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22 U.S.C. § 7108 — Actions against significant traffickers in persons

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22 U.S.C. § 7108 — Actions against significant traffickers in persons

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**(a) Authority to sanction significant traffickers in persons** (1) **In general** — The President may exercise the authorities set forth in [section 1702 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) without regard to [section 1701 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), or [section 10102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section10102&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of any of the following persons: (A) Any foreign person that plays a significant role in a severe form of trafficking in persons, directly or indirectly in the United States. (B) Foreign persons that materially assist in, or provide financial or technological support for or to, or provide goods or services in support of, activities of a significant foreign trafficker in persons identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). (C) Foreign persons that are owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, a significant foreign trafficker identified pursuant to subparagraph (A). (D) Officials of a foreign government who participate in, facilitate, or condone severe forms of trafficking in persons for significant financial gain. (2) **Penalties** — The penalties set forth in [section 1705 of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim) apply to violations of any license, order, or regulation issued under this section. **(b) Report to Congress on identification and sanctioning of significant traffickers in persons** (1) **In general** — Upon exercising the authority of subsection (a), the President shall report to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) identifying publicly the foreign persons that the President determines are appropriate for sanctions pursuant to this section and the basis for such determination; and (B) detailing publicly the sanctions imposed pursuant to this section. (2) **Removal of sanctions** — Upon suspending or terminating any action imposed under the authority of subsection (a), the President shall report to the committees described in paragraph (1) on such suspension or termination. (3) **Submission of classified information** — Reports submitted under this subsection may include an annex with classified information regarding the basis for the determination made by the President under paragraph (1)(A). **(c) Law enforcement and intelligence activities not affected** Nothing in this section prohibits or otherwise limits the authorized law enforcement or intelligence activities of the United States, or the law enforcement activities of any State or subdivision thereof. **(d) Omitted** **(e) Implementation** (1) **Delegation of authority** — The President may delegate any authority granted by this section, including the authority to designate foreign persons under paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C) of subsection (a). (2) **Promulgation of rules and regulations** — The head of any agency, including the Secretary of Treasury, is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to carry out any authority delegated by the President pursuant to paragraph (1), including promulgating rules and regulations. (3) **Opportunity for review** — Such rules and regulations shall include procedures affording an opportunity for a person to be heard in an expeditious manner, either in person or through a representative, for the purpose of seeking changes to or termination of any determination, order, designation or other action associated with the exercise of the authority in subsection (a). **(f) Definition of foreign persons** In this section, the term “foreign person” means any citizen or national of a foreign state or any entity not organized under the laws of the United States, including a foreign government official, but does not include a foreign state. **(g) Construction** Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding judicial review of the exercise of the authority described in subsection (a).

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8 U.S.C. § 1182 — Inadmissible aliens

**(a) Classes of aliens ineligible for visas or admission** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, aliens who are inadmissible under the following paragraphs are ineligible to receive visas and ineligible to be admitted to the United States: (1) **Health-related grounds** (A) *In general* — Any alien— (i) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to have a communicable disease of public health significance; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a comma. (ii) except as provided in subparagraph (C), who seeks admission as an immigrant, or who seeks adjustment of status to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who has failed to present documentation of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases, which shall include at least the following diseases: mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, and any other vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, (iii) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Attorney General)— (I) to have a physical or mental disorder and behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others, or (II) to have had a physical or mental disorder and a history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has posed a threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others and which behavior is likely to recur or to lead to other harmful behavior, or (iv) who i

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50 U.S.C. § 1701 — Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities

**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat. **(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.

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50 U.S.C. § 1702 — Presidential authorities

**(a) In general** (1) At the times and to the extent specified in [section 1701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, by means of instructions, licenses, or otherwise— (A) investigate, regulate, or prohibit— (i) any transactions in foreign exchange, (ii) transfers of credit or payments between, by, through, or to any banking institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments involve any interest of any foreign country or a national thereof, (iii) the importing or exporting of currency or securities, by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (B) investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and.11 So in original. The period probably should not appear. (C) when the United States is engaged in armed hostilities or has been attacked by a foreign country or foreign nationals, confiscate any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign country that he determines has planned, authorized, aided, or engaged in such hostilities or attacks against the United States; and all right, title, and interest in any prop

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22 U.S.C. § 10102 — Authorization of imposition of sanctions

**(a) In general** The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible evidence— (1) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country who seek— (A) to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials; or (B) to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic elections; (2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in a matter relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); (3) is a government official, or a senior associate of such an official, that is responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption, including the expropriation of private or public assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or (4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (3). **(b) Sanctions described** The sanctions described in this subsection are the following: (1) **Inadmissibility to United States** — In the case of a foreign person who is an individual— (A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the United States or to be admitted to the United States; or (B) if the individual has been issued a visa or other documentation, revoc

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50 U.S.C. § 1705 — Penalties

**(a) Unlawful acts** It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of any license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this chapter. **(b) Civil penalty** A civil penalty may be imposed on any person who commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) in an amount not to exceed the greater of— (1) $250,000; or (2) an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed. **(c) Criminal penalty** A person who willfully commits, willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, an unlawful act described in subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. **(d) Statute of limitations** (1) **Time for commencing proceedings** (A) *In general* — An action, suit, or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be entertained unless commenced within 10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based. (B) *Commencement* — For purposes of this paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation. (2) **Time for indictment** — No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (c) unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the indictment or information is based.

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22 U.S.C. § 9242 — Strategy to promote North Korean human rights

**(a) In general** Not later than 120 days after October 25, 2018, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that details a United States strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and to address the human rights situation in North Korea. **(b) Information** The report required under subsection (a) should include— (1) a list of countries that forcibly repatriate refugees from North Korea; (2) a list of countries where North Korean laborers work, including countries the governments of which have formal arrangements with the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government to employ North Korean workers; and (3) a list of foreign persons that knowingly employ North Korean laborers, as described in [section 9214(g)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9214/g/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Strategy** The report required under subsection (a) should include— (1) a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral outreach, including sustained engagement with the governments of partners and allies with overseas posts to routinely demarche or brief those governments on North Korea human rights issues, including forced labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea; (2) public affairs and public diplomacy campaigns, including options to work with news organizations and media outlets to publish opinion pieces and secure public speaking opportunities for United States Government officials on issues related to the human r

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22 U.S.C. § 7108 — Actions against significant traffickers in

Page 1925 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 7108 Determination of President of the United States, No. 2020–02, Oct. 18, 2019, 84 F.R. 59521. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2019–05, Nov. 29, 2018, 83 F.R. 65281. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2017–15, Sept. 30, 2017, 82 F.R. 50047. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2016–12, Sept. 27, 2016, 81 F.R. 70311. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2016–01, Oct. 5, 2015, 80 F.R. 62435. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2014–16, Sept. 18, 2014, 79 F.R. 57699. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2013–16, Sept. 17, 2013, 78 F.R. 58861. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2012–16, Sept. 14, 2012, 77 F.R. 58921, as corrected by De- partment of State Public Notice 8048, dated Sept. 28, 2012, 77 F.R. 61046. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2011–18, Sept. 30, 2011, 76 F.R. 62599. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2010–15, Sept. 10, 2010, 75 F.R. 67017, 68411. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2009–29, Sept. 14, 2009, 74 F.R. 48365. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2009–5, Oct. 17, 2008, 73 F.R. 63839. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2008–4, Oct. 18, 2007, 72 F.R. 61037. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2006–25, Sept. 26, 2006, 71 F.R. 64431. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2005–37, Sept. 21, 2005, 70 F.R. 57481. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2004–46, Sept. 10, 2004, 69 F.R. 56155. Determination of President of the United States, No. 2003–35, Sept. 9, 2003, 68 F.R. 53871. DELEGATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY

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