Bassam Barabandi Rewards for Justice Act
Bill: H.R.1036 | Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe (R-SC)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Bassam Barabandi Rewards for Justice Act
This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to allow rewards for providing information that leads to the identification or location of an entity or individual that knowingly violates U.S. or United Nations sanctions.

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
   authorize rewards under the Department of State's rewards program 
 relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in 
    activities in contravention of United States or United Nations 
                   sanctions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Bassam Barabandi Rewards 
for Justice Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``or'' after 
        the semicolon at the end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) the identification or location of an 
        individual or entity that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, 
                imports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from any 
                country any goods, services, or technology controlled 
                for export by the United States because of the use of 
                such goods, services, or technology in contravention of 
                a United States or United Nations sanction; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, 
                provides training, advice, or other services or 
                assistance, or engages in significant financial 
                transactions, relating to any such goods, services, or 
                technology in contravention of such 
                sanction.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bassam Barabandi Rewards for Justice 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

    Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) the identification or location of an individual or 
        entity that--
                    ``(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, 
                exports, or reexports to, into, or from any country any 
                goods, services, or technology controlled for export by 
                the United States because of the use of such goods, 
                services, or technology in contravention of a United 
                States or United Nations sanction; or
                    ``(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides 
                training, advice, or other services or assistance, or 
                engages in significant financial transactions, relating 
                to any such goods, services, or technology in 
                contravention of such sanction.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 460

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1036

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