; (B) is vital to the military readiness, basing, or operations of the United States or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (C) is vital to the national security interests of the United States; or (D) was a business operation with a fossil fuel company in a country other than the Russian Federation that was entered into prior to the date of the enactment of this section. (2) Notification requirement The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of any contract entered into on the basis of an exception provided for under paragraph (1). (3) Office of foreign assets control licenses The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to a person that has a valid license to operate in Russia issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury or is otherwise authorized to operate in Russia by the Federal Government notwithstanding the imposition of sanctions. (4) American diplomatic mission in Russia The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to contracts related to the operation and maintenance of the United States Government’s consular offices and diplomatic posts in Russia. (c) Applicability This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after such effective date. (d) Sunset This section shall terminate on December 31, 2029. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives