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U.S.C. 1182(f)) to deny the entry into the United States of any 
alien who—
‘‘(1) holds a position in the senior leadership of the Govern-
ment of Belarus; 
‘‘(2) is an immediate family member of a person inadmis-
sible under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(3) through his or her business dealings with senior leader-
ship of the Government of Belarus derives significant financial 
benefit from policies or actions, including electoral fraud, 
human rights abuses, or corruption, that undermine or injure 
democratic institutions or impede the transition to democracy 
in Belarus. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON LOANS AND INVESTMENT.—
‘‘(1) UNITED
STATES
GOVERNMENT
FINANCING.—It is the 
sense of Congress that no loan, credit guarantee, insurance, 
financing, or other similar financial assistance should be 
extended by any agency of the Government of the United States 
(including the Export-Import Bank of the United States and 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation) to the Govern-
ment of Belarus, except with respect to the provision of humani-
tarian goods and agricultural or medical products. 
‘‘(2) TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—It is the sense 
of Congress that no funds available to the Trade and Develop-
ment Agency should be available for activities of the Agency 
in or for Belarus. 
‘‘(e) MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury should instruct the United States Executive Director 
of each international financial institution to which the United States 
is a member to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
oppose any extension by those institutions of any financial assist-
ance (including any technical assistance or grant) of any kind 
to the Government of Belarus, except for loans and assistance 
that serve humanitarian needs. 
‘‘(f) BLOCKING OF ASSETS AND OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) BLOCKING
OF
ASSETS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the President should block all property and interests in 
property, including all commercial, industrial, or public utility 
undertakings or entities, that, on or after the date of the 
enactment of the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 
2006—
‘‘(A) are owned, in whole or in part, by the Government 
of Belarus, or by any member or family member closely 
linked to any member of the senior leadership of the 
Government of Belarus, or any person who through his 
or her business dealings with senior leadership of the 
Government of Belarus derives significant financial benefit 
from policies or actions, including electoral fraud, human 
rights abuses, or corruption, that undermine or injure 
democratic institutions or impede the transition to democ-
racy in Belarus; and 
‘‘(B) are in the United States, or in the possession 
or control of the Government of the United States or of 
any United States financial institution, including any 
branch or office of such financial institution that is located 
outside the United States.
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Activities prohibited by rea-
son of the blocking of property and interests in property under 
paragraph (1) should include—
‘‘(A) payments or transfers of any property, or any 
transactions involving the transfer of anything of economic 
value by any United States person, to the Government 
of Belarus, to any person or entity acting for or on behalf 
of, or owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that 
government, or to any member of the senior leadership 
of the Government of Belarus; 
‘‘(B) the export or reexport to any entity owned, con-
trolled, or operated by the Government of Belarus, directly 
or indirectly, of any goods, technology, or services, either—
‘‘(i) by a United States person; or 
‘‘(ii) involving the use of any air carrier (as defined 
in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) or 
a vessel documented under the laws of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) the performance by any United States person of 
any contract, including a contract providing a loan or other 
financing, in support of an industrial, commercial, or public 
utility operated, controlled, or owned by the Government 
of Belarus. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—All expenses incident to the 
blocking and maintenance of property blocked under paragraph 
(1) should be charged to the owners or operators of such prop-
erty. Such expenses may not be paid from blocked funds. 
‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prohibit any contract or other financial 
transaction with any private or nongovernmental organization 
or business in Belarus. 
‘‘(5) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply 
to—
‘‘(A) assistance authorized under section 4 or 5 of this 
Act; or 
‘‘(B) medicine, medical equipment or supplies, food, 
as well as any other form of humanitarian assistance pro-
vided to Belarus as relief in response to a humanitarian 
crisis. 
‘‘(6) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates any prohibition 
or restriction imposed under this subsection should be subject 
to the penalties under section 6 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent 
as for a violation under that Act. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR
CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(B) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘United States 
person’ means—
‘‘(i) any United States citizen or alien admitted 
for permanent residence to the United States; 
‘‘(ii) any entity organized under the laws of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(iii) any person in the United States.’’.
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SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. 
Section 7 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
5811 note) (as redesignated) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘to coordinate with’’ and inserting ‘‘the sup-
port of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive’’ and inserting ‘‘for a com-
prehensive’’. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 9(3) of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
5811 note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘governors, heads 
of state enterprises,’’ after ‘‘Chairmen of State Committees,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘who is’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘who—
‘‘(i) is’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) is otherwise engaged in public corruption in 
Belarus; and’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.