Sec. 312. 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, and every 30 days thereafter, if the President is not able to make the certification described in subsection (b), the President shall impose the sanctions described in section 351 with respect to a foreign person that is— any entity established for or responsible for the planning, construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity, including Nord Stream 2 AG; or any corporate officer of an entity described in paragraph (1).
The certification described in this subsection is a certification to the appropriate committees of Congress of each of the following: The Government of Germany has provided written, public assurances that it will prevent the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from being certified or otherwise from becoming operational. The Government of Germany, including any regulatory body of that Government, is taking the necessary steps to fulfill the assurances described in paragraph (1). The publicly available database of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas has not registered the transit of gas through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Sanctions under subsection
(a)may be waived only if there is enacted into law a joint resolution approving such a waiver. No waiver under section 353 or any other provision of law (other than a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)) applies with respect to sanctions under subsection (a). On the date on which the President has, after making an affirmative determination under section 321, imposed sanctions under section 322, this section shall no longer have any force or effect.