S.Amdt. 5699
What it does: Adds SEC. 1276. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF COUNTERING AMERICA'S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA at the end of subtitle F of title XII
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1276. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF COUNTERING AMERICA'S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA at the end of subtitle F of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
Inserted: SEC. 1276. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF COUNTERING AMERICA'S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA.
Inserted: (a) Report Required.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment, conducted after consideration of the report of the Defense Intelligence Agency entitled, "Russia: Defense Cooperation with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela" and dated February 4, 2019, of whether the Government of Nicaragua has engaged in transactions described in section 231(a) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525(a)) during the 5-year period preceding submission of the report required by this subsection.
Inserted: (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
Inserted: (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--Notwithstanding 231(b) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525(b)), the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 235 of that Act with respect to each transaction identified in the report required by subsection (a).
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5699. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1276. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER SECTION 231 OF COUNTERING AMERICA'S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment, conducted after consideration of the report of the Defense Intelligence Agency entitled, “Russia: Defense Cooperation with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela” and dated February 4, 2019, of whether the Government of Nicaragua has engaged in transactions described in section 231(a) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525(a)) during the 5-year period preceding submission of the report required by this subsection.
(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--Notwithstanding 231(b) of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525(b)), the President shall impose 5 or more of the sanctions described in section 235 of that Act with respect to each transaction identified in the report required by subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
September 27, 2022