[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5726-S5727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2303. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of division I, add the following:
SEC. 90009. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORD
STREAM 2.
(a) In General.--Not later than 15 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall--
(1) impose sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to--
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(A) Nord Stream 2 AG or a successor entity;
(B) Matthias Warnig; and
(C) any other corporate officer of or principal shareholder
with a controlling interest in Nord Stream 2 AG or a
successor entity; and
(2) impose sanctions under subsection (c) with respect to--
(A) Nord Stream 2 AG or a successor entity; and
(B) Matthias Warnig.
(b) Ineligibility for Visas, Admission, or Parole of
Identified Persons and Corporate Officers.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in
subsection (a)(1) 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.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation of
an alien described in subsection (a)(1) 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 alien's possession.
(c) Blocking of Property of Identified Persons.--The
President shall exercise all powers granted to the President
by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit
all transactions in all property and interests in property of
a person described in subsection (a)(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.
(d) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and
205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this
section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry
out this section 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 that section.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and
national security activities.--Sanctions under this section
shall not apply to any authorized intelligence, law
enforcement, or national security activities of the United
States.
(2) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Sanctions under this section shall not apply with
respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if
the admission of the alien is necessary 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, the
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24,
1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other
applicable international obligations.
(3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the authorities and requirements to impose
sanctions under this section shall not include the authority
or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of
goods.
(B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or man-made substance, material,
supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test
equipment, and excluding technical data.
(f) Sunset.--The authority to impose sanctions under this
section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(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) 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;
(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; or
(C) any person within the United States.
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