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Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017

S. 94 · 115th Congress · Jan 11, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation and other aggressive activities of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

2. Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—
(A)
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
(2)
Good— The term good has the meaning given that term in section 16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)).
(3)
International financial institution— The term international financial institution has the meaning given that term in section 1701(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)).
(4)
Knowingly— The term knowingly, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.
(5)
Person— The term person means an individual or entity.
(6)
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 of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.