§ 9525. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation
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(a)In general On and after the date that is 180 days after August 2, 2017, the President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 9529 of this title with respect to a person the President determines knowingly, on or after August 2, 2017, engages in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation, including the Main Intelligence Agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
(b)Application of new sanctions The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection
(a)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 chapter; and
(2)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.
(c)Delay of imposition of sanctions The President may delay the imposition of sanctions under subsection
(a)with respect to a person if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not less frequently than every 180 days while the delay is in effect, that the person is substantially reducing the number of significant transactions described in subsection
(a)in which that person engages.
(d)Modified waiver authority for certain sanctionable transactions under this section
(1)In general The President may use the authority under section 9530(b) of this title to waive the application of sanctions with respect to a person under this section without regard to section 9511 of this title if, not later than 30 days prior to the waiver taking effect, the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that—
(A)the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States;
(B)the significant transaction described in subsection
(a)that the person engaged in with respect to which the waiver is being exercised—
(i)is not a significant transaction with—
(I)the Main Intelligence Agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(II)the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation;
(III)the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation;
(IV)Autonomous Noncommercial Professional Organization/Professional Association of Designers of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI);
(V)the Special Technology Center;
(VI)Zorsecurity; or
(VII)any person that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines—
(aa)to be part of, or operating for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sector of the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(bb)has directly participated in or facilitated cyber intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(ii)would not—
(I)endanger the integrity of any multilateral alliance of which the United States is a part;
(II)adversely affect ongoing operations of the Armed Forces of the United States, including coalition operations in which the Armed Forces of the United States participate;
(III)result in a significant negative impact to defense cooperation between the United States and the country whose government has primary jurisdiction over the person; and
(IV)significantly increase the risk of compromising United States defense systems and operational capabilities; and
(C)the government with primary jurisdiction over the person—
(i)is taking or will take steps to reduce its inventory of major defense equipment and advanced conventional weapons produced by the defense sector of the Russian Federation as a share of its total inventory of major defense equipment and advanced conventional weapons over a specified period; or
(ii)is cooperating with the United States Government on other security matters that are critical to United States strategic interests.
(2)Form The certification described in paragraph
(1)shall be transmitted in an unclassified form, and may contain a classified annex.
(3)Report
(A)In general Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President submits a certification described in paragraph
(1)with respect to the waiver of the application of sanctions with respect to a person under this section, and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the waiver.
(B)Matters to be included The report required by subparagraph
(A)shall include—
(i)the extent to which such waiver has or has not resulted in the compromise of United States systems and operational capabilities, including through the diversion of United States sensitive technology to a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(ii)the extent to which the government with primary jurisdiction over the person is taking specific actions to further the enforcement of this title.
(e)Requirement to issue guidance Not later than 60 days after August 2, 2017, the President shall issue regulations or other guidance to specify the persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(f)Penalties 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 subsection
(a)shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 1705 of title 50 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection
(a)of that section.
(Pub. L. 115–44, title II, § 231, Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1294(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2085.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 115-232John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- Public Law 116-283William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
- Public Law 116-92National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Public Law 115-44Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
- Public Law 117-54Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021
U.S. Code
statute-compilations
- Sec. 301FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
- Sec. 231IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS ENGAGING IN TRANSACTIONS WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OR DEFENSE SECTORS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- Sec. 1294MODIFIED WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN SANCTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF THE COUNTERING AMERICA’S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT
- Sec. 1245LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF F-35 AIRCRAFT TO TURKEY
- Sec. 10REPORT ON CERTAIN PURCHASES BY AND AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA RELATING TO MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE SECTOR OF NICARAGUA
- Sec. 1241DETERMINATION AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TURKEY’S ACQUISITION OF THE S-400 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 115–232To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–54To advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purpose
- Public Law 116–283To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–92To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–44To provide congressional review and to counter aggression by the Governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes
bill
- Sec. 201Imposition of sanctions
- Sec. 1236Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons providing sophisticated goods, services, or technologies for use in the production of major defense equipment or advanced conventional weapons
- Sec. 1294Modified waiver authority for certain sanctionable transactions under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
- Sec. 1263Sense of Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 1236Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons providing sophisticated goods, services, or technologies for use in the production of major defense equipment or advanced conventional weapons
- Sec. 1236Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons providing sophisticated goods, services, or technologies for use in the production of major defense equipment or advanced conventional weapons
- Sec. ?
- Sec. 201Imposition of sanctions
- Sec. 1263Sense of Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. ?
- Sec. 4Prioritization of efforts and assistance for energy infrastructure projects in Europe and Eurasia
- Sec. 4Prioritization of efforts and assistance for energy infrastructure projects in Europe and Eurasia
- Sec. 1240Report on Russian military involvement in the AFRICOM AOR
- Sec. 3Sense of Congress on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 9Sense of Congress on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 3Sense of the Congress on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 3Treatment of purchase of S–400 surface-to-air defense system as a significant transaction under section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
- Sec. 8Imposition of certain sanctions under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act against Turkey
- Sec. 8Imposition of CAATSA section 231 sanctions against Turkey
- Sec. 8Imposition of certain sanctions under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act against Turkey
- Sec. 6Report on entities involved in construction or repair of Nord Stream 2
- Sec. ?
- Sec. ?
- Sec. 202Imposition of sanctions
- Sec. 9Sense of the Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 9Sense of the Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 6Report on entities involved in construction or repair of Nord Stream 2
- Sec. 6Report on entities involved in construction or repair of Nord Stream 2
- Sec. 1240Report on Russian military involvement in the AFRICOM AOR
- Sec. 6218Sense of Congress on acquisition by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. 305Imposition of CAATSA section 231 sanctions against Turkey
- Sec. 305Imposition of CAATSA section 231 sanctions against Turkey
- Sec. 7Imposition of CAATSA section 231 sanctions against Turkey
- Sec. 3Sense of the Senate on purchase by Turkey of S–400 air defense system
- Sec. ?
- Sec. 1Request for information on Turkey’s human rights practices in Syria
- Sec. 1240Report on Russian military involvement in the AFRICOM AOR
- Sec. 1292Determination and imposition of sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition of the S–400 air and missile defense system
- Sec. 1241Determination and imposition of sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition of the S–400 air defense system
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U.S. Code
- Sanctions described§ 9529
- Exceptions, waiver, and termination§ 9530
- Congressional review of certain actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation§ 9511
- Penalties§ 1705
- Findings§ 9501
- Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation§ 9525
- Definitions§ 9401
- General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations§ 301
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- 131 Stat. 916
- 132 Stat. 2085
- 131 Stat. 898
- 132 Stat. 2087
- 134 Stat. 3944
- 132 Stat. 2088
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