,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bca #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdcf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ah 7legislative day1 ,december #ag71 #bjba,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and ordered placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to entities responsible for the planning1 construction1 or operation of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline and their corporate officers and to apply congressional review under the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act to the removal of sanctions relating to ,nord ,stream #b1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,implementation ,act 4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,nord ,stream #b 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ae days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 impose sanctions under subsection 7b7 with respect to any corporate officer of an entity established for or responsible for the planning1 construction1 or operation of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline or a successor entity2 and 7#b7 impose sanctions under subsection 7c7 with respect to any entity described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole of identified persons and corporate officers 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,visas1 admission1 or parole ,an alien described in subsection 7a77#a7 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 ,the visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in subsection 7a77#a7 shall be revoked1 regardless of when such 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 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7c7 ,blocking of property of identified persons ,the ,president shall exercise 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 an entity described in 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 7d7 ,conditions for removal of sanctions ,subject to review by ,congress under section #baf of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ieaa71 the ,president may waive the application of sanctions under this section if the ,president-- 7#a7 determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the waiver and the reason for the waiver4 7e7 ,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 this section4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of this section or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section 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 7f7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception for intelligence1 law enforcement1 and national security activities ,sanctions under this section shall not apply to any authorized intelligence1 law enforcement1 or national security activities of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement ,sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if the admission of the alien 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 the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other applicable international obligations4 7#c7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good defined ,in this paragraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or man-made substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7g7 ,sunset ,the authority to impose sanctions under this section shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,admission2 admitted2 alien ,the terms admission 1 admitted 1 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 ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,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 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 within the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,congressional review of waiver under ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of #bjai ,section #gejc7;f7 of the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of #bjai 7title ,,lxxv of ,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf note7 is amended1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the ,president and inserting ,subject to review by ,congress under section #baf of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ieaa71 the ,president4 #d4 ,application of congressional review under ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act ,section #baf7;a77#b7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ieaa7;a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by inserting 7other than sanctions described in clause 7i77,,iv7 of that subparagraph7 after subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting or otherwise remove after waive2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77i7-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iv7 section #gejc of the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of #bjai 7title ,,lxxv of ,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf note72 or 7,v7 section #b of the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,implementation ,act2 and 4 #e4 ,inclusion of matter relating to ,nord ,stream #b in report under ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act ,each report submitted under section #baf7;a77#a7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ieaa7;a77#a77 relating to sanctions under section #b of this ,act or section #gejc of the ,protecting ,europe's ,energy ,security ,act of #bjai 7title ,,lxxv of ,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebf note7 shall include-- 7#a7 an assessment of the security risks posed by ,nord ,stream #b1 including-- 7,a7 the presence along ,nord ,stream #b or ,nord ,stream #a infrastructure or pipeline corridors of undersea surveillance systems and sensors1 fiber optic terminals1 or other systems that are capable of conducting military or intelligence activities unrelated to civilian energy transmission1 including those designed to enhance ,russian ,federation anti-submarine warfare1 surveillance1 espionage1 or sabotage capabilities2 7,b7 the use of ,nord ,stream-affiliated infrastructure1 equipment1 personnel1 vessels1 financing1 or other assets-- 7i7 to facilitate1 carry out1 or conceal ,russian ,federation maritime surveillance1 espionage1 or sabotage activities2 7ii7 to justify the presence of ,russian ,federation naval vessels or military personnel or equipment in international waters or near ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization or partner countries2 7iii7 to disrupt freedom of navigation2 or 7iv7 to pressure or intimidate countries in the ,baltic ,sea2 7,c7 the involvement in the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline or its affiliated entities of current or former ,russian1 ,soviet1 or ,warsaw ,pact intelligence and military personnel and any business dealings between ,nord ,stream #b and entities affiliated with the intelligence or defense sector of the ,russian ,federation2 and 7,d7 malign influence activities of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 including strategic corruption and efforts to influence ,european decision-makers1 supported or financed through the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline2 7#b7 an assessment of whether the ,russian ,federation maintains gas transit through ,ukraine at levels consistent with the volumes set forth in the ,ukraine-,russian ,federation gas transit agreement of ,december #bjai and continues to pay the transit fees specified in that agreement2 7#c7 an assessment of the status of negotiations between the ,russian ,federation and ,ukraine to secure an agreement to extend gas transit through ,ukraine beyond the expiration of the agreement described in paragraph 7#b72 and 7#d7 an assessment of whether the ,united ,states and ,germany have agreed on a common definition for energy weaponization and the associated triggers for sanctions and other enforcement actions1 pursuant to the ,joint ,statement of the ,united ,states and ,germany on support for ,ukraine1 ,european energy security1 and our climate goals1 dated ,july #ba1 #bjba2 and 7#e7 a description of the consultations with ,united ,states allies and partners in ,europe1 including ,ukraine1 ,poland1 and the countries in ,central and ,eastern ,europe most impacted by the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline concerning the matters agreed to as described in paragraph 7#d74 ,december #ah 7legislative day1 ,december #ag71 #bjba,read twice and ordered placed on the calendar