Sec. 333. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that violate United States law for the benefit of the Russian Federation
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On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection
(b)with respect to a person if the President determines that the person knowingly engages in an activity described in paragraph (2). A person engages in an activity described in this paragraph if the person— complies with, seeks to use, benefits from, or provides information to assist in, or otherwise facilitates the implementation of activities that evade or violate United States export controls on the Russian Federation and Russian entities; facilitates a significant transaction or transactions for or on behalf of a person described, or a person that has engaged in the activity described, as the case may be, in subparagraph (A); to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person described, or a person that has engaged in the activity described, as the case may be, in subparagraph (A); or to have knowingly and materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, a person described, or a person that has engaged in the activity described, as the case may be, in any of subparagraphs
(A)through (C). The sanctions to be imposed with respect to a person described in subsection
(a)are the following: The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a person described in subsection
(a)if such property or interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or come within the possession or control of a United States person. A person referred to in subsection
(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 issuing consular officer or the Secretary of State (or a designee of the Secretary of State) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) ), revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an individual referred to in subsection
(a)regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued. A revocation under this subparagraph shall— take effect immediately; and automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the individual’s possession. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection. Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply with respect to an individual if admitting or paroling such individual into the United States 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, or other applicable international obligations. The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section on a case-by-case basis with respect to a person, for renewable periods of not more than 90 days each if the President determines and reports to Congress that such a waiver is vital to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a process by which persons may confidentially supply such information as the President may require to evaluate the merits of applications for waivers authorized by paragraph (1). The authority to issue a waiver under paragraph
(1)shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 10 days after receiving a request from the chairman or ranking member of the appropriate congressional committees that meets the requirements of paragraph
(2)with respect to whether a person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection
(a)the President shall— determine if the person meets such criteria; and submit a classified or unclassified report to the chairman or ranking member of the appropriate congressional committee that submitted the request with respect to that determination that includes a statement of whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to such person. The President may exercise the 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 the extent necessary to carry out this section. The President shall establish a system to monitor compliance with United States export control laws, including the foreign direct product rule, by being informed by multiple sources, including— publicly available information, including trade data; and classified information, including relevant information provided by the Director of National Intelligence. A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection
(a)or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that 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. The President shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this title and the amendments made by this title.
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Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that violate United States law for the benefit of the Russian Federation
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