Imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China and members of the Chinese Communist Party

(a) In general Not later than 3 days after a covered determination is made, the President shall— (1) impose the sanctions described in section 201 with respect to the persons described in subsection (b), to the extent such persons can be identified; and (2) prohibit any United States person (other than an official of the United States Government acting in an official capacity) from engaging in any transaction with a person described in subsection (b). (b) Persons described The persons described in this subsection are the following: (1) The following officials of the Government of the People’s Republic of China: (A) The General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and all members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. (B) The President of the People’s Republic of China. (C) The Vice President of the People’s Republic of China. (D) Leaders of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, including the Premier, Vice Premiers, State Councilors, and the Secretary General. (E) Members of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, including all Ministers and heads of all constituent agencies. (F) The Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China. (G) Members of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party. (H) The commanders of the People’s Liberation Army, the People’s Liberation Army Navy, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force. (I) The Commander of the People’s Armed Police Force of the Central Military Commission. (J) The Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Reserve Force. (K) The Commander-in-Chief of the People’s Liberation Army Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Force. (L) The Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (M) The Chair of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China. (N) The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. (O) The Minister of State Security of the People’s Republic of China. (P) The Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China. (Q) Any foreign person serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. (R) Any foreign person serving as a member of the State Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China. (S) The Chief Justice or Grand Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China. (T) The Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China. (U) Any foreign person serving as a member of the State Council or any organ composing the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. (V) Any other official of the Government of the People’s Republic of China that the President determines should be subject to sanctions under subsection (a). (2) Any foreign person that— (A) knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets, or provides defense articles, equipment, goods, services, technology, or materials to the Armed Forces of the People’s Republic of China; (B) knowingly conducts a transaction with the Armed Forces of the People’s Republic of China (other than a transaction of an official of a foreign government acting in an official capacity); (C) has engaged in or attempted to engage in activities that— (i) materially undermine the military readiness of Taiwan; (ii) seek to overthrow, dismantle, or subvert the governing institutions of Taiwan; (iii) debilitate the critical infrastructure of Taiwan; (iv) debilitate cybersecurity systems through malicious electronic attacks or cyberattacks on Taiwan; (v) undermine the democratic processes of Taiwan; or (vi) involve committing serious human rights abuses against citizens of Taiwan, including forceful transfers, enforced disappearances, unjust detainment, or torture; or (D) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the Government of the People’s Republic of China— (i) transnational corruption, bribery, extortion, or money laundering; (ii) assassination, murder, or other unlawful killing of, or infliction of other bodily harm against, a United States person or a citizen or national of an ally or partner of the United States; (iii) activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the United States or an ally or partner of the United States; or (iv) deceptive or structured transactions or dealings to circumvent the application of any sanctions imposed by the United States, including through the use of digital currencies or assets or the use of physical assets. (3) Any agent of any person described in paragraph (1) or (2), or any other person, if the sanctioned person transferred property or an interest in property to the agent or other person— (A) after the date on which the President imposed sanctions with respect to the sanctioned person; or (B) before that date, if the sanctioned person did so in an attempt to evade the imposition of sanctions.