22 USC 8910 - Mandatory imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons responsible for human rights abuses

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§ 8910.

Mandatory imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with persons responsible for human rights abuses

(a)

In general

The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President determines that the foreign person, based on credible information, on or after August 2, 2017—

(1)

is responsible for, complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses in any territory forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation;

(2)

materially assists, sponsors, or provides financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to, a foreign person described in paragraph (1); or

(3)

is owned or controlled by, or acts or purports to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a foreign person described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Sanctions described

(1)

Asset blocking

(2)

Exclusion from the United States and revocation of visa or other documentation

(c)

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 has made efforts to reduce serious human rights abuses in territory forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by that Government.

(d)

Implementation; penalties

(1)

Implementation

(2)

Penalties

(e)

Termination

Subject to section 9511 of this title, 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—

(1)

a notice of and justification for the termination; and

(2)

a notice—

(A)

that—

(i)

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

(ii)

the President has received reliable assurances that the person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to sanctions under subsection (a) in the future; or

(B)

that the President determines that insufficient basis exists for the determination by the President under subsection (a) with respect to the person.

(Pub. L. 113–95, § 11, as added Pub. L. 115–44, title II, § 228(a), Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 913.)

cite as: 22 USC 8910