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H.R. 5613 — what changed

Sanctions Lists Harmonization Act

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Requirements to include individuals and entities subject to United States sanctions on certain other sanctions lists

(a)
Notification to other Federal officials— Not later than 30 days after the date on which an individual or entity is included on one of the lists described in subsection (d), the Federal official responsible for administering such list shall notify the Federal officials responsible for administering the other lists described in subsection (d) of the inclusion of the individual or entity on such list.
(b)
Determination and other requirements of other Federal official—
(1)
changed In general—Review— Not later than 60 30 days after the date on which a Federal official receives a notification under subsection (a) of the inclusion of an individual or entity on one of the lists described in subsection (d), such Federal official shall—shall initiate a review regarding whether such individual or entity warrants inclusion on such other lists.
(2)
added Determination— Not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal official receives a notification under subsection (a) of the inclusion of an individual or entity on one of the lists described in subsection (d), such Federal official shall make a determination of whether to include such individual or entity on such other lists.
(A)
removed conduct a review and make a determination of whether to include such individual or entity on such other lists; and
(B)
removed make available to the public, including by publishing in the Federal Register, the determination made under subparagraph (A).
(2)
removed Advance congressional notification—
(A)
removed In general— In the case of a determination under paragraph (1)(A) not to include an individual or entity on such other lists, the Federal official shall, not later than 7 days after making the determination, submit the determination to the appropriate congressional committees, including a justification for why the individual or entity did not meet the eligibility criteria for inclusion on such other list.
(B)
removed Form— A notification required under this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
(3)
removed Additional review— In the case of a determination under paragraph (1)(A) not to include an individual or entity on such other lists, the Federal official shall, not later than 1 year after making the determination, conduct an additional review to determine if the individual or entity should be included on such other lists, particularly if there is a material change in the activities of the individual or entity.
(c)
changed Congressional notifications for determinations not To list new individuals and entities—Report—
(1)
added In general— Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, each Federal agency maintaining a list described in subsection (d) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report—
(1)
removed Notification to congress—
(A)
removed In general— Not later than 30 days after the date on which a Federal agency, department, or office first conducts deliberations regarding the designation of a new individual or entity on any list described in subsection (d) and determines not to designate that individual or entity, the Federal official responsible for administering such list shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such negative determination and include with such notification—
(i)
removed an identification of the nondesignated individual or entity by name;
(ii)
removed an articulation of the reasons that the individual or entity was initially considered for designation; and
(iii)
removed a full explanation and justification for the subsequent determination that the individual or entity did not meet the eligibility criteria for designation on the applicable list.
(A)
changed Form— A notification required under certifying compliance with subsections (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.section;
(B)
added explaining the agency’s deliberative process to meet the requirements in subsections (a) and (b); and
(C)
added enumerating any instances in which the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) led to the inclusion of additional individuals or entities to one of the lists described in subsection (d).
(2)
changed Deliberation defined—Form— For purposes of the notifications under The report required by this subsection, the term “deliberation” includes any meeting where a Federal Government official with the power to place an individual or an entity on one of the lists described subsection shall be submitted in section 2(c) reviews the potential designation with one or more executive branch counterparts for unclassified form, but may contain a conclusive decision.classified annex.
(d)
Lists described— The lists described in this subsection are the following:
(1)
The list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
(2)
The list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (commonly known as the “Entity List”).
(3)
removed The Department of Defense’s list maintained and published under section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(3)
renumbered was (5)(6) The Department of Defense’s list maintained and published under 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
(4)
renumbered was (5)(7) The Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS–CMIC) List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
(5)
renumbered was (5)(8) The Sectoral Sanctions List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.
(7)
removed The Unverified List of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.
(6)
renumbered was (5)(10) The Military End User List of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.
(e)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
changed Appropriate congressional committees— The term “appropriate appropriate congressional committees” committees means—
(A)
changed the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B)
changed the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(2)
changed Export Administration Regulations— The term “Export Export Administration Regulations” Regulations means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.