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OFAC Issues Guidance Extending Statute of Limitations to 10 Years

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, Pub. L. No. 118-50, div. D. Part of the Act included a provision extending the statute of limitations for civil and criminal...more

King & Spalding

Ten-Year Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations Update

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As discussed in our May 7, 2024 alert, on April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a foreign military support package (i.e., H.R. 815), which included a provision doubling the statute of limitations (“SOL”) from five...more

Foley Hoag LLP

OFAC Publishes Both Interim Final Rule Extending Recordkeeping Requirements and Comment Request Regarding its Information...

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OFAC issued an interim final rule extending OFAC’s recordkeeping requirements from 5 years to 10 years, to comport with the corresponding statute of limitations extension. OFAC also published a request for public comment...more

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OFAC Extends Recordkeeping Requirements for All Sanctions Programs

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In an era of active U.S. sanctions policy, it is not uncommon to see the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issue a notice changing U.S. sanctions – promulgating a new sanctions program or updating the designation of a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Extends Recordkeeping Requirements from Five to 10 Years; Issues Paperwork Reduction Act Request for Comments

On September 11, 2024, OFAC announced its Interim Final Rule to Extend Recordkeeping Requirements from Five to 10 Years. The Interim Final Rule (IFR) was published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2024. Public...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent Developments in Medical Devices and Biopharma You Should Know

With a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, staying on top of the latest updates is crucial for companies in the biopharma and medical devices sectors. In our inaugural biopharma and medical devices briefing, we highlight a...more

Foley Hoag LLP

OFAC Issues Guidance Concerning Statute of Limitations Extension

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, Pub. L. No. 118-50 (the “Act”). By doing so, the statute of limitations (“SoL”) for violations, both criminal and civil, of IEEPA...more

Blank Rome LLP

OFAC Guidance on Extending the Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations Signals Aggressive Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) last week issued guidance regarding the extension of the statute of limitations for sanctions violations. This guidance follows the enactment of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SoL Long to Short Limits: The Sequel — A Decade of Recordkeeping and Enforcement

On July 22, 2024, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a significant planned extension to its recordkeeping requirements, which will increase the retention period from five to ten...more

Hogan Lovells

OFAC issues statute of limitations guidance for US sanctions violations and recordkeeping

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has released guidance following on Congress’ extension of the statute of limitations for violations of certain sanctions and related recordkeeping...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Guidance on Extension of Statute of Limitations for Civil and Criminal Violations of Sanctions Authorities

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On July 22, 2024, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published guidance regarding recent legislation extending the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of the International Emergency Economic...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Compliance Flash: OFAC Announces New Reporting Requirement for Financial Institutions Under the REPO for Ukrainians Act

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The supplemental appropriations legislation signed into law on April 24, 2024 enacted numerous high-profile provisions addressing aspects of U.S. foreign policy and national security, including provisions that broaden and...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Releases Guidance on Extended Statute of Limitations & Forthcoming Recordkeeping Changes

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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has released updated guidance concerning recent legislation that doubled the statute of limitations for violations of certain sanctions and export control...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

OFAC Publishes Guidance on Extension of Statute of Limitations and Recordkeeping Requirements

On July 22nd, 2024, OFAC published a guidance document regarding the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act’s extension of the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of the International Emergency Economic...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OFAC Provides Guidance on Extended Statute of Limitations

As we previously reported, effective April 24, 2024, the statute of limitations for most civil and criminal violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) or the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) has...more

Snell & Wilmer

United States Government Doubles Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations

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Shrouded within the supplemental emergency appropriations bill for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act passed by Congress and signed into law significantly increases the statute of...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller-Law-Group - June 2024 Newletter

Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Security Assistance Law Expanded the Reach of US Sanctions and Doubled the Statute of Limitations

On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (Act) into law. The Act, which is part of a broader law providing supplemental aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, contains several...more

The Volkov Law Group

Congress Extends Sanctions Statute of Limitations And Addresses Other National Security Issues

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a sweeping national security legislative package that included the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act, which includes measures to promote sanctions and export controls...more

Blank Rome LLP

President Biden Signs into Law Ten-Year Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations and Other National Security Measures

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President Biden last month signed into law H.R. 815 (“National Security Supplemental” or “NSS”). The NSS—a package of national security and foreign aid appropriations, including for efforts in Israel, Ukraine, and the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New U.S. Legislation Extends Sanctions Statute of Limitations and Authorizes New Sanctions: What Companies Need to Know

The 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act became law recently as part of H.R. 815, which also provided aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The law contains important sanctions measures that: Extend the statute of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress Extends Statute of Limitations for Sanctions and Certain Other National Security Programs from 5 to 10 Years and...

While media reporting has predominantly focused on the provisions in the emergency foreign aid package that President Biden signed into law on April 24, 2024 that provides funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, House Foreign...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Sanctions Violations: New 10-Year Statute of Limitations

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law an emergency supplemental appropriations law, H.R. 815 (Public Law 118-50), that provides substantial military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and could force the sale of...more

Mayer Brown

US Congress Extends Statute of Limitations for Sanctions and Export Controls

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (the “Act”). While much of the focus centered on the foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, the bill...more

Adams and Reese LLP

The Department of Treasury Issues Guidance Regarding Sanctions Risks Inherent to Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory outlining the risks involved with facilitating ransom payments to malicious actors conducting...more

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