,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bic #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #a1 #bjbb,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,march #b1 #bjbb,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions with respect to the ,russian ,federation in response to the invasion of ,ukraine1 to confiscate assets of the ,russian ,federation and remit those assets to the legitimate ,government of ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,special ,russian ,sanctions ,authority ,act of #bjbb4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,,title ,i--,sanctions,sec4 #aja4 ,definitions4,sec4 #ajb4 ,joint ,task ,force on ,russian ,sanctions4,sec4 #ajc4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation4,sec4 #ajd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,navalny #ce4,sec4 #aje4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to the ,wagner ,group4,sec4 #ajf4 ,implementation2 penalties2 exceptions4,,title ,,ii--,other matters,sec4 #bja4 ,confiscation of assets of ,russian ,federation2 remittance to legitimate ,government of ,ukraine4,sec4 #bjb4 ,designation of ,vladimir ,putin as a specially designated global terrorist4,sec4 #bjc4 ,declaration of certain governments with military cooperation agreements with the ,russian ,federation as engaging in grave hostile acts of a foreign power4,sec4 #bjd4 ,recognition of government of ,volodymyr ,zelenskyy as legitimate government of ,ukraine4,sec4 #bje4 ,military assistance for ,ukraine4,sec4 #bjf4 ,closure of consulates2 restriction on free movement of ,russian diplomats4,sec4 #bjg4 ,anti-money laundering requirements for real estate professionals4 ,i ,sanctions #aja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 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 ,property ,the term property includes cryptocurrency4 7#c7 ,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 or 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 entity4 #ajb4 ,joint ,task ,force on ,russian ,sanctions 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established a ,joint ,task ,force on ,russian ,sanctions 7in this section referred to as the ,task ,force74 7b7 ,leadership ,the ,task ,force shall be led by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7c7 ,composition ,the ,task ,force shall be composed of representatives from-- 7#a7 the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury2 7#b7 the head of the ,office of ,sanctions ,coordination of the ,department of ,state2 7#c7 each element of the intelligence community 7as defined in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d7772 and 7#d7 any other agency the ,director of ,national ,intelligence considers appropriate4 7d7 ,duties ,the ,task ,force shall be responsible for coordinating the imposition of sanctions with respect to the ,russian ,federation4 7e7 ,identification of sanctionable persons ,the ,task ,force shall1 on an ongoing basis1 submit to the ,president1 the ,director of the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control1 and the head of the ,office of ,sanctions ,coordination of the ,department of ,state1 lists of persons the ,task ,force identifies as subject to sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states with respect to the ,russian ,federation4 7f7 ,identification of cryptocurrency ,in carrying out subsections 7d7 and 7e71 the ,task ,force shall consider ways-- 7#a7 to identify cryptocurrency owned by persons subject to sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states with respect to the ,russian ,federation2 and 7#b7 to block and prohibit all transactions in such cryptocurrency4 #ajc4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation 7a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any individual serving in any of the following positions on or after ,march #bf1 #bjad3 7#a7 ,as a member of the ,united ,russia ,party in the ,state ,duma4 7#b7 ,as an official of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation at the level of director or higher4 7#c7 ,as a member of the intelligence apparatus of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation4 7#d7 ,as a officer of the ,armed ,forces of the ,russian ,federation with the rank of colonel or higher4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,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 an individual described in 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 described in 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 described in subsection 7a7 is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation1 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 automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 #ajd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,navalny #ce 7a7 ,in general ,as soon as practicable 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 individual specified in 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 7b7 ,individuals specified ,the individuals specified in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,roman ,abramovich1 businessman4 7#b7 ,denis ,bortnikov1 ,deputy ,president and ,chairman of the ,management ,board of ,,vtb ,bank4 7#c7 ,andrey ,kostin1 ,president and ,chairman of the ,management ,board of ,,vtb ,bank4 7#d7 ,dmitry ,patrushev1 ,minister of ,agriculture4 7#e7 ,igor ,shuvalov1 ,chairman of the ,state ,development ,corporation ,,veb4 7#f7 ,alisher ,usmanov1 businessman4 7#g7 ,oleg ,deripaska1 businessman4 7#h7 ,alexei ,miller1 ,chairman of the ,management ,committee of ,gazprom4 7#i7 ,igor ,sechin1 ,chairman of the ,management ,board of ,rosneft4 7#aj7 ,gennady ,timchenko1 businessman4 7#aa7 ,nikolai ,tokarev1 ,chairman of ,transneft4 7#ab7 ,andrey ,vorobyev1 ,governor of the ,moscow ,region ,,xiii4 7#ac7 ,mikhail ,murashko1 ,minister of ,health4 7#ad7 ,vladimir ,solovyev1 media personality4 7#ae7 ,alexander ,bastrykin1 ,head of the ,investigative ,committee4 7#af7 ,alexander ,bortnikov1 ,director of the ,federal ,security ,service 7,,fsb74 7#ag7 ,konstantin ,ernst1 ,chief ,executive ,officer of ,channel ,one ,,tv station4 7#ah7 ,victor ,gavrilov1 ,head of the ,department of ,transport of the ,economic ,security ,service4 7#ai7 ,dmitry ,ivanov1 ,head of ,chelyabinsk ,,fsb4 7#bj7 ,alexander ,kalashnikov1 ,director of the ,federal ,penitentiary ,service 7,,fsin74 7#ba7 ,sergei ,kirienko1 ,first ,deputy ,head of the ,presidential ,administration4 7#bb7 ,elena ,morozova1 ,judge of ,khimki ,district ,court4 7#bc7 ,denis ,popov1 ,chief ,prosecutor of ,moscow4 7#bd7 ,margarita ,simonyan1 ,editor-in-,chief of ,,rt4 7#be7 ,igor ,yanchuk1 ,head of the ,khimki ,police ,department4 7#bf7 ,victor ,zolotov1 ,director of the ,national ,guard4 7#bg7 ,alexander ,beglov1 ,governor of ,st4 ,petersburg4 7#bh7 ,yuri ,chaika1 former ,prosecutor ,general4 7#bi7 ,andrei ,kartapolov1 ,deputy ,defense ,minister4 7#cj7 ,pavel ,krasheninnikov1 ,parliamentarian and former ,justice ,minister4 7#ca7 ,mikhail ,mishustin1 ,prime ,minister of the ,russian ,federation4 7#cb7 ,ella ,pamfilova1 ,head of ,central ,electoral ,commission4 7#cc7 ,dmitry ,peskov1 ,presidential ,press ,secretary4 7#cd7 ,sergei ,sobyanin1 ,mayor of ,moscow4 7#ce7 ,anton ,vaino1 ,head of the ,presidential ,administration4 #aje4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to the ,wagner ,group 7a7 ,blocking of property ,as soon as practicable 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 the ,wagner ,group 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 ,designation as specially designated global terrorist organization ,the ,wagner ,group is designated as a specially designated global terrorist organization for purposes of ,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 terrorism71 as amended before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #ajf4 ,implementation2 penalties2 exceptions 7a7 ,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 carry out this title4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of this title or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this title 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 7b7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,a requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under this title shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7,b7 ,good ,in this paragraph1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7#b7 ,exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement and law enforcement objectives ,sanctions under section #ajc7;b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting the alien into the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 would further important law enforcement objectives2 or 7,b7 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 obligations of the ,united ,states4 ,,ii ,other matters #bja4 ,confiscation of assets of ,russian ,federation2 remittance to legitimate ,government of ,ukraine 7a7 ,confiscation 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president-- 7,a7 may confiscate and vest1 through instructions or licenses or in such other manner as the ,president determines appropriate1 funds and other property of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation that are subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 may liquidate or sell any of such property2 and 7,c7 shall deposit any funds confiscated and vested under subparagraph 7,a7 and any funds resulting from the liquidation or sale of property under subparagraph 7,b7 in the account established under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,vesting ,all right1 title1 and interest in funds and other property confiscated under paragraph 7#a7 shall vest in the ,government of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,inclusion of cryptocurrency ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the term funds and other property includes cryptocurrency4 7b7 ,establishment of account for confiscated property 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall establish a non-interest-bearing account to consist of the funds deposited into the account under subsection 7a77#a77;,c74 7#b7 ,use of funds ,the funds in the account established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be available as specified in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,transfer of confiscated property to ,government of ,ukraine ,the ,president may transfer funds from the account established under subsection 7b7 to the ,government of ,ukraine recognized under section #g4 #bjb4 ,designation of ,vladimir ,putin as a specially designated global terrorist ,vladimir ,putin is designated as a specially designated global terrorist for purposes of ,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 terrorism71 as amended before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #bjc4 ,declaration of certain governments with military cooperation agreements with the ,russian ,federation as engaging in grave hostile acts of a foreign power ,the government of any country in the ,western ,hemisphere that has in effect a miliary cooperation agreement 7or an equivalent agreement7 with the ,government of the ,russian ,federation is designated as having engaged in a grave hostile act of a foreign power 7within the meaning of that term under the ,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq4774 #bjd4 ,recognition of government of ,volodymyr ,zelenskyy as legitimate government of ,ukraine ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states that-- 7#a7 ,volodymyr ,zelenskyy is the legitimate head of state of ,ukraine and his government is the legitimate government of ,ukraine1 without regard to whether ,volodymyr ,zelenskyy or officials of his government are in ,ukraine or in control of ,ukraine2 and 7#b7 the ,united ,states will recognize as the legitimate government of ,ukraine only a government put in place pursuant to the line of succession under the ,constitution of ,ukraine4 #bje4 ,military assistance for ,ukraine 7a7 ,authority ,the ,president may provide lethal and non-lethal assistance in the form of military hardware to the ,government of ,ukraine to resist invasion by the ,russian ,federation4 7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj to the ,secretary of ,state for fiscal year #bjbb for ,foreign ,military ,financing assistance to ,ukraine as authorized under subsection 7a74 #bjf4 ,closure of consulates2 restriction on free movement of ,russian diplomats 7a7 ,closure of consulates ,the ,secretary of ,state shall take such actions as are necessary to close1 as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 all property and facilities affiliated with the mission of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states other than the embassy located in ,washington1 ,d4,c4 7b7 ,restriction on free movement of ,russian diplomats ,the ,secretary of ,state shall ensure that members of the foreign mission of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states and their family members are not permitted outside of a #aj-mile radius surrounding the embassy of the ,russian ,federation located in ,washington1 ,d4,c4 ,the ,secretary shall coordinate with the heads of other ,federal departments and agencies as necessary to ensure that such members and family members are not allowed to use such permitted space to leave the ,united ,states by land1 air1 or sea1 consistent with obligations under international law4 #bjg4 ,anti-money laundering requirements for real estate professionals 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,beneficial owner ,the term beneficial owner has the meaning given the term in section #eccf7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,covered transaction ,the term covered transaction means the purchase of residential real property by a ,russian politically exposed person1 regardless of the total purchase price4 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of ,fin,c,e,n4 7#d7 ,fin,c,e,n ,the term ,fin,c,e,n means the ,financial ,crimes ,enforcement ,network of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#e7 ,responsible party ,the term responsible party means a person described in section #ecab7;a77#b77,u7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 including-- 7,a7 a title insurance company2 7,b7 an escrow agent2 7,c7 a real estate lawyer2 and 7,d7 a real estate agent4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7b7 ,reporting real estate transactions involving ,russian politically exposed persons ,with respect to a covered transaction1 the ,director shall require a responsible party to the covered transaction to report to the ,director-- 7#a7 the source of funding for the covered transaction2 and 7#b7 the name of each ,russian politically exposed person involved in the covered transaction4 7c7 ,requirements for geographic targeting orders ,in issuing a ,geographic ,targeting ,order that requires responsible parties to collect and report information about certain persons involved in certain residential real estate transactions1 the ,director-- 7#a7 shall not limit the transactions to be reported under the order by total purchase price2 7#b7 shall expand the entities that are required to collect and report information to primarily be the title insurance company1 followed by the parties described in subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,d7 of subsection 7a77#d72 7#c7 shall define the term beneficial ownership as provided in section #eccf7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#d7 shall require the reporting of residential real property that is purchased by a trust4 7d7 ,anti-money laundering requirements for real estate professionals ,in accordance with the authority under section #ecah7;a77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary shall issue regulations that require all responsible parties with respect to residential real estate transactions of any total purchase price to comply with the due diligence and reporting requirements applicable to financial institutions under subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ec of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 including-- 7#a7 reporting suspicious transactions under section #ecah7;g77#a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 establishing anti-money laundering programs under section #ecah7;h7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 establishing due diligence policies1 procedures1 and controls under section #ecah7;i7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#d7 identifying and verifying account holders 7or functional equivalents7 under section #ecah7l7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 including by establishing and maintaining written procedures that are reasonably designed to enable the responsible party to identify and verify beneficial owners4 ,march #b1 #bjbb,read the second time and placed on the calendar