Strict enforcement of travel protocols and procedures of accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of certain nations in the United States

Section 502 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division N of Public Law 115–31; 22 U.S.C. 254a note) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered nations The term covered nations means— (A) the People’s Republic of China; (B) the Russian Federation; (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and (E) the Republic of Cuba.; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking consular personnel of the Russian Federation and inserting consular personnel of covered nations; and (B) by striking Russian consular personnel and inserting covered nation personnel; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking consular personnel of the Russian Federation and inserting consular personnel of covered nations; (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Elements of advance approval requirements In establishing the advance approval requirements described in subsection (c), the Secretary of State shall— (1) ensure that covered nations request approval from the Secretary of State at least 2 business days in advance of all travel that is subject to such requirements by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of covered nations in the United States; (2) immediately provide such requests to the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (3) not later than 10 days after approving such a request, certify to the appropriate congressional committees that— (A) personnel traveling on the request are not known or suspected intelligence officers; and (B) the requested travel will not be used for known or suspected intelligence purposes; and (4) establish penalties for noncompliance with such requirements by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of covered nations in the United States, including loss of diplomatic privileges and immunities.; and (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (4)— (A) by inserting for 5 years after the date of the enactment of subsection (d) after quarterly thereafter; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking the number of notifications submitted under the regime required by subsection (b) and inserting the number of requests submitted under the regime required by subsection (b) and the number of such requests approved by the Secretary; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking consular personnel of the Russian Federation and inserting consular personnel of covered nations.