Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 969 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 969

To impose sanctions on persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan 
                          rare earth minerals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2025

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To impose sanctions on persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan 
                          rare earth minerals.

    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 ``Taliban Rare Earth Minerals 
Sanctions Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON PERSONS ENGAGING IN TRANSACTIONS IN 
              AFGHANISTAN RARE EARTH MINERALS.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to a foreign person 
the President determines knowingly, on or after such date of enactment, 
engages in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or 
operates for or on behalf of, the rare earth mineral sector of 
Afghanistan.
    (b) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
        authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under 
        subsection (a) shall not include the authority or a requirement 
        to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
            (2) Good defined.--In this subsection, the term ``good'' 
        means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, 
        supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
        equipment, and excluding technical data.
    (c) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (a) or any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection (a) shall 
be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section.
    (d) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed on a foreign 
person described in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Blocking of property.--The President shall block, in 
        accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
        (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), all transactions in all property and 
        interests in property of any person subject to subsection (a) 
        if such property and interests in property are in the United 
        States, come within the United States, or are or come within 
        the possession or control of a United States person.
            (2) Exclusion from united states.--The Secretary of State 
        shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall exclude from the United States, any person subject to 
        subsection (a) that is an alien.
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