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those individuals within and outside of the Government 
of the Russian Federation whom the President determines 
wields significant influence over the formation and imple-
mentation of Russian foreign policy, in particular with re-
spect to the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, democracy, 
and territorial integrity. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—A 
foreign person or an alien is subject to sanctions under 
subsection (c) in accordance with the provisions of such 
subsection if the foreign person or alien, on or after No-
vember 21, 2013— 
(1) is knowingly responsible for or complicit in, 
or engaged in, directly or indirectly— 
(A) actions that significantly undermine 
democratic processes or institutions in Ukraine; 
(B) actions that significantly threaten the 
peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or terri-
torial integrity of Ukraine; 
(C) acts of significant corruption in 
Ukraine, or the seizure or expropriation of sig-
nificant economic assets from Ukraine, includ-
ing the expropriation of private or state assets 
for personal gain, or the facilitation or transfer 
of the proceeds of such expropriation to foreign 
jurisdictions; or 
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(D) the commission of serious human 
rights abuses against citizens of Ukraine or citi-
zens of the Russian Federation; 
(2) is a current or former senior foreign polit-
ical figure of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration who has engaged in any activity described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) operates in the arms or related materiel sec-
tor in the Russian Federation that has engaged in 
any activity described in paragraph (1); 
(4) is a current or former senior foreign polit-
ical figure of an entity that has, or whose members 
have, knowingly engaged in any activity described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) or of an entity whose 
property and interests in property are blocked pur-
suant to this section; 
(5) has knowingly materially assisted, spon-
sored, or provided financial, material, or techno-
logical support for, or goods or services to or in sup-
port of, any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), 
or (3) or of any person whose property and interests 
in property are blocked pursuant to this section; or 
(6) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indi-
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rectly, any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to this section. 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(A) ASSET BLOCKING.—With respect to a 
foreign person who the President, acting 
through the Secretary of the Treasury and in 
consultation with the Secretary of State (or 
their designees), determines meets the require-
ments described in subsection (b) (and, if the 
President determines such foreign person is a 
senior foreign political figure, such foreign per-
son is not included in the classified annex of a 
report submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees under subsection (e)(1)), the 
President, acting through the Secretary of the 
Treasury and in consultation with the Secretary 
of State (or their designees), shall to the extent 
necessary investigate, block during the pend-
ency of an investigation, regulate, direct and 
compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any 
acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, 
withdrawal, transportation, or exportation of, or 
dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or 
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privilege with respect to, or transactions involv-
ing, any property or interests in property of 
such person to the extent such property or in-
terests in property are subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States, pursuant to the ap-
plicable provisions of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.). 
(B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD-
MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows, or 
has reason to believe, meets any of the cri-
teria described in subsection (b) is— 
(I) inadmissible to the United 
States; 
(II) ineligible to receive a visa or 
other documentation to enter the 
United States; and 
(III) otherwise ineligible to be 
admitted or paroled into the United 
States or to receive any other benefit 
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under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (or a designee of one of such 
Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or 
other entry documentation issued to 
an alien who meets any of the criteria 
described in subsection (b), regardless 
of when issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I)— 
(aa) shall take effect imme-
diately; and 
(bb) shall automatically can-
cel any other valid visa or entry 
documentation that is in the 
alien’s possession. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, li-
cense, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
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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. 
(3) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President 
shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations as 
necessary for the implementation of this section. 
(4) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien 
if admitting the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the authority of 
the President to impose additional sanctions pursu-
ant to the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), relevant executive 
orders, regulations, or other provisions of law. 
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