shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a list of each Russian person that, on or after such date of enactment, knowingly exports, transfers, or otherwise provides to Syria significant financial, material, or technological support that contributes materially to the ability of the Government of Syria to acquire defense articles, defense services, and related information. (b) Sanctions A Russian person identified on the list required by subsection (a) shall be subject to the same sanctions as a person included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (c) Waiver (1) In general The President may, on a case-by-case basis and for renewable periods of not to exceed 60 days, waive the application of this section with respect to a Russian person if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such a waiver is in the vital national security interests of the United States. (2) Certification The certification referenced in paragraph (1) shall include a detailed explanation of the specific factors upon which the determination was made that a waiver is in the vital national security interests of the United States. (3) Briefing Not later than 10 days after the issuance of a waiver under paragraph (1), and every 90 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, the President shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the justification for the waiver. (d) Russian person defined In this section, the term Russian person has the meaning given that term in section 256(c) of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9545(c) ). 307. Sanctions described The sanctions described in this section are the following: (1) Asset blocking The President shall exercise all of the powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 of such Act ( 50