Waiver of Identifications and Designations

Statutory Text

(e) Waiver of Identifications and Designations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall not be required to make any identification of a foreign person under subsection (a) or any identification or designation of a foreign person under section 301(a) if the President--

(1) determines that doing so would cause damage to the national security of the United States; and

(2) notifies the appropriate congressional committees of the exercise of the authority provided under this subsection.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 112-158 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Aug. 10, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-158).
2. The provision states no deadline, so none is shown.

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