Sec. 227. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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## SEC. 227 MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Section 9 of the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 ([22 U.S.C. 8908(a)](/us/usc/t22/s8908/a)) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “is authorized and encouraged to” and inserting “shall”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “President determines is” and inserting “President determines is, on or after the date of the enactment of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017,”; and ######
(ii)by inserting “or elsewhere” after “in the Russian Federation”; ####
(2)by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); ####
(3)in subsection (c), by striking “The President” and inserting “except as provided in subsection (d), the President”; and ####
(4)by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: > > ### “(d) Application of New Sanctions > > The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection
(b)with respect to a person only if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— > > > #### “(1) > > a written determination that the waiver— > > > ##### “(A) > > is in the vital national security interests of the United States; or > > > ##### “(B) > > will further the enforcement of this Act; and > > > #### “(2) > > a certification that the Government of the Russian Federation is taking steps to implement the Minsk Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany, the Minsk Protocol, which was agreed to on September 5, 2014, and any successor agreements that are agreed to by the Government of Ukraine.” > .
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MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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