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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1320 

To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses 

in Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2023 

Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To amend certain authorities relating to human rights 

violations and abuses in Ukraine, 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 ‘‘Ukraine Human 

5 Rights Policy Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IM2 POSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

3 TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPON4 SIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

5 Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integ6 rity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act 

7 of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8910) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

9 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

14 after receiving a request from the chairman and 

15 ranking member of one of the appropriate congres16 sional committees with respect to whether a person 

17 meets the criteria of a person described in sub18 section (a), the President shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) determine if the person meets such 

20 criteria; and 

21 ‘‘(B) submit a classified or unclassified re22 port to such chairman and ranking member 

23 with respect to such determination that includes 

24 a statement of whether or not the President im25 posed or intends to impose sanctions under sub26 section (b) with respect to such person. 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap3 propriate congressional committees’ means— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

5 of the Senate; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

7 the House of Representatives.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

9 Section 252 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 

10 Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9542) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(1) the Government of the Russian Federation 

14 bears responsibility for the continuing violence in 

15 Ukraine and imposition onto Ukrainian sov16 ereignty;’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

18 (10) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) the Government of the Russian Federa22 tion’s invasion of Ukraine reflects years of disregard 

23 for territorial integrity across the European con24 tinent; 


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1 ‘‘(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by 

2 the Government of the Russian Federation to exe3 cute foreign policy goals, including through influence 

4 campaigns, economic coercion, and violence, particu5 larly sexual violence against women; 

6 ‘‘(4) ongoing violence from the Government of 

7 the Russian Federation across Europe creates impli8 cations for allies and partners of the United States 

9 outside of the European continent, and a deterrence 

10 strategy therefore requires coordination and coopera11 tion with like-minded partners across the globe;’’; 

12 and 

13 (4) by amending subparagraph (A) of para14 graph (12) (as redesignated) to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggres16 sion, information operations, in particular cyber 

17 warfare and military information support oper18 ations, corruption, and hybrid warfare by the 

19 Government of the Russian Federation and its 

20 proxy forces;’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE RUS2 SIAN FEDERATION IN UKRAINE AND AGAINST 

3 UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS FORCIBLY RELO4 CATED. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall in6 clude in the report required by sections 116(d) and 502B 

7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

8 2151n(d) and 2304) information on human rights abuses 

9 committed by Russian forces or persons acting on behalf 

10 of the Russian Federation in Ukraine or against individ11 uals who reside in Ukraine who are forcibly relocated. 

12 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The information 

13 required under subsection (a) shall include— 

14 (1) an assessment of Russian forces and Rus15 sian Federation-affiliated non-state groups involved 

16 in human rights abuses against civilians in Ukraine; 

17 (2) an assessment of the number of individuals, 

18 including the number of children, detained in filtra19 tion camps operated by the Russian Federation or 

20 its proxies; 

21 (3) a description of the conditions in such 

22 camps for detainees, including, to the extent prac23 ticable, an assessment of— 

24 (A) methods of abuse; 

25 (B) efforts to force individuals to renounce 

26 their faith; 


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1 (C) efforts to facilitate the forced adoption 

2 of Ukrainian children in violation of Ukrainian 

3 law; and 

4 (D) other serious human rights abuses; 

5 (4) to the extent practicable, an assessment of 

6 staffing levels at such camps, including such camps 

7 at which military, governmental, or other units are 

8 in charge; 

9 (5) a description, as appropriate, of United 

10 States diplomatic efforts with allies and other coun11 tries and relevant international organizations— 

12 (A) to address the gross violations of 

13 human rights against Ukrainians; 

14 (B) to prosecute individuals responsible for 

15 committing human rights violations; and 

16 (C) to hold accountable through economic 

17 sanctions, including sanctions under the Global 

18 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 

19 (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), individuals respon20 sible for gross violations of internationally rec21 ognized human rights against Ukrainians; 

22 (6) the identification of the offices within the 

23 Department of State that are responsible for leading 

24 and coordinating the diplomatic efforts referred to in 

25 paragraph (5); 


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1 (7) an assessment of the use by Russian forces 

2 and Russian Federation-affiliated non-state groups 

3 of rape as a weapon of war, including the specific 

4 human rights abuses inflicted on women and girls in 

5 Ukraine; and 

6 (8) efforts undertaken by the United States to 

7 monitor the scope and scale of the impact and tar8 geting of women and girls in particular, especially 

9 with sexual violence, within the filtration camps and 

10 other detention facilities operated by the Russian 

11 Federation or its proxies. 

12 (c) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 

13 shall collect the information required under subsection (a) 

14 in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 

15 departments and agencies and civil society organizations. 

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