,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ebcb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ab1 #bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale1 supply1 or transfer of gold to or from the ,russian ,federation4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,russian ,government and ,oligarchs from ,limiting ,democracy ,act of #bjbb or the ,stop ,russian ,,gold ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale1 supply1 or transfer of gold to or from ,russia 7a7 ,identification ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and periodically as necessary thereafter1 the ,president-- 7#a7 shall submit to ,congress a report identifying foreign persons that knowingly participated in a significant transaction-- 7,a7 for the sale1 supply1 or transfer 7including transportation7 of gold1 directly or indirectly1 to or from the ,russian ,federation or the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 including from reserves of the ,central ,bank of the ,russian ,federation held outside the ,russian ,federation2 or 7,b7 that otherwise involved gold in which the ,government of the ,russian ,federation had any interest2 and 7#b7 shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b77#a7 with respect to each such person2 and 7#c7 may impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b77#b7 with respect to any such person that is an alien4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,blocking of property ,the exercise of 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 a foreign person identified in the report required by 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 7#b7 ,ineligibility for visas1 admission1 or parole 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 issuing consular officer1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 shall1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien described in subsection 7a77#a74 7ii7 ,immediate effect ,the revocation under clause 7i7 of a visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien 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 ,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 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 7d7 ,national interest waiver ,the ,president may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the ,president-- 7#a7 determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 submits to ,congress a notification of the waiver and the reasons for the waiver4 7e7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the requirement to impose sanctions under this section1 and any sanctions imposed under this section1 shall terminate on the earlier of-- 7,a7 the date that is #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 or 7,b7 the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,president certifies to ,congress that-- 7i7 the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 and 7ii7 such termination in the national interests of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,transition rules 7,a7 ,continuation of certain authorities ,any authorities exercised before the termination date under paragraph 7#a7 to impose sanctions with respect to a foreign person under this section may continue to be exercised on and after that date if the ,president determines that the continuation of those authorities is in the national interests of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,application to ongoing investigations ,the termination date under paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any investigation of a civil or criminal violation of this section or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section1 or the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty for such a violation1 if-- 7i7 the violation occurred before the termination date2 or 7ii7 the person involved in the violation continues to be subject to sanctions pursuant to subparagraph 7,a74 7f7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exceptions for authorized intelligence and law enforcement and national security activities ,this section 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 intelligence1 law enforcement1 or national security activities of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,exception to comply with international agreements ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 may not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if such admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the ,united ,states under 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 the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or other international obligations4 7#c7 ,humanitarian exemption ,the ,president shall not impose sanctions under this section with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the sale of agricultural commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical devices or for the provision of humanitarian assistance4 7#d7 ,exception relating to importation of goods 7,a7 ,in general ,the requirement or authority 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 manmade substance1 material1 supply1 or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the terms admission1 admitted1 alien1 and lawfully admitted for permanent residence have the meanings given those terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,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#d7 ,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 in the ,united ,states4