§ 8908. Sanctions on persons in the Russian Federation complicit in or responsible for significant corruption

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.
2. 2 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
3. 3 So in original. Two subsecs. (e) have been enacted.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2014

   Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–95 § 9 · 128 Stat. 1088

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 8908

   Pub. L. 113–95, § 9, Apr. 3, 2014, 128 Stat. 1094

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 113–95, § 9, Apr. 3, 2014, 128 Stat. 1094

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 9. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION COMPLICIT IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION. (a) In General.— The President is authorized and encouraged to impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to— (1) any official of the Government of the Russian Federation, or a close associate or family member of such an official, that the President determines is responsible for, or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in the Russian Federation, including the expropriation of private or public assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; and (2) any individual who has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, an act described in paragraph (1). (b) Sanctions Described.— (1) In general.— The sanctions described in this subsection are the following: (A) Asset blocking.— The exercise of 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 determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a) 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) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa or other documentation.— In the case of an alien determined by the President to be subject to subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documentation of the alien. (2) Penalties.— A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out paragraph (1)(A) 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. (3) Exception relating to the importation of goods.— (A) In general.— The authority to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under paragraph (1)(A) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (B) Good defined.— In this paragraph, the term “good” has the meaning given that term in section 16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). (4) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters agreement.— Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United States 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, or other applicable international obligations. (c) Waiver.— The President may waive the application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President— (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and (2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a notice of and a justification for the waiver. (d) Regulatory Authority.— The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this section.

2. 2017

   Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–44 § 227(1)(A) · 131 Stat. 886

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(a)

   Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(1)(A), substituted “shall” for “is authorized and encouraged to” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(1)(A), substituted “shall” for “is authorized and encouraged to” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “is authorized and encouraged to” and inserting “shall”; and

3. 2017

   Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–44 § 227(1)(B) · 131 Stat. 886

   1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(1)(B), substituted “President determines is, on or after August 2, 2017,” for “President determines is”

   2. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(a)(1)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(1)(B), inserted “or elsewhere” after “in the Russian Federation”. See Codification note above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(1)(B), substituted “President determines is, on or after August 2, 2017,” for “President determines is” and inserted “or elsewhere” after “in the Russian Federation”. See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “President determines is” and inserting “President determines is, on or after the date of the enactment of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017,”; and (ii) by inserting “or elsewhere” after “in the Russian Federation”;

4. 2017

   Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–44 § 227(3) · 131 Stat. 886

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(c)

   Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(3), substituted “except as provided in subsection (d), the President” for “The President” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(3), substituted “except as provided in subsection (d), the President” for “The President” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in subsection (c), by striking “The President” and inserting “except as provided in subsection (d), the President”; and

5. 2017

   Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–44 § 230(b) · 131 Stat. 886

   1. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(d); 22 U.S.C. § 8908(e)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 230(b), added subsec. (d)

   2. Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(d); 22 U.S.C. § 8908(e)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 230(b), redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to application of new sanctions, as (e). See Codification note above

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 115–44, § 230(b), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to application of new sanctions, as (e). See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Sanctions Relating to Corruption.— Section 9 of the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8908) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: “(d) Termination.— Subject to section 216 of the Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017, the President may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice that— “(1) the person is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity; and “(2) the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to sanctions under subsection (a) in the future.” .

6. 2017

   Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–44 § 227(2) · 131 Stat. 886

   1. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(d); 22 U.S.C. § 8908(e)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(2), (4), added subsec. (d)

   2. Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 8908(d); 22 U.S.C. § 8908(e)

      Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(2), (4), redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to regulatory authority, as (e). See Codification note above

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–44, § 227(2), (4), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d), relating to regulatory authority, as (e). See Codification note above.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision