Collapse to view only § 10812. Increase in duties on goods imported from the Russian Federation
- § 10801. Definitions
- § 10802. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or supporting the Government of the Russian Federation
- § 10803. Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial institutions affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation
- § 10804. Imposition of sanctions with respect to other entities owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation
- § 10805. Prohibition on transfers of funds involving the Russian Federation
- § 10806. Prohibition on listing or trading of Russian entities on United States securities exchanges
- § 10807. Prohibition on investment by United States persons in the Russian Federation
- § 10808. Prohibition on energy exports to, and investment in energy sector of, the Russian Federation
- § 10809. Prohibition on purchase of sovereign debt of the Russian Federation by United States persons
- § 10810. Prohibition on provision of services to sanctioned financial institutions by international financial messaging systems
- § 10811. Prohibition on importing, and sanctions with respect to, uranium from the Russian Federation
- § 10812. Increase in duties on goods imported from the Russian Federation
- § 10813. Duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion
- § 10814. Exceptions
- § 10815. Waiver
- § 10816. Sanctions implementation and penalties
- § 10817. Termination
§ 10801. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through account
(2) Adequate maritime insurance
The term “adequate maritime insurance”—
(A) means verified documentation evidencing protection and indemnity insurance with audited financial statements of the insurer; and
(B) does not include insurance provided by an insurer organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(3) Admission; admitted; alien; etc.
(4) Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The term “Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” includes—
(A) the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation;
(B) the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation;
(C) the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D) the Navy of the Russian Federation;
(E) the Special Operations Command of the Russian Federation;
(F) the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation;
(G) the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(H) the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly known as the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Federation);
(I) the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation;
(J) the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation;
(K) cyber actors of the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(L) any successor entities or proxies of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (K).
(5) Blocked property
(6) Critical infrastructure
(A) In general
(B) Included sectors
The term “critical infrastructure” includes assets in the following sectors:
(i) Biotechnology.
(ii) Chemical.
(iii) Commercial facilities.
(iv) Communications.
(v) Critical manufacturing.
(vi) Dams.
(vii) Defense industrial base.
(viii) Emergency services.
(ix) Energy.
(x) Financial services.
(xi) Food and agriculture.
(xii) Government facilities.
(xiii) Healthcare and public health.
(xiv) Information technology.
(xv) Materials and waste.
(xvi) Nuclear reactors.
(xvii) Space.
(xviii) Transportation systems.
(xix) Water and wastewater systems.
(7) Foreign person
(8) Knowing; knowingly; knows
(9) Military invasion
The term “military invasion” includes—
(A) a ground operation or assault;
(B) an amphibious landing or assault;
(C) an airborne operation or air assault;
(D) an aerial bombardment or blockade;
(E) missile attacks, including rockets, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic missiles;
(F) a naval bombardment or armed blockade;
(G) a destructive or destabilizing cyberattack against critical infrastructure; and
(H) an attack by a country on any territory controlled or administered by any other independent, sovereign country, including offshore islands controlled or administered by that country.
(10) Russian person
The term “Russian person” means—
(A) a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(11) United States person
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 101, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1027.)
§ 10802. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or supporting the Government of the Russian Federation
(a) In generalNot later than 30 days after September 18, 2026, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(1) review any persons and vessels that may be described in subsection (b); and
(2) after conducting that review—
(A) impose the sanctions described in subsection (e) with respect to any persons the President determines are described in subsection (b); and
(B) identify as blocked property any vessels the President determines are described in subsection (b).
(b) Persons describedThe persons and vessels described in this subsection are the following:
(1) The following officials of the Government of the Russian Federation:
(A) The President of the Russian Federation.
(B) The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
(C) The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
(D) The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(E) The Deputy Ministers of Defense of the Russian Federation.
(F) The Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces of the Russian Federation.
(G) The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation.
(H) The Commander of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation.
(I) The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Russian Federation.
(J) The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation.
(K) The Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Russian Federation.
(L) The Commander of Logistical Support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(M) The commanders of the Russian Federation military districts.
(N) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
(O) The Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.
(P) The Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
(Q) The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
(R) The Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
(S) The Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
(T) The Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.
(U) The Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
(V) The Director of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
(W) The Director of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.
(X) The Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation.
(Y) Any other senior official of the Government of the Russian Federation, as determined by the President.
(2) Any foreign person that the President determines, on or after September 18, 2026—
(A) knowingly sells, leases, or provides, or facilitates selling, leasing, or providing, goods or services relating to the defense industrial base of the Russian Federation, including—
(i) computer numerical control (CNC) tools and associated machinery, software, and maintenance or upgrade services;
(ii) lubricant additives;
(iii) nitrocellulose, wood cellulose, and associated additives and components necessary for the production of propellant or energetics for munitions;
(iv) chemical coatings;
(v) fiber optic cables with military applications and associated technologies needed to manufacture such cables;
(vi) advanced sensors;
(vii) items on the Common High Priority Items List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce; or
(viii) any additional items determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to be critical to the defense industrial base of the Russian Federation;
(B) knowingly facilitates deceptive or structured transactions to provide the goods and services described in subparagraph (A);
(C) knowingly conducts a significant transaction with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D) knowingly engages, directly or indirectly, in activities that—
(i) materially undermine the military readiness of Ukraine;
(ii) seek to overthrow, dismantle, or subvert the Government of Ukraine;
(iii) debilitate the critical infrastructure of Ukraine;
(iv) debilitate cybersecurity systems through malicious electronic attacks or cyberattacks on Ukraine;
(v) undermine the democratic processes of Ukraine;
(vi) undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; or
(vii) involve committing serious abuses of internationally recognized human rights against citizens of Ukraine, including forcible transfers, enforced disappearances, unjust detainment, forced deportation of children, or torture;
(E) is a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of, or principal shareholder with a controlling or majority interest in, an entity that is operating in the defense industrial base or energy or transportation sectors of the economy of the Russian Federation in support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(F) is an oligarch in the Russian Federation who—
(i) has not demonstrated opposition to the Russian Federation’s war on Ukraine; or
(ii) continues, on or after September 18, 2026, to benefit from an association with the Government of the Russian Federation;
(G) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian Federation—
(i) transnational crime, corruption, bribery, extortion, or money laundering;
(ii) assassination, murder, or other unlawful killing of, or infliction of other bodily harm or other crimes against humanity against, a United States person or a citizen or national of an ally or partner of the United States;
(iii) activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the United States or an ally or partner of the United States; or
(iv) deceptive or structured transactions or dealings that circumvent the application of any sanctions imposed by the United States, including through the use of digital currencies or assets or the use of physical assets; or
(H) is a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of, or principal shareholder with a controlling or majority interest in, any of the following Russian energy projects:
(i) The Yamal Liquefied Natural Gas Project or a successor project.
(ii) The Arctic 1, 2, and 3 Liquefied Natural Gas Projects or a successor project.
(iii) Projects in the Arctic region carried out after September 18, 2026.
(3) Any foreign vessel the President determines, based on credible information, is used by the Government of the Russian Federation or Russian persons to move crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, coal products, arms, or other goods for the purpose of circumventing sanctions imposed by the United States or other countries, including any vessel the owner, operator, or manager of which knowingly—
(A) exhibits or engages in unsafe or nonstandard maritime behavior in furtherance of the transportation of crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or coal products that originated in the Russian Federation;
(B) lacks adequate maritime insurance for the transport of goods described in subparagraph (A); or
(C) evades compliance with a price cap for crude oil and petroleum products that originated in the Russian Federation established by—
(i) the international coalition made up of Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States and known as the “Price Cap Coalition”; or
(ii) the United States.
(4) Any foreign person that the President determines knowingly—
(A) owns, operates, or manages a vessel described in paragraph (3);
(B) provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance necessary for such a vessel;
(C) serves as a captain or senior leadership of the crew of such a vessel; or
(D) transfers to the Russian Federation, or provides for the use of by a Russian person, any vessel designed for the transportation of crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or coal products.
(5) Any foreign vessel that the President determines knowingly—
(A) transports crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or coal products that originated in the Russian Federation;
(B) engages in a ship-to-ship transfer involving crude oil, uranium, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum, petroleum products, petrochemical products, coal, or coal products that originated in the Russian Federation with a vessel that is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States; or
(C) provides services to a vessel described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(6) Any foreign person that the President determines is the owner or operator of a foreign port that allows a vessel subject to sanctions imposed by the United States for supporting the Russian Federation to port or otherwise receive services.
(7) Any foreign person, including a foreign person acting on behalf of a person described in this subsection (in this paragraph referred to as the “sanctioned person”), if the sanctioned person transferred property or an interest in property to the person—
(A) after the date on which the President imposed sanctions with respect to the sanctioned person; or
(B) before that date, if the sanctioned person did so in an attempt to evade the imposition of sanctions.
(c) Vessels subject to sanctions by the United Kingdom or European Union
(d) Maintenance of certain sanctions relating to specified harmful foreign activities
(e) Sanctions described
(1) Blocking of property
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole
(A) Visas, admission, or paroleAn alien described in subsection (b) shall be—
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked
(i) In general
(ii) Immediate effectA revocation under clause (i) shall—(I) take effect immediately; and(II) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the possession of the alien.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 102, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1029.)
§ 10803. Imposition of sanctions with respect to financial institutions affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation
(a) Imposition of sanctions
(1) In generalNot later than 30 days after September 18, 2026, the President shall—
(A) impose 2 or more of the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) and any subsidiary of, or successor entity to, that Bank;
(B) impose all of the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to—
(i) Sberbank;
(ii) VTB Bank;
(iii) Gazprombank;
(iv) any other financial institution organized under the laws of the Russian Federation and owned in whole or in part by the Government of the Russian Federation;
(v) any subsidiary of, or successor entity to, any of the financial institutions described in clauses (i) through (iv); and
(vi) except as provided by subsection (c), any foreign financial institution that engages in significant transactions with any of the financial institutions described in clauses (i) through (v); and
(C) impose the sanctions described in section 10802(e) of this title with respect to any leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of, or any principal shareholders with a controlling or majority interest in, a financial institution described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(2) UpdatesNot later than 210 days after September 18, 2026, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(A) review any persons that may be described in paragraph (1); and
(B) if sanctions have not been imposed under this subsection with respect to any person the President determines is described in paragraph (1), impose such sanctions with respect to that person.
(b) Prohibition on transactions by United States persons
(c) Exception for certain financial institutions
(d) Sanctions describedThe sanctions described in this subsection to be imposed with respect to a financial institution described in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Blocking of property
(2) CAATSA sanctions
(3) Restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts
(e) Rule of construction
(1) Treatment of returns on immobilized Russian sovereign assets
(A) In general
(B) Exception for interest earned
(2) Loans to Ukraine using immobilized Russian sovereign assetsSanctions imposed under this section shall not apply with respect to payments on—
(A) the loans provided by the United States and the Group of 7 or the European Union to Ukraine that are serviced and repaid with the proceeds of immobilized Russian sovereign assets; or
(B) any loans from the United States or countries that are members of the Group of 7 or the European Union made after September 18, 2026, using proceeds from immobilized Russian sovereign assets.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 103, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1033.)
§ 10804. Imposition of sanctions with respect to other entities owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation
(a) In generalNot later than 30 days after September 18, 2026, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(1) review any entity—
(A) in which the Government of the Russian Federation may have a controlling or majority ownership interest; or
(B) that may otherwise be affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(2) impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to an entity if the President determines that—
(A) the Government of the Russian Federation has a controlling or majority ownership interest in the entity; or
(B) the entity is otherwise affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Sanctions described
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 104, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1035.)
§ 10805. Prohibition on transfers of funds involving the Russian Federation
(a) In general
Except as provided by subsection (b), effective on the date that is 30 days after September 18, 2026, a depository institution (as defined in section 461(b)(1)(A) of title 12) or a broker or dealer in securities registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) may not process transfers of funds—
(1) to or from the Government of the Russian Federation, including any entity owned by the Government of the Russian Federation; or
(2) for the direct or indirect benefit of officials of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Exception
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 105, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1036.)
§ 10806. Prohibition on listing or trading of Russian entities on United States securities exchanges
(a) In general
(b) IssuersAn issuer described in this subsection is an issuer that is—
(1) an official of or individual affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation; or
(2) an entity—
(A) in which the Government of the Russian Federation has a controlling or majority ownership interest; or
(B) that is otherwise affiliated with the Government of the Russian Federation.
(c) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Issuer; security
(2) National securities exchange
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 106, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1036.)
§ 10807. Prohibition on investment by United States persons in the Russian Federation
Effective on the date that is 30 days after September 18, 2026, the following are prohibited:
(1) New investment in the Russian Federation by a United States person, wherever located.
(2) The exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of any category of services identified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to any person located in the Russian Federation.
(3) Any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a foreign person if the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by this section if performed by a United States person or within the United States.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 107, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1036.)
§ 10808. Prohibition on energy exports to, and investment in energy sector of, the Russian Federation
(a) Prohibitions on investment and exports
(1) In general
Effective on the date that is 30 days after September 18, 2026, the following are prohibited:
(A) Any new investment in the energy sector of the Russian Federation by a United States person.
(B) The export, reexport, or in-country transfer to or in the Russian Federation of any energy or energy product produced in the United States.
(2) Definitions
(b) Sanctions
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 108, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1037.)
§ 10809. Prohibition on purchase of sovereign debt of the Russian Federation by United States persons
Upon the enactment of this Act, the purchase of sovereign debt of the Government of the Russian Federation by any United States person (including a United States financial institution) is prohibited.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 109, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1037.)
§ 10810. Prohibition on provision of services to sanctioned financial institutions by international financial messaging systems
(a) In generalNot later than 30 days after September 18, 2025, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(1) review any person that may be described in subsection (b); and
(2) impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to any person the President determines is described in that subsection.
(b) Persons describedA person described in this subsection is—
(1) any entity that—
(A) operates with the intent to predominantly engage in the business of providing global financial messaging services; and
(B) is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, as knowingly being used to circumvent any sanctions imposed under section 10803 of this title or any other provision of this chapter; or
(2) a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of, or principal shareholder with a controlling or majority interest in, any entity described in paragraph (1).
(c) ExceptionThe President may waive the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to an entity predominantly engaged in the business of providing global financial messaging services for, directly providing such services to, or enabling or facilitating direct or indirect access to such services for, any financial institution subject to sanctions under section 10803 of this title or any other provision of this chapter if—
(1) the entity—
(A) is subject to a sanctions regime under its governing foreign law that requires it to eliminate the knowing provision of such services to, and the knowing enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such services for, foreign financial institutions identified under such governing foreign law for purposes of that sanctions regime if the President determines that the sanctions regime under governing foreign law is not inconsistent with the economic or foreign policy interests of the United States; and
(B) has, pursuant to that sanctions regime, terminated the knowing provision of such services to, and the knowing enabling and facilitation of direct or indirect access to such services for, foreign financial institutions identified under such governing foreign law for purposes of that sanctions regime; or
(2) the entity provides significant financial messaging services to United States financial institutions, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State.
(d) Rule of construction
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 110, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1037.)
§ 10811. Prohibition on importing, and sanctions with respect to, uranium from the Russian Federation
(a) Implementation of prohibition on uranium imports from the Russian Federation
(b) Sanctions
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 111, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1038.)
§ 10812. Increase in duties on goods imported from the Russian Federation
(a) In general
(b) Duty rate in addition to other duties, fees, taxes, exactions, or charges
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 112, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1039.)
§ 10813. Duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion
(a) In general
(b) Modification to rate of dutyAt any time after the initial imposition of duties under subsection (a) or (e), the United States Trade Representative shall modify or adjust any rate of duty imposed under subsection (a) or (e) to a rate greater than zero and up to 100 percent ad valorem upon submitting a written determination to the appropriate congressional committees that a country described in subsection (c) has taken significant steps—
(1) to increase the importation, sale, supply, transfer, or purchase of crude oil or natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation; or
(2) to decrease or cease engaging in the importation, sale, supply, transfer, or purchase of such crude oil or natural gas.
(c) Country describedA country described in this subsection is a foreign country that—
(1)
(A) knowingly made new purchases of crude oil or natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation on a date that is on or after 30 days after September 18, 2026; and
(B) was among the 5 largest importers, by total volume, of crude oil or natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation during the most recent 12-month period preceding September 18, 2026; or
(2) was among the top 5 countries facilitating Russian oil sanctions evasion during the most recent 12-month period preceding September 18, 2026.
(d) ExceptionA duty shall not be imposed under this section with respect to goods imported from a country described in subsection (c)(1) for the importation by that country of natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation if—
(1) that country’s total imports of natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation during the 12-month period described in subsection (c)(1)(B) were less than 15 percent of the total annual exports of natural gas from the Russian Federation during that period; and
(2) that country has taken significant steps to reduce its imports of natural gas that originated in the Russian Federation.
(e) Subsequent determinationsNot later than 180 days after the initial imposition of duties under subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter, the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, shall—
(1) determine, based on the most recent 12-month period preceding the determination, the countries that are—
(A) the 5 largest importers of crude oil, by total volume, originating in the Russian Federation; and
(B) the 5 largest importers of natural gas, by total volume, originating in the Russian Federation; and
(2) impose duties pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to goods imported from those countries.
(f) Duty rate in addition to other duties, fees, taxes, exactions, or charges
(g) Methodology, documentation, and reports
(1) Reports requiredNot later than 10 days before imposing a duty under subsection (a) or (e), or modifying or adjusting the rate of such a duty under subsection (b), the President or the United States Trade Representative shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written justification for the duty that—
(A) provides a substantive rationale for the determination of the rate of duty imposed under subsection (a) or (e) or the modification or adjustment made pursuant to subsection (b), as the case may be; and
(B) details the methodology used to determine that the country subject to the duty is a country described in subsection (c).
(2) Determinations of imports of crude oil and natural gasFor the purposes of determining whether a country is an importer of crude oil or natural gas described in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) crude oil is the substance described in Harmonized System code 2709; and
(B) natural gas is the substance described in Harmonized System code 2711.
(h) Rule of construction
(i) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committeesThe term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) Countries facilitating Russian oil sanctions evasionThe term “countries facilitating Russian oil sanctions evasion” means countries in which foreign persons are located or are operating, or under the laws of which foreign persons are organized, if such foreign persons are knowingly engaging in transactions, activities, or services that circumvent, or assist any third party to circumvent, any sanction related to oil that originated in the Russian Federation, including by—
(A) providing significant financial or other support for the purchase, loading, or shipment of oil that originated in the Russian Federation and is subject to sanctions; and
(B) engaging in any transaction, activity, or service related to a shadow fleet vessel that transported, is transporting, or is attempting to transport oil that originated in the Russian Federation and is subject to sanctions.
(3) Natural gas
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 113, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1039.)
§ 10814. Exceptions
(a) Exception for humanitarian assistance
(1) In general
Sanctions and other measures under this chapter shall not apply to—
(A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes; or
(B) transactions that are necessary for, or related to, the activities described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Rule of interpretation
(3) Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) Agricultural commodity
(B) Medical device
(C) Medicine
(b) Exception for intelligence and law enforcement activities
(c) Exception to comply with international obligations
(d) Exception to comply with civilian nuclear cooperation agreements
(e) Exception for certain imports of low-enriched uranium for nuclear reactors
(f) Exception for official government business
(g) Exception for non-Russian oil that transits Russian territory
(h) General licenses
(1) In general
(2) Rule of construction
(i) Exception for winddown operations
During the 270-day period beginning on September 18, 2026, sanctions under this chapter shall not apply with respect to—
(1) an activity related to the winddown or divestiture of operations in the Russian Federation by an entity located in the Russian Federation that is not owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a Russian person; or
(2) an entity located in the Russian Federation that is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a United States person if that United States person is engaged in good faith efforts to winddown or divest operations in the Russian Federation, including providing ongoing operational support to wind down or divest operations.
(j) Exception for safety of vessels and crew
Sanctions under this chapter shall not apply with respect to a person providing provisions to a vessel otherwise subject to sanctions under this chapter if such provisions are intended—
(1) for the safety and care of the crew aboard the vessel;
(2) for the protection of human life aboard the vessel; or
(3) to avoid any environmental or other significant damage.
(k) Exception relating to activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(1) In general
(2) Rule of construction
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the imposition of any sanction or other condition, limitation, restriction, prohibition, or other measure, that directly or indirectly impedes the supply by any entity of the Russian Federation of any product or service, or the procurement of such product or service by any contractor or subcontractor of the United States or any other entity, relating to or in connection with any space launch conducted for—
(A) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or
(B) any other non-Department of Defense customer.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 114, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1041.)
§ 10815. Waiver
(a) In general
(b) Reports required
(1) In general
Before issuing a waiver under subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress—
(A) a certification in writing that the issuance of the waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and
(B) a report explaining the basis for the certification.
(2) Consolidation of reports
(3) Form of report
(4) Applicability to modifications of certain duty rates
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 115, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1043.)
§ 10816. Sanctions implementation and penalties
(a) Implementation
(b) Penalties
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 116, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1044.)
§ 10817. Termination
(a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), the President may terminate the application of any sanction with respect to a foreign person, any restriction with respect to a person, or any duty under this chapter, if the President submits to Congress a report—
(1) certifying in writing that—
(A) in the case of the termination of the application of a sanction, restriction, or duty with respect to a Russian person or the Russian Federation, the Russian Federation has—
(i) signed a peace agreement that is accepted by the free and independent Government of Ukraine; and
(ii) ceased all military hostilities against and any activities to overthrow, dismantle, and subvert the Government of Ukraine; or
(B) in the case of the termination of the application of a sanction, restriction, or duty with respect to any foreign person or foreign country (other than a Russian person or the Russian Federation)—
(i) the foreign person or the government of the foreign country, as the case may be, is not engaging in the activity that was the basis for the sanctions or other measures being terminated; and
(ii) the President has received reliable assurances that the foreign person or the government of the foreign country, as the case may be, will not knowingly engage in activity subject to sanctions or other measures under this chapter in the future; and
(2) that includes, in the case of a report not relating to the termination of a duty under section 10812 or 10813 of this title, a determination of whether the termination is intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation.
(b) Period for review by Congress
(1) In general
(2) Consideration by Congress
(3) Exception
(c) Joint resolution of disapproval
(1) Joint resolution of disapproval defined
(2) IntroductionDuring the period of 30 calendar days provided for under subsection (b)(1), including any additional period as applicable under the exception provided in subsection (b)(3), a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced—
(A) in the House of Representatives, by the majority leader or the minority leader; and
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader (or a designee of the majority leader) or the minority leader (or a designee of the minority leader).
(3) Consideration in House of Representatives
(A) Reporting and discharge
(B) Proceeding to consideration
(C) Consideration
(4) Consideration in the Senate
(A) Committee referral
(B) Reporting and discharge
(C) Proceeding to consideration
(D) Consideration
(E) No amendments or motions
(F) Vote on joint resolution
(G) Consideration of veto messages
(5) Treatment of House joint resolution in Senate
(A) If, before the passage by the Senate of a joint resolution of disapproval, the Senate receives an identical joint resolution from the House of Representatives, the following procedures shall apply:
(i) That joint resolution shall not be referred to a committee.
(ii) With respect to that joint resolution—(I) the procedure in the Senate shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the House of Representatives; but(II) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution from the House of Representatives.
(B) If the Senate passes a joint resolution of disapproval before receiving a joint resolution of disapproval from the House of Representatives, the joint resolution passed by the Senate shall be held at the desk pending receipt of the joint resolution from the House of Representatives. Upon receipt of a joint resolution from the House of Representatives that is identical to the joint resolution passed by the Senate, the Senate shall proceed to its immediate consideration and the joint resolution shall be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
(C) If a joint resolution of disapproval is received from the House, and no companion joint resolution has been introduced in the Senate, the Senate procedures under this subsection shall apply to the House joint resolution.
(6) Rules of House of Representatives and SenateThis subsection is enacted by Congress—
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
(7) DefinitionsIn this subsection:
(A) Appropriate committee of the House of RepresentativesThe term “appropriate committee of the House of Representatives” means—
(i) with respect to the termination of a duty under section 10812 or 10813 of this title, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives;
(ii) with respect to the termination of any sanction or restriction under any of sections 10802 through 10811 of this title that is intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; or
(iii) with respect to the termination of any sanction or restriction under any of sections 10802 through 10811 of this title that is not intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
(B) Appropriate committee of the SenateThe term “appropriate committee of the Senate” means—
(i) with respect to the termination of a duty under section 10812 or 10813 of this title, the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
(ii) with respect to the termination of any sanction or restriction under any of sections 10802 through 10811 of this title that is intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; or
(iii) with respect to the termination of any sanction or restriction under any of sections 10802 through 10811 of this title that is not intended to significantly alter United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 117, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1044.)