to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority to impose sanctions 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms 
‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
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(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 any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(C) any person within the United States. 
SEC. 302. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF WAIVER UNDER 
PROTECTING EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY 
ACT OF 2019. 
Section 7503(f) of the Protecting Europe’s Energy 
Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 116– 
92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the President may waive the application of sanctions 
under this section with respect to a person if the 
President— 
‘‘(A) determines that the waiver is in the 
national interests of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the waiver and 
the reasons for the waiver. 
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‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—The provisions 
of subsections (b) and (c) of section 216 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (22 U.S.C. 9511) shall apply with respect 
to a waiver of the application of sanctions under this 
section to the same extent and in the same manner 
as such provisions apply with respect to a proposed 
action described in subsection (a) of section 216 of 
such Act.’’. 
SEC. 
303. 
APPLICATION 
OF 
CONGRESSIONAL 
REVIEW 
UNDER 
COUNTERING 
AMERICA’S 
ADVER-
SARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT. 
Section 216(a)(2) of the Countering America’s Ad-
versaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
sanctions described in clause (i)(IV) of that 
subparagraph)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or other-
wise remove’’ after ‘‘waive’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
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(B) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) 
Executive 
Order 
No. 
14024 (86 Fed. Reg. 20249; relating 
to Blocking Property With Respect To 
Specified Harmful Foreign Activities 
of the Government of the Russian 
Federation); 
‘‘(V) section 7503 of the Pro-
tecting Europe’s Energy Security Act 
of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 
116–92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note); or 
‘‘(VI) section 301 of the Guaran-
teeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Rein-
forcing its Defense (GUARD) Act of 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 304. CONSIDERATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 
CONGRESS IN IMPOSING SANCTIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after receiving a written re-
quest from the chairperson and ranking member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
with respect to whether a foreign person or entity has en-
gaged in an activity described in section 1 of Executive 
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Order No. 14024 (86 Fed. Reg. 20249; relating to Block-
ing Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign 
Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation), 
the President shall— 
(1) determine if that person has engaged in 
such an activity; and 
(2) submit a report to the chairperson and 
ranking member of that committee with respect to 
that determination that includes— 
(A) a statement of whether or not the 
President imposed or intends to impose sanc-
tions with respect to the person; and 
(B) if the President imposed or intends to 
impose sanctions, a description of those sanc-
tions. 
SEC. 305. INCLUSION OF MATTER RELATING TO NORD 
STREAM 2 IN REPORT UNDER COUNTERING 
AMERICA’S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANC-
TIONS ACT. 
Each report submitted under section 216(a)(1) of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
(22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(1)) relating to sanctions under section 
301 of this Act or section 7503 of the Protecting Europe’s 
Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 
116–92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) shall include— 
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(1) an assessment of the security risks posed by 
Nord Stream 2, including— 
(A) the presence along Nord Stream 2 or 
Nord Stream 1 infrastructure or pipeline cor-
ridors of undersea surveillance systems and sen-
sors, fiber optic terminals, or other systems 
that are capable of conducting military or intel-
ligence activities unrelated to civilian energy 
transmission, including those designed to en-
hance Russian anti-submarine warfare, surveil-
lance, espionage, or sabotage capabilities; 
(B) the use of Nord Stream-affiliated in-
frastructure, equipment, personnel, vessels, fi-
nancing, or other assets— 
(i) to facilitate, carry out, or conceal 
Russian maritime surveillance, espionage, 
or sabotage activities; 
(ii) to justify the presence of Russian 
naval vessels or military personnel or 
equipment in international waters or near 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization or 
partner countries; 
(iii) to disrupt freedom of navigation; 
or 
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(iv) to pressure or intimidate coun-
tries in the Baltic Sea; 
(C) the involvement in the Nord Stream 2 
pipeline or its affiliated entities of current or 
former Russian, Soviet, or Warsaw Pact intel-
ligence and military personnel and any business 
dealings between Nord Stream 2 and entities 
affiliated with the intelligence or defense sector 
of Russia; and 
(D) malign influence activities of the Gov-
ernment of Russia, including strategic corrup-
tion and efforts to influence European decision-
makers, supported or financed through the 
Nord Stream 2 pipeline; 
(2) an assessment of whether Russia maintains 
gas transit through Ukraine at levels consistent with 
the volumes set forth in the Ukraine-Russia gas 
transit agreement of December 2019 and continues 
to pay the transit fees specified in that agreement; 
(3) an assessment of the status of negotiations 
between Russia and Ukraine to secure an agreement 
to extend gas transit through Ukraine beyond the 
expiration of the agreement described in paragraph 
(2); 
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(4) an assessment of whether the United States 
and Germany have agreed on a common definition 
for energy ‘‘weaponization’’ and the associated trig-
gers for sanctions and other enforcement actions, 
pursuant to the Joint Statement of the United 
States and Germany on support for Ukraine, Euro-
pean energy security, and our climate goals, dated 
July 21, 2021; and 
(5) a description of the consultations with 
United States allies and partners in Europe, includ-
ing Ukraine, Poland, and the countries in Central 
and Eastern Europe most impacted by the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline concerning the matters agreed to, 
as described in paragraph (4). 
SEC. 306. UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 for the Ukraine 
Security Assistance Initiative for the purpose of providing 
lethal aid assistance. 
(b) AMOUNTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER AVAILABLE 
AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (a) are in addition to any other amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for such fiscal year 
for such purposes. 
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SEC. 307. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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