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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7077 

To expand the categories of forfeited property available to remediate harms 

to Ukraine from Russian aggression, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2024 

Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. KEATING) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 expand the categories of forfeited property available to 

remediate harms to Ukraine from Russian aggression, 

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. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAIL4 ABLE TO REMEDIATE HARMS TO UKRAINE 

5 FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. 

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

7 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 

8 M of Public Law 117–328) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘from any 

2 forfeiture fund’’ after ‘‘The Attorney General may 

3 transfer’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘which 

6 property belonged’’ and all that follows and in7 serting the following: ‘‘which property— 

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

9 controlled by a person the property or interests 

10 in property of which were blocked pursuant to 

11 any covered legal authority; 

12 ‘‘(B) was involved in an act in violation of, 

13 or a conspiracy or scheme to violate or cause a 

14 violation of— 

15 ‘‘(i) any covered legal authority; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) any restriction on the export, re17 export, or in-country transfer of items im18 posed by the United States under the Ex19 port Administration Regulations, or any 

20 restriction on the export, reexport, or re21 transfer of defense articles under the 

22 International Traffic in Arms Regulations 

23 under subchapter M of chapter I of title 

24 22, Code of Federal Regulations, with re25 spect to— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the Russian Federation, 

2 Belarus, the Crimea region of 

3 Ukraine, or the so-called Donetsk and 

4 Luhansk People’s Republic regions of 

5 Ukraine; 

6 ‘‘(II) any person in any such 

7 country or region on a restricted par8 ties list; or 

9 ‘‘(III) any person located in any 

10 other country that has been added to 

11 a restricted parties list in connection 

12 with the malign conduct of the Rus13 sian Federation in Ukraine, including 

14 the annexation of the Crimea region 

15 of Ukraine in March 2014 and the in16 vasion beginning in February 2022 of 

17 Ukraine, as substantially enabled by 

18 Belarus; or 

19 ‘‘(C) was involved in any related con20 spiracy, scheme, or other Federal offense aris21 ing from the actions of, or doing business with 

22 or acting on behalf of, the Russian Federation, 

23 Belarus, or the Crimea region of Ukraine, or 

24 the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s 

25 Republic regions of Ukraine.’’; and 


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1 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) The term ‘covered legal authority’ means 

3 any license, order, regulation, or prohibition imposed 

4 by the United States under the authority provided 

5 by the International Emergency Economic Powers 

6 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other provision 

7 of law, with respect to— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Russian Federation; 

9 ‘‘(B) the national emergency— 

10 ‘‘(i) declared in Executive Order 

11 13660 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

12 blocking property of certain persons con13 tributing to the situation in Ukraine); 

14 ‘‘(ii) expanded by— 

15 ‘‘(I) Executive Order 13661 (50 

16 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 

17 property of additional persons contrib18 uting to the situation in Ukraine); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(II) Executive Order 13662 (50 

21 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 

22 property of additional persons contrib23 uting to the situation in Ukraine); 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) relied on for additional steps 

2 taken in Executive Order 13685 (50 

3 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking 

4 property of certain persons and prohibiting 

5 certain transactions with respect to the 

6 Crimea region of Ukraine); 

7 ‘‘(C) the national emergency, as it relates 

8 to the Russian Federation— 

9 ‘‘(i) declared in Executive Order 

10 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

11 blocking the property of certain persons 

12 engaging in significant malicious cyber-en13 abled activities); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) relied on for additional steps 

15 taken in Executive Order 13757 (50 

16 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to taking addi17 tional steps to address the national emer18 gency with respect to significant malicious 

19 cyber-enabled activities); 

20 ‘‘(D) the national emergency— 

21 ‘‘(i) declared in Executive Order 

22 14024 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

23 blocking property with respect to specified 

24 harmful foreign activities of the Govern25 ment of the Russian Federation); 


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1 ‘‘(ii) expanded by Executive Order 

2 14066 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

3 prohibiting certain imports and new invest4 ments with respect to continued Russian 

5 Federation efforts to undermine the sov6 ereignty and territorial integrity of 

7 Ukraine); and 

8 ‘‘(iii) relied on for additional steps 

9 taken in— 

10 ‘‘(I) Executive Order 14039 (22 

11 U.S.C. 9526 note; relating to blocking 

12 property with respect to certain Rus13 sian energy export pipelines); 

14 ‘‘(II) Executive Order 14068 (50 

15 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to prohib16 iting certain imports, exports, and 

17 new investment with respect to contin18 ued Russian Federation aggression); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(III) Executive Order 14071 

21 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to pro22 hibiting new investment in and certain 

23 services to the Russian Federation in 

24 response to continued Russian Fed25 eration aggression); and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) which may be expanded or relied 

2 on in future Executive orders; or 

3 ‘‘(E) actions or policies that undermine the 

4 democratic processes and institutions in 

5 Ukraine or threaten the peace, security, sta6 bility, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of 

7 Ukraine. 

8 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Export Administration Regula9 tions’ has the meaning given that term in section 

10 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 

11 U.S.C. 4801). 

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

13 any of the following lists maintained by the Bureau 

14 of Industry and Security: 

15 ‘‘(A) The Entity List set forth in Supple16 ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Adminis17 tration Regulations. 

18 ‘‘(B) The Denied Persons List maintained 

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

20 Administration Regulations. 

21 ‘‘(C) The Unverified List set forth in Sup22 plement No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Ad23 ministration Regulations.’’. 

24 (b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.—Such section is further 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

2 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 

7 Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney Gen8 eral and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 

9 the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

10 progress made in remediating the harms of Russian ag11 gression toward Ukraine as a result of transfers made 

12 under subsection (a).’’. 

13 (c) PLAN REQUIRED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 

16 General, in consultation with the Secretary of the 

17 Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

18 the appropriate congressional committees a plan for 

19 using the authority provided by section 1708 of the 

20 Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations 

21 Act, 2023, as amended by this section. 

22 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT23 TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro24 priate congressional committees’’ has the meaning 

25 given that term by section 1708 of the Additional 


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1 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, as 

2 amended by this section. 

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