(1)
Determination by the President
Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the President shall impose both of the sanctions described in subsection (c) if the President determines that a foreign person, on or after October 28, 1991, has knowingly and materially contributed—
(A)
through the export from the United States of any goods or technology that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under this Act [sections
2401 to
2420 of this Appendix], or
(B)
through the export from any other country of any goods or technology that would be, if they were United States goods or technology, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under this Act [sections
2401 to
2420 of this Appendix],
to the efforts by any foreign country, project, or entity described in paragraph (2) to use, develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire chemical or biological weapons.