Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Circumspectly Reducing Unintended Consequences Impairing Alliances and Leadership Act of 2021” or the “CRUCIAL Act of 2021”.
Circumspectly Reducing Unintended Consequences Impairing Alliances and Leadership Act of 2021
A BILL
To require the President to certify to Congress that a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is not participating in quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States on security matters that are critical to United States strategic interests before imposing sanctions under section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act with respect to a transaction of that member.
Sec. 2 Certification requirement for imposing sanctions with respect to members of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Special rule for members of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
“(1) In general—During the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Circumspectly Reducing Unintended Consequences Impairing Alliances and Leadership Act of 2021, the President may not impose sanctions under this section with respect to a significant transaction described in subsection (a) engaged in by the government of a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue unless, before imposing such sanctions, the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that that government is not participating in quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States on security matters that are critical to United States strategic interests.
“(2) Member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue defined—In this subsection, the term member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue means Australia, India, Japan, or the United States.”