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22 U.S. Code § 10802 - Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or supporting the Government of the Russian Federation

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(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.

In determining under subsection (b)(3) if a vessel is a foreign vessel 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, the President may use as prima facie evidence that the vessel is subject to sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Group of 7, or a member of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.

(d) Maintenance of certain sanctions relating to specified harmful foreign activities

Sanctions and other measures provided for under any Executive Order issued to address the national emergency that the President continued on March 24, 2026, with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation (91 Fed. Reg. 15515), as in effect on the day before September 18, 2026, including with respect to all persons sanctioned under any such Executive Order, shall remain in effect.

(e) Sanctions describedThe sanctions described in this subsection to be imposed with respect to a person described in subsection (b) are the following:

(1) Blocking of property

The President shall exercise all of the powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block any vessel described in subsection (b), and block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person described in subsection (b), if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.

(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

The visa or other entry documentation of an alien described in subsection (b) shall be revoked, regardless of when such visa or other entry documentation is or was issued.

(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.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The national emergency that the President continued on March 24, 2026, referred to in subsec. (d), refers to the national emergency declared in Ex. Ord. No. 14024, Apr. 15, 2021, 86 F.R. 20249, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables.

The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(A)(iii), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.