 
(A) of the facts; and 
(B) that the conduct was subject to sanc-
tions under this section. 
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE OFFICE OF FOR-
EIGN ASSETS CONTROL. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary 
to support the targeting by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control of persons under this Act and to enhance the abil-
ity of that Office to target persons for the imposition of 
sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Ac-
countability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.). 
Æ 
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