Sanctions with respect to responsible foreign persons

(a) Identification Not later than 60 days after an affirmative determination under section 5(a), and periodically thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each foreign person the President determines— (1) serves as the Prime Minister, as any current or former member of the Cabinet of the Government of Canada, as any deputy minister or head of a department or agency, or as any successor or substantially equivalent official; (2) is or was a senior official of the Government of Canada responsible for— (A) forestry; (B) land management; (C) wildfire prevention or suppression; (D) emergency management; (E) environmental protection; (F) air quality monitoring; (G) natural-resource management; or (H) cooperation with the United States regarding any matter described in subparagraphs (A) through (G). (3) knowingly ordered, directed, authorized, facilitated, or implemented a policy or practice that materially increased the likelihood, severity, or duration of a material transboundary smoke event; (4) knowingly obstructed or prevented reasonable action to mitigate or suppress a wildfire that caused or materially contributed to a material transboundary smoke event; (5) knowingly concealed, falsified, or materially misrepresented information regarding— (A) the origin, location, severity, or expected duration of a wildfire; (B) wildfire-smoke emissions; (C) air-quality conditions; or (D) the expected movement of wildfire smoke toward the United States; (6) knowingly failed to provide information or assistance requested by the United States when such failure materially impaired the ability of the United States to prepare for or respond to a material transboundary smoke event; (7) materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for an activity described in paragraphs (1) through (6); (8) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person described in paragraphs (1) through (6); or (9) is an immediate family member of a person described in paragraphs (1) through (8), if the President determines that the family member knowingly received or controlled property or economic benefits derived from conduct described in such paragraphs. (b) Blocking of property The President shall exercise all authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 170 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a responsible foreign person identified under subsection (a) if such property and interests in property— (1) are in the United States; (2) come within the United States; or (3) are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (c) Prohibition on transactions Except as provided in section 10, a United States person may not knowingly engage in a transaction with a responsible foreign person whose property and interests in property are blocked under subsection (b). (d) Updates The President shall update the list required under subsection (a) not less frequently than once every 180 days for so long as an affirmative determination under section 5(a) remains in effect. (e) Form of list The list required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and made available to the public, except that the President may include classified information in a classified annex.