CASES Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1019
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-28
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Corruption in Argentina Stymied by Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023 or the CASES Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires sanctions to be imposed on five specified Argentinian public officials if such individuals meet the criteria for such sanctions.</p> <p>The specified Argentinian officials are Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner, Maximo Kirchner, Juan Martin Mena, Oscar Isidro Jose Parrilli, and Carlos Alberto Zannini.</p> <p>The bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual report to Congress containing (1) a description of each person's assets, including the net worth of immediate family members; and (2) a determination as to whether each person meets the criteria for the imposition of visa- and property-blocking sanctions related to corruption or human rights violations.</p> <p>The President must impose such sanctions on any of these individuals whom the President determines meets the sanctions criteria. </p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1019 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2023 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain officials of Argentina.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corruption in Argentina Stymied by Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023 or the CASES Act of 2023 . 2. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain officials of Argentina (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report with respect to each individual specified in subsection (c) that includes— (1) a description of the assets of the individual, including— (A) the estimated net worth of the individual; (B) the estimated net worth of the immediate family members of the individual; and (C) a description of all of the individual's real, personal, and intellectual property, bank of investment or similar accounts, and any other financial or business interests or holdings, whether obtained legitimately or illegitimately; and (2) a determination with respect to whether the individual meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328 ). (b) Imposition of sanctions If the President makes an affirmative determination under subsection (a)(2) with respect to an individual, the President shall impose sanctions under section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, with respect to the individual. (c) Individuals specified The individuals specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner, born on February 19, 1953, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2) Máximo Kirchner, born on February 2, 1977, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (3) Juan Martin Mena, born on February 25, 1979, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (4) Oscar Isidro José Parrilli, born on August 13, 1951, in San Martín de Los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina. (5) Carlos Alberto Zannini, born on August 27, 1954, in Villa Nueva, Córdoba, Argentina.