This subsection should be interpreted to apply to an entity carrying out any internationally recognized agreement with the Government of Ukraine for the sale or provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to and from Ukraine unless the President determines that the agreement is being used to evade sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, or the Group of 7.
The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given such term in section 5602 of title 7.
The term “medical device” has the meaning given the term “device” in section 321 of title 21.
This chapter shall not apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or to carry out or assist any authorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of the United States.
Sanctions under this chapter shall not apply to the admission or parole of an alien into the United States if such admission or parole is necessary to comply with United States obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.
This chapter shall not apply to activities carried out under an agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation entered into under section 2153 of title 42.
This chapter shall not apply with respect to imports into the United States of low-enriched uranium described in paragraph (1) of section 2297h–10a(d) of title 42 or medical isotopes for which a waiver has been issued under paragraph (2) of that section.
This chapter shall not apply to transactions for the conduct of official business of the United States Government (including transactions necessary for the operation of the United States embassy or United States consulates in the Russian Federation) or the United Nations (including its specialized agencies, programs, funds, and related organizations) by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.
This chapter shall not apply to oil originating in a country other than the Russian Federation that transits the territory of the Russian Federation, or to any entity that transports such oil, for export to international markets.
This chapter shall not apply with respect to a United States person that is operating under the terms of a general license issued by the Department of the Treasury before September 18, 2026.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the terms of a general license described in paragraph (1), the authority of United States persons to continue to operate under such a license, or the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend or issue new general licenses.
This chapter shall not apply with respect to activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.