,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dge ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #af1 #bjbe,mr4 ,meeks 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering the integrity or safety of the ,zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,sanction ,russian ,nuclear ,safety ,violators ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 led by ,vladimir ,putin1 launched an unprovoked1 full-scale invasion of ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,russian forces have illegally occupied the ,zaporzhzhia nuclear power plant1 the largest nuclear power plant in ,europe1 and have placed ,russian military equipment within the power plant4 7#c7 ,officials from the ,russian ,federations ,state ,atomic ,energy ,corporation ,rosatom have been present at the plant since ,march #bjbb and have requested information on confidential issues regarding the plant's operations4 7#d7 ,the ,international ,atomic ,energy ,association ,,iaea has stated that the presence of ,rosatom officials is a significant safety concern and could lead to technical interference in the plant's operations1 and has found that the power plant has structural damage in places due to shelling caused by ,russia's invasion of ,ukraine4 7#e7 ,the ,director ,general has stated that failing to demilitarize the ,zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is playing with fire4 7#f7 ,in ,may #bjbc1 ,russia evacuated citizens from the region around ,zaporizhzhia1 including personnel who operate the plant1 further exacerbating concerns about the plant's stability and safety4 #c4 ,sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall impose sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to any foreign person that has endangered the integrity1 safety1 or undermined ,ukrainian operational control of the ,zaporizhzhia ,nuclear ,power ,station located in southeastern ,ukraine since the ,russian ,federation launched an unprovoked1 full-scale invasion of ,ukraine4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,notwithstanding the requirements of section #bjb of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja71 the ,president may exercise of all powers granted to the ,president by that ,act to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the foreign person 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 ,visas1 admission1 or parole 7,a7 ,in general ,an alien who the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or a designee of one of such ,secretaries7 knows1 or has reason to believe1 is described in subsection 7a7 is-- 7i7 inadmissible to the ,united ,states2 7ii7 ineligible for 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 subparagraph 7,a7 regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is issued4 7ii7 ,effect of revocation ,a revocation under clause 7i7-- 7,i7 shall take effect immediately2 and 7,,ii7 shall automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception to comply with international obligations ,sanctions under subsection 7b77#b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of 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#b7 ,exception relating to the provision of humanitarian assistance ,sanctions under this section may not be imposed with respect to transactions or the facilitation of transactions for-- 7,a7 the sale of agricultural commodities1 food1 medicine1 or medical devices2 7,b7 the provision of humanitarian assistance2 7,c7 financial transactions relating to humanitarian assistance2 or 7,d7 transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance4 7#c7 ,exception related to ukrainian operational control ,sanctions under this section shall not apply to any foreign person seeking to reestablish ,ukrainian operational control of the ,zaporizhzhia ,nuclear ,power ,station or the surrounding region4 7d7 ,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 subtitle4 7#b7 ,penalties ,the penalties provided for in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 shall apply to a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of regulations promulgated under section #djc7;b7 to carry out paragraph 7#a77;,a7 to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person who commits an unlawful act described in section #bjf7;a7 of that ,act4 7e7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under this section if the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees not later than #ae days before such waiver is to take effect that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7#b7 the term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a ,united ,states person2 7#c7 the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen2 7,b7 a permanent resident alien of the ,united ,states2 7,c7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity2 or 7,d7 a person in the ,united ,states4