#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bicd  ,,an ,,act  ,to limit !          
availability ( civil actions affect$ by 
,unit$ ,/ates sanctions4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,am]icans f ,russian          
,litigation ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,/atem5t 
( policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates-- 7#a7 to ensure t ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]sons are n disadvantag$ = actions or  
omissions und]tak5 to comply ) ,unit$   
,/ates sanctions or export controls2 &  
7#b7 to ensure t =eign p]sons1 or p]sons
 act+ on _! behalf1 _c obta9 comp5sation
 = any action relat$ to ,unit$ ,/ates   
p]sons attempt+ 9 good fai? to comply ) 
_! obligations "u ,unit$ ,/ates         
sanctions or export controls4  #c4      
,limitation on civil actions affect$ by 
,unit$ ,/ates sanctions  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,*apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #affj4 ,limitation on civil    
actions affect$ by ,unit$ ,/ates        
sanctions  7a7 ,limitation ,not)/&+ any 

provision ( law1 no p]son 7o!r ?an !    
,unit$ ,/ates or a p]son act+ on behalf 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 may br+ a civil      
action 9 ,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt to en=ce  
any =eign judgm5t or =eign arbitral aw>d
 aris+ f a claim :]e-- 7#a7 ! und]ly+   
conduct or circum/ances giv+ rise to !  
claim result$ f actions to comply )     
,unit$ ,/ates sanctions imp$+ ! p]=mance
 ( a contract2 or  7#b7 ! c\rt or       
tribunal issu+ ! judgm5t or arbitral    
aw>d ass]t$ jurisdiction bas$1 9 :ole or
 9 "p1 on ! imposition ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
sanctions or export controls 7or any    
=eign law enact$ 9 response to !        
imposition ( ,unit$ ,/ates sanctions or 
export controls74  7b7 ,removal &       
dismissal ,an action to recognize or    
en=ce a =eign judgm5t or =eign arbitral 
aw>d describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 may be   
remov$ by any def5dant to ! appropriate 
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt1 :i* %all    
dismiss ! action4  7c7 ,rule (          
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to limit-- 7#a7 ! au?ority ( !  

,presid5t1 any delegate ( ! ,presid5t   
7includ+ ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets      
,control ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury71  
or any o!r (fic] or (ficial ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to br+ any action or ex]cise any 
responsibility "u any applicable ,/ate  
or ,f$]al law2  7#b7 any "r1 rem$y1 or  
cause ( action available to a victim (  
int]national t]rorism1 torture1         
extrajudicial kill+1 aircraft sabotage1 
or ho/age tak+1 :o is1 or 0 at ! "t ( ! 
victim's injury1 a national ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 a memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces1 an employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t1 or an individual p]=m+ a     
contract aw>d$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t act+ )9 ! scope ( !           
individual's employm5t1 or a family     
memb] ( any su* victim1 "u any          
applicable ,/ate or ,f$]al law1         
includ+-- 7,a7 *apt] #ig ( ?is title2   
7,b7 *apt] #aac;,b ( title #ah2 &  7,c7 
! ,iran ,?reat ,r$uction & ,syria ,human
 ,rights ,act ( #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#hgja et seq47 & any o!r laws provid+ = 

! application ( sanctions ) respect to  
,iran or ,syria2  7#c7 any "r1 rem$y1 or
 cause ( action available to any p>ty   
aris+ "u or relat+ to ! p>ty's          
contractual rights 7o!r ?an an action to
 en=ce a =eign judgm5t or =eign arbitral
 aw>d describ$ 9 subsection 7a77 :]e !  
p>ties agre$ to resolve all disputes by 
litigation 9 a ,/ate or ,f$]al c\rt )9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates or by arbitration )9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#d7 any o!r "r1     
rem$y1 or cause ( action available to   
any p>ty aris+ "u ,/ate or ,f$]al law   
7o!r ?an an action to en=ce a =eign     
judgm5t or =eign arbitral aw>d describ$ 
9 subsection 7a77 :]e ! und]ly+ conduct 
or circum/ances giv+ rise to ! claim    
result$ f ! imposition ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
sanctions or export controls4  7d7      
,unit$ /ates sanctions def9$ ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ,unit$    
,/ates sanctions means any prohibition1 
re/riction1 or condition on transactions
 involv+ any prop]ty 9 :i* any =eign    
c\ntry or national !re( has any int]e/ t

 is impos$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to address
 ?reats to ! national security1 =eign   
policy1 or economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #bjc ( !     
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb72 or  7,b7 any
 o!r provision ( law1 includ+ any       
provision ( law relat+ to export        
controls4  7#b7 ,duties ,! t]m ,unit$   
,/ates sanctions does n include !       
imposition ( a duty on ! importation (  
goods4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table
 ( sections = su* *apt] is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#afei ! foll[+ new item3  #affj4        
,limitation on civil actions affect$ by 
,unit$ ,/ates sanctions4  4  7c7        
,application ,section #affj ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by         
subsection 7a71 applies ) respect to    
civil actions p5d+ on or aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate  
,april #bh1 #bjbf4,secret>y