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South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021

Introduced: May 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
Oct 28, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 19, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021

This bill authorizes sanctions on Chinese individuals and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.

The President may impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities, including those that are (1) responsible for or significantly contributing to certain large-scale projects, such as reclamation and militarization projects, in the disputed parts of the South China Sea; (2) responsible for or significantly contributing to actions that inhibit another country from protecting its sovereign rights to access resources in the South China Sea; and (3) responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability in disputed South China Sea areas or in an East China Sea area administered by Japan or South Korea.

The President may also (1) deny visas to the corporate officers and controlling shareholders of sanctioned entities, (2) subject sanctioned individuals or entities to certain export restrictions, and (3) prohibit U.S. individuals and entities from investing in sanctioned entities or individuals.

The Department of State must periodically submit a report to Congress identifying countries that recognize China's claims to the contested territories.

What's happening now October 28, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

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