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.

Bill: 116-hr-4802
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention

Government information and archives

Sanctions

Trade restrictions

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.&nbsp;or United Nations sanctions.</p>

action_date: 2020-11-18
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>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.&nbsp;or United Nations sanctions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2019 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Deutch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL 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.

1. 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 (11), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) 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. .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. 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 (11), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4802 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT 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.

1. 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 (11), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) 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. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk