“(a) In General.—The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign person, including any current or former official of the Government of Nicaragua or any person acting on behalf of that Government, that the President determines—“(1) to be responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, or to have knowingly participated in, directly or indirectly, any activity described in subsection (b);
“(2) to be a leader of—“(A) an entity that has, or whose members have, engaged in any activity described in subsection (b); or
“(B) an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked under subsection (c)(1)(A) as a result of activities related to the tenure of the leader;
“(3) to have knowingly materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of—“(A) an activity described in subsection (b); or
“(B) a person whose property and interests in property are blocked under subsection (c)(1)(A); or
“(4) to be owned or controlled by, or to have knowingly acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked under subsection (c)(1)(A).
“(b) Activities Described.—An activity described in this subsection is any of the following in or in relation to Nicaragua on or after April 18, 2018:“(1) Significant acts of violence or conduct that constitutes a serious abuse or violation of human rights against persons associated with the protests in Nicaragua that began on April 18, 2018.
“(2) Significant actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions.
“(3) Acts of significant corruption by or on behalf of the Government of Nicaragua or a current or former official of the Government of Nicaragua, including—“(A) the expropriation of private or public assets for personal gain or political purposes;
“(B) corruption related to government contracts;
“(C) bribery; or
“(D) the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption.
“(4) The arrest or prosecution of a person, including an individual or media outlet disseminating information to the public, primarily because of the legitimate exercise by such person of the freedom of speech, assembly, or the press.
“(c) Sanctions Described.—“(1) In general.—The sanctions described in this subsection are the following:“(A) Asset blocking.—The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person determined by the President to be subject to 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.
“(B) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa or other documentation.—In the case of an alien determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documentation of the alien.
“(2) Penalties.—A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of a measure imposed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) 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.
“(3) Exception relating to importation of goods.—The requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under paragraph (1)(A) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
“(4) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement.—Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations.
“(d) Implementation; Regulatory Authority.—“(1) Implementation.—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 section.
“(2) Regulatory authority.—The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this section.