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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 969
To impose sanctions on persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan
rare earth minerals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY4, 2025
Mr. S
TEUBEintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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
A BILL
To impose sanctions on persons engaging in transactions
in Afghanistan rare earth minerals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taliban Rare Earth 4
Minerals Sanctions Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON PERSONS ENGAG-1
ING IN TRANSACTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN 2
RARE EARTH MINERALS. 3
(a) I
NGENERAL.—On and after the date that is 180 4
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-5
dent shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) 6
with respect to a foreign person the President determines 7
knowingly, on or after such date of enactment, engages 8
in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, 9
or operates for or on behalf of, the rare earth mineral sec-10
tor of Afghanistan. 11
(b) E
XCEPTIONRELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 12
G
OODS.— 13
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 14
(a), the authorities and requirements to impose 15
sanctions under subsection (a) shall not include the 16
authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on 17
the importation of goods. 18
(2) G
OOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 19
term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man- 20
made substance, material, supply or manufactured 21
product, including inspection and test equipment, 22
and excluding technical data. 23
(c) P
ENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 24
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of sub-25
section (a) or any regulation, license, or order issued to 26
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carry out subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties 1
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 2
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 3
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits 4
an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 5
(d) S
ANCTIONSDESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 6
imposed on a foreign person described in subsection (a) 7
are the following: 8
(1) B
LOCKING OF PROPERTY .—The President 9
shall block, in accordance with the International 10
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 11
et seq.), all transactions in all property and interests 12
in property of any person subject to subsection (a) 13
if such property and interests in property are in the 14
United States, come within the United States, or are 15
or come within the possession or control of a United 16
States person. 17
(2) E
XCLUSION FROM UNITED STATES .—The 18
Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Sec-19
retary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 20
United States, any person subject to subsection (a) 21
that is an alien. 22
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