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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6491 

To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian kleptocrats, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 28, 2023 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. COHEN) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian 

kleptocrats, 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 ‘‘Asset Seizure for 

5 Ukraine Reconstruction Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATING 

2 TO HARMFUL ACTIVITIES OF RUSSIAN FED3 ERATION RELATING TO UKRAINE. 

4 The procedures under section 3 shall apply if the 

5 President— 

6 (1) declares a national emergency under section 

7 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 

8 1621) with respect to actions of the Government of 

9 the Russian Federation or nationals of the Russian 

10 Federation that threaten the peace, security, sta11 bility, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; 

12 and 

13 (2) declares that the use of the procedures 

14 under section 3 are necessary as a response to the 

15 national emergency. 

16 SEC. 3. PROCEDURES. 

17 (a) NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE.—Property may be 

18 forfeited through nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section 

19 609 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609), without 

20 regard to limitation under section 607(a)(1) of that Act 

21 (19 U.S.C. 1607(a)(1)), if— 

22 (1) the President makes the declaration de23 scribed in section 2; and 

24 (2) the Attorney General, or a designee, makes 

25 the certification described in subsection (b) with re26 spect to the property. 


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1 (b) CERTIFICATION.—After seizure of property and 

2 prior to forfeiture of the property under subsection (a), 

3 the Attorney General, or a designee, shall certify that, 

4 upon forfeiture, the property will be covered forfeited 

5 property (as defined in section 1708(c) of the Additional 

6 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 

7 M of Public Law 117–328; 136 Stat. 5200), as amended 

8 by this Act). 

9 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE 

10 TO REMEDIATE HARMS TO UKRAINE FROM 

11 RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1708(c) of the Additional 

13 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 

14 M of Public Law 117–328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘which prop16 erty belonged’’ and all that follows and inserting the 

17 following: ‘‘which property— 

18 ‘‘(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was 

19 controlled by a person the property or interests 

20 in property of which were blocked pursuant to 

21 any license, order, regulation, or prohibition im22 posed by the United States under the authority 

23 provided by the International Emergency Eco24 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or 

25 any other provision of law, with respect to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Russian Federation; or 

2 ‘‘(ii) actions or policies that under3 mine the democratic processes and institu4 tions in Ukraine or threaten the peace, se5 curity, stability, sovereignty, or territorial 

6 integrity of Ukraine; 

7 ‘‘(B) was involved in an act in violation of 

8 or a conspiracy or scheme to violate— 

9 ‘‘(i) any license, order, regulation, or 

10 prohibition described in subparagraph (A); 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(ii) any restriction on the export, re13 export, or in-country transfer of items im14 posed by the United States under the Ex15 port Administration Regulations, or any 

16 restriction on the export, reexport, or re17 transfer of defense articles under the 

18 International Traffic in Arms Regulations 

19 under subchapter M of chapter I of title 

20 22, Code of Federal Regulations, with re21 spect to— 

22 ‘‘(I) the Russian Federation, 

23 Belarus, the Crimea region of 

24 Ukraine, or the so-called ‘Donetsk 


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1 People’s Republic’ or ‘Luhansk Peo2 ple’s Republic’ regions of Ukraine; 

3 ‘‘(II) any person in any such 

4 country or region on a restricted par5 ties list; or 

6 ‘‘(III) any person located in any 

7 other country that has been added to 

8 a restricted parties list in connection 

9 with the malign conduct of the Rus10 sian Federation in Ukraine, including 

11 the annexation of the Crimea region 

12 of Ukraine in March 2014 and the in13 vasion beginning in February 2022 of 

14 Ukraine, as substantially enabled by 

15 Belarus; or 

16 ‘‘(C) was involved in any related con17 spiracy, scheme, or other Federal offense aris18 ing from the actions of, or doing business with 

19 or acting on behalf of, the Russian Federation, 

20 Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or the 

21 so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ or 

22 ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ regions of 

23 Ukraine.’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Export Administration Regula2 tions’ has the meaning given that term in section 

3 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 

4 U.S.C. 4801). 

5 ‘‘(4) The term ‘restricted parties list’ means 

6 any of the following lists maintained by the Bureau 

7 of Industry and Security: 

8 ‘‘(A) The Entity List set forth in Supple9 ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Adminis10 tration Regulations. 

11 ‘‘(B) The Denied Persons List maintained 

12 pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export 

13 Administration Regulations. 

14 ‘‘(C) The Unverified List set forth in Sup15 plement No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Ad16 ministration Regulations.’’. 

17 (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1708(d) of 

18 the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

19 2023 is amended by striking ‘‘May 1, 2025’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment 

21 of the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act’’. 

22 SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 

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1 out regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, 

2 United States Code. 

3 SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this Act shall 

5 terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The termination of this 

8 Act under subsection (a) shall not— 

9 (1) terminate the applicability of the procedures 

10 under this Act to any property seized prior to the 

11 date of the termination under subsection (a); or 

12 (2) moot any legal action taken or pending legal 

13 proceeding not finally concluded or determined on 

14 that date. 

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