(B) the provision of humanitarian assist-
ance; 
(C) financial transactions relating to hu-
manitarian assistance; or 
(D) transporting goods or services that are 
necessary to carry out operations relating to 
humanitarian assistance. 
(3) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE, LAW EN-
FORCEMENT, 
AND
NATIONAL
SECURITY
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 
to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or 
national security activities of the United States. 
(4) EXCEPTION FOR SAFETY OF VESSELS AND 
CREW.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 
with respect to a person providing provisions to a 
vessel otherwise subject to sanctions under this sec-
tion if such provisions are intended for the safety 
and care of the crew aboard the vessel, the protec-
tion of human life aboard the vessel, or the mainte-
nance of the vessel to avoid any environmental or 
other significant damage. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex-
ercise all authorities provided to the President under 
sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
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gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates, 
attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of regulations promulgated to carry out 
this section to the same extent that such penalties 
apply to a person who commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in section 206(a) of that Act. 
(h) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person 
or foreign vessel under this section if the President cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not 
later than 15 days before such waiver is to take effect, 
that the waiver is important to the national security inter-
ests of the United States. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 
United States person. 
(3) FOREIGN VESSEL.—The term ‘‘foreign ves-
sel’’ means a vessel of foreign registry or operated 
under the authority of a foreign country. 
(4) IUU FISHING.—The term ‘‘IUU fishing’’ 
means illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. 
(5) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) a permanent resident alien of the 
United States; 
(C) 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 
(D) a person in the United States. 
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