Sec. 228. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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## SEC. 228 MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ###

(a)In General The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 10 MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS THAT EVADE SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION > > **[**[22 U.S.C. 8909](/us/usc/t22/s8909)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection

(b)with respect to a foreign person if the President determines that the foreign person knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017— > > > #### “(1) > > materially violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any license, order, regulation, or prohibition contained in or issued pursuant to any covered Executive order, this Act, or the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 ([22 U.S.C. 8921](/us/usc/t22/s8921) et seq.); or > > > #### “(2) > > facilitates a significant transaction or transactions, including deceptive or structured transactions, for or on behalf of— > > > ##### “(A) > > any person subject to sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to the Russian Federation; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any child, spouse, parent, or sibling of an individual described in subparagraph (A). > > > ### “(b) Sanctions Described > > The sanctions described in this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](/us/usc/t50/s1701) et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person determined by the President to be subject to subsection

(a)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. > > > ### “(c) Implementation; Penalties > > > #### “(1) Implementation > > 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](/us/usc/t50/s1702) and 1704) to carry out subsection (b). > > > #### “(2) Penalties > > A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection

(b)or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection

(b)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](/us/usc/t50/s1705)) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection

(a)of that section. > > > ### “(d) Application of New Sanctions > > The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection

(D)of subsection (f)(1), 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; and > > > #### “(3) > > in the case of sanctions imposed under this section in connection with a covered Executive order described in subparagraphs

(E)or

(F)of subsection (f)(1), a certification that the Government of the Russian Federation has made significant efforts to reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions conducted by that Government. > > > ### “(e) Termination > > Subject to section 216 of the Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection

(b)with respect to a person if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— > > > #### “(1) > > a notice of and justification for the termination; and > > > #### “(2) > > a notice that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the person is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to sanctions under subsection

(a)in the future. > > > ### “(f) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Covered executive order > > The term ‘covered Executive order’ means any of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine). > > > ##### “(B) > > Executive Order No. 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine). > > > ##### “(C) > > Executive Order No. 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine). > > > ##### “(D) > > Executive Order No. 13685 (79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine). > > > ##### “(E) > > Executive Order No. 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), relating to the Russian Federation. > > > ##### “(F) > > Executive Order No. 13757 (82 Fed. Reg. 1; relating to taking additional steps to address the national emergency with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), relating to the Russian Federation. > > > #### “(2) Foreign person > > The term ‘foreign person’ has the meaning given such term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section). > > > #### “(3) Structured > > The term ‘structured’, with respect to a transaction, has the meaning given the term ‘structure’ in paragraph

(xx)of section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). > > > ## “SEC. 11 MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES > > **[**[22 U.S.C. 8910](/us/usc/t22/s8910)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection

(b)with respect to a foreign person if the President determines that the foreign person, based on credible information, on or after the date of the enactment of this section— > > > #### “(1) > > is responsible for, complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses in any territory forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation; > > > #### “(2) > > materially assists, sponsors, or provides financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to, a foreign person described in paragraph (1); or > > > #### “(3) > > is owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a foreign person described in paragraph (1). > > > ### “(b) Sanctions Described > > > #### “(1) Asset blocking > > The exercise of all powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](/us/usc/t50/s1701) et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person determined by the President to be subject to subsection

(a)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. > > > #### “(2) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa or other documentation > > In the case of an alien determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1201(i)](/us/usc/t8/s1201/i)), of any visa or other documentation of the alien. > > > ### “(c) 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 has made efforts to reduce serious human rights abuses in territory forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by that Government. > > > ### “(d) Implementation; Penalties > > > #### “(1) Implementation > > 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](/us/usc/t50/s1702) and 1704) to carry out subsection (b)(1). > > > #### “(2) Penalties > > A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out subsection (b)(1) 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](/us/usc/t50/s1705)) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection

(a)of that section. > > > ### “(e) Termination > > Subject to section 216 of Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection

(b)with respect to a person if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— > > > #### “(1) > > a notice of and justification for the termination; and > > > #### “(2) > > a notice— > > > ##### “(A) > > that— > > > ###### “(i) > > the person is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to sanctions under subsection

(a)in the future; or > > > ##### “(B) > > that the President determines that insufficient basis exists for the determination by the President under subsection

(a)with respect to the person.” > . ###

(b)Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees Section 2(2) of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 ([22 U.S.C. 8901(2)](/us/usc/t22/s8901/2)) is amended— ####

(1)in subparagraph (A), by inserting “the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,” before “the Committee on Foreign Relations”; and ####

(2)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “the Committee on Financial Services” before “the Committee on Foreign Affairs”.

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79 FR 13493
79 FR 15535
79 FR 16169
79 FR 77357
80 FR 18077
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MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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