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-
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 104, 105, 106, 
107, or 108 with respect to a person, or the renewal of 
such a waiver, the President shall not be required to im-
pose or maintain sanctions under section 104, 105, 106, 
107, or 108, as applicable, with respect to the person de-
scribed 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’’. 
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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. 
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 
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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, 
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’’. 
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(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 
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. 
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(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 
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 continue to uphold and seek unity 
with European and other key partners on sanctions 
implemented against the Russian Federation, which 
have been effective and instrumental in countering 
Russian aggression in Ukraine; 
(2) 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, 
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with the aim of maximizing alignment of those 
measures; and 
(3) 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. 
PART 1—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF SANC-
TIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 215. SHORT TITLE. 
This 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. 
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(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 
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 
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(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. 
(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— 
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(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. 
(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. 
(5) CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFOR-
MATION.—Proprietary information that can be asso-
ciated with a particular person with respect to an 
action described in paragraph (2) may be included 
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in a report submitted under paragraph (1) only if 
the appropriate congressional committees and lead-
ership provide assurances of confidentiality, unless 
such person otherwise consents in writing to such 
disclosure. 
(6) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph 
(2)(A)(iii) shall not be construed to require the sub-
mission of a report under paragraph (1) with respect 
to the routine issuance of a license that does not sig-
nificantly alter United States foreign policy with re-
gard 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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(2), the President may not take that action unless 
a joint resolution of approval with respect to that ac-
tion is enacted in accordance with subsection (c). 
(4) LIMITATION
ON
ACTIONS
DURING
PRESI-
DENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION 
OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval re-
lating to a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2) 
passes both Houses of Congress in accordance with 
subsection (c), the President may not take that ac-
tion for a period of 12 calendar days after the date 
of passage of the joint resolution of disapproval. 
(5) LIMITATION ON ACTIONS DURING CONGRES-
SIONAL RECONSIDERATION OF A JOINT RESOLUTION 
OF DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, if a joint resolution of disapproval re-
lating to a report submitted under subsection (a)(1) 
proposing an action described in subsection (a)(2) 
passes both Houses of Congress in accordance with 
subsection (c), and the President vetoes the joint 
resolution, the President may not take that action 
for a period of 10 calendar days after the date of 
the President’s veto. 
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(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) TREATMENT OF SENATE JOINT RESO-
LUTION
IN
HOUSE.—In the House of Rep-
resentatives, the following procedures shall 
apply to a joint resolution of approval or a joint 
resolution of disapproval received from the Sen-
ate (unless the House has already passed a 
joint resolution relating to the same proposed 
action): 
(i) The joint resolution shall be re-
ferred to the appropriate committees. 
(ii) If a committee to which a joint 
resolution has been referred has not re-
ported the joint resolution within two cal-
endar days after the date of referral, that 
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committee shall be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution. 
(iii) Beginning on the third legislative 
day after each committee to which a joint 
resolution has been referred reports the 
joint resolution to the House or has been 
discharged 
from 
further 
consideration 
thereof, it shall be in order to move to pro-
ceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
House. All points of order against the mo-
tion are waived. Such a motion shall not be 
in order after the House has disposed of a 
motion to proceed on the joint resolution. 
The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
without intervening motion. The motion 
shall not be debatable. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which the motion is dis-
posed of shall not be in order. 
(iv) The joint resolution shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against 
the joint resolution and against its consid-
eration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without inter-
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vening motion except two hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the spon-
sor of the joint resolution (or a designee) 
and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order. 
(B) TREATMENT OF HOUSE JOINT RESO-
LUTION IN SENATE.— 
(i) If, before the passage by the Sen-
ate of a joint resolution of approval or 
joint resolution of disapproval, the Senate 
receives an identical joint resolution from 
the House of Representatives, the following 
procedures shall apply: 
(I) That joint resolution shall not 
be referred to a committee. 
(II) With respect to that joint 
resolution— 
(aa) the procedure in the 
Senate shall be the same as if no 
joint resolution had been received 
from the House of Representa-
tives; but 
(bb) the vote on passage 
shall be on the joint resolution 
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from the House of Representa-
tives. 
(ii) 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 
House of Representatives, that joint reso-
lution shall be placed on the appropriate 
Senate calendar. 
(iii) If a joint resolution of approval 
or a joint resolution of disapproval is re-
ceived from the House, and no companion 
joint resolution has been introduced in the 
Senate, the Senate procedures under this 
subsection shall apply to the House joint 
resolution. 
(C) 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— 
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(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, and su-
persedes 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 
to the same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that House. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
AND LEADERSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees and leadership’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Speaker, the 
majority leader, and the minority leader of the 
House of Representatives. 
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PART 2—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 221. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate; and 
(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)). 
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