(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
notify each government, the agents or instrumental-
ities of which are maintaining a registration of a for-
eign vessel that is included on a list published under 
subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after such 
publication, that all vessels registered under such 
government’s authority are subject to subsection (a). 
(2) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—In the case of 
a government that continues to maintain a registra-
tion for a vessel that is included on such list after 
receiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to 
such government not later than 120 days after the 
publication of a list under subsection (c)(2). 
(e) NOTIFICATION OF VESSELS.—Upon receiving a 
notice of arrival under section 70001(a)(5) of title 46, 
United States Code, from a vessel described in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall notify the master of such vessel 
that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable 
waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port 
or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, un-
less— 
(1) the Secretary of State has made a deter-
mination under subsection (a)(2); or 
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(2) the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating allows provisional 
entry of the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the ves-
sel, under subsection (f). 
(f) PROVISIONAL ENTRY OR CARGO TRANSFER.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of 
cargo from, a vessel, if such entry or transfer is necessary 
for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard. 
SEC. 3. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VESSEL; FINE AND 
IMPRISONMENT. 
If any owner, agent, master, officer, or person in 
charge, or any member of the crew of any such vessel fails 
to comply with any regulation or rule issued or order given 
under the provisions of this subtitle, or obstructs or inter-
feres with the exercise of any power conferred by this sub-
title— 
(1) the vessel, together with the tackle, apparel, 
furniture, and equipment, shall be subject to seizure 
and forfeiture to the United States in the same 
manner as merchandise is forfeited for violation of 
the customs revenue laws; and 
(2) the person guilty of such failure, obstruc-
tion, or interference shall be punished by imprison-
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ment for not more than 50 years and fined not more 
than $10,000,000,000. 
SEC. 4. AUCTION AND PROCEEDS OF VESSEL SEIZURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any vessel seized and forfeited 
under section 422 shall be sold at auction to any entity 
that is not the Government of the Russian Federation, a 
Russian national, or a entity organized under the laws of 
the Russian Federation or any jurisdiction within the Rus-
sian Federation. The proceeds of any such auction may 
only be used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine that is pro-
vided by a state that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall be effective 
until the earlier of— 
(1) 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) the date on which the President certifies 
that the conflict between the Russian Federation 
and Ukraine has concluded. 
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