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Freezing Russian Sanctions Act

H.R. 2935 · 115th Congress · Jun 16, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To codify Executive Order 13694 (relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities) and to codify certain Executive orders imposing sanctions in relation to the situation in Ukraine.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Freezing Russian Sanctions Act”.

Sec. 2 Codification of Executive Order 13694

Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077; relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed and designations made pursuant to Executive Order 13694, shall remain in effect.

Sec. 3 Codification of Executive orders imposing sanctions in relation to the situation in Ukraine

(a)
In general— The Executive orders specified in subsection (b), and sanctions imposed and designations made pursuant to such Executive orders, and any action taken or regulation issued by the Department of Commerce, pursuant to Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), related to licensing exports to Russia, designated Russian persons, or designated Russian entities shall remain in effect.
(b)
Executive orders specified— The Executive orders specified in this subsection are the following:
(1)
Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(2)
Executive Order 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(3)
Executive Order 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).
(4)
Executive Order 13685 (79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine) (as in effect on January 1, 2017).