Sanctions

(a) In general The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person, including any current or former official of the Government of Honduras or any person acting on behalf of that Government, that the President determines— (1) has unduly prevented, or is responsible for ordering or otherwise directing the undue prevention of, any candidate, or prospective candidate, in the general elections in Honduras to take place on November 30, 2025; (2) has knowingly materially assisted, sponsored, or provided significant financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the commission of the acts described in paragraph (1); or (3) has carried out acts of intimidation or harassment toward candidates, election officials, or election observers, including through the use of spurious legal action. (b) Sanctions described (1) In general The sanctions described in this subsection are, in the case of an alien determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documentation of the alien. (2) Exceptions The sanctions described in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a foreign person that— (A) the President determines is the subject of other sanctions equivalent to those described in paragraph (1); or (B) is an alien, if admitting the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. (c) Waiver The President may waive the application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President— (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and (2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a notice of and justification for the waiver. (d) Regulatory authority The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this section.