Sec. 6. Sanctions against the Government of Belarus
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Section 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 ( Public Law 109–480 ; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended— in subsection (b)— by striking December 19, 2010 each place it appears and inserting August 9, 2020 ; in paragraph (2), by inserting , peaceful protesters, after all opposition activists ; and by striking paragraphs
(3)and
(6)and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and
(7)as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; in subsection (c)— in the subsection heading, by inserting after and russian individuals complicit in the crackdown that occurred after the August 9, 2020, election ; belarus by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: is a member of the Central Election Commission of Belarus or assisted the Commission in manipulating the presidential election of August 9, 2020; ; in paragraph
(5)(as redesignated) to read as follows: is a member of any branch of the security or law enforcement services of Belarus, including the KGB, Interior Ministry, and OMON special police unit, and is responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or otherwise directing, the crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists, and peaceful protestors that occurred in connection with the presidential election of August 9, 2020; or ; and by adding at the end the following: is a government official, including at the Information Ministry, responsible for the crackdown on independent media, including revoking the accreditation of journalists, disrupting internet access, and restricting online content; is an official in the so-called Union State between Russia and Belarus (regardless of nationality of the individual); or is a Russian individual that has significantly participated in the crackdown on independent press or human rights abuses related to political repression in Belarus, including the Russian propagandists sent to replace local employees at Belarusian state media outlets. ; in subsection (d)(1), by striking the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and inserting the United States International Development Finance Corporation ; in subsection (e), by striking (including any technical assistance or grant) of any kind ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking or by any member or family member closely linked to any member of the senior leadership of the Government of Belarus and inserting or by the senior leadership of the Government of Belarus or by any member or family member closely linked to the senior leadership of the Government of Belarus, or an official of the so-called ; and Union State with Russia in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: , or an official of the so-called ; and Union State with Russia in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or the so-called after Union State with Russia, the Government of Belarus .
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