Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability Act”.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Accountability Act
A BILL
To impose sanctions with respect to certain senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Imposition of sanctions
Imposition of sanctions— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is authorized to impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President determines—
is a senior official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including a member of the CCP Politburo; and
has engaged in or provided support to or for—
a malign disinformation campaign or political warfare operation against the United States;
the theft of intellectual property of a United States person;
threats or actions undermining the sovereignty of Taiwan; or
the forced closure or destruction of churches, mosques, Buddhist temples or any other place of worship in China, or religious practice of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists or any other religious group in China.
Sanctions described—
In general— The sanctions described in this subsection with respect to a foreign person determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a) are the following:
Asset blocking— The President shall exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the foreign person 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.
Inadmissibility of certain individuals—
Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole— Such a foreign person is—
inadmissible to the United States;
ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
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.).
Current visas revoked—
In general— The visa or other documentation issued to such a foreign person shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other documentation is or was issued.
Effect of revocation— A revocation under subclause (I) shall—
take effect immediately; and
automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the person’s possession.
Penalties— The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 24 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations promulgated under subsection (f) to implement this section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that Act.
Exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement— Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to a foreign person who is an individual if admitting the person into the United States is necessary 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.
Waiver— The President may, on a case-by-case basis and for one period not to exceed one year, waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect that such waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
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 the President has determined that the foreign person no longer is involved in any of the activities described in subsection (a).
Implementation authority— The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out this section.
Regulatory authority—
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this section.
Notification to congress— Not later 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 the provisions of this section that such regulations are implementing.
Sunset—
In general— This section shall terminate on January 1, 2026.
Inapplicability— Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section before January 1, 2026.
Definitions— In this section:
Admitted— The term “admitted” has the meaning given such term in section 101(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(3)).
Appropriate congressional committees— The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
Foreign person— The term “foreign person” means a person that is not a national or citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Sec. 3 Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on members of the CCP Politburo
Determination— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination, including a detailed justification, regarding whether any member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo satisfies the criteria for the application of sanctions pursuant to any of the following:
Section 2 of this Act.
Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of certain persons engaged in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities).
The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
The Uyghur Human Rights and Policy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–145).
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–76).
Form— The determination required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
Appropriate congressional committees defined— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
Sec. 4 Mandatory application of sanctions
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in section 2 of this Act with respect to each individual specified in subsection (b).
Individuals described— The individuals specified in this subsection are the following:
He Lifeng.
Zhao Leji.
Cai Qi.
Ding Xuexiang.
Li Xi.