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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4620 

To amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act 

of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect to the shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from 

the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 26, 2022 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and 

Eurasia Act of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect 

to the shipment or transshipment of petroleum products 

or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Communist 

5 China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 SHIPMENT OR TRANSSHIPMENT OF PETRO3 LEUM PRODUCTS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL 

4 GAS PRODUCTS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERA5 TION TO THE PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part 2 of subtitle A of the Coun7 tering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 

8 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

9 after section 234 the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 234A. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SHIPMENT OR 

11 TRANSSHIPMENT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 

12 OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS 

13 FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE 

14 PEOPLES’ REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose five 

16 or more of the sanctions described in section 235 with re17 spect to any entity that the President determines know18 ingly, directly or indirectly, insures, registers, facilitates 

19 the registration of, or maintains insurance or a registra20 tion for, a vessel engaged in the shipment or trans21 shipment of any petroleum product or liquefied natural 

22 gas product from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ 

23 Republic of China, including by providing sovereign insur24 ance guarantees on behalf of the Government of the Peo25 ple’s Republic of China with respect to any such vessel. 


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1 ‘‘(b) TERMINATION.—Subject to section 216, sanc2 tions imposed under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 

3 date on which the President determines and certifies to 

4 the appropriate congressional committees that the Govern5 ment of the Russian Federation and any proxies for that 

6 Government have withdrawn all military and paramilitary 

7 forces from the internationally recognized territory of the 

8 Government of Ukraine.’’. 

9 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—Section 235 of the 

10 Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act 

11 of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9529) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

13 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 233(a)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘233(a), or 234A(a)’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or 233(a)’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘233(a), or 234A(a)’’. 

17 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

18 under section 1(b) of the Countering America’s Adver19 saries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 131 

20 Stat. 886) is amended by inserting after the item relating 

21 to section 234 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 234A. Sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum 

products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian 

Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China.’’. 

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