[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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