,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjbb,mr4     
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4  
,hag]ty1 & ,mr4 ,k+7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,unit$
 ,/ates p]sons f engag+ 9 transactions )
 =eign p]sons t pur*ase or transact 9   
gold f ! ,russian ,f$]ation4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,russian ,gov]nm5t & ,olig>*s f ,limit+ 
,democracy ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,/op       
,russian ,,gold ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4      
,prohibition on transactions ) =eign    
p]sons t pur*ase or transact 9 ,russian 
gold  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any transaction by a
 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ) a =eign p]son    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 is prohibit$4 
7b7 ,=eign p]son describ$ ,a =eign p]son
 is describ$ 9 ?is subsection if ! =eign
 p]son-- 7#a7 pur*ases1 transacts 91 or 
transports betwe5 c\ntries gold receiv$ 
f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1   

includ+ f res]ves ( ! ,c5tral ,bank ( ! 
,russian ,f$]ation held outside !       
,russian ,f$]ation2 or  7#b7 engages 9 a
 transaction-- 7,a7 involv+ gold2 &     
7,b7 t has a physical or electronic     
nexus to ! ,russian ,f$]ation4  7c7     
,guidance ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all publi%     
guidance = ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons )       
respect to compliance ) ?is section1    
includ+ guidance-- 7#a7 to ensure t     
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons are able to avoid  
unkn[+ly inve/+ 9 or transact+ ) =eign  
p]sons describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ?r\gh  
bundl$ or bask$ assets2 &  7#b7 to      
facilitate dive/m5t f inve/m5t 9 &      
transactions ) su* =eign p]sons4  7d7   
,implem5tation2 p5alties  7#a7          
,implem5tation ,! ,presid5t may ex]cise 
all au?orities provid$ "u sections #bjc 
& #bje ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy       
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agjb & #agjd7 to c>ry out ?is section4 
7#b7 ,p5alties ,a p]son t violates1     

attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation ( ?is    
section or any regulation1 lic5se1 or   
ord] issu$ to c>ry out ?is section %all 
be subject to ! p5alties set =? 9       
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same    
ext5t z a p]son t commits an unlawful   
act describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( t       
section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,=eign p]son ,! t]m =eign 
p]son means an individual or entity t is
 n a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  7#b7 ,unit$  
/ates p]son ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son  
means-- 7,a7 a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or  
an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t      
resid5ce to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 an
 entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates or any jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ a =eign bran* ( su* an  
entity4