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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3627
To protect the United States and its allies by imposing sanctions on countries
and entities that aid and abet individuals or entities engaged in terrorist
activity or fail to cooperate in the war against terrorism, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 24, 2002
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. GOSS) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition
to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To protect the United States and its allies by imposing
sanctions on countries and entities that aid and abet
individuals or entities engaged in terrorist activity or
fail to cooperate in the war against terrorism, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Safe Harbor Act’’.
be a country not cooperating fully with United
States antiterrorism efforts; and
(3) any country or entity that the President
determines—
(A) fails to support antiterrorist investiga-
tions by the United States;
(B) provides sanctuary for individuals or
entities suspected of engaging in terrorist activ-
ity from prosecution in the United States or
any of its allies;
(C) fails to extradite to the United States
or any of its allies individuals or entities sus-
pected of engaging in terrorist activity;
(D) allows individuals or entities to seek
material support or resources (within the mean-
ing of section 2339A(b) of title 18, United
States Code), including raising funds, for
groups that engage in terrorist activity;
(E) allows the recruitment of individuals
for terrorist activity; or
(F) fails to assist in intelligence gathering
by the United States or any of its allies relating
to terrorist activity.
(b) SANCTIONS.—
(1) SANCTIONS ON COUNTRIES.—The sanctions
that may be imposed on a country referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
(A) ECONOMIC EMBARGO.—The President
may exercise the authorities the President has
under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act to impose an economic embargo on
such country, without regard to section 202 of
that Act, including—
(i) blocking all property and interests
in property of such country that are in the
United States or are in the possession or
control of United States persons;
(ii) prohibiting transactions in any
property in which any national of such
country has any interest; and
(iii) prohibiting imports from and ex-
ports to such country.
(B) PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL.—The Presi-
dent may prohibit travel to and from that coun-
try, notwithstanding section 203(b)(4) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
(C) DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED
STATES.—The President may direct the Attor-
ney General to deny admission into the United
States to any citizen or national of that country
(or, in the case of a person having no nation-
ality, a person habitually residing in such coun-
try) as an immigrant or nonimmigrant (except
in the case of admission as a refugee under sec-
tion 207 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act or similar provision of law).
(2) SANCTIONS ON ENTITIES.—The sanctions
that may be imposed on an entity referred to in sub-
section (a)(3) are that the President may exercise
the authorities the President has under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act, without
regard to section 202 of that Act—
(A) to block all property and interests in
property of such entity that are in the United
States or are in the possession or control of
United States persons; and
(B) to prohibit imports from and exports
to such entity.
(c) REGULATORY
AUTHORITY; PENALTIES.—The
President may issue such regulations, licenses, and orders
as are necessary to carry out this Act. The penalties set
forth in section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act shall apply to violations under this Act
to the same extent as such penalties apply to violations
under that Act.
SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.
The President may vest and liquidate as much of
property that is blocked pursuant to section paragraphs
(1)(A)(i) and (2)(A) of section 2(b) as may be necessary
to adequately compensate the victims of terrorist acts and
their families, in accordance with regulations that the
President may issue.
SEC. 4. WAIVER.
The President may waive any provision of section 2
with respect to any country or entity if the President—
(1) determines that vital national interests so
require; and
(2) submits that determination to the Congress,
together with the reasons therefor.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) TERRORIST ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘terrorist
activity’’ has the meaning given that term in section
212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)).
(2) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term
‘‘United States person’’ means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity that is organized under the laws of
the United States; or
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other
legal entity that is organized under the laws of
a foreign country and is controlled by entities
described in subparagraph (B) or United States
citizens, or both.
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