Sec. 1325. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 2

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Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— impose sanctions under paragraph

(2)with respect to— any entity responsible for planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity; and any other corporate officer of or principal shareholder with a controlling interest in an entity described in clause (i); and impose sanctions under paragraph

(3)with respect to any entity responsible for planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity. An alien described in paragraph (1)(A) is— inadmissible to the United States; ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ). The visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. A revocation under subclause

(I)shall— take effect immediately; and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession. The President shall exercise all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. 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 subsection. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this subsection or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this subsection 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. Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or national security activities of the United States. Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if the admission of the alien is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other applicable international obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this subsection shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. In this subparagraph, the term good means any article, natural or man-made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. The authority to impose sanctions under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this subsection: The terms admission , admitted , and alien have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 ). The term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or any person within the United States. Section 7503 of the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 116–92 ; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking subsection

(i)and inserting subsection

(h); by striking subsection (f); by redesignating subsections

(g)through

(k)as subsections

(f)through (j), respectively; and in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking subsection

(h)and inserting subsection

(g).

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