GRANITE Act

4106. Limitation on enforcement of foreign censorship judgments

(a) Definition. In this section:

(1) Foreign censorship law. The term foreign censorship law means any law of a foreign state that—

(A)

(i) has the primary purpose or substantial effect of restricting or penalizing expression, expressive conduct, or expressive association;

(ii) targets expression, expressive conduct, or expressive association based on its content, viewpoint, or speaker identity; or

(iii) compels disclosure that would reasonably chill that expression, expressive conduct, or expressive association; and

(B) would conflict with the protections of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States if recognized in the United States.

(2) Foreign state. The term foreign state has the meaning given the term in section 1603.

(b) Limitation on enforcement. Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a domestic court shall not recognize or enforce a foreign judgment, or a fine, order, or demand issued by a foreign court or a foreign state, enforcing a foreign censorship law.

(c) Right of action. A United States person against whom a foreign judgment described in subsection (b) is entered, or upon whom a judgment, fine, order, or demand described in subsection (b) is served or purportedly served, may bring an action in an appropriate district court of the United States seeking declaratory relief that such judgment, fine, order, or demand is unenforceable under subsection (b).

(7) under section 4106.

4106. Limitation on enforcement of foreign censorship judgments.