SEC. 222. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) CODIFICATION.—United States sanctions provi-
ded for in Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493;
relating to blocking property of certain persons contrib-
uting to the situation in Ukraine), Executive Order 13661
(79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of ad-
ditional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine),
Executive Order 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to
blocking property of additional persons contributing to the
situation in Ukraine), Executive Order 13685 (79 Fed.
Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of certain per-
sons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to
the Crimea region of Ukraine), Executive Order 13694
(80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property
of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-
enabled activities), and Executive Order 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 the
date of the enactment of this Act, 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 216, the President may terminate the applica-
tion of sanctions described in subsection (a) that are im-
posed 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 activ-
ity; and
(2) the President has received reliable assur-
ances 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 sub-
section (a) of sanctions with respect to a person under
Executive Order 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 inter-
ests of the United States; or
(B) will further the enforcement of this
title; 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 SANC-
TIONS.—The President may waive the initial application
under subsection (a) of sanctions with respect to a person
under Executive Order 13660, 13661, 13662, or 13685
only if the President submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees—
(1) a written determination that the waiver—
(A) is in the vital national security inter-
ests of the United States; or
(B) will further the enforcement of this
title; 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 Feb-
ruary 11, 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia,
France, and Germany, the Minsk Protocol, which
was agreed to on September 5, 2014, and any suc-
cessor agreements that are agreed to by the Govern-
ment of Ukraine.
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