[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6856 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6856
To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian
Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to
negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement,
or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Lawler, Mr. Keating, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Suozzi)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform,
Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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 concerned
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A BILL
To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian
Federation if the Government of the Russian Federation refuses to
negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine, violates any such agreement,
or initiates another military invasion of Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Peace Through
Strength Against Russia Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or
supporting the Government of the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 103. Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial
institutions affiliated with the Government
of the Russian Federation.
Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions with respect to other entities owned
or controlled by the Government of the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 105. Prohibition on transfers of funds involving the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 106. Prohibition on listing or trading of Russian entities on
United States securities exchanges.
Sec. 107. Prohibition on investments by United States persons in the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 108. Prohibition on energy exports to, and investments in energy
sector of, the Russian Federation.
Sec. 109. Prohibition on purchases of sovereign debt of the Russian
Federation by United States persons.
Sec. 110. Prohibition on provision of services to sanctioned financial
institutions by international financial
messaging systems.
Sec. 111. Prohibition on importing, and sanctions with respect to,
uranium from the Russian Federation.
Sec. 112. Ending Russian oil import loophole.
Sec. 113. Imposition of sanctions on Russia-North Korea cooperation.
Sec. 114. Sanctions for kidnapping Ukrainian children.
Sec. 115. Increases in duties on goods imported from the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 116. Exceptions.
Sec. 117. Waiver.
Sec. 118. Sanctions implementation and penalties.
Sec. 119. Termination.
TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 201. Repeal of sunset of Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
Sec. 202. Severability.
TITLE I--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through
account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', and
``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those terms
in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
(2) Adequate maritime insurance.--The term ``adequate
maritime insurance''--
(A) means verified documentation evidencing
protection and indemnity insurance with audited
financial statements of the insurer; and
(B) does not include insurance provided by an
insurer organized under the laws of the Russian
Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of
the Government of the Russian Federation.
(3) Admission; admitted; alien; etc.--The terms
``admission'', ``admitted'', ``alien'', and ``lawfully admitted
for permanent residence'' have the meanings given those terms
in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101).
(4) Armed forces of the russian federation.--The term
``Armed Forces of the Russian Federation'' includes--
(A) the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation;
(B) the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation;
(C) the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D) the Navy of the Russian Federation;
(E) the Special Operations Command of the Russian
Federation;
(F) the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian
Federation;
(G) the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation;
(H) the Main Directorate of the General Staff of
the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly
known as the Main Intelligence Directorate of the
Russian Federation);
(I) the Federal Security Service of the Russian
Federation;
(J) the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian
Federation;
(K) cyber actors of the Government of the Russian
Federation; and
(L) any successor entities or proxies of the
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (K).
(5) Blocked property.--The term ``blocked property'' means
any property blocked pursuant to the authority of the President
under section 203 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).
(6) Critical infrastructure.--
(A) In general.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'', with respect to Ukraine, means
systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so
vital to Ukraine that the incapacity or destruction of
such systems and assets would have catastrophic
regional or national effects on public health or
safety, economic security, or national security.
(B) Included sectors.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' includes assets in the following
sectors:
(i) Biotechnology.
(ii) Chemical.
(iii) Commercial facilities.
(iv) Communications.
(v) Critical manufacturing.
(vi) Dams.
(vii) Defense industrial base.
(viii) Emergency services.
(ix) Energy.
(x) Financial services.
(xi) Food and agriculture.
(xii) Government facilities.
(xiii) Healthcare and public health.
(xiv) Information technology.
(xv) Materials and waste.
(xvi) Nuclear reactors.
(xvii) Space.
(xviii) Transportation systems.
(xix) Water and wastewater systems.
(7) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
(8) Knowing; knowingly; knows.--The terms ``knowing'',
``knowingly'', and ``knows'', with respect to conduct, a
circumstance, or a result, means that a person had actual
knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
circumstance, or the result.
(9) Military invasion.--The term ``military invasion''
includes--
(A) a ground operation or assault;
(B) an amphibious landing or assault;
(C) an airborne operation or air assault;
(D) an aerial bombardment or blockade;
(E) missile attacks, including rockets, ballistic
missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic missiles;
(F) a naval bombardment or armed blockade;
(G) a destructive or destabilizing cyber attack
against critical infrastructure; and
(H) an attack by a country on any territory
controlled or administered by any other independent,
sovereign country, including offshore islands
controlled or administered by that country.
(10) Russian person.--The term ``Russian person'' means--
(A) a citizen or national of the Russian
Federation; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the
jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian
Federation.
(11) 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 any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
SEC. 102. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH OR
SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall--
(1) review any persons and vessels that may be described in
subsection (b); and
(2) after conducting that review--
(A) impose the sanctions described in subsection
(e) with respect to any persons the President
determines are described in subsection (b); and
(B) identify as blocked property any vessels the
President determines are described in subsection (b).
(b) Persons Described.--The persons and vessels described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) The following officials of the Government of the
Russian Federation:
(A) The President of the Russian Federation.
(B) The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
(C) The Minister of Defense of the Russian
Federation.
(D) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation.
(E) The Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian
Federation.
(F) The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(G) The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
of the Russian Federation.
(H) The Commander of the Airborne Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(I) The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the
Russian Federation.
(J) The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(K) The Commander of the Special Operations Forces
of the Russian Federation.
(L) The Commander of Logistical Support of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(M) The commanders of the Russian Federation
military districts.
(N) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation.
(O) The Minister of Transport of the Russian
Federation.
(P) The Minister of Finance of the Russian
Federation.
(Q) The Minister of Industry and Trade of the
Russian Federation.
(R) The Minister of Energy of the Russian
Federation.
(S) The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian
Federation.
(T) The Director of the Foreign Intelligence
Service of the Russian Federation.
(U) The Director of the Federal Security Service of
the Russian Federation.
(V) The Director of the Main Directorate of the
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation.
(W) The Director of the National Guard of the
Russian Federation.
(X) The Federal Guard Service of the Russian
Federation.
(Y) Any other senior official of the Russian
Federation, as determined by the President.
(2) Any foreign person that the President determines, on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) knowingly sells, leases, or provides, or
facilitates selling, leasing, or providing, goods or
services relating to the defense industrial base of the
Russian Federation, including--
(i) computer numerical control (CNC) tools
and associated machinery, software, and
maintenance or upgrade services;
(ii) lubricant additives;
(iii) nitrocellulose, wood cellulose, and
associated additives and components necessary
for the production of propellant or energetics
for munitions;
(iv) chemical coatings;
(v) fiber optic cables with military
applications and associated technologies needed
to manufacture such cables;
(vi) advanced sensors;
(vii) items on the Common High Priority
Items List maintained by the Bureau of Industry
and Security of the Department of Commerce; or
(viii) any additional items determined by
the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Commerce, to be critical to
the defense industrial base of the Russian
Federation;
(B) knowingly facilitates deceptive or structured
transactions to provide the goods and services
described in subparagraph (A);
(C) knowingly conducts a significant transaction
with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D) knowingly engages, directly or indirectly, in
activities that--
(i) materially undermine the military
readiness of Ukraine;
(ii) seek to overthrow, dismantle, or
subvert the Government of Ukraine;
(iii) debilitate the critical
infrastructure of Ukraine;
(iv) debilitate cybersecurity systems
through malicious electronic attacks or
cyberattacks on Ukraine;
(v) undermine the democratic processes of
Ukraine;
(vi) undermine the peace, security,
political stability, or territorial integrity
of Ukraine; or
(vii) involve committing serious abuses of
internationally recognized human rights against
citizens of Ukraine, including forcible
transfers, enforced disappearances, unjust
detainment, forced deportation of children, or
torture;
(E) knowingly participated or is participating in
the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or
bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the
Crimean peninsula;
(F) knowingly endangered the integrity, safety, or
undermined Ukrainian operational control of the
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station located in
southeastern Ukraine since the Russian Federation
launched an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine;
(G) is a leader, official, senior executive
officer, or member of the board of directors of, or
principal shareholder with a controlling or majority
interest in, an entity that is operating in the defense
industrial base or energy or transportation sectors of
the economy of the Russian Federation in support of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(H) is an oligarch in the Russian Federation who--
(i) has not demonstrated opposition to the
Russian Federation's war on Ukraine; or
(ii) continues, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to benefit from an
association with the Government of the Russian
Federation;
(I) is responsible for or complicit in, or has
directly or indirectly engaged in, for or on behalf of,
or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation--
(i) transnational crime, corruption,
bribery, extortion, or money laundering;
(ii) assassination, murder, or other
unlawful killing of, or infliction of other
bodily harm or other crimes against humanity
against, a United States person or a citizen or
national of an ally or partner of the United
States;
(iii) activities that undermine the peace,
security, political stability, or territorial
integrity of the United States or an ally or
partner of the United States; or
(iv) deceptive or structured transactions
or dealings that circumvent the application of
any sanctions imposed by the United States,
including through the use of digital currencies
or assets or the use of physical assets; or
(J) is a leader, official, senior executive
officer, or member of the board of directors of, or
principal shareholder with a controlling or majority
interest in, any of the following Russian energy
projects:
(i) The Yamal Liquefied Natural Gas Project
or a successor project.
(ii) The Arctic 1, 2, and 3 Liquefied
Natural Gas Projects or a successor project.
(iii) Projects in the Arctic region carried
out after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(3) Any foreign vessel the President determines, based on
credible information, is used by the Government of the Russian
Federation or Russian persons to move crude oil, arms, or other
goods for the purpose of circumventing sanctions imposed by the
United States or other countries, including any vessel the
owner, operator, or manager of which knowingly--
(A) exhibits or engages in unsafe or nonstandard
maritime behavior in furtherance of the transportation
of crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural
gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical
products, coal, or coal products that originated in the
Russian Federation;
(B) lacks adequate maritime insurance for the
transport of goods described in subparagraph (A); or
(C) evades compliance with a price cap for crude
oil and petroleum products that originated in the
Russian Federation established by--
(i) the international coalition made up of
Australia, Canada, the European Union, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the United
Kingdom, and the United States and known as the
``Price Cap Coalition''; or
(ii) the United States.
(4) Any foreign person that the President determines
knowingly--
(A) owns, operates, or manages a vessel described
in paragraph (3);
(B) provides underwriting services or insurance or
reinsurance necessary for such a vessel;
(C) serves as a captain or senior leadership of the
crew of such a vessel; or
(D) transfers to the Russian Federation, or
provides for the use of by a Russian person, any vessel
designed for the transportation of crude oil, uranium,
natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum,
petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or
coal products.
(5) Any foreign vessel that the President determines
knowingly--
(A) transports crude oil, uranium, natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products,
petrochemical products, coal, or coal products that
originated in the Russian Federation;
(B) engages in a ship-to-ship transfer involving
crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas,
petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products,
coal, or coal products that originated in the Russian
Federation with a vessel that is subject to sanctions
imposed by the United States; or
(C) provides services to a vessel described in
subparagraph (A) or (B).
(6) Any foreign person that the President determines is the
owner or operator of a foreign port that allows a vessel
subject to sanctions imposed by the United States for
supporting the Russian Federation to port or otherwise receive
services.
(7) Any foreign person, including a foreign person acting
on behalf of a person described in this subsection (in this
paragraph referred to as the ``sanctioned person''), if the
sanctioned person transferred property or an interest in
property to the person--
(A) after the date on which the President imposed
sanctions with respect to the sanctioned person; or
(B) before that date, if the sanctioned person did
so in an attempt to evade the imposition of sanctions.
(c) Vessels Subject to Sanctions by the United Kingdom or European
Union.--In determining under subsection (b)(3) if a vessel is a foreign
vessel used by the Government of the Russian Federation or Russian
persons to move crude oil, arms, or other goods for the purpose of
circumventing sanctions, the President may use as prima facie evidence
that the vessel is subject to sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom,
the European Union, the Group of 7, or a member of the Five Eyes
intelligence alliance.
(d) Maintenance of Certain Sanctions Relating to Specified Harmful
Foreign Activities.--Sanctions and other measures provided for under
any Executive order issued to address the national emergency that the
President continued on April 10, 2025, with respect to specified
harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation
(90 Fed. Reg. 15523), as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act, including with respect to all persons sanctioned
under any such Executive order, shall remain in effect.
(e) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection to be imposed with respect to a person described in
subsection (b) are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--The President shall exercise all
of the powers granted by the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block any vessel
described in subsection (b), and block and prohibit all
transactions in all property and interests in property of a
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.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien
described in subsection (b) shall be--
(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.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation of an alien described in
subsection (b) shall be revoked, regardless of
when such visa or other entry documentation is
or was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
clause (i) shall--
(I) take effect immediately; and
(II) automatically cancel any other
valid visa or entry documentation that
is in the possession of the alien.
SEC. 103. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall--
(A) impose 2 or more of the sanctions described in
subsection (d) with respect to the Central Bank of the
Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) and any subsidiary
of, or successor entity to, that Bank;
(B) impose all of the sanctions described in
subsection (d) with respect to--
(i) Sberbank;
(ii) VTB Bank;
(iii) Gazprombank;
(iv) any other financial institution
organized under the laws of the Russian
Federation and owned in whole or in part by the
Government of the Russian Federation;
(v) any foreign financial institution that
knowingly facilitates a significant transaction
or provides significant financial services for
a foreign person described in section
102(b)(2)(F)(i) or (ii);
(vi) any subsidiary of, or successor entity
to, any of the financial institutions described
in clauses (i) through (iv); and
(vii) except as provided by subsection (c),
any foreign financial institution that engages
in significant transactions with any of the
financial institutions described in clauses (i)
through (vi); and
(C) impose the sanctions described in section
102(e) with respect to any leaders, officials, senior
executive officers, or members of the board of
directors of, or any principal shareholders with a
controlling or majority interest in, a financial
institution described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(2) Updates.--Not later than 210 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
President shall--
(A) review any persons that may be described in
paragraph (1); and
(B) if sanctions have not been imposed under this
subsection with respect to any person the President
determines is described in paragraph (1), impose such
sanctions with respect to that person.
(b) Prohibition on Transactions by United States Persons.--
Effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall prohibit any United States person from
engaging in any transaction with a financial institution described in
subsection (a)(1)(B).
(c) Exception for Certain Financial Institutions.--The President is
not required to impose sanctions under subsection (a)(1)(B) with
respect to a foreign financial institution described in clause (vi) of
that subsection if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that
imposing such sanctions is not consistent with the economic or foreign
policy interests of the United States.
(d) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection to be imposed with respect to a financial institution
described in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--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 the financial institution
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.
(2) CAATSA sanctions.--2 or more of the sanctions described
in section 235 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through
Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) that are not already imposed.
(3) Restrictions on correspondent and payable-through
accounts.--The President shall prohibit the opening, and
prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the
United States, of a correspondent account or payable-through
account by the financial institution.
(e) Rule of Construction.--
(1) Treatment of returns on immobilized russian sovereign
assets.--
(A) In general.--A United States or foreign
financial institution holding immobilized Russian
sovereign assets under the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division
F of Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) or any
other provision of law is not required to return any
interest earned on those assets and due to the Russian
Federation.
(B) Exception for interest earned.--Subparagraph
(A) shall not be construed as affecting the treatment
of interest earned on the assets of persons the assets
of which have been blocked under any provision of law.
(2) Loans to ukraine using immobilized russian sovereign
assets.--Sanctions imposed under this section shall not apply
with respect to payments on--
(A) the loans provided by the United States and the
Group of 7 or the European Union to Ukraine that are
serviced and repaid with the proceeds of immobilized
Russian sovereign assets; or
(B) any loans from the United States or countries
that are members of the Group of 7 or the European
Union made after the date of the enactment of this Act
using proceeds from immobilized Russian sovereign
assets.
SEC. 104. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER ENTITIES OWNED
OR CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall--
(1) review any entity--
(A) in which the Government of the Russian
Federation may have a controlling or majority ownership
interest; or
(B) that may otherwise be affiliated with the
Government of the Russian Federation; and
(2) impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with
respect to an entity if the President determines that--
(A) the Government of the Russian Federation has a
controlling or majority ownership interest in the
entity; or
(B) the entity is otherwise affiliated with the
Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Sanctions Described.--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 an entity described in subsection (a) 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. 105. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (b), effective on
the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a
depository institution (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A))) or a broker or dealer in
securities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) may not
process transfers of funds--
(1) to or from the Government of the Russian Federation,
including any entity owned by the Government of the Russian
Federation; or
(2) for the direct or indirect benefit of officials of the
Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Exception.--A depository institution, broker, or dealer
described in subsection (a) may process a transfer described in that
subsection if the transfer arises from, and is ordinarily incident and
necessary to give effect to, an underlying transaction that is
authorized by a specific or general license.
SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON LISTING OR TRADING OF RUSSIAN ENTITIES ON
UNITED STATES SECURITIES EXCHANGES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
prohibit the securities of an issuer described in subsection (b) from
being traded on a national securities exchange.
(b) Issuers.--An issuer described in this subsection is an issuer
that is--
(1) an official of or individual affiliated with the
Government of the Russian Federation; or
(2) an entity--
(A) in which the Government of the Russian
Federation has a controlling or majority ownership
interest; or
(B) that is otherwise affiliated with the
Government of the Russian Federation.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Issuer; security.--The terms ``issuer'' and
``security'' have the meanings given those terms in section
3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)).
(2) National securities exchange.--The term ``national
securities exchange'' means an exchange registered as a
national securities exchange in accordance with section 6 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f).
SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENTS BY UNITED STATES PERSONS IN THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
Effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the following are prohibited:
(1) New investment in the Russian Federation by a United
States person, wherever located.
(2) The exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United
States person, wherever located, of any category of services
identified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, to any person located in the
Russian Federation.
(3) Any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by
a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a
foreign person if the transaction by that foreign person would
be prohibited by this section if performed by a United States
person or within the United States.
SEC. 108. PROHIBITION ON ENERGY EXPORTS TO, AND INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY
SECTOR OF, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Prohibitions on Investments and Exports.--
(1) In general.--Effective on the date that is 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the following are
prohibited:
(A) Any new investment in the energy sector of the
Russian Federation by a United States person.
(B) The export, reexport, or in-country transfer to
or in the Russian Federation of any energy or energy
product produced in the United States.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``export'',
``in-country transfer'', and ``reexport'' have the meanings
given those terms in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
(b) Sanctions.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in section 102(e) with respect to any foreign person that the President
determines knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets, or otherwise
provides goods, services, technology, or other support that facilitates
the maintenance or expansion of the production of oil, uranium, natural
gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products,
petrochemical products, coal, or coal products for use by any person
subject to sanctions under section 102 or 103.
SEC. 109. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASES OF SOVEREIGN DEBT OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION BY UNITED STATES PERSONS.
Upon the enactment of this Act, the purchase of sovereign debt of
the Government of the Russian Federation by any United States person
(including a United States financial institution) is prohibited.
SEC. 110. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF SERVICES TO SANCTIONED FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MESSAGING
SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall--
(1) review any person that may be described in subsection
(b); and
(2) impose sanctions pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with
respect to any person the President determines is described in
that subsection.
(b) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is--
(1) any entity that--
(A) operates with the intent to predominantly
engage in the business of providing global financial
messaging services; and
(B) is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, as
knowingly being used to circumvent any sanctions
imposed under section 103 or any other provision of
this title; or
(2) a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member
of the board of directors of, or principal shareholder with a
controlling or majority interest in, any entity described in
paragraph (1).
(c) Exception.--The President may waive the imposition of sanctions
under subsection (a) with respect to an entity predominantly engaged in
the business of providing global financial messaging services for,
directly providing such services to, or enabling or facilitating direct
or indirect access to such services for, any financial institution
subject to sanctions under section 103 or any other provision of this
title if the entity--
(1) is subject to a sanctions regime under its governing
foreign law that requires it to eliminate the knowing provision
of such services to, and the knowing enabling and facilitation
of direct or indirect access to such services for, foreign
financial institutions identified under such governing foreign
law for purposes of that sanctions regime if the President
determines that the sanctions regime under governing foreign
law is not inconsistent with the economic or foreign policy
interests of the United States;
(2) has, pursuant to that sanctions regime, terminated the
knowing provision of such services to, and the knowing enabling
and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such services
for, foreign financial institutions identified under such
governing foreign law for purposes of that sanctions regime;
and
(3) provides significant financial messaging services to
United States financial institutions, as determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary
of State.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
SEC. 111. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTING, AND SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO,
URANIUM FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Implementation of Prohibition on Uranium Imports From the
Russian Federation.--Upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall take all necessary steps to implement the requirements
of section 3112A(d) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
10a(d)) regarding the importation of uranium from the Russian
Federation, including the importation of any uranium from Rosatom State
Atomic Energy Corporation or any subsidiary or successor entity.
(b) Sanctions.--Beginning on the date described in section
3112A(d)(2)(C) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
10a(d)(2)(C)), and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall
impose sanctions described in section 102(e) with respect to any
leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board
of directors of, or principal shareholders with a controlling or
majority interest in, Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation or any
subsidiary or successor entity.
SEC. 112. ENDING RUSSIAN OIL IMPORT LOOPHOLE.
(a) In General.--The Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act (Public
Law 117-109; 136 Stat. 1154) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 3 as section 4; and
(2) by inserting after section 2 the following:
``SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS PRODUCED AT
REFINERIES OUTSIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
``All products classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule that were produced at any refinery that uses crude oil
originating in the Russian Federation shall be banned from importation
into the United States.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 4 of the Ending Importation of
Russian Oil Act (Public Law 117-109; 136 Stat. 1154), as redesignated
by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or 3'' after
``section 2''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``or 3'' after
``section 2''.
SEC. 113. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President
shall impose the sanctions described in section 102(e) of this Act with
respect to the following:
(1) Any foreign person that is responsible for or
facilitates the transfer or sale of arms or material support
from North Korea to be used in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.
(2) Any foreign person that knowingly, directly or
indirectly, imports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from
North Korea any goods services or technology for weapons that
may be used by Russian forces or their proxies in Russia's
illegal war in Ukraine.
(3) Any foreign financial institution that knowingly
facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant
financial services for a foreign person described in paragraph
(1) or (2).
(4) Any foreign person that engages in a significant
transaction related to the transfer or sale of arms or material
support with a foreign person described in paragraph (1) or (2)
or foreign financial institution described in paragraph (3).
(5) Any foreign person assisting in the logistical supply
and movement of North Korean personnel, arms or material
support to be used in Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes
significant activities by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to
support the Russian Federation and its proxies in Russia's illegal war
in Ukraine.
(c) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by this section
shall include the following:
(1) The number of North Korean troops that have been sent
to fight Ukraine, casualties inflicted on these troops, and the
impact on the battlefield of having North Korean military
personnel on the frontlines.
(2) The identity and nationality of foreign persons and
foreign financial institutions that are subject to sanctions
pursuant to this section.
(3) A description of the conduct engaged in by such persons
and institutions.
(4) An assessment of the extent to which a foreign
government has provided material support to the Government of
North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that
government to conduct significant activities to materially
support Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.
(5) A United States strategy to counter North Korea's
efforts to conduct significant activities to support Russia's
war in Ukraine, that includes efforts to engage foreign
governments to halt the capability of the Government of North
Korea and persons acting for or on behalf of that government to
conduct significant activities supporting Russia's illegal war
in Ukraine.
(d) Form.--The report required by this section shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 114. SANCTIONS FOR KIDNAPPING UKRAINIAN CHILDREN.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in Section 102(e) of this Act with respect to all foreign
persons that have directed or in any way participated in the kidnapping
and wrongful patriation of Ukrainian children.
SEC. 115. INCREASES IN DUTIES ON GOODS IMPORTED FROM THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, increase the rate of duty for all goods, including
oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products,
petrochemical products, coal, and coal products, imported into the
United States from the Russian Federation to a rate of up to 500
percent ad valorem.
(b) Duty Rate in Addition to Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties.--The rate of duty required under subsection (a) with respect to
a good described in that subsection shall be in addition to any
antidumping or countervailing duty applicable with respect to the good
under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).
SEC. 116. EXCEPTIONS.
(a) Exception for Humanitarian Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Sanctions and other measures under this
title shall not apply to--
(A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction
for the provision of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or
for humanitarian purposes; or
(B) transactions that are necessary for, or related
to, the activities described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Rule of interpretation.--This subsection should be
interpreted to apply to an entity carrying out any
internationally recognized agreement with the Government of
Ukraine for the sale or provision of agricultural commodities,
food, medicine, or medical devices to and from Ukraine unless
the President determines that the agreement is being used to
evade sanctions imposed by the United States, the United
Kingdom, the European Union, or the Group of 7.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Agricultural commodity.--The term
``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning given such
term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(B) Medical device.--The term ``medical device''
has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321).
(C) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the
meaning given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(b) Exception for Intelligence and Law Enforcement 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 to carry out or assist any authorized
intelligence or law enforcement activities of the United States.
(c) Exception To Comply With International Obligations.--Sanctions
under this title shall not apply to the admission or parole of an alien
into the United States if such admission or parole 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, or under the Convention
on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into
force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.
(d) Exception To Comply With Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
Agreements.--This title shall not apply to activities carried out under
an agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian
Federation entered into under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153).
(e) Exception for Certain Imports of Low-Enriched Uranium for
Nuclear Reactors.--This title shall not apply with respect to imports
into the United States of low-enriched uranium described in paragraph
(1) of section 3112A(d) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-
10a(d)) or medical isotopes for which a waiver has been issued under
paragraph (2) of that section.
(f) Exception for Official Government Business.--This title shall
not apply to transactions for the conduct of the official business of
the United States Government (including transactions necessary for the
operation of the United States embassy or United States consulates in
the Russian Federation) or the United Nations (including its
specialized agencies, programs, funds, and related organizations) by
employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.
(g) Exception for Non-Russian Oil That Transits Russian
Territory.--This title shall not apply to oil originating in a country
other than the Russian Federation that transits the territory of the
Russian Federation, or to any entity that transports such oil, for
export to international markets.
(h) General Licenses.--
(1) In general.--This title shall not apply with respect to
a United States person that is operating under the terms of a
general license issued by the Department of the Treasury before
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this title shall be
construed to affect the terms of a general license described in
paragraph (1), the authority of United States persons to
continue to operate under such a license, or the authority of
the Secretary of the Treasury to extend or issue new general
licenses.
(i) Exception for Wind-Down Operations.--During the 270-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, sanctions under
this title shall not apply with respect to--
(1) an activity related to the wind down or divestiture of
operations in the Russian Federation by an entity located in
the Russian Federation that is not owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by a Russian person; or
(2) an entity located in the Russian Federation that is
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a United States
person if that United States person is engaged in good faith
efforts to wind down or divest operations in the Russian
Federation, including providing ongoing operational support to
wind down or divest operations.
(j) Exception for Safety of Vessels and Crew.--Sanctions under this
title shall not apply with respect to a person providing provisions to
a vessel otherwise subject to sanctions under this title if such
provisions are intended--
(1) for the safety and care of the crew aboard the vessel;
(2) for the protection of human life aboard the vessel; or
(3) to avoid any environmental or other significant damage.
(k) 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 shall be
construed to authorize the imposition of any sanction or other
condition, limitation, restriction, prohibition, or other
measure, 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.
(l) Exception Relating to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.--This
title shall not apply to any foreign person seeking to reestablish
Ukrainian operational control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station
or the surrounding region.
SEC. 117. WAIVER.
(a) In General.--The President may, subject to subsection (b),
waive the application of any provision of this title to a foreign
person or nation for such time as the President determines appropriate
for up to renewable periods of 2 years.
(b) Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Before issuing a waiver under subsection
(a), the President shall submit to Congress--
(A) a certification in writing that the issuance of
the waiver is in the national security interests of the
United States; and
(B) a report explaining the basis for the
certification.
(2) Consolidation of reports.--If the President is issuing
more than one waiver of a section of this title, the President
may include, in one report submitted under paragraph (1), the
certifications and explanations required by that paragraph with
respect to each such waiver, as long as all of such
certifications and explanations relate to a waiver of the same
section of this title.
(3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(4) Rule of construction.--Pursuant to the authority
provided under section 115, the President is not required to
issue a waiver or submit a report to Congress under this
section if the President is adjusting the rate of duty under
those sections to a rate that is greater than 0 and less than
or equal to 500 percent ad valorem.
SEC. 118. SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND 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 sections 102
through 114.
(b) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and
(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition
under any of sections 102 through 114, or an order or regulation
prescribed under any of such sections, to the same extent that such
penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in
subsection (a) of that section.
SEC. 119. TERMINATION.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President may
terminate the application of any provision of this title if the
President submits to Congress a report--
(1) certifying in writing that--
(A) in the case of application of the provision to
a Russian person or the Russian Federation, the Russian
Federation has--
(i) signed a peace agreement that is
accepted by the free and independent Government
of Ukraine; and
(ii) ceased all military hostilities
against and any activities to overthrow,
dismantle, and subvert the Government of
Ukraine; or
(B) in the case of application of the provision to
any foreign person or foreign country (other than a
Russian person or the Russian Federation)--
(i) the foreign person or the government of
the foreign country, as the case may be, is not
engaging in the activity that was the basis for
the sanctions or other measures being
terminated; and
(ii) the President has received reliable
assurances that the foreign person or the
government of the foreign country, as the case
may be, will not knowingly engage in activity
subject to sanctions or other measures under
this title in the future; and
(2) that includes, in the case of a report not relating to
the termination of any provision of section 115, a
determination of whether the termination is intended to
significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to
the Russian Federation.
(b) Period for Review by Congress.--
(1) In general.--During the period of 30 calendar days
beginning on the date on which the President submits a report
under subsection (a) with respect to the termination of the
application of a provision of this title, the termination shall
not take effect. If, after the end of that period, a joint
resolution of disapproval with respect to the termination has
not been enacted into law under subsection (c), the termination
may take effect.
(2) Consideration by congress.--During the period described
in paragraph (1), the appropriate committee of the Senate and
the appropriate committee of the House of Representatives
should, as appropriate, hold hearings and briefings and
otherwise obtain information in order to fully review the
report.
(3) Exception.--The period for congressional review under
paragraph (1) of a report required to be submitted under
subsection (a) shall be 60 calendar days if the report is
submitted on or after July 10 and on or before September 7 in
any calendar year.
(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--
(1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means
only a joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole
matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows:
``That Congress disapproves of the termination of the
application of section __ of the Peace Through Strength Against
Russia Act of 2025, with respect to which the President
submitted a report on ___.'', with the first blank space being
filled with the appropriate section number and the second blank
space being filled with the appropriate date.
(2) Introduction.--During the period of 30 calendar days
provided for under subsection (b)(1), including any additional
period as applicable under the exception provided in subsection
(b)(3), a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced--
(A) in the House of Representatives, by the
majority leader or the minority leader; and
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or a
designee of the majority leader) or the minority leader
(or a designee of the minority leader).
(3) Consideration in house of representatives.--
(A) Reporting and discharge.--Any committee of the
House of Representatives to which a joint resolution of
disapproval is referred shall report it to the House of
Representatives without amendment not later than 10
calendar days after the date of referral. If a
committee fails to report the joint resolution within
that period, the committee shall be discharged from
further consideration of the joint resolution and the
joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate
calendar.
(B) Proceeding to consideration.--After each
committee authorized to consider a joint resolution of
disapproval reports it to the House of Representatives
or has been discharged from its consideration, it shall
be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint
resolution of disapproval in the House of
Representatives. All points of order against the motion
are waived. 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 reconsider the vote by which the motion is
disposed of shall not be in order.
(C) Consideration.--The joint resolution of
disapproval shall be considered as read. All points of
order against the joint resolution of disapproval and
against its consideration are waived. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the joint
resolution of disapproval to its passage without
intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of
the joint resolution of disapproval shall not be in
order.
(4) Consideration in the senate.--
(A) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of
disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred
to the appropriate committee of the Senate.
(B) Reporting and discharge.--If the appropriate
committee of the Senate has not reported the joint
resolution within 10 calendar days after the date of
referral of the joint resolution, that committee shall
be discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution and the joint resolution shall be placed on
the appropriate calendar.
(C) Proceeding to consideration.--Notwithstanding
Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in
order at any time after the appropriate committee of
the Senate reports a joint resolution of disapproval to
the Senate or has been discharged from consideration of
such a joint resolution to move to proceed to the
consideration of the joint resolution, and all points
of order against the joint resolution (and against
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The
motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not
subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed
to shall not be in order. Approval by the Senate of a
motion to proceed to a joint resolution of disapproval
shall require the affirmative vote of three-fifths of
Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
(D) Consideration.--Consideration in the Senate of
a joint resolution of disapproval and of all debatable
motions and appeals in connection therewith shall not
exceed a total of 10 hours, which shall be divided
equally between the majority and minority leaders or
their designees. Any debatable motion or appeal is
debatable for not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the
motion or appeal.
(E) No amendments or motions.--An amendment to a
joint resolution of disapproval, a motion to postpone,
a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution
is not in order.
(F) Vote on joint resolution.--If the Senate has
voted to proceed to a joint resolution of disapproval,
the vote on approval of the joint resolution shall
occur immediately following the conclusion of
consideration of the joint resolution, and a single
quorum call if requested. Approval by the Senate of a
joint resolution of disapproval shall require the
affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members of the
Senate, duly chosen and sworn.
(G) Consideration of veto messages.--Consideration
in the Senate of any veto message with respect to a
joint resolution of disapproval, including all
debatable motions and appeals in connection with the
joint resolution, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be
equally divided between, and controlled by, the
majority leader and the minority leader or their
designees.
(5) Treatment of house joint resolution in senate.--
(A) If, before the passage by the Senate of a joint
resolution of disapproval, the Senate receives an
identical joint resolution from the House of
Representatives, the following procedures shall apply:
(i) Joint resolution shall not be referred
to a committee.
(ii) With respect to that joint
resolution--
(I) the procedure in the Senate
shall be the same as if no joint
resolution had been received from the
House of Representatives; but
(II) the vote on passage shall be
on the joint resolution from the House
of Representatives.
(B) If the Senate passes a joint resolution of
disapproval before receiving a joint resolution of
disapproval from the House of Representatives, the
joint resolution passed by the Senate shall be held at
the desk pending receipt of the joint resolution from
the House of Representatives. Upon receipt of a joint
resolution from the House of Representatives that is
identical to the joint resolution passed by the Senate,
the Senate shall proceed to its immediate consideration
and the joint resolution shall be considered read a
third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table with no
intervening action or debate.
(C) If a joint resolution of disapproval is
received 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.
(6) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This
subsection is enacted by Congress--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each
House, respectively, and supersedes other rules only to
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
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.
(7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate committee of the senate.--The term
``appropriate committee of the Senate'' means--
(i) with respect to the termination of any
provision of section 115, the Committee on
Finance of the Senate;
(ii) with respect to the termination of any
provision of sections 102 through 114 that is
intended to significantly alter United States
foreign policy with regard to the Russian
Federation, the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate; or
(iii) with respect to the termination of
any provision of sections 102 through 114 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.
(B) Appropriate committee of the house of
representatives.--The term ``appropriate committee of
the House of Representatives'' means--
(i) with respect to the termination of any
provision of section 115, the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives;
(ii) with respect to the termination of any
provision of sections 102 through 114 that is
intended to significantly alter United States
foreign policy with regard to the Russian
Federation, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives; or
(iii) with respect to the termination of
any provision of sections 102 through 114 that
is not intended to significantly alter United
States foreign policy with regard to the
Russian Federation, the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives.
TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 201. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF IRAN SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.
Section 13 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172;
50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``; SUNSET'';
(2) by striking ``(a) Effective date.--''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 202. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of or amendment made by this Act, or the
application of any such provision or amendment to any person or
circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the
provisions of and amendments made by this Act, and the application of
those provisions and amendments to any other person or circumstance,
shall not be affected.
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