2000-S2 AMH CHEN ZOLL 391

2SHB 2000 - H AMD 907

By Representative Cheney

WITHDRAWN 02/09/2024

On page 4, after line 33, insert the following:

"(3) A foreign jurisdiction may not be designated as a jurisdiction of strategic importance under this section if it is subject to United States government sanctions for, or has been identified by the United States department of state as being engaged in, state-sponsored human rights violations such as terrorism, forced labor, or religious persecution."

EFFECT: Prohibits the Office of International Relations and Protocol and the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Relations from designating a foreign jurisdiction as a "jurisdiction of strategic importance" if it is subject to U.S. government sanctions for, or has been identified by the U.S. Department of State as being engaged in, state-sponsored human rights violations such as terrorism, forced labor, or religious persecution.

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