Title: Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020
This bill requires various actions in response to the influence of Russia's government in South and Central Asia and contains other related provisions.
The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy for using U.S. diplomacy to counter such Russian influence.
The bill imposes sanctions on various individuals and entities, including (1) Russian President Vladimir Putin or any person acting on his behalf, (2) any senior Russian government official involved in a program to provide bounties for killing members of the U.S. Armed Forces or certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, and (3) individuals and entities that facilitate illicit or corrupt activities on behalf of Putin or other specified persons. The bill imposes civil and criminal penalties related to violations of such sanctions.
The bill also authorizes various activities, including (1) rewards for information about Russian bounties against U.S. Armed Forces anywhere in the world, and (2) State Department activities to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia.
The State Department shall seek to establish a working group involving officials from the government of Afghanistan to address threats to Afghanistan's security posed by Russia's government. The State Department must also create a Deputy Assistant Secretary position tasked with coordinating efforts to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia. The President shall also appoint a special envoy tasked with countering Russian influence in the region.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4559

   To respond to the provision of bounties by the Government of the 
 Russian Federation for the killing of members of the Armed Forces of 
 the United States and members of the Resolute Support Mission led by 
  the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with respect to certain 
    Russian political figures and oligarchs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2020

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, 
 Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which 
   was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To respond to the provision of bounties by the Government of the 
 Russian Federation for the killing of members of the Armed Forces of 
 the United States and members of the Resolute Support Mission led by 
  the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with respect to certain 
    Russian political figures and oligarchs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Russia Bounty Response Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', 
        ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms 
        in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101).
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.--
        The term ``appropriate congressional committees and 
        leadership'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence, and the majority leader and the minority 
                leader of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, 
                the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
                Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (3) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
        institution'' means a financial institution specified in 
        subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), 
        (M), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States 
        Code.
            (4) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign 
        financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
            (5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to 
        conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has 
        actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the 
        circumstance, or the result.
            (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United 
        States financial institution'' has the meaning given that term 
        in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
            (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

                 TITLE I--COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE

SEC. 101. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN INFLUENCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and leadership a strategy on how 
the United States will diplomatically counter Russian influence in the 
region of South and Central Asia.
    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements:
            (1) A description of the current efforts and strategy of 
        the United States Government to counter Russian influence in 
        the C5+1 format, through which the United States has deepened 
        diplomatic engagement with countries in Central Asia since 
        2015.
            (2) A description of current efforts and strategy by the 
        United States Government to diplomatically urge governments in 
        South and Central Asia to discontinue significant transactions 
        with the Russian defense and intelligence sectors.
            (3) A description of efforts by individual United States 
        missions in South and Central Asia to counter Russian influence 
        since January 2017, to include the number of embassy staff 
        dedicated to countering Russian influence, the number of cables 
        written on the topic as well as a description of their content, 
        efforts to coordinate countering Russian influence among like-
        minded foreign missions in the respective capitals, statements 
        issued by the missions' public affairs office on the topic, and 
        amount of foreign assistance spent in country to counter 
        Russian influence.
            (4) Individual strategic plans for each United States 
        mission in the region that defines the problem of Russian 
        influence in the country, establishes goals, objectives and 
        corresponding metrics to counter Russian interference working 
        with local government and non-governmental partners, and a 
        description of the amount of staff time to be dedicated to 
        implementing the plan.
            (5) A description for how the United States will leverage 
        its role in international bodies to counter Russian influence 
        in South and Central Asia.
            (6) A clear delineation of tasks and responsibilities for 
        the Special Envoy for Countering Russian Influence in South and 
        Central Asia and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countering 
        Russian Influence in South and Central Asia.

SEC. 102. REPORT ON NATO ALLIANCE AND UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO COUNTER 
              RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees and leadership a report providing an assessment of the 
threats and challenges from the Russian Federation facing the NATO 
alliance and the United States in Afghanistan.
    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements:
            (1) A review of current and emerging threats to the United 
        States and NATO in Afghanistan.
            (2) A review of efforts by the United States and NATO to 
        counter Russian influence in Afghanistan since January 2017.
            (3) A description of United States Government efforts to 
        inform NATO allies of the threats posed by the Russian 
        Federation in Afghanistan.
            (4) A description of United States Government efforts to 
        lead a diplomatic effort to counter Russian Federation 
        influence in Afghanistan.
            (5) A description of specific attacks resulting from 
        bounties against United States allies in NATO since 2017, 
        including names of countries of origin and casualty numbers.
            (6) A summary of minutes from meetings of the NATO-Russia 
        Council since January 2017.
            (7) A description of United States diplomatic efforts to 
        engage directly with the Russian Federation with respect to 
        attacks on members of the United States Armed Forces or NATO 
        allies serving in Afghanistan resulting from Russian bounties.
            (8) Options for the realignment of United States and NATO 
        posture in Afghanistan to respond to new threats and challenges 
        presented by the Government of the Russian Federation in 
        Afghanistan.
            (9) A description of the views of counterpart governments, 
        including heads of state, heads of government, political 
        leaders, and military commanders in the region on Russian 
        Federation interference and influence in Afghanistan.

SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN WORKING GROUP ON RUSSIA.

    (a) Working Group.--The Secretary of State shall seek to establish 
a United States-Afghanistan Working Group to address threats posed by 
the Russian Federation to security in Afghanistan.
    (b) Representation.--The United States-Afghanistan Working Group 
should include high-level representatives from the United States and 
Afghanistan as appropriate to jointly assess the threat posed by 
Russian aggression in Afghanistan.
    (c) Regular Meetings.--The working group required to be established 
under subsection (a) shall meet not less than four times per year.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2026 to carry out the activities described in this 
section.

SEC. 104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026 for 
programing that provides rewards to individuals who provide information 
on Russian bounties against United States Armed Forces stationed 
anywhere in the world under the Rewards for Justice Program 
administered by the Department of State under section 36 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708).
    (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a comprehensive 
communications strategy on how the United States Government will 
advertise the program authorized under subsection (a) internationally.

SEC. 105. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COUNTERING  RUSSIAN 
              INFLUENCE.

    The Secretary of State shall create a Deputy Assistant Secretary 
position within the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs tasked 
with coordinating efforts across the bureau to counter Russian 
influence in the region. This individual shall coordinate with the 
Special Envoy for Countering Russian Influence appointed pursuant to 
section 106.

SEC. 106. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AND 
              CENTRAL ASIA.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, a Special Envoy to Counter Russian 
Influence in South and Central Asia, who shall report to the Assistant 
Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. The 
responsibilities for this position shall include--
            (1) serving as the United States liaison to governments in 
        the region working to deny Russian interference in their 
        respective political systems, economies, and security 
        apparatuses;
            (2) leading diplomatic efforts to facilitate increased 
        security assistance, in accordance with existing Leahy vetting 
        conditions under law, for those countries intent on 
        discontinuing security assistance from the Russian Federation;
            (3) serving as a liaison to Department of State officials 
        tasked with implementing section 231 of the Countering 
        America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525) 
        and leading diplomatic efforts to engage with countries in the 
        region on efforts to diminish the sales of Russian weapons to 
        governments in the region;
            (4) regularly engaging local media in countries in South 
        and Central Asia to counter Russian disinformation efforts;
            (5) facilitating efforts to increase the presence of the 
        Global Engagement Center in the countries of South and Central 
        Asia;
            (6) coordinating with United States Chiefs of Mission 
        within the South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau; and
            (7) providing regular updates and briefs to the Committee 
        on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee of Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives on United States 
        efforts to counter Russian influence in the region.

SEC. 107. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER PROGRAMMING IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL 
              ASIA.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026 for 
programing conducted by the Department of State's Global Engagement 
Center to counter Russian influence in the countries of South and 
Central Asia.
    (b) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a communications strategy on how the 
United States will substantially increase Global Engagement Center 
programming in South and Central Asia, to include an assessment of the 
disinformation threat posed by the Russian Federation in the region, a 
summary of United States efforts to date in countering disinformation 
by the Government of the Russian Federation or its proxies, and the 
identification of local partners for the Global Engagement Center.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 108. REPORT ON THE PERSONAL NET WORTH AND ASSETS OF VLADIMIR 
              PUTIN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a detailed report on the personal net worth and 
assets of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, 
including--
            (1) the estimated net worth and known sources of income of 
        Vladimir Putin and his family members, including assets, 
        investments, bank accounts, other business interests, and 
        relevant beneficial ownership information; and
            (2) an identification of the most significant senior 
        foreign political figures and oligarchs in the Russian 
        Federation, as determined by their closeness to Vladimir Putin.
    (b) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 109. EXPANSION OF THE COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND TO SOUTH 
              AND CENTRAL ASIA.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Countering Russian Influence Fund described in 
section 7070(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
115-31; 131 Stat. 706), $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Countering Russian Influence Fund 
shall be used in countries of South and Central Asia the Secretary of 
State has determined are vulnerable to malign influence by the Russian 
Federation to effectively implement, subject to the availability of 
funds, the following goals:
            (1) To assist in protecting critical infrastructure and 
        electoral mechanisms from cyber attacks.
            (2) To combat disinformation and other attempts to 
        influence democratic processes and elections.
            (3) To combat corruption, improve the rule of law, and 
        otherwise strengthen independent judiciaries and prosecutors 
        general offices.
            (4) To improve participatory legislative processes and 
        legal education, political transparency and competition, and 
        compliance with international obligations.
            (5) To build the capacity of civil society, media, and 
        other nongovernmental organizations countering the influence 
        and propaganda of the Russian Federation to combat corruption, 
        prioritize access to truthful information, and operate freely 
        in all regions.
            (6) To assist the Secretary of State in executing the 
        functions specified in section 1239(b) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 
        U.S.C. 113 note) for the purposes of recognizing, 
        understanding, exposing, and countering propaganda and 
        disinformation efforts by foreign governments, in coordination 
        with the relevant regional Assistant Secretary or Assistant 
        Secretaries of the Department of State.
    (c) Revision of Activities for Which Amounts May Be Used.--The 
Secretary of State may modify a goal described in subsection (b) if, 
not later than 15 days before revising such goal, the Secretary 
notifies the appropriate committees of Congress of the revision.
    (d) Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, acting 
        through the Coordinator of United States Assistance to Europe 
        and Eurasia (authorized pursuant to section 601 of the Support 
        for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5461) 
        and section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
        Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
        5812)), and in consultation with the Administrator for the 
        United States Agency for International Development, the 
        Director of the Global Engagement Center of the Department of 
        State, the Secretary of Defense, the Commander of United States 
        European Command, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
        States Agency for Global Media, and the heads of other relevant 
        Federal agencies, coordinate and carry out activities to 
        achieve the goals described in subsection (b).
            (2) Method.--Activities to achieve the goals described in 
        subsection (b) shall be carried out through--
                    (A) initiatives of the United States Government;
                    (B) Federal grant programs such as the Information 
                Access Fund;
                    (C) nongovernmental or international organizations; 
                or
                    (D) support exchanges with countries facing state-
                sponsored disinformation and pressure campaigns, 
                particularly in Europe and Eurasia, provided that a 
                portion of the funds are made available through a 
                process whereby the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
                Affairs of the Department of State solicits proposals 
                from posts located in affected countries to counter 
                state-sponsored disinformation and hybrid threats, 
                promote democracy, and support exchanges with countries 
                facing state-sponsored disinformation and pressure 
                campaigns.
            (3) Report on implementation.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than April 1 of each 
                year, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
                Coordinator of United States Assistance to Europe and 
                Eurasia and the Bureau of South and Central Asian 
                Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
                Congress a report on the programs and activities 
                carried out to achieve the goals described in 
                subsection (b) during the preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph 
                (A) shall include, with respect to each program or 
                activity described in that subparagraph--
                            (i) the amount of funding for the program 
                        or activity;
                            (ii) the goal described in subsection (b) 
                        to which the program or activity relates; and
                            (iii) an assessment of whether or not the 
                        goal was met.
    (e) Coordination With Global Partners.--In order to maximize 
impact, eliminate duplication, and speed the achievement of the goals 
described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall ensure 
coordination with--
            (1) the European Union and its institutions;
            (2) the governments of countries that are members of the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the European Union; and
            (3) international organizations and quasi-governmental 
        funding entities that carry out programs and activities that 
        seek to accomplish the goals described in subsection (b).
    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to apply to or limit United States foreign assistance not 
provided using amounts available in the Countering Russian Influence 
Fund.
    (g) Expansion of Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall expand the 
        pilot program required under section 254(g) of the Countering 
        America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9543(g)) 
        to hire additional personnel within the Bureau for Democracy, 
        Human Rights, and Labor to develop and implement programs 
        focused on combating corruption, improving rule of law, and 
        building capacity of civil society, political parties, and 
        independent media.
            (2) Report on ensuring adequate staffing for governance 
        activities.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives a report on implementation of the pilot program 
        required under section 254(g) of the Countering Russian 
        Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 
        9543(g)).
    (h) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives.

                          TITLE II--SANCTIONS

SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION RELATING TO BOUNTIES ON MEMBERS OF ARMED 
              FORCES AND ALLIED FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Certification and Report.--
            (1) Certification required.--Not later than 15 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
        leadership a certification with respect to--
                    (A) whether or not the Government of the Russian 
                Federation, or a proxy of that Government, offered 
                bounties, or ordered, directed, or was otherwise 
                responsible for the offering of bounties, for the 
                killing of members of the Armed Forces of the United 
                States or members of the Resolute Support Mission led 
                by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly 
                referred to as ``NATO'') in Afghanistan;
                    (B) whether the information described in 
                subparagraph (A) was provided to--
                            (i) senior officials of the United States 
                        Government, including the President and the 
                        Vice President, and, if so, when that 
                        information was provided to those officials; 
                        and
                            (ii) allies of the United States serving in 
                        Afghanistan under the NATO-led Resolute Support 
                        Mission.
            (2) Report required.--Not later than 15 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
        leadership a report describing the measures taken by the 
        Department of Defense to provide greater protection to members 
        of the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan.
            (3) Form.--The certification required by paragraph (1) and 
        the report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in 
        unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--If the President certifies under 
        subsection (a)(1)(A) that the Government of the Russian 
        Federation or a proxy of that Government was responsible for 
        bounties as described in that subsection, the President shall, 
        not later than 15 days after the date of the certification, 
        impose the following sanctions:
                    (A) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise 
                all of the powers granted to the President under the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and 
                prohibit all transactions in property and interests in 
                property of each person described in paragraph (2) if 
                such property and interests in property are in the 
                United States, come within the United States, or are or 
                come within the possession or control of a United 
                States person.
                    (B) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or 
                parole.--
                            (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien 
                        described in paragraph (2) 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 
                                under the Immigration and Nationality 
                                Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
                            (ii) Current visas revoked.--
                                    (I) In general.--The visa or other 
                                entry documentation of an alien 
                                described in paragraph (2) shall be 
                                revoked, regardless of when such visa 
                                or other entry documentation is or was 
                                issued.
                                    (II) Immediate effect.--A 
                                revocation under subclause (I) shall--
                                            (aa) take effect 
                                        immediately; and
                                            (bb) automatically cancel 
                                        any other valid visa or entry 
                                        documentation that is in the 
                                        alien's possession.
            (2) Persons described.--A person described in this 
        paragraph is any of the following:
                    (A) Vladimir Putin or any person acting for or on 
                behalf of Vladimir Putin, including any person managing 
                any of his assets anywhere in the world.
                    (B) Any senior official of the Government of the 
                Russian Federation determined by the President to have 
                been involved in the activity described in subsection 
                (a)(1)(A).
                    (C) Any official of a defense or intelligence unit 
                of that Government, including the Main Intelligence 
                Agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the 
                Russian Federation, if that unit is determined by the 
                President to have been involved in the activity 
                described in subsection (a)(1)(A).

SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEFENSE AND 
              INTELLIGENCE SECTORS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the 
President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all 
transactions in property and interests in property of persons 
specified, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, pursuant to 
regulations or other guidance issued under section 231(e) of the 
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 
9525(e)) if such property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States person.

SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH 
              CERTAIN RUSSIAN POLITICAL FIGURES AND OLIGARCHS.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date that is 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall exercise all of 
the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in 
property of each person described in subsection (b), if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
United States person.
    (b) Persons Described.--The persons described in this subsection 
are--
            (1) political figures, oligarchs, and other persons that 
        facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, directly or 
        indirectly, on behalf of the President of the Russian 
        Federation, Vladimir Putin, and persons acting for or on behalf 
        of such political figures, oligarchs, and persons;
            (2) Russian parastatal entities that facilitate illicit and 
        corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the 
        President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin;
            (3) family members of persons described in paragraph (1) or 
        (2) that derive significant benefits from such illicit and 
        corrupt activities; and
            (4) persons, including financial institutions, that 
        knowingly engage in significant transactions with persons 
        described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
    (c) Updated Report on Oligarchs and Parastatal Entities of the 
Russian Federation.--Section 241 of the Countering America's 
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 922) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Updated Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an updated report on oligarchs and 
parastatal entities of the Russian Federation that builds on the report 
submitted under subsection (a) on January 29, 2018, by--
            ``(1) including the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (5) of subsection (a); and
            ``(2) excluding from the portion of the report responsive 
        to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) any individual with respect 
        to which there is no credible information suggesting the 
        individual has the close financial or political relationships, 
        or engages in the illicit activities, described in subsection 
        (a).''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``The report required under subsection (a)'' and 
        inserting ``The reports required by subsections (a) and (b)''.
    (d) Strategy Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and leadership a strategy 
describing how the President will coordinate with the European Union 
and its individual member countries with respect to efforts to deny 
Russian persons described in the updated report required by subsection 
(b) of section 241 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act, as amended by subsection (c), access to financial 
institutions or real estate in the European Union or United States.

SEC. 204. 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 the extent necessary 
to carry out this title.
    (b) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of the provisions of 
section 201(b)(1)(A), section 202, section 203(a), or any regulation, 
license, or order issued to carry out such provisions, shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (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 described in 
subsection (a) of such section 206.

SEC. 205. EXCEPTIONS.

    (a) Intelligence Activities.--This title 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 
authorized intelligence activities of the United States.
    (b) Exception To Comply With International Obligations and for Law 
Enforcement Activities.--Sanctions under section 201(b)(1)(B) shall not 
apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into 
the United States is necessary--
            (1) 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; or
            (2) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the 
        United States.
    (c) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
            (1) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose 
        sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or a 
        requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
            (2) Good defined.--In this subsection, the term ``good'' 
        means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
        supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
        equipment, and excluding technical data.
    (d) Exception Relating to Activities of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.--
            (1) In general.--This title shall not apply with respect to 
        activities of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this title or the 
        amendments made by this title shall be construed to authorize 
        the imposition of any sanction or other condition, limitation, 
        restriction, or prohibition, that directly or indirectly 
        impedes the supply by any entity of the Russian Federation of 
        any product or service, or the procurement of such product or 
        service by any contractor or subcontractor of the United States 
        or any other entity, relating to or in connection with any 
        space launch conducted for--
                    (A) the National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration; or
                    (B) any other non-Department of Defense customer.
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