119-hr3190

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3190 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3190

To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act 
 of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect 
 to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 5, 2025

Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. Moulton) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
 and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act 
 of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect 
 to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Real Accountability Via 
Enforcement in Burma Act'' or the ``BRAVE Burma Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.

 

Section 5574 of the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military 
Accountability Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023; 22 U.S.C. 10225) is amended by striking ``8 years'' and inserting 
``10 years''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

 

Section 5571

    (e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 10222

    (e) ) is amended 
to read as follows:
 ``

    (e) Assessment and Report on Sanctions With Respect to Burmese 
Persons.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 
 years, the President shall determine whether the following 
 persons meet the criteria for sanctions described under 
 subsection

    (a) or under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 
 9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the 
 situation in Burma):
 ``
        (A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise described 
 in subsection
            (c) (1) .
 ``
        (B) Myanma Economic Bank.
 ``
            (C) Any foreign person that the President 
 determines operates in the jet fuel sector of the 
 Burmese economy, including through activities such as 
 the provision of financial services or the importation, 
 exportation, reexportation, sale, supply, trade, 
 storage, or transport, directly or indirectly, of jet 
 fuel in Burma.
 ``

    (2) Report required.--Upon making the determination 
 required by paragraph

    (1) , the President shall submit to the 
 appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
 assessment.
 ``

    (3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph

    (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
 classified annex.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDING BENEFITTING THE STATE ADMINISTRATION 
 COUNCIL OF BURMA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to 
use the voice and vote of the United States, when assessing potential 
changes to any shareholding formula in connection with a governance 
review of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase to the 
shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to the rule of the 
State Administration Council.

    (b) Waiver.--The President of the United States may waive the 
application of subsection

    (a) upon certifying to the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate that the waiver is important to the 
national interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation of 
the reasons therefor.

SEC. 5. UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BURMA.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, a Special Envoy for Burma, who shall 
have the rank and status of ambassador and who shall be responsible for 
coordinating all aspects of United States policy with respect to Burma.

    (b) Central Objective.--The Special Envoy should develop a 
comprehensive strategy for the implementation of the full range of 
United States diplomatic capabilities to promote the restoration of 
peace and a civilian-led democratic government in Burma.
            (c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy shall also--

    (1) coordinate the sanctions policies of the United States 
 under the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military 
 Accountability Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 10201 et seq.) and other 
 relevant statutory authorities across relevant Federal 
 departments and agencies;

    (2) develop and implement a comprehensive international 
 effort to impose and enforce multilateral sanctions with 
 respect to Burma;

    (3) lead interagency United States Government efforts, 
 including efforts of the Chief of Mission in Burma, the 
 Ambassador to ASEAN, the Ambassador to Bangladesh, the 
 Ambassador to India, and the United States Permanent 
 Representative to the United Nations, relating to--
        (A) identifying opportunities to coordinate with 
 and exert pressure on the governments of the People's 
 Republic of China and the Russian Federation to cease 
 or curtail support for the Burmese military;
        (B) working with like-minded partners to impose a 
 coordinated arms embargo on the Burmese military and 
 targeted sanctions on the economic interests of the 
 Burmese military, including through the introduction 
 and adoption of a United Nations Security Council 
 resolution;
            (C) engaging Burmese civil society, democracy 
 advocates, ethnic nationality representative groups, 
 and organizations or groups representing the resistance 
 and revolutionary movement, as well as officials 
 elected in 2020 such as the Committee Representing the 
 Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the National Unity Government, the 
 National Unity Consultative Council, the Ethnic 
 Resistance Revolutionary Organizations, and their 
 designated representatives;
            (D) encouraging the United Nations Independent 
 Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar to incorporate 
 accountability mechanisms in relation to the atrocities 
 against Rohingya and other ethnic groups, to take 
 further steps to make its leadership and membership 
 ethnically diverse, and to incorporate measures to 
 enhance ethnic reconciliation and national unity into 
 its policy agenda;
        (E) assisting efforts by the relevant United 
 Nations Special Procedures to secure the release of all 
 political prisoners in Burma, promote respect for human 
 rights, seek accountability, and encourage dialogue;
        (F) working with the governments of India, 
 Bangladesh, and other countries as appropriate to 
 address challenges in Western Burma, including issues 
 related to atrocity crimes, refugees and displaced 
 persons, cross-border humanitarian assistance and 
 trade, trafficking in persons, illicit trafficking of 
 narcotics and weapons, or other transnational threats 
 to regional peace and security; and
        (G) supporting nongovernmental organizations 
 operating in Burma and neighboring countries working to 
 restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, address the 
 urgent humanitarian needs of the people of Burma, and 
 build resilience against malign foreign influence in 
 support of the military regime;

    (4) coordinate all streams of United States assistance to 
 the people of Burma until such time as the United States 
 normalizes diplomatic relations with Burma;

    (5) provide timely input for reporting on the impacts of 
 the implementation of the Burma Unified through Rigorous 
 Military Accountability Act of 2022 on the Burmese military and 
 the people of Burma; and

    (6) report to and coordinate with Congress.
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