[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1511 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1511
To impose sanctions with respect to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 2, 2021
Ms. Omar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To impose sanctions with respect to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``MBS Must Be Sanctioned Act'' or
``MBS MBS Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CROWN PRINCE OF
SAUDI ARABIA, MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in subsection (b) with respect to the Crown Prince of Saudi
Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of
the powers granted to the President under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except
that the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C.
1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to block and
prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property
of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud if such property
and interests in property are in the United States, come within
the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--Mohammed bin
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other
documentation issued to Mohammed bin Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud shall be revoked regardless
of when the visa or other entry documentation
is or was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or
entry documentation that is in Mohammed
bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's
possession.
(c) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and
1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(1), or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that
subsection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
subsections (b) and (c) of section 2016 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same
extent as a person who commits an unlawful act described in
subsection (a) of that section.
(d) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations and
for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under subsection
(b)(2) shall not apply if admitting or paroling Mohammed bin
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud into the United States is
necessary--
(A) to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the
United Nations and the United States, or other
applicable international obligations; or
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity
in the United States.
(2) Exception related to the importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--The authorities and requirements
to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall
not include the authority or a requirement to impose
sanctions on the importation of goods.
(B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term
``good'' means any article, natural or manmade
substance, material, supply, or manufactured product,
including inspection and test equipment, and excluding
technical data.
(e) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the
application of sanctions under this section if the President determines
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later than
15 days before the termination takes effect that--
(1) credible information exists that Mohammed bin Salman
bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not involved in the murder of Jamal
Khashoggi, or any other instances of forced disappearance,
torture, extrajudicial killing, or other grave human rights
violations;
(2) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been
prosecuted appropriately for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and
all other applicable instances of forced disappearance,
torture, extrajudicial killing, or other grave human rights
violations; and
(3) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has credibly
demonstrated a significant change in behavior, has paid an
appropriate consequence for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and
any other instances of forced disappearance, torture,
extrajudicial killing, and other grave human rights abuses, and
has credibly committed to not engage in such activities in the
future.
(f) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary for the implementation of this
section.
(2) Notification to congress.--Not less than 10 days before
the promulgation of regulations under paragraph (1), the
President shall notify and provide to the appropriate
congressional committees the proposed regulations and an
identification of the provisions of this section that the
regulations are implementing.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien''
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate.
(3) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to
the United States;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such entity; or
(C) any person in the United States.
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