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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4559 

To respond to the provision of bounties by the Government of the Russian 

Federation for the killing of members of the Armed Forces of the 

United States and members of the Resolute Support Mission led by 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with respect to certain 

Russian political figures and oligarchs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MERKLEY, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To respond to the provision of bounties by the Government 

of the Russian Federation for the killing of members 

of the Armed Forces of the United States and members 

of the Resolute Support Mission led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with respect to certain Russian political figures and oligarchs, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Russia Bounty Re3 sponse Act of 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms 

7 ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 

8 meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 

9 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

10 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES AND LEADERSHIP.—The term ‘‘appropriate 

12 congressional committees and leadership’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

14 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

15 Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Serv16 ices, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 

17 the majority leader and the minority leader of 

18 the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

20 Committee on Financial Services, the Com21 mittee on Armed Services, the Permanent Se22 lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Speak23 er, the majority leader, and the minority leader 

24 of the House of Representatives. 

25 (3) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi26 nancial institution’’ means a financial institution 


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1 specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

2 (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of section 

3 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. 

4 (4) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

5 term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 

6 given that term in regulations prescribed by the Sec7 retary of the Treasury. 

8 (5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 

9 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

10 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

11 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

12 result. 

13 (6) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 

14 The term ‘‘United States financial institution’’ has 

15 the meaning given that term in regulations pre16 scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

17 (7) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

18 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

19 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law20 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

21 United States; or 

22 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

23 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

24 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

25 such an entity. 


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1 TITLE I—COUNTERING RUSSIAN 

2 INFLUENCE 

3 SEC. 101. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN IN4 FLUENCE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

7 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

8 and leadership a strategy on how the United States will 

9 diplomatically counter Russian influence in the region of 

10 South and Central Asia. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub12 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

13 (1) A description of the current efforts and 

14 strategy of the United States Government to counter 

15 Russian influence in the C5+1 format, through 

16 which the United States has deepened diplomatic en17 gagement with countries in Central Asia since 2015. 

18 (2) A description of current efforts and strategy 

19 by the United States Government to diplomatically 

20 urge governments in South and Central Asia to dis21 continue significant transactions with the Russian 

22 defense and intelligence sectors. 

23 (3) A description of efforts by individual United 

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1 clude the number of embassy staff dedicated to 

2 countering Russian influence, the number of cables 

3 written on the topic as well as a description of their 

4 content, efforts to coordinate countering Russian in5 fluence among like-minded foreign missions in the 

6 respective capitals, statements issued by the mis7 sions’ public affairs office on the topic, and amount 

8 of foreign assistance spent in country to counter 

9 Russian influence. 

10 (4) Individual strategic plans for each United 

11 States mission in the region that defines the problem 

12 of Russian influence in the country, establishes 

13 goals, objectives and corresponding metrics to 

14 counter Russian interference working with local gov15 ernment and non-governmental partners, and a de16 scription of the amount of staff time to be dedicated 

17 to implementing the plan. 

18 (5) A description for how the United States will 

19 leverage its role in international bodies to counter 

20 Russian influence in South and Central Asia. 

21 (6) A clear delineation of tasks and responsibil22 ities for the Special Envoy for Countering Russian 

23 Influence in South and Central Asia and the Deputy 

24 Assistant Secretary for Countering Russian Influ25 ence in South and Central Asia. 


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1 SEC. 102. REPORT ON NATO ALLIANCE AND UNITED STATES 

2 EFFORTS TO COUNTER RUSSIAN GOVERN3 MENT INFLUENCE IN AFGHANISTAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

6 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

7 to the appropriate congressional committees and leader8 ship a report providing an assessment of the threats and 

9 challenges from the Russian Federation facing the NATO 

10 alliance and the United States in Afghanistan. 

11 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub12 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

13 (1) A review of current and emerging threats to 

14 the United States and NATO in Afghanistan. 

15 (2) A review of efforts by the United States and 

16 NATO to counter Russian influence in Afghanistan 

17 since January 2017. 

18 (3) A description of United States Government 

19 efforts to inform NATO allies of the threats posed 

20 by the Russian Federation in Afghanistan. 

21 (4) A description of United States Government 

22 efforts to lead a diplomatic effort to counter Russian 

23 Federation influence in Afghanistan. 

24 (5) A description of specific attacks resulting 

25 from bounties against United States allies in NATO 


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1 since 2017, including names of countries of origin 

2 and casualty numbers. 

3 (6) A summary of minutes from meetings of the 

4 NATO-Russia Council since January 2017. 

5 (7) A description of United States diplomatic 

6 efforts to engage directly with the Russian Federa7 tion with respect to attacks on members of the 

8 United States Armed Forces or NATO allies serving 

9 in Afghanistan resulting from Russian bounties. 

10 (8) Options for the realignment of United 

11 States and NATO posture in Afghanistan to respond 

12 to new threats and challenges presented by the Gov13 ernment of the Russian Federation in Afghanistan. 

14 (9) A description of the views of counterpart 

15 governments, including heads of state, heads of gov16 ernment, political leaders, and military commanders 

17 in the region on Russian Federation interference 

18 and influence in Afghanistan. 

19 SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-AFGHANISTAN WORKING GROUP 

20 ON RUSSIA. 

21 (a) WORKING GROUP.—The Secretary of State shall 

22 seek to establish a United States-Afghanistan Working 

23 Group to address threats posed by the Russian Federation 

24 to security in Afghanistan. 


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1 (b) REPRESENTATION.—The United States-Afghani2 stan Working Group should include high-level representa3 tives from the United States and Afghanistan as appro4 priate to jointly assess the threat posed by Russian ag5 gression in Afghanistan. 

6 (c) REGULAR MEETINGS.—The working group re7 quired to be established under subsection (a) shall meet 

8 not less than four times per year. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

11 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026 

12 to carry out the activities described in this section. 

13 SEC. 104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis16 cal years 2021 through 2026 for programing that provides 

17 rewards to individuals who provide information on Russian 

18 bounties against United States Armed Forces stationed 

19 anywhere in the world under the Rewards for Justice Pro20 gram administered by the Department of State under sec21 tion 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

22 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708). 

23 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 

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1 sional committees and leadership a comprehensive commu2 nications strategy on how the United States Government 

3 will advertise the program authorized under subsection (a) 

4 internationally. 

5 SEC. 105. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 

6 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE. 

7 The Secretary of State shall create a Deputy Assist8 ant Secretary position within the Bureau of South and 

9 Central Asian Affairs tasked with coordinating efforts 

10 across the bureau to counter Russian influence in the re11 gion. This individual shall coordinate with the Special 

12 Envoy for Countering Russian Influence appointed pursu13 ant to section 106. 

14 SEC. 106. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COUNTERING RUSSIAN IN15 FLUENCE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 

17 and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Special 

18 Envoy to Counter Russian Influence in South and Central 

19 Asia, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary of State 

20 for South and Central Asian Affairs. The responsibilities 

21 for this position shall include— 

22 (1) serving as the United States liaison to gov23 ernments in the region working to deny Russian in24 terference in their respective political systems, 

25 economies, and security apparatuses; 


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1 (2) leading diplomatic efforts to facilitate in2 creased security assistance, in accordance with exist3 ing Leahy vetting conditions under law, for those 

4 countries intent on discontinuing security assistance 

5 from the Russian Federation; 

6 (3) serving as a liaison to Department of State 

7 officials tasked with implementing section 231 of the 

8 Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc9 tions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525) and leading diplomatic 

10 efforts to engage with countries in the region on ef11 forts to diminish the sales of Russian weapons to 

12 governments in the region; 

13 (4) regularly engaging local media in countries 

14 in South and Central Asia to counter Russian 

15 disinformation efforts; 

16 (5) facilitating efforts to increase the presence 

17 of the Global Engagement Center in the countries of 

18 South and Central Asia; 

19 (6) coordinating with United States Chiefs of 

20 Mission within the South and Central Asian Affairs 

21 Bureau; and 

22 (7) providing regular updates and briefs to the 

23 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

24 the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House of 


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1 Representatives on United States efforts to counter 

2 Russian influence in the region. 

3 SEC. 107. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER PROGRAMMING 

4 IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of fis7 cal years 2021 through 2026 for programing conducted 

8 by the Department of State’s Global Engagement Center 

9 to counter Russian influence in the countries of South and 

10 Central Asia. 

11 (b) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 

14 of Congress a communications strategy on how the United 

15 States will substantially increase Global Engagement Cen16 ter programming in South and Central Asia, to include 

17 an assessment of the disinformation threat posed by the 

18 Russian Federation in the region, a summary of United 

19 States efforts to date in countering disinformation by the 

20 Government of the Russian Federation or its proxies, and 

21 the identification of local partners for the Global Engage22 ment Center. 

23 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit25 tees of Congress’’ means— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

2 Senate; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

4 House of Representatives. 

5 SEC. 108. REPORT ON THE PERSONAL NET WORTH AND AS6 SETS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

9 in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 

10 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

11 a detailed report on the personal net worth and assets of 

12 the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, 

13 including— 

14 (1) the estimated net worth and known sources 

15 of income of Vladimir Putin and his family mem16 bers, including assets, investments, bank accounts, 

17 other business interests, and relevant beneficial own18 ership information; and 

19 (2) an identification of the most significant sen20 ior foreign political figures and oligarchs in the Rus21 sian Federation, as determined by their closeness to 

22 Vladimir Putin. 

23 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

24 subsection (a) shall be submitted in an unclassified form 

25 but may include a classified annex. 


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1 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit3 tees of Congress’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

5 Senate; 

6 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

7 Senate; 

8 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives; and 

10 (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel11 ligence of the House of Representatives. 

12 SEC. 109. EXPANSION OF THE COUNTERING RUSSIAN IN13 FLUENCE FUND TO SOUTH AND CENTRAL 

14 ASIA. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated for the Countering Russian 

17 Influence Fund described in section 7070(d) of the De18 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro19 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 

20 115–31; 131 Stat. 706), $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 

21 and 2022. 

22 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Countering 

23 Russian Influence Fund shall be used in countries of 

24 South and Central Asia the Secretary of State has deter25 mined are vulnerable to malign influence by the Russian 


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1 Federation to effectively implement, subject to the avail2 ability of funds, the following goals: 

3 (1) To assist in protecting critical infrastruc4 ture and electoral mechanisms from cyber attacks. 

5 (2) To combat disinformation and other at6 tempts to influence democratic processes and elec7 tions. 

8 (3) To combat corruption, improve the rule of 

9 law, and otherwise strengthen independent judi10 ciaries and prosecutors general offices. 

11 (4) To improve participatory legislative proc12 esses and legal education, political transparency and 

13 competition, and compliance with international obli14 gations. 

15 (5) To build the capacity of civil society, media, 

16 and other nongovernmental organizations countering 

17 the influence and propaganda of the Russian Fed18 eration to combat corruption, prioritize access to 

19 truthful information, and operate freely in all re20 gions. 

21 (6) To assist the Secretary of State in exe22 cuting the functions specified in section 1239(b) of 

23 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 113 

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1 exposing, and countering propaganda and 

2 disinformation efforts by foreign governments, in co3 ordination with the relevant regional Assistant Sec4 retary or Assistant Secretaries of the Department of 

5 State. 

6 (c) REVISION OF ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH AMOUNTS

7 MAY BE USED.—The Secretary of State may modify a 

8 goal described in subsection (b) if, not later than 15 days 

9 before revising such goal, the Secretary notifies the appro10 priate committees of Congress of the revision. 

11 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 

13 acting through the Coordinator of United States As14 sistance to Europe and Eurasia (authorized pursu15 ant to section 601 of the Support for East European 

16 Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5461) 

17 and section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and 

18 Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 

19 Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812)), and in con20 sultation with the Administrator for the United 

21 States Agency for International Development, the 

22 Director of the Global Engagement Center of the 

23 Department of State, the Secretary of Defense, the 

24 Commander of United States European Command, 

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1 Agency for Global Media, and the heads of other rel2 evant Federal agencies, coordinate and carry out ac3 tivities to achieve the goals described in subsection 

4 (b). 

5 (2) METHOD.—Activities to achieve the goals 

6 described in subsection (b) shall be carried out 

7 through— 

8 (A) initiatives of the United States Gov9 ernment; 

10 (B) Federal grant programs such as the 

11 Information Access Fund; 

12 (C) nongovernmental or international orga13 nizations; or 

14 (D) support exchanges with countries fac15 ing state-sponsored disinformation and pressure 

16 campaigns, particularly in Europe and Eurasia, 

17 provided that a portion of the funds are made 

18 available through a process whereby the Bureau 

19 of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the De20 partment of State solicits proposals from posts 

21 located in affected countries to counter state22 sponsored disinformation and hybrid threats, 

23 promote democracy, and support exchanges 

24 with countries facing state-sponsored 

25 disinformation and pressure campaigns. 


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1 (3) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 

3 of each year, the Secretary of State, acting 

4 through the Coordinator of United States As5 sistance to Europe and Eurasia and the Bureau 

6 of South and Central Asian Affairs, shall sub7 mit to the appropriate committees of Congress 

8 a report on the programs and activities carried 

9 out to achieve the goals described in subsection 

10 (b) during the preceding fiscal year. 

11 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

12 subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 

13 each program or activity described in that sub14 paragraph— 

15 (i) the amount of funding for the pro16 gram or activity; 

17 (ii) the goal described in subsection 

18 (b) to which the program or activity re19 lates; and 

20 (iii) an assessment of whether or not 

21 the goal was met. 

22 (e) COORDINATION WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS.—In 

23 order to maximize impact, eliminate duplication, and 

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1 (b), the Secretary of State shall ensure coordination 

2 with— 

3 (1) the European Union and its institutions; 

4 (2) the governments of countries that are mem5 bers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or 

6 the European Union; and 

7 (3) international organizations and quasi-gov8 ernmental funding entities that carry out programs 

9 and activities that seek to accomplish the goals de10 scribed in subsection (b). 

11 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec12 tion shall be construed to apply to or limit United States 

13 foreign assistance not provided using amounts available in 

14 the Countering Russian Influence Fund. 

15 (g) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 

17 expand the pilot program required under section 

18 254(g) of the Countering America’s Adversaries 

19 Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9543(g)) to hire 

20 additional personnel within the Bureau for Democ21 racy, Human Rights, and Labor to develop and im22 plement programs focused on combating corruption, 

23 improving rule of law, and building capacity of civil 

24 society, political parties, and independent media. 


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1 (2) REPORT ON ENSURING ADEQUATE STAFF2 ING FOR GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 

3 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

4 the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee 

5 on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appro6 priations of the Senate and the Committee on For7 eign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 

8 the House of Representatives a report on implemen9 tation of the pilot program required under section 

10 254(g) of the Countering Russian Influence in Eu11 rope and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9543(g)). 

12 (h) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit14 tees of Congress’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

16 Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 TITLE II—SANCTIONS 

20 SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

21 GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION RE22 LATING TO BOUNTIES ON MEMBERS OF 

23 ARMED FORCES AND ALLIED FORCES IN AF24 GHANISTAN. 

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1 (1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 

2 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the President shall submit to the appropriate con4 gressional committees and leadership a certification 

5 with respect to— 

6 (A) whether or not the Government of the 

7 Russian Federation, or a proxy of that Govern8 ment, offered bounties, or ordered, directed, or 

9 was otherwise responsible for the offering of 

10 bounties, for the killing of members of the 

11 Armed Forces of the United States or members 

12 of the Resolute Support Mission led by the 

13 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly 

14 referred to as ‘‘NATO’’) in Afghanistan; 

15 (B) whether the information described in 

16 subparagraph (A) was provided to— 

17 (i) senior officials of the United 

18 States Government, including the Presi19 dent and the Vice President, and, if so, 

20 when that information was provided to 

21 those officials; and 

22 (ii) allies of the United States serving 

23 in Afghanistan under the NATO-led Reso24 lute Support Mission. 


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1 (2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 

2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 

4 congressional committees and leadership a report de5 scribing the measures taken by the Department of 

6 Defense to provide greater protection to members of 

7 the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghani8 stan. 

9 (3) FORM.—The certification required by para10 graph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) 

11 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in12 clude a classified annex. 

13 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the President certifies 

15 under subsection (a)(1)(A) that the Government of 

16 the Russian Federation or a proxy of that Govern17 ment was responsible for bounties as described in 

18 that subsection, the President shall, not later than 

19 15 days after the date of the certification, impose 

20 the following sanctions: 

21 (A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President 

22 shall exercise all of the powers granted to the 

23 President under the International Emergency 

24 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

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1 transactions in property and interests in prop2 erty of each person described in paragraph (2) 

3 if such property and interests in property are in 

4 the United States, come within the United 

5 States, or are or come within the possession or 

6 control of a United States person. 

7 (B) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, AD8 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

9 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

10 An alien described in paragraph (2) is— 

11 (I) inadmissible to the United 

12 States; 

13 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

14 other documentation to enter the 

15 United States; and 

16 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

17 admitted or paroled into the United 

18 States or to receive any other benefit 

19 under the Immigration and Nation20 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

21 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

22 (I) IN GENERAL.—The visa or 

23 other entry documentation of an alien 

24 described in paragraph (2) shall be re25 voked, regardless of when such visa or 


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1 other entry documentation is or was 

2 issued. 

3 (II) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A rev4 ocation under subclause (I) shall— 

5 (aa) take effect immediately; 

6 and 

7 (bb) automatically cancel 

8 any other valid visa or entry doc9 umentation that is in the alien’s 

10 possession. 

11 (2) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described 

12 in this paragraph is any of the following: 

13 (A) Vladimir Putin or any person acting 

14 for or on behalf of Vladimir Putin, including 

15 any person managing any of his assets any16 where in the world. 

17 (B) Any senior official of the Government 

18 of the Russian Federation determined by the 

19 President to have been involved in the activity 

20 described in subsection (a)(1)(A). 

21 (C) Any official of a defense or intelligence 

22 unit of that Government, including the Main 

23 Intelligence Agency of the General Staff of the 

24 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, if 

25 that unit is determined by the President to have 


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1 been involved in the activity described in sub2 section (a)(1)(A). 

3 SEC. 202. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

4 THE DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE SECTORS 

5 OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

6 The President shall exercise all of the powers granted 

7 to the President under the International Emergency Eco8 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 

9 necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property 

10 and interests in property of persons specified, as of the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, pursuant to regulations 

12 or other guidance issued under section 231(e) of the Coun13 tering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 

14 U.S.C. 9525(e)) if such property and interests in property 

15 are in the United States, come within the United States, 

16 or are or come within the possession or control of a United 

17 States person. 

18 SEC. 203. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

19 TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN RUSSIAN PO20 LITICAL FIGURES AND OLIGARCHS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 30 

22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi23 dent shall exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi24 dent under the International Emergency Economic Powers 

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1 block and prohibit all transactions in property and inter2 ests in property of each person described in subsection (b), 

3 if such property and interests in property are in the 

4 United States, come within the United States, or are or 

5 come within the possession or control of a United States 

6 person. 

7 (b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The persons described in 

8 this subsection are— 

9 (1) political figures, oligarchs, and other per10 sons that facilitate illicit and corrupt activities, di11 rectly or indirectly, on behalf of the President of the 

12 Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and persons 

13 acting for or on behalf of such political figures, 

14 oligarchs, and persons; 

15 (2) Russian parastatal entities that facilitate il16 licit and corrupt activities, directly or indirectly, on 

17 behalf of the President of the Russian Federation, 

18 Vladimir Putin; 

19 (3) family members of persons described in 

20 paragraph (1) or (2) that derive significant benefits 

21 from such illicit and corrupt activities; and 

22 (4) persons, including financial institutions, 

23 that knowingly engage in significant transactions 

24 with persons described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 


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1 (c) UPDATED REPORT ON OLIGARCHS AND

2 PARASTATAL ENTITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— 

3 Section 241 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 

4 Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 131 Stat. 

5 922) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

7 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(b) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of the Russia Bounty Re12 sponse Act of 2020, the Secretary of the Treasury, in con13 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 

14 the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 

15 congressional committees an updated report on oligarchs 

16 and parastatal entities of the Russian Federation that 

17 builds on the report submitted under subsection (a) on 

18 January 29, 2018, by— 

19 ‘‘(1) including the matters described in para20 graphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a); and 

21 ‘‘(2) excluding from the portion of the report 

22 responsive to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) any in23 dividual with respect to which there is no credible in24 formation suggesting the individual has the close fiVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:54 Sep 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4559.IS S4559

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1 nancial or political relationships, or engages in the 

2 illicit activities, described in subsection (a).’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para4 graph (1), by striking ‘‘The report required under 

5 subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘The reports required 

6 by subsections (a) and (b)’’. 

7 (d) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

9 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

10 and leadership a strategy describing how the President 

11 will coordinate with the European Union and its individual 

12 member countries with respect to efforts to deny Russian 

13 persons described in the updated report required by sub14 section (b) of section 241 of the Countering America’s Ad15 versaries Through Sanctions Act, as amended by sub16 section (c), access to financial institutions or real estate 

17 in the European Union or United States. 

18 SEC. 204. IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 

19 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 

20 all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 

21 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

22 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry 

23 out this title. 

24 (b) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 

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1 provisions of section 201(b)(1)(A), section 202, section 

2 203(a), or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 

3 out such provisions, shall be subject to the penalties set 

4 forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter5 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

6 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 

7 unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 

8 206. 

9 SEC. 205. EXCEPTIONS. 

10 (a) INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—This title shall not 

11 apply with respect to activities subject to the reporting re12 quirements under title V of the National Security Act of 

13 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intel14 ligence activities of the United States. 

15 (b) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL

16 OBLIGATIONS AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVI17 TIES.—Sanctions under section 201(b)(1)(B) shall not 

18 apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the 

19 alien into the United States is necessary— 

20 (1) to permit the United States to comply with 

21 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

22 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

23 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 

24 between the United Nations and the United States, 

25 or other applicable international obligations; or 


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1 (2) to carry out or assist law enforcement activ2 ity in the United States. 

3 (c) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

4 GOODS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and require6 ments to impose sanctions under this title shall not 

7 include the authority or a requirement to impose 

8 sanctions on the importation of goods. 

9 (2) GOOD DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

10 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 

11 substance, material, supply or manufactured prod12 uct, including inspection and test equipment, and ex13 cluding technical data. 

14 (d) EXCEPTION RELATING TO ACTIVITIES OF THE

15 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRA16 TION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—This title shall not apply 

18 with respect to activities of the National Aeronautics 

19 and Space Administration. 

20 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

21 title or the amendments made by this title shall be 

22 construed to authorize the imposition of any sanc23 tion or other condition, limitation, restriction, or 

24 prohibition, that directly or indirectly impedes the 

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1 any product or service, or the procurement of such 

2 product or service by any contractor or subcon3 tractor of the United States or any other entity, re4 lating to or in connection with any space launch con5 ducted for— 

6 (A) the National Aeronautics and Space 

7 Administration; or 

8 (B) any other non-Department of Defense 

9 customer. 

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