[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 126 (Monday, August 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6729. Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by 
Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the 
educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of division A of the amendment, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 204. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) Expansion of Sanctions Subject to Review.--Section 
     216(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Countering America's Adversaries 
     Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(2)(B)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(IV) any Executive order addressing the national 
     emergency declared in 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).''.

       (b) Review of Energy-related Actions.--Section 216(a)(2) of 
     the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) an action, including a licensing action, taken 
     during the period described in subparagraph (C) relating to 
     the application of sanctions described in subparagraph (B) 
     with respect to crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, 
     or other energy products of Russian Federation origin.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Period for review for energy-related actions.--The 
     period described in this subparagraph is the period--
       ``(i) beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph; and
       ``(ii) ending on the date on which the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and leadership that the Government of the Russian 
     Federation has ended its war in Ukraine and credibly 
     committed to a just peace settlement that includes 
     compensating Ukraine for war damages.''.
       (c) Exception to Take Action During Initial Congressional 
     Review Period.--Section 216(b)(3) of the Countering America's 
     Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9511(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``unless a joint resolution'' and inserting 
     the following: ``unless--
       ``(A) a joint resolution'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) the action relates to crude oil, petroleum products, 
     natural gas, or other energy products of Russian Federation 
     origin to be used--
       ``(i) for the preservation of the health or safety of the 
     crew of an energy transport vessel;
       ``(ii) for emergency repairs or environmental mitigation or 
     protection activities relating to an energy transport vessel; 
     or
       ``(iii) to address an urgent need to mitigate an economic 
     impact in a foreign jurisdiction other than the Russian 
     Federation.''.
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