Sec. 106. Exemptions, waivers, and rulemaking

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The following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under sections 103 and 105: Activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. The admission of an alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to comply with United States obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, under the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or under other international agreements.

The requirement to impose sanctions under sections 103 and 105 shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. The President may waive the application of sanctions under section 103 or 105 if before the waiver to takes effect, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— a written determination that the waiver— is vital to the national security interests of the United States; or will further the enforcement of this title; and a certification that the Government of the Russian Federation has made significant efforts to reduce the number and intensity of the cyber intrusions conducted by that Government.

The President may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Nothing in this title shall be construed— to supersede the limitations on the use of rocket engines for national security purposes under section 1608 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 128 Stat. 3626; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note), as amended by section 1607 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 ; 129 Stat. 1100) and section 1602 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ); or to prohibit a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Defense from acquiring components referred to in such section 1608.

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