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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.
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
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘MBS Must Be Sanc-
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tioned Act’’ or ‘‘MBS MBS Act’’.
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SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
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CROWN PRINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA, MOHAM-
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MED BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im-
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pose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect
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to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
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(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
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scribed in this subsection are the following:
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(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President shall ex-
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ercise all of the powers granted to the President
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under the International Emergency Economic Pow-
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ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the re-
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quirements of section 202 of such Act (50 U.S.C.
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1701) shall not apply) to the extent necessary to
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block and prohibit all transactions in property and
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interests in property of Mohammed bin Salman bin
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Abdulaziz Al Saud if such property and interests in
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property are in the United States, come within the
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United States, or are or come within the possession
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or control of a United States person.
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(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR
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PAROLE.—
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(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—Mo-
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hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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is—
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(i) inadmissible to the United States;
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(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
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documentation to enter the United States;
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and
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(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
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or paroled into the United States or to re-
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ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
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tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
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seq.).
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(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other
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documentation issued to Mohammed bin
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Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shall be re-
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voked regardless of when the visa or other
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entry documentation is or was issued.
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(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
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tion under clause (i) shall—
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(I) take effect immediately; and
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(II) cancel any other valid visa or
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entry documentation that is in Mo-
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hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
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Saud’s possession.
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.—
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
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ercise all authorities provided under sections 203
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and 205 of the International Emergency Economic
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Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the ex-
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tent necessary to carry out this section.
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(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
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tempts to violate, or causes a violation of subsection
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(b)(1), or any regulation, license, or order issued to
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carry out that subsection, shall be subject to the
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penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
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tion 2016 of the International Emergency Economic
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Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as
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a person who commits an unlawful act described in
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subsection (a) of that section.
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(d) EXCEPTIONS.—
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(1) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
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NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCE-
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MENT
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions
under
subsection
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(b)(2) shall not apply if admitting or paroling Mo-
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hammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud into the
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United States is necessary—
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(A) to permit the United States to comply
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with the Agreement regarding the Head-
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quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake
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Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
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November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
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tions and the United States, or other applicable
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international obligations; or
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(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement
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activity in the United States.
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(2) EXCEPTION
RELATED
TO
THE
IMPORTA-
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TION OF GOODS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and re-
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quirements to impose sanctions authorized
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under this section shall not include the author-
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ity or a requirement to impose sanctions on the
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importation of goods.
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(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph,
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the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or
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manmade substance, material, supply, or manu-
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factured product, including inspection and test
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equipment, and excluding technical data.
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(e) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The President
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may terminate the application of sanctions under this sec-
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tion if the President determines and reports to the appro-
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priate congressional committees not later than 15 days be-
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fore the termination takes effect that—
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(1) credible information exists that Mohammed
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bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not involved
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in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, or any other in-
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stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
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cial killing, or other grave human rights violations;
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(2) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
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Saud has been prosecuted appropriately for the mur-
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der of Jamal Khashoggi, and all other applicable in-
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stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
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cial killing, or other grave human rights violations;
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and
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(3) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
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Saud has credibly demonstrated a significant change
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in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for
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the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and any other in-
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stances of forced disappearance, torture, extrajudi-
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cial killing, and other grave human rights abuses,
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and has credibly committed to not engage in such
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activities in the future.
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(f) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
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the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
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shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary
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for the implementation of this section.
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(2) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not less
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than 10 days before the promulgation of regulations
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under paragraph (1), the President shall notify and
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provide to the appropriate congressional committees
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the proposed regulations and an identification of the
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provisions of this section that the regulations are im-
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plementing.
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’
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and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in
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section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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(8 U.S.C. 1101).
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
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TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
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mittees’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
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the Committee on Financial Services of the
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House of Representatives; and
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations
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and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
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Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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(3)
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The
term
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‘‘United States person’’ means—
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(A) an individual who is a United States
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citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
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nent residence to the United States;
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(B) an entity organized under the laws of
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the United States or any jurisdiction within the
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United States, including a foreign branch of
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such entity; or
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(C) any person in the United States.
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