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(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall apply the measures described in subsection (b) to the covered persons described in subsection (c). (b) Measures described (1) In general The measures described in this subsection are the following: (A) Executive Order 13581 (Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations). (B) Section 111 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7108). (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the President’s authority to impose sanctions under any provision of law. (c) Covered persons The persons described in this subsection are persons determined by the President to have participated in, attempted to engage in, conspired to engage in, or provided material support for or otherwise facilitated the transfer, deportation, indoctrination, or re-education of Ukrainian children, including— (1) any Federal ministry, regional administration, or agency of the Russian Federation; (2) any rehabilitation, patriotic education, or similar camp, facility, or program operated or funded by the Russian Federation that has received or processed transferred Ukrainian children; (3) any entity or instrumentality of the Russian Orthodox Church, or any diocese, foundation, or charitable organization subordinate to or affiliated with it, to the extent such entity has participated in or facilitated the placement, adoption, foster care, or ideological re-education of transferred Ukrainian children; (4) any private adoption agency, foster network, or intermediary operating in territory of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation that has facilitated the removal or transfer of Ukrainian children; (5) any person who knowingly deals in or otherwise directly or indirectly benefits from the proceeds of the activities of the persons described in paragraphs (1) through (4); (6) any person that has knowingly materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, any person described in paragraphs (1) through (5); or (7) any person that is owned or controlled by, owns or controls, or acts or has acted for or on behalf of, any person described in paragraphs (1) through (6). (d) List (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an interim unclassified list of persons that meet the criteria in subsection (c). (2) Form The list required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may contain a classified annex. (e) Congressional requests Not later than 120 days after receiving a request from the chairman or ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection (c), the President shall— (1) determine if the person meets such criteria; and (2) submit a written justification to the chairman and ranking member detailing whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to such person. (f) Regulatory updates Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue such regulations, guidance, and advisories as may be necessary to implement this Act. (g) Definition In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.