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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 36 

To counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian 

Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2025 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HUDSON, and 

Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, 

the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the 

nation of Georgia. 

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 ‘‘Mobilizing and En5 hancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, 

6 Resilience, and Independence Act’’ or the ‘‘MEGOBARI 

7 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

9 the Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

11 the House of Representatives; and 

12 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) NATO.—The term ‘‘NATO’’ means the 

15 North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

16 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of State. 

18 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

19 It is the sense of Congress that— 

20 (1) the progress made by the people of Georgia 

21 in forging an innovative and productive society since 

22 the country’s independence from the Soviet Union 

23 should be applauded; 

24 (2) the consolidation of democracy in Georgia is 

25 critical for regional stability and United States na26 tional interests; 


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1 (3) Georgia has seen significant democratic 

2 backsliding in recent years, as evidenced by numer3 ous independent assessments and measures; 

4 (4) the current Georgian government is increas5 ingly hostile towards independent domestic civil soci6 ety and its chief Euro-Atlantic partners while in7 creasingly embracing enhanced ties with the Russian 

8 Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and 

9 other anti-Western authoritarian regimes; 

10 (5) the United States has an interest in pro11 tecting and securing democracy in Georgia; and 

12 (6) the Secretary should suspend the United 

13 States-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, 

14 established through the United States-Georgia Char15 ter on Strategic Partnership on January 9, 2009, 

16 until after the Government of Georgia takes meas17 ures— 

18 (A) to represent the democratic wishes of 

19 the citizens of Georgia; and 

20 (B) to uphold its constitutional obligation 

21 to advance the country towards membership in 

22 the European Union and NATO. 

23 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

24 It is the policy of the United States— 


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1 (1) to support the constitutionally stated aspi2 rations of Georgia to become a member of the Euro3 pean Union and NATO, which is made clear under 

4 Article 78 of the Constitution of Georgia and is sup5 ported by the overwhelming majority of the citizens 

6 of Georgia; 

7 (2) to continue supporting the capacity of the 

8 Government of Georgia to protect its sovereignty 

9 and territorial integrity from further Russian ag10 gression or encroachment within its internationally 

11 recognized borders; 

12 (3) to call on all political parties and elected 

13 Members of the Parliament of Georgia to continue 

14 working on addressing the reform plan outlined by 

15 the European Commission to resume Georgia’s re16 cently granted candidate status through an inclusive 

17 and transparent consultation process that involves 

18 opposition parties and civil society organizations, 

19 which the people of Georgia have freely elected to 

20 pursue; 

21 (4) to reevaluate its relationship with the Gov22 ernment of Georgia and review all forms of foreign 

23 and security assistance made available to the Gov24 ernment if it takes the required steps— 


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1 (A) to reorient itself toward its European 

2 Union accession agenda; and 

3 (B) to advance policy or legislation reflect4 ing the express wishes of the Georgian people; 

5 (5) to emphasize the importance of contributing 

6 to international efforts— 

7 (A) to combat Russian aggression, includ8 ing through sanctions on trade with Russia and 

9 the implementation and enforcement of world10 wide sanctions on Russia; and 

11 (B) to reduce, rather than increase, trade 

12 ties between Georgia and Russia; 

13 (6) to continue supporting the ongoing develop14 ment of democratic values in Georgia, including free 

15 and fair elections, freedom of association, an inde16 pendent and accountable judiciary, an independent 

17 media, public-sector transparency and accountability, 

18 the rule of law, countering malign influence, and 

19 anti-corruption efforts and to impose swift con20 sequences on individuals who are directly responsible 

21 for leading or have directly and knowingly engaged 

22 in leading actions of policies that significantly un23 dermine those standards; 

24 (7) to continue to support the Georgian people 

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1 rations of the Georgian people for democracy and a 

2 future with the people of Europe; 

3 (8) to continue supporting the right of the 

4 Georgian people to freely engage in peaceful protest, 

5 determine their future, and make independent and 

6 sovereign choices on foreign and security policy, in7 cluding regarding Georgia’s relationship with other 

8 countries and international organizations, without 

9 interference, intimidation, or coercion by other coun10 tries or those acting on their behalf; 

11 (9) to call on all political parties, elected Mem12 bers of the Parliament of Georgia, and officers of 

13 the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to respect 

14 the freedoms of peaceful assembly, association, and 

15 expression, including for the press, and the rule of 

16 law, and encourage a vibrant and inclusive civil soci17 ety; 

18 (10) to call on the Government of Georgia to 

19 release all persons detained or imprisoned on politi20 cally motivated grounds and drop any pending 

21 charges against them; 

22 (11) to call on the Government of Georgia to 

23 thoroughly investigate all allegations emerging from 

24 the recent national elections, which took place on 

25 October 2024, make a determination whether the 


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1 elections should be judged as illegitimate and hold 

2 those responsible for interference in the elections; 

3 and 

4 (12) to continue impressing upon the Govern5 ment of Georgia that the United States is committed 

6 to sustaining and deepening bilateral relations and 

7 supporting Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. 

8 SEC. 5. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS. 

9 (a) REPORT ON RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE ASSETS IN

10 GEORGIA.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of State, in coordination with the Director of 

14 National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, 

15 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con16 gress a classified report, prepared consistent with 

17 the protection of sources and methods, examining 

18 the penetration of Russian intelligence elements and 

19 their assets in Georgia, that includes an annex ex20 amining Chinese influence and the potential inter21 section of Russian-Chinese cooperation in Georgia. 

22 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com24 mittees of Congress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

2 the Senate, the Select Committee on Intel3 ligence of the Senate, and the Committee on 

4 Armed Services of the Senate; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

6 the House of Representatives, the Permanent 

7 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 

8 of Representatives, and the Committee on 

9 Armed Services of the House of Representa10 tives. 

11 (b) 5-YEAR UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR BILAT12 ERAL RELATIONS WITH GEORGIA.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 and the Administrator of the United States Agency 

16 for International Development, in coordination with 

17 the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 

18 agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congres19 sional committees a detailed strategy that— 

20 (A) outlines specific objectives for enhanc21 ing bilateral ties which reflect the current do22 mestic political environment in Georgia; 

23 (B) includes a determination of the tools, 

24 resources, and funding that should be available 

25 to achieve the objectives outlined pursuant to 


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1 paragraph (1) and an assessment whether 

2 Georgia should remain the second-highest re3 cipient of United States funding in the Europe 

4 and Eurasia region; 

5 (C) includes a determination of the extent 

6 to which the United States should continue to 

7 invest in its partnership with Georgia; 

8 (D) includes a plan for how the United 

9 States can continue to support civil society and 

10 independent media organizations in Georgia; 

11 and 

12 (E) includes a determination whether the 

13 Government of Georgia remains committed to 

14 expanding trade ties with the United States and 

15 Europe and whether the United States Govern16 ment should continue to invest in Georgian 

17 projects. 

18 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

19 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, with a 

20 classified annex. 

21 SEC. 6. SANCTIONS. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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


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1 meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Im2 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

3 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON4 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con5 gress’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

9 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 Senate; 

12 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives; 

14 (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

15 House of Representatives; and 

16 (F) the Committee on Financial Services 

17 of the House of Representatives. 

18 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per19 son’’ means any individual or entity that is not a 

20 United States person. 

21 (4) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.—The term 

22 ‘‘immediate family members’’ has the meaning given 

23 the term ‘‘immediate relatives’’ in section 

24 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 

25 Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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

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

3 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

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

5 result. 

6 (6) UNITES STATES PERSON.—The term 

7 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

8 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law9 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

10 United States; 

11 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

12 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

13 United States, including a foreign branch of 

14 such an entity; or 

15 (C) any person within the United States. 

16 (b) INADMISSIBILITY OF OFFICIALS OF GOVERN17 MENT OF GEORGIA AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS

18 INVOLVED IN BLOCKING EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRA19 TION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

22 shall determine whether each of the following foreign 

23 persons has knowingly engaged in significant acts of 

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1 lation to the blocking of Euro-Atlantic integration in 

2 Georgia: 

3 (A) Any individual who, on or after Janu4 ary 1, 2014, has served as a member of the 

5 Parliament of the Government of Georgia or as 

6 a current or former senior official of a Georgian 

7 political party. 

8 (B) Any individual who is serving as an of9 ficial in a leadership position working on behalf 

10 of the Government of Georgia, including law en11 forcement, intelligence, judicial, or local or mu12 nicipal government. 

13 (C) An immediate family member of an of14 ficial described in subparagraph (A) or a person 

15 described in subparagraph (B) who benefitted 

16 from the conduct of such official or person. 

17 (2) SANCTIONS.—The President shall impose 

18 the sanctions described in subsection (d)(2) with re19 spect to each foreign person with respect to which 

20 the President has made an affirmative decision 

21 under paragraph (1). 

22 (3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress 

25 with respect to— 


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1 (A) any foreign person with respect to 

2 which the President has made an affirmative 

3 determination under paragraph (1); and 

4 (B) the specific facts that justify each such 

5 affirmative determination. 

6 (4) WAIVER.—The President may waive imposi7 tion of sanctions under this subsection on a case-by8 case basis if the President determines and reports to 

9 the appropriate committees of Congress that— 

10 (A) such waiver would serve national secu11 rity interests; or 

12 (B) the circumstances which caused the in13 dividual to be ineligible have sufficiently 

14 changed. 

15 (c) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

16 UNDERMINING PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY, SOV17 EREIGNTY OR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF GEORGIA.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose 

19 the sanctions described in subsection (d)(1) and 

20 shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 

21 (d)(2) with respect to each foreign person the Presi22 dent determines, on or after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act— 

24 (A) is responsible for, complicit in, or has 

25 directly or indirectly engaged in or attempted to 


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1 engage in, actions or policies, including order2 ing, controlling, or otherwise directing acts that 

3 are intended to undermine the peace, security, 

4 stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of 

5 Georgia; 

6 (B) is or has been a leader or official of an 

7 entity that has, or whose members have, en8 gaged in any activity described in subparagraph 

9 (A); or 

10 (C) is an immediate family member of a 

11 person subject to sanctions for conduct de12 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) and bene13 fitted from the conduct of such person. 

14 (2) BRIEF AND WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.—Not 

15 later than 10 days after imposing sanctions on a for16 eign person or persons pursuant to this subsection, 

17 the President shall brief and provide written notifi18 cation to the appropriate committees of Congress re19 garding the imposition of such sanctions, which shall 

20 describe— 

21 (A) the foreign person or persons subject 

22 to the imposition of such sanctions; 

23 (B) the activity justifying the imposition of 

24 such sanctions; and 


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1 (C) the specific sanctions imposed on such 

2 foreign person or persons. 

3 (3) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap4 plication of sanctions under this subsection with re5 spect to a foreign person for renewable periods not 

6 to exceed 180 days if, not later than 15 days before 

7 the date on which such waiver is to take effect, the 

8 President submits to the appropriate committees of 

9 Congress a written determination and justification 

10 that the waiver is in the national security interests 

11 of the United States. 

12 (d) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de13 scribed in this subsection are the following with respect 

14 to a foreign person described in subsection (b) or (c), as 

15 applicable: 

16 (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—Notwith17 standing the requirements under section 202 of the 

18 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

19 U.S.C. 1701), the President shall exercise all au20 thorities granted under the International Emergency 

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

22 the extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans23 actions in property and interests in property of the 

24 foreign person if such property and interests in 

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1 United States, or are or come within the possession 

2 or control of a United States person. 

3 (2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR

4 PAROLE.— 

5 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—A 

6 foreign person that is an alien shall be— 

7 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

8 (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 

9 documentation to enter the United States; 

10 and 

11 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

12 or paroled into the United States or to re13 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra14 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

15 seq.). 

16 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—The for17 eign person shall be subject to the following: 

18 (i) Revocation of any visa or other 

19 entry documentation regardless of when 

20 the visa or other entry documentation is or 

21 was issued. 

22 (ii) A revocation under clause (i) shall 

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1 mentation that is in the foreign person’s 

2 possession. 

3 (e) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

4 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex5 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 

6 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

7 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

8 this section. 

9 (2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at10 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

11 violation of subsection (d)(2)(A) or any regulation, 

12 license, or order issued under that subsection shall 

13 be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections 

14 (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Eco15 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex16 tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de17 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

18 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

19 Act, or any amendment made by this Act, may be 

20 construed to limit the authority of the President to 

21 designate or sanction persons pursuant to an appli22 cable Executive order or otherwise pursuant to the 

23 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

24 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

25 (f) RULEMAKING.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

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

3 President shall prescribe such regulations as are 

4 necessary for the implementation of this section. 

5 (2) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

6 than 10 days before prescribing regulations pursu7 ant to paragraph (1), the President shall notify the 

8 appropriate committees of Congress of the proposed 

9 regulations and the provisions of this section that 

10 the regulations are implementing. 

11 (g) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO BROADER COR12 RUPTION IN GEORGIA.— 

13 (1) DETERMINATION.—The President shall de14 termine whether there are foreign persons who, on 

15 or after the date of the enactment of this Act, have 

16 engaged in significant corruption in Georgia or acts 

17 that are intended to undermine the peace, security, 

18 stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Geor19 gia for the purposes of potential imposition of sanc20 tions pursuant to powers granted to the President 

21 under the International Emergency Economic Pow22 ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

23 (2) REPORT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

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1 Act, the President shall submit a report to the 

2 appropriate committees of Congress that— 

3 (i) identifies all foreign persons the 

4 President has determined, pursuant to this 

5 subsection, have engaged in significant cor6 ruption in Georgia or committed acts that 

7 are intended to undermine the peace, secu8 rity, stability, sovereignty, or territorial in9 tegrity of Georgia; 

10 (ii) the dates on which sanctions were 

11 imposed; and 

12 (iii) the reasons for imposing such 

13 sanctions. 

14 (B) FORM.—The report required under 

15 subparagraph (A) shall be provided in unclassi16 fied form, but may include a classified annex. 

17 (h) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—Any sanctions 

18 imposed on a foreign person pursuant to this section shall 

19 terminate on the earlier of— 

20 (1) the date on which the President certifies to 

21 the appropriate committees of Congress that the for22 eign person is no longer engaging in the activities 

23 that led to the imposition of such sanction; or 

24 (2) the sunset date described in section 7. 

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1 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (A) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—The 

3 term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ has the meaning 

4 given such term in section 102 of the Agricul5 tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 

6 (B) GOOD.—The term ‘‘good’’ means any 

7 article, natural or man-made substance, mate8 rial, supply, or manufactured product, including 

9 inspection and test equipment and excluding 

10 technical data. 

11 (C) MEDICAL DEVICE.—The term ‘‘medical 

12 device’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘de13 vice’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

14 and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

15 (D) MEDICINE.—The term ‘‘medicine’’ has 

16 the meaning given the term ‘‘drug’’ in section 

17 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 

18 Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

19 (2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

20 (A) EXCEPTION RELATING TO INTEL21 LIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this 

22 section shall not apply to— 

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1 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

2 3091 et seq.); or 

3 (ii) any authorized intelligence activi4 ties of the United States. 

5 (B) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER6 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under this 

7 section shall not apply with respect to a foreign 

8 person if admitting or paroling the person into 

9 the United States is necessary to permit the 

10 United States to comply with the Agreement re11 garding the Headquarters of the United Na12 tions, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 

13 and entered into force November 21, 1947, be14 tween the United Nations and the United 

15 States, or other applicable international obliga16 tions. 

17 (C) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sanc18 tions under this section shall not apply to— 

19 (i) the conduct or facilitation of a 

20 transaction for the provision of agricultural 

21 commodities, food, medicine, medical de22 vices, or humanitarian assistance, or for 

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1 (ii) transactions that are necessary 

2 for, or related to, the activities described in 

3 paragraph (1). 

4 (j) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

5 GOODS.—The requirement to block and prohibit all trans6 actions in all property and interests in property under this 

7 section shall not include the authority or a requirement 

8 to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

9 SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO GEOR10 GIA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon submission to Congress of 

12 the certification described in subsection (c)— 

13 (1) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

14 other heads of other relevant Federal departments 

15 and agencies, should seek to further enhance people16 to-people contacts and academic exchanges between 

17 the United States and Georgia; and 

18 (2) the President, in consultation with the Sec19 retary of Defense, should maintain, and as appro20 priate, expand military co-operation with Georgia, 

21 including by providing further security and defense 

22 equipment ideally suited for territorial defense 

23 against Russian aggression and related training, 

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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that, after the submission of the certification de3 scribed in subsection (c) should the Georgian government 

4 take steps to re-align itself with its Euro-Atlantic agenda, 

5 including significant changes to the foreign influence law, 

6 the President should take steps to improve the bilateral 

7 relationship between the United States and Georgia, in8 cluding actions to bolster Georgia’s ability to deter threats 

9 from Russia and other malign actors. 

10 (c) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 

11 described in this subsection is a certification submitted to 

12 Congress by the President that Georgia has shown signifi13 cant and sustained progress towards reinvigorating its de14 mocracy and advancing its Euro-Atlantic integration. 

15 SEC. 8. SUNSET. 

16 This Act shall cease to have any force or effect begin17 ning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act. 

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