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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5119 

To codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 

Mr. CARDIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the 

Russian Federation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH 

4 RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each person listed or designated 

6 for the imposition of sanctions under an executive order 

7 described in subsection (b) as of the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act shall remain so designated, except as provided 

9 in sections 2 and 3. 

10 (b) EXECUTIVE ORDERS SPECIFIED.—Executive or11 ders specified in this subsection are— 


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1 (1) Executive Order 13849 (22 U.S.C. 9521 

2 note; relating to authorizing the implementation of 

3 certain sanctions set forth in the Countering Amer4 ica’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 

5 9401 et seq.)); 

6 (2) Executive Order 13883 (22 U.S.C. 5605 

7 note; relating to administration of proliferation sanc8 tions and amendment of Executive Order 12851 (22 

9 U.S.C. 2797 note; relating to the administration of 

10 proliferation sanctions, Middle East arms control, 

11 and related congressional reporting responsibilities)); 

12 (3) Executive Order 14024 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

13 note; relating to blocking property with respect to 

14 specified harmful foreign activities of the Govern15 ment of the Russian Federation); 

16 (4) Executive Order 14039 (22 U.S.C. 9526 

17 note; relating to blocking property with respect to 

18 certain Russian energy export pipelines); 

19 (5) Executive Order 14065 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

20 note; relating to blocking property of certain persons 

21 and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to 

22 continued Russian efforts to undermine the sov23 ereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine); 

24 (6) Executive Order 14066 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

25 note; relating to prohibiting certain imports and new 


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1 investments with respect to continued Russian Fed2 eration efforts to undermine the sovereignty and ter3 ritorial integrity of Ukraine); 

4 (7) Executive Order 14068 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

5 note; relating to prohibiting certain imports, exports, 

6 and new investment with respect to continued Rus7 sian Federation aggression); 

8 (8) Executive Order 14071 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

9 note; relating to prohibiting new investment in and 

10 certain services to the Russian Federation in re11 sponse to continued Russian Federation aggression); 

12 and 

13 (9) Executive Order 14114 (88 Fed. Reg. 

14 89271; relating to taking additional steps with re15 spect to the Russian Federation’s harmful activi16 ties). 

17 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 

18 The President may terminate the application of sanc19 tions under section 1 with respect to a person if the Presi20 dent certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

21 the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

22 Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 

23 Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Com24 mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa25 tives that— 


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1 (1) such person— 

2 (A) is not engaging in the activity that was 

3 the basis for such sanctions; or 

4 (B) has taken significant, verifiable steps 

5 toward stopping the activity that was the basis 

6 for such sanctions; and 

7 (2) the President has received reliable assur8 ances that such person will not knowingly engage in 

9 any activity subject to sanctions in the future. 

10 SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The term 

13 ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given 

14 such term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade 

15 Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 

16 (2) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ means any arti17 cle, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, 

18 or manufactured product, including inspection and 

19 test equipment, and excluding technical data. 

20 (3) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical de21 vice’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in 

22 section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos23 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

24 (4) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 

25 meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 


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1 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

2 321). 

3 (b) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

4 GOODS.—A requirement to block and prohibit all trans5 actions in all property and interests in property referred 

6 to in section 1 shall not include the authority or a require7 ment to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

8 (c) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH THE UNITED NA9 TIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT AND LAW ENFORCE10 MENT ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions specified in section 1 shall 

11 not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the 

12 United States if admitting or paroling the alien into the 

13 United States is necessary— 

14 (1) to permit the United States to comply with 

15 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

16 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

17 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 

18 between the United Nations and the United States, 

19 or other applicable international obligations of the 

20 United States; or 

21 (2) to carry out or assist authorized law en22 forcement activity in the United States. 

23 (d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTELLIGENCE

24 ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions specified in section 1 shall not 

25 apply to any activity subject to the reporting requirements 


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1 under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

2 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activi3 ties of the United States. 

4 (e) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sanctions speci5 fied in section 1 shall not apply to— 

6 (1) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction 

7 for the provision of agricultural commodities, food, 

8 medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, 

9 or for humanitarian purposes; or 

10 (2) transactions that are necessary for, or re11 lated to, the activities described in paragraph (1). 

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