The executive branch doesn't need to cite a legal authority as to why it is not sanctioning an individual when the underlying authority is permissive in the first place. Yet, as drafted, this bill is committing a basic logical error. Moreover, Global Magnitsky has a unique mechanism that allows the Chairman and the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to send a letter that the administration must respond to and reach a sanctions determination by law. The language in this bill muddies that established process. My amendment fixes fix this errors these errors by striking a few words. (49:17–49:33)
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Asserts that the Global Magnitsky Act includes a mechanism for the House Foreign Affairs Committee to prompt a sanctions determination.
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