S 3119 — CRUCIAL Act of 2021

(a) In general On and after the date that is 180 days after August 2, 2017, the President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 9529 of this title with respect to a person the President determines knowingly, on or after August 2, 2017, engages in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation, including the Main Intelligence Agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. (b) Application of new sanctions The President may waive the initial application of sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to a person only if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees— (1) a written determination that the waiver— (A) is in the vital national security interests of the United States; or (B) will further the enforcement of this chapter; 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. (c) Delay of imposition of sanctions The President may delay the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) with respect to a person if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, not less frequently than every 180 days while the delay is in effect, that the person is substantially reducing the number of significant transactions described in subsection (a) in which that person engages. (d) Modified waiver authority for certain sanctionable transactions under this section (1) In general The President may use the authority under section 9530(b) of this title to waive the application of sanctions with respect to a person under this section without regard to section 9511 of this title if, not later than 30 days prior to the waiver taking effect, the President certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that— (A) the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; (B) the significant transaction described in subsection (a) that the person engaged in with respect to which the waiver is being exercised— (i) is not a significant transaction with— (I) the Main Intelligence Agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; (II) the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation; (III) the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation; (IV) Autonomous Noncommercial Professional Organization/Professional Association of Designers of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI); (V) the Special Technology Center; (VI) Zorsecurity; or (VII) any person that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, determines— (aa) to be part of, or operating for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sector of the Government of the Russian Federation; and (bb) has directly participated in or facilitated cyber intrusions by the Government of the Russian Federation; and (ii) would not— (I) endanger the integrity of any multilateral alliance of which the United States is a part; (II) adversely affect ongoing operations of the Armed Forces of the United States, including coalition operations in which the Armed Forces of the United States participate; (III) result in a significant negative impact to defense cooperation between the United States and the country whose government has primary jurisdiction over the person; and (IV) significantly increase the risk of compromising United States defense systems and operational capabilities; and (C) the government with primary jurisdiction over the person— (i) is taking or will take steps to reduce its inventory of major defense equipment and advanced conventional weapons produced by the defense sector of the Russia...