,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,romney7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to officials of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation complicit in the poisoning of its citizens for political motives1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,holding ,russia ,accountable for ,malign ,activities ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,russian officials involved in poisoning ,russian citizens for political motives 7a7 ,identification ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report identifying any current or former official of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation that the ,president determines was involved in the poisoning on ,august #bj1 #bjbj1 of a ,russian opposition leader or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning4 7b7 ,imposition of sanctions ,the ,president shall impose the following sanctions with respect to each official identified in the report required by subsection 7a73 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 the official identified in the report 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 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien identified in the report required by subsection 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the ,united ,states2 and 7iii7 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 7,b7 ,current visas revoked 7i7 ,in general ,an alien identified in the report required by subsection 7a7 is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued4 7ii7 ,immediate effect ,a revocation under clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7c7 ,waiver2 exceptions2 implementation of sanctions 7#a7 ,implementation2 penalties 7,a7 ,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 section4 7,b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of subsection 7b77#a71 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out that subsection1 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 7#b7 ,national security waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the ,president determines and certifies to ,congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,exceptions 7,a7 ,exception for intelligence activities ,sanctions under this section shall not apply to any activity 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 7,b7 ,exception to comply with international obligations ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the ,united ,states is necessary 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 obligations4 7,c7 ,exception relating to the importation of goods 7i7 ,in general ,the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7ii7 ,good defined ,in this subparagraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply1 or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 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 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 an individual who is a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity2 or 7,c7 any person in the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,report on personal wealth of ,vladimir ,putin and his family members 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the ,president of the ,russian ,federation1 ,vladimir ,putin1 and his family members4 7b7 ,personal wealth ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall include an assessment of the assets1 investments1 bank accounts1 other business interests1 and relevant beneficial ownership information of ,vladimir ,putin and his family members4 7c7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 #d4 ,diplomatic engagement with ,germany with respect to support for ,nord ,stream #b pipeline ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,secretary of ,state should urge the ,government of ,germany to withdraw its support for the ,nord ,stream #b gas pipeline from the ,russian ,federation1 emphasizing the impropriety of involvement in a project that will support a government that murders its citizens for highlighting corruption and other abuses1 while at the same making ,europe more reliant on the destabilizing and untrustworthy leadership of the ,russian ,federation4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress on imposition of additional sanctions relating to recent use of ,novichok in the ,russian ,federation ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,president should-- 7#a7 make a determination under section #cjf7;a7 of the ,chemical and ,biological ,weapons ,control and ,warfare ,elimination ,act of #aiia 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #efjd7;a77 with respect to whether the recent use of ,novichok on ,august #bj1 #bjbj1 against a ,russian opposition leader by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation constituted the use of chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or the use of lethal chemical or biological weapons against its own nationals as described in that section2 and 7#b7 if the ,president makes an affirmative determination under paragraph 7#a71 impose the sanctions required by section #cjg of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #efje74