in Guatemala City, including in close proximity to CICIG’s headquarters and the United States Embassy. The United States is monitoring closely that all equipment donated for law enforcement activity in Guatemala is used appropriately and in accordance with existing agreements. . (5) On the same date, Guatemala’s President, Jimmy Morales, appeared at a press conference to announce that he would not renew the mandate of CICIG, which expires in 2019, or the visa of its commissioner, Ivan Velasquez, which was set to expire on September 18, 2018. (6) On September 4, 2018, the Government of Guatemala issued a statement to the effect that Ivan Velasquez, who was on travel at the time, was not permitted to reenter the country. (7) On September 17, 2018, Guatemala’s Foreign Minister, Sandra Jovel, and Minister of the Interior, Enrique Degenhart, made public statements indicating that the Government of Guatemala intended to ignore an order from the Guatemalan Constitutional Court, that the government must allow the CICIG commissioner to enter the country. 4. Sanctions against foreign persons that engage in corruption and other activities in Guatemala (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person who is a current or former official of the Government of Guatemala, or any foreign person acting on behalf of or in cooperation with an official of that government, that has knowingly— (1) committed or facilitated acts of grand corruption, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, or financing political campaigns with the proceeds of narcotics trafficking