Calendar No. 460
117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes.
July 21, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
July 21, 2022
Reported by Mr. Menendez, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Amendment to Department of State rewards program.
Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended—
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(13) the identification or location of an individual or entity that—
“(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from any country any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States because of the use of such goods, services, or technology in contravention of a United States or United Nations sanction; or
“(B) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides training, advice, or other services or assistance, or engages in significant financial transactions, relating to any such goods, services, or technology in contravention of such sanction.”.
This Act may be cited as the “Bassam Barabandi Rewards for Justice Act”.
SEC. 2. Amendment to Department of State rewards program.
Subsection (b) of section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended—
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(14) the identification or location of an individual or entity that—
“(A) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from any country any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States because of the use of such goods, services, or technology in contravention of a United States or United Nations sanction; or
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AN ACT | |||||
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes. | |||||
July 21, 2022 | |||||
Reported with an amendment |