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This bill aims to impose sanctions on any foreign person or entity that knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula. The bill provides context for its purpose by referencing Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its subsequent invasion of Ukraine in 2022, noting that Crimea has been used as a strategic base for Russian military operations. The sanctions would include blocking assets of sanctioned individuals or entities within U.S. jurisdiction and rendering them inadmissible to the United States, with their existing visas automatically revoked. The bill includes exceptions for humanitarian assistance, international obligations, and authorized U.S. intelligence and national security activities. The President retains the ability to waive these sanctions if they determine it is in the national security interests of the United States, and must notify congressional committees at least 15 days before such a waiver takes effect. The legislation specifically targets foreign persons who might be involved in infrastructure projects connecting Russia to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula, with the goal of applying economic and diplomatic pressure on entities supporting Russia's territorial expansion.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/476/all-info