Identification of covered persons obstructing humanitarian assistance

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report that includes— (1) a list of all covered persons the President determines are in violation of the policy described in section 4; (2) for each such person— (A) a justification for inclusion of the person on the list, including a description of the information supporting the inclusion of the person; (B) a statement of which, if any, of the sanctions described in section 6 have been imposed, or will be imposed, with respect to the person within 30 days of the submission of the report; and (C) if sanctions under section 6 have not been imposed and will not be imposed within 30 days of the submission of the report with respect to the person— (i) an identification of the specific authority under which otherwise applicable sanctions are being waived, have otherwise been determined not to apply, or are not being imposed; and (ii) a complete justification of the decision to waive or otherwise not apply the sanctions; (3) if few or no such persons have been added to that list during the year preceding submission of the report, a description, prepared jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, of the reasons for not adding more such persons to the list; and (4) a description, prepared jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, of efforts by the executive branch to encourage the governments of other countries to impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions imposed under this Act. (b) Form of report (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (2), each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form. (2) Exception The name of a person to be included in the list required by subsection (a)(1) may be submitted in a classified annex to the report required by subsection (a) only if the President— (A) determines that it is vital for the national security interests of the United States to do so; (B) uses the annex in a manner consistent with the intent of Congress and the purposes of this Act; and (C) not less than 15 days before submitting the name in a classified annex, provides to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership— (i) notice of, and a justification for, including or continuing to include the person in the classified annex despite any publicly available credible information indicating that the person engaged in an activity in violation of the policy described in section 4; and (ii) notice of, and a justification for the issuance of any waiver issued with respect to the person. (3) Public availability The unclassified portion of the report required by subsection (a) shall be made available on a publicly available internet website of the Federal Government not later than 30 days after the report is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership.