Implementation; penalties — Us Code Code § 8781
Us Code Code § 8781 — Implementation; penalties. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 8781. Implementation; penalties
(a) Implementation
The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 1702 and 1704 of title 50 to carry out—
(1) sections 8721, 8722, 8723, 8724, 8725, 8726 of this title, 312,1 and 8751 of this title, subchapter III, and subchapter VII;
(2) section 8513b of this title, as added by section 312; 1 and
(3) sections 8514a and 8514b of this title, as added by subtitle A of title IV.
(b) Penalties
(1) In general
The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1705 of title 50 shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of a provision specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, or an order or regulation prescribed under such a provision, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act described in section 1705(a) of title 50.
(2) Provisions specified
The provisions specified in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Sections 8721, 8722, 8723, and 8726 of this title, subchapter III, and subchapter VII.
(B) Sections 8514a and 8514b of this title, as added by subtitle A of title IV.
(Pub. L. 112–158, title VI, §601, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1263.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 312, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is section 312 of Pub. L. 112–158, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1249. Subsec. (a) of section 312 is not classified to the Code. Subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 312 amended section 8513 of this title. Subsec. (d) of section 312 enacted provisions set out as a note under section 8513 of this title.
Section 8513b of this title, as added by section 312, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original "section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section 312" and was translated as meaning section 104A of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as added by section 216(a) of Pub. L. 112–158, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For classification of section 312 of Pub. L. 112–158, see above.
Sections 8514a and 8514b of this title, as added by subtitle A of title IV, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3) and (b)(2)(B), are sections 8514a and 8514b of this title, as added by subtitle A (§§401–403) of title IV of Pub. L. 112–158.
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