SEC. 313. PENALTIES; WAIVERS; EXCEPTIONS. 
(a) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
subtitle or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out this subtitle shall be subject to the penalties set forth 
in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 20 
1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 
unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the imposition of sanctions under this subtitle if the 
President determines, and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees, that— 
(A) the waiver is needed for humanitarian 
purposes; or 
(B) the national emergency described in 
Executive Order 14059 (86 Fed. Reg. 71549; 
relating to imposing sanctions on foreign per-
sons involved in the global illicit drug trade) 
has ended. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Presi-
dent may waive the application of sanctions under 
this subtitle with respect to a foreign person if the 
President determines that the waiver is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
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(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
FOR
INTELLIGENCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—This subtitle shall not apply with respect to 
activities subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel-
ligence activities of the United States. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH INTER-
NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS
AND
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this subtitle shall not 
apply with respect to an alien if admitting or parol-
ing the alien into the United States is necessary— 
(A) to permit the United States to comply 
with the Agreement regarding the Head-
quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into 
force November 21, 1947, between the United 
Nations and the United States, or other appli-
cable international obligations of the United 
States; or 
(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement 
activity of the United States. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
USMCA.— 
Sanctions under this subtitle shall not apply in a 
case in which such sanctions would conflict with pro-
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visions of the USMCA (as defined in section 3 of the 
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implemen-
tation Act (19 U.S.C. 4502)). 
(4) HUMANITARIAN
EXEMPTION.—The Presi-
dent may not impose sanctions under this subtitle 
with respect to any person for conducting or facili-
tating a transaction for the sale of agricultural com-
modities, food, medicine, or medical devices or for 
the provision of humanitarian assistance. 
SEC. 314. REPORT REQUIRED. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on actions taken by the President with respect 
to the foreign persons identified under section 311. 
Subtitle C—Definitions 
SEC. 321. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘foreign person’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7203 of the Fentanyl 
Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302); 
(3) the term ‘‘knowingly’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7203 of the Fentanyl 
Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302); 
(4) the term ‘‘trafficking’’, with respect to 
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related 
opioids, has the meaning given the term ‘‘opioid 
trafficking’’ in section 7203 of the Fentanyl Sanc-
tions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302); 
(5) the term ‘‘transnational criminal organiza-
tion’’— 
(A) means any organization designated as 
a significant transnational criminal organization 
under part 590 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) any of the organizations known 
as— 
(I) the Sinaloa Cartel; 
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(II) the Jalisco New Generation 
Cartel; 
(III) the Gulf Cartel; 
(IV) the Los Zetas Cartel; 
(V) the Juarez Cartel; 
(VI) the Tijuana Cartel; 
(VII) the Beltran-Levya Cartel; 
(VIII) La Familia Michoacana, 
also known as the Knights Templar 
Cartel; or 
(IX) 
La 
Nueva 
Familia 
Michoacan; or 
(ii) any successor organization to an 
organization described in clause (i) or as 
otherwise determined by the President; and 
(6) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
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