; . 4. Imposition of sanctions on persons responsible for the commission of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against journalists (a) Listing of persons who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights (1) In general On or after the date on which a person is listed pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) on each foreign person the President determines, based on credible information, has perpetrated, ordered, or otherwise directed the extrajudicial killing of or other gross violation of internationally recognized human rights committed against a journalist or other person who performs, or provides administrative support to, the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-based, or social media intended to report newsworthy activities or information, or communicate facts or fact-based opinions. (2) Publication of list The Secretary of State shall publish on a publicly available website of the Department of State a list of the names of each foreign person determined pursuant to paragraph (1) to have perpetrated, ordered, or directed an act described in such paragraph. Such list shall be updated at least annually. (3) Exception The President may waive the imposition of sanctions under paragraph (1) and omit a foreign person from the list published in accordance with paragraph (2), or terminate such sanctions and remove a foreign person from such list, if the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— (A) that public identification of the individual is not in the national interest of the United States, including an unclassified description of the factual basis supporting such certification that may contain a classified annex