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  SA 3105. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

    Subtitle F--Sanctions With Respect to Facilitation of Unlawful 
                              Immigration

     SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Stifling Transnational 
     Operations and Proliferators by Mitigating Activities that 
     Drive Narcotics, Exploitation, and Smuggling Sanctions Act'' 
     or the ``STOP MADNESS Act''.

     SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) migrants who have unlawfully entered the United 
     States--
       (A) are a threat to national security; and
       (B) should be repatriated to their countries of origin;
       (2) if a country of origin resists repatriation of its 
     citizens that unlawfully entered the United States, that 
     country should be subject to economic sanctions, denying the 
     country access to the United States financial system; and
       (3) any country, entity, or individual that knowingly 
     facilitates unlawful immigration into the United States 
     should be subject to economic sanctions, denying them access 
     to the United States financial system.

     SEC. 1273. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Foreign government.--The term ``foreign government''--
       (A) means any governing body or political organization that 
     exercises control over a foreign country or a substantial 
     portion of a foreign country; and
       (B) includes--
       (i) a ministry, department, agency, or instrumentality of a 
     body or organization described in subparagraph (A);

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       (ii) an official, representative, or other individual 
     acting on behalf of such a body or organization, including an 
     individual who holds a formal or informal role of authority; 
     and
       (iii) an entity--

       (I) owned or controlled by such a body or organization; or
       (II) that acts on behalf of or is directed by such a body 
     or organization.

       (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person''--
       (A) means an individual or entity that is not a United 
     States person; and
       (B) does not include a foreign government.
       (4) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to 
     conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has 
     actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
     circumstance, or the result.
       (5) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen;
       (B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
     the United States;
       (C) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States, 
     including any alien admitted for temporary residence, 
     tourism, or employment, or to pursue a course of study; or
       (D) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.

     SEC. 1274. SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) foreign governments that refuse or obstruct the efforts 
     of the United States to repatriate their citizens who have 
     unlawfully entered the United States constitute an unusual 
     and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 
     policy, and economy of the United States, and pose a national 
     emergency; and
       (2) foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly 
     facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States 
     constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
     national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
     States, and pose a national emergency.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States, in order to protect the national security of the 
     United States, to apply economic and other financial 
     sanctions with respect to--
       (1) foreign governments that resist efforts to repatriate 
     their citizens who have unlawfully entered the United States; 
     and
       (2) foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly 
     facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States.

     SEC. 1275. USE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES; REPORTING.

       (a) In General.--The President may exercise all authorities 
     provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to 
     carry out this subtitle.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     date that is 7 years after such date of enactment, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch 
     pursuant to this subtitle and any national emergency declared 
     with respect to the facilitation of unlawful immigration to 
     the United States, including--
       (A) the issuance of any new or revised regulations, 
     policies, or guidance;
       (B) the imposition of sanctions;
       (C) the collection of relevant information from outside 
     parties;
       (D) the issuance or termination of general licenses, 
     specific licenses, and statements of licensing policy by the 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
     Treasury;
       (E) any pending enforcement actions; or
       (F) the implementation of mitigation procedures.
       (2) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include the 
     matters required by subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of 
     that paragraph in a classified annex.

     SEC. 1276. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO EFFORTS TO 
                   RESIST REPATRIATION OR FACILITATE UNLAWFUL 
                   IMMIGRATION.

       (a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to--
       (1) any foreign government the President determines 
     knowingly refuses or obstructs the efforts of the United 
     States to repatriate its citizens who have unlawfully entered 
     the United States; and
       (2) any foreign government or foreign person the President 
     determines knowingly facilitates unlawful immigration into 
     the United States.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The President may, pursuant to 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in 
     property and interests in property of a foreign government or 
     foreign person described in subsection (a) if such property 
     and interests in property are in the United States, come 
     within the United States, or are or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
     until the date that is 7 years after such date of enactment, 
     the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on actions taken by the executive branch 
     with respect to the foreign governments and foreign persons 
     identified under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1277. PENALTIES; WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS.

       (a) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
     subtitle or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
     out this subtitle shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
     in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
     to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
     described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     application of sanctions under this subtitle with respect to 
     a foreign government or foreign person if the President 
     determines that the waiver is in the national security 
     interest of the United States.
       (c) Exceptions for Intelligence and Law Enforcement 
     Activities.--This subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) activities subject to the reporting requirements under 
     title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 
     et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the 
     United States; or
       (2) activities necessary to carry out or assist law 
     enforcement activity of the United States.
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