Corruption in Argentina Stymied by Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023 or the CASES Act of 2023
This bill requires sanctions to be imposed on five specified Argentinian public officials if such individuals meet the criteria for such sanctions.
The specified Argentinian officials are Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner, Maximo Kirchner, Juan Martin Mena, Oscar Isidro Jose Parrilli, and Carlos Alberto Zannini.
The bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual report to Congress containing (1) a description of each person's assets, including the net worth of immediate family members; and (2) a determination as to whether each person meets the criteria for the imposition of visa- and property-blocking sanctions related to corruption or human rights violations.
The President must impose such sanctions on any of these individuals whom the President determines meets the sanctions criteria.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3067 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3067
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain
officials of Argentina.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2023
Ms. Salazar (for herself, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Lawler, and Mrs. Gonzalez-
Colon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain
officials of Argentina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corruption in Argentina Stymied by
Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023'' or the ``CASES Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF
ARGENTINA.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit to Congress a report with respect to each individual
specified in subsection (c) that includes--
(1) a description of the assets of the individual,
including--
(A) the estimated net worth of the individual;
(B) the estimated net worth of the immediate family
members of the individual; and
(C) a description of all of the individual's real,
personal, and intellectual property, bank or investment
or similar accounts, and any other financial or
business interests or holdings, whether obtained
legitimately or illegitimately; and
(2) a determination with respect to whether the individual
meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under
section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of
Public Law 117-328).
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--If the President makes an affirmative
determination under subsection (a)(2) with respect to an individual,
the President shall impose sanctions under section 7031(c) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2023, with respect to the individual.
(c) Individuals Specified.--The individuals specified in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner, born on
February 19, 1953, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(2) Maximo Kirchner, born on February 2, 1977, in La Plata,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(3) Juan Martin Mena, born on February 25, 1979, in Mar del
Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(4) Oscar Isidro Jose Parrilli, born on August 13, 1951, in
San Martin de Los Andes, Neuquen, Argentina.
(5) Carlos Alberto Zannini, born on August 27, 1954, in
Villa Nueva, Cordoba, Argentina.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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