[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8863

To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act 
 of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect 
  to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2024

Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. Sherman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
 and Financial Services, 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 amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act 
 of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect 
  to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Bringing Real Accountability Via 
Enforcement in Burma Act'' or the ``BRAVE Burma Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.

    Section 5574 of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military 
Accountability Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023; 22 U.S.C. 10225) is amended by striking ``8 years'' and inserting 
``10 years''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 5571(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 10222(e)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(e) Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to Burmese 
Persons.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 
        years, the President shall determine whether the following 
        persons meet the criteria for sanctions described under 
        subsection (a) or under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 
        9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the 
        situation in Burma):
                    ``(A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise described 
                in subsection (c)(1).
                    ``(B) Myanma Economic Bank.
                    ``(C) Any foreign person that the President 
                determines operates in the jet fuel sector of the 
                Burmese economy, including through activities such as 
                the provision of financial services or the importation, 
                exportation, reexportation, sale, supply, trade, 
                storage, or transport, directly or indirectly, of jet 
                fuel in Burma.
            ``(2) Report required.--Upon making the determination 
        required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
        assessment.
            ``(3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (2) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDING BENEFITTING THE STATE ADMINISTRATION 
              COUNCIL OF BURMA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to 
use the voice and vote of the United States, when assessing potential 
changes to any shareholding formula in connection with a governance 
review of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase to the 
shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to the rule of the 
State Administration Council.
    (b) Waiver.--The President of the United States may waive the 
application of subsection (a) upon certifying to the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the waiver is important to the 
national interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation of 
the reasons therefor.

SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR BURMESE DEMOCRACY.

    (a) In General.--There is within the office of the Secretary of 
State a United States Special Coordinator for Burmese Democracy (in 
this section referred to as the ``Special Coordinator'') who shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.
    (b) Central Objective.--The Special Coordinator should develop a 
comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full range of 
United States diplomatic capabilities to promote human rights and the 
restoration of civilian government in Burma.
    (c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Coordinator should, 
as appropriate, assist in--
            (1) coordinating the sanctions policies of the United 
        States under the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military 
        Accountability Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 10201 et seq.) with 
        relevant bureaus and offices within the Department of State and 
        other relevant United States Government agencies;
            (2) promoting a comprehensive international effort to 
        impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with respect to 
        Burma;
            (3) coordinating with and supporting interagency United 
        States Government efforts, including efforts of the United 
        States Ambassador to Burma, the United States Ambassador to 
        ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the 
        United Nations, relating to--
                    (A) identifying opportunities to coordinate with 
                and exert pressure on the governments of the People's 
                Republic of China and the Russian Federation to support 
                multilateral action against the Burmese military;
                    (B) working with like-minded partners to impose a 
                coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and 
                targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the 
                Burmese military, including through the introduction 
                and adoption of a United Nations Security Council 
                resolution;
                    (C) engaging in direct dialogue with Burmese civil 
                society, democracy advocates, ethnic minority 
                representative groups, and organizations or groups 
                representing the protest movement and the officials 
                elected in 2020, such as the Committee Representing the 
                Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the National Unity Government, the 
                National Unity Consultative Council, the Ethnic 
                Resistance Revolutionary Organizations, and their 
                designated representatives;
                    (D) encouraging the United Nations Independent 
                Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to incorporate 
                accountability mechanisms in relation to the atrocities 
                against Rohingya and other ethnic groups, to take 
                further steps to make its leadership and membership 
                ethnically diverse, and to incorporate measures to 
                enhance ethnic reconciliation and national unity into 
                its policy agenda;
                    (E) assisting efforts by the relevant United 
                Nations Special Envoys and Special Rapporteurs to 
                secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma, 
                promote respect for human rights, and encourage 
                dialogue; and
                    (F) supporting nongovernmental organizations 
                operating in Burma and neighboring countries working to 
                restore civilian democratic rule to Burma and to 
                address the urgent humanitarian needs of the people of 
                Burma;
            (4) providing timely input for reporting on the impacts of 
        the implementation of the Burma Unified through Rigorous 
        Military Accountability Act of 2022 on the Burmese military and 
        the people of Burma; and
            (5) reporting to and coordinating with Congress.
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