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House Bill 7066
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Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022
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H. R. 7066 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 239

117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7066

[Report No. 117–319, Part I]


To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 11, 2022

Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

May 10, 2022

Additional sponsors: Mr. Hill and Ms. Garcia of Texas

May 10, 2022

Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

May 10, 2022

Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2022]

A BILL

To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022”.

SEC. 2. Requirements.

(a) In general.—A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution.

(b) Provision of law described.—A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving—

(1) the conduct of transactions;

(2) the acceptance of deposits;

(3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits;

(4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options;

(5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or

(6) any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution.

(c) Penalty.—A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution.

(d) United States financial institution defined.—In this section, the term “United States financial institution” means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the United States, but not such institutions’ foreign branches, offices, or agencies.

Union Calendar No. 239

117th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 7066
[Report No. 117–319, Part I]
A BILL
To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.
May 10, 2022
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed