(f) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of any sanction imposed on any person pursuant to 
an order issued under subsection (c) if the President de-
termines, and certifies in writing to the Congress, that the 
continued imposition of the sanction would have a serious 
adverse effect on the safety and soundness of the domestic 
or international financial system or on domestic or inter-
national payments systems. 
(g) ENFORCEMENT ACTION.—The Attorney General 
may bring an action in an appropriate district court of 
the United States for injunctive and other appropriate re-
lief with respect to— 
(1) any violation of subsection (b); or 
(2) any order issued pursuant to subsection (c). 
(h) KNOWINGLY DEFINED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘knowingly’’ means the state of mind of a 
person with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a 
result in which— 
(A) such person is aware that such person 
is engaging in such conduct, that such cir-
cumstance exists, or that such result is substan-
tially certain to occur; or 
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(B) such person has a firm belief that such 
circumstance exists or that such result is sub-
stantially certain to occur. 
(2) KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A PAR-
TICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—If knowledge of the exist-
ence of a particular circumstance is required for an 
offense, such knowledge is established if a person is 
aware of a high probability of the existence of such 
circumstance, unless the person actually believes 
that such circumstance does not exist. 
(i) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—This section shall apply 
with respect to prohibited activities that occur on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. SANCTIONS AGAINST UNITED STATES PERSONS 
THAT TRANSFERS OR RETRANSFERS GOODS 
OR TECHNOLOGY, OR ENTERS INTO CON-
TRACTS, 
OR 
ENGAGES 
IN 
TRADE, 
WITH 
ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any United States person 
transfers or retransfers goods or technology, or enters into 
contracts, or engages in trade, with Rosoboronexport, or 
any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport, then the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be imposed. 
(b) MANDATORY SANCTIONS.—The sanctions to be 
imposed pursuant to subsection (a) are as follows: 
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(1) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—For a period of 
two years, the United States Government shall not 
procure, or enter into any contract for the procure-
ment of, any goods or services from the sanctioned 
person. 
(2) EXPORT SANCTION.—For a period of two 
years, the United States Government shall not issue 
any license for any export by or to the sanctioned 
person. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON ROSOBORONEXPORT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report setting 
forth the following: 
(1) A list of the known transfers of lethal mili-
tary equipment by Rosoboronexport to the ‘‘Donetsk 
People’s Republic’’ or other separatist groups in 
Ukraine. 
(2) A list of the known transfers of lethal mili-
tary equipment by Rosoboronexport to the Govern-
ment of the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 
2011. 
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(3) A list of the known contracts, if any, that 
Rosoboronexport has signed with the Government of 
the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 2011. 
(4) A detailed list of all existing contracts, 
memorandums of understanding, cooperative agree-
ments, grants, loans, and loan guarantees between 
the Department of Defense and Rosoboronexport, 
including a description of the transaction, signing 
dates, values, and quantities. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 6. UNITED STATES PERSON DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘United States person’’ 
means— 
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(1) a natural person who is a citizen of the 
United States or who owes permanent allegiance to 
the United States; and 
(2) a corporation or other legal entity which is 
organized under the laws of the United States, any 
State or territory thereof, or the District of Colum-
bia, if natural persons described in paragraph (1) 
own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of 
the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial in-
terest in such legal entity. 
Æ 
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