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UKRAINE CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2017; END

BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT OF 2017; UNITED

STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE COOPERATION EXTENSION ACT;

AND WAR CRIMES REWARDS EXPANSION ACT

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 1997, H.R. 2219, H.R. 2646, and H.R. 3851

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Serial No. 115–93

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

DARRELL E. ISSA, California 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

MO BROOKS, Alabama 

PAUL COOK, California 

SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania 

RON DESANTIS, Florida 

MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina 

TED S. YOHO, Florida 

ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois 

LEE M. ZELDIN, New York 

DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., New York 

F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., 

Wisconsin 

ANN WAGNER, Missouri 

BRIAN J. MAST, Florida 

FRANCIS ROONEY, Florida 

BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania 

THOMAS A. GARRETT, JR., Virginia 

JOHN R. CURTIS, Utah 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

AMI BERA, California 

LOIS FRANKEL, Florida 

TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii 

JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas 

ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania 

DINA TITUS, Nevada 

NORMA J. TORRES, California 

BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER, Illinois 

THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York 

ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York 

TED LIEU, California

AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director

JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director 

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C O N T E N T S 

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MARKUP ON 

H.R. 1997, To encourage United States-Ukraine cybersecurity cooperation 

and require a report regarding such cooperation, and for other purposes ...... 2

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1997 offered by the 

Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs .............. 8

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 

1997 offered by the Honorable Adriano Espaillat, a Representative 

in Congress from the State of New York ................................................. 13

H.R. 2219, To increase the role of the financial industry in combating human 

trafficking ............................................................................................................. 14

Amendment to H.R. 2219 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce ........... 20

H.R. 2646, To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation 

Act of 2015, and for other purposes .................................................................... 21

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2646 offered by the 

Honorable Edward R. Royce ............................................................................ 26

H.R. 3851, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 

to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes ...... 32

LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING 

The Honorable Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress from the State 

of New York: Prepared statement ...................................................................... 35

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 48

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 49

Markup summary .................................................................................................... 51

The Honorable Dina Titus, a Representative in Congress from the State 

of Nevada: Prepared statement .......................................................................... 52

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UKRAINE CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2017; END 

BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT OF 2017; UNITED 

STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE COOPERATION EXTENSION ACT; 

AND WAR CRIMES REWARDS EXPANSION ACT 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 

2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ed Royce (chairman of 

the committee) presiding. 

Chairman ROYCE. The committee will come to order. 

Pursuant to notice, we meet today to mark up four bipartisan 

measures. 

And, without objection, all members may have 5 days to submit 

statements or extraneous materials on today’s business. 

As members were notified yesterday, we intend to bring these all 

up en bloc, and so, without objection, the following items previously 

provided to members, or also in your packets, they are going to be 

considered en bloc and are considered as read. 

There are four measures here: H.R. 1997, the Ukraine 

Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, Royce amendment 85 in the nature 

of a substitute, Espaillat amendment 68 to Royce amendment 85; 

H.R. 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017, 

with Royce amendment 2; H.R. 2646, the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, Royce amendment 84 in the nature of a substitute; and H.R. 3851, the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act. 

[The information referred to follows:]

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11:-im CONGRESS 

18'1' 8BSSIOl\ H. R. 1997 

To ~Jwourage Unitf~(l States-Ukraine eyberscwnrity (•ooperation and re<tnire 

a l'eport regarding such cooperation, and for other purposes. 

U\ THE HOUSE OP REPHESE.:-J'l'ATIVES 

APRTT,6, 2017 

}Ir. DRENDA:-1 F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) 

introduced tl1c follovv~ng bill; which 'vas rcfcrrccl to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To eneourage United States-Ukraine eyberseeurity cooperation and require a report regarding such cooperation, 

and for other purposes. 

Be d enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representa2 hues of the United States ofA_nwrl:ca in 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 'l'his Act may be cited as the "Ukraine Cybersecurity 

5 CooperationAct of2017". 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The rnited States established diplomatie 

2 relations with rkraine in 1992, following its inde3 pemlenee from the Soviet Union. 

4 (:J) The U 1ilted States attaches great impor5 tance to the success of Ukraine's transition to a 

6 modern democratic country vvith a tlourishing mar7 ket economy. 

8 (0) In 2014, days before the Presidential ele(~-

9 tion in rkraine, there took plaee a failed attempt to 

l 0 destroy the eleetion system software through a cyber 

11 attack. 

12 ( 4) Tn December 2015, Duainian power com13 panies t~:~qlerieneed unseherluled power outages irn14 rmeting a large number of customers in Ukraine 

15 from a l'yher attaek. 

16 ( 5) lu response to cyber attacks in Ukraine, 

17 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko emphasized 

18 the need for a Natioual Cyber Security System de19 claring that cyberspace has tun1ed into another bat20 tlefiek1 1 01 for State independence. 

21 (6) As a result of the Dec·ember 2015 

22 cyberattack, the rnited States sent interagency 

23 teams that iucluded 1·epreseHtativcs from the De24 partment of Energy, the Federal Bureau of Inves25 tigation, and the Korth Ameriean Rleetric Reliability 
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Cm1Joration to Ukraine to look into the safety of 

2 their infrastructure and to help ·with investigations. 

3 The visit was followetl up hy another interagem~y 

4 delegation to Ukraine iu March 2016, and a May 

5 2016 United States-rkrainian tabletop exerc1se on 

6 mitigating attacks against Ckrainc's infrastrueturc. 

7 (7) As noted by former Deputy Seeretary of 

8 Comrneree, Bruee A11dre\vs, "Cyherst~(mrity is a per9 feet example of a sector in which we can \vork tol 0 gether to increase national and economic seeurity, 

11 create jobs, aml provide mutual prosperity for both 

12 our eeonomies. Together I am confident that we ean 

13 provi!le leadership to enhan(~e (~yberse(·urity eapabili14 ties aeross Central and Southeast Europe.". 

15 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

16 It is the policy of the U nitcd States to17 ( 1) reaffirm the eommitment of the r nited 

18 States to the C nitcd States-Ukraine Charter on 

19 Strategic. Partnership, whieh highlights the impor20 t:mce of the bilateral relationship and outlines en21 haneed eooperation in the areas of defense, seeurity, 

22 economics and trade. energy security, democracy, 

23 and eultural exchanges; 
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(2) reaffirm the eommitment of the rnited 

2 States to support cooperation between the North At3 lanti(; Treaty Organization (NATO) aml Ukraine: 

4 (3) reaffirm the commitment of the Cuited 

5 States to provide financial, economic, and technical 

6 assistance to Ukraine to aehicvc its goals for the 

7 Ukrainian Government to make progTess on reforms 

8 and antie.orruption initiatives; 

9 ( 4) reaffirm the commitment of the rnited 

l 0 States to the Budapest Memorandum on seeurity as11 sunuwes: and 

12 (5) assist the lnn·ainim1 Government to improve 

13 its eyberseeurity strategy. 

14 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ACTIONS TO ASSIST UKRAINE TO 

15 IMPROVE ITS CYBERSECURITY AND PROTECT 

16 AMERICAN INTERESTS. 

17 (a) SEKSE OF CONGRESS.-It lS the sense of Con18 gress that the Seeretar.Y of State should take the following 

19 actions, eommensurate with United States interests, to as20 sist Ukraine to improve its eyberseeurity: 

21 ( 1 ) Provide Ukraine sueh support as may be 

22 neeessmy to increase most advanced security protec23 tion on government computers, particularly such sys24 tems that defend the critical infrastructure of 

25 Ukraine. 
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(2) Provide rkraine support m redneing reli2 ance on Russian technology. 

3 ( :1) Assist rkraine to build (~apaeity, e::qmnd ey4 bersecurity information sharing, alld cooperate in 

5 international response efforts. 

6 (b) REPORT ON UKRAIKE'S CYBERSECURl'l'Y.-Not 

7 later than 180 clays after the date of the enactment of 

8 this Ad,, the Se(~retary of State shall submit to the Com9 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

l 0 and the Committee on Foreig11 Relations of the Senate 

11 a report on the status of C nited States cybersccurity co12 operation w"ith Ukraine to seek new areas for collaboration 

13 and assistanee, as well as pursue eooperation \Vith regional 

14 partners and organizations to address shared cyber chal15 lenges. 8nd1 report shall also indude information relating 

16 to the following: 

17 (1) An update on the U.S. Department of En18 crgy's cff01ts to establish a United Statcs-Ukraiuc 

19 Stakeholder ~Working Group as an element of their 

20 \VOrk 'W"ith Ukraine to develop a Ukrainian Cyher Se21 curity Program. 

22 (2) An assessment capability to establish joint 

23 United States and TJkrainian participation to24 (A) conduct cybersecurity assessments of 

25 existing rkrainian Government, military, crit-
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i<"al infrastrueture, aml banking systems m 

2 order to identify critical ~vulnerabilities; 

3 (B) recommend mitigation strategies relat4 ing· to sueh assessments; 

5 (C) combat cyhercrime, including through 

6 training workshops and joint tabletop exercises 

7 eovering priority cybersecnrity scenarios; and 

8 (D) estahlish an information see.urity 

9 awareness program. 

10 (3) An update of progress on NATO's agree11 meut to establish an lucident Mana.gement Center to 

12 monitor cyber security events and laboratories to in13 vestigate r~yherse(mrity incidents. 
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AMENDMENT TO IN THE NATURE OF A 

SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 1997 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the "Ukraiue Cybersecurity 

3 CooperationAct of2017". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The rnited States established diplomatic 

7 relations \Vith Ukraine in 1992, following Ukraine's 

8 independence from the Soviet Union. 

9 (2) The Unite!l States attaehes great impor10 tance to the success of Ukraine's transition to a 

11 modern democratic country with a flourishing mar12 ket economy. 

13 ( :3) In an effort to undermine democracy in 

14 Ukraine, haekers targeted the eountry's voting infra15 structure just clays before its 2 014 presidential elec16 tion. 
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( 4) In De(~ernher 2015, a rnalieious eyher intru2 sion into Ukrainian electric utility companies re3 suited in ·widespread power outages. 

4 ( 5) As a result of the December 2015 cyber in5 cident, the United States sent an interagency team 

6 to Ukraiue, iucludiug representatives from the De7 partment of Energy, the Federal Bureau of Inves8 tigation, and the Korth Arneriean Eledri(~ Reliability 

9 CoqJoration, to help w~th the investigation and to 

10 assess the vulnerability of Ukraine's infrastructure 

11 to cyber intrusiou. The visit was followed up by an12 other interagency delegation to Ukraine in March 

13 2016 and a Yiay 2016 United States-Ukrainian ta14 bletop exerCise on mitigating attacks against 

15 Ukraine's infrastnwture. 

16 ( 6) lu respouse to au escalating series of cyber 

17 attacks on the country's critical infrastructure - in18 cludiug its uatioual railway system, its major stock 

19 exchanges, and its busiest airport - President Petro 

20 Poroshenko declared that "Cyberspace has turned 

21 into another battlefield for state independence.". 

22 (7) Following the ,June 2017 Petya malware 

23 eveut - a global cyber incideut that primarily af24 fected rkraine - the Secretary General of the :\!" orth 

25 Atlantic Treaty Organihation (KATO) said "the 
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eyher attaeks we have seen. . . very mueh highlight 

2 the importance of the support, the help NATO pro3 vides . . . gwes . . . or provides to Ukraine to 

4 strengthen its cyber defenses, technical and other 

5 kinds of support. vVe ''~11 continue to do that and 

6 it's an important part of our cooperation with 

7 Ukraine.". 

8 (R) In September 2017, the United States and 

9 Ukraine conducted the first United States-Ukraine 

10 Bilateral Cyber Dialog11e in Kyiv, during which both 

11 sides affirmed their commitment to an internet that 

12 is open, interoperable, reliable, and secure, and the 

13 United States announeed $5 million in new eyher as14 sistance to strengthen Ukraine's ability to prevent, 

15 mitigate, and respoml to (~yber attaeks. 

16 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

17 It is the policy of the United States to18 ( 1) reaffinn the U nitcd States-Ukraine Charter 

19 on Strategic Partnership, which highlights the im20 portance of the bilateral relationship and outlines 

21 enhanced cooperation in the areas of defense, secu22 rity, economics and trade, energy security, democ23 racy, and cultural exchanges; 

24 (2) support continued cooperation between 

25 NATO and Ukraine; 
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( 8) support Ukraine's politieal and e(~onomie re2 forms; 

3 ( 4) reaffirm the eommitment of the 1~nited 

4 States to the Budapest lVlemonwdum 011 Security 

5 Assuranees; and 

6 (5) assist Ukrai11e's efforts to enha11ce its cy7 bersecurity eapabilities. 

8 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION 

9 WITH UKRAINE. 

10 (a) SRKSR OF CONGRRSS.-Tt lS the sense of Con11 gress that the Secretary of State should take the following 

12 actions, commensurate with United States interests, to as13 sist Ukraine to improve its (~yberseeurity: 

14 ( 1 ) Provide Ukraine such support as may be 

15 neeessary to se(mre government eomputer networks 

16 from malicious cyber intrusio11s, particularly such 

17 networks that defend the critical infrastructure of 

18 Ukrai11e. 

19 ( 2) Provide rkraine support in reducing reli20 ance on Russian information and communieations 

21 technology. 

22 (:3) Assist Ukraine to build its capacity, e)q)ancl 

23 cybersecurity i11formation sharing, and cooperate 011 

24 international cyberspace efforts. 
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(h) REPORT.-Not later than 180 !lays after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

3 submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

4 of Represeutatives and the Committee ou Foreign Rela5 tions of the Senate a report on United States cybersecu6 rity cooperation with Ukraine. Such report shall also in7 elude information relating to the following: 

8 ( 1) 1~ nited States efforts to strengthen 

9 Ukraine's ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond 

10 to cyber incidents, including through training, edu11 catiou, technical assistance, capacity building, aud 

12 cybersecurity risk management strategies. 

13 ( 2) The potential for new areas of eollaboration 

14 and mutual assistance between the rnited States 

15 and Ukraine in addressing shared eyher dmllenges, 

16 including cybercrime, critical infrastructure protec17 tion, and resilience against botnets and other autoIS mated, distributed threats. 

19 (3) NATO's efforts to help Ukraine develop 

20 technical capabilities to counter cyber threats. 

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AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 

NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 1997 

OFFERED BY MR. ESPAILLAT OF NEW YORK 

In section 2, add at the end the following: 

1 (9) In May 2017, Ukraine cited activities on 

2 Russian social media platforms, including pro-Rus3 sian propaganda and offensive cyber operations, as 

4 threats to Ukrainian national security. 

In section :3(4), strike "and" after the semicolon. 

In section 3(5), strike the period at tlle end and msert ": and". 

In section 3, add at the end the following: 

5 (6) improve Ukraine's ability to respond to 

6 Russian-supported disinformation and propaganda 

7 efforts in cyberspace, includiug through social media 

8 and other outlets. 
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ll"im CONGRESS 

18'1' SB88IOJ\ H.R.2219 

To im:re:me the role of the finaneial imlustry in <oombating· human traffieking. 

IK THE HOUSE OF REPRESE~TATIVES 

M'RIL 37, 3017 

}Ir. R.OYCB of California (for himself, :\Ir. MA'l'lNG, Mrs. CAlWLYN B. }lALoNEY of :'\ew York, and Mrs. Lm"E) introduced the following bill: which 

was referred to tlw Committrr 011 Forcig·n l\ffairs, and in additim1 to thr 

Committee on Finmwial Serviees, for period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in eaeh case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the conm1ittee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase the role of the financial industry in combating 

human traffieking. 

Be il enacted by the Senate and House o.f Represenla2 fives ofthe United States ofAJnerica in Congress a.s~>en"/./)/ed, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the "End Banking for 

5 Human Traffickers Act of 2017". 

6 SEC. 2. INCREASING THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL INDUS7 TRY IN COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 

8 (a) TREASURY AS i\ '.\I[Rl\ffiER OF TTTR PRESIDENT'S 

9 L"!TBRAGENCY TASK B'ORCE '1'0 lVlONl'l'OR AND COMBAT 
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TRAFFICKINCt.-Seetion 105(h) of the Yietims of Traf2 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

3 710:1 (h)) is amended by inserting "the Se(~retary of the 

4 Treasury," after "the Secretary of Education,". 

5 (b) REe,~um.F:n REviEW OF PnocEmnms.-Not later 

6 than 180 days after the date of euaetment of this Act, 

7 the Financial Institutions Examination Council shall, in 

8 consultation vvith the Seeretary of the Treasury and other 

9 appropriate law enforcement agencies, take the follow-ing 

l 0 actions: 

11 (1) Hcvicw and enhance, where nccessat)', 

12 training and examinations procedures to improve the 

13 ability of anti-money laundering prognuns to target 

14 human trafficking operations. 

15 (2) Review aml enhan<~e, where neeessary, pro16 cedures for referring potential human trafficking 

17 cases to the appropriate law enforcement agency. 

18 (e) INTERAGENCY TASK l<'ORGE RECOlHlVlENDA'l'lONS 

19 TAROETIKG MONEY LAUJ\i-r>ERING RELATED TO HUlVL~'J 

20 Tn.AFFTCKTNG.-

21 (1) IK GENERAL.-Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of enaetment of this Act, the Inter23 agcney Task Force to :Yiouitor aud Combat Traf24 ficking shall prepare and submit to Congress, the 

25 Secretary of the Treasury, and each appropriate 
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Felleral banking <~geney a senes of legislative, ad2 ministrative, and regulatory recommendations, if 

3 nJ>eessary, to revise anti-money laundering programs 

4 of financial institutions in order to specifically target 

5 money laundering related to human traffieking, as 

6 deseribed in paragraph (2). 

7 (2) R,EQlJIRED RECOJ\IMEKDATIOKS.-The rec8 omrnendations requirea under paragn1.ph (1) shall, 

9 at a minimum, include the following: 

l 0 (A) Sueeessful anti-human traffieking pro11 grams currently in place at finaucial institu12 tions that are suitable for broader adoption. 

13 (B) Reeornmendea ehanges, if neeess~ny, 

14 to the internal policies, procedures, and controls 

15 at fimnwial institutions so that s1wh institu16 tions can better deter and detect money lauu17 dering related to human trafficking. 

18 (C) Recommended changes, if neccssar.v, to 

19 ongoing employee training programs at finan20 eial institutions so that those institutions can 

21 better equip employees to deter and detect 

22 money laundering related to human trafficking, 

23 ineluding the training of legal counsel, risk 

24 managers, and compliance officers. 
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4 

5 

6 

7 

4 

(D) Ree<nnmended revun<ms, if necessary, 

to existing regulatory requirements and gclidelines for the reporting of snspieious transactious by fiuaneial iustitutious, as required 

pursuant to section 5:31 of title 31' rnited 

States Code, iu order to facilitate the collectiou 

of data on instances of suspected human traf8 fieking. 

9 (d) ~~DDITIOKAL REPORTING HEQUIR.E~IENT .-Sec-

] 0 tion 11 O(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

11 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) is amended by adding at the 

12 end the follmving: 

13 "(4) DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS OF r~HTED 

14 STATES TO ELIMINATE MONEY LAUJ\J'DERIKG RE15 h~TED TO HUJ\IAl'l' TRAFPICKING·.-In addition to the 

16 information required in the auuual report under 

17 paragraph ( 1) and the interim report under para18 gn1ph (2), the Secretary of State, in consultatiou 

19 vv'ith the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 

20 Treasury, shall include in each such report a de21 seription of efforts of the rnited States to eliminate 

22 money laundering related to human trafficking and 

23 the number of investigations, arrests, indietments 

24 and convictions in money laundering eases with a 

25 neA.'l1S to human trafficking.". 
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(e) LIMITATION.-Nothing in thio-; Ad, o-;hall be eon2 strued to grant rulemalring authority to the Interagency 

3 Task For<'e to Yionitor and Combat Traffi(~king. 

4 (f) DEB'lNlTlONS.-As used in this sectionS (1) the term "anti-money laundering prograrn" 

6 means any program established by a financial insti7 tution pursuant to section 5318(h) of title 31, 

8 Unite!l States Coae; 

9 ( 2) the term "appropriate Federal banking 

l 0 agency" has the meaning given the term in section 

11 3(q) of the Pederal Deposit lusurance Act (12 

12 U.S.C. 1813(q)); 

13 the term "hnman traffieking-" rneans14 (A) sex trafficking in which a commercial 

15 sex aet is imlneed by foree, fraud, or eoereion, 

16 or in which the person induced to perform such 

17 act has not attained 18 years of age; or 

18 (B) the recruitment, harboring, trauspor19 tation, provision, or obtaining of a person for 

20 labor or seniees, through the use of foree, 

21 fraud, or eoerc·ion for the purpose of subjeetion 

22 to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, 

23 or slavery; 

24 ( 4) the term "Interagency Task Force to Mon25 itor and Combat Traffieking'' means the Interagency 
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Ta~k For(~e to Monitor and Combat Traffi<·.king e~-

2 tablished by the President pursuant to section 105 

3 of the Vietims of Trafficking and Violenee Prote(~-

4 tion Act of :woo (22 U.S.C. 7103); and 

5 (5) the term "law enforcement agency" means 

6 an agene.v of the C nited States, a State, or a polit7 ical subdiv1sion of a State, authorized by law or by 

8 a government ageney to engage in or snpt~rvi~e the 

9 prevention, deteetion, investigation, or proseeution of 

l 0 any '~olation of criminal or ei,~l law. 
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AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2219 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Add at the end the follmving new seetion: 

SEC. 3. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF 

TRAFFICKING. 

3 Seetion 108(b) of the Trafficking Vietims Protection 

4 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the follmving new paragraph: 

6 "(13) \~Vhether the government of the country, 

7 consistent with the capacity of the country, has in 

8 effect a framework to prevent finaneial transaetions 

9 involving the proeeeds of severe forms of traffieking 

10 in persons, and is taking steps to implement such a 

11 framework, induding by investigating, prmweuting, 

12 convicting, and sentencing individuals who attempt 

13 or conduct sueh transaetions.". 
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lHim CONGRESS 

18'1' SB8810l\ H. R. 2646 

To reauthorize the Unite<[ StateN-.Tonlan Def<mse Cooperation Aet of 201fi, 

and for other purposes. 

U"\ THE HOUSE OP REPl:UDSE.:.J'l'A'l'lVES 

MAY 24, 2017 

:\Is. Ros-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. DETTTCH, Mr. Rocnms of Kentucky, 

lVIrR. !JOWRY, and Mr. SCHTFF) introdured t]-,e follo""~ng bill; 'Nllicl1 was 

refprred to the Committee on Foreig11 Affair8 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense 

Cooperation Act of 2015, and for other puq)oses. 

1 Be d enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 lives (?l the United Slates o.f .America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Aet may he eited as the "United States-,Jordan 

5 Defense Cooperation E:x-tension Aet". 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORI:l..ATION OF UNITED STATES-JORDAN 

7 DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT OF 2015. 

8 Section 5(a) of the United States-.Jordan Defense Co9 operation Aet of 2015 (22 r.S.C. 2753 note) is amend10 eel-
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(1) hy striking "During the 8-year perioa" and 

2 inserting "During the period''; and 

3 (2) hy inserting "aml ending on Deeember :11, 

4 2022" after "euaetment of this Act". 

) SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

6 It is the sense of Congress that7 (1) .Jordan faces threats to its security from on8 going regional instability in the Midllle East, par9 ticularly from the ongoing conflict in S,yria; and 

10 (2) the Governments of the r11ited States and 

11 Jordan should nc~rotiate a new lVIemoramlum of Un12 derstanc1ing, for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to 

13 signifi('antly enhanee ,Jordan's military (~apa(~ity and 

14 local economy. 

15 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JOR16 DAN. 

17 (a) FIKDINGS.-Congress finds the follmving: 

18 (1) In Deeember 2011, Congress passed section 

19 7041(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

20 2012 (Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1223), which 

21 appropriated funds made available under the head22 ing "Economic Support Fund" to establish an enter23 prise fuud for J ordau. 

24 (2) The intent of an enterprise fund is to at25 tract private investment to help entrepreneurs and 
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~mall hn~ines~e~ (~reate jobs aml to adrieve su~tain2 able economic development. 

3 (h) ESTABLISHMEKT OF ,JORDAN ENTERPRISE 

4 l<'UND.-'l'he President is authori~ed to establish at1d op5 erate an enterprise fund to provide assistance to ,Jordan. 

6 (c) PROCEDCRES AND REQUIRBIVlE.\fTS.-'l'hc provi7 sions contained in section 201 of the Support for East 

8 European Demoeracy (SEED) Aet of 19R9 (22 U.S.C. 

9 5421), excluding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c), 

10 (d)(3), (f), and (j) of that section, shall he deemed to apply 

11 with respect to the Jordan Bnterprise l''und and to funds 

12 made available to the enterprise fund in the same manner 

13 and to the ~ame e::dent as sueh provisions apply with re14 spect to enterprise funds established pursuant to such sec15 tion or to fund~ made available to ~ueh establishea enter16 prise fuuds. 

17 (d) 0PERATIOK OF FUKD.-

18 (1) lDXPENDITCRES.-1<\mds made available to 

19 the .Jordan EnteqJrise Fund shall be e~'})ended at 

20 the minimum rate necessary to make timely pay21 ments for projects and activities. 

22 (2) ADMINISTR~TIV'E EXPENSES.-);i"ot more 

23 than 3 percent of the funds made available to the 

24 Jordan Enteq)l·ise Fund may be obligated or ex-
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pemled for the administrative ecqwnses of the enter2 prise fund. 

3 (e) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.-The ,Jordan Enterprise 

4 l<'und shall be g·overned by a Board of Directors comprised 

5 of 6 private citihens of the United States and 3 private 

6 citi~ens of J ordau who have pursued international busi7 ness careers and have demonstrated e""l)ertise in interS national and emerging· market investment aetiv:ities. 

9 (f) REPORTS.-.:~ot later than 1 year after the date 

l 0 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 

11 the Jordan Enterprise Pund terminates in accordance 

12 v\~th subsection (h), the enterprise fund shall13 ( 1) submit to the appropriate (•.ongressional 

14 committees a report detailing the administrative ex15 penses of the enterprise fnml; and 

16 (2) publish, oa an Internet website adminis17 terecl by the enterprise fund, each report submitted 

18 pursuaut to subsection (e) in aecordauee with see19 tion 201(p) of the Support for East European De20 moeraey (SEED) Aet of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421 (p)). 

21 (g) LIQUIDATIO~.-Prior to the distribution of any 

22 funds resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or wind23 iug up of the Jordau Enterprise Fund, iu whole or iu part, 

24 the President shall submit to the appropriate eongTes-
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sional eornrnittees a plan for the distribution of the assets 

2 of the enterprise fund. 

3 (h) TERMIKATION.-The authority of the ,Tordan En4 terprise Fund to provide assistance shall terminate on the 

5 earlier of December 31, 2022, or the date on which the 

6 enterprise fund is liquidated in accordauce with subsectiou 

7 

8 (i) ~!li>PROPRIATE CONCtRESSIONAL CUMMITTEES.-

9 In this section, the term "appropriate congressional coml 0 rnittees" means11 ( 1) the Committee on 11'oreign "Affairs and the 

12 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives; aml 

14 ( 2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

15 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
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AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

TO H.R. 2646 

OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE OF CALIFORNIA 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

follmving: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the "United States-Jordan 

3 Defense Cooperation EAiension Act". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) In December 2011, CongTess passed section 

7 7041(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

8 2012 (Public Law 112-7 4; 125 Stat. 1223 ), which 

9 appropriated funds made available under the head10 ing "Economic Support J1'und" to establish an enter-

]] prise fund for ,Jordan. 

12 (2) The intent of an enterprise fund is to at13 tract private investment to help entrepreneurs and 

14 small businesses (~reate jobs aml to adrieve sustainIS able economic development. 

16 (3) ,Jordan is an instrumental partner in the 

17 fight against terrorism, including as a member of 

18 the Global Coalition To Counter ISIS and the Com-
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hine!l .Joint Ta~k Fon~e - Operation Inherent Re2 solve. 

3 (4) In 2014, Hi~ M~~je~ty King Abdullah ~tated 

4 that "Jordanians and Americans have been standing 

5 shoulder to shoulder against e"X'iremism for many 

6 years, but to a uew level with this coalition against 

7 ISIL". 

8 (5) On February :1, 2015, the United State~ 

9 signed a three-year memorandum of understanding 

10 >vith ,Jordan, pledging to provide the kingdom "~th 

11 $1,000,000,000 annually in Uuited States foreign 

12 assistance, subject to the approval of Congress. 

13 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that15 (1) ,Jordan play~ a eriti(~al role in re~pomling to 

16 the overwhelming humanitarian ueeds created by the 

17 conflict in S}Tia; 

18 (2) Jordan, the United States, and other part19 ners should continue working together to address 

20 this humanitarian crisis and promote regional sta21 bility, ineluding through support for refugees in Jor22 dan and internally displaeed people along the ,J or23 dan-Syria border aud the creation of conditions in24 side S;vria that ~will allow for the seeure, dignified, 
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and voluntary return of people displaeed by the eri2 sis; and 

3 ( 8) the Governments of the 1~ nited States and 

4 Jordau should neg·otiate a new lVlemonmdum of Un5 clerstancling, for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to 

6 significautly enhance J ordau' s military capacity aud 

7 local economy. 

8 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES-JORDAN 

9 DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT OF 2015. 

10 Section 5(a) of the United States-,Jordan Defense CoIl operation Act of 2015 (22 C.S.C. 2753 note) is amend12 ed13 (1) by striking "During the 8-year period" and 

14 inserting "During the period"; and 

15 (2) by inserting "aml ending on Deeember :11, 

16 2022" after "enactment of this Act". 

17 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JOR· 

18 DAN. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF JORDAN ENTERPRISE 

20 FUND.-The President is authori:1.ed to establish and op21 erate an enterprise fund to provide assistance to Jordan. 

22 (b) PROCEDURES AJ\D HEQUIREMENTS.-The provi23 sions contained in section 201 of the Support for East 

24 European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 

25 5421 ), excluding the prm~sions of subsections (a), (b), (c), 
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(d)(:1), (f), aml (j) of that se(~tion, shall be deemed to apply 

2 vvith respect to the ,Jordan Enterprise Fund and to funds 

3 made available to the enterprise fund in the same manner 

4 and to the same extent as such provisions apply with re5 spect to enterprise funds established pursuant to such sec6 tion or to fuuds made available to such established euter7 prise funds. 

8 (e) OPERATION OF FUND.-

9 (1) EXPENDITl~RES.-Funds made available to 

10 the ,Jordan Enterprise Fund shall be eA.-pended at 

11 the minimum rate necessary to make timely pay12 ments for projects and activities. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.-)Jot more 

14 than 3 percent of the funds made available to the 

15 ,Jordan Ente11Jrise Fund may he obligated or ex16 peuded for the administrative expeuses of the euter17 prise fund. 

18 (d) BOARD 01:<' DUU£CTORS.-

19 (1) IN GENERAL.-The Jordan Enterprise 

20 Fund shall be governed by a Board of Directors 

21 comprised of private citizens of the United States or 

22 .Jordan, who23 (A) shall be appointed by the President, iu 

24 consultation with the chair and ranking mem-
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her of eaeh of the appropriate eongressional 

2 c.ommittees; and 

3 (B) have punme!l international lmsiness 

4 c.areers and have demonstrated expertise iu 

5 international and emerging market investment 

6 ac.tivitics. 

7 (2) JVIA.JORITY MEMBER REQUIREMENT.-The 

8 majority of the members of the Board of Direetors 

9 shall be rnited States citizens. 

10 (e) REPORTS.-:.Jot later than 1 year after the date 

11 of the cuac.tmcnt of this Ac.t, and annually thereafter uutil 

12 the .Jordan Enterprise Fund terminates in accordance 

13 vvith suhsed,ion (g), the Board of Dired,ors shall14 ( 1) submit to the appropriate c.ongressional 

15 eommittees a report detailing the administrative ex16 pcuscs of the enterprise fund; and 

17 (2) publish, on an Internet website adminis18 tercel by the enterprise fuud, each report submitted 

19 pursuant to subsection (b) in ac.c.orclanc.e with sec.-

20 tion 201 (p) of the Support for East European De21 moc.rac.y (SEED) Ac.t of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421(p) ). 

22 (f) LIQUIDATION.-Any funds resulting from any liq23 uidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Jordan Eutcr24 prise Fund, in whole or in part, shall be returned to the 

25 Treasury. 
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(g) TERMINATIOK.-The authority of the ,Tordan En2 terprise Fund to provide assistance shall terminate on the 

3 earlier of4 ( 1) the date that is 7 years after the date of the 

5 first eA.-penditure of amounts in accordance with suh6 section (c)(l); or 

7 (2) the elate on which the enterprise fund is liq8 uidated in ae(~ordanee ''lith subse(~tion (f). 

9 (h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COJVIMITTEES.-

10 In this section, the term "appropriate congressional com11 mittees" means12 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep14 resentatives; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

16 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

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lHim CONGRESS 

18'1' 8ESSIOJ\ H. R. 3851 

To amend the State Department Easie Authorities Ad of 1!-Jf.i() to provi(le 

for rewards for the arresl or couvidion of certain foreign nationals 

who have committed genocide or war crimes, aud for other purposes. 

IK THE HOUSE OF REPRESE='JTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER, 37, 3017 

.Vls. l<'nxx (for herself, Mr. l<JNCF:T., .Vlr. llmlr·cgF:N, i\nd Mr. iVlcGOV1<:R.'.f) introdneed the folloY\ing bilL whieh was referre\l to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

1956 to prov-ide for re1.vards for the arrest or con\-iction 

of eertain foreign nationals vvho have (~omrnitted g-enoeide 

or war er:imes, and for other puq)oses. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives !!{'the Unded States !if Amen:m in Congress assem.bled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 'l'his Act may he cited as the "War Crimes Re,vards 

5 Expansiou Aet' '. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 

7 Paragn1.ph (10) of sedion :16(b) of the State DepartS ment Basie Authorities Act of Hl56 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) 
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Chairman ROYCE. And I will now recognize myself to speak on 

today’s business. 

So we consider H.R. 2219. This is the End Banking for Human 

Traffickers Act. It is going to help law enforcement and financial 

institutions report and identify suspected human traffickers so that 

they can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. As you know, 

trafficking has devastated tens of millions of lives around the 

world. It is impacted, here in the United States, many lives as well. 

The perpetrators of these disgusting acts prey on the defenseless 

in our society, especially underage girls, and tragically, it is estimated that forced labor yields more than $150 billion in illegal 

profits every year if we include all forms of trafficking. This makes 

trafficking the third most valuable criminal enterprise in the world. 

If we are going to end this horrific trade, we have got to start 

by cutting traffickers off from their financial system. These criminals are laundering profits through financial institutions far too 

easily. This will put a stop to that. 

Next, we consider H.R. 2646. This is the United States-Jordan 

Defense Cooperation Extension Act. And I want to thank our chairman emeritus, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you for your work on 

this bill. It is going to extend NATO plus treatment for Jordan another 3 years and encourage greater security and economic cooperation between our two nations. 

Jordan, as you know, is a key partner in the fight against ISIS. 

It is a critical pillar of stability in a volatile region. And 2 weeks 

ago, the committee sat down with King Abdullah to discuss how we 

can continue to work together to defeat extremism, deny terrorists 

groups safe haven and increase economic opportunity and political 

stability in Jordan. 

Next, I want to thank Representatives Boyle and Fitzpatrick. 

They introduced H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation 

Act. And this bill encourages the Secretary of State to strengthen 

cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine. Ukraine is on the front 

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ground. By working with Kiev, we can harden our defenses against 

the same kind of aggression. 

And, finally, I want to thank Representative Virginia Foxx and 

Ranking Member Engel for their leadership on 3851. This is the 

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act. The Department of State Rewards Program has been critical to preventing international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and other criminal activity. 

This bill clarifies that the existing authority to offer rewards 

leading to the arrest or conviction of foreign nationals can be used 

in connection with domestic prosecution of foreign war criminals in 

U.S. courts. 

And I will now recognize Mr. Engel for his remarks. 

Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today’s markup. 

We were here in this room last night with our party, and I know 

all the members that attended it had a good time. There are elves 

all over the desks right now. Members can look at themselves and 

see how they look as elves. So no one can ever say we don’t do serious things on the Foreign Affairs Committee. 

I want to thank you for calling today’s markup. This is a great 

example of what you and I have both tried to do, along with members of this committee, work in a bipartisan way to pass legislation 

that supports America’s interests around the world and enhances 

our national security. So I thank you again for being a good partner in that effort and for helping us close out the year on a positive 

note. 

We have got four good bipartisan measures before us today, and 

I want to thank all our members for their hard work. I support all 

these measures and, in the interest of time, would like to enter my 

full remarks into the record. 

I just want to point out, the last bill with Virginia Foxx, I have 

worked with her on the bill, and I am very pleased to work with 

her passing this piece of legislation. 

As always, I thank all of our members for their efforts on these 

pieces of legislation, and the chairman for his leadership. 

And I yield back. 

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RANKING MEMBER ENGEL MARKUP STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD 

"Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today's markup. This is a great example of what you 

and I have both tried to do along with members of this Committee: work in a bipartisan way 

to pass legislation that supports America's interests around the world and enhances our 

national security. 

"So, I thank you again for being a good partner in that effort and for helping us close out 

the year on a positive note. 

"We've got four good, bipartisan measures before us today, and I want to thank all our 

members for their hard work. 

'Til start by voicing my support for Chairman Royce's legislation, the End Banking for 

Human Traffickers Act of 2017. 

"Human trafficking-the term we use for modern-day slavery-is a multi-billion-dollar 

industry and its perpetrators rely on banking and financial systems to sustain their illicit 

operations. This bill bolsters our efforts to target and prosecute those who reap financial 

reward from this horrific practice. 

"It also requires reporting and recommendations from the President's Interagency Task 

Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Federal Financial Institutions 

Examination Council to strengthen our existing anti-money laundering programs so we can 

better target human traffickers. 

"This is a good bill that will give us more tools for disrupting this criminal practice, and I 

urge all our members to support it. 

"I am also glad to be an original cosponsor of the U.S.-Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation 

Act, introduced by Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania. 

"Mr. Chairman, it's critical that we keep up the pressure on Russia for its interference in our 

elections and aggression in Ukraine. Putin has undermined democracy in both our countries 

and even targeted Ukraine's critical infrastructure. I think we're all waiting for the 

Administration to fully implement sanctions for Russia's cyberattack on our country. 

"This bill calls upon the United States to continue its commitment to the U.S.-Ukraine 

Charter on Strategic Partnership and urges the Secretary of State to provide Ukraine with 

the assistance it needs to protect against cyberattacks carried out by Putin and his 

operatives. 

"''d also like to push our own Administration to maintain-and even elevate-the State 

Department's Office of Cyber Issues. Now more than ever we need a high-ranking cyber 

diplomat to help shape international cyber norms, ramp up coordination with our partners 

like Ukraine to stiffen cyber defenses, and coordinate responses to future malicious activity. 

"''d now like to turn to the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act offered 

by two of our colleagues from Florida, Ileana Ros Lehtinen and Ted Deutch. 

"The Kingdom of Jordan has been a vital partner and ally in advancing our security goals in 

the Middle East, including by helping to lead the fight against ISIS and playing an important 
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role in working toward Israeli-Palestinian peace. In 2015, the U.S. and Jordan signed a 

memorandum of understanding that pledges $1 billion in U.S. assistance per year through 

2017. 

"Working side by side, the U.S. and Jordan work to fight terrorism and extremism, address 

urgent humanitarian needs, including refugees inside Jordan and internally displaced 

persons on the Jordanian-Syrian border, and develop Jordan's economy to help build 

opportunities for the next generation. 

"Put simply, our ties with Jordan continue to grow more and more important, and this bill 

will help to further deepen that cooperation. This legislation encourages a new 

memorandum of understanding on assistance to Jordan, establishes the Jordan enterprise 

fund to boost private sector investment and fast tracks security assistance. 

"Lastly, I'd like to turn to legislation to improve the War Crimes Rewards Program, a proven 

tool in America's efforts to bring to justice the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against 

humanity, and genocide. Through rewards paid under this program, we have helped find 

fugitives from the former Yugoslavia to Rwanda. But unfortunately, war criminals continue 

to evade arrest and prosecution around the world. 

"That's why I joined with Rep. Virginia Foxx as a lead cosponsor of her bill, the War Crimes 

Rewards Expansion Act. This bill clarifies that rewards can be paid for information leading to 

arrests and convictions no matter if they take place under domestic or international law. 

"Despite mixed messages from this Administration, America must stand against human 

rights abusers and war criminals abroad, and this legislation reaffirms that. 

"Once again, I thank all our Members for their efforts on these pieces of legislation and the 

Chairman for his leadership. I yield back." 

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Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

We go to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen first here. 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so much, Chairman Royce and 

Ranking Member Engel, for bringing these bipartisan measures before us today. This dynamic duo continues to set the standard for 

bipartisan cooperation in the Congress. 

And thanks to both of you for working with me on H.R. 2646, the 

United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, a bill 

that I am proud to have authored alongside my co-chair, Ted 

Deutch, as well as our colleagues Hal Rogers, Nita Lowey, and 

Adam Schiff. 

I also want to recognize and give a warm welcome to the Jordanian Ambassador to the United States who is here with us today 

in the audience. 

Madam Ambassador, as always, it is great to see you, and I look 

forward to our continued work together. 

As one our closest allies in the Middle East, Jordan is on the 

front lines against ISIS and other multiple crises in the region. 

They impact our national security interests, and my bill extends 

the authorities that I authored and our committee passed in 2015 

providing continued eligibility for enhanced U.S. defense cooperation with Jordan, including a higher dollar threshold for notification of military sales and an expedited congressional review process. This bill supports the negotiation of a new, enhanced memorandum of understanding. It authorizes the establishment of an enterprise fund, allowing the best and brightest from the U.S. investment and business community to work with our Jordanian counterparts and jump start the Kingdom’s private sector, as well as help 

our economy. 

And, lastly, Jordan’s military and economic success are critical 

for U.S. priorities in the Middle East, and I urge all of my colleagues to support this important bill. Thanks for your help on 

this. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Ileana. 

We go to Bill Keating of Massachusetts. 

Mr. KEATING. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Mr. Chairman, I am proud to join you in sponsoring H.R. 2219, 

End Banking for Human Trafficking Act, scheduled to advance 

today. This bill is a commonsense piece of bipartisan legislation to 

tackle financing human trafficking. The International Labour Organization estimated in 2012 that there were nearly 21 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, 21 million. 

Criminals engaged in this horrific business of human trafficking 

must be stopped and held accountable so that number does not continue to rise. Being successful in eliminating these despicable 

criminal networks requires a strategic approach. As I learned as a 

district attorney, when confronted by complex security and law enforcement problems, the best approach is to follow the money. 

Human trafficking is one of the most lucrative, one of the top 

three, criminal enterprises in the world, and these criminals are 

taking advantage of our banking and financial institutions for their 

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ter. And this piece of legislation is one step toward eliminating the 

modern slavery of our time. 

This bill strengthens interagency cooperation and requires action 

to review and improve current anti-money laundering programs so 

they better target human trafficking. The information is out there. 

We just need the right tools in the right hands so the perpetrators 

are no longer able to profit from these heinous crimes and can be 

brought to justice. 

I thank the chairman for joining together with me in bringing 

this legislation forward and urge my colleagues to support it today. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Keating. We go to Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 

And I join with my other colleagues in thanking you and Ranking Member Engel for providing the leadership we need for a bipartisan committee and efforts, which are exemplified by the four bills 

that you are presenting us today. 

Let me say: I am very pleased when you talk about ending the 

banking for human trafficking. I think that we need to focus more 

on the banking and the financial elements to those things which 

we are upset with around the world, and this is a very good thing 

to start with. 

But what we have is the, especially in the Third World, you have 

just wealth being sucked out of those countries, and the poorest 

people of the world are suffering because of corruption in their 

country by their leaders, and they put the money in banks, in 

Western banks. We need to pay attention to that. That is a crime 

against humanity as well, just as this human trafficking, especially 

with young girls. This is a way we can combat these evils in the 

world today. 

Second of all, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you and 

Ranking Member Engel for focusing on King Abdullah in Jordan. 

We have met with him a number of times. King Abdullah and Jordan itself are pivotal to the well-being and security of the United 

States of America. And I would only hope that we can be as positive and as cooperative with President el-Sisi of Egypt. 

I believe these two leaders in the Middle East, if America is to 

live at peace in the future, those two national leaders have to succeed. I will vote yes on your en bloc amendments, and thank you 

very much for providing such very necessary legislation. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Dana. 

Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania. 

Mr. BOYLE. I thank the chair and the ranking member for calling 

up my bipartisan bill, H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, for consideration in today’s markup. 

I introduced this bill with my colleague from the other side of the 

aisle, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, also from Pennsylvania, 

which encourages cooperation between the United States and our 

ally, Ukraine, on matters of cybersecurity and requires a report 

from the U.S. State Department on the best practices to protect 

against future cyber attacks to the benefit of both nations. 

I believe cybersecurity is the national security challenge of our 

time. Cyber warfare is cheap to carry out and easy for adversaries 

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to hide behind, making it particularly damaging, difficult to detect, 

and impossible for the victim to quickly possible. 

In Ukraine, it is no coincidence that cyber attacks against 

Ukraine increased when the Ukrainian people self-organized to demand an open and democratic society in 2014. Days before 

Ukraine’s 2014 Presidential election, hackers infiltrated the Central Election Commission with a series of attacks that disabled the 

website in an attempt to sow distrust in the outcome of the election 

of President Poroshenko. In 2015, hackers remotely shut down 

power at three regional electricity distribution companies, creating 

a power outage affecting over 200,000 customers for approximately 

1 to 6 days. Last year, specialists discovered a malware-infected 

computer at an airport in Ukraine, evidence of a suspected cyber 

attack. Attempted cyber attacks have only continued and since, in 

fact, have escalated. Both the United States and Ukraine have 

clear interests in strengthening our cyber defenses. Moreover, our 

cooperation toward this goal will send a strong, important signal 

of Western support for Ukraine at a time when it is literally fighting to protect its democracy and its independence. 

We must stand strong with the people of Ukraine and our NATO 

allies and come together in furtherance of our cybersecurity defenses. This bill is a reasonable first step to do just that. 

So, again, I thank the chair and the ranking member for their 

support of this bill. I also want to take a moment and thank my 

top staffer on these matters, Carly Frame, who has done such a 

wonderful job and has worked so hard on this bill, and I urge all 

of my colleagues to support it and yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Brendan, thank you. 

We go to Steve Chabot of Ohio. 

Mr. CHABOT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

And we appreciate you convening this markup today. And I support all four bills and would like to speak out very favorably on 

your bill, H.R. 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act 

of 2017. 

This bill helps address a critical issue protecting women and 

girls who face challenges literally at birth, and millions of children 

around the globe, mostly girls, are not properly registered, making 

it easier for those children that disappear in the human trafficking, 

which is what your bill is about, or to be coerced into childhood 

marriage or forced labor and a whole range of other things. 

That is why I had introduced legislation in the House, and Marco 

Rubio in the Senate, to encourage birth certificates and national 

registries for children in developing countries. We passed that legislation, the Girls Count Act, out of this committee, and it was 

signed into law a while back by President Obama. And just this 

fall, the House passed another bill offered by our Democratic colleague from Illinois, Robin Kelly, and myself, the Protecting Girls’ 

Access to Education Act, which called on the Secretary of State and 

the Administrator of USAID to prioritize access to primary and secondary education in conflict zones to ensure that millions of child 

refugees will have a better chance of escaping violence, extremism, 

and, again, human trafficking, which is an issue that we talk about 

a lot but the world still struggles with. 

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Unfortunately, the number of displaced people around the world 

continues to grow due to ongoing armed conflicts in places like 

Syria and South Sudan and, more recently, Burma. Human trafficking thrives in conflict zones, and we always must be cognizant 

of that. It is our responsibility as leaders of the free world to step 

up and ensure that human traffickers face every possible hurdle as 

they seek to coerce women and children into, literally, slavery in 

these modern times. 

So I commend Chairman Royce for leading this effort. I urge my 

colleagues to support all four of the measures, and I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thanks, Steve. 

Brad Schneider of Illinois. Are you seeking time, Brad? 

Mr. SCHNEIDER. I am not, but thank you. 

Chairman ROYCE. Okay. We will go to David Cicilline. 

Mr. CICILLINE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Thank you to you and to Ranking Member Engel for holding this 

markup today. I am pleased that the committee is taking up these 

important bills to combat human trafficking, provide increased 

cyber assistance to Ukraine, improve our efforts to fight terrorism 

and transnational crime, and continue and strengthen our cooperation with Jordan on combatting terrorism, and assisting those affected by conflict in the Middle East. 

I am particularly pleased to support H.R. 2646, the United 

States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, which would 

allow for the creation of an enterprise fund for Jordan to attract 

private investment and help entrepreneurs and the small businesses create jobs and to achieve sustainable economic development. Jordan is a critical ally in the fight against global terrorism, 

and we, the United States, should be an effective partner in helping them to address the challenges they face on their borders as 

a result of the ongoing civil war. 

Any assistance to Jordan must account for the incredible burden 

they have taken on in addressing the refugee crisis stemming from 

the Syrian civil war. Jordan hosts approximately 1.3 million refugees, and Syrians make up more than 10 percent of the total Jordanian population. Jordan’s willingness to assist and accommodate 

refugees from this horrific war is to be applauded, especially in 

contrast to the United States’ unwillingness to open its borders to 

refugees. But in this context, I want to bring up the issue of their 

Rukban refugee camp at the Jordanian-Syrian border, where 

50,000 people are stranded, mostly women and children, without 

food, water, or medical assistance. International NGOs in the 

United Nations have called for the immediate and unhindered resumption of the humanitarian assistance to these vulnerable Syrians. 

I know we raised this issue with the King when he was here a 

few weeks ago, and I hope our two countries can work together to 

ensure all refugees have access to basic necessities. 

And, again, I want to thank you, Chairman Royce and Ranking 

Member Engel, for holding this markup today. And I yield back the 

balance of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thanks David. 

We go to Judge Ted Poe of Texas. 

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Mr. POE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you and the 

ranking member for bringing these pieces of legislation before us 

today. I support all the bills and will speak on as many as I can. 

Your bill, the End Banking for Human Traffickers is a vital piece 

of legislation. It takes aim at what clearly is, as we know, modernday slavery. Even though Congress and other nations are starting 

to recognize human trafficking and passing legislation to combat it, 

it continues to grow, and it is a scourge of the world. And it, as 

my friend Mr. Keating has mentioned, brings in a lot of money. 

And the reason it is so profitable is because, unlike drugs, drugs 

are sold one time, little girls are sold multiple times a day. And 

also the apprehension for drug offenders is higher than the apprehension for these traffickers. And it is also the fact that the chance 

of being captured is smaller and punishment is smaller. So those 

are reasons why this continues to be the number two moneymaker 

for criminal enterprises in the world, and this is something that 

the world needs to deal with. I appreciate your legislation on this. 

Also, I would support the other three bills. Our partnership with 

Jordan is very vital in the Middle East. I want to recognize Ambassador Kawar, who is here today. I appreciate her efforts in a situation that we had regarding an American soldier that was murdered 

in Jordan and how the Jordanian Government worked on that. And 

I appreciate her and the relationship we have in Jordan, and I 

hope that we could continue to be supportive of each other on the 

war on terror. 

And the Ukraine Cybersecurity Act, Mr. Boyle’s bill, is an excellent piece of legislation. My opinion is the United States is not 

doing enough to support Ukraine in their fight against the Napoleon of Siberia, as I call him, Putin, trying to take over their nation. And this will help Ukraine, but it will also help the United 

States and hopefully continue to try to thwart the Russian aggression that is taking place in many places of the world. 

I also support Ms. Foxx’s bill, and I commend the chairman and 

the ranking member for bringing this legislation. All four pieces of 

the legislation are excellent. And I will yield back my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Judge. 

We go to Adriano Espaillat. 

Mr. ESPAILLAT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Royce and 

Ranking Member Engel, thank you so much. It is always nice to 

see a bipartisan effort that comes out of this committee consistently. Thank you both for your leadership in ensuring that this 

happens every time that we are here. 

I am proud to lend my support to the four bills that are before 

us today. I would particularly like to commend Chairman Royce on 

his bill, H.R. 2219, the End Banking for Human Trafficking Act. 

This will hopefully get us one step closer to curbing money laundering related to human trafficking. 

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery, and using 

the tools at our disposal to eliminate this cruel practice is a step 

in the right direction. Lastly, I am glad to support Congressman 

Brendan Boyle’s bill, H.R. 1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act. Ukraine has been a susceptible country to cyber attacks from Russia, and I was glad that my amendment was included in this particular initiative. This will help improve 

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Ukraine’s ability to respond to Russian-supported disinformation 

and propaganda efforts in cyberspace, including through social 

media and other outlets. 

As we saw in May, the Ukrainian Government blocked Russia’s 

homegrown social media platforms, citing pro-Russian propaganda 

and offensive cyber operations as threats to the Ukrainian national 

security. Russia has been a bully when it comes to using cyber attacks to influence elections all over the world, and election system 

software has been utilized for this purpose. Given our long diplomatic relationship with the Ukraine, the U.S. should reaffirm its 

commitment to helping them push back against social media and 

other Russian cyber attack. 

Again, thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, for all the 

work that you do. I will yield back the remaining part of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. 

We go to Dan Donovan of New York. 

Mr. DONOVAN. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I support all of the bills that are being marked up today. I would 

like to speak on the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act that 

you have introduced, and it seeks to combat human trafficking by 

taking aim at traffickers’ finances. I support any measure that 

seeks to put an end to this deplorable practice. I fought for adult 

and child victims as a prosecutor, and I am still fighting for them 

today as a Member of Congress. 

Not only am I proud to support H.R. 2219, but I am also proud 

to help bring an end to the exploitation of children by introducing 

today a new bill, the CREEPER Act. The CREEPER Act seeks to 

ban the importation of lifelike child sex dolls, which is newest outlet for pedophiles. Emerging psychology on the topic says these obscene dolls encourage the abuse of real children. They endanger 

our children by providing near, real-life training for the worst 

among us to target the most vulnerable. 

I call upon my fellow members to continue to work to protect 

children from human trafficking and other sex crimes, and I thank 

Chairman Royce for this important piece of legislation that will 

help to do just that. 

And I yield the remainder of my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Mr. Joaquin Castro of Texas. 

Mr. CASTRO. Thank you, Chairman. 

I just wanted to speak briefly on H.R. 1997, and thank my colleague Brendan Boyle and all those who are supportive of the bill. 

You know, it is important that, in our future, we have stronger 

cybersecurity cooperation, but also I think ultimately a 

cybersecurity mutual defense pact. So much of our mutual defense 

is set up around physical intrusions against a nation or physical 

aggression against a nation, but we have had a very painful lesson 

in the last few years about the effects of cyber intrusions and the 

chaos that it can sow within a country. And other nations, such as 

Ukraine, have also experienced that. 

So, as Brendan mentioned, I think legislation like this is just the 

beginning to what I see as a full-fledged cybersecurity mutual defense treaty at some point. 

Thank you. I yield back. 

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Chairman ROYCE. Thank you. We go to Joe Wilson of South 

Carolina. 

Mr. WILSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

I appreciate the opportunity to be a cosponsor today of House 

Resolution 3851, the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act. And, 

today, American families benefit from the leadership and coordination of Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Elliot Engel in 

marking up this important legislation and the three other bills that 

are pending. 

The legislation before us in regards to the War Crimes Rewards 

Expansion Act clarifies statutes that are beneficial to the American 

people. This Department of State’s rewards program helps prevent 

international terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, serious 

violations of international humanitarian law, transnational organized crime, and other criminal acts by authorizing the Secretary 

of State to offer rewards. 

This bill clarifies that the existing authority to offer rewards 

leading to the arrest or conviction of foreign nationals for war 

crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide can be used in connection with the domestic prosecution of foreign nationals under 

U.S. law, such as statutes criminalizing war crimes or genocide, by 

adding a reference to ‘‘under United States law.’’

I am grateful for the leadership also of our colleague, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, for sponsoring this important legislation with Congressman Eliot Engel, Randy Hultgren, 

and Congressman Jim McGovern. 

We also should recognize and appreciate H.R. 2646, the United 

States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, as being significant, promoting new job opportunities for the people of Jordan. 

On my visits to Amman, I have always been impressed by the 

young entrepreneurs who I have had the opportunity to meet. It is 

so inspiring, and it has to be so meaningful to the people of the 

Middle East. 

Thank you, Ambassador, for being here today. 

I yield back my time. 

Chairman ROYCE. Ted Deutch of Florida. 

Mr. DEUTCH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 

Thanks to you and Ranking Member Engel. 

I want to echo my support for all the measures before us today. 

At a time when the American public is rightly concerned about 

Putin’s aggressive posture in Russia, meddling in the U.S. elections, and sowing instability in Europe, we have a natural partner 

in Ukraine. Ukraine has been on the front lines of Russian aggression. Russia has launched numerous cyber attacks against 

Ukraine, including knocking out large swaths of its electric grid 

and massive attacks. And the capabilities that Russia develops 

against Ukraine could one day be used against us here at home. 

That is why the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act is so important. 

I want to thank Representatives Boyle and Fitzpatrick for bringing that forward. We have an interest, both in defending Ukraine 

from Russian aggression and in securing our own defenses, and 

helping Ukraine actually teaches us best practices for hardening 

our own defenses against potential Russian attacks. 

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In particular, I also want to thank the chairman and ranking 

member for bringing forward H.R. 2646, the United States-Jordan 

Defense Cooperation Extension Act. Chairman Ros-Lehtinen and I, 

along with Representatives Rogers, Lowey, and Schiff, introduced 

the bill to reauthorize the U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 

2015. And the bill comes at a critical time. Jordan is key to stability in the region that now faces a slew of destabilizing forces. As 

a result of the conflict next door in Syria, Jordan, which was already home to hundreds of thousands of refugees, has now taken 

in an additional 650,000 Syrian refugees. That is just the official 

U.N. number. The true number is much higher. This influx has 

taken a toll on Jordan’s resources at a time when they are helping 

us in our fight against ISIS. To help ease the burden, the U.S. assistance to Jordan is focused on emergency services, education, and 

growing access to clean water. The bill before us will ensure that 

Jordan gets both the military and economic assistance it needs to 

care for refugees and to fight back against ISIS. It also authorizes 

the establishment of an enterprise fund to spark private investment in Jordan’s economy and help create jobs for entrepreneurs 

and small business owners. And just as the U.S. won’t waiver in 

its support for Jordan, we expect Jordan will not waiver in its support for refugees, including the 50,000 Syrian refugees currently in 

dire conditions at the Rukban refugee camp that my colleague, 

Representative Cicilline, spoke about earlier. 

I want to thank my colleagues for their support and commitment 

to Jordan’s stability and strategic partnership as we continue to 

end the March of ISIS and seek a political resolution to the crisis 

in Syria. Thanks again to the chairman and ranking member, and 

I urge my colleagues to support all the measures before us. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Mr. Deutch. 

Noting we have got less than 10 minutes left on the floor vote, 

we will now go to Gregory Meeks. 

Mr. MEEKS. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Noting that, I will be very 

brief. First, I want to say the committee has done it again. Every 

measure here on this markup, it is a pleasure coming to this markup because we are all together on it. Whether you are talking 

about the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension 

Act, Jordan being one of our biggest allies, in taking all of the individuals in that they have taken in and working in that region for 

us, outstanding; War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, you know, 

we have got to go after those bad actors, outstanding; End Banking 

for Human Traffickers Act of 2017, we have got to stop. This is, 

you know, the year 2017. To think that we still have human traffickers and individuals who are trying to finance them, particularly 

in light of the recently discovered Libyan slave trade, which is another form of human trafficking that must be stopped. This bill 

would make it more difficult for those profiting from the human 

trafficking and slave trade of African migrants in Libya to launder 

those funds. Excellent bill. 

And, finally, of course, I thank you and, of course, Mr. Boyle and 

Fitzpatrick for their leadership on H.R. 1997, highlighting the need 

for deeper cooperation on cybersecurity with the Ukraine. As the 

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racy that Ukraine is forging. In fact, the best Russian policy today 

is a good Ukraine policy, one that helps protect the freedoms 

Ukrainians fought for on Maidan. These freedoms and push toward 

the idea of Europe is an example for what Russia may become one 

day. The brave civil society actors and reformers in government 

face a range of difficulties. And this bill works to address a very 

important one: Cybersecurity. Transatlantic support for Ukraine’s 

security should be comprehensive. This bill homes in on one of the 

most difficult facts of security and offers guidance on how we can 

help. Cybersecurity cooperation is not expensive, but it is effective. 

And I am extremely pleased we are forging ahead in this area. 

I yield back. 

Chairman ROYCE. Thank you, Greg. 

Do any other members seek recognition? 

Hearing no further requests, the question occurs on the items 

considered en bloc. 

All those in favor, say aye. 

All those opposed, no. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. And the measures 

considered en bloc are agreed to. 

So, without objection, the measures considered en bloc are ordered favorably reported, as amended. Staff is directed to make 

any technical and conforming changes, and the chair is authorized 

to seek House consideration under suspension of the rules. 

That concludes our business for today. And I want to, again, 

thank Ranking Member Engel, thank all our committee members 

here for their contributions and their assistance with today’s markup. 

The committee stands adjourned. 

[Whereupon, at 10:43 a.m., the committee was adjourned.] 

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Edward R. Royce (R-CA), Chairman 

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By unanimous consent, the Chair called up the following measures and amendments, previously 

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1) H.R. 1997 (Boyle), Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017; 

a. Royce 85, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1997; 

i. Espaillat 68, an amendment to Royce 85. 

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a. Royce 2, an amendment to H.R. 2219. 

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a. Royce 84, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2646. 

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Statement for the Record from Rep. Dina Titus 

Markup of HR. 2219, HR. 2646, HR. 1997, and HR. 3851 

December 14, 2017 

Mr. Chairman, T too support all four bills up today but would like to speak in support ofHR 

1997, the Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act. 

I am a cosponsor of this legislation and thank Mr. Boyle and Mr. Fitzpatrick for introducing it 

and the Chairman and Ranking Member for bringing it before us today. 

This bill reaffirms our commitment to the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership and 

strengthens our support for Ukraine against corruption and cyber-attacks. 

In addition to serving on this committee, I am proud to be a member of the House Democracy 

Partnership where we work with our colleagues in developing democracies to strengthen their 

democratic institutions and civil society. Ukraine is one of our partner legislatures, and as a 

member ofHDP I have had the privilege of visiting Ukraine and meeting with members of the 

parliament to discuss shared security interests, Russian sanctions, and strategies to counter proRussian propaganda efforts. 

Ukraine has faced cyberattacks on its elections, infrastructure, and federal government. After the 

2016 U.S. presidential election, it is clear we face similar challenges when it comes to Russian 

cyberattacks attempting to undermine our democratic institutions. Expanding cybersecurity 

information sharing under this legislation would be mutually beneficial. 

With the current Administration and State Department downscaling U.S. diplomatic leadership 

abroad, it is now even more crucial that we have strong partners, like Ukraine, in geopolitically 

significant regions around the world. We must continue to advance initiatives like H.R. 1997 to 

boost cooperation and signal our support for countries working to become more democratic. 

T look forward to passing this bipartisan legislation to reinforce the strong U.S.-Ukraine 

relationship. 

I yield back.