§9522 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Keeps in place the U.S. sanctions that came from Executive Orders 13660, 13661, 13662, 13685, 13694, and 13757 as they were the day before August 2, 2017, unless another part of the law says otherwise. Subject to section 9511, the President can end sanctions on a person if he sends the appropriate congressional committees a notice saying the person is no longer doing the activity that caused the sanctions or has taken big, verifiable steps to stop, and the President has reliable assurances the person will not knowingly do the banned activity again. The President can also waive the initial application of sanctions. To waive sanctions under Executive Orders 13694 or 13757 (the cyber orders), the President must send the committees a written determination that the waiver is either in the vital national security interests of the United States or will further enforcement of this chapter, plus a certification that the Russian Government has made significant efforts to reduce cyber intrusions. To waive sanctions under Executive Orders 13660, 13661, 13662, or 13685, the President must send the same written determination and a certification that the Russian Government is taking steps to implement the Minsk Agreement (signed February 11, 2015), the Minsk Protocol (agreed September 5, 2014), and any successor agreements agreed to by the Government of Ukraine.

Title 22, §9522

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(a)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)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)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)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.

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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

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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