A bill to re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport.

To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russian Weapons Embargo Act of 2014 2. Prohibition on direct or indirect use of funds to enter into contracts or agreements with Rosoboronexport (a) Prohibition (1) In general The head of an executive agency may not enter into a contract, subcontract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any subsidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport, or any entity that has a business relationship with Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport related to the design, manufacture, or sale of military equipment. (2) Termination of existing contracts and agreements The head of each executive agency shall immediately terminate any contract, subcontract, memorandum of understanding, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan agreement described in paragraph (1). (b) National security waiver authority The President may waive the applicability of subsection (a) if the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that, to the best of the President's knowledge— (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea (other than military forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine); and (3) agents of the Russian Federation are not taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine (including through active support of efforts to unlawfully occupy facilities of the Government of Ukraine). (c) Reprogramming authority (1) In general The President may reprogram funds appropriated or otherwise made available for Economic Support Fund assistance or security assistance for the government of a country that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, enters into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or makes a grant to, or provides a loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, or any subsidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport, in an amount up to or equal to the total amount of each such contract, memorandum of understanding, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan agreement. (2) Notification The President shall notify Congress not later than 15 days before reprogramming funds under paragraph (1). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Executive agency The term executive agency section 133 3. Report on Rosoboronexport activities (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: (1) A list of the known transfers of lethal military equipment by Rosoboronexport to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 2011. (2) A list of the known contracts, if any, that Rosoboronexport has signed with the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 2011. (3) A detailed list of all existing contracts, subcontracts, memorandums of understanding, cooperative agreements, grants, loans, and loan guarantees between the Department of Defense and Rosoboronexport, including a description of the transaction, signing dates, values, and quantities. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees section 101(a)(16)

Summary: Russian Weapons Embargo Act of 2014 - Prohibits the head of any executive agency from entering into a contract, subcontract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any subsidiary or affiliate of it, or any entity that has a business relationship with Rosoboronexport regarding the design, manufacture, or sale of military equipment. Requires the head of each executive agency to terminate any such arrangement. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if : (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing military equipment for, the government of Syria; (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea (other than forces present on certain military bases); and (3) agents of the Russian Federation are not taking measures to destabilize the control of the government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. Authorizes the President to reprogram Economic Support Fund assistance or security assistance for the government of any country that enters into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or makes a grant or loan to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary or affiliate of it in an amount up to or equal to the total amount of each such arrangement.