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 12 2 STA T . 2 63 6 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 8 6 —J UL Y 2 9, 2008 (B)Of f ic i also f theSPDC, the B urm ese militar y ,or the U SD A i nv olve d in the re p ression of peaceful political activity or in other g ross violations of human rights in Burma or in the commission of other human rights a b uses, including any current or former officials of the security services and j udicial institutions of the SPDC . (C) Any other Burmese persons w ho provide substan - tial economic and political support for the SPDC, the Bur- mese military, or the USDA. (D) T he immediate family members of any person described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). ( 2 ) WAIVER . — The President may waive the visa ban described in paragraph ( 1 ) only if the President determines and certifies in writing to Congress that travel by the person see k ing such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States. ( 3 ) RUL E OFC O NST RUCTION.— N othing in this subsection shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of section 694 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2 0 0 8 (Public L aw 110 – 161), nor shall this subsection be construed to make ineli- gible for a visa members of ethnic groups in Burma now or previously opposed to the regime who were forced to provide labor or other support to the Burmese military and who are otherwise eligible for admission into the United States. (b) F INANCIAL SANCTIONS.— (1) BLOC K E DP ROPERT Y .—No property or interest in prop- erty belonging to a person described in subsection (a)(1) may be transferred, paid, e x ported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt with if— (A) the property is located in the United States or within the possession or control of a United States person, including the overseas branch of a United States person or (B) the property comes into the possession or control of a United States person after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.— E xcept with respect to transactions authori z ed under Executive Orders 1304 7 ( M ay 20, 1997) and 13310 ( J uly 28, 2003), no United States person may engage in a financial transaction with the SPDC or with a person described in subsection (a)(1). (3) PRO H I B ITED ACTIVITIES.—Activities prohibited by reason of the blocking of property and financial transactions under this subsection shall include the following

(A) Payments or transfers of any property, or any transactions involving the transfer of anything of economic value by any United States person, including any United States financial institution and any branch or office of such financial institution that is located outside the United States, to the SPDC or to an individual described in sub- section (a)(1). (B) The export or reexport directly or indirectly, of any goods, technology, or services by a United States person to the SPDC, to an individual described in subsection (a)(1) or to any entity owned, controlled, or operated by the SPDC or by an individual described in such subsection. (c) AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL BANKIN G SANCTIONS.—

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