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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7639 

To impose sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 air 

and missile defense system. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2020 

Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight 

and Reform, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To impose sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition 

of the S-400 air and missile defense system. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DETERMINATION AND IMPOSITION OF SANC4 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO TURKEY’S ACQUISI5 TION OF THE S-400 AIR AND MISSILE DE6 FENSE SYSTEM. 

7 (a) FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 


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1 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 

2 findings: 

3 (A) The Government of Turkey acquired 

4 the S-400 air and missile defense system from 

5 the Russian Federation beginning on July 12, 

6 2019. 

7 (B) Such acquisition was facilitated by 

8 Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries 

9 (SSB). 

10 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

11 Congress that it is in the national security interest 

12 of the United States— 

13 (A) to deter aggression against North At14 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies by 

15 the Russian Federation or any other adversary; 

16 (B) to continue to work with NATO allies 

17 to ensure they meet their alliance defense com18 mitments, including through adequate and effi19 cient investments in national defense; 

20 (C) to work to maintain and strengthen 

21 the democratic institutions and practices of all 

22 NATO allies, in accordance with the goals of 

23 Article 2 of the North Atlantic Treaty; 

24 (D) to ensure that Turkey remains a crit25 ical NATO ally and important military partner 


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1 for the United States, contributing to key 

2 NATO and United States missions and pro3 viding support for United States military oper4 ations and logistics needs; 

5 (E) to assist NATO allies in acquiring and 

6 deploying modern, NATO-interoperable military 

7 equipment and reducing their dependence on 

8 Russian or former Soviet-era defense articles; 

9 (F) to promote opportunities to strengthen 

10 the capacity of NATO member states to 

11 counter Russian malign influence; and 

12 (G) to enforce fully the Countering Amer13 ica’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Pub14 lic Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.), in15 cluding by imposing sanctions with respect to 

16 any person that the President determines know17 ingly engaged in a significant transaction with 

18 a person that is part of, or operates for or on 

19 behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of 

20 the Government of the Russian Federation, as 

21 described in section 231 of that Act. 

22 (b) DETERMINATION.—The acquisition by the Gov23 ernment of Turkey of the S-400 air and missile defense 

24 system from the Russian Federation beginning on July 

25 12, 2019, shall constitute a significant transaction as deVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Aug 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7639.IH H7639

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1 scribed in section 231 of the Countering America’s Adver2 saries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525). 

3 (c) SANCTIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im5 pose five or more of the sanctions described in section 235 

6 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc7 tions Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect to the Govern8 ment of Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 air and missile 

9 defense system from the Russian Federation. 

10 (d) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

11 GOODS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of this section, the authorities and require14 ments to impose sanctions under this section shall 

15 not include the authority or a requirement to impose 

16 sanctions on the importation of goods. 

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

18 term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man19 made substance, material, supply or manufactured 

20 product, including inspection and test equipment, 

21 and excluding technical data. 

22 (e) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate 

23 the imposition of sanctions required under this section 

24 with respect to a person if the President submits to the 


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1 appropriate congressional committees a certification 

2 that— 

3 (1) the Government of Turkey and any person 

4 acting on its behalf no longer possesses the S-400 

5 air and missile defense system and no such system 

6 or successor system is operated or maintained by 

7 Russian nationals, or persons acting on behalf of the 

8 Government of the Russian Federation, in Turkey; 

9 and 

10 (2) the President has received reliable assur11 ances from the Government of Turkey that the Gov12 ernment of Turkey will not knowingly engage, or 

13 allow any foreign person to engage on its behalf, in 

14 any activity subject to sanctions under section 231 

15 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through 

16 Sanctions Act in the future. 

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