#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#gbb  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide           
congressional review and to counter     
,iranian and ,russian governments'      
aggression4  #a4 ,short title2 table of 
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,countering ,iran's 
,destabilizing ,activities ,act of      
#bjag4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,sec4
 #c4 ,regional strategy for countering  
conventional and asymmetric ,iranian    
threats in the ,middle ,east and ,north 
,africa4,sec4 #d4 ,imposition of        
additional sanctions in response to     
,iran's ballistic missile program4,sec4 
#e4 ,imposition of terrorism-related    
sanctions with respect to the           
,,irgc4,sec4 #f4 ,imposition of         
additional sanctions with respect to    
persons responsible for human rights    
abuses4,sec4 #g4 ,enforcement of arms   
embargos4,sec4 #h4 ,review of           

applicability of sanctions relating to  
,iran's support for terrorism and its   
ballistic missile program4,sec4 #i4     
,report on coordination of sanctions    
between the ,united ,states and the     
,european ,union4,sec4 #aj4 ,report on  
,united ,states citizens detained by    
,iran4,sec4 #aa4 ,exceptions for        
national security and humanitarian      
assistance2 rule of construction4,sec4  
#ab4 ,presidential waiver authority4    
,,title ,,ii--,sanctions with respect to
 the ,russian ,federation and combating 
terrorism and illicit financing ,sec4   
#bja4 ,short title4 ,subtitle           
,a--,sanctions and other measures with  
respect to the ,russian ,federation     
,sec4 #baa4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #bab4      
,sense of ,congress4 ,,part             
,i--,congressional review of sanctions  
imposed with respect to the ,russian    
,federation ,sec4 #bae4 ,short title4   
,sec4 #baf4 ,congressional review of    
certain actions relating to sanctions   
imposed with respect to the ,russian    

,federation4 ,,part ,,ii--,sanctions    
with respect to the ,russian ,federation
 ,sec4 #bba4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #bbb4  
,codification of sanctions relating to  
the ,russian ,federation4 ,sec4 #bbc4   
,modification of implementation of      
,executive ,order #acffb4 ,sec4 #bbd4   
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 activities of the ,russian ,federation 
undermining cybersecurity4 ,sec4 #bbe4  
,imposition of sanctions relating to    
special ,russian crude oil projects4    
,sec4 #bbf4 ,imposition of sanctions    
with respect to ,russian and other      
foreign financial institutions4 ,sec4   
#bbg4 ,mandatory imposition of sanctions
 with respect to significant corruption 
in the ,russian ,federation4 ,sec4 #bbh4
 ,mandatory imposition of sanctions with
 respect to certain transactions with   
foreign sanctions evaders and serious   
human rights abusers in the ,russian    
,federation4 ,sec4 #bbi4 ,notifications 
to ,congress under ,ukraine ,freedom    
,support ,act of #bjad4 ,sec4 #bcj4     

,standards for termination of certain   
sanctions with respect to the ,russian  
,federation4 ,sec4 #bca4 ,imposition of 
sanctions with respect to persons       
engaging in transactions with the       
intelligence or defense sectors of the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation4
 ,sec4 #bcb4 ,sanctions with respect to 
the development of pipelines in the     
,russian ,federation4 ,sec4 #bcc4       
,sanctions with respect to investment in
 or facilitation of privatization of    
state-owned assets by the ,russian      
,federation4 ,sec4 #bcd4 ,sanctions with
 respect to the transfer of arms and    
related materiel to ,syria4 ,sec4 #bce4 
,sanctions described4 ,sec4 #bcf4       
,exceptions1 waiver1 and                
termination4,sec4 #bcg4 ,exception      
relating to activities of the ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4
 ,sec4 #bch4 ,rule of construction4     
,,part ,,iii--,reports ,sec4 #bda4      
,report on oligarchs and parastatal     
entities of the ,russian ,federation4   

,sec4 #bdb4 ,report on effects of       
expanding sanctions to include sovereign
 debt and derivative products4 ,sec4    
#bdc4 ,report on illicit finance        
relating to the ,russian ,federation4   
,subtitle ,b--,countering ,russian      
influence in ,europe and ,eurasia ,sec4 
#bea4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #beb4 ,sense of  
,congress4 ,sec4 #bec4 ,statement of    
policy4 ,sec4 #bed4 ,coordinating aid   
and assistance across ,europe and       
,eurasia4 ,sec4 #bee4 ,report on media  
organizations controlled and funded by  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation4 ,sec4 #bef4 ,report on     
,russian ,federation influence on       
elections in ,europe and ,eurasia4 ,sec4
 #beg4 ,ukranian energy security4 ,sec4 
#beh4 ,termination4 ,sec4 #bei4         
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined4 ,subtitle ,c--,combating       
terrorism and illicit financing ,,part  
,i--,national strategy for combating    
terrorist and other illicit financing   
,sec4 #bfa4 ,development of national    

strategy4 ,sec4 #bfb4 ,contents of      
national strategy4 ,,part               
,,ii--,enhancing antiterrorism tools of 
the ,department of the ,treasury ,sec4  
#bga4 ,improving antiterror finance     
monitoring of funds transfers4 ,sec4    
#bgb4 ,sense of ,congress on            
international cooperation regarding     
terrorist financing intelligence4 ,sec4 
#bgc4 ,examining the counter-terror     
financing role of the ,department of the
 ,treasury in embassies4 ,sec4 #bgd4    
,inclusion of ,secretary of the         
,treasury on the ,national ,security    
,council4 ,sec4 #bge4 ,inclusion of all 
funds4 ,,part ,,iii--,definitions ,sec4 
#bha4 ,definitions4 ,subtitle ,d--,rule 
of construction ,sec4 #bia4 ,rule of    
construction4,sec4 #bib4 ,sense of      
,senate on the strategic importance of  
,article #e of the ,north ,atlantic     
,treaty4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3 7#a7 ,act of international        
terrorism ,the term act of international
 terrorism has the meaning given that   

term in section #ad of the ,iran        
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees has the meaning
 given that term in section #ad of the  
,iran ,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public 
,law #ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja      
note74  7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term  
foreign person means a person that is   
not a ,united ,states person4  7#d7     
,iranian person ,the term ,iranian      
person means--  7,a7 an individual who  
is a citizen or national of ,iran2 or   
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of ,iran or otherwise subject to the    
jurisdiction of the ,government of      
,iran4  7#e7 ,,irgc ,the term ,,irgc    
means ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary   
,guard ,corps4  7#f7 ,knowingly ,the    
term knowingly has the meaning given    
that term in section #ad of the ,iran   
,sanctions ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law  
#ajd-agb2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74    

7#g7 ,united states person ,the term    
,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a   
,united ,states citizen or an alien     
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence to the ,united ,states2 or    
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of the ,united ,states or of any        
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1
 including a foreign branch of such an  
entity4  #c4 ,regional strategy for     
countering conventional and asymmetric  
,iranian threats in the ,middle ,east   
and ,north ,africa  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 and every #b
 years thereafter1 the ,secretary of    
,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the 
,secretary of the ,treasury1 and the    
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall jointly develop and submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
strategy for deterring conventional and 
asymmetric ,iranian activities and      
threats that directly threaten the      
,united ,states and key allies in the   

,middle ,east1 ,north ,africa1 and      
beyond4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy    
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 at a minimum the following3 7#a7 ,a    
summary of the near- and long-term      
,united ,states objectives1 plans1 and  
means for countering ,iran's            
destabilizing activities1 including     
identification of countries that share  
the objective of countering ,iran's     
destabilizing activities4  7#b7 ,a      
summary of the capabilities and         
contributions of individual countries to
 shared efforts to counter ,iran's      
destabilizing activities1 and a summary 
of additional actions or contributions  
that each country could take to further 
contribute4  7#c7 ,an assessment of     
,iran's conventional force capabilities 
and an assessment of ,iran's plans to   
upgrade its conventional force          
capabilities1 including its acquisition1
 development1 and deployment of         
ballistic and cruise missile            
capabilities1 unmanned aerial vehicles1 

and maritime offensive and anti-access  
or area denial capabilities4  7#d7 ,an  
assessment of ,iran's chemical and      
biological weapons capabilities and an  
assessment of ,iranian plans to upgrade 
its chemical or biological weapons      
capabilities4  7#e7 ,an assessment of   
,iran's asymmetric activities in the    
region1 including-- 7,a7 the size1      
capabilities1 and activities of the     
,,irgc1 including the ,quds ,force2     
7,b7 the size1 capabilities1 and        
activities of ,iran's cyber operations2 
7,c7 the types and amount of support1   
including funding1 lethal and nonlethal 
contributions1 and training1 provided to
 ,hezbollah1 ,hamas1 special groups in  
,iraq1 the regime of ,bashar al-,assad  
in ,syria1 ,houthi fighters in ,yemen1  
and other violent groups across the     
,middle ,east2 and  7,d7 the scope and  
objectives of ,iran's information       
operations and use of propaganda4  7#f7 
,a summary of ,united ,states actions1  
unilaterally and in cooperation with    

foreign governments1 to counter         
destabilizing ,iranian activities1      
including--  7,a7 interdiction of       
,iranian lethal arms bound for groups   
designated as foreign terrorist         
organizations under section #bai of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72  7,b7 ,iran's         
interference in international commercial
 shipping lanes2  7,c7 attempts by ,iran
 to undermine or subvert internationally
 recognized governments in the ,middle  
,east region2 and  7,d7 ,iran's support 
for the regime of ,bashar al-,assad in  
,syria1 including-- 7i7 financial       
assistance1 military equipment and      
personnel1 and other support provided to
 that regime2 and  7ii7 support and     
direction to other armed actors that are
 not ,syrian or ,iranian and are acting 
on behalf of that regime4  7c7 ,form of 
strategy ,the strategy required by      
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #d4 ,imposition of   

additional sanctions in response to     
,iran's ballistic missile program  7a7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,secretary of the    
,treasury and the ,secretary of ,state  
should continue to implement ,executive 
,order #acchb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2
 relating to blocking property of       
weapons of mass destruction delivery    
system proliferators and their          
supporters74  7b7 ,imposition of        
sanctions ,the ,president shall impose  
the sanctions described in subsection   
7c7 with respect to any person that the 
,president determines1 on or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 knowingly engages in any activity  
that materially contributes to the      
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
with respect to its ballistic missile   
program1 or any other program in ,iran  
for developing1 deploying1 or           
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   

acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     
7#b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in paragraph 7#a72  7#c7    
owns or controls or is owned or         
controlled by a person referred to in   
paragraph 7#a72  7#d7 forms an entity   
with the purpose of evading sanctions   
that would otherwise be imposed pursuant
 to paragraph 7#c72  7#e7 is acting for 
or on behalf of a person referred to in 
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d72 or 
7#f7 knowingly provides or attempts to  
provide financial1 material1            
technological1 or other support for1 or 
goods or services in support of1 a      
person referred to in paragraph 7#a71   
7#b71 7#c71 7#d7 or 7#e74  7c7          
,sanctions described ,the sanctions     
described in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property   
,the ,president shall block1 in         
accordance with the ,international      
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 all           

transactions in all property and        
interests in property of any person     
subject to subsection 7b7 if such       
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7b7 that is an    
alien4  7d7 ,penalties ,a person that   
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7c77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
that subsection shall be subject to the 
penalties set forth in subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bjf of the          
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection

 7a7 of that section4  7e7 ,report on   
contributions to ,iran's ballistic      
missile program  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and every   
#ahj days thereafter1 the ,president    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report       
describing each person that--  7,a7 has1
 during the period specified in         
paragraph 7#b71 conducted any activity  
that has materially contributed to the  
activities of the ,government of ,iran  
with respect to its ballistic missile   
program1 or any other program in ,iran  
for developing1 deploying1 or           
maintaining systems capable of          
delivering weapons of mass destruction1 
including any efforts to manufacture1   
acquire1 possess1 develop1 transport1   
transfer1 or use such capabilities2     
7,b7 is a successor entity to a person  
referred to in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7 
owns or controls or is owned or         
controlled by a person referred to in   

subparagraph 7,a72  7,d7 forms an entity
 with the purpose of evading sanctions  
that could be imposed as a result of a  
relationship described in subparagraph  
7,c72  7,e7 is acting for or on behalf  
of a person referred to in subparagraph 
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d72 or  7,f7 is  
known or believed to have provided1 or  
attempted to provide1 during the period 
specified in paragraph 7#b71 financial1 
material1 technological1 or other       
support for1 or goods or services in    
support of1 any material contribution to
 a program described in subparagraph    
7,a7 carried out by a person described  
in subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 
or 7,e74  7#b7 ,period specified ,the   
period specified in this paragraph is-- 
7,a7 in the case of the first report    
submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the     
period beginning ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and
 ending on the date the report is       
submitted2 and  7,b7 in the case of a   
subsequent such report1 the #ahj-;day   
period preceding the submission of the  

report4  7#c7 ,form of report ,each     
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but   
may include a classified annex4  #e4    
,imposition of terrorism-related        
sanctions with respect to the ,,irgc    
7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,,irgc is 
subject to sanctions pursuant to        
,executive ,order #acchb 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note2 relating to blocking        
property of weapons of mass destruction 
delivery system proliferators and their 
supporters71 the ,comprehensive ,iran   
,sanctions1 ,accountability1 and        
,divestment ,act of #bjaj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #heja et seq471 ,executive ,order      
#aceec 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2       
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons with respect to serious human  
rights abuses by the ,government of     
,iran71 and ,executive ,order #acfjf    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking the property and suspending    
entry into the ,united ,states of       

certain persons with respect to grave   
human rights abuses by the ,governments 
of ,iran and ,syria via information     
technology74  7#b7 ,the ,iranian        
,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,quds      
,force 7in this section referred to as  
the ,,irgc-,,qf7 is the primary arm of  
the ,government of ,iran for executing  
its policy of supporting terrorist and  
insurgent groups4 ,the ,,irgc-,,qf      
provides material1 logistical           
assistance1 training1 and financial     
support to militants and terrorist      
operatives throughout the ,middle ,east 
and ,south ,asia and was designated for 
the imposition of sanctions by the      
,secretary of ,treasury pursuant to     
,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja note2 relating to blocking        
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism7 in        
,october #bjjg for its support of       
terrorism4  7#c7 ,the ,,irgc1 not just  
the ,,irgc-,,qf1 is responsible for     

implementing ,iran's international      
program of destabilizing activities1    
support for acts of international       
terrorism1 and ballistic missile        
program4  7b7 ,in general ,beginning on 
the date that is #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7c7 with respect
 to the ,,irgc and foreign persons that 
are officials1 agents1 or affiliates of 
the ,,irgc4  7c7 ,sanctions described   
,the sanctions described in this        
subsection are sanctions applicable with
 respect to a foreign person pursuant to
 ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #agja note2 relating to blocking       
property and prohibiting transactions   
with persons who commit1 threaten to    
commit1 or support terrorism74  #f4     
,imposition of additional sanctions with
 respect to persons responsible for     
human rights abuses  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      

annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a list of each 
person the ,secretary determines1 based 
on credible evidence1 on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act--    
7#a7 is responsible for extrajudicial   
killings1 torture1 or other gross       
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights committed against         
individuals in ,iran who seek--  7,a7 to
 expose illegal activity carried out by 
officials of the ,government of ,iran2  
or  7,b7 to obtain1 exercise1 defend1 or
 promote internationally recognized     
human rights and freedoms1 such as the  
freedoms of religion1 expression1       
association1 and assembly1 and the      
rights to a fair trial and democratic   
elections2 or  7#b7 acts as an agent of 
or on behalf of a foreign person in a   
matter relating to an activity described
 in paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,sanctions     
described  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president may1 in accordance with the  

,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 block all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of a 
person on the list required by          
subsection 7a7 if such property and     
interests in property are in the ,united
 ,states1 come within the ,united       
,states1 or are or come within the      
possession or control of a ,united      
,states person4  7#b7 ,penalties ,a     
person that violates1 attempts to       
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation of paragraph 7#a7 or any   
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out paragraph 7#a7 shall be       
subject to the penalties set forth in   
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 to the same extent as a person   
that commits an unlawful act described  
in subsection 7a7 of that section4  #g4 
,enforcement of arms embargos  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided in          

subsection 7d71 the ,president shall    
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 with respect to any      
person that the ,president determines-- 
7#a7 knowingly engages in any activity  
that materially contributes to the      
supply1 sale1 or transfer directly or   
indirectly to or from ,iran1 or for the 
use in or benefit of ,iran1 of any      
battle tanks1 armored combat vehicles1  
large caliber artillery systems1 combat 
aircraft1 attack helicopters1 warships1 
missiles or missile systems1 as defined 
for the purpose of the ,united ,nations 
,register of ,conventional ,arms1 or    
related materiel1 including spare parts2
 or  7#b7 knowingly provides to ,iran   
any technical training1 financial       
resources or services1 advice1 other    
services or assistance related to the   
supply1 sale1 transfer1 manufacture1    
maintenance1 or use of arms and related 
materiel described in paragraph 7#a74   
7b7 ,sanctions described  7#a7 ,blocking
 of property ,the ,president shall      

block1 in accordance with the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq471 all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of any person 
subject to subsection 7a7 if such       
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,exclusion from   
united states ,the ,secretary of ,state 
shall deny a visa to1 and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall exclude   
from the ,united ,states1 any person    
subject to subsection 7a7 that is an    
alien4  7c7 ,penalties ,a person that   
violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires
 to violate1 or causes a violation of   
subsection 7b77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
that subsection shall be subject to the 
penalties set forth in subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bjf of the          
,international ,emergency ,economic     

,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7d7 ,exception   
,the ,president is not required to      
impose sanctions under subsection 7a7   
with respect to a person for engaging in
 an activity described in that          
subsection if the ,president certifies  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees that--  7#a7 permitting the  
activity is in the national security    
interest of the ,united ,states2  7#b7  
,iran no longer presents a significant  
threat to the national security of the  
,united ,states and to the allies of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 the         
,government of ,iran has ceased         
providing operational or financial      
support for acts of international       
terrorism and no longer satisfies the   
requirements for designation as a state 
sponsor of terrorism4  7e7 ,state       
sponsor of terrorism defined ,in this   
section1 the term state sponsor of      

terrorism means a country the government
 of which the ,secretary of ,state has  
determined to be a government that has  
repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism for purposes    
of--  7#a7 section #f7;j77#a77;,a7 of   
the ,export ,administration ,act of     
#aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77#a77;,a77
 7as continued in effect pursuant to the
 ,international ,emergency ,economic    
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq4772  7#b7 section #fbj;,a7a7 of the 
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcga7;a772  7#c7 section     
#dj7;d7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 or  7#d7
 any other provision of law4  #h4       
,review of applicability of sanctions   
relating to ,iran's support for         
terrorism and its ballistic missile     
program  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #e years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall conduct a review of all persons on
 the list of specially designated       

nationals and blocked persons maintained
 by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets     
,control of the ,department of the      
,treasury for activities relating to    
,iran--  7#a7 to assess the conduct of  
such persons as that conduct relates    
to-- 7,a7 any activity that materially  
contributes to the activities of the    
,government of ,iran with respect to its
 ballistic missile program2 or  7,b7    
support by the ,government of ,iran for 
acts of international terrorism2 and    
7#b7 to determine the applicability of  
sanctions with respect to such persons  
under--  7,a7 ,executive ,order #acchb  
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to  
blocking property of weapons of mass    
destruction delivery system             
proliferators and their supporters72 or 
7,b7 ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to       
blocking property and prohibiting       
transactions with persons who commit1   
threaten to commit1 or support          
terrorism74  7b7 ,implementation of     

sanctions ,if the ,president determines 
under subsection 7a7 that sanctions     
under an ,executive ,order specified in 
paragraph 7#b7 of that subsection are   
applicable with respect to a person1 the
 ,president shall--  7#a7 impose        
sanctions with respect to that person   
pursuant to that ,executive ,order2 or  
7#b7 exercise the waiver authority      
provided under section #ab4  #i4 ,report
 on coordination of sanctions between   
the ,united ,states and the ,european   
,union  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj  
days thereafter1 the ,president shall   
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the   
following3  7#a7 ,a description of each 
instance1 during the period specified in
 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in which the     
,united ,states has imposed sanctions   
with respect to a person for activity   
related to the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction or delivery systems 

for such weapons to or by ,iran1 support
 for acts of international terrorism by 
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,european ,union has   
not imposed corresponding sanctions2 and
  7,b7 in which the ,european ,union has
 imposed sanctions with respect to a    
person for activity related to the      
proliferation of weapons of mass        
destruction or delivery systems for such
 weapons to or by ,iran1 support for    
acts of international terrorism by      
,iran1 or human rights abuses in ,iran1 
but in which the ,united ,states has not
 imposed corresponding sanctions4  7#b7 
,an explanation for the reason for each 
discrepancy between sanctions imposed by
 the ,european ,union and sanctions     
imposed by the ,united ,states described
 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,period specified  
,the period specified in this subsection
 is-- 7#a7 in the case of the first     
report submitted under subsection 7a71  
the period beginning on the date of the 

enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date the report is submitted2 and  7#b7
 in the case of a subsequent such       
report1 the #ahj-;day period preceding  
the submission of the report4  7c7 ,form
 of report ,the report required by      
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #aj4 ,report on      
,united ,states citizens detained by    
,iran  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #ahj days      
thereafter1 the ,president shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report on ,united ,states  
citizens1 including ,united ,states     
citizens who are also citizens of other 
countries1 detained by ,iran or groups  
supported by ,iran that includes--  7#a7
 information regarding any officials of 
the ,government of ,iran involved in any
 way in the detentions2 and  7#b7 a     
summary of efforts the ,united ,states  
,government has taken to secure the     

swift release of those ,united ,states  
citizens4  7b7 ,form of report ,the     
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form1 but  
may include a classified annex4  #aa4   
,exceptions for national security and   
humanitarian assistance2 rule of        
construction  7a7 ,in general ,the      
following activities shall be exempt    
from sanctions under sections #d1 #e1   
#f1 and #g3 7#a7 ,any activity subject  
to the reporting requirements under     
title ,v of the ,national ,security ,act
 of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471
 or to any authorized intelligence      
activities of the ,united ,states4  7#b7
 ,the admission of an alien to the      
,united ,states if such admission is    
necessary to comply with ,united ,states
 obligations under the ,agreement       
between the ,united ,nations and the    
,united ,states of ,america regarding   
the ,headquarters of the ,united        
,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june
 #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force     

,november #ba1 #aidg1 or under the      
,convention on ,consular ,relations1    
done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and  
entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or
 other applicable international         
obligations of the ,united ,states4     
7#c7 ,the conduct or facilitation of a  
transaction for the sale of agricultural
 commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical
 devices to ,iran or for the provision  
of humanitarian assistance to the people
 of ,iran1 including engaging in a      
financial transaction relating to       
humanitarian assistance or for          
humanitarian purposes or transporting   
goods or services that are necessary to 
carry out operations relating to        
humanitarian assistance or humanitarian 
purposes4  7b7 ,exception relating to   
importation of goods ,a requirement or  
the authority to block and prohibit all 
transactions in all property and        
interests in property under section #d1 
#e1 #f1 #g1 or #h shall not include the 
authority to impose sanctions with      

respect to the importation of goods4    
7c7 ,implementation ,except as provided 
in subsection 7b71 the ,president may   
exercise all authorities provided under 
sections #bjc and #bje of the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and   
#agjd7 to carry out this ,act4  7d7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act 7other than subsection 7b77 shall  
be construed to limit the authority of  
the ,president under the ,international 
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq474  7e7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agricultural commodity ,the term       
agricultural commodity has the meaning  
given that term in section #ajb of the  
,agricultural ,trade ,act of #aigh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #efjb74  7#b7 ,good ,the term 
good has the meaning given that term in 
section #af of the ,export              
,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #dfah7 7as continued in effect
 pursuant to the ,international         

,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4774  7#c7        
,medical device ,the term medical device
 has the meaning given the term device  
in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1  
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba74  7#d7 ,medicine ,the term       
medicine has the meaning given the term 
drug in section #bja of the ,federal    
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cba74  #ab4 ,presidential    
waiver authority  7a7 ,case-by-,case    
waiver authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
,president may waive1 on a case-by-case 
basis and for a period of not more than 
#ahj days1 a requirement under section  
#d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h to impose or      
maintain sanctions with respect to a    
person1 and may waive the continued     
imposition of such sanctions1 not less  
than #cj days after the ,president      
determines and reports to the           
appropriate congressional committees    
that it is vital to the national        
security interests of the ,united       

,states to waive such sanctions4  7#b7  
,renewal of waivers ,the ,president may1
 on a case-by-case basis1 renew a waiver
 under paragraph 7#a7 for an additional 
period of not more than #ahj days if1   
not later than #ae days before that     
waiver expires1 the ,president makes the
 determination and submits to the       
appropriate congressional committees a  
report described in paragraph 7#a74     
7#c7 ,successive renewal ,the renewal   
authority provided under paragraph 7#b7 
may be exercised for additional         
successive periods of not more than #ahj
 days if the ,president follows the     
procedures set forth in paragraph 7#b71 
and submits the report described in     
paragraph 7#a71 for each such renewal4  
7b7 ,contents of waiver reports ,each   
report submitted under subsection 7a7 in
 connection with a waiver of sanctions  
under section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with
 respect to a person1 or the renewal of 
such a waiver1 shall include--  7#a7 a  
specific and detailed rationale for the 

determination that the waiver is vital  
to the national security interests of   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 a description
 of the activity that resulted in the   
person being subject to sanctions2  7#c7
 an explanation of any efforts made by  
the ,united ,states1 as applicable1 to  
secure the cooperation of the government
 with primary jurisdiction over the     
person or the location where the        
activity described in paragraph 7#b7    
occurred in terminating or1 as          
appropriate1 penalizing the activity2   
and  7#d7 an assessment of the          
significance of the activity described  
in paragraph 7#b7 in contributing to the
 ability of ,iran to threaten the       
interests of the ,united ,states or     
allies of the ,united ,states1 develop  
systems capable of delivering weapons of
 mass destruction1 support acts of      
international terrorism1 or violate the 
human rights of any person in ,iran4    
7c7 ,effect of report on waiver ,if the 
,president submits a report under       

subsection 7a7 in connection with a     
waiver of sanctions under section #d1   
#e1 #f1 #g1 or #h with respect to a     
person1 or the renewal of such a waiver1
 the ,president shall not be required to
 impose or maintain sanctions under     
section #d1 #e1 #f1 #g1 or #h1 as       
applicable1 with respect to the person  
described in the report during the      
#cj-;day period referred to in          
subsection 7a74  ,,ii ,sanctions with   
respect to the ,russian ,federation and 
combating terrorism and illicit         
financing  #bja4 ,short title ,this     
title may be cited as the ,countering   
,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag4  ,a ,sanctions  
and other measures with respect to the  
,russian ,federation  #baa4 ,findings   
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,on ,march #f1 #bjad1 ,president   
,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order 
#acffj 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #acdic2 relating
 to blocking property of certain persons
 contributing to the situation in       

,ukraine71 which authorizes the         
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 to impose sanctions on those    
determined to be undermining democratic 
processes and institutions in ,ukraine  
or threatening the peace1 security1     
stability1 sovereignty1 and territorial 
integrity of ,ukraine4 ,president ,obama
 subsequently issued ,executive ,order  
#acffa 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeece2 relating
 to blocking property of additional     
persons contributing to the situation in
 ,ukraine7 and ,executive ,order #acffb 
7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating to    
blocking property of additional persons 
contributing to the situation in        
,ukraine7 to expand sanctions on certain
 persons contributing to the situation  
in ,ukraine4  7#b7 ,on ,december #ah1   
#bjad1 the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support   
,act of #bjad was enacted 7,public ,law 
#aac-bgb2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hiba et seq471 
which includes provisions directing the 
,president to impose sanctions on       

foreign persons that the ,president     
determines to be entities owned or      
controlled by the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation or nationals of the
 ,russian ,federation that manufacture1 
sell1 transfer1 or otherwise provide    
certain defense articles into ,syria4   
7#c7 ,on ,april #a1 #bjae1 ,president   
,obama issued ,executive ,order #acfid  
7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahjgg2 relating to    
blocking the property of certain persons
 engaging in significant malicious      
cyber-enabled activities71 which        
authorizes the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 in consultation with the     
,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of
 ,state1 to impose sanctions on persons 
determined to be engaged in malicious   
cyber-hacking4  7#d7 ,on ,july #bf1     
#bjaf1 ,president ,obama approved a     
,presidential ,policy ,directive on     
,united ,states ,cyber ,incident        
,coordination1 which states1 certain    
cyber incidents that have significant   
impacts on an entity1 our national      

security1 or the broader economy require
 a unique approach to response efforts4 
7#e7 ,on ,december #bi1 #bjaf1          
,president ,obama issued an annex to    
,executive ,order #acfid1 which         
authorized sanctions on the following   
entities and individuals3  7,a7 ,the    
,main ,intelligence ,directorate 7also  
known as ,glavnoe ,razvedyvatel'noe     
,upravlenie or the ,,gru7 in ,moscow1   
,russian ,federation4  7,b7 ,the        
,federal ,security ,service 7also known 
as ,federalnaya ,sluzhba ,bezopasnosti  
or the ,,fsb7 in ,moscow1 ,russian      
,federation4  7,c7 ,the ,special        
,technology ,center 7also known as      
,,stlc1 ,ltd4 ,special ,technology      
,center ,st4 ,petersburg7 in ,st4       
,petersburg1 ,russian ,federation4  7,d7
 ,zorsecurity 7also known as ,esage     
,lab7 in ,moscow1 ,russian ,federation4 
7,e7 ,the autonomous noncommercial      
organization known as the ,professional 
,association of ,designers of ,data     
,processing ,systems 7also known as     

,,ano ,,po ,,ksi7 in ,moscow1 ,russian  
,federation4  7,f7 ,igor ,valentinovich 
,korobov4  7,g7 ,sergey ,aleksandrovich 
,gizunov4  7,h7 ,igor ,olegovich        
,kostyukov4  7,i7 ,vladimir ,stepanovich
 ,alexseyev4  7#f7 ,on ,january #f1     
#bjag1 an assessment of the ,united     
,states intelligence community entitled1
 ,assessing ,russian ,activities and    
,intentions in ,recent ,u4,s4 ,elections
 stated1 ,russian ,president ,vladimir  
,putin ordered an influence campaign in 
#bjaf aimed at the ,united ,states      
presidential election4 ,the assessment  
warns that ,moscow will apply lessons   
learned from its ,putin-ordered campaign
 aimed at the ,u4,s4 ,presidential      
election to future influence efforts    
worldwide1 including against ,u4,s4     
allies and their election processes4    
#bab4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that the ,president--
 7#a7 should engage to the fullest      
extent possible with partner governments
 with regard to closing loopholes1      

including the allowance of extended     
prepayment for the delivery of goods and
 commodities and other loopholes1 in    
multilateral and unilateral restrictive 
measures against the ,russian           
,federation1 with the aim of maximizing 
alignment of those measures2 and  7#b7  
should increase efforts to vigorously   
enforce compliance with sanctions in    
place as of the date of the enactment of
 this ,act with respect to the ,russian 
,federation in response to the crisis in
 eastern ,ukraine1 cyber intrusions and 
attacks1 and human rights violators in  
the ,russian ,federation4  ,i           
,congressional review of sanctions      
imposed with respect to the ,russian    
,federation  #bae4 ,short title ,the    
part may be cited as the ,russia        
,sanctions ,review ,act of #bjag4  #baf4
 ,congressional review of certain       
actions relating to sanctions imposed   
with respect to the ,russian ,federation
  7a7 ,submission to ,congress of       
proposed action  7#a7 ,in general       

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 before taking any action described 
in paragraph 7#b71 the ,president shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees and leadership a report that 
describes the proposed action and the   
reasons for that action4  7#b7 ,actions 
described  7,a7 ,in general ,an action  
described in this paragraph is-- 7i7 an 
action to terminate the application of  
any sanctions described in subparagraph 
7,b72  7ii7 with respect to sanctions   
described in subparagraph 7,b7 imposed  
by the ,president with respect to a     
person1 an action to waive the          
application of those sanctions with     
respect to that person2 or  7iii7 a     
licensing action that significantly     
alters ,united ,states' foreign policy  
with regard to the ,russian ,federation4
  7,b7 ,sanctions described ,the        
sanctions described in this subparagraph
 are-- 7i7 sanctions provided for       
under--  7,i7 this title or any         
provision of law amended by this title1 

including the ,executive ,orders        
codified under section #bbb2  7,,ii7 the
 ,support for the ,sovereignty1         
,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic   
,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hija et seq472 or       
7,,iii7 the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support  
,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hiba et   
seq472 and  7ii7 the prohibition on     
access to the properties of the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
located in ,maryland and ,new ,york that
 the ,president ordered vacated on      
,december #bi1 #bjaf4  7#c7 ,description
 of type of action ,each report         
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 with     
respect to an action described in       
paragraph 7#b7 shall include a          
description of whether the action--     
7,a7 is not intended to significantly   
alter ,united ,states foreign policy    
with regard to the ,russian ,federation2
 or  7,b7 is intended to significantly  
alter ,united ,states foreign policy    
with regard to the ,russian ,federation4

  7#d7 ,inclusion of additional matter  
7,a7 ,in general ,each report submitted 
under paragraph 7#a7 that relates to an 
action that is intended to significantly
 alter ,united ,states foreign policy   
with regard to the ,russian ,federation 
shall include a description of--  7i7   
the significant alteration to ,united   
,states foreign policy with regard to   
the ,russian ,federation2  7ii7 the     
anticipated effect of the action on the 
national security interests of the      
,united ,states2 and  7iii7 the policy  
objectives for which the sanctions      
affected by the action were initially   
imposed4  7,b7 ,requests from ,banking  
and ,financial ,services committees ,the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate or the   
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives may      
request the submission to the ,committee
 of the matter described in clauses 7ii7
 and 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 with    
respect to a report submitted under     

paragraph 7#a7 that relates to an action
 that is not intended to significantly  
alter ,united ,states foreign policy    
with regard to the ,russian ,federation4
  7b7 ,period for review by ,congress   
7#a7 ,in general ,during the period of  
#cj calendar days beginning on the date 
on which the ,president submits a report
 under subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 in the
 case of a report that relates to an    
action that is not intended to          
significantly alter ,united ,states     
foreign policy with regard to the       
,russian ,federation1 the ,committee on 
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives should1 as appropriate1
 hold hearings and briefings and        
otherwise obtain information in order to
 fully review the report2 and  7,b7 in  
the case of a report that relates to an 
action that is intended to significantly
 alter ,united ,states foreign policy   
with regard to the ,russian ,federation1

 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives should1 as appropriate1
 hold hearings and briefings and        
otherwise obtain information in order to
 fully review the report4  7#b7         
,exception ,the period for congressional
 review under paragraph 7#a7 of a report
 required to be submitted under         
subsection 7a77#a7 shall be #fj calendar
 days if the report is submitted on or  
after ,july #aj and on or before        
,september #g in any calendar year4     
7#c7 ,limitation on actions during      
initial congressional review period     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 during the period for congressional
 review provided for under paragraph    
7#a7 of a report submitted under        
subsection 7a77#a7 proposing an action  
described in subsection 7a77#b71        
including any additional period for such
 review as applicable under the         
exception provided in paragraph 7#b71   

the ,president may not take that action 
unless a joint resolution of approval   
with respect to that action is enacted  
in accordance with subsection 7c74  7#d7
 ,limitation on actions during          
presidential consideration of a joint   
resolution of disapproval               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 if a joint resolution of           
disapproval relating to a report        
submitted under subsection 7a77#a7      
proposing an action described in        
subsection 7a77#b7 passes both ,houses  
of ,congress in accordance with         
subsection 7c71 the ,president may not  
take that action for a period of #ab    
calendar days after the date of passage 
of the joint resolution of disapproval4 
7#e7 ,limitation on actions during      
congressional reconsideration of a joint
 resolution of disapproval              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 if a joint resolution of           
disapproval relating to a report        
submitted under subsection 7a77#a7      

proposing an action described in        
subsection 7a77#b7 passes both ,houses  
of ,congress in accordance with         
subsection 7c71 and the ,president      
vetoes the joint resolution1 the        
,president may not take that action for 
a period of #aj calendar days after the 
date of the ,president's veto4  7#f7    
,effect of enactment of a joint         
resolution of disapproval               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 if a joint resolution of           
disapproval relating to a report        
submitted under subsection 7a77#a7      
proposing an action described in        
subsection 7a77#b7 is enacted in        
accordance with subsection 7c71 the     
,president may not take that action4    
7c7 ,joint resolutions of disapproval or
 approval defined ,in this subsection3  
7#a7 ,joint resolution of approval ,the 
term joint resolution of approval means 
only a joint resolution of either ,house
 of ,congress--  7,a7 the title of which
 is as follows3 ,a joint resolution     

approving the ,president's proposal to  
take an action relating to the          
application of certain sanctions with   
respect to the ,russian ,federation42   
and  7,b7 the sole matter after the     
resolving clause of which is the        
following3 ,congress approves of the    
action relating to the application of   
sanctions imposed with respect to the   
,russian ,federation proposed by the    
,president in the report submitted to   
,congress under section #baf7;a77#a7 of 
the ,russia ,sanctions ,review ,act of  
#bjag on  relating to 41 with the first 
blank space being filled with the       
appropriate date and the second blank   
space being filled with a short         
description of the proposed action4     
7#b7 ,joint resolution of disapproval   
,the term joint resolution of           
disapproval means only a joint          
resolution of either ,house of          
,congress-- 7,a7 the title of which is  
as follows3 ,a joint resolution         
disapproving the ,president's proposal  

to take an action relating to the       
application of certain sanctions with   
respect to the ,russian ,federation42   
and  7,b7 the sole matter after the     
resolving clause of which is the        
following3 ,congress disapproves of the 
action relating to the application of   
sanctions imposed with respect to the   
,russian ,federation proposed by the    
,president in the report submitted to   
,congress under section #baf7;a77#a7 of 
the ,russia ,sanctions ,review ,act of  
#bjag on  relating to 41 with the first 
blank space being filled with the       
appropriate date and the second blank   
space being filled with a short         
description of the proposed action4     
7#c7 ,introduction ,during the period of
 #cj calendar days provided for under   
subsection 7b77#a71 including any       
additional period as applicable under   
the exception provided in subsection    
7b77#b71 a joint resolution of approval 
or joint resolution of disapproval may  
be introduced--  7,a7 in the ,house of  

,representatives1 by the majority leader
 or the minority leader2 and  7,b7 in   
the ,senate1 by the majority leader 7or 
the majority leader's designee7 or the  
minority leader 7or the minority        
leader's designee74  7#d7 ,floor        
consideration in house of               
representatives  7,a7 ,reporting and    
discharge ,if a committee of the ,house 
of ,representatives to which a joint    
resolution of approval or joint         
resolution of disapproval has been      
referred has not reported the joint     
resolution within #aj calendar days     
after the date of referral1 that        
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution4  7,b7 ,proceeding to        
consideration ,beginning on the third   
legislative day after each committee to 
which a joint resolution of approval or 
joint resolution of disapproval has been
 referred reports the joint resolution  
to the ,house or has been discharged    
from further consideration of the joint 

resolution1 it shall be in order to move
 to proceed to consider the joint       
resolution in the ,house4 ,all points of
 order against the motion are waived4   
,such a motion shall not be in order    
after the ,house has disposed of a      
motion to proceed on the joint          
resolution4 ,the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion4 ,the motion shall not be        
debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order4  7,c7            
,consideration ,the joint resolution of 
approval or joint resolution of         
disapproval shall be considered as read4
 ,all points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration
 are waived4 ,the previous question     
shall be considered as ordered on the   
joint resolution to final passage       
without intervening motion except #b    
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the sponsor of the joint  

resolution 7or a designee7 and an       
opponent4 ,a motion to reconsider the   
vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order4  7#e7            
,consideration in the senate  7,a7      
,committee referral ,a joint resolution 
of approval or joint resolution of      
disapproval introduced in the ,senate   
shall be--  7i7 referred to the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs if the joint resolution 
relates to a report under section #baf  
,a#c that is described as an action that
 is not intended to significantly alter 
,united ,states foreign policy with     
regard to the ,russian ,federation2 and 
7ii7 referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations if the joint        
resolution relates to a report under    
section #baf ,a#c that is described as  
an action that is intended to           
significantly alter ,united ,states     
foreign policy with respect to the      
,russian ,federation4  7,b7 ,reporting  
and discharge ,if the committee to which

 a joint resolution of approval or joint
 resolution of disapproval was referred 
has not reported the joint resolution   
within #aj calendar days after the date 
of referral of the joint resolution1    
that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be placed on the appropriate      
calendar4  7,c7 ,proceeding to          
consideration ,notwithstanding ,rule    
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate1 it is in order at any time     
after the ,committee on ,banking1       
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs or the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 as   
the case may be1 reports a joint        
resolution of approval or joint         
resolution of disapproval to the ,senate
 or has been discharged from            
consideration of such a joint resolution
 7even though a previous motion to the  
same effect has been disagreed to7 to   
move to proceed to the consideration of 
the joint resolution1 and all points of 

order against the joint resolution 7and 
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4  7,d7 ,rulings of
 the chair on procedure ,appeals from   
the decisions of the ,chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the     
,senate1 as the case may be1 to the     
procedure relating to a joint resolution
 of approval or joint resolution of     
disapproval shall be decided without    
debate4  7,e7 ,consideration of veto    
messages ,debate in the ,senate of any  
veto message with respect to a joint    
resolution of approval or joint         
resolution of disapproval1 including all
 debatable motions and appeals in       
connection with the joint resolution1   
shall be limited to #aj hours1 to be    
equally divided between1 and controlled 
by1 the majority leader and the minority

 leader or their designees4  7#f7 ,rules
 relating to senate and house of        
representatives  7,a7 ,coordination with
 action by other house ,if1 before the  
passage by one ,house of a joint        
resolution of approval or joint         
resolution of disapproval of that       
,house1 that ,house receives an         
identical joint resolution from the     
other ,house1 the following procedures  
shall apply3  7i7 ,the joint resolution 
of the other ,house shall not be        
referred to a committee4  7ii7 ,with    
respect to the joint resolution of the  
,house receiving the joint resolution   
from the other ,house--  7,i7 the       
procedure in that ,house shall be the   
same as if no joint resolution had been 
received from the other ,house2 but     
7,,ii7 the vote on passage shall be on  
the joint resolution of the other       
,house4  7,b7 ,treatment of a joint     
resolution of other house ,if one ,house
 fails to introduce a joint resolution  
of approval or joint resolution of      

disapproval1 a joint resolution of      
approval or joint resolution of         
disapproval of the other ,house shall be
 entitled to expedited procedures in    
that ,house under this subsection4  7,c7
 ,treatment of house joint resolution in
 senate ,if1 following passage of a     
joint resolution of approval or joint   
resolution of disapproval in the        
,senate1 the ,senate receives an        
identical joint resolution from the     
,house of ,representatives1 that joint  
resolution shall be placed on the       
appropriate ,senate calendar4  7,d7     
,application to revenue measures ,the   
provisions of this paragraph shall not  
apply in the ,house of ,representatives 
to a joint resolution of approval or    
joint resolution of disapproval that is 
a revenue measure4  7#g7 ,rules of house
 of representatives and senate ,this    
subsection is enacted by ,congress--    
7,a7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   
power of the ,senate and the ,house of  
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  

such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 but          
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution of    
approval or joint resolution of         
disapproval1 and supersedes other rules 
only to the extent that it is           
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7,b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that ,house4  7d7 ,appropriate  
congressional committees and leadership 
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees and
 leadership means-- 7#a7 the ,committee 
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations1 and the majority and        
minority leaders of the ,senate2 and    
7#b7 the ,committee on ,financial       

,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign   
,affairs1 and the ,speaker1 the majority
 leader1 and the minority leader of the 
,house of ,representatives4  ,,ii       
,sanctions with respect to the ,russian 
,federation  #bba4 ,definitions ,in this
 part3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means--  7,a7  
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee 
on ,finance of the ,senate2 and  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and
 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,good ,the term good has the meaning    
given that term in section #af of the   
,export ,administration ,act of #aigi   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfah7 7as continued in  
effect pursuant to the ,international   
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4774  7#c7        
,international financial institution    

,the term international financial       
institution has the meaning given that  
term in section #agja7;c7 of the        
,international ,financial ,institutions 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7c774  7#d7    
,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with    
respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a
 result1 means that a person has actual 
knowledge1 or should have known1 of the 
conduct1 the circumstance1 or the       
result4  7#e7 ,person ,the term person  
means an individual or entity4  7#f7    
,united states person ,the term ,united 
,states person means--  7,a7 a ,united  
,states citizen or an alien lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence to the 
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 an entity     
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or of any jurisdiction within   
the ,united ,states1 including a foreign
 branch of such an entity4  #bbb4       
,codification of sanctions relating to  
the ,russian ,federation  7a7           
,codification  ,united ,states sanctions
 provided for in ,executive ,order      

#acffj 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #acdic2 relating
 to blocking property of certain persons
 contributing to the situation in       
,ukraine71 ,executive ,order #acffa 7#gi
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeece2 relating to        
blocking property of additional persons 
contributing to the situation in        
,ukraine71 ,executive ,order #acffb 7#gi
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating to        
blocking property of additional persons 
contributing to the situation in        
,ukraine71 ,executive ,order #acfhe 7#gi
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggceg2 relating to        
blocking property of certain persons and
 prohibiting certain transactions with  
respect to the ,crimea region of        
,ukraine71 ,executive ,order #acfid 7#hj
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahjgg2 relating to        
blocking the property of certain persons
 engaging in significant malicious      
cyber-enabled activities71 and          
,executive ,order #acgeg 7#hb ,fed4     
,reg4 #a2 relating to taking additional 
steps to address the national emergency 
with respect to significant malicious   

cyber-enabled activities71 as in effect 
on the day before the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 including with  
respect to all persons sanctioned under 
such ,executive ,orders1 shall remain in
 effect except as provided in subsection
 7b74  7b7 ,termination of certain      
sanctions ,subject to section #baf1 the 
,president may terminate the application
 of sanctions described in subsection   
7a7 that are imposed on a person in     
connection with activity conducted by   
the person if the ,president submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a notice that--  7#a7 the person is not
 engaging in the activity that was the  
basis for the sanctions or has taken    
significant verifiable steps toward     
stopping the activity2 and  7#b7 the    
,president has received reliable        
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions described in subsection 7a7 in
 the future4  7c7 ,application of new   
cyber sanctions ,the ,president may     

waive the initial application under     
subsection 7a7 of sanctions with respect
 to a person under ,executive ,order    
#acfid or #acgeg only if the ,president 
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees--  7#a7 a written           
determination that the waiver-- 7,a7 is 
in the vital national security interests
 of the ,united ,states2 or  7,b7 will  
further the enforcement of this title2  
and  7#b7 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            
,government4  7d7 ,application of new   
,ukraine-related sanctions ,the         
,president may waive the initial        
application under subsection 7a7 of     
sanctions with respect to a person under
 ,executive ,order #acffj1 #acffa1      
#acffb1 or #acfhe only if the ,president
 submits to the appropriate             
congressional committees--  7#a7 a      
written determination that the waiver-- 

7,a7 is in the vital national security  
interests of the ,united ,states2 or    
7,b7 will further the enforcement of    
this title2 and  7#b7 a certification   
that the ,government of the ,russian    
,federation is taking steps to implement
 the ,minsk ,agreement to address the   
ongoing conflict in eastern ,ukraine1   
signed in ,minsk1 ,belarus1 on ,february
 #aa1 #bjae1 by the leaders of ,ukraine1
 ,russia1 ,france1 and ,germany1 the    
,minsk ,protocol1 which was agreed to on
 ,september #e1 #bjad1 and any successor
 agreements that are agreed to by the   
,government of ,ukraine4  #bbc4         
,modification of implementation of      
,executive ,order #acffb  7a7           
,determination that certain entities are
 subject to sanctions ,the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury may determine that a     
person meets one or more of the criteria
 in section #a7;a7 of ,executive ,order 
#acffb if that person is a state-owned  
entity operating in the railway1        
shipping1 or metals and mining sector of

 the economy of the ,russian            
,federation4  7b7 ,modification of      
directive #a with respect to the        
financial services sector of the        
,russian ,federation economy ,the       
,director of the ,office of ,foreign    
,assets ,control shall modify ,directive
 #a 7as amended71 dated ,september #ab1 
#bjad1 issued by the ,office of ,foreign
 ,assets ,control under ,executive      
,order #acffb1 or any successor         
directive1 to ensure that the directive 
prohibits the conduct by ,united ,states
 persons or persons within the ,united  
,states of all transactions in1         
provision of financing for1 and other   
dealings in new debt of longer than #ad 
days maturity or new equity of persons  
determined to be subject to the         
directive1 their property1 or their     
interests in property4  7c7             
,modification of directive #b with      
respect to the energy sector of the     
,russian ,federation economy ,the       
,director of the ,office of ,foreign    

,assets ,control shall modify ,directive
 #b 7as amended71 dated ,september #ab1 
#bjad1 issued by the ,office of ,foreign
 ,assets ,control under ,executive      
,order #acffb1 or any successor         
directive1 to ensure that the directive 
prohibits the conduct by ,united ,states
 persons or persons within the ,united  
,states of all transactions in1         
provision of financing for1 and other   
dealings in new debt of longer than #cj 
days maturity of persons determined to  
be subject to the directive1 their      
property1 or their interests in         
property4  7d7 ,modification of         
directive #d ,the ,director of the      
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control    
shall modify ,directive #d1 dated       
,september #ab1 #bjad1 issued by the    
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control    
under ,executive ,order #acffb1 or any  
successor directive1 to ensure that the 
directive prohibits the provision1      
exportation1 or reexportation1 directly 
or indirectly1 by ,united ,states       

persons or persons within the ,united   
,states1 of goods1 services 7except for 
financial services71 or technology in   
support of exploration or production for
 deepwater1 ,arctic offshore1 or shale  
projects--  7#a7 that have the potential
 to produce oil2  7#b7 in which a       
,russian energy firm is involved2 and   
7#c7 that involve any person determined 
to be subject to the directive or the   
property or interests in property of    
such a person4  #bbd4 ,imposition of    
sanctions with respect to activities of 
the ,russian ,federation undermining    
cybersecurity  7a7 ,in general ,on and  
after the date that is #fj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall--  7#a7 impose the 
sanctions described in subsection 7b7   
with respect to any person that the     
,president determines--  7,a7 knowingly 
engages in significant activities       
undermining cybersecurity against any   
person1 including a democratic          
institution1 or government on behalf of 

the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation2 or  7,b7 is owned or       
controlled by1 or acts or purports to   
act for or on behalf of1 directly or    
indirectly1 a person described in       
subparagraph 7,a72  7#b7 impose #e or   
more of the sanctions described in      
section #bce with respect to any person 
that the ,president determines knowingly
 materially assists1 sponsors1 or       
provides financial1 material1 or        
technological support for1 or goods or  
services 7except financial services7 in 
support of1 an activity described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and  7#c7 impose #c
 or more of the sanctions described in  
section #d7;c7 of the of the ,ukraine   
,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #hibc7;c77 with respect to any
 person that the ,president determines  
knowingly provides financial services in
 support of an activity described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7b7 ,sanctions    
described ,the sanctions described in   
this subsection are the following3 7#a7 

,asset blocking ,the exercise of all    
powers granted to the ,president by the 
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 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 7a77#a7 if such
 property and interests in property are 
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,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 7a77#a71      
denial of a visa to1 and exclusion from 
the ,united ,states of1 the alien1 and  
revocation in accordance with section   
#bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abja7;i771 of any visa or other        
documentation of the alien4  7c7        

,application of new cyber sanctions ,the
 ,president may waive the initial       
application under subsection 7a7 of     
sanctions with respect to a person only 
if the ,president submits to the        
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a written determination that the   
waiver-- 7,a7 is in the vital national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7,b7 will further the      
enforcement of this title2 and  7#b7 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 ,government4  7d7     
,significant activities undermining     
cybersecurity defined ,in this section1 
the term significant activities         
undermining cybersecurity includes--    
7#a7 significant efforts--  7,a7 to deny
 access to or degrade1 disrupt1 or      
destroy an information and              
communications technology system or     
network2 or  7,b7 to exfiltrate1        

degrade1 corrupt1 destroy1 or release   
information from such a system or       
network without authorization for       
purposes of--  7i7 conducting influence 
operations2 or  7ii7 causing a          
significant misappropriation of funds1  
economic resources1 trade secrets1      
personal identifications1 or financial  
information for commercial or           
competitive advantage or private        
financial gain2  7#b7 significant       
destructive malware attacks2 and  7#c7  
significant denial of service           
activities4  #bbe4 ,imposition of       
sanctions relating to special ,russian  
crude oil projects ,section #d7;b77#a7  
of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act  
of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibc7;b77#a77  
is amended by striking on and after the 
date that is #de days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president may impose and inserting on  
and after the date that is #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of the  
,countering ,russian ,influence in      

,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag1 the 
,president shall impose1 unless the     
,president determines that it is not in 
the national interest of the ,united    
,states to do so14  #bbf4 ,imposition of
 sanctions with respect to ,russian and 
other foreign financial institutions    
,section #e of the ,ukraine ,freedom    
,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#hibd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 by striking may impose and  
inserting shall impose1 unless the      
,president determines that it is not in 
the national interest of the ,united    
,states to do so12 and  7,b7 by striking
 on or after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and inserting on or after  
the date of the enactment of the        
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag2 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by       
striking may impose and inserting shall 
impose1 unless the ,president determines
 that it is not in the national interest
 of the ,united ,states to do so12 and  

7,b7 by striking on or after the date   
that is #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and inserting on 
or after the date that is #cj days after
 the date of the enactment of the       
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag4     
#bbg4 ,mandatory imposition of sanctions
 with respect to significant corruption 
in the ,russian ,federation ,section #i 
of the ,sovereignty1 ,integrity1        
,democracy1 and ,economic ,stability of 
,ukraine ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#hijh7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking is
 authorized and encouraged to and       
inserting shall2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,president       
determines is and inserting ,president  
determines is1 on or after the date of  
the enactment of the ,countering        
,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag12 and  7ii7 by   
inserting or elsewhere after in the     

,russian ,federation2  7#b7 by          
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72  7#c7 in subsection 7c71
 by striking ,the ,president and        
inserting except as provided in         
subsection 7d71 the ,president2 and     
7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7c7  
the following3  7d7 ,application of new 
sanctions ,the ,president may waive the 
initial application of sanctions under  
subsection 7b7 with respect to a person 
only if the ,president submits to the   
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a written determination that the   
waiver-- 7,a7 is in the vital national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7,b7 will further the      
enforcement of this ,act2 and  7#b7 a   
certification that the ,government of   
the ,russian ,federation is taking steps
 to implement the ,minsk ,agreement to  
address the ongoing conflict in eastern 
,ukraine1 signed in ,minsk1 ,belarus1 on
 ,february #aa1 #bjae1 by the leaders of
 ,ukraine1 ,russia1 ,france1 and        

,germany1 the ,minsk ,protocol1 which   
was agreed to on ,september #e1 #bjad1  
and any successor agreements that are   
agreed to by the ,government of         
,ukraine4  4  #bbh4 ,mandatory          
imposition of sanctions with respect to 
certain transactions with foreign       
sanctions evaders and serious human     
rights abusers in the ,russian          
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,support for the ,sovereignty1          
,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic   
,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hija et seq47 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#aj4 ,mandatory imposition of sanctions 
with respect to certain transactions    
with persons that evade sanctions       
imposed with respect to the ,russian    
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,president shall impose the sanctions   
described in subsection 7b7 with respect
 to a foreign person if the ,president  
determines that the foreign person      
knowingly1 on or after the date of the  

enactment of the ,countering ,russian   
,influence in ,europe and ,eurasia ,act 
of #bjag--  7#a7 materially violates1   
attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of any   
license1 order1 regulation1 or          
prohibition contained in or issued      
pursuant to any covered ,executive      
order2 or  7#b7 facilitates significant 
deceptive or structured transactions for
 or on behalf of-- 7,a7 any person      
subject to sanctions imposed by the     
,united ,states with respect to the     
,russian ,federation2 or  7,b7 any      
child1 spouse1 parent1 or sibling of an 
individual described in subparagraph    
7,a74  7b7 ,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 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 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 7a7 if such       
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7c7 ,implementation2   
penalties  7#a7 ,implementation ,the    
,president may exercise all authorities 
provided to the ,president under        
sections #bjc and #bje of the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and   
#agjd7 to carry out subsection 7b74     
7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1
 attempts to violate1 conspires to      
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7b7 or any regulation1       
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7b7 shall be subject to the  
penalties set forth in subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bjf of the          
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits

 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7d7 ,application 
of new sanctions ,the ,president may    
waive the initial application of        
sanctions under subsection 7b7 with     
respect to a person only if the         
,president submits to the appropriate   
congressional committees--  7#a7 a      
written determination that the waiver-- 
7,a7 is in the vital national security  
interests of the ,united ,states2 or    
7,b7 will further the enforcement of    
this ,act2  7#b7 in the case of         
sanctions imposed under this section in 
connection with a covered ,executive    
order described in subparagraph 7,a71   
7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7 of subsection       
7f77#a71 a certification that the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
is taking steps to implement the ,minsk 
,agreement to address the ongoing       
conflict in eastern ,ukraine1 signed in 
,minsk1 ,belarus1 on ,february #aa1     
#bjae1 by the leaders of ,ukraine1      
,russia1 ,france1 and ,germany1 the     

,minsk ,protocol1 which was agreed to on
 ,september #e1 #bjad1 and any successor
 agreements that are agreed to by the   
,government of ,ukraine2 and  7#c7 in   
the case of sanctions imposed under this
 section in connection with a covered   
,executive order described in           
subparagraphs 7,e7 or 7,f7 of subsection
 7f77#a71 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            
,government4  7e7 ,termination ,subject 
to section #baf of the ,russia          
,sanctions ,review ,act of #bjag1 the   
,president may terminate the application
 of sanctions under subsection 7b7 with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees--  7#a7 a notice of and     
justification for the termination2 and  
7#b7 a notice that-- 7,a7 the person is 
not engaging in the activity that was   
the basis for the sanctions or has taken

 significant verifiable steps toward    
stopping the activity2 and  7,b7 the    
,president has received reliable        
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection 7a7 in the   
future4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,covered ,executive order 
,the term covered ,executive order means
 any of the following3  7,a7 ,executive 
,order #acffj 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #acdic2  
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons contributing to the situation  
in ,ukraine74  7,b7 ,executive ,order   
#acffa 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeece2 relating
 to blocking property of additional     
persons contributing to the situation in
 ,ukraine74  7,c7 ,executive ,order     
#acffb 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating
 to blocking property of additional     
persons contributing to the situation in
 ,ukraine74  7,d7 ,executive ,order     
#acfhe 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggceg2 relating
 to blocking property of certain persons
 and prohibiting certain transactions   

with respect to the ,crimea region of   
,ukraine74  7,e7 ,executive ,order      
#acfid 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahjgg2 relating
 to blocking the property of certain    
persons engaging in significant         
malicious cyber-enabled activities74    
7,f7 ,executive ,order #acgeg 7#hb ,fed4
 ,reg4 #a2 relating to taking additional
 steps to address the national emergency
 with respect to significant malicious  
cyber-enabled activities74  7#b7        
,foreign person ,the term foreign person
 has the meaning given such term in     
section #eie4cjd of title #ca1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of the enactment of the        
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag74    
7#c7 ,structured ,the term structured1  
with respect to a transaction1 has the  
meaning given the term structure in     
paragraph 7xx7 of section #ajaj4ajj of  
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any corresponding      
similar regulation or ruling74  #aa4    

,mandatory imposition of sanctions with 
respect to transactions with persons    
responsible for human rights abuses  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,president shall      
impose the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 with respect to a foreign
 person if the ,president determines    
that the foreign person1 based on       
credible information1 on or after the   
date of the enactment of the ,countering
 ,russian ,influence in ,europe and     
,eurasia ,act of #bjag--  7#a7 is       
responsible for1 complicit in1 or       
responsible for ordering1 controlling1  
or otherwise directing1 the commission  
of serious human rights abuses in any   
territory forcibly occupied or otherwise
 controlled by the ,government of the   
,russian ,federation2  7#b7 materially  
assists1 sponsors1 or provides          
financial1 material1 or technological   
support for1 or goods or services to1 a 
foreign person described in paragraph   
7#a72 or  7#c7 is owned or controlled   
by1 or acts or purports to act for or on

 behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 a   
foreign person described in paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,sanctions described  7#a7   
,asset blocking ,the exercise of all    
powers granted to the ,president by the 
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 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 7a7 if such    
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,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  
7a71 denial of a visa to1 and exclusion 
from the ,united ,states of1 the alien1 
and revocation in accordance with       
section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and

 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#abja7;i771 of any visa or other        
documentation of the alien4  7c7        
,application of new sanctions ,the      
,president may waive the initial        
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7b7 with respect to a person 
only if the ,president submits to the   
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a written determination that the   
waiver-- 7,a7 is in the vital national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7,b7 will further the      
enforcement of this ,act2 and  7#b7 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           
,government4  7d7 ,implementation2      
penalties  7#a7 ,implementation ,the    
,president may exercise all authorities 
provided to the ,president under        
sections #bjc and #bje of the           
,international ,emergency ,economic     

,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and   
#agjd7 to carry out subsection 7b77#a74 
7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1
 attempts to violate1 conspires to      
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7b77#a7 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7b77#a7 shall be subject to  
the penalties set forth in subsections  
7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the      
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7e7 ,termination 
,subject to section #baf of the ,russia 
,sanctions ,review ,act of #bjag1 the   
,president may terminate the application
 of sanctions under subsection 7b7 with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees--  7#a7 a notice of and     
justification for the termination2 and  
7#b7 a notice-- 7,a7 that--  7i7 the    
person is not engaging in the activity  

that was the basis for the sanctions or 
has taken significant verifiable steps  
toward stopping the activity2 and  7ii7 
the ,president has received reliable    
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection 7a7 in the   
future2 or  7,b7 that the ,president    
determines that insufficient basis      
exists for the determination by the     
,president under subsection 7a7 with    
respect to the person4  4  7b7          
,definition of appropriate congressional
 committees ,section #b7b7 of the       
,support for the ,sovereignty1          
,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic   
,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hija7b77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs1 before the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations2 and  
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
before the ,committee on ,foreign       

,affairs4  #bbi4 ,notifications to      
,congress under ,ukraine ,freedom       
,support ,act of #bjad  7a7 ,sanctions  
relating to defense and energy sectors  
of the ,russian ,federation ,section #d 
of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act  
of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibc7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as subsections  
7h7 and 7i71 respectively2  7#b7 by     
inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following3  7g7 ,notifications and      
certifications to ,congress  7#a7       
,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president
 shall notify the appropriate           
congressional committees in writing not 
later than #ae days after imposing      
sanctions with respect to a foreign     
person under subsection 7a7 or 7b74     
7#b7 ,termination of sanctions with     
respect to ,russian producers1          
transferors1 or brokers of defense      
articles ,subject to section #baf of the
 ,russia ,sanctions ,review ,act of     
#bjag1 the ,president may terminate the 

imposition of sanctions under subsection
 7a77#b7 with respect to a foreign      
person if the ,president submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 a notice of and justification for  
the termination2 and  7,b7 a notice     
that-- 7i7 the foreign person is not    
engaging in the activity that was the   
basis for the sanctions or has taken    
significant verifiable steps toward     
stopping the activity2 and  7ii7 the    
,president has received reliable        
assurances that the foreign person will 
not knowingly engage in activity subject
 to sanctions under subsection 7a77#b7  
in the future4  2 and  7#c7 in          
subparagraph 7,b77ii7 of subsection     
7a77#c71 by striking subsection 7h7 and 
inserting subsection 7i74  7b7          
,sanctions on ,russian and other foreign
 financial institutions ,section #e of  
the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of  
#bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibd7 is amended--
  7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7e7 
and 7f7 as subsections 7f7 and 7g71     

respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7      
,notification to ,congress on imposition
 of sanctions  ,the ,president shall    
notify the appropriate congressional    
committees in writing not later than #ae
 days after imposing sanctions with     
respect to a foreign financial          
institution under subsection 7a7 or 7b74
  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7g71 as     
redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by      
striking section #d7;h7 and inserting   
section #d7;i74  #bcj4 ,standards for   
termination of certain sanctions with   
respect to the ,russian ,federation  7a7
 ,sanctions relating to undermining the 
peace1 security1 stability1 sovereignty1
 or territorial integrity of ,ukraine   
,section #h of the ,sovereignty1        
,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic   
,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hijg7 is amended--  7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as     
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7

 ,termination ,subject to section #baf  
of the ,russia ,sanctions ,review ,act  
of #bjag1 the ,president may terminate  
the application of sanctions under      
subsection 7b7 with respect to a person 
if the ,president submits to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
notice that--  7#a7 the person is not   
engaging in the activity that was the   
basis for the sanctions or has taken    
significant verifiable steps toward     
stopping the activity2 and  7#b7 the    
,president has received reliable        
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection 7a7 in the   
future4  4  7b7 ,sanctions relating to  
corruption ,section #i of the           
,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1   
and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine    
,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hijh7 is  
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7  
the following3  7d7 ,termination        

,subject to section #baf of the ,russia 
,sanctions ,review ,act of #bjag1 the   
,president may terminate the application
 of sanctions under subsection 7b7 with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees a notice that--  7#a7 the   
person is not engaging in the activity  
that was the basis for the sanctions or 
has taken significant verifiable steps  
toward stopping the activity2 and  7#b7 
the ,president has received reliable    
assurances that the person will not     
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection 7a7 in the   
future4  4  #bca4 ,imposition of        
sanctions with respect to persons       
engaging in transactions with the       
intelligence or defense sectors of the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
7a7 ,in general ,on and after the date  
that is #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall impose #e or more of the sanctions
 described in section #bce with respect 

to a person the ,president determines   
knowingly1 on or after such date of     
enactment1 engages in a significant     
transaction with a person that is part  
of1 or operates for or on behalf of1 the
 defense or intelligence sectors of the 
,government of the ,russian ,federation1
 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 ,federation4   
7b7 ,application of new sanctions ,the  
,president may waive the initial        
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7a7 with respect to a person 
only if the ,president submits to the   
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a written determination that the   
waiver-- 7,a7 is in the vital national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7,b7 will further the      
enforcement of this title2 and  7#b7 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 ,government4  #bcb4   
,sanctions with respect to the          
development of pipelines in the ,russian
 ,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may impose #e or more of the 
sanctions described in section #bce with
 respect to a person if the ,president  
determines that the person knowingly1 on
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 makes an investment described
 in subsection 7b7 or sells1 leases1 or 
provides to the ,russian ,federation1   
for the construction of ,russian energy 
export pipelines1 goods1 services1      
technology1 information1 or support     
described in subsection 7c7--  7#a7 any 
of which has a fair market value of     
#a1jjj1jjj or more2 or  7#b7 that1      
during a #ab-month period1 have an      
aggregate fair market value of          
#e1jjj1jjj or more4  7b7 ,investment    
described ,an investment described in   
this subsection is an investment that   

directly and significantly contributes  
to the enhancement of the ability of the
 ,russian ,federation to construct      
energy export pipelines4  7c7 ,goods1   
services1 technology1 information1 or   
support described ,goods1 services1     
technology1 information1 or support     
described in this subsection are goods1 
services1 technology1 information1 or   
support that could directly and         
significantly facilitate the maintenance
 or expansion of the construction1      
modernization1 or repair of energy      
pipelines by the ,russian ,federation4  
#bcc4 ,sanctions with respect to        
investment in or facilitation of        
privatization of state-owned assets by  
the ,russian ,federation  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president shall impose #e 
or more of the sanctions described in   
section #bce if the ,president          
determines that a person1 with actual   
knowledge1 on or after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 makes an        
investment of #aj1jjj1jjj or more 7or   

any combination of investments of not   
less than #a1jjj1jjj each1 which in the 
aggregate equals or exceeds #aj1jjj1jjj 
in any #ab-month period71 or facilitates
 such an investment1 if the investment  
directly and significantly contributes  
to the ability of the ,russian          
,federation to privatize state-owned    
assets in a manner that unjustly        
benefits--  7#a7 officials of the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation2
 or  7#b7 close associates or family    
members of those officials4  7b7        
,application of new sanctions ,the      
,president may waive the initial        
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7a7 with respect to a person 
only if the ,president submits to the   
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a written determination that the   
waiver-- 7,a7 is in the vital national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7,b7 will further the      
enforcement of this title2 and  7#b7 a  
certification that the ,government of   

the ,russian ,federation is taking steps
 to implement the ,minsk ,agreement to  
address the ongoing conflict in eastern 
,ukraine1 signed in ,minsk1 ,belarus1 on
 ,february #aa1 #bjae1 by the leaders of
 ,ukraine1 ,russia1 ,france1 and        
,germany1 the ,minsk ,protocol1 which   
was agreed to on ,september #e1 #bjad1  
and any successor agreements that are   
agreed to by the ,government of         
,ukraine4  #bcd4 ,sanctions with respect
 to the transfer of arms and related    
materiel to ,syria  7a7 ,imposition of  
sanctions  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,president shall impose on a foreign    
person the sanctions described in       
subsection 7b7 if the ,president        
determines that such foreign person has1
 on or after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 knowingly exported1       
transferred1 or otherwise provided to   
,syria significant financial1 material1 
or technological support that           
contributes materially to the ability of
 the ,government of ,syria to--  7,a7   

acquire or develop chemical1 biological1
 or nuclear weapons or related          
technologies2  7,b7 acquire or develop  
ballistic or cruise missile             
capabilities2  7,c7 acquire or develop  
destabilizing numbers and types of      
advanced conventional weapons2  7,d7    
acquire significant defense articles1   
defense services1 or defense information
 7as such terms are defined under the   
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq4772 or  7,e7     
acquire items designated by the         
,president for purposes of the ,united  
,states ,munitions ,list under section  
#ch7;a77#a7 of the ,arms ,export        
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bggh7;a77#a774  7#b7 ,applicability to 
other foreign persons ,the sanctions    
described in subsection 7b7 shall also  
be imposed on any foreign person that-- 
7,a7 is a successor entity to a foreign 
person described in paragraph 7#a72 or  
7,b7 is owned or controlled by1 or has  
acted for or on behalf of1 a foreign    

person described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7
 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions to 
be imposed on a foreign person described
 in subsection 7a7 are the following3   
7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the         
,president shall exercise all powers    
granted by the ,international ,emergency
 ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#agja et seq47 7except that the         
requirements of section #bjb of such    
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not    
apply7 to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all    
property and interests in property of   
the foreign person if such property and 
interests in property are in the ,united
 ,states1 come within the ,united       
,states1 or are or come within the      
possession or control of a ,united      
,states person4  7#b7 ,aliens ineligible
 for visas1 admission1 or parole  7,a7  
,exclusion from the ,united ,states ,if 
the foreign person is an individual1 the
 ,secretary of ,state shall deny a visa 
to1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland     

,security shall exclude from the ,united
 ,states1 the foreign person4  7,b7     
,current visas revoked  7i7 ,in general 
,the issuing consular officer1 the      
,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of
 one of such ,secretaries7 shall revoke 
any visa or other entry documentation   
issued to the foreign person regardless 
of when issued4  7ii7 ,effect of        
revocation ,a revocation under clause   
7i7 shall take effect immediately and   
shall automatically cancel any other    
valid visa or entry documentation that  
is in the possession of the foreign     
person4  7c7 ,waiver ,subject to section
 #baf1 the ,president may waive the     
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7b7 with respect to a person 
if the ,president determines that such a
 waiver is in the national security     
interest of the ,united ,states4  7d7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,financial1 material1 or technological  
support ,the term financial1 material1  

or technological support has the meaning
 given such term in section #edb4cjd of 
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any corresponding      
similar regulation or ruling74  7#b7    
,foreign person ,the term foreign person
 has the meaning given such term in     
section #eid4cjd of title #ca1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or any           
corresponding similar regulation or     
ruling74  7#c7 ,syria ,the term ,syria  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #edb4caf of title #ca1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or any           
corresponding similar regulation or     
ruling74  #bce4 ,sanctions described    
7a7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions 
to be imposed with respect to a person  
under section #bbd7;a77#b71 #bca7;b71   
#bcb7;a71 or #bcc7;a7 are the following3
  7#a7 ,export-import bank assistance   
for exports to sanctioned persons ,the  
,president may direct the               
,export-,import ,bank of the ,united    
,states not to give approval to the     

issuance of any guarantee1 insurance1   
extension of credit1 or participation in
 the extension of credit in connection  
with the export of any goods or services
 to the sanctioned person4  7#b7 ,export
 sanction ,the ,president may order the 
,united ,states ,government not to issue
 any specific license and not to grant  
any other specific permission or        
authority to export any goods or        
technology to the sanctioned person     
under--  7,a7 the ,export               
,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #dfja et seq47 7as continued  
in effect pursuant to the ,international
 ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq4772  7,b7 the    
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq472  7,c7 the     
,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 or  7,d7 any  
other statute that requires the prior   
review and approval of the ,united      
,states ,government as a condition for  
the export or reexport of goods or      

services4  7#c7 ,loans from united      
states financial institutions ,the      
,president may prohibit any ,united     
,states financial institution from      
making loans or providing credits to the
 sanctioned person totaling more than   
#aj1jjj1jjj in any #ab-month period     
unless the person is engaged in         
activities to relieve human suffering   
and the loans or credits are provided   
for such activities4  7#d7 ,loans from  
international financial institutions    
,the ,president may direct the ,united  
,states executive director to each      
international financial institution to  
use the voice and vote of the ,united   
,states to oppose any loan from the     
international financial institution that
 would benefit the sanctioned person4   
7#e7 ,prohibitions on financial         
institutions ,the following prohibitions
 may be imposed against the sanctioned  
person if that person is a financial    
institution3  7,a7 ,prohibition on      
designation as primary dealer ,neither  

the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal
 ,reserve ,system nor the ,federal      
,reserve ,bank of ,new ,york may        
designate1 or permit the continuation of
 any prior designation of1 the financial
 institution as a primary dealer in     
,united ,states ,government debt        
instruments4  7,b7 ,prohibition on      
service as a repository of government   
funds ,the financial institution may not
 serve as agent of the ,united ,states  
,government or serve as repository for  
,united ,states ,government funds4  ,the
 imposition of either sanction under    
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 shall be      
treated as #a sanction for purposes of  
subsection 7b71 and the imposition of   
both such sanctions shall be treated as 
#b sanctions for purposes of subsection 
7b74  7#f7 ,procurement sanction ,the   
,united ,states ,government may not     
procure1 or enter into any contract for 
the procurement of1 any goods or        
services from the sanctioned person4    
7#g7 ,foreign exchange ,the ,president  

may1 pursuant to such regulations as the
 ,president may prescribe1 prohibit any 
transactions in foreign exchange that   
are subject to the jurisdiction of the  
,united ,states and in which the        
sanctioned person has any interest4     
7#h7 ,banking transactions ,the         
,president may1 pursuant to such        
regulations as the ,president may       
prescribe1 prohibit any transfers of    
credit or payments between financial    
institutions or by1 through1 or to any  
financial institution1 to the extent    
that such transfers or payments are     
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,united ,states and involve any interest
 of the sanctioned person4  7#i7        
,property transactions ,the ,president  
may1 pursuant to such regulations as the
 ,president may prescribe1 prohibit any 
person from--  7,a7 acquiring1 holding1 
withholding1 using1 transferring1       
withdrawing1 transporting1 importing1 or
 exporting any property that is subject 
to the jurisdiction of the ,united      

,states and with respect to which the   
sanctioned person has any interest2     
7,b7 dealing in or exercising any right1
 power1 or privilege with respect to    
such property2 or  7,c7 conducting any  
transaction involving such property4    
7#aj7 ,ban on investment in equity or   
debt of sanctioned person ,the          
,president may1 pursuant to such        
regulations or guidelines as the        
,president may prescribe1 prohibit any  
,united ,states person from investing in
 or purchasing significant amounts of   
equity or debt instruments of the       
sanctioned person4  7#aa7 ,exclusion of 
corporate officers ,the ,president may  
direct the ,secretary of ,state to deny 
a visa to1 and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security to exclude from the 
,united ,states1 any alien that the     
,president determines is a corporate    
officer or principal of1 or a           
shareholder with a controlling interest 
in1 the sanctioned person4  7#ab7       
,sanctions on principal executive       

officers ,the ,president may impose on  
the principal executive officer or      
officers of the sanctioned person1 or on
 persons performing similar functions   
and with similar authorities as such    
officer or officers1 any of the         
sanctions under this subsection4  7b7   
,sanctioned person defined ,in this     
section1 the term sanctioned person     
means a person subject to sanctions     
under section #bbd7;a77#b71 #bca7;b71   
#bcb7;a71 or #bcc7;a74  #bcf4           
,exceptions1 waiver1 and termination    
7a7 ,exceptions ,the provisions of this 
part and amendments made by this part   
shall not apply with respect to the     
following3  7#a7 ,activities subject to 
the reporting requirements under title  
,v of the ,national ,security ,act of   
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq471 or 
any authorized intelligence activities  
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,the      
admission of an alien to the ,united    
,states if such admission is necessary  
to comply with ,united ,states          

obligations under the ,agreement between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states of ,america regarding the       
,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1  
signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1     
#aidg1 and entered into force ,november 
#ba1 #aidg1 under the ,convention on    
,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna   
,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into     
force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or under other 
international agreements4  7b7          
,exception relating to importation of   
goods  ,no requirement to impose        
sanctions under this part or an         
amendment made by this part shall       
include the authority to impose         
sanctions on the importation of goods4  
7c7 ,waiver of sanctions that are       
imposed ,subject to section #baf1 if the
 ,president imposes sanctions with      
respect to a person under this part or  
the amendments made by this part1 the   
,president may waive the application of 
those sanctions if the ,president       
determines that such a waiver is in the 

national security interest of the       
,united ,states4  7d7 ,termination      
,subject to section #baf1 the ,president
 may terminate the application of       
sanctions under section #bbd1 #bca1     
#bcb1 #bcc1 or #bcd with respect to a   
person if the ,president submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees--  
7#a7 a notice of and justification for  
the termination2 and  7#b7 a notice     
that-- 7,a7 the person is not engaging  
in the activity that was the basis for  
the sanctions or has taken significant  
verifiable steps toward stopping the    
activity2 and  7,b7 the ,president has  
received reliable assurances that the   
person will not knowingly engage in     
activity subject to sanctions under this
 part in the future4  #bcg4 ,exception  
relating to activities of the ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7a7 ,in general ,this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act shall not  
apply with respect to activities of the 
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       

,administration4  7b7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendments made by this ,act shall  
be construed to authorize the imposition
 of any sanction or other condition1    
limitation1 restriction1 or prohibition1
 that directly or indirectly impedes the
 supply by any entity of the ,russian   
,federation of any product or service1  
or the procurement of such product or   
service by any contractor or            
subcontractor of the ,united ,states or 
any other entity1 relating to or in     
connection with any space launch        
conducted for--  7#a7 the ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2
 or  7#b7 any other non-,department of  
,defense customer4  #bch4 ,rule of      
construction ,nothing in this part or   
the amendments made by this part shall  
be construed-- 7#a7 to supersede the    
limitations or exceptions on the use of 
rocket engines for national security    
purposes under section #afjh of the     
,carl ,levin and ,howard ,p4 ,buck      

,mc,keon ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bia2 #abh      
,stat4 #cfbf2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbga note71
 as amended by section #afjg of the     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-ib2 #abi ,stat4 #aajj7 and section 
#afjb of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj      
,stat4 #behb72 or  7#b7 to prohibit a   
contractor or subcontractor of the      
,department of ,defense from acquiring  
components referred to in such section  
#afjh4  ,,iii ,reports  #bda4 ,report on
 oligarchs and parastatal entities of   
the ,russian ,federation  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in     
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence and the         
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to   
the appropriate congressional committees

 a detailed report on the following3    
7#a7 ,senior foreign political figures  
and oligarchs in the ,russian           
,federation1 including the following3   
7,a7 ,an identification of the most     
significant senior foreign political    
figures and oligarchs in the ,russian   
,federation1 as determined by their     
closeness to the ,russian regime and    
their net worth4  7,b7 ,an assessment of
 the relationship between individuals   
identified under subparagraph 7,a7 and  
,president ,vladimir ,putin or other    
members of the ,russian ruling elite4   
7,c7 ,an identification of any indices  
of corruption with respect to those     
individuals4  7,d7 ,the estimated net   
worth and known sources of income of    
those individuals and their family      
members 7including spouses1 children1   
parents1 and siblings71 including       
assets1 investments1 other business     
interests1 and relevant beneficial      
ownership information4  7,e7 ,an        
identification of the non-,russian      

business affiliations of those          
individuals4  7#b7 ,russian parastatal  
entities1 including an assessment of the
 following3  7,a7 ,the emergence of     
,russian parastatal entities and their  
role in the economy of the ,russian     
,federation4  7,b7 ,the leadership      
structures and beneficial ownership of  
those entities4  7,c7 ,the scope of the 
non-,russian business affiliations of   
those entities4  7#c7 ,the exposure of  
key economic sectors of the ,united     
,states to ,russian politically exposed 
persons and parastatal entities1        
including1 at a minimum1 the banking1   
securities1 insurance1 and real estate  
sectors4  7#d7 ,the likely effects of   
imposing debt and equity restrictions on
 ,russian parastatal entities1 as well  
as the anticipated effects of adding    
,russian parastatal entities to the list
 of specially designated nationals and  
blocked persons maintained by the       
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury4  7#e7 

,the potential impacts of imposing      
secondary sanctions with respect to     
,russian oligarchs1 ,russian state-owned
 enterprises1 and ,russian parastatal   
entities1 including impacts on the      
entities themselves and on the economy  
of the ,russian ,federation1 as well as 
on the economies of the ,united ,states 
and allies of the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,form of report ,the report required    
under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted 
in an unclassified form1 but may contain
 a classified annex4  7c7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on         
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 
and the ,committee on ,finance of the   
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,financial ,services1 and the ,committee
 on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#b7 ,senior foreign 

political figure ,the term senior       
foreign political figure has the meaning
 given that term in section #ajaj4fje of
 title #ca1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations 7or any corresponding      
similar regulation or ruling74  #bdb4   
,report on effects of expanding         
sanctions to include sovereign debt and 
derivative products  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence and the         
,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report describing in detail the      
potential effects of expanding sanctions
 under ,directive #a 7as amended71 dated
 ,september #ab1 #bjad1 issued by the   
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control    
under ,executive ,order #acffb 7#gi     
,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating to blocking
 property of additional persons         
contributing to the situation in        

,ukraine71 or any successor directive1  
to include sovereign debt and the full  
range of derivative products4  7b7 ,form
 of report ,the report required under   
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  7c7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee 
on ,finance of the ,senate2 and  7#b7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and
 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  #bdc4  
,report on illicit finance relating to  
the ,russian ,federation  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and not later than the end of each      
one-year period thereafter until #bjba1 
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   

submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing          
interagency efforts in the ,united      
,states to combat illicit finance       
relating to the ,russian ,federation4   
7b7 ,elements ,the report required by   
subsection 7a7 shall contain a summary  
of efforts by the ,united ,states to do 
the following3  7#a7 ,identify1         
investigate1 map1 and disrupt illicit   
financial flows linked to the ,russian  
,federation if such flows affect the    
,united ,states financial system or     
those of major allies of the ,united    
,states4  7#b7 ,conduct outreach to the 
private sector1 including information   
sharing efforts to strengthen compliance
 efforts by entities1 including         
financial institutions1 to prevent      
illicit financial flows described in    
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,engage and       
coordinate with allied international    
partners on illicit finance1 especially 
in ,europe1 to coordinate efforts to    
uncover and prosecute the networks      

responsible for illicit financial flows 
described in paragraph 7#a71 including  
examples of that engagement and         
coordination4  7#d7 ,identify foreign   
sanctions evaders and loopholes within  
the sanctions regimes of foreign        
partners of the ,united ,states4  7#e7  
,expand the number of real estate       
geographic targeting orders or other    
regulatory actions1 as appropriate1 to  
degrade illicit financial activity      
relating to the ,russian ,federation in 
relation to the financial system of the 
,united ,states4  7#f7 ,provide support 
to counter those involved in illicit    
finance relating to the ,russian        
,federation across all appropriate law  
enforcement1 intelligence1 regulatory1  
and financial authorities of the        
,federal ,government1 including by      
imposing sanctions with respect to or   
prosecuting those involved4  7#g7 ,in   
the case of the ,department of the      
,treasury and the ,department of        
,justice1 investigate or otherwise      

develop major cases1 including a        
description of those cases4  7c7        
,briefing ,after submitting a report    
under this section1 the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury shall provide briefings to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees with respect to that report4 
7d7 ,coordination ,the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury shall coordinate with the    
,attorney ,general1 the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security1 and the         
,secretary of ,state in preparing each  
report under this section4  7e7 ,form   
,each report submitted under this       
section shall be submitted in           
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  7f7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on         
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 
and the ,committee on ,finance of the   

,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,financial ,services1 and the ,committee
 on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#b7 ,illicit finance
 ,the term illicit finance means the    
financing of terrorism1 narcotics       
trafficking1 or proliferation1 money    
laundering1 or other forms of illicit   
financing domestically or               
internationally1 as defined by the      
,president4  ,b ,countering ,russian    
influence in ,europe and ,eurasia  #bea4
 ,findings ,congress makes the following
 findings3 7#a7 ,the ,government of the 
,russian ,federation has sought to exert
 influence throughout ,europe and       
,eurasia1 including in the former states
 of the ,soviet ,union1 by providing    
resources to political parties1 think   
tanks1 and civil society groups that sow
 distrust in democratic institutions and
 actors1 promote xenophobic and         
illiberal views1 and otherwise undermine
 ,european unity4 ,the ,government of   

the ,russian ,federation has also       
engaged in well-documented corruption   
practices as a means toward undermining 
and buying influence in ,european and   
,eurasian countries4  7#b7 ,the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
has largely eliminated a once-vibrant   
,russian-language independent media     
sector and severely curtails free and   
independent media within the borders of 
the ,russian ,federation4               
,russian-language media organizations   
that are funded and controlled by the   
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
and disseminate information within and  
outside of the ,russian ,federation     
routinely traffic in anti-,western      
disinformation1 while few independent1  
fact-based media sources provide        
objective reporting for                 
,russian-speaking audiences inside or   
outside of the ,russian ,federation4    
7#c7 ,the ,government of the ,russian   
,federation continues to violate its    
commitments under the ,memorandum on    

,security ,assurances in connection with
 ,ukraine's ,accession to the ,treaty on
 the ,non-,proliferation of ,nuclear    
,weapons1 done at ,budapest ,december   
#e1 #aiid1 and the ,conference on       
,security and ,co-operation in ,europe  
,final ,act1 concluded at ,helsinki     
,august #a1 #aige 7commonly referred to 
as the ,helsinki ,final ,act71 which    
laid the ground-work for the            
establishment of the ,organization for  
,security and ,co-operation in ,europe1 
of which the ,russian ,federation is a  
member1 by its illegal annexation of    
,crimea in #bjad1 its illegal occupation
 of ,south ,ossetia and ,abkhazia in    
,georgia in #bjjh1 and its ongoing      
destabilizing activities in eastern     
,ukraine4  7#d7 ,the ,government of the 
,russian ,federation continues to ignore
 the terms of the ,august #bjjh         
ceasefire agreement relating to         
,georgia1 which requires the withdrawal 
of ,russian ,federation troops1 free    
access by humanitarian groups to the    

regions of ,south ,ossetia and          
,abkhazia1 and monitoring of the        
conflict areas by the ,european ,union  
,monitoring ,mission4  7#e7 ,the        
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
is failing to comply with the terms of  
the ,minsk ,agreement to address the    
ongoing conflict in eastern ,ukraine1   
signed in ,minsk1 ,belarus1 on ,february
 #aa1 #bjae1 by the leaders of ,ukraine1
 ,russia1 ,france1 and ,germany1 as well
 as the ,minsk ,protocol1 which was     
agreed to on ,september #e1 #bjad4  7#f7
 ,the ,government of the ,russian       
,federation is-- 7,a7 in violation of   
the ,treaty between the ,united ,states 
of ,america and the ,union of ,soviet   
,socialist ,republics on the            
,elimination of their                   
,intermediate-,range and ,shorter-,range
 ,missiles1 signed at ,washington       
,december #h1 #aihg1 and entered into   
force ,june #a1 #aihh 7commonly known as
 the ,,inf ,treaty72 and  7,b7 failing  
to meet its obligations under the       

,treaty on ,open ,skies1 done at        
,helsinki ,march #bd1 #aiib1 and entered
 into force ,january #a1 #bjjb 7commonly
 known as the ,open ,skies ,treaty74    
#beb4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
bears responsibility for the continuing 
violence in ,eastern ,ukraine1 including
 the death on ,april #bd1 #bjag1 of     
,joseph ,stone1 a citizen of the ,united
 ,states working as a monitor for the   
,organization for ,security and         
,co-operation in ,europe2  7#b7 the     
,president should call on the           
,government of the ,russian             
,federation-- 7,a7 to withdraw all of   
its forces from the territories of      
,georgia1 ,ukraine1 and ,moldova2  7,b7 
to return control of the borders of     
those territories to their respective   
governments2 and  7,c7 to cease all     
efforts to undermine the popularly      
elected governments of those countries2 
7#c7 the ,government of the ,russian    

,federation has applied1 and continues  
to apply1 to the countries and peoples  
of ,georgia and ,ukraine1 traditional   
uses of force1 intelligence operations1 
and influence campaigns1 which represent
 clear and present threats to the       
countries of ,europe and ,eurasia2  7#d7
 in response1 the countries of ,europe  
and ,eurasia should redouble efforts to 
build resilience within their           
institutions1 political systems1 and    
civil societies2  7#e7 the ,united      
,states supports the institutions that  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation seeks to undermine1         
including the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization and the ,european ,union2 
7#f7 a strong ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization is critical to maintaining
 peace and security in ,europe and      
,eurasia2  7#g7 the ,united ,states     
should continue to work with the        
,european ,union as a partner against   
aggression by the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation1 coordinating aid  

programs1 development assistance1 and   
other counter-,russian efforts2  7#h7   
the ,united ,states should encourage the
 establishment of a commission for media
 freedom within the ,council of ,europe1
 modeled on the ,venice ,commission     
regarding rule of law issues1 that would
 be chartered to provide governments    
with expert recommendations on          
maintaining legal and regulatory regimes
 supportive of free and independent     
media and an informed citizenry able to 
distinguish between fact-based          
reporting1 opinion1 and disinformation2 
7#i7 in addition to working to          
strengthen the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization and the ,european ,union1 
the ,united ,states should work with the
 individual countries of ,europe and    
,eurasia--  7,a7 to identify            
vulnerabilities to aggression1          
disinformation1 corruption1 and         
so-called hybrid warfare by the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation2
  7,b7 to establish strategic and       

technical plans for addressing those    
vulnerabilities2  7,c7 to ensure that   
the financial systems of those countries
 are not being used to shield illicit   
financial activity by officials of the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
or individuals in ,president ,vladimir  
,putin's inner circle who have been     
enriched through corruption2  7,d7 to   
investigate and prosecute cases of      
corruption by ,russian actors2 and  7,e7
 to work toward full compliance with the
 ,convention on ,combating ,bribery of  
,foreign ,public ,officials in          
,international ,business ,transactions  
7commonly referred to as the            
,anti-,bribery ,convention7 of the      
,organization for ,economic             
,co-operation and ,development2 and     
7#aj7 the ,president of the ,united     
,states should use the authority of the 
,president to impose sanctions under--  
7,a7 the ,sergei ,magnitsky ,rule of    
,law ,accountability ,act of #bjab      
7title ,,iv of ,public ,law #aab-bjh2   

#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note72 and  7,b7 the
 ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights      
,accountability ,act 7subtitle ,f of    
title ,,xii of ,public ,law #aad-cbh2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74  #bec4       
,statement of policy ,the ,united       
,states1 consistent with the principle  
of ex injuria jus non oritur1 supports  
the policy known as the ,stimson        
,doctrine and thus does not recognize   
territorial changes effected by force1  
including the illegal invasions and     
occupations of ,abkhazia1 ,south        
,ossetia1 ,crimea1 ,eastern ,ukraine1   
and ,transnistria4  #bed4 ,coordinating 
aid and assistance across ,europe and   
,eurasia  7a7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for the ,countering     
,russian ,influence ,fund #bej1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal years #bjah and #bjai4  7b7  
,use of funds ,amounts in the           
,countering ,russian ,influence ,fund   
shall be used to effectively implement1 
prioritized in the following order and  

subject to the availability of funds1   
the following goals3  7#a7 ,to assist in
 protecting critical infrastructure and 
electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks  
in the following countries3  7,a7       
,countries that are members of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
or the ,european ,union that the        
,secretary of ,state determines--  7i7  
are vulnerable to influence by the      
,russian ,federation2 and  7ii7 lack the
 economic capability to effectively     
respond to aggression by the ,russian   
,federation without the support of the  
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,countries that  
are participating in the enlargement    
process of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization or the ,european ,union1  
including ,albania1 ,bosnia and         
,herzegovina1 ,georgia1 ,macedonia1     
,moldova1 ,kosovo1 ,serbia1 and         
,ukraine4  7#b7 ,to combat corruption1  
improve the rule of law1 and otherwise  
strengthen independent judiciaries and  
prosecutors general offices in the      

countries described in paragraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,to respond to the humanitarian    
crises and instability caused or        
aggravated by the invasions and         
occupations of ,georgia and ,ukraine by 
the ,russian ,federation4  7#d7 ,to     
improve participatory legislative       
processes and legal education1 political
 transparency and competition1 and      
compliance with international           
obligations in the countries described  
in paragraph 7#a74  7#e7 ,to build the  
capacity of civil society1 media1 and   
other nongovernmental organizations     
countering the influence and propaganda 
of the ,russian ,federation to combat   
corruption1 prioritize access to        
truthful information1 and operate freely
 in all regions in the countries        
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#f7 ,to  
assist the ,secretary of ,state in      
executing the functions specified in    
section #abhg7;b7 of the ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #bb

 ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 for the purposes 
of recognizing1 understanding1 exposing1
 and countering propaganda and          
disinformation efforts by foreign       
governments1 in coordination with the   
relevant regional ,assistant ,secretary 
or ,assistant ,secretaries of the       
,department of ,state4  7c7 ,revision of
 activities for which amounts may be    
used ,the ,secretary of ,state may      
modify the goals described in subsection
 7b7 if1 not later than #ae days before 
revising such a goal1 the ,secretary    
notifies the appropriate congressional  
committees of the revision4  7d7        
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,state shall1 acting      
through the ,coordinator of ,united     
,states ,assistance to ,europe and      
,eurasia 7authorized pursuant to section
 #fja of the ,support for ,east         
,european ,democracy 7,,seed7 ,act of   
#aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #edfa7 and section 
#ajb of the ,freedom for ,russia and    
,emerging ,eurasian ,democracies and    

,open ,markets ,support ,act of #aiib   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehab771 and in          
consultation with the ,administrator for
 the ,united ,states ,agency for        
,international ,development1 the        
,director of the ,global ,engagement    
,center of the ,department of ,state1   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 the         
,chairman of the ,broadcasting ,board of
 ,governors1 and the heads of other     
relevant ,federal agencies1 coordinate  
and carry out activities to achieve the 
goals described in subsection 7b74  7#b7
 ,method ,activities to achieve the     
goals described in subsection 7b7 shall 
be carried out through-- 7,a7           
initiatives of the ,united ,states      
,government2  7,b7 ,federal grant       
programs such as the ,information       
,access ,fund2 or  7,c7 nongovernmental 
or international organizations1 such as 
the ,organization for ,security and     
,co-operation in ,europe1 the ,national 
,endowment for ,democracy1 the ,black   
,sea ,trust1 the ,balkan ,trust for     

,democracy1 the ,prague ,civil ,society 
,centre1 the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization ,strategic ,communications
 ,centre of ,excellence1 the ,european  
,endowment for ,democracy1 and related  
organizations4  7#c7 ,report on         
implementation  7,a7 ,in general ,not   
later than ,april #a of each year1 the  
,secretary of ,state1 acting through the
 ,coordinator of ,united ,states        
,assistance to ,europe and ,eurasia1    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 programs and activities carried out to 
achieve the goals described in          
subsection 7b7 during the preceding     
fiscal year4  7,b7 ,elements ,each      
report required by subparagraph 7,a7    
shall include1 with respect to each     
program or activity described in that   
subparagraph--  7i7 the amount of       
funding for the program or activity2    
7ii7 the goal described in subsection   
7b7 to which the program or activity    
relates2 and  7iii7 an assessment of    

whether or not the goal was met4  7e7   
,coordination with global partners  7#a7
 ,in general ,in order to maximize cost 
efficiency1 eliminate duplication1 and  
speed the achievement of the goals      
described in subsection 7b71 the        
,secretary of ,state shall ensure       
coordination with--  7,a7 the ,european 
,union and its institutions2  7,b7 the  
governments of countries that are       
members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization or the ,european ,union2  
and  7,c7 international organizations   
and quasi-governmental funding entities 
that carry out programs and activities  
that seek to accomplish the goals       
described in subsection 7b74  7#b7      
,report by secretary of state ,not later
 than ,april #a of each year1 the       
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report that includes--  7,a7 the amount 
of funding provided to each country     
referred to in subsection 7b7 by-- 7i7  
the ,european ,union or its             

institutions2  7ii7 the government of   
each country that is a member of the    
,european ,union or the ,north ,atlantic
 ,treaty ,organization2 and  7iii7      
international organizations and         
quasi-governmental funding entities that
 carry out programs and activities that 
seek to accomplish the goals described  
in subsection 7b72 and  7,b7 an         
assessment of whether the funding       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 is       
commensurate with funding provided by   
the ,united ,states for those goals4    
7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section shall be construed to apply
 to or limit ,united ,states foreign    
assistance not provided using amounts   
available in the ,countering ,russian   
,influence ,fund4  7g7 ,ensuring        
adequate staffing for governance        
activities ,in order to ensure that the 
,united ,states ,government is properly 
focused on combating corruption1        
improving rule of law1 and building the 
capacity of civil society1 media1 and   

other nongovernmental organizations in  
countries described in subsection       
7b77#a71 the ,secretary of ,state shall 
establish a pilot program for ,foreign  
,service officer positions focused on   
governance and anticorruption activities
 in such countries4  #bee4 ,report on   
media organizations controlled and      
funded by the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,president     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
includes a description of media         
organizations that are controlled and   
funded by the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation1 and any affiliated
 entities1 whether operating within or  
outside the ,russian ,federation1       
including broadcast and satellite-based 
television1 radio1 ,internet1 and print 
media organizations4  7b7 ,form of      
report ,the report required by          

subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  #bef4 ,report on     
,russian ,federation influence on       
elections in ,europe and ,eurasia  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on funds provided by1 or funds   
the use of which was directed by1 the   
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
or any ,russian person with the         
intention of influencing the outcome of 
any election or campaign in any country 
in ,europe or ,eurasia during the       
preceding year1 including through direct
 support to any political party1        
candidate1 lobbying campaign1           
nongovernmental organization1 or civic  
organization4  7b7 ,form of report ,each
 report required by subsection 7a7 shall
 be submitted in unclassified form but  
may include a classified annex4  7c7    

,russian person defined ,in this        
section1 the term ,russian person       
means-- 7#a7 an individual who is a     
citizen or national of the ,russian     
,federation2 or  7#b7 an entity         
organized under the laws of the ,russian
 ,federation or otherwise subject to the
 jurisdiction of the ,government of the 
,russian ,federation4  #beg4 ,ukranian  
energy security  7a7 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states-- 7#a7 to support the           
,government of ,ukraine in restoring its
 sovereign and territorial integrity2   
7#b7 to condemn and oppose all of the   
destabilizing efforts by the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation in ,ukraine
 in violation of its obligations and    
international commitments2  7#c7 to     
never recognize the illegal annexation  
of ,crimea by the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation or the separation  
of any portion of ,ukrainian territory  
through the use of military force2  7#d7
 to deter the ,government of the        

,russian ,federation from further       
destabilizing and invading ,ukraine and 
other independent countries in ,central 
and ,eastern ,europe and the ,caucuses2 
7#e7 to assist in promoting reform in   
regulatory oversight and operations in  
,ukraine's energy sector1 including the 
establishment and empowerment of an     
independent regulatory organization2    
7#f7 to encourage and support fair      
competition1 market liberalization1 and 
reliability in ,ukraine's energy sector2
  7#g7 to help ,ukraine and ,united     
,states allies and partners in ,europe  
reduce their dependence on ,russian     
energy resources1 especially natural    
gas1 which the ,government of the       
,russian ,federation uses as a weapon to
 coerce1 intimidate1 and influence other
 countries2  7#h7 to work with ,european
 ,union member states and ,european     
,union institutions to promote energy   
security through developing diversified 
and liberalized energy markets that     
provide diversified sources1 suppliers1 

and routes2  7#i7 to continue to oppose 
the ,nord,stream #b pipeline given its  
detrimental impacts on the ,european    
,union's energy security1 gas market    
development in ,central and ,eastern    
,europe1 and energy reforms in ,ukraine2
 and  7#aj7 that the ,united ,states    
,government should prioritize the export
 of ,united ,states energy resources in 
order to create ,american jobs1 help    
,united ,states allies and partners1 and
 strengthen ,united ,states foreign     
policy4  7b7 ,plan ,to promote energy   
security in ukraine  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
coordination with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development and the     
,secretary of ,energy1 shall work with  
the ,government of ,ukraine to develop a
 plan to increase energy security in    
,ukraine1 increase the amount of energy 
produced in ,ukraine1 and reduce        
,ukraine's reliance on energy imports   
from the ,russian ,federation4  7#b7    

,elements ,the plan developed under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall include strategies 
for market liberalization1 effective    
regulation and oversight1 supply        
diversification1 energy reliability1 and
 energy efficiency1 such as through     
supporting--  7,a7 the promotion of     
advanced technology and modern operating
 practices in ,ukraine's oil and gas    
sector2  7,b7 modern geophysical and    
meteorological survey work as needed    
followed by international tenders to    
help attract qualified investment into  
exploration and development of areas    
with untapped resources in ,ukraine2    
7,c7 a broadening of ,ukraine's electric
 power transmission interconnection with
 ,europe2  7,d7 the strengthening of    
,ukraine's capability to maintain       
electric power grid stability and       
reliability2  7,e7 independent          
regulatory oversight and operations of  
,ukraine's gas market and electricity   
sector2  7,f7 the implementation of     
primary gas law including pricing1      

tariff structure1 and legal regulatory  
implementation2  7,g7 privatization of  
government owned energy companies       
through credible legal frameworks and a 
transparent process compliant with      
international best practices2  7,h7     
procurement and transport of emergency  
fuel supplies1 including reverse        
pipeline flows from ,europe2  7,i7      
provision of technical assistance for   
crisis planning1 crisis response1 and   
public outreach2  7,j7 repair of        
infrastructure to enable the transport  
of fuel supplies2  7,k7 repair of power 
generating or power transmission        
equipment or facilities2 and  7,l7      
improved building energy efficiency and 
other measures designed to reduce energy
 demand in ,ukraine4  7#c7 ,reports     
7,a7 ,implementation of ukraine freedom 
support act of #bjad provisions ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 

report detailing the status of          
implementing the provisions required    
under section #g7;c7 of the ,ukraine    
,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #hibf7;c771 including         
detailing the plans required under that 
section1 the level of funding that has  
been allocated to and expended for the  
strategies set forth under that section1
 and progress that has been made in     
implementing the strategies developed   
pursuant to that section4  7,b7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report detailing the plan developed     
under paragraph 7#a71 the level of      
funding that has been allocated to and  
expended for the strategies set forth in
 paragraph 7#b71 and progress that has  
been made in implementing the           
strategies4  7,c7 ,briefings ,the       
,secretary of ,state1 or a designee of  

the ,secretary1 shall brief the         
appropriate congressional committees not
 later than #cj days after the          
submission of each report under         
subparagraph 7,b74 ,in addition1 the    
,department of ,state shall make        
relevant officials available upon       
request to brief the appropriate        
congressional committees on all         
available information that relates      
directly or indirectly to ,ukraine or   
energy security in ,eastern ,europe4    
7,d7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees defined ,in this paragraph1  
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7ii7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7c7 
,supporting efforts of countries in     
europe and eurasia ,to decrease their   
dependence on ,russian sources of energy
  7#a7 ,findings ,congress makes the    

following findings3 7,a7 ,the           
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
uses its strong position in the energy  
sector as leverage to manipulate the    
internal politics and foreign relations 
of the countries of ,europe and         
,eurasia4  7,b7 ,this influence is based
 not only on the ,russian ,federation's 
oil and natural gas resources1 but also 
on its state-owned nuclear power and    
electricity companies4  7#b7 ,sense of  
congress ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states should  
assist the efforts of the countries of  
,europe and ,eurasia to enhance their   
energy security through diversification 
of energy supplies in order to lessen   
dependencies on ,russian ,federation    
energy resources and state-owned        
entities2 and  7,b7 the ,export-,import 
,bank of the ,united ,states and the    
,overseas ,private ,investment          
,corporation should play key roles in   
supporting critical energy projects that
 contribute to that goal4  7#c7 ,use of 

countering russian influence fund to    
provide technical assistance ,amounts in
 the ,countering ,russian ,influence    
,fund pursuant to section #bed shall be 
used to provide technical advice to     
countries described in subsection       
7b77#a7 of such section designed to     
enhance energy security and lessen      
dependence on energy from ,russian      
,federation sources4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated for the ,department  
of ,state a total of #cj1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal years #bjah and #bjai to carry   
out the strategies set forth in         
subsection 7b77#b7 and other activities 
under this section related to the       
promotion of energy security in         
,ukraine4  7e7 ,rule of construction    
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as affecting the              
responsibilities required and           
authorities provided under section #g of
 the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of 
#bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibf74  #beh4     

,termination ,the provisions of this    
subtitle shall terminate on the date    
that is #e years after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  #bei4          
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,except as otherwise provided1  
in this subtitle1 the term appropriate  
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1  
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 the ,committee on             
,appropriations1 and the ,select        
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,financial ,services1 the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on  
,appropriations1 and the ,permanent     
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  ,c     
,combating terrorism and illicit        

financing  ,i ,national strategy for    
combating terrorist and other illicit   
financing  #bfa4 ,development of        
national strategy  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,president1 acting through the          
,secretary1 shall1 in consultation with 
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 and the appropriate      
,federal banking agencies and ,federal  
functional regulators1 develop a        
national strategy for combating the     
financing of terrorism and related forms
 of illicit finance4  7b7 ,transmittal  
to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
comprehensive national strategy         
developed in accordance with subsection 
7a74  7#b7 ,updates ,not later than     
,january #ca1 #bjbj1 and ,january #ca1  
#bjbb1 the ,president shall submit to   

the appropriate congressional committees
 updated versions of the national       
strategy submitted under paragraph 7#a74
  7c7 ,separate presentation of         
classified material ,any part of the    
national strategy that involves         
information that is properly classified 
under criteria established by the       
,president shall be submitted to        
,congress separately in a classified    
annex and1 if requested by the chairman 
or ranking member of one of the         
appropriate congressional committees1 as
 a briefing at an appropriate level of  
security4  #bfb4 ,contents of national  
strategy ,the strategy described in     
section #bfa shall contain the          
following3 7#a7 ,evaluation of existing 
efforts ,an assessment of the           
effectiveness of and ways in which the  
,united ,states is currently addressing 
the highest levels of risk of various   
forms of illicit finance1 including     
those identified in the documents       
entitled #bjae ,national ,money         

,laundering ,risk ,assessment and #bjae 
,national ,terrorist ,financing ,risk   
,assessment1 published by the           
,department of the ,treasury and a      
description of how the strategy is      
integrated into1 and supports1 the      
broader counter terrorism strategy of   
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,goals1      
objectives1 and priorities ,a           
comprehensive1 research-based1          
long-range1 quantifiable discussion of  
goals1 objectives1 and priorities for   
disrupting and preventing illicit       
finance activities within and transiting
 the financial system of the ,united    
,states that outlines priorities to     
reduce the incidence1 dollar value1 and 
effects of illicit finance4  7#c7       
,threats ,an identification of the most 
significant illicit finance threats to  
the financial system of the ,united     
,states4  7#d7 ,reviews and proposed    
changes ,reviews of enforcement efforts1
 relevant regulations and relevant      
provisions of law and1 if appropriate1  

discussions of proposed changes         
determined to be appropriate to ensure  
that the ,united ,states pursues        
coordinated and effective efforts at all
 levels of government1 and with         
international partners of the ,united   
,states1 in the fight against illicit   
finance4  7#e7 ,detection and           
prosecution initiatives ,a description  
of efforts to improve1 as necessary1    
detection and prosecution of illicit    
finance1 including efforts to ensure    
that--  7,a7 subject to legal           
restrictions1 all appropriate data      
collected by the ,federal ,government   
that is relevant to the efforts         
described in this section be available  
in a timely fashion to--  7i7 all       
appropriate ,federal departments and    
agencies2 and  7ii7 as appropriate and  
consistent with section #cad of the     
,international ,money ,laundering       
,abatement and ,financial               
,anti-,terrorism ,act of #bjja 7#ca     
,u4,s4,c4 #ecaa note71 to financial     

institutions to assist the financial    
institutions in efforts to comply with  
laws aimed at curbing illicit finance2  
and  7,b7 appropriate efforts are       
undertaken to ensure that ,federal      
departments and agencies charged with   
reducing and preventing illicit finance 
make thorough use of publicly available 
data in furtherance of this effort4     
7#f7 ,the role of the private financial 
sector in prevention of illicit finance 
,a discussion of ways to enhance        
partnerships between the private        
financial sector and ,federal           
departments and agencies with regard to 
the prevention and detection of illicit 
finance1 including--  7,a7 efforts to   
facilitate compliance with laws aimed at
 stopping such illicit finance while    
maintaining the effectiveness of such   
efforts2 and  7,b7 providing guidance to
 strengthen internal controls and to    
adopt on an industry-wide basis more    
effective policies4  7#g7 ,enhancement  
of intergovernmental cooperation ,a     

discussion of ways to combat illicit    
finance by enhancing-- 7,a7 cooperative 
efforts between and among ,federal1     
,state1 and local officials1 including  
,state regulators1 ,state and local     
prosecutors1 and other law enforcement  
officials2 and  7,b7 cooperative efforts
 with and between governments of        
countries and with and between          
multinational institutions with         
expertise in fighting illicit finance1  
including the ,financial ,action ,task  
,force and the ,egmont ,group of        
,financial ,intelligence ,units4  7#h7  
,trend analysis of emerging illicit     
finance threats ,a discussion of and    
data regarding trends in illicit        
finance1 including evolving forms of    
value transfer such as so-called        
cryptocurrencies1 other methods that are
 computer1 telecommunications1 or       
,internet-based1 cyber crime1 or any    
other threats that the ,secretary may   
choose to identify4  7#i7 ,budget       
priorities ,a multiyear budget plan that

 identifies sufficient resources needed 
to successfully execute the full range  
of missions called for in this section4 
7#aj7 ,technology enhancements ,an      
analysis of current and developing ways 
to leverage technology to improve the   
effectiveness of efforts to stop the    
financing of terrorism and other forms  
of illicit finance1 including better    
integration of open-source data4  ,,ii  
,enhancing antiterrorism tools of the   
,department of the ,treasury  #bga4     
,improving antiterror finance monitoring
 of funds transfers  7a7 ,study  7#a7   
,in general ,to improve the ability of  
the ,department of the ,treasury to     
better track cross-border fund transfers
 and identify potential financing of    
terrorist or other forms of illicit     
finance1 the ,secretary shall carry out 
a study to assess--  7,a7 the potential 
efficacy of requiring banking regulators
 to establish a pilot program to provide
 technical assistance to depository     
institutions and credit unions that wish

 to provide account services to money   
services businesses serving individuals 
in ,somalia2  7,b7 whether such a pilot 
program could be a model for improving  
the ability of ,united ,states persons  
to make legitimate funds transfers      
through transparent and easily monitored
 channels while preserving strict       
compliance with the ,bank ,secrecy ,act 
7,public ,law #ia-ejh2 #hd ,stat4 #aaad7
 and related controls aimed at stopping 
money laundering and the financing of   
terrorism2 and  7,c7 consistent with    
current legal requirements regarding    
confidential supervisory information1   
the potential impact of allowing money  
services businesses to share certain    
,state examination information with     
depository institutions and credit      
unions1 or whether another appropriate  
mechanism could be identified to allow a
 similar exchange of information to give
 the depository institutions and credit 
unions a better understanding of whether
 an individual money services business  

is adequately meeting its anti-money    
laundering and counter-terror financing 
obligations to combat money laundering1 
the financing of terror1 or related     
illicit finance4  7#b7 ,public input    
,the ,secretary should solicit and      
consider public input as appropriate in 
developing the study required under     
subsection 7a74  7b7 ,report ,not later 
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
and the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,financial ,services and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that contains all findings and          
determinations made in carrying out the 
study required under subsection 7a74    
#bgb4 ,sense of ,congress on            
international cooperation regarding     
terrorist financing intelligence ,it is 
the sense of ,congress that the         

,secretary1 acting through the ,under   
,secretary for ,terrorism and ,financial
 ,crimes1 should intensify work with    
foreign partners to help the foreign    
partners develop intelligence analytic  
capacities1 in a financial intelligence 
unit1 finance ministry1 or other        
appropriate agency1 that are--  7#a7    
commensurate to the threats faced by the
 foreign partner2 and  7#b7 designed to 
better integrate intelligence efforts   
with the anti-money laundering and      
counter-terrorist financing regimes of  
the foreign partner4  #bgc4 ,examining  
the counter-terror financing role of the
 ,department of the ,treasury in        
embassies ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on   
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     

report that contains--  7#a7 a list of  
the ,united ,states embassies in which a
 full-time ,department of the ,treasury 
financial attach is stationed and a     
description of how the interests of the 
,department of the ,treasury relating to
 terrorist financing and money          
laundering are addressed 7via regional  
attachs or otherwise7 at ,united ,states
 embassies where no such attachs are    
present2  7#b7 a list of the ,united    
,states embassies at which the          
,department of the ,treasury has        
assigned a technical assistance advisor 
from the ,office of ,technical          
,assistance of the ,department of the   
,treasury2  7#c7 an overview of how     
,department of the ,treasury financial  
attachs and technical assistance        
advisors assist in efforts to counter   
illicit finance1 to include money       
laundering1 terrorist financing1 and    
proliferation financing2 and  7#d7 an   
overview of patterns1 trends1 or other  
issues identified by the ,department of 

the ,treasury and whether resources are 
sufficient to address these issues4     
#bgd4 ,inclusion of ,secretary of the   
,treasury on the ,national ,security    
,council  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#aja7;c77#a7 of the ,national ,security 
,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjba7;c77#a77 is amended by inserting  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 before 
and such other officers4  7b7 ,rule of  
construction ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 may not be construed to  
authorize the ,national ,security       
,council to have a professional staff   
level that exceeds the limitation set   
forth under section #aja7;e77#c7 of the 
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7;e77#c774  #bge4        
,inclusion of all funds  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ecbf of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
heading of such section1 by striking    
coin and currency2  7#b7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 by striking subtitle and and 
inserting subtitle or to2 and  7,b7 in  

paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking ,united
 ,states coins or currency 7or such     
other monetary instruments as the       
,secretary may describe in such order7  
and inserting funds 7as the ,secretary  
may describe in such order712 and  7#c7 
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a77;,a71 by striking coins or currency
 7or monetary instruments7 and inserting
 funds2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking coins or currency 7or such     
other monetary instruments as the       
,secretary may describe in the          
regulation or order7 and inserting funds
 7as the ,secretary may describe in the 
regulation or order74  7b7 ,clerical    
amendment ,the table of contents for    
chapter #ec of title #ca1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended in the item   
relating to section #ecbf by striking   
coin and currency4  ,,iii ,definitions  
#bha4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle--  
7#a7 the term appropriate congressional 
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       

,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations1 ,committee on ,armed        
,services1 ,committee on the ,judiciary1
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,select 
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,financial ,services1 the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on the 
,judiciary1 ,committee on ,homeland     
,security1 and the ,permanent ,select   
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,house of ,representatives2  7#b7 the   
term appropriate ,federal banking       
agencies has the meaning given the term 
in section #c of the ,federal ,deposit  
,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ahac72  
7#c7 the term ,bank ,secrecy ,act       
means--  7,a7 section #ba of the        
,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahbi;b72  7,b7 chapter #b of 
title ,i of ,public ,law #ia-ejh 7#ab   
,u4,s4,c4 #aiea et seq472 and  7,c7     
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title 

#ca1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#d7 the   
term ,federal functional regulator has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#eji of the ,gramm-,leach-,bliley ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fhji72  7#e7 the term   
illicit finance means the financing of  
terrorism1 narcotics trafficking1 or    
proliferation1 money laundering1 or     
other forms of illicit financing        
domestically or internationally1 as     
defined by the ,president2  7#f7 the    
term money services business has the    
meaning given the term under section    
#ajaj4ajj of title #ca1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations2  7#g7 the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,treasury2 and  7#h7 the term ,state    
means each of the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 and each        
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  ,d ,rule of construction      
#bia4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this title or the amendments made by    
this title 7other than sections #baf and
 #bcf7;b77 shall be construed to limit  

the authority of the ,president under   
the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq474  #bib4 ,sense of ,senate on the  
strategic importance of ,article #e of  
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  7a7       
,findings ,the ,senate makes the        
following findings3 7#a7 ,the principle 
of collective defense of the ,north     
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 is immortalized in ,article #e of the  
,north ,atlantic ,treaty in which       
members pledge that an armed attack     
against one or more of them in ,europe  
or ,north ,america shall be considered  
an attack against them all4  7#b7 ,for  
almost #g decades1 the principle of     
collective defense has effectively      
served as a strategic deterrent for the 
member nations of the ,north ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization and provided      
stability throughout the world1         
strengthening the security of the       
,united ,states and all #bh other member
 nations4  7#c7 ,following the          

,september #aa1 #bjja1 terrorist attacks
 in ,new ,york1 ,washington1 and        
,pennsylvania1 the ,alliance agreed to  
invoke ,article #e for the first time1  
affirming its commitment to collective  
defense4  7#d7 ,countries that are      
members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization have made historic        
contributions and sacrifices while      
combating terrorism in ,afghanistan     
through the ,international ,security    
,assistance ,force and the ,resolute    
,support ,mission4  7#e7 ,the recent    
attacks in the ,united ,kingdom         
underscore the importance of an         
international alliance to combat hostile
 nation states and terrorist groups4    
7#f7 ,at the #bjad ,,nato summit in     
,wales1 the member countries of the     
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
decided that all countries that are     
members of ,,nato would spend an amount 
equal to #b percent of their gross      
domestic product on defense by #bjbd4   
7#g7 ,collective defense unites the #bi 

members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization1 each committing to       
protecting and supporting one another   
from external adversaries1 which        
bolsters the ,north ,atlantic ,alliance4
  7b7 ,sense of ,senate ,it is the sense
 of the ,senate-- 7#a7 to express the   
vital importance of ,article #e of the  
,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 the charter of
 the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty           
,organization1 as it continues to serve 
as a critical deterrent to potential    
hostile nations and terrorist           
organizations2  7#b7 to remember the    
first and only invocation of ,article #e
 by the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty        
,organization in support of the ,united 
,states after the terrorist attacks of  
,september #aa1 #bjja2  7#c7 to affirm  
that the ,united ,states remains fully  
committed to the ,north ,atlantic       
,treaty ,organization and will honor its
 obligations enshrined in ,article #e2  
and  7#d7 to condemn any threat to the  
sovereignty1 territorial integrity1     

freedom1 or democracy of any country    
that is a member of the ,north ,atlantic
 ,treaty ,organization4  ,passed the    
,senate ,june #ae1 #bjag4,secretary