(2) exercise the waiver authority provided under 
section 12. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF SANCTIONS BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE EURO-
PEAN UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of each instance, during the 
period specified in subsection (b)— 
(A) in which the United States has im-
posed sanctions with respect to a person for ac-
tivity related to the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or delivery systems for such 
weapons to or by Iran, support for acts of inter-
national terrorism by Iran, or human rights 
abuses in Iran, but in which the European 
Union has not imposed corresponding sanctions; 
and 
(B) in which the European Union has im-
posed sanctions with respect to a person for ac-
tivity related to the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or delivery systems for such 
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weapons to or by Iran, support for acts of inter-
national terrorism by Iran, or human rights 
abuses in Iran, but in which the United States 
has not imposed corresponding sanctions. 
(2) An explanation for the reason for each dis-
crepancy between sanctions imposed by the Euro-
pean Union and sanctions imposed by the United 
States described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1). 
(b) PERIOD SPECIFIED.—The period specified in this 
subsection is— 
(1) in the case of the first report submitted 
under subsection (a), the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
date the report is submitted; and 
(2) in the case of a subsequent such report, the 
180-day period preceding the submission of the re-
port. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 10. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED 
BY IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
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thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on United States citi-
zens, including United States citizens who are also citizens 
of other countries, detained by Iran or groups supported 
by Iran that includes— 
(1) information regarding any officials of the 
Government of Iran involved in any way in the de-
tentions; and 
(2) a summary of efforts the United States 
Government has taken to secure the swift release of 
those United States citizens. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 11. EXCEPTIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND HU-
MANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; RULE OF CON-
STRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following activities shall be 
exempt from sanctions under sections 4, 5, 6, and 7: 
(1) Any activity subject to the reporting re-
quirements under title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or to any au-
thorized intelligence activities of the United States. 
(2) The admission of an alien to the United 
States if such admission is necessary to comply with 
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United States obligations under the Agreement be-
tween the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the United 
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the 
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 
1967, or other applicable international obligations of 
the United States. 
(3) The conduct or facilitation of a transaction 
for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medi-
cine, or medical devices to Iran or for the provision 
of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran, in-
cluding engaging in a financial transaction relating 
to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian pur-
poses or transporting goods or services that are nec-
essary to carry out operations relating to humani-
tarian assistance or humanitarian purposes. 
(b) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO IMPORTATION
OF 
GOODS.—A requirement or the authority to block and pro-
hibit all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty under section 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 shall not include the 
authority to impose sanctions with respect to the importa-
tion of goods. 
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the President may exercise all authorities pro-
vided under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out this Act. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
(other than subsection (b)) shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the President under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 
(2) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued 
in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(3) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical de-
vice’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘device’’ in 
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
(4) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 201 of the 
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
SEC. 12. PRESIDENTIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
(a) CASE-BY-CASE WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 
on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more 
than 180 days, a requirement under section 4, 5, 6, 
7, or 8 to impose or maintain sanctions with respect 
to a person, and may waive the continued imposition 
of such sanctions, not less than 30 days after the 
President determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that it is vital to the na-
tional security interests of the United States to 
waive such sanctions. 
(2) RENEWAL
OF
WAIVERS.—The President 
may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under 
paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more 
than 180 days if, not later than 15 days before that 
waiver expires, the President makes the determina-
tion and submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report described in paragraph (1). 
(3) SUCCESSIVE RENEWAL.—The renewal au-
thority provided under paragraph (2) may be exer-
cised for additional successive periods of not more 
than 180 days if the President follows the proce-
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dures set forth in paragraph (2), and submits the 
report described in paragraph (1), for each such re-
newal. 
(b) CONTENTS OF WAIVER REPORTS.—Each report 
submitted under subsection (a) in connection with a waiv-
er of sanctions under section 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 with respect 
to a person, or the renewal of such a waiver, shall in-
clude— 
(1) a specific and detailed rationale for the de-
termination that the waiver is vital to the national 
security interests of the United States; 
(2) a description of the activity that resulted in 
the person being subject to sanctions; 
(3) an explanation of any efforts made by the 
United States, as applicable, to secure the coopera-
tion of the government with primary jurisdiction 
over the person or the location where the activity de-
scribed in paragraph (2) occurred in terminating or, 
as appropriate, penalizing the activity; and 
(4) an assessment of the significance of the ac-
tivity described in paragraph (2) in contributing to 
the ability of Iran to threaten the interests of the 
United States or allies of the United States, develop 
systems capable of delivering weapons of mass de-
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struction, support acts of international terrorism, or 
violate the human rights of any person in Iran. 
(c) EFFECT OF REPORT ON WAIVER.—If the Presi-
dent submits a report under subsection (a) in connection 
with a waiver of sanctions under section 4, 5, 6, 7, or 
8 with respect to a person, or the renewal of such a waiver, 
the President shall not be required to impose or maintain 
sanctions under section 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, as applicable, with 
respect to the person described in the report during the 
30-day period referred to in subsection (a). 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION 
AND 
COMBATING 
TERRORISM AND ILLICIT FI-
NANCING 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Russian 
Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017’’. 
Subtitle A—Sanctions and Other 
Measures With Respect to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 211. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) On March 6, 2014, President Barack 
Obama issued Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 
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13493; relating to blocking property of certain per-
sons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), which 
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, to impose 
sanctions on those determined to be undermining 
democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine or 
threatening the peace, security, stability, sov-
ereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Presi-
dent Obama subsequently issued Executive Order 
13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking 
property of additional persons contributing to the 
situation in Ukraine) and Executive Order 13662 
(79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to blocking property 
of additional persons contributing to the situation in 
Ukraine) to expand sanctions on certain persons 
contributing to the situation in Ukraine. 
(2) On December 18, 2014, the Ukraine Free-
dom Support Act of 2014 was enacted (Public Law 
113–272; 22 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.), which includes 
provisions directing the President to impose sanc-
tions on foreign persons that the President deter-
mines to be entities owned or controlled by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation or nationals of 
the Russian Federation that manufacture, sell, 
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transfer, or otherwise provide certain defense articles 
into Syria. 
(3) On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued 
Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relat-
ing to blocking the property of certain persons en-
gaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activi-
ties), which authorizes the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Attorney General and 
the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on per-
sons determined to be engaged in malicious cyber- 
hacking. 
(4) On July 26, 2016, President Obama ap-
proved a Presidential Policy Directive on United 
States Cyber Incident Coordination, which states, 
‘‘certain cyber incidents that have significant im-
pacts on an entity, our national security, or the 
broader economy require a unique approach to re-
sponse efforts’’. 
(5) On December 29, 2016, President Obama 
issued an annex to Executive Order 13694, which 
authorized sanctions on the following entities and in-
dividuals: 
(A) The Main Intelligence Directorate 
(also 
known 
as 
Glavnoe 
Razvedyvatel’noe 
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Upravlenie or the GRU) in Moscow, Russian 
Federation. 
(B) The Federal Security Service (also 
known as Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti or 
the FSB) in Moscow, Russian Federation. 
(C) The Special Technology Center (also 
known as STLC, Ltd. Special Technology Cen-
ter St. Petersburg) in St. Petersburg, Russian 
Federation. 
(D) Zorsecurity (also known as Esage 
Lab) in Moscow, Russian Federation. 
(E) The autonomous noncommercial orga-
nization known as the Professional Association 
of Designers of Data Processing Systems (also 
known as ANO PO KSI) in Moscow, Russian 
Federation. 
(F) Igor Valentinovich Korobov. 
(G) Sergey Aleksandrovich Gizunov. 
(H) Igor Olegovich Kostyukov. 
(I) Vladimir Stepanovich Alexseyev. 
(6) On January 6, 2017, an assessment of the 
United States intelligence community entitled, ‘‘As-
sessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent 
U.S. Elections’’ stated, ‘‘Russian President Vladimir 
Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed 
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at the United States presidential election.’’ The as-
sessment warns that ‘‘Moscow will apply lessons 
learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed at 
the U.S. Presidential election to future influence ef-
forts worldwide, including against U.S. allies and 
their election processes’’. 
SEC. 212. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President— 
(1) should engage to the fullest extent possible 
with partner governments with regard to closing 
loopholes, including the allowance of extended pre-
payment for the delivery of goods and commodities 
and other loopholes, in multilateral and unilateral 
restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, 
with the aim of maximizing alignment of those 
measures; and 
(2) should increase efforts to vigorously enforce 
compliance with sanctions in place as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act with respect to the Rus-
sian Federation in response to the crisis in eastern 
Ukraine, cyber intrusions and attacks, and human 
rights violators in the Russian Federation. 
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PART I—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF SANC-
TIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 215. SHORT TITLE. 
The part may be cited as the ‘‘Russia Sanctions Re-
view Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 216. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS 
RELATING TO SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF PROPOSED AC-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, before taking any action described 
in paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and leadership 
a report that describes the proposed action and the 
reasons for that action. 
(2) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An action described in 
this paragraph is— 
(i) an action to terminate the applica-
tion of any sanctions described in subpara-
graph (B); 
(ii) with respect to sanctions described 
in subparagraph (B) imposed by the Presi-
dent with respect to a person, an action to 
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waive the application of those sanctions 
with respect to that person; or 
(iii) a licensing action that signifi-
cantly alters United States’ foreign policy 
with regard to the Russian Federation. 
(B) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanc-
tions described in this subparagraph are— 
(i) sanctions provided for under— 
(I) this title or any provision of 
law amended by this title, including 
the Executive Orders codified under 
section 222; 
(II) the Support for the Sov-
ereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and 
Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 
2014 (22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.); or 
(III) the Ukraine Freedom Sup-
port Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8921 et 
seq.); and 
(ii) the prohibition on access to the 
properties of the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation located in Maryland and 
New York that the President ordered va-
cated on December 29, 2016. 
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(3) DESCRIPTION OF TYPE OF ACTION.—Each 
report submitted under paragraph (1) with respect 
to an action described in paragraph (2) shall include 
a description of whether the action— 
(A) is not intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with regard to the 
Russian Federation; or 
(B) is intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with regard to the 
Russian Federation. 
(4) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL MATTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each report submitted 
under paragraph (1) that relates to an action 
that is intended to significantly alter United 
States foreign policy with regard to the Russian 
Federation shall include a description of— 
(i) the significant alteration to United 
States foreign policy with regard to the 
Russian Federation; 
(ii) the anticipated effect of the action 
on the national security interests of the 
United States; and 
(iii) the policy objectives for which the 
sanctions affected by the action were ini-
tially imposed. 
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(B) REQUESTS
FROM
BANKING
AND
FI-
NANCIAL
SERVICES
COMMITTEES.—The Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate or the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives may 
request the submission to the Committee of the 
matter described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to a report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) that relates to an 
action that is not intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with regard to the 
Russian Federation. 
(b) PERIOD FOR REVIEW BY CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period of 30 cal-
endar days beginning on the date on which the 
President 
submits 
a 
report 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) in the case of a report that relates to 
an action that is not intended to significantly 
alter United States foreign policy with regard 
to the Russian Federation, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives should, as 
appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and 
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otherwise obtain information in order to fully 
review the report; and 
(B) in the case of a report that relates to 
an action that is intended to significantly alter 
United States foreign policy with regard to the 
Russian Federation, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
should, as appropriate, hold hearings and brief-
ings and otherwise obtain information in order 
to fully review the report. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The period for congressional 
review under paragraph (1) of a report required to 
be submitted under subsection (a)(1) shall be 60 cal-
endar days if the report is submitted on or after 
July 10 and on or before September 7 in any cal-
endar year. 
(3) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING INITIAL 
CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, during the period for 
congressional review provided for under paragraph 
(1) of a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2), 
including any additional period for such review as 
applicable under the exception provided in paragraph 
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(6) EFFECT OF ENACTMENT OF A JOINT RESO-
LUTION
OF
DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if a joint resolution of dis-
approval relating to a report submitted under sub-
section (a)(1) proposing an action described in sub-
section (a)(2) is enacted in accordance with sub-
section (c), the President may not take that action. 
(c) JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF DISAPPROVAL OR AP-
PROVAL DEFINED.—In this subsection: 
(1) JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL.—The 
term ‘‘joint resolution of approval’’ means only a 
joint resolution of either House of Congress— 
(A) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘A joint 
resolution approving the President’s proposal to 
take an action relating to the application of cer-
tain sanctions with respect to the Russian Fed-
eration.’’; and 
(B) the sole matter after the resolving 
clause of which is the following: ‘‘Congress ap-
proves of the action relating to the application 
of sanctions imposed with respect to the Rus-
sian Federation proposed by the President in 
the report submitted to Congress under section 
216(a)(1) of the Russia Sanctions Review Act 
of 2017 on lllllll relating to 
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(3) INTRODUCTION.—During the period of 30 
calendar days provided for under subsection (b)(1), 
including any additional period as applicable under 
the exception provided in subsection (b)(2), a joint 
resolution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval may be introduced— 
(A) in the House of Representatives, by 
the majority leader or the minority leader; and 
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader 
(or the majority leader’s designee) or the mi-
nority leader (or the minority leader’s des-
ignee). 
(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
(A) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.—If a 
committee of the House of Representatives to 
which a joint resolution of approval or joint res-
olution of disapproval has been referred has not 
reported the joint resolution within 10 calendar 
days after the date of referral, that committee 
shall be discharged from further consideration 
of the joint resolution. 
(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Beginning on the third legislative day after 
each committee to which a joint resolution of 
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approval or joint resolution of disapproval has 
been referred reports the joint resolution to the 
House or has been discharged from further con-
sideration of the joint resolution, it shall be in 
order to move to proceed to consider the joint 
resolution in the House. All points of order 
against the motion are waived. Such a motion 
shall not be in order after the House has dis-
posed of a motion to proceed on the joint reso-
lution. The previous question shall be consid-
ered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion. The motion shall 
not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 
of approval or joint resolution of disapproval 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the joint resolution and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso-
lution to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except 2 hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the sponsor of the joint reso-
lution (or a designee) and an opponent. A mo-
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tion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
joint resolution shall not be in order. 
(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval introduced in the Senate shall be— 
(i) referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs if 
the joint resolution relates to a report 
under section 216 A3 that is described as 
an action that is not intended to signifi-
cantly alter United States foreign policy 
with regard to the Russian Federation; 
and 
(ii) referred to the Committee on For-
eign Relations if the joint resolution relates 
to a report under section 216 A3 that is 
described as an action that is intended to 
significantly alter United States foreign 
policy with respect to the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval was re-
ferred has not reported the joint resolution 
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within 10 calendar days after the date of refer-
ral of the joint resolution, that committee shall 
be discharged from further consideration of the 
joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be 
placed on the appropriate calendar. 
(C) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time 
after the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs or the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, as the case may be, reports a joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval to the Senate or has been discharged 
from consideration of such a joint resolution 
(even though a previous motion to the same ef-
fect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution 
(and against consideration of the joint resolu-
tion) are waived. The motion to proceed is not 
debatable. The motion is not subject to a mo-
tion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or dis-
agreed to shall not be in order. 
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(D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to a joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of disapproval shall be decided with-
out debate. 
(E) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
VETO
MES-
SAGES.—Debate in the Senate of any veto mes-
sage with respect to a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval, includ-
ing all debatable motions and appeals in con-
nection with the joint resolution, shall be lim-
ited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, 
and controlled by, the majority leader and the 
minority leader or their designees. 
(6) RULES RELATING TO SENATE AND HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 
(A) COORDINATION
WITH
ACTION
BY 
OTHER HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one 
House of a joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of disapproval of that House, that 
House receives an identical joint resolution 
from the other House, the following procedures 
shall apply: 
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(i) The joint resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee. 
(ii) With respect to the joint resolu-
tion of the House receiving the joint reso-
lution from the other House— 
(I) the procedure in that House 
shall be the same as if no joint resolu-
tion had been received from the other 
House; but 
(II) the vote on passage shall be 
on the joint resolution of the other 
House. 
(B) TREATMENT OF A JOINT RESOLUTION 
OF OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to intro-
duce a joint resolution of approval or joint reso-
lution of disapproval, a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval of the 
other House shall be entitled to expedited pro-
cedures in that House under this subsection. 
(C) TREATMENT OF HOUSE JOINT RESO-
LUTION IN SENATE.—If, following passage of a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of disapproval in the Senate, the Senate re-
ceives an identical joint resolution from the 
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House of Representatives, that joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate Senate cal-
endar. 
(D) APPLICATION
TO
REVENUE
MEAS-
URES.—The provisions of this paragraph shall 
not apply in the House of Representatives to a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of disapproval that is a revenue measure. 
(7) RULES
OF
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES 
AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con-
gress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part 
of the rules of each House, respectively, but ap-
plicable only with respect to the procedure to be 
followed in that House in the case of a joint 
resolution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval, and supersedes other rules only to the 
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; 
and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued 
in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘international financial institu-
tion’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1701(c) of the International Financial Institutions 
Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)). 
(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— 
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(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 
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 
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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 
(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— 
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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. 
(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— 
(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 
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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, 
shipping, 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.—The Director of the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control shall modify Directive 1 (as 
amended), dated September 12, 2014, issued by the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control under Executive Order 13662, 
or any successor directive, to ensure that the directive pro-
hibits 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 deter-
mined to be subject to the directive, their property, or 
their interests in property. 
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(c) MODIFICATION OF DIRECTIVE 2 WITH RESPECT 
TO THE ENERGY SECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
ECONOMY.—The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control shall modify Directive 2 (as amended), dated Sep-
tember 12, 2014, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control under Executive Order 13662, or any successor 
directive, 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 30 days 
maturity of persons determined to be subject to the direc-
tive, their property, or their interests in property. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF DIRECTIVE 4.—The Director 
of the Office of Foreign Assets Control shall modify Direc-
tive 4, dated September 12, 2014, issued by the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control under Executive Order 13662, 
or any successor directive, to ensure that the directive pro-
hibits the provision, exportation, or reexportation, directly 
or indirectly, by United States persons or persons within 
the United States, of goods, services (except for financial 
services), or technology in support of exploration or pro-
duction for deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale projects— 
(1) that have the potential to produce oil; 
(2) in which a Russian energy firm is involved; 
and 
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(3) that involve any person determined to be 
subject to the directive or the property or interests 
in property of such a person. 
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-
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logical support for, or goods or services (except fi-
nancial services) in support of, an activity described 
in paragraph (1)(A); and 
(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 
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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 
(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— 
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(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 
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 
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impose, unless the President determines that it is not in 
the national interest of the United States to do so,’’. 
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 
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that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe 
and Eurasia Act of 2017’’. 
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); 
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(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: 
‘‘(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; 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. 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; 
or 
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‘‘(2) facilitates significant deceptive or struc-
tured transactions 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). 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
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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-
going conflict in eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, 
Belarus, on February 11, 2015, by the leaders of 
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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 
‘‘(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that the person will not knowingly en-
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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). 
‘‘(E) Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 
18077; relating to blocking the property of cer-
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tain persons engaging in significant malicious 
cyber-enabled activities). 
‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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 the Coun-
tering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act 
of 2017). 
‘‘(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-
eign person if the President determines that the foreign 
person, based on credible information, on or after the date 
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of the enactment of the Countering Russian Influence in 
Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017— 
‘‘(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 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— 
‘‘(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. 
SEC. 232. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF PIPELINES IN THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose 5 or 
more of the sanctions described in section 235 with respect 
to a person if the President determines that the person 
knowingly, 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 construction of Russian energy export pipelines, goods, 
services, technology, information, or support described in 
subsection (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. 
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(b) INVESTMENT DESCRIBED.—An investment de-
scribed in this subsection is an investment that directly 
and significantly contributes to the enhancement of the 
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 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-
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ity of the Russian Federation to privatize state-owned as-
sets in a manner that unjustly benefits— 
(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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