Sec. 10. Sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation
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Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating sections 235, 236, 237, and 238 as sections 238, 239, 239B, and 239C, respectively; and by inserting after section 234 the following: On and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 , the President shall impose the sanctions described in section 224(b) with respect to— political figures, oligarchs, and other persons that facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and persons acting for or on behalf of such political figures, oligarchs, and persons;
Russian parastatal entities that facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; family members of persons described in paragraph
(1)or
(2)that derive significant benefits from such illicit and corrupt activities; and persons, including financial institutions, engaging in significant transactions with persons described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). On and after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 , the President shall impose the sanctions described in section 224(b) with respect to a person, including any financial institution, that the President determines— knowingly engages in significant transactions with any person in the Russian Federation that supports or facilitates malicious cyber activities; or is knowingly owned or controlled by, or knowingly acts or purports to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person that engages in significant transactions described in paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 , and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall determine and certify to the committees specified in subsection
(d)whether the Government of the Russian Federation, including the armed forces or coast guard of the Russian Federation, has interfered with the freedom of navigation of one or more vessels in the Kerch Strait or elsewhere in a manner inconsistent with international law during the 180 days preceding the certification. Not later than 15 days after submitting a certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the certification in the Federal Register. On and after the date that is 90 days after the publication of a certification under paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)indicating that the Government of the Russian Federation has interfered with the freedom of navigation of one or more vessels as described in paragraph
(1)of that subsection, all entities operating in the shipbuilding sector of the Russian Federation shall be subject to the same restrictions as an entity included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. The restrictions imposed pursuant to subsection
(b)shall remain in effect until the date on which the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the committees specified in subsection
(d)that— the Government of the Russian Federation, including the armed forces and coast guard of the Russian Federation, has not interfered with the freedom of navigation of any vessels in the Kerch Strait or elsewhere in a manner inconsistent with international law during the 3-year period preceding the submission of that certification; and the Government of the Russian Federation has provided assurances that that Government will not engage in such interference in the future. The committees specified in this subsection are— the appropriate congressional committees; and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. . Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.), as amended by this section, is further amended by inserting after section 239 the following: The President may exercise all authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this part. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this part or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this part shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection
(a)of that section. . The table of contents for the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 235 through 238 and inserting the following: Sec. 235. Sanctions with respect to transactions with certain Russian political figures and oligarchs. Sec. 236. Sanctions with respect to transactions with the cyber sector of the Russian Federation. Sec. 237. Sanctions for violations by the Russian Federation of freedom of navigation. Sec. 238. Sanctions described. Sec. 239. Exceptions, waiver, and termination. Sec. 239A. Implementation and penalties. Sec. 239B. Exception relating to activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sec. 239C. Rule of construction. . Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.), as amended by this section, is further amended— in section 231, by striking subsection (e); and by striking section 235 each place it appears and inserting section 238 . The President shall, in a prompt and timely way, publish guidance on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section and any regulations prescribed pursuant to this section or any such amendment.
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