; (B) acts as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in a matter relating to conduct described in paragraph (2); or (C) is responsible for, or complicit in, inciting a foreign person to engage in conduct described in paragraph (2). (2) Conduct described Conduct described in this paragraph is any of the following, conducted with respect to an individual based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics of the individual: (A) Torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of the individual. (B) Prolonged detention of the individual without charges or trial. (C) Causing the disappearance of the individual by the abduction and clandestine detention of the individual. (D) Other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, or the security of the individual. (3) Credible information For purposes of paragraph (1), credible information includes information obtained by other countries or nongovernmental organizations that monitor violations of human rights. (b) Updates The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the list required by subsection (a) as new information becomes available. (c) Removal A person may be removed from the list required by subsection (a) if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before the removal of the person from the list that— (1) credible information exists that the person did not engage in the activity for which the person was added to the list; (2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the activity