22 USC 10103 - Reports to Congress

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§ 10103.

Reports to Congress

(a)

In general

The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with subsection (b), a report that includes—

(1)

a list of each foreign person with respect to which the President imposed sanctions pursuant to section 10102 of this title during the year preceding the submission of the report;

(2)

a description of the type of sanctions imposed with respect to each such person;

(3)

the number of foreign persons with respect to which the President—

(A)

imposed sanctions under section 10102(a) of this title during that year; and

(B)

terminated sanctions under section 10102(g) of this title during that year;

(4)

the dates on which such sanctions were imposed or terminated, as the case may be;

(5)

the reasons for imposing or terminating such sanctions; and

(6)

a description of the efforts of the President to encourage the governments of other countries to impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions authorized by section 10102 of this title.

(b)

Dates for submission

(1)

Initial report

(2)

Subsequent reports

(A)

In general

The President shall submit a subsequent report under subsection (a) on December 10, or the first day thereafter on which both Houses of Congress are in session, of—

(i)

the calendar year in which the initial report is submitted if the initial report is submitted before December 10 of that calendar year; and

(ii)

each calendar year thereafter.

(B)

Congressional statement

(c)

Form of report

(1)

In general

(2)

Exception

The name of a foreign person to be included in the list required by subsection (a)(1) may be submitted in the classified annex authorized by paragraph (1) only if the President—

(A)

determines that it is vital for the national security interests of the United States to do so;

(B)

uses the annex in a manner consistent with congressional intent and the purposes of this chapter; and

(C)

not later than 15 days before submitting the name in a classified annex, provides to the appropriate congressional committees notice of, and a justification for, including the name in the classified annex despite any publicly available credible information indicating that the person engaged in an activity described in section 10102(a) of this title.

(d)

Public availability

(1)

In general

(2)

Nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with respect to visa records

(e)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(1)

the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and

(2)

the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1264, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2536.)

cite as: 22 USC 10103