Us Code § 2312 - Imposition of sanctions
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§ 2312. Imposition of sanctions
The President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 2313 of this title with respect to each foreign person that is an entity, and four or more of such sanctions with respect to each foreign person that is an individual, that—
(1) is identified as a foreign opioid trafficker in a report submitted under section 2311(a) of this title; or
(2) the President determines is owned, controlled, directed by, knowingly supplying or sourcing precursors for, or knowingly acting for or on behalf of, such a foreign opioid trafficker.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXII, §7212, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2265.)
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Delegation of Functions
Functions and authorities of President under this section delegated to Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, by section 1(d)(v) of Memorandum of President of the United States, Mar. 31, 2020, 85 F.R. 22343, set out as a note under section 2311 of this title.
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