Sec. 3. Imposition of sanctions relating to the People’s Republic of China and support for Russian invasion of Ukraine
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On and after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President— may impose the sanction described in subsection
(c)with respect to a foreign person the President determines— is located or headquartered within, or is organized under the laws of, the People’s Republic of China; and operates in the technology sector of the economy of the Russian Federation, the defense and related materiel sector of such economy, or any other sector of such economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as the case may be; and may impose the sanction described in subsection
(c)with respect to a foreign person the President determines that, in acting for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the armed forces or intelligence services of the People’s Republic of China, is responsible for or engages in— malicious cyber-enabled activities; or the production, or research and development, of dual-use technology or defense or related materials; or facilitating the evasion, circumvention, or direct violation of United States export controls or sanctions. On and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may impose the sanctions described in subsection
(c)with respect to a foreign person that— has business operations in the Russian Federation; and is a known Chinese military company. The sanction described in this paragraph is the 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 foreign person if such property or 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 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 penalties provided for in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705 ) shall apply to any person who violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under this section, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection section 206(a) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1705(a) ). Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to— any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq. ); or any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the United States. The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. In this subparagraph, the term good means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign 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 interests of the United States. In this section: The term business operations means any participation by any person in a commercial enterprise or venture, or participation in any association, institution, organization, or entity, whether of a commercial nature or otherwise. This includes the production, distribution, exportation, sale of goods, or provision of services, regardless of whether a pecuniary benefit or other assets are derived from such participation. The term foreign person means any person that is not a United States person. The term knowingly , with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result (as the case may be). The term person means an individual or entity. The term United States person means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, 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 in the United States. The term known Chinese military company means any of the following persons: Aviation Industry Corporation of China Ltd (AVIC). 360 Security Technology Inc. (Qihoo 360). Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China (AMEC). Aerospace CH UAV Co., Ltd (S–SEA). Beijing Megvii Technology Co., Ltd. (Megvii). BGI Genomics Co. Ltd. (BGI). MGI Co. Ltd. (MGI). China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC). China Electronics Corporation (CEC). China Construction Technology Co. Ltd (CCTC). China Communications Construction Group (CCCG). China Construction Technology Co. Ltd (CCTC). China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd (Hikvision). China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN). China Mobile Communications Group Co. Ltd. (China Mobile Comm). China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina). China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC). China South Industries Group Corporation (CRCC). China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC). China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC). China Telecom Group Co, Ltd. (China Telecom). China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG). China United Network Communications Group Co. Ltd (China Unicom). CloudWalk Technology Co. Ltd (CloudWalk). Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd (Sugon). Hesai Technology Co. Ltd (Hesai). Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd (Huawei). Inspur Group Partners Co. Ltd (IDG Capital). Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Co. Ltd (DJI). Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (YMTC). Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd (Dahua). AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Co., Ltd. Autel Robotics Co. Ltd (Autel). AVIC Heavy Machinery Company Limited. AVIC Xi’An Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Dahua Technology. Zhejiang Uniview Technologies. Guizhou Guihang Automotive Components Co., Ltd. Changying Xinzhi Technology Co., Ltd. Sichuan Northern Nitrocellulose Co., Ltd. Northern Chemistry Industry Co., Ltd. Any subsidiary, affiliate, or successor of entities in subparagraphs
(A)through (RR). Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the authority of the President to designate or sanction persons pursuant to an applicable Executive order or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ).
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