U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Sanctions Recovery Act to "incentivize" OFAC to strictly enforce sanctions. "OFAC has not been as aggressive in sanctions enforcement as it should be."
The bill would allow the agency to acquire 5 percent of foreign assets seized as well as of sanctioned fines. The amount collected would benefit salaries and administrative costs, and thus allow OFAC to increase sanctions and recompense Treasury for further enforcement efforts.
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