the good or service under title VII of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.). 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the application of subsection (a) one time for a pe-
riod of not more than 180 days with respect to a 
country, a good, or a service if the President deter-
mines that such a waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
WAIVERS
FOR
CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES.—The President may not waive the ap-
plication of subsection (a) with respect to— 
(A) a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined has repeat-
edly provided support for acts of international 
terrorism (commonly referred to as a ‘‘state 
sponsor of terrorism’’), for purposes of— 
(i) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Ex-
port Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(ii) section 620A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(iii) section 40(d) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(iv) any other provision of law; or 
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(B) 
a 
country 
specified 
in 
section 
4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 18. EXCEPTIONS. 
(a) SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION.—This Act shall not apply with respect to the 
provision of humanitarian assistance (including medical 
assistance) to the people of the Russian Federation. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 
This Act shall not apply with respect to activities subject 
to the reporting requirements under title V of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any au-
thorized intelligence activities of the United States. 
(c) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL 
OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under this Act shall not apply 
to the admission of an alien if the admission of that alien 
is necessary to comply with United States obligations 
under the Agreement between 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, under 
the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 
April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, 
or under other international agreements. 
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SEC. 19. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act. 
(b) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
Act or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out 
this Act shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 
same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
SEC. 20. TERMINATION AUTHORITY; REIMPOSITION OF 
SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may terminate the 
application of sanctions, prohibitions, restrictions, duties, 
and penalties under this Act if the President certifies to 
Congress that— 
(1) all actors described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 4 have verifiably ceased engaging in acts de-
scribed in subsection (b) of that section; and 
(2) the Government of the Russian Federation 
has entered into a peace agreement with Ukraine. 
(b) REIMPOSITION.—If, after the submission of a cer-
tification described in subsection (a), an actor described 
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in subsection (a) of section 4 engages in an act described 
in subsection (b) of that section, the President shall imme-
diately reimpose all previously terminated sanctions, pro-
hibitions, restrictions, duties, and penalties imposed under 
this Act, in addition to new sanctions, prohibitions, re-
strictions, duties, and penalties under this Act. 
Æ 
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