[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8863 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8863
To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act
of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect
to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2024
Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. Sherman)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
and Financial Services, 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 amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act
of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect
to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for
other purposes.
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 ``Bringing Real Accountability Via
Enforcement in Burma Act'' or the ``BRAVE Burma Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.
Section 5574 of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military
Accountability Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023; 22 U.S.C. 10225) is amended by striking ``8 years'' and inserting
``10 years''.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Section 5571(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 10222(e)) is amended
to read as follows:
``(e) Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to Burmese
Persons.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7
years, the President shall determine whether the following
persons meet the criteria for sanctions described under
subsection (a) or under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg.
9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the
situation in Burma):
``(A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise described
in subsection (c)(1).
``(B) Myanma Economic Bank.
``(C) Any foreign person that the President
determines operates in the jet fuel sector of the
Burmese economy, including through activities such as
the provision of financial services or the importation,
exportation, reexportation, sale, supply, trade,
storage, or transport, directly or indirectly, of jet
fuel in Burma.
``(2) Report required.--Upon making the determination
required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the
assessment.
``(3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (2)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.''.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDING BENEFITTING THE STATE ADMINISTRATION
COUNCIL OF BURMA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to
use the voice and vote of the United States, when assessing potential
changes to any shareholding formula in connection with a governance
review of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase to the
shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to the rule of the
State Administration Council.
(b) Waiver.--The President of the United States may waive the
application of subsection (a) upon certifying to the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the waiver is important to the
national interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation of
the reasons therefor.
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR BURMESE DEMOCRACY.
(a) In General.--There is within the office of the Secretary of
State a United States Special Coordinator for Burmese Democracy (in
this section referred to as the ``Special Coordinator'') who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(b) Central Objective.--The Special Coordinator should develop a
comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full range of
United States diplomatic capabilities to promote human rights and the
restoration of civilian government in Burma.
(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Coordinator should,
as appropriate, assist in--
(1) coordinating the sanctions policies of the United
States under the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military
Accountability Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 10201 et seq.) with
relevant bureaus and offices within the Department of State and
other relevant United States Government agencies;
(2) promoting a comprehensive international effort to
impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with respect to
Burma;
(3) coordinating with and supporting interagency United
States Government efforts, including efforts of the United
States Ambassador to Burma, the United States Ambassador to
ASEAN, and the United States Permanent Representative to the
United Nations, relating to--
(A) identifying opportunities to coordinate with
and exert pressure on the governments of the People's
Republic of China and the Russian Federation to support
multilateral action against the Burmese military;
(B) working with like-minded partners to impose a
coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and
targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the
Burmese military, including through the introduction
and adoption of a United Nations Security Council
resolution;
(C) engaging in direct dialogue with Burmese civil
society, democracy advocates, ethnic minority
representative groups, and organizations or groups
representing the protest movement and the officials
elected in 2020, such as the Committee Representing the
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the National Unity Government, the
National Unity Consultative Council, the Ethnic
Resistance Revolutionary Organizations, and their
designated representatives;
(D) encouraging the United Nations Independent
Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to incorporate
accountability mechanisms in relation to the atrocities
against Rohingya and other ethnic groups, to take
further steps to make its leadership and membership
ethnically diverse, and to incorporate measures to
enhance ethnic reconciliation and national unity into
its policy agenda;
(E) assisting efforts by the relevant United
Nations Special Envoys and Special Rapporteurs to
secure the release of all political prisoners in Burma,
promote respect for human rights, and encourage
dialogue; and
(F) supporting nongovernmental organizations
operating in Burma and neighboring countries working to
restore civilian democratic rule to Burma and to
address the urgent humanitarian needs of the people of
Burma;
(4) providing timely input for reporting on the impacts of
the implementation of the Burma Unified through Rigorous
Military Accountability Act of 2022 on the Burmese military and
the people of Burma; and
(5) reporting to and coordinating with Congress.
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