PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Keeps U.S. sanctions from several Executive Orders on Ukraine, Crimea, and major cyber attacks (EO 13660, 13661, 13662, 13685, 13694, and 13757) as they were the day before August 2, 2017. Those sanctions stay in force unless the law below lets them change. The President may remove sanctions on a person if he tells the proper congressional committees that the person stopped the sanctioned activity or has taken big, verifiable steps to stop, and he has reliable assurances the person will not do it again. This is subject to section 9511. To waive the initial use of cyber sanctions (EO 13694 or 13757), the President must send Congress a written finding that the waiver is either vital to national security or helps enforce the law, plus a certification that Russia has made significant efforts to reduce cyber intrusions. To waive the initial use of Ukraine-related sanctions (EO 13660, 13661, 13662, or 13685), the President must send the same kind of written finding and a certification that Russia is taking steps to implement the Minsk agreements (the February 11, 2015 Minsk Agreement, the September 5, 2014 Minsk Protocol, or any successor agreement agreed with Ukraine).

Title 22, §9522

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(a)Codification

United States sanctions provided for in Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), Executive Order No. 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), Executive Order No. 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine), Executive Order No. 13685 (79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine), Executive Order No. 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), and Executive Order No. 13757 (82 Fed. Reg. 1; relating to taking additional steps to address the national emergency with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), as in effect on the day before August 2, 2017, including with respect to all persons sanctioned under such Executive orders, shall remain in effect except as provided in subsection (b).

(b)Termination of certain sanctions

Subject to section 9511 of this title, the President may terminate the application of sanctions described in subsection (a) that are imposed on a person in connection with activity conducted by the 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 described in subsection (a) in the future.

(c)Application of new cyber sanctions

The President may waive the initial application under subsection (a) of sanctions with respect to a person under Executive Order No. 13694 or 13757 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 significant efforts to reduce the number and intensity of cyber intrusions conducted by that Government.

(d)Application of new Ukraine-related sanctions

The President may waive the initial application under subsection (a) of sanctions with respect to a person under Executive Order No. 13660, 13661, 13662, or 13685 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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Executive Order No. 13660, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is Ex. Ord. No. 13660, Mar. 6, 2014, 79 F.R. 13493, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13661, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is Ex. Ord. No. 13661, Mar. 16, 2014, 79 F.R. 15535, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13662, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is Ex. Ord. No. 13662, Mar. 20, 2014, 79 F.R. 16169, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13685, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is Ex. Ord. No. 13685, Dec. 19, 2014, 79 F.R. 77357, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13694, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is Ex. Ord. No. 13694, Apr. 1, 2015, 80 F.R. 18077, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13757, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is Ex. Ord. No. 13757, Dec. 28, 2016, 82 F.R. 1. Sections 1 to 3 of the Order amended Ex. Ord. No. 13694, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (c)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(B), was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 115–44, Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 898, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see section 201 Pub. L. 115–44, set out as a

Short Title

note under section 9501 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Isolate Russian Government Officials Act of 2022 Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVII, § 5704, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3411, provided that: “(a) Statement of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States to seek to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation, to the maximum extent practicable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities of the following organizations:“(1) Group of 20. “(2) Bank for International Settlements. “(3) Basel Committee for Banking Standards. “(4) Financial Stability Board. “(5) International Association of Insurance Supervisors. “(6) International Organization of Securities Commissions. “(b) Implementation.—The Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, shall take all necessary steps to advance the policy set forth in subsection (a). “(c) Termination.—This section shall have no force or effect on the earlier of—“(1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022]; or “(2) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President reports to Congress that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased its destabilizing activities with respect to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. “(d) Waiver.—The President may waive the application of this section if the President reports to the Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States and includes an explanation of the reasons therefor.”

§9522 Codification of Sanctions Relating to the Russian Federation