,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mrs4
 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,ms4    
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to respond to the         
provision of bounties by the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation for the    
killing of members of the ,armed ,forces
 of the ,united ,states and members of  
the ,resolute ,support ,mission led by  
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty            
,organization and with respect to       
certain ,russian political figures and  
oligarchs1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,russia ,bounty ,response ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the   
terms admission1 admitted1 and alien    
have the meanings given those terms in  

section #aja of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees and leadership ,the term     
appropriate congressional committees and
 leadership means-- 7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 the ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence1 and the majority leader  
and the minority leader of the ,senate2 
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial  
,services1 the ,committee on ,armed     
,services1 the ,permanent ,select       
,committee on ,intelligence1 and the    
,speaker1 the majority leader1 and the  
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#c7 ,financial      
institution ,the term financial         
institution means a financial           
institution specified in subparagraph   
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,e71 7,f71     
7,g71 7,h71 7,i71 7,j71 7,m71 or 7,y7 of

 section #ecab7;a77#b7 of title #ca1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,foreign   
financial institution ,the term foreign 
financial institution has the meaning   
given that term in regulations          
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     
,treasury4  7#e7 ,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#f7      
,united states financial institution    
,the term ,united ,states financial     
institution has the meaning given that  
term in regulations prescribed by the   
,secretary of the ,treasury4  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  ,i          
,countering ,russian influence  #aja4   
,regional strategy to counter ,russian  
influence  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees and
 leadership a strategy on how the       
,united ,states will diplomatically     
counter ,russian influence in the region
 of ,south and ,central ,asia4  7b7     
,elements ,the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7#a7 ,a description 
of the current efforts and strategy of  
the ,united ,states ,government to      
counter ,russian influence in the ,c#ea 
format1 through which the ,united       
,states has deepened diplomatic         
engagement with countries in ,central   
,asia since #bjae4  7#b7 ,a description 
of current efforts and strategy by the  
,united ,states ,government to          
diplomatically urge governments in      

,south and ,central ,asia to discontinue
 significant transactions with the      
,russian defense and intelligence       
sectors4  7#c7 ,a description of efforts
 by individual ,united ,states missions 
in ,south and ,central ,asia to counter 
,russian influence since ,january #bjag1
 to include the number of embassy staff 
dedicated to countering ,russian        
influence1 the number of cables written 
on the topic as well as a description of
 their content1 efforts to coordinate   
countering ,russian influence among     
like-minded foreign missions in the     
respective capitals1 statements issued  
by the missions' public affairs office  
on the topic1 and amount of foreign     
assistance spent in country to counter  
,russian influence4  7#d7 ,individual   
strategic plans for each ,united ,states
 mission in the region that defines the 
problem of ,russian influence in the    
country1 establishes goals1 objectives  
and corresponding metrics to counter    
,russian interference working with local

 government and non-governmental        
partners1 and a description of the      
amount of staff time to be dedicated to 
implementing the plan4  7#e7 ,a         
description for how the ,united ,states 
will leverage its role in international 
bodies to counter ,russian influence in 
,south and ,central ,asia4  7#f7 ,a     
clear delineation of tasks and          
responsibilities for the ,special ,envoy
 for ,countering ,russian ,influence in 
,south and ,central ,asia and the       
,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for       
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,south and ,central ,asia4  #ajb4       
,report on ,,nato alliance and ,united  
,states efforts to counter ,russian     
government influence in ,afghanistan    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees and
 leadership a report providing an       

assessment of the threats and challenges
 from the ,russian ,federation facing   
the ,,nato alliance and the ,united     
,states in ,afghanistan4  7b7 ,elements 
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall include the following         
elements3 7#a7 ,a review of current and 
emerging threats to the ,united ,states 
and ,,nato in ,afghanistan4  7#b7 ,a    
review of efforts by the ,united ,states
 and ,,nato to counter ,russian         
influence in ,afghanistan since ,january
 #bjag4  7#c7 ,a description of ,united 
,states ,government efforts to inform   
,,nato allies of the threats posed by   
the ,russian ,federation in             
,afghanistan4  7#d7 ,a description of   
,united ,states ,government efforts to  
lead a diplomatic effort to counter     
,russian ,federation influence in       
,afghanistan4  7#e7 ,a description of   
specific attacks resulting from bounties
 against ,united ,states allies in      
,,nato since #bjag1 including names of  
countries of origin and casualty        

numbers4  7#f7 ,a summary of minutes    
from meetings of the ,,nato-,russia     
,council since ,january #bjag4  7#g7 ,a 
description of ,united ,states          
diplomatic efforts to engage directly   
with the ,russian ,federation with      
respect to attacks on members of the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces or ,,nato
 allies serving in ,afghanistan         
resulting from ,russian bounties4  7#h7 
,options for the realignment of ,united 
,states and ,,nato posture in           
,afghanistan to respond to new threats  
and challenges presented by the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
in ,afghanistan4  7#i7 ,a description of
 the views of counterpart governments1  
including heads of state1 heads of      
government1 political leaders1 and      
military commanders in the region on    
,russian ,federation interference and   
influence in ,afghanistan4  #ajc4       
,united ,states-,afghanistan ,working   
,group on ,russia  7a7 ,working group   
,the ,secretary of ,state shall seek to 

establish a ,united ,states-,afghanistan
 ,working ,group to address threats     
posed by the ,russian ,federation to    
security in ,afghanistan4  7b7          
,representation ,the ,united            
,states-,afghanistan ,working ,group    
should include high-level               
representatives from the ,united ,states
 and ,afghanistan as appropriate to     
jointly assess the threat posed by      
,russian aggression in ,afghanistan4    
7c7 ,regular meetings ,the working group
 required to be established under       
subsection 7a7 shall meet not less than 
four times per year4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the ,secretary of 
,state #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal    
years #bjba through #bjbf to carry out  
the activities described in this        
section4  #ajd4 ,rewards for justice    
7a7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbf for programing that 

provides rewards to individuals who     
provide information on ,russian bounties
 against ,united ,states ,armed ,forces 
stationed anywhere in the world under   
the ,rewards for ,justice ,program      
administered by the ,department of      
,state under section #cf of the ,state  
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh74  7b7       
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state 
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees and leadership 
a comprehensive communications strategy 
on how the ,united ,states ,government  
will advertise the program authorized   
under subsection 7a7 internationally4   
#aje4 ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary of  
,state for countering ,russian influence
 ,the ,secretary of ,state shall create 
a ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary position
 within the ,bureau of ,south and       
,central ,asian ,affairs tasked with    
coordinating efforts across the bureau  

to counter ,russian influence in the    
region4 ,this individual shall          
coordinate with the ,special ,envoy for 
,countering ,russian ,influence         
appointed pursuant to section #ajf4     
#ajf4 ,special ,envoy for ,countering   
,russian ,influence in ,south and       
,central ,asia  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,president shall appoint1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate1 a
 ,special ,envoy to ,counter ,russian   
,influence in ,south and ,central ,asia1
 who shall report to the ,assistant     
,secretary of ,state for ,south and     
,central ,asian ,affairs4 ,the          
responsibilities for this position shall
 include-- 7#a7 serving as the ,united  
,states liaison to governments in the   
region working to deny ,russian         
interference in their respective        
political systems1 economies1 and       
security apparatuses2  7#b7 leading     
diplomatic efforts to facilitate        
increased security assistance1 in       
accordance with existing ,leahy vetting 

conditions under law1 for those         
countries intent on discontinuing       
security assistance from the ,russian   
,federation2  7#c7 serving as a liaison 
to ,department of ,state officials      
tasked with implementing section #bca of
 the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries
 ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #iebe7 and leading diplomatic efforts  
to engage with countries in the region  
on efforts to diminish the sales of     
,russian weapons to governments in the  
region2  7#d7 regularly engaging local  
media in countries in ,south and        
,central ,asia to counter ,russian      
disinformation efforts2  7#e7           
facilitating efforts to increase the    
presence of the ,global ,engagement     
,center in the countries of ,south and  
,central ,asia2  7#f7 coordinating with 
,united ,states ,chiefs of ,mission     
within the ,south and ,central ,asian   
,affairs ,bureau2 and  7#g7 providing   
regular updates and briefs to the       
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the

 ,senate and the ,committee of ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives on ,united ,states     
efforts to counter ,russian influence in
 the region4  #ajg4 ,global ,engagement 
,center programming in ,south and       
,central ,asia  7a7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #cj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf for    
programing conducted by the ,department 
of ,state's ,global ,engagement ,center 
to counter ,russian influence in the    
countries of ,south and ,central ,asia4 
7b7 ,strategy requirement ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
communications strategy on how the      
,united ,states will substantially      
increase ,global ,engagement ,center    
programming in ,south and ,central      
,asia1 to include an assessment of the  
disinformation threat posed by the      

,russian ,federation in the region1 a   
summary of ,united ,states efforts to   
date in countering disinformation by the
 ,government of the ,russian ,federation
 or its proxies1 and the identification 
of local partners for the ,global       
,engagement ,center4  7c7 ,appropriate  
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #ajh4 ,report on the 
personal net worth and assets of        
,vladimir ,putin  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence1 shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
detailed report on the personal net     
worth and assets of the ,president of   
the ,russian ,federation1 ,vladimir     

,putin1 including-- 7#a7 the estimated  
net worth and known sources of income of
 ,vladimir ,putin and his family        
members1 including assets1 investments1 
bank accounts1 other business interests1
 and relevant beneficial ownership      
information2 and  7#b7 an identification
 of the most significant senior foreign 
political figures and oligarchs in the  
,russian ,federation1 as determined by  
their closeness to ,vladimir ,putin4    
7b7 ,form of report ,the report required
 under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted
 in an unclassified form but may include
 a classified annex4  7c7 ,appropriate  
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,select          
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2  7#c7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7#d7 the         
,permanent ,select ,committee on        

,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives4  #aji4 ,expansion of  
the countering ,russian influence fund  
to ,south and ,central ,asia  7a7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for the
 ,countering ,russian ,influence ,fund  
described in section #gjgj7;d7 of the   
,department of ,state1 ,foreign         
,operations1 and ,related ,programs     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7division ,j
 of ,public ,law #aae-ca2 #aca ,stat4   
#gjf71 #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal years     
#bjba and #bjbb4  7b7 ,use of funds     
,amounts in the ,countering ,russian    
,influence ,fund shall be used in       
countries of ,south and ,central ,asia  
the ,secretary of ,state has determined 
are vulnerable to malign influence by   
the ,russian ,federation to effectively 
implement1 subject to the availability  
of funds1 the following goals3 7#a7 ,to 
assist in protecting critical           
infrastructure and electoral mechanisms 
from cyber attacks4  7#b7 ,to combat    

disinformation and other attempts to    
influence democratic processes and      
elections4  7#c7 ,to combat corruption1 
improve the rule of law1 and otherwise  
strengthen independent judiciaries and  
prosecutors general offices4  7#d7 ,to  
improve participatory legislative       
processes and legal education1 political
 transparency and competition1 and      
compliance with international           
obligations4  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 regions4  7#f7 ,to assist the   
,secretary of ,state in executing the   
functions specified in section #abci7;b7
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ia2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #aac 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 a goal described in subsection   
7b7 if1 not later than #ae days before  
revising such goal1 the ,secretary      
notifies the appropriate committees of  
,congress 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         
,commander of ,united ,states ,european 
,command1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,global ,media1 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  7,c7 nongovernmental or 
international organizations2 or  7,d7   
support exchanges with countries facing 
state-sponsored disinformation and      
pressure campaigns1 particularly in     
,europe and ,eurasia1 provided that a   

portion of the funds are made available 
through a process whereby the ,bureau of
 ,educational and ,cultural ,affairs of 
the ,department of ,state solicits      
proposals from posts located in affected
 countries to counter state-sponsored   
disinformation and hybrid threats1      
promote democracy1 and support exchanges
 with countries facing state-sponsored  
disinformation and pressure campaigns4  
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 ,eurasia and the ,bureau of ,south  
and ,central ,asian ,affairs1 shall     
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress 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 ,in order to maximize impact1  
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  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 ,expansion of pilot program  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state   
shall expand the pilot program required 
under section #bed7;g7 of the           
,countering ,america's ,adversaries     
,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#iedc7;g77 to hire additional personnel 
within the ,bureau for ,democracy1      
,human ,rights1 and ,labor to develop   
and implement programs focused on       
combating corruption1 improving rule of 
law1 and building capacity of civil     
society1 political parties1 and         
independent media4  7#b7 ,report on     
ensuring adequate staffing for          
governance activities ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state 
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the

 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
implementation of the pilot program     
required under section #bed7;g7 of the  
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #iedc7;g774  7h7 ,appropriate 
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of     
,representatives4  ,,ii ,sanctions      
#bja4 ,imposition of sanctions with     
respect to ,government of ,russian      
,federation relating to bounties on     
members of ,armed ,forces and allied    
forces in ,afghanistan  7a7             
,certification and report  7#a7         
,certification required ,not later than 
#ae days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,president shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees and leadership a             
certification with respect to-- 7,a7    

whether or not the ,government of the   
,russian ,federation1 or a proxy of that
 ,government1 offered bounties1 or      
ordered1 directed1 or was otherwise     
responsible for the offering of         
bounties1 for the killing of members of 
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states or members of the ,resolute     
,support ,mission led by the ,north     
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7commonly referred to as ,,nato7 in     
,afghanistan2  7,b7 whether the         
information described in subparagraph   
7,a7 was provided to-- 7i7 senior       
officials of the ,united ,states        
,government1 including the ,president   
and the ,vice ,president1 and1 if so1   
when that information was provided to   
those officials2 and  7ii7 allies of the
 ,united ,states serving in ,afghanistan
 under the ,,nato-led ,resolute ,support
 ,mission4  7#b7 ,report required ,not  
later than #ae days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  

the appropriate congressional committees
 and leadership a report describing the 
measures taken by the ,department of    
,defense to provide greater protection  
to members of the ,armed ,forces of the 
,united ,states in ,afghanistan4  7#c7  
,form ,the certification required by    
paragraph 7#a7 and the report required  
by paragraph 7#b7 shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7b7 ,imposition of   
sanctions  7#a7 ,in general ,if the     
,president certifies under subsection   
7a77#a77;,a7 that the ,government of the
 ,russian ,federation or a proxy of that
 ,government was responsible for        
bounties as described in that           
subsection1 the ,president shall1 not   
later than #ae days after the date of   
the certification1 impose the following 
sanctions3 7,a7 ,asset blocking ,the    
,president shall exercise all of the    
powers granted to the ,president under  
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        
property and interests in property of   
each person described in paragraph 7#b7 
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 inadmissible for visas1         
admission1 or parole  7i7 ,visas1       
admission1 or parole ,an alien described
 in paragraph 7#b7 is-- 7,i7            
inadmissible to the ,united ,states2    
7,,ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or  
other documentation to enter the ,united
 ,states2 and  7,,iii7 otherwise        
ineligible to be admitted or paroled    
into the ,united ,states or to receive  
any other benefit under the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaja et seq474  7ii7 ,current visas    
revoked  7,i7 ,in general ,the visa or  
other entry documentation of an alien   
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be    

revoked1 regardless of when such visa or
 other entry documentation is or was    
issued4  7,,ii7 ,immediate effect ,a    
revocation under subclause 7,i7 shall-- 
7aa7 take effect immediately2 and  7bb7 
automatically cancel any other valid    
visa or entry documentation that is in  
the alien's possession4  7#b7 ,persons  
described ,a person described in this   
paragraph is any of the following3 7,a7 
,vladimir ,putin or any person acting   
for or on behalf of ,vladimir ,putin1   
including any person managing any of his
 assets anywhere in the world4  7,b7    
,any senior official of the ,government 
of the ,russian ,federation determined  
by the ,president to have been involved 
in the activity described in subsection 
7a77#a77;,a74  7,c7 ,any official of a  
defense or intelligence unit of that    
,government1 including the ,main        
,intelligence ,agency of the ,general   
,staff of the ,armed ,forces of the     
,russian ,federation1 if that unit is   
determined by the ,president to have    

been involved in the activity described 
in subsection 7a77#a77;,a74  #bjb4      
,imposition of sanctions with respect to
 the defense and intelligence sectors of
 the ,russian ,federation ,the          
,president shall exercise all of the    
powers granted to the ,president under  
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        
property and interests in property of   
persons specified1 as of the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 pursuant to    
regulations or other guidance issued    
under section #bca7;e7 of the           
,countering ,america's ,adversaries     
,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#iebe7;e77 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  #bjc4 ,imposition of   
sanctions with respect to transactions  

with certain ,russian political figures 
and oligarchs  7a7 ,in general ,on and  
after the date that is #cj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall exercise all of the
 powers granted to the ,president under 
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        
property and interests in property of   
each person described in subsection 7b71
 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  7b7      
,persons described ,the persons         
described in this subsection are-- 7#a7 
political figures1 oligarchs1 and other 
persons that facilitate illicit and     
corrupt activities1 directly or         
indirectly1 on behalf of the ,president 
of the ,russian ,federation1 ,vladimir  
,putin1 and persons acting for or on    

behalf of such political figures1       
oligarchs1 and persons2  7#b7 ,russian  
parastatal entities that facilitate     
illicit and corrupt activities1 directly
 or indirectly1 on behalf of the        
,president of the ,russian ,federation1 
,vladimir ,putin2  7#c7 family members  
of persons described in paragraph 7#a7  
or 7#b7 that derive significant benefits
 from such illicit and corrupt          
activities2 and  7#d7 persons1 including
 financial institutions1 that knowingly 
engage in significant transactions with 
persons described in paragraph 7#a71    
7#b71 or 7#c74  7c7 ,updated report on  
oligarchs and parastatal entities of the
 ,russian ,federation ,section #bda of  
the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries 
,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law  
#aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #ibb7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7b7   
and 7c7 as subsections 7c7 and 7d71     
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,updated report ,not later than #ahj    

days after the date of the enactment of 
the ,russia ,bounty ,response ,act of   
#bjbj1 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
 an updated report on oligarchs and     
parastatal entities of the ,russian     
,federation that builds on the report   
submitted under subsection 7a7 on       
,january #bi1 #bjah1 by-- 7#a7 including
 the matters described in paragraphs    
7#a7 through 7#e7 of subsection 7a72 and
  7#b7 excluding from the portion of the
 report responsive to paragraph 7#a7 of 
subsection 7a7 any individual with      
respect to which there is no credible   
information suggesting the individual   
has the close financial or political    
relationships1 or engages in the illicit
 activities1 described in subsection    
7a74  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7c71 as 
redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by      
striking ,the report required under     

subsection 7a7 and inserting ,the       
reports required by subsections 7a7 and 
7b74  7d7 ,strategy required ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees and leadership 
a strategy describing how the ,president
 will coordinate with the ,european     
,union and its individual member        
countries with respect to efforts to    
deny ,russian persons described in the  
updated report required by subsection   
7b7 of section #bda of the ,countering  
,america's ,adversaries ,through        
,sanctions ,act1 as amended by          
subsection 7c71 access to financial     
institutions or real estate in the      
,european ,union or ,united ,states4    
#bjd4 ,implementation2 penalties  7a7   
,implementation ,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 the extent necessary to carry 
out this title4  7b7 ,penalties ,a      
person that violates1 attempts to       
violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes
 a violation of the provisions of       
section #bja7;b77#a77;,a71 section #bjb1
 section #bjc7;a71 or any regulation1   
license1 or order issued to carry out   
such provisions1 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 such section #bjf4  #bje4       
,exceptions  7a7 ,intelligence          
activities ,this title shall not apply  
with respect to activities subject to   
the reporting requirements under title  
,v of the ,national ,security ,act of   
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 or  
any authorized intelligence activities  
of the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,exception 
,to comply with international           

obligations and for law enforcement     
activities ,sanctions under section     
#bja7;b77#a77;,b7 shall not apply with  
respect to an alien if admitting or     
paroling the alien into the ,united     
,states is necessary-- 7#a7 to permit   
the ,united ,states to comply with the  
,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between
 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations2 or  7#b7 to  
carry out or assist law enforcement     
activity in the ,united ,states4  7c7   
,exception relating to importation of   
goods  7#a7 ,in general ,the authorities
 and requirements to impose sanctions   
under this title shall not include the  
authority or a requirement to impose    
sanctions on the importation of goods4  
7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 
the term good means any article1 natural
 or manmade substance1 material1 supply 

or manufactured product1 including      
inspection and test equipment1 and      
excluding technical data4  7d7          
,exception relating to activities of the
 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space      
,administration  7#a7 ,in general ,this 
title shall not apply with respect to   
activities of the ,national ,aeronautics
 and ,space ,administration4  7#b7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this title 
or the amendments made by this title    
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