To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill creates a new sanctions framework targeting individuals who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten Bosnia and Herzegovina's stability. The President must submit lists of sanctionable foreign persons every 180 days. Sanctions include asset blocking, visa bans, and restrictions on financial institutions that do business with designated persons. It also codifies existing executive order sanctions on the Western Balkans into law and gives Congress a role in reviewing sanction requests. The authorities expire after 7 years.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Imposes targeted sanctions on foreign persons who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and democratic institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and codifies existing Western Balkans executive order sanctions into statute.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Defense
Primary Purpose
Imposes targeted sanctions on foreign persons who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and democratic institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and codifies existing Western Balkans executive order sanctions into statute.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Auchincloss, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Foreign persons threatening Dayton Agreement, Milorad Dodik and allies, Persons sanctioned under EO 13219 and EO 14033
Congressional foreign affairs committees, Executive branch, Executive branch (President)
Positive-direction: Congressional foreign affairs committees
Negative-direction: Executive branch, Executive branch (President)
Bosnia and Herzegovina democratic institutions, Russian government influence in Western Balkans
Positive-direction: Bosnia and Herzegovina democratic institutions
Negative-direction: Russian government influence in Western Balkans
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury (for financial sanctions) and Secretary of State (for visa sanctions)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An agency, structure, or instrumentality at the Republika Srpska entity level that disrupts the authority of state-level institutions or undermines the constitutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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