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22 U.S.C. § 2

DEFINITIONS.

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“In this division:“(1)Russian aggressor state.—The term ‘Russian aggressor state’ means—“(A) the Russian Federation; and“(B) Belarus, if the President determines Belarus has engaged in an act of war against Ukraine related to Russia’s ongoing February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine.“(2)Russian aggressor state sovereign asset.—The term ‘Russian aggressor state sovereign asset’ means any Russian sovereign assets or any funds or property of another Russian aggressor state determined by the President to be of the same sovereign character as the assets described in paragraph (7) [probably should be “paragraph (6)”].“(3)Appropriate congressional committees.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—“(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and“(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.“(4)Financial institution.—The term ‘financial institution’ means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.“(5)G7.—The term ‘G7’ means the countries that are member of the informal Group of 7, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.“(6)Russian sovereign asset.—The term ‘Russian sovereign asset’ means any of the following:“(A) Funds and other property of—“(i) the Central Bank of the Russian Federation;“(ii) the Russian National Wealth Fund; or“(iii) the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.“(B) Any other funds or other property that are owned by the Government of the Russian Federation, including by any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of that government.“(7)United states.—The term ‘United States’ means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.“(8)United states financial institution.—The term ‘United States financial institution’ means a financial institution organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an institution.“(9)Seize or seizure.—The term ‘seize’ or ‘seizure’ means confiscation of all right, title, and interest whatsoever in a Russian sovereign asset or a Russian aggressor state sovereign asset and vesting of the same in the United States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–1996 · leading case: Alternatives for the Imposition of Conditions on the Certification of Drug Transit & Producing Countries (OLC 1996).
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Alternatives for the Imposition of Conditions on the Certification of Drug Transit & Producing Countries (OLC 1996). “It is unclear whether such a prohibition, if it existed, could be interpreted to lim it the President’s legitimate exercise o f his constitutional powers.”
United States Assistance to Countries That Shoot Down Civil Aircraft Involved in Drug Trafficking (OLC 1994). “No 103-337, § 1012, 108 Stat 2663, 2 8 3 7 (1 9 9 4 ) (co d ified at 22 U S C § 2 2 9 1 -4 (1994)). 148 U nited States A ssistance to Countries that S hoot Down C ivil A ircraft Involved in D rug T rafficking The group included lawyers from the Criminal Division, the Departments…”
Application of the Mansfield Amendment to the Use of United States Military Pers. & Equip. to Assist Foreign Governments in Drug Enf't Activities (OLC 1986). “at 611 (codified at 22 U.S.C § 2 3 1 1 ). C ongress has placed other lim itations on the use o f the narcotics assistance funds provided under § 2291(a).”
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