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22 U.S.C. § 8908 — Sanctions on persons in the Russian Federation complicit in or responsible for significant corruption
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**(a) In general** The President shall 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, on or after August 2, 2017, responsible for, or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in the Russian Federation or elsewhere, 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 subs
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**(a) In general** The President shall 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, on or after August 2, 2017, responsible for, or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in the Russian Federation or elsewhere, 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 1201(i) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1201/i&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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 4618 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) 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** except 22 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. as provided in subsection (d), 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) Termination** Subject to [section 9511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9511&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
**(e) 33 So in original. Two subsecs. (e) have been enacted. Application of new sanctions** The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a person only if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees—
(1) a written determination that the waiver—
(A) is in the vital national security interests of the United States; or
(B) will further the enforcement of this chapter; and
(2) a certification that the Government of the Russian Federation is taking steps to implement the Minsk Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany, the Minsk Protocol, which was agreed to on September 5, 2014, and any successor agreements that are agreed to by the Government of Ukraine.
**(e) 3 Regulatory authority** The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this section.
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**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat.
**(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.
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Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On March 6, 2014, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on those determined to be undermining democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine or threatening the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. President Obama subsequently issued Executive Order No. 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) and Executive Order No. 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) to expand sanctions on certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine.
(2) On December 18, 2014, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 was enacted (Public Law 113–272; [22 U.S.C. 8921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), which includes provisions directing the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons that the President determines to be entities owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation or nationals of the Russian Federation that manufacture, sell, transfer, or otherwise provide certain defense articles into Syria.
(3) On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued Executive Order No. 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secr
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**(a) Unlawful acts** It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of any license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued under this chapter.
**(b) Civil penalty** A civil penalty may be imposed on any person who commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) in an amount not to exceed the greater of—
(1) $250,000; or
(2) an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed.
**(c) Criminal penalty** A person who willfully commits, willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of, an unlawful act described in subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
**(d) Statute of limitations**
(1) **Time for commencing proceedings**
(A) *In general* — An action, suit, or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, under this section shall not be entertained unless commenced within 10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture is based.
(B) *Commencement* — For purposes of this paragraph, the commencement of an action, suit, or proceeding includes the issuance of a pre-penalty notice or finding of violation.
(2) **Time for indictment** — No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under subsection (c) unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years after the latest date of the violation upon which the indictment or information is based.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 8908
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
(Pub. L. 113–95, § 8, Apr. 3, 2014, 128 Stat. 1093;
Pub. L. 115–44, title II, § 230(a), Aug. 2, 2017, 131
Stat. 915.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act,
referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), (3)(B), is title II of Pub.
L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified
generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War
and National Defense. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables.
Section 4618 of title 50, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(B),
was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII,
§ 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232.
AMENDMENTS
2017—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 115–44, which directed
amendment of section 8 of the ‘‘Sovereignty, Integrity,
Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of
2014’’ by adding subsec. (d) and redesignating former
subsec. (d) as (e), was executed to this section, which is
section 8 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity,
Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of
2014, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
§ 8908. Sanctions on persons in the Russian Fed-
eration complicit in or responsible for sig-
nificant corruption
(a) In general
The President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed 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, on or after August 2,
2017, responsible for, or complicit in, or re-
sponsible for ordering, controlling, or other-
wis
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 1701
CHAPTER 35—INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY
ECONOMIC POWERS
Sec.
1701.
Unusual and extraordinary threat; declara-
tion of national emergency; exercise of
Presidential authorities.
1702.
Presidential authorities.
1703.
Consultation and reports.
1704.
Authority to issue regulations.
1705.
Penalties.
1706.
Savings provisions.
1707.
Multinational economic embargoes against
governments in armed conflict with the
United States.
1708.
Actions to address economic or industrial es-
pionage in cyberspace.
1709.
Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft
of trade secrets of United States persons.
1710.
Confronting asymmetric and malicious cyber
activities.
§ 1701. Unusual and extraordinary threat; dec-
laration of national emergency; exercise of
Presidential authorities
(a) Any authority granted to the President by
section 1702 of this title may be exercised to deal
with any unusual and extraordinary threat,
which has its source in whole or substantial part
outside the United States, to the national secu-
rity, foreign policy, or economy of the United
States, if the President declares a national
emergency with respect to such threat.
(b) The authorities granted to the President
by section 1702 of this title may only be exer-
cised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary
threat with respect to which a national emer-
gency has been declared for purposes of this
chapter and may not be exercised for any other
purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal
with any new threat shall be based on a new dec-
laration of national emergency which must be
with respect to such threat.
(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 202, Dec. 28, 1977, 91
Stat. 1626.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 1706
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The National Emergencies Act, referred to in subsec.
(d), is Pub. L. 94–412, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255. Title
IV of the National Emergencies Act enacted subchapter
IV (§ 1641) of chapter 34 of this title. For complete clas-
sification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.
§ 1704. Authority to issue regulations
The President may issue such regulations, in-
cluding regulations prescribing definitions, as
may be necessary for the exercise of the authori-
ties granted by this chapter.
(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 205, Dec. 28, 1977, 91
Stat. 1628.)
§ 1705. Penalties
(a) Unlawful acts
It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, at-
tempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a
violation of any license, order, regulation, or
prohibition issued under this chapter.
(b) Civil penalty
A civil penalty may be imposed on any person
who commits an unlawful act described in sub-
section (a) in an amount not to exceed the
greater of—
(1) $250,000; or
(2) an amount that is twice the amount of
the transaction that is the basis of the viola-
tion with respect to which the penalty is im-
posed.
(c) Criminal penalty
A person who willfully commits, willfully at-
tempts to commit, or willfully conspires to com-
mit, or aids or abets in the commission of, an
unlawful act described in subsection (a) shall,
upon conviction, be fined not more than
$1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be impris-
oned for not more than 20 years, or both.
(d) Statute of limitations
(1) Time for commencing proceedings
(A) In general
An action, suit, or proceeding for the en-
forcement of any civil fine, penalty, or for-
feiture, p
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