; and (2) the Secretary of State should designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization under such section 219. 4. Designation of the mercenary Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ). (b) Application The designation required under subsection (a) shall equally apply to any affiliated and successor entities to the Wagner Group undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies and partners, including activities taking place in Ukraine, Africa, and the Middle East. (c) Waiver The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such a waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. (d) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the international activities of the Russian-based mercenary Wagner Group. (e) Defined term In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (3) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives ; (5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and (7) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives .