; and (2) to require United States persons engaged in business anywhere to refuse to take actions, including furnishing information or supporting restrictive trade practices or boycotts, against a country friendly to the United States or against any United States person. 4. Prohibition on boycotting friendly countries (a) Prohibitions (1) In general No United States person, with respect to the activities of such person in the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States, may knowingly take or agree to take any of the following actions in a manner that complies with, furthers, or supports any boycott against a boycotted country, other than a country with respect to which the United States has imposed sanctions: (A) Refusing, or requiring any other person to refuse, to do business with or in the boycotted country, with any business concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country, with any national or resident of the boycotted country, or with any other person, pursuant to an agreement with, a requirement of, or a request from or on behalf of, a boycotting entity. (B) Refusing or requiring any other person to refuse to employ, or otherwise discriminating against, any person on the basis of national origin of that person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of such person. (C) Furnishing information with respect to the national origin of any person or of any owner, officer, director, or employee of such person in a manner that enables a boycotting entity to conduct a commercial boycott. (D) Furnishing information about whether any person has, had, or proposes to have any business relationship (including a relationship by way of sale, purchase, legal or commercial representation, shipping or other transport, insurance, investment, or supply) with or in the boycotted country, with any business concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country, or with any national or resident of the boycotted country. (E) Furnishing information about whether any person is a member of, has made