S.Amdt. 854
What it does: Adds SEC. __. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT at the end of the bill
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 372 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. __. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 372 · Reported to Senate
(2) Section 207(a)(2)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" and inserting "National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency".
Inserted: SEC. __. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.
Inserted: Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) is amended to read as follows:
Inserted: "PENALTIES
Inserted: "Sec. 206. (a) It shall be unlawful for--
Inserted: "(1) a person to violate, or conspire to or attempt to violate, any license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this title;
Inserted: "(2) a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take any action to evade or avoid, or attempt to evade or avoid, a license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this title; or
Inserted: "(3) a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to approve, facilitate, or provide financing for any action, regardless of who initiates or completes the action, if it would be unlawful for such person to initiate or complete the action.
Inserted: "(b) A civil penalty not to exceed $250,000 may be imposed on any person who commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a).
Inserted: "(c) A person who willfully commits, or willfully attempts to commit, an unlawful act described in subsection (a), shall, upon conviction for such unlawful act--
Inserted: "(1) if a corporation, be fined not more than $500,000;
Inserted: "(2) if a natural person, be fined not more than $500,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; or
Inserted: "(3) if an officer, director, or agent of a corporation who knowingly participates, or attempts to participate, in such unlawful act, be fined not more than $500,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.".
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SA 854. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. __. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT.
Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) is amended to read as follows:
“PENALTIES
“Sec. 206. (a) It shall be unlawful for--
“(1) a person to violate, or conspire to or attempt to violate, any license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this title;
“(2) a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take any action to evade or avoid, or attempt to evade or avoid, a license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this title; or
“(3) a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to approve, facilitate, or provide financing for any action, regardless of who initiates or completes the action, if it would be unlawful for such person to initiate or complete the action.
“(b) A civil penalty not to exceed $250,000 may be imposed on any person who commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a).
“(c) A person who willfully commits, or willfully attempts to commit, an unlawful act described in subsection (a), shall, upon conviction for such unlawful act--
“(1) if a corporation, be fined not more than $500,000;
“(2) if a natural person, be fined not more than $500,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; or
“(3) if an officer, director, or agent of a corporation who knowingly participates, or attempts to participate, in such unlawful act, be fined not more than $500,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 16, 2007