[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5427]
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  SA 3105. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1439. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) In General.--United States sanctions provided for in 
     the Executive orders specified in subsection (b), as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act shall remain in effect except as provided in subsection 
     (c).
       (b) Executive Orders Specified.--Executive orders specified 
     in this section are--
       (1) Executive Order 13849 (22 U.S.C. 9521 note; relating to 
     authorizing the implementation of certain sanctions set forth 
     in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.));
       (2) Executive Order 13883 (22 U.S.C. 5605 note; relating to 
     administration of proliferation sanctions and amendment of 
     Executive Order 12851 (22 U.S.C. 2797 note; relating to the 
     administration of proliferation sanctions, Middle East arms 
     control, and related congressional reporting 
     responsibilities));
       (3) Executive Order 14024 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign 
     activities of the Government of the Russian Federation);
       (4) Executive Order 14039 (22 U.S.C. 9526 note; relating to 
     blocking property with respect to certain Russian energy 
     export pipelines);
       (5) Executive Order 14065 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain 
     transactions with respect to continued Russian efforts to 
     undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of 
     Ukraine);
       (6) Executive Order 14066 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     prohibiting certain imports and new investments with respect 
     to continued Russian Federation efforts to undermine the 
     sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine);
       (7) Executive Order 14068 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     prohibiting certain imports, exports, and new investment with 
     respect to continued Russian Federation aggression);
       (8) Executive Order 14071 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
     prohibiting new investment in and certain services to the 
     Russian Federation in response to continued Russian 
     Federation aggression); and
       (9) Executive Order 14114 (88 Fed. Reg. 89271; relating to 
     taking additional steps with respect to the Russian 
     Federation's harmful activities).
       (c) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate 
     the application of sanctions under subsection (a) with 
     respect to a person if the President certifies to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) such person--
       (A) is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for 
     such sanctions; or
       (B) has taken significant, verifiable steps toward stopping 
     the activity that was the basis for such sanctions; and
       (2) the President has received reliable assurances that 
     such person will not knowingly engage in any activity subject 
     to sanctions in the future.
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) 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) Good.--The term ``good'' means any article, natural or 
     manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, 
     including inspection and test equipment, and excluding 
     technical data.
       (C) 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).
       (D) 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).
       (2) Exception relating to importation of goods.--A 
     requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
     property and interests in property referred to in subsection 
     (b) shall not include the authority or a requirement to 
     impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
       (3) Exception to comply with the united nations 
     headquarters agreement and law enforcement activities.--
     Sanctions specified in subsection (b) shall not apply with 
     respect to the admission of an alien to the United States if 
     admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is 
     necessary--
       (A) 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 of the 
     United States; or
       (B) to carry out or assist authorized law enforcement 
     activity in the United States.
       (4) Exception to comply with intelligence activities.--
     Sanctions specified in subsection (b) shall not apply to any 
     activity 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.
       (5) Humanitarian assistance.--Sanctions specified in 
     subsection (b) 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).
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