(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(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. 
SEC. 222. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) CODIFICATION.—United States sanctions pro-
vided for in Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; 
relating to blocking property of certain persons contrib-
uting to the situation in Ukraine), Executive Order 13661 
(79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of ad-
ditional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), 
Executive Order 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to 
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blocking property of additional persons contributing to the 
situation in Ukraine), Executive Order 13685 (79 Fed. 
Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of certain per-
sons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to 
the Crimea region of Ukraine), Executive Order 13694 
(80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property 
of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber- 
enabled activities), and Executive Order 13757 (82 Fed. 
Reg. 1; relating to taking additional steps to address the 
national emergency with respect to significant malicious 
cyber-enabled activities), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, including with respect 
to all persons sanctioned under such Executive orders, 
shall remain in effect except as provided in subsection (b). 
(b) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS.—Subject 
to section 216, the President may terminate the applica-
tion of sanctions described in subsection (a) that are im-
posed on a person in connection with activity conducted 
by the person if the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notice that— 
(1) the person is not engaging in the activity 
that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken 
significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activ-
ity; and 
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(2) the President has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
activity subject to sanctions described in subsection 
(a) in the future. 
(c) APPLICATION OF NEW CYBER SANCTIONS.—The 
President may waive the initial application under sub-
section (a) of sanctions with respect to a person under 
Executive Order 13694 or 13757 only if the President 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 
(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
(B) will further the enforcement of this 
title; and 
(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation has made significant efforts to 
reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions 
conducted by that Government. 
(d) APPLICATION OF NEW UKRAINE-RELATED SANC-
TIONS.—The President may waive the initial application 
under subsection (a) of sanctions with respect to a person 
under Executive Order 13660, 13661, 13662, or 13685 
only if the President submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
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(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
(B) will further the enforcement of this 
title; and 
(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation is taking steps to implement the 
Minsk Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in 
eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb-
ruary 11, 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, 
France, and Germany, the Minsk Protocol, which 
was agreed to on September 5, 2014, and any suc-
cessor agreements that are agreed to by the Govern-
ment of Ukraine. 
SEC. 223. MODIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECU-
TIVE ORDER 13662. 
(a) DETERMINATION THAT CERTAIN ENTITIES ARE 
SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
may determine that a person meets one or more of the 
criteria in section 1(a) of Executive Order 13662 if that 
person is a state-owned entity operating in the railway or 
metals and mining sector of the economy of the Russian 
Federation. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DIRECTIVE 1 WITH RESPECT 
TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION ECONOMY.—Not later than 60 days after 
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the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall modify Directive 1 (as amended), dated 
September 12, 2014, issued by the Office of Foreign As-
sets Control under Executive Order 13662, or any suc-
cessor directive (which shall be effective beginning on the 
date that is 60 days after the date of such modification), 
to ensure that the directive prohibits the conduct by 
United States persons or persons within the United States 
of all transactions in, provision of financing for, and other 
dealings in new debt of longer than 14 days maturity or 
new equity of persons determined to be subject to the di-
rective, their property, or their interests in property. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF DIRECTIVE 2 WITH RESPECT 
TO THE ENERGY SECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
ECONOMY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
modify Directive 2 (as amended), dated September 12, 
2014, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
under Executive Order 13662, or any successor directive 
(which shall be effective beginning on the date that is 60 
days after the date of such modification), to ensure that 
the directive prohibits the conduct by United States per-
sons or persons within the United States of all trans-
actions in, provision of financing for, and other dealings 
in new debt of longer than 60 days maturity of persons 
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determined to be subject to the directive, their property, 
or their interests in property. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF DIRECTIVE 4.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall modify Directive 4, dated 
September 12, 2014, issued by the Office of Foreign As-
sets Control under Executive Order 13662, or any suc-
cessor directive (which shall be effective beginning on the 
date that is 90 days after the date of such modification), 
to ensure that the directive prohibits the provision, expor-
tation, or reexportation, directly or indirectly, by United 
States persons or persons within the United States, of 
goods, services (except for financial services), or tech-
nology in support of exploration or production for new 
deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale projects— 
(1) that have the potential to produce oil; and 
(2) that involve any person determined to be 
subject to the directive or the property or interests 
in property of such a person who has a controlling 
interest or a substantial non-controlling ownership 
interest in such a project defined as not less than a 
33 percent interest. 
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SEC. 224. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
ACTIVITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall— 
(1) impose the sanctions described in subsection 
(b) with respect to any person that the President de-
termines— 
(A) knowingly engages in significant activi-
ties undermining cybersecurity against any per-
son, including a democratic institution, or gov-
ernment on behalf of the Government of the 
Russian Federation; or 
(B) is owned or controlled by, or acts or 
purports to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, a person described in subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) impose 5 or more of the sanctions described 
in section 235 with respect to any person that the 
President determines knowingly materially assists, 
sponsors, or provides financial, material, or techno-
logical support for, or goods or services (except fi-
nancial services) in support of, an activity described 
in paragraph (1)(A); and 
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(3) impose 3 or more of the sanctions described 
in section 4(c) of the of the Ukraine Freedom Sup-
port Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8923(c)) with respect 
to any person that the President determines know-
ingly provides financial services in support of an ac-
tivity described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The exercise of all pow-
ers granted to the President by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty of a person determined by the President to be 
subject to subsection (a)(1) if such property and in-
terests in property are in the United States, come 
within the United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States person. 
(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
THE
UNITED
STATES 
AND REVOCATION OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTA-
TION.—In the case of an alien determined by the 
President to be subject to subsection (a)(1), denial 
of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States 
of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with sec-
tion 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
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(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documenta-
tion of the alien. 
(c) APPLICATION OF NEW CYBER SANCTIONS.—The 
President may waive the initial application under sub-
section (a) of sanctions with respect to a person only if 
the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees— 
(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
(B) will further the enforcement of this 
title; and 
(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation has made significant efforts to 
reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions 
conducted by that Government. 
(d) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING CYBER-
SECURITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘signifi-
cant activities undermining cybersecurity’’ includes— 
(1) significant efforts— 
(A) to deny access to or degrade, disrupt, 
or destroy an information and communications 
technology system or network; or 
(B) to exfiltrate, degrade, corrupt, destroy, 
or release information from such a system or 
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network without authorization for purposes 
of— 
(i) conducting influence operations; or 
(ii) causing a significant misappro-
priation of funds, economic resources, 
trade secrets, personal identifications, or 
financial information for commercial or 
competitive advantage or private financial 
gain; 
(2) significant destructive malware attacks; and 
(3) significant denial of service activities. 
SEC. 225. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO SPE-
CIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL PROJECTS. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act 
of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8923(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘on and after the date that is 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President may impose’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on and after the date that is 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Countering Russian Influence 
in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017, the President shall 
impose, unless the President determines that it is not in 
the national interest of the United States to do so,’’. 
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SEC. 226. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
RUSSIAN AND OTHER FOREIGN FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 5 of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 
2014 (22 U.S.C. 8924) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may impose’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall impose, unless the President deter-
mines that it is not in the national interest of 
the United States to do so,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on or 
after the date of the enactment of the Coun-
tering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia 
Act of 2017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may impose’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall impose, unless the President deter-
mines that it is not in the national interest of 
the United States to do so,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on or after the date that 
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe 
and Eurasia Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 227. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION IN 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 9 of the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, 
and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
8908(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘is authorized and encouraged to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘President determines 
is’’ and inserting ‘‘President determines is, 
on or after the date of the enactment of 
the Countering Russian Influence in Eu-
rope and Eurasia Act of 2017,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or elsewhere’’ after 
‘‘in the Russian Federation’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent’’ and inserting ‘‘except as provided in sub-
section (d), the President’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
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SEC. 228. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 
FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS IN THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Support for the Sovereignty, 
Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine 
Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 
PERSONS THAT EVADE SANCTIONS IMPOSED 
WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to a for-
eign person if the President determines that the foreign 
person knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment 
of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eur-
asia Act of 2017— 
‘‘(1) materially violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any li-
cense, order, regulation, or prohibition contained in 
or issued pursuant to any covered Executive order, 
this Act, or the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 
2014 (22 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.); or 
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‘‘(2) facilitates a significant transaction or 
transactions, including deceptive or structured trans-
actions, for or on behalf of— 
‘‘(A) any person subject to sanctions im-
posed by the United States with respect to the 
Russian Federation; or 
‘‘(B) any child, spouse, parent, or sibling 
of an individual described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the exercise of all powers 
granted to the President by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the ex-
tent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
property and interests in property of a person determined 
by the President to be subject to subsection (a) if such 
property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come 
within the possession or control of a United States person. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may 
exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
and 1704) to carry out subsection (b). 
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‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of subsection (b) or any regulation, license, 
or order issued to carry out subsection (b) shall be 
subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF NEW SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may waive the initial application of sanctions under 
subsection (b) with respect to a person only if the Presi-
dent submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
‘‘(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
‘‘(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) will further the enforcement of this 
Act; 
‘‘(2) in the case of sanctions imposed under this 
section in connection with a covered Executive order 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
subsection (f)(1), a certification that the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation is taking steps to 
implement the Minsk Agreement to address the on-
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going conflict in eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, 
Belarus, on February 11, 2015, by the leaders of 
Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany, the Minsk 
Protocol, which was agreed to on September 5, 
2014, and any successor agreements that are agreed 
to by the Government of Ukraine; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of sanctions imposed under this 
section in connection with a covered Executive order 
described in subparagraphs (E) or (F) of subsection 
(f)(1), a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation has made significant efforts to 
reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions 
conducted by that Government. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—Subject to section 216 of the 
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may 
terminate the application of sanctions under subsection 
(b) with respect to a person if the President submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees— 
‘‘(1) a notice of and justification for the termi-
nation; and 
‘‘(2) a notice that— 
‘‘(A) the person is not engaging in the ac-
tivity that was the basis for the sanctions or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward 
stopping the activity; and 
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‘‘(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that the person will not knowingly en-
gage in activity subject to sanctions under sub-
section (a) in the future. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 
‘covered Executive order’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 
13493; relating to blocking property of certain 
persons 
contributing 
to 
the 
situation 
in 
Ukraine). 
‘‘(B) Executive Order 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 
15535; relating to blocking property of addi-
tional persons contributing to the situation in 
Ukraine). 
‘‘(C) Executive Order 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 
16169; relating to blocking property of addi-
tional persons contributing to the situation in 
Ukraine). 
‘‘(D) Executive Order 13685 (79 Fed. 
Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of 
certain persons and prohibiting certain trans-
actions with respect to the Crimea region of 
Ukraine). 
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‘‘(E) Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 
18077; relating to blocking the property of cer-
tain persons engaging in significant malicious 
cyber-enabled activities), relating to the Russian 
Federation. 
‘‘(F) Executive Order 13757 (82 Fed. Reg. 
1; relating to taking additional steps to address 
the national emergency with respect to signifi-
cant malicious cyber-enabled activities), relating 
to the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ has the meaning given such term in section 
595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion). 
‘‘(3) STRUCTURED.—The term ‘structured’, 
with respect to a transaction, has the meaning given 
the term ‘structure’ in paragraph (xx) of section 
1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). 
‘‘SEC. 11. MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to a for-
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eign person if the President determines that the foreign 
person, based on credible information, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this section— 
‘‘(1) is responsible for, complicit in, or respon-
sible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 
the commission of serious human rights abuses in 
any territory forcibly occupied or otherwise con-
trolled by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion; 
‘‘(2) materially assists, sponsors, or provides fi-
nancial, material, or technological support for, or 
goods or services to, a foreign person described in 
paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(3) is owned or controlled by, or acts or pur-
ports to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, 
a foreign person described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) ASSET
BLOCKING.—The exercise of all 
powers granted to the President by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty of a person determined by the President to be 
subject to subsection (a) if such property and inter-
ests in property are in the United States, come with-
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in the United States, or are or come within the pos-
session or control of a United States person. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
THE
UNITED
STATES 
AND REVOCATION OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTA-
TION.—In the case of an alien determined by the 
President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of 
a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, 
the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documentation 
of the alien. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF NEW SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may waive the initial application of sanctions under 
subsection (b) with respect to a person only if the Presi-
dent submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
‘‘(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
‘‘(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) will further the enforcement of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation has made efforts to reduce seri-
ous human rights abuses in territory forcibly occu-
pied or otherwise controlled by that Government. 
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‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may 
exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
and 1704) to carry out subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, li-
cense, or order issued to carry out subsection (b)(1) 
shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 
of that section. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—Subject to section 216 of Rus-
sia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may ter-
minate the application of sanctions under subsection (b) 
with respect to a person if the President submits to the 
appropriate congressional committees— 
‘‘(1) a notice of and justification for the termi-
nation; and 
‘‘(2) a notice— 
‘‘(A) that— 
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‘‘(i) the person is not engaging in the 
activity that was the basis for the sanc-
tions or has taken significant verifiable 
steps toward stopping the activity; and 
‘‘(ii) the President has received reli-
able assurances that the person will not 
knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection (a) in the fu-
ture; or 
‘‘(B) that the President determines that 
insufficient basis exists for the determination by 
the President under subsection (a) with respect 
to the person.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—Section 2(2) of the Support for the Sov-
ereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of 
Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8901(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs,’’ before ‘‘the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Financial Services’’ before ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
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SEC. 229. NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS UNDER UKRAINE 
FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2014. 
(a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE AND EN-
ERGY SECTORS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—Section 
4 of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 8923) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) NOTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO CON-
GRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees in writing not later than 15 days after im-
posing sanctions with respect to a foreign person 
under subsection (a) or (b). 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION
OF
SANCTIONS
WITH
RE-
SPECT TO RUSSIAN PRODUCERS, TRANSFERORS, OR 
BROKERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subject to sec-
tion 216 of the Russia Sanctions Review Act of 
2017, the President may terminate the imposition of 
sanctions under subsection (a)(2) with respect to a 
foreign person if the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees— 
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‘‘(A) a notice of and justification for the 
termination; and 
‘‘(B) a notice that— 
‘‘(i) the foreign person is not engaging 
in the activity that was the basis for the 
sanctions or has taken significant verifiable 
steps toward stopping the activity; and 
‘‘(ii) the President has received reli-
able assurances that the foreign person will 
not knowingly engage in activity subject to 
sanctions under subsection (a)(2) in the 
future.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of subsection 
(a)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (i)’’. 
(b) SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN AND OTHER FOREIGN 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—Section 5 of the Ukraine 
Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8924) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF 
SANCTIONS.—The President shall notify the appropriate 
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congressional committees in writing not later than 15 days 
after imposing sanctions with respect to a foreign financial 
institution under subsection (a) or (b).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘section 4(h)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 4(i)’’. 
SEC. 230. STANDARDS FOR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN 
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO UNDERMINING THE 
PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY, SOVEREIGNTY, OR TERRI-
TORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE.—Section 8 of the Sov-
ereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of 
Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8907) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—Subject to section 216 of the 
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may 
terminate the application of sanctions under subsection 
(b) with respect to a person if the President submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees a notice that— 
‘‘(1) the person is not engaging in the activity 
that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken 
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significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activ-
ity; and 
‘‘(2) the President has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
activity subject to sanctions under subsection (a) in 
the future.’’. 
(b) SANCTIONS RELATING TO CORRUPTION.—Sec-
tion 9 of the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Eco-
nomic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8908) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—Subject to section 216 of the 
Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may 
terminate the application of sanctions under subsection 
(b) with respect to a person if the President submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees a notice that— 
‘‘(1) the person is not engaging in the activity 
that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken 
significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activ-
ity; and 
‘‘(2) the President has received reliable assur-
ances that the person will not knowingly engage in 
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activity subject to sanctions under subsection (a) in 
the future.’’. 
SEC. 231. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS ENGAGING IN TRANSACTIONS WITH 
THE INTELLIGENCE OR DEFENSE SECTORS 
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described 
in section 235 with respect to a person the President de-
termines knowingly, on or after such date of enactment, 
engages in a significant transaction with a person that is 
part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or 
intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration, including the Main Intelligence Agency of the 
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federa-
tion or the Federal Security Service of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(b) APPLICATION OF NEW SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may waive the initial application of sanctions under 
subsection (a) with respect to a person only if the Presi-
dent submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
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(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
(B) will further the enforcement of this 
title; and 
(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation has made significant efforts to 
reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions 
conducted by that Government. 
(c) DELAY
OF IMPOSITION
OF SANCTIONS.—The 
President may delay the imposition of sanctions under 
subsection (a) with respect to a person if the President 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not 
less frequently than every 180 days while the delay is in 
effect, that the person is substantially reducing the num-
ber of significant transactions described in subsection (a) 
in which that person engages. 
(d) REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall issue regulations or other guidance to 
specify the persons that are part of, or operate for or on 
behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation. 
(e) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of sub-
section (a) or any regulation, license, or order issued to 
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carry out subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties 
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits 
an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
SEC. 232. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF PIPELINES IN THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in coordination 
with allies of the United States, may impose 5 or more 
of the sanctions described in section 235 with respect to 
a person if the President determines that the person know-
ingly, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
makes an investment described in subsection (b) or sells, 
leases, or provides to the Russian Federation, for the con-
struction of Russian energy export pipelines, goods, serv-
ices, technology, information, or support described in sub-
section (c)— 
(1) any of which has a fair market value of 
$1,000,000 or more; or 
(2) that, during a 12-month period, have an ag-
gregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more. 
(b) INVESTMENT DESCRIBED.—An investment de-
scribed in this subsection is an investment that directly 
and significantly contributes to the enhancement of the 
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ability of the Russian Federation to construct energy ex-
port pipelines. 
(c) GOODS, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, 
OR SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Goods, services, technology, 
information, or support described in this subsection are 
goods, services, technology, information, or support that 
could directly and significantly facilitate the maintenance 
or expansion of the construction, modernization, or repair 
of energy export pipelines by the Russian Federation. 
SEC. 233. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENT IN 
OR FACILITATION OF PRIVATIZATION OF 
STATE-OWNED ASSETS BY THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 5 or 
more of the sanctions described in section 235 if the Presi-
dent determines that a person, with actual knowledge, on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act, makes an 
investment of $10,000,000 or more (or any combination 
of investments of not less than $1,000,000 each, which 
in the aggregate equals or exceeds $10,000,000 in any 12- 
month period), or facilitates such an investment, if the in-
vestment directly and significantly contributes to the abil-
ity of the Russian Federation to privatize state-owned as-
sets in a manner that unjustly benefits— 
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(1) officials of the Government of the Russian 
Federation; or 
(2) close associates or family members of those 
officials. 
(b) APPLICATION OF NEW SANCTIONS.—The Presi-
dent may waive the initial application of sanctions under 
subsection (a) with respect to a person only if the Presi-
dent submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees— 
(1) a written determination that the waiver— 
(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or 
(B) will further the enforcement of this 
title; and 
(2) a certification that the Government of the 
Russian Federation is taking steps to implement the 
Minsk Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in 
eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb-
ruary 11, 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, 
France, and Germany, the Minsk Protocol, which 
was agreed to on September 5, 2014, and any suc-
cessor agreements that are agreed to by the Govern-
ment of Ukraine. 
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SEC. 234. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF 
ARMS AND RELATED MATERIEL TO SYRIA. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose 
on a foreign person the sanctions described in sub-
section (b) if the President determines that such for-
eign person has, on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, knowingly exported, transferred, or 
otherwise provided to Syria significant financial, ma-
terial, or technological support that contributes ma-
terially to the ability of the Government of Syria 
to— 
(A) acquire or develop chemical, biological, 
or nuclear weapons or related technologies; 
(B) acquire or develop ballistic or cruise 
missile capabilities; 
(C) acquire or develop destabilizing num-
bers and types of advanced conventional weap-
ons; 
(D) acquire significant defense articles, de-
fense services, or defense information (as such 
terms are defined under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)); or 
(E) acquire items designated by the Presi-
dent for purposes of the United States Muni-
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tions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO OTHER FOREIGN PER-
SONS.—The sanctions described in subsection (b) 
shall also be imposed on any foreign person that— 
(A) is a successor entity to a foreign per-
son described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) is owned or controlled by, or has acted 
for or on behalf of, a foreign person described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed on a foreign person described in subsection (a) 
are the following: 
(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
shall exercise all powers granted by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 
of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the 
extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of 
the foreign person if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person. 
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(2) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.— 
(A) 
EXCLUSION
FROM
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—If the foreign person is an individual, 
the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ex-
clude from the United States, the foreign per-
son. 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing con-
sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall re-
voke any visa or other entry documentation 
issued to the foreign person regardless of 
when issued. 
(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A rev-
ocation under clause (i) shall take effect 
immediately and shall automatically cancel 
any other valid visa or entry documenta-
tion that is in the possession of the foreign 
person. 
(c) WAIVER.—Subject to section 216, the President 
may waive the application of sanctions under subsection 
(b) with respect to a person if the President determines 
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that such a waiver is in the national security interest of 
the United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FINANCIAL, MATERIAL, OR TECHNOLOGICAL 
SUPPORT.—The term ‘‘financial, material, or techno-
logical support’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 542.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any corresponding similar regulation or rul-
ing). 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
594.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). 
(3) SYRIA.—The term ‘‘Syria’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 542.316 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar 
regulation or ruling). 
SEC. 235. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 
(a) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed with respect to a person under section 224(a)(2), 
231(b), 232(a), or 233(a) are the following: 
(1) EXPORT-IMPORT
BANK
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
EXPORTS TO SANCTIONED PERSONS.—The President 
may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States not to give approval to the issuance of any 
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