117 HR 7066 RH: Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-05-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 239117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7066[Report No. 117–319, Part I]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 11, 2022Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedMay 10, 2022Additional sponsors: Mr. Hill and Ms. Garcia of TexasMay 10, 2022Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicMay 10, 2022Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2022A BILLTo require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022.

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Requirements

(a)

In general

A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution.(b)

Provision of law described

A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving—(1)the conduct of transactions;(2)the acceptance of deposits;(3)the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits;(4)the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options;(5)the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or(6)any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution.(c)

Penalty

A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution.(d)

United States financial institution defined

In this section, the term United States financial institution means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the United States, but not such institutions’ foreign branches, offices, or agencies.

May 10, 2022Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed