[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4140-S4142]
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SA 6701. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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:
Insert after section 111 the following:
SEC. 111A. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF MINERALS FROM THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
MINING INDUSTRY.
(a) Prohibition on Importation.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, no mineral
specified in paragraph (2) may be imported into the United
States if the mineral is--
(A) produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian
entity; or
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(B) determined to have been exchanged with, swapped for, or
otherwise obtained in lieu of a mineral described in
subparagraph (A) in a manner designed to evade or circumvent
the application of this subsection.
(2) Minerals specified.--The minerals specified in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Platinum, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms,
classified under heading 7110 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (in this subsection referred to
as the ``HTS''), including--
(i) palladium;
(ii) braggite;
(iii) rhodium; and
(iv) ruthenium.
(B) Nickel classified under heading 2604 of the HTS.
(C) Copper, ores and concentrates, classified under heading
2603 of the HTS, including zinc.
(3) Termination.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall
terminate on the date that is one year after the President
certifies to Congress that the Government of the Russian
Federation has ended all hostilities against Ukraine.
(4) Russian entity defined.--In this subsection, the term
``Russian entity'' means an entity organized under the laws
of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the
jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Sanctions With Respect to Mining Industry.--
(1) Nornickel.--Not later than 15 days after making a
determination under subsection (c), and every 90 days
thereafter, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in subsection (d) with respect to--
(A) any directors of, officers of, and shareholders with an
interest in, Nornickel or any subsidiary or successor entity
of Nornickel; and
(B) any foreign government or foreign person that has
knowingly sold, supplied, transferred, or purchased nickel
originally sourced from the Russian Federation, Nornickel, or
any subsidiary or successor entity of Nornickel.
(2) Mining entities owned by sanctioned persons.--Not later
than 15 days after making a determination under subsection
(c), and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall--
(A) impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with
respect to any entity in the mining industry a majority of
the ownership interest in which is held by a person, or a
group of persons, subject to sanctions under this Act or
other sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to
the Russian Federation on or before the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(B) prohibit any United States person from engaging in any
transaction with an entity described in subparagraph (A).
(c) Determination.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the
President shall determine if any of the following actors has
engaged, is engaging, or is planning to engage in an act
described in paragraph (2):
(A) The Government of the Russian Federation.
(B) Any proxy of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(C) Any individual or entity controlled by or acting at the
direction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(D) Any person described in paragraph (3).
(2) Acts described.--An act described in this paragraph is
any of the following:
(A) Refusing to negotiate a peace agreement with Ukraine.
(B) Violating any negotiated peace agreement.
(C) Initiating another military invasion of Ukraine.
(D) Overthrowing, dismantling, or seeking to subvert the
Government of Ukraine.
(3) Persons described.--The persons described in this
subsection are the following:
(A) The following officials of the Government of the
Russian Federation:
(i) The President of the Russian Federation.
(ii) The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
(iii) The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
(iv) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of
the Russian Federation.
(v) The Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian
Federation.
(vi) The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(vii) The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(viii) The Commander of the Airborne Forces of the Russian
Federation.
(ix) The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Russian
Federation.
(x) The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(xi) The Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the
Russian Federation.
(xii) The Commander of Logistical Support of the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation.
(xiii) The commanders of the Russian Federation military
districts.
(xiv) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation.
(xv) The Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
(xvi) The Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
(xvii) The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian
Federation.
(xviii) The Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
(xix) The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian
Federation.
(xx) The Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of
the Russian Federation.
(xxi) The Director of the Federal Security Service of the
Russian Federation.
(xxii) The Director of the Main Directorate of the General
Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(xxiii) The Director of the National Guard of the Russian
Federation.
(xxiv) The Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation.
(B) Any foreign person that--
(i) knowingly sells, supplies, transfers, markets, or
provides defense articles, equipment, goods, services,
technology, or materials to the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation;
(ii) knowingly conducts a transaction with the Armed Forces
of the Russian Federation;
(iii) has engaged in or attempted to engage 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; or
(VI) involve committing serious human rights abuses against
citizens of Ukraine, including forceful transfers, enforced
disappearances, unjust detainment, or torture;
(iv) operates or has operated in the energy, commodities,
telecommunications, banking, industrial, transportation, or
manufacturing sectors of the economy of the Russian
Federation;
(v) is an oligarch (as defined and identified by the
President);
(vi) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or
indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, for or on
behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the
Government of the Russian Federation--
(I) transnational corruption, bribery, extortion, or money
laundering;
(II) assassination, murder, or other unlawful killing of,
or infliction of other bodily harm 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 to
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.
(C) Any person or agent of any person described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) if the sanctioned person transferred
property or an interest in property to the person--
(i) after the date on which the President imposed sanctions
with respect to the sanctioned person; or
(ii) before that date, if the sanctioned person did so in
an attempt to evade the imposition of sanctions.
(D) The following financial institutions:
(i) The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of
Russia).
(ii) Sberbank.
(iii) VTB Bank.
(iv) Gazprombank.
(v) Any other financial institution organized under the
laws of the Russian Federation and owned in whole or part by
the Government of the Russian Federation.
(vi) Any subsidiary of, or successor entity to, any of the
financial institutions described in clauses (i) through (v).
(vii) Any financial institution that engages in
transactions with any of the financial institutions described
in clauses (i) through (vi).
(E) Any director of, officer of, official of, or
shareholder with an interest in, a financial institution
described in subparagraph (D).
(d) 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.--
(A) In general.--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 and prohibit all
transactions in all property and interests in property of the
person 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.
(B) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of this section.
(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.--
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(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.
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