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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6470 

To counter the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and 

Eastern European allies, to expedite security assistance to Ukraine to 

bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities, and to impose sanctions relating 

to the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2022 

Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. BERA, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KEATING, 

Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. SPANBERGER, and 

Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent 

Select), 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 aggression of the Russian Federation against 

Ukraine and Eastern European allies, to expedite security assistance to Ukraine to bolster Ukraine’s defense 

capabilities, and to impose sanctions relating to the actions of the Russian Federation with respect to 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 4. Statement of policy. 

TITLE I—EXPEDITING SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE AND 

BOLSTERING UKRAINE’S DEFENSE CAPABILITIES 

Sec. 101. Prioritizing delivery of excess defense articles to Ukraine. 

Sec. 102. Use of Department of Defense lease authority and Special Defense 

Acquisition Fund to support Ukraine. 

Sec. 103. Strategy for bolstering defensive capacities of Ukraine and enhancing 

delivery of security assistance. 

Sec. 104. Presidential drawdown authority. 

Sec. 105. Foreign Military Financing. 

Sec. 106. International Military Education and Training cooperation with 

Ukraine. 

Sec. 107. Strategy on International Military Education and Training programming in Ukraine. 

Sec. 108. Sense of Congress on loan program. 

Sec. 109. Report on security assistance and provision of defense articles to 

armed forces of Ukraine. 

TITLE II—COUNTERING KREMLIN AGGRESSION AGAINST 

UKRAINE AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ALLIES 

Sec. 201. Authorizing programs to counter and combat disinformation activities 

of the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 202. Expanded support and authorization for Radio Free Europe/Radio 

Liberty to reach audiences on the periphery of the Russian 

Federation. 

Sec. 203. Multilateral efforts to bolster Ukraine’s cyber defense capabilities. 

Sec. 204. Report on role of intelligence and security services of the Russian 

Federation in efforts to undermine the independence and integrity of Ukraine. 

Sec. 205. Strategy for forum on European security. 

Sec. 206. Deepening security and economic ties with Baltic allies. 

Sec. 207. Public disclosure of assets of Vladimir Putin and his inner circle. 

Sec. 208. Briefing to fulfill United States-Ukraine strategic dialogue objectives. 

TITLE III—DETERRENCE MEASURES AGAINST FURTHER MILITARY ESCALATION AND AGGRESSION BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH RESPECT TO UKRAINE 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 


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Sec. 302. Determination with respect to operations of the Russian Federation 

in Ukraine. 

Sec. 303. Imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the Government of 

the Russian Federation relating to operations in Ukraine. 

Sec. 304. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Russian financial institutions. 

Sec. 305. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of specialized financial messaging services to sanctioned Russian financial institutions. 

Sec. 306. Prohibition on and imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions involving Russian sovereign debt. 

Sec. 307. Department of State review of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 

2. 

Sec. 308. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 2. 

Sec. 309. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Russian extractive industries. 

Sec. 310. Sanctions described. 

Sec. 311. Implementation; regulations; penalties. 

Sec. 312. Exceptions; waiver. 

Sec. 313. Termination. 

TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 401. Sunset. 

Sec. 402. Exception relating to importation of goods. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 

6 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

7 of the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) DEFENSE ARTICLE; DEFENSE SERVICE.— 

9 The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ 

10 have the meanings given those terms in section 47 

11 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). 

12 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that— 

14 (1) it is in the national security interests of the 

15 United States to continue and deepen the security 


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1 partnership between the United States and Ukraine, 

2 and support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial in3 tegrity; 

4 (2) aggression and malign influence by the Gov5 ernment of the Russian Federation and its proxies 

6 in Ukraine is a threat to the democratic sovereignty 

7 of Ukraine; 

8 (3) in coordination with the European Union, 

9 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 

10 and members of the international community, the 

11 United States should support the territorial integrity 

12 of Ukraine and oppose any effort by the Government 

13 of the Russian Federation to further encroach on 

14 Ukraine’s territory and independence; 

15 (4) the United States should work in close con16 cert with allies and partners of the United States— 

17 (A) to support and expedite the provision 

18 of lethal and non-lethal assistance to Ukraine; 

19 and 

20 (B) to support and bolster the defense of 

21 Ukraine against potential renewed aggression 

22 and military escalation by the Government of 

23 the Russian Federation or through any of its 

24 proxies; 


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1 (5) the United States and NATO should not 

2 cede to the demands of the Government of the Rus3 sian Federation regarding NATO membership or ex4 pansion; 

5 (6) economic and financial sanctions, when used 

6 as part of a coordinated and comprehensive strategy, 

7 are a powerful tool to advance United States foreign 

8 policy and national security interests; and 

9 (7) the United States, in coordination with al10 lies and partners of the United States, should im11 pose substantial new sanctions in the event that the 

12 Government of the Russian Federation or its proxies 

13 engages in escalatory military operations or other 

14 destabilizing aggression against Ukraine. 

15 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

16 It is the policy of the United States that— 

17 (1) the United States will support the terri18 torial integrity of Ukraine and other Eastern Euro19 pean countries against aggression by the Govern20 ment of the Russian Federation or its proxies; 

21 (2) the United States will work to ensure the 

22 swift and ongoing provision of lethal and non-lethal 

23 security assistance to Ukraine, particularly so long 

24 as the Government of the Russian Federation or its 


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1 proxies has armed forces within the territorial bor2 ders of Ukraine or stationed near Ukraine’s border; 

3 (3) the United States will continue to build the 

4 resiliency of Ukraine’s military and cyber defenses 

5 and bolster Ukraine’s ability to defend against ag6 gression by the Government of the Russian Federa7 tion; 

8 (4) the United States will continue to improve 

9 Ukraine’s interoperability with NATO forces and 

10 seek to further enhance security cooperation and en11 gagement with and among partners in the Black Sea 

12 and Baltic region; 

13 (5) the United States will work closely with re14 gional partners, including those in the Black Sea re15 gion and the Baltic states, to strengthen Ukrainian 

16 and regional security; and 

17 (6) the United States is committed to a strong 

18 and unified NATO and will not cede to the demands 

19 of the Government of the Russian Federation re20 garding NATO membership. 


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1 TITLE I—EXPEDITING SECURITY 

2 ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE 

3 AND BOLSTERING UKRAINE’S 

4 DEFENSE CAPABILITIES 

5 SEC. 101. PRIORITIZING DELIVERY OF EXCESS DEFENSE 

6 ARTICLES TO UKRAINE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2022, the 

8 United States should give priority to the delivery of excess 

9 defense articles to Ukraine over the transfer of such arti10 cles to other countries and regions under section 516(c)(2) 

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

12 2321j(c)(2)). 

13 (b) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 

14 (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate congres15 sional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of 

16 the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

17 House of Representatives, that such a waiver is in the na18 tional security interest of the United States. 

19 SEC. 102. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEASE AU20 THORITY AND SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISI21 TION FUND TO SUPPORT UKRAINE. 

22 (a) USE OF SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION

23 FUND.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

24 the Secretary of State, may utilize, to the maximum extent 

25 possible, the Special Defense Acquisition Fund established 


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1 under section 51 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

2 U.S.C. 2795) to expedite the procurement and delivery of 

3 defense articles and defense services for the purpose of 

4 assisting and supporting the armed forces of Ukraine. 

5 (b) USE OF LEASE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

6 Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 

7 utilize, to the maximum extent possible, its lease author8 ity, including with respect to no-cost leases, to provide de9 fense articles to Ukraine for the purpose of assisting and 

10 supporting the armed forces of Ukraine. 

11 SEC. 103. STRATEGY FOR BOLSTERING DEFENSIVE CAPAC12 ITIES OF UKRAINE AND ENHANCING DELIV13 ERY OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 

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

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

16 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 

17 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the 

18 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent19 atives, a strategy for bolstering the defensive capabilities 

20 of the armed forces of Ukraine and enhancing the delivery 

21 of security assistance to Ukraine, which shall include the 

22 following: 

23 (1) A plan to meet the most critical capability 

24 gaps and capacity shortfalls of the armed forces of 

25 Ukraine. 


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1 (2) A plan for United States cooperation with 

2 allies and partners to provide immediate assistance 

3 to the armed forces of Ukraine. 

4 (3) A plan to prioritize the delivery of excess 

5 defense articles to Ukraine in accordance with sec6 tion 101. 

7 (4) A plan to transfer to Ukraine defense arti8 cles previously allocated for operations in Afghani9 stan that are available for transfer, as appropriate. 

10 (b) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

11 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

12 a classified annex if necessary. 

13 SEC. 104. PRESIDENTIAL DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY. 

14 The authority under section 506(a) of the Foreign 

15 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)) may be exer16 cised during fiscal year 2022 for Ukraine to the maximum 

17 extent available for that fiscal year. 

18 SEC. 105. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that— 

21 (1) the provision of security assistance to 

22 Ukraine is one of the most efficient and effective 

23 mechanisms for supporting Ukraine and ensuring 

24 that it can defend against aggression by the Russian 

25 Federation; 


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1 (2) in light of the military build-up by the Gov2 ernment of the Russian Federation, the United 

3 States, working with allies and partners, should 

4 work to expedite the provision of defense articles 

5 and other security assistance to Ukraine and 

6 prioritize and facilitate assistance to respond to the 

7 most urgent defense needs of the armed forces of 

8 Ukraine; and 

9 (3) the United States should ensure adequate 

10 planning for maintenance for any equipment pro11 vided to Ukraine. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLE13 MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.—Upon an affirmative deter14 mination under section 302, there is authorized to be ap15 propriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 

16 2022 $500,000,000, as an authorization of emergency 

17 supplemental appropriations, for Foreign Military Financ18 ing assistance to Ukraine to assist the country in meeting 

19 its defense needs. 

20 (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days 

21 before providing assistance or support pursuant to sub22 section (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap23 propriate congressional committees, the Committee on Ap24 propriations of the Senate, and the Committee on ApproVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Jan 25, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6470.IH H6470

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1 priations of the House of Representatives a notification 

2 containing the following: 

3 (1) A detailed description of the assistance or 

4 support to be provided, including— 

5 (A) the objectives of such assistance or 

6 support; 

7 (B) the budget for such assistance or sup8 port; and 

9 (C) the expected or estimated timeline for 

10 delivery of such assistance or support. 

11 (2) A description of such other matters as the 

12 Secretary considers appropriate. 

13 (d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LETHAL ASSIST14 ANCE.—The Secretary of State is authorized to provide 

15 lethal assistance under this section, including anti-armor 

16 weapon systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and am17 munition, grenade launchers and ammunition, anti-tank 

18 weapons systems, anti-ship weapons systems, anti-aircraft 

19 weapons systems, and small arms and ammunition. 

20 SEC. 106. INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND 

21 TRAINING COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that— 

24 (1) International Military Education and Train25 ing (IMET) is a critical component of United States 


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1 security assistance that facilitates training of inter2 national forces and strengthens cooperation and ties 

3 between the United States and foreign countries; 

4 (2) it is in the national interest of the United 

5 States to further strengthen the armed forces of 

6 Ukraine, particularly to enhance their defensive ca7 pability and improve interoperability for joint oper8 ations; and 

9 (3) the Government of Ukraine should fully uti10 lize the United States IMET program, encourage eli11 gible officers and civilian leaders to participate in 

12 the training, and promote successful graduates to 

13 positions of prominence in the armed forces of 

14 Ukraine. 

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 

17 for fiscal year 2022 $3,000,000 for International Military 

18 Education and Training assistance for Ukraine. The as19 sistance shall be made available for the following purposes: 

20 (1) Training of future leaders. 

21 (2) Establishing a rapport between the United 

22 States Armed Forces and the armed forces of 

23 Ukraine to build partnerships for the future. 

24 (3) Enhancement of interoperability and capa25 bilities for joint operations. 


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1 (4) Focusing on professional military education, 

2 civilian control of the military, and human rights. 

3 (5) Fostering a better understanding of the 

4 United States. 

5 (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days 

6 before providing assistance or support pursuant to sub7 section (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap8 propriate congressional committees, the Committee on Ap9 propriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appro10 priations of the House of Representatives a notification 

11 containing the following elements: 

12 (1) A detailed description of the assistance or 

13 support to be provided, including— 

14 (A) the objectives of such assistance or 

15 support; 

16 (B) the budget for such assistance or sup17 port; and 

18 (C) the expected or estimated timeline for 

19 delivery of such assistance or support. 

20 (2) A description of such other matters as the 

21 Secretary considers appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 107. STRATEGY ON INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDU2 CATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMING IN 

3 UKRAINE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

6 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

7 a strategy for the implementation of the International 

8 Military Education and Training program in Ukraine au9 thorized under section 106. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub11 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

12 (1) A clear plan, developed in close consultation 

13 with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the 

14 armed forces of Ukraine, for how the IMET pro15 gram will be used by the United States Government 

16 and the Government of Ukraine to propel program 

17 graduates to positions of prominence in support of 

18 the reform efforts of the armed forces of Ukraine in 

19 line with NATO standards. 

20 (2) An assessment of the education and train21 ing requirements of the armed forces of Ukraine and 

22 clear recommendations for how IMET graduates 

23 should be assigned by the Ukrainian Ministry of De24 fense upon completion of education or training. 

25 (3) An accounting of the current combat re26 quirements of the armed forces of Ukraine and an 


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1 assessment of the viability of alternative mobile 

2 training teams, distributed learning, and other flexi3 ble solutions to reach such students. 

4 (4) An identification of opportunities to influ5 ence the next generation of leaders through attend6 ance at United States staff and war colleges, junior 

7 leader development programs, and technical schools. 

8 (c) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 

9 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may con10 tain a classified annex. 

11 SEC. 108. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN PROGRAM. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that— 

13 (1) as appropriate, the United States Govern14 ment should provide direct loans to Ukraine for the 

15 procurement of defense articles, defense services, 

16 and design and construction services pursuant to the 

17 authority of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

18 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) to support the further devel19 opment of Ukraine’s military forces; and 

20 (2) such loans should be considered an additive 

21 security assistance tool, and not a substitute for 

22 Foreign Military Financing for grant assistance or 

23 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative programming. 


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1 SEC. 109. REPORT ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND PROVI2 SION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO ARMED 

3 FORCES OF UKRAINE. 

4 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

6 the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee 

7 on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 

8 Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a report 

9 that includes— 

10 (1) a description of the steps the United States 

11 has taken to provide and expedite security assist12 ance, defense articles, and any other forms of sup13 port to Ukraine and the armed forces of Ukraine, 

14 including increasing air defense capabilities, since 

15 September 1, 2021; 

16 (2) a description of any increased assistance 

17 and support provided by allies and partners of the 

18 United States or Ukraine to Ukraine or the armed 

19 forces of Ukraine, including increasing air defense 

20 capabilities, since September 1, 2021; and 

21 (3) a description of any plans by the United 

22 States to provide additional assistance and support 

23 to Ukraine or the armed forces of Ukraine. 


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1 TITLE II—COUNTERING KREM2 LIN AGGRESSION AGAINST 

3 UKRAINE AND EASTERN EU4 ROPEAN ALLIES 

5 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZING PROGRAMS TO COUNTER AND 

6 COMBAT DISINFORMATION ACTIVITIES OF 

7 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

8 (a) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—The 

9 Secretary of State should use funds available for obliga10 tion in the Countering Russian Influence Fund described 

11 in section 7070(d) of the Department of State, Foreign 

12 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

13 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 706)— 

14 (1) to prioritize assisting Ukraine to detect and 

15 combat disinformation from the Russian Federation 

16 and its proxies; and 

17 (2) to assist the Government of Ukraine in de18 veloping new defense strategies and technologies. 

19 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

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

22 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres23 sional committees a plan for countering and com24 bating disinformation by the Russian Federation 


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1 and supporting free and independent media in 

2 Ukraine that includes— 

3 (A) a plan to assist the Government of 

4 Ukraine in combating and responding to malign 

5 influence operations of the Russian Federation 

6 aimed at inflaming tensions and dividing 

7 Ukrainian society; 

8 (B) an assessment of effective efforts and 

9 programs to improve media literacy in Ukraine 

10 and recommendations for how the United 

11 States can assist in supporting and expanding 

12 those programs; 

13 (C) a plan to assist the Government of 

14 Ukraine improve efforts to detect and remove 

15 content originating from Russian troll farms, 

16 bots, and other sources aimed at sowing divi17 sion and disseminating disinformation in 

18 Ukraine or targeting Ukrainian audiences; 

19 (D) recommendations to increase support 

20 for independent media outlets, including Radio 

21 Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and 

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1 occupied Crimea, the Donbas region of Ukraine, 

2 and throughout Ukraine. 

3 (2) FORM.—The strategy required by para4 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

5 but may include a classified annex if necessary. 

6 SEC. 202. EXPANDED SUPPORT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR 

7 RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY TO 

8 REACH AUDIENCES ON THE PERIPHERY OF 

9 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

10 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con11 gress that— 

12 (1) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty continues 

13 to fulfill its mission of providing reliable, uncen14 sored, and accessible news and reporting in Ukraine 

15 and other countries where media freedom is re16 stricted; 

17 (2) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is one of 

18 the most critical sources of unrestricted, independent 

19 news and reporting for audiences on the periphery of 

20 the Russian Federation; 

21 (3) the Government of the Russian Federation 

22 has engaged in systematic targeting of Radio Free 

23 Europe/Radio Liberty reporters inside the Russian 

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1 nization’s ability to provide timely, reliable, and ac2 curate news from inside the country; and 

3 (4) despite pressure from the Government of 

4 the Russian Federation, Radio Free Europe/Radio 

5 Liberty’s audience continues to grow inside the Rus6 sian Federation and surrounding countries. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated $155,500,000 for Radio 

9 Free Europe/Radio Liberty for fiscal year 2022. 

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW BUREAUS.—Radio Free 

11 Europe/Radio Liberty may explore opening new bureaus 

12 to help expand its ability to reach audiences on the periph13 ery of the Russian Federation. 

14 (d) INITIATIVES TO BOLSTER RADIO FREE EUROPE/ 

15 RADIO LIBERTY BUREAUS AROUND RUSSIAN FEDERA16 TION’S PERIPHERY.—To help expand its reach to Rus17 sian-speaking audiences and increase its reach to audi18 ences through digital media, Radio Free Europe/Radio 

19 Liberty should— 

20 (1) evaluate where Russian disinformation is 

21 most deeply pervasive in the Eurasia region; 

22 (2) develop strategies to better communicate 

23 with predominately Russian-speaking regions; 

24 (3) build on efforts to increase capacity and 

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1 (4) expand Russian language investigative jour2 nalism; 

3 (5) improve the technical capacity of the 

4 Ukraine bureau; and 

5 (6) continue efforts to increase digital news 

6 services. 

7 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United 

9 States Agency for Global Media shall submit to the appro10 priate congressional committees, the Committee on Appro11 priations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropria12 tions of the House of Representatives a report that in13 cludes— 

14 (1) recommendations of locations to open new 

15 bureaus to help reach new audiences in the broader 

16 Eurasia region; 

17 (2) an assessment of current staffing and an18 ticipated staffing needs in order to effectively reach 

19 audiences in the broader Eurasia region; and 

20 (3) an assessment of the impact of the Govern21 ment of the Russian Federation closing down Radio 

22 Free Europe/Radio Liberty within the Russian Fed23 eration. 


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1 SEC. 203. MULTILATERAL EFFORTS TO BOLSTER 

2 UKRAINE’S CYBER DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. 

3 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

4 United States— 

5 (1) to support multilateral, intergovernmental, 

6 and nongovernmental efforts to improve Ukraine’s 

7 cybersecurity capacity, including addressing legisla8 tive and regulatory gaps in Ukraine’s cybersecurity 

9 policies, improving cybersecurity sector governance, 

10 and expanding collaboration among relevant stake11 holders in both the public and private sectors; 

12 (2) to work with the Government of Ukraine to 

13 strengthen cybersecurity technical capacity within 

14 critical infrastructure sectors and improve the over15 all cybersecurity workforce by strengthening cyberse16 curity-related academic and training programs and 

17 exchanges; 

18 (3) to work closely with the NATO Cooperative 

19 Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the European 

20 Union Agency for Cybersecurity, and the National 

21 Cyber Security Centre of the United Kingdom to 

22 bolster Ukraine’s cyber defense capabilities; and 

23 (4) to strengthen the ability of the Government 

24 of Ukraine to detect, investigate, disrupt, and deter 

25 cyberattacks and to develop cybersecurity incident 

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1 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

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

3 of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees a report on efforts to implement the policy de5 scribed in subsection (a). 

6 (c) EVALUATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—In 

7 the event the Government of the Russian Federation or 

8 any of its proxies engages in a cyberattack or cyber inci9 dent that materially disrupts or degrades any critical in10 frastructure in Ukraine, the President shall evaluate 

11 whether imposing any of the sanctions described in section 

12 310 is in the national security interests of the United 

13 States. 

14 SEC. 204. REPORT ON ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECU15 RITY SERVICES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA16 TION IN EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE INDE17 PENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 

20 Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

21 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 

22 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and 

23 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

24 House of Representatives, a report on the role of the intel25 ligence and security services of the Russian Federation in 


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1 efforts to undermine and interfere with the independence 

2 of Ukraine. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include— 

5 (1) an assessment of the priorities and objec6 tives of the intelligence and security services of the 

7 Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine; 

8 (2) a detailed description of the steps taken by 

9 any intelligence or security services of the Russian 

10 Federation to undermine the stability of Ukraine or 

11 the Government of Ukraine; 

12 (3) a complete list of the branches of the intel13 ligence or security services of the Russian Federa14 tion that have engaged in any influence efforts or 

15 campaigns to undermine the stability of Ukraine or 

16 the Government of Ukraine; 

17 (4) an assessment of— 

18 (A) the tactics and techniques used by any 

19 intelligence and security services of the Russian 

20 Federation with respect to Ukraine; and 

21 (B) the success of those tactics and tech22 niques; and 

23 (5) any plans by the United States to provide 

24 additional support to the Government of Ukraine to 

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1 through intelligence sharing and support for reforms 

2 and anti-corruption efforts. 

3 SEC. 205. STRATEGY FOR FORUM ON EUROPEAN SECURITY. 

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that— 

6 (1) the United States should work closely with 

7 NATO allies, particularly those that share a border 

8 with the Russian Federation, on any matters related 

9 to European security; and 

10 (2) the United States Mission to the Organiza11 tion for Security and Co-operation in Europe (com12 monly referred to as the ‘‘OSCE’’) should— 

13 (A) support an inclusive European security 

14 dialogue that calls on OSCE participating 

15 states to comply with principles set forth in the 

16 Helsinki Final Act, the Charter of Paris for a 

17 New Europe, and the Charter of the United 

18 Nations; and 

19 (B) continue to publicly call for the Gov20 ernment of the Russian Federation to adhere to 

21 its commitments as an OSCE participating 

22 state. 

23 (b) STRATEGY ON EUROPEAN SECURITY.—Not later 

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1 gressional committees a strategy for continued engage2 ment with the Government of the Russian Federation fol3 lowing January 2022 security dialogues, including the 

4 Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva, the NATO-Russia 

5 Council Meeting in Brussels, and the Organization for Se6 curity and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council 

7 Meeting in Vienna, which shall include— 

8 (1) an assessment of whether the Government 

9 of the Russian Federation has sufficiently de-esca10 lated regional tensions, including through a signifi11 cant withdrawal of troops from the border of 

12 Ukraine, to merit further discussion; 

13 (2) an assessment of the objectives of the Gov14 ernment of the Russian Federation related to Euro15 pean security; 

16 (3) a plan to reduce tensions between the Rus17 sian Federation and Eastern European allies, taking 

18 into account the perspectives of a wide cross section 

19 of European allies of the United States; and 

20 (4) a plan for including Eastern European 

21 NATO allies, specifically those that share a border 

22 with the Russian Federation, in any conversations 

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1 (c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (a) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex if necessary. 

4 SEC. 206. DEEPENING SECURITY AND ECONOMIC TIES 

5 WITH BALTIC ALLIES. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that— 

8 (1) supporting and bolstering the security of 

9 the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania 

10 is in the national security interests of the United 

11 States; 

12 (2) the Baltic states are critical in countering 

13 aggression by the Government of the Russian Fed14 eration and maintaining the collective security of the 

15 NATO alliance; 

16 (3) the United States should continue to sup17 port and foster a security partnership with the Bal18 tic states that aims to meet their security needs and 

19 provides additional capabilities and tools to help de20 fend against aggression by the Government of the 

21 Russian Federation in the region; 

22 (4) the United States should encourage the ini23 tiative undertaken by the Baltic states to advance 

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1 energy, and digital infrastructures among eastern 

2 Europe countries; 

3 (5) there are mutually beneficial opportunities 

4 for increased investment and economic expansion be5 tween the United States and the Baltic states; and 

6 (6) improved economic ties between the United 

7 States and the Baltic states will lead to a strength8 ened strategic partnership. 

9 (b) BALTIC SECURITY AND ECONOMIC ENHANCE10 MENT INITIATIVE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 

12 establish an initiative to deepen and foster security 

13 and economic ties with the Baltic states. 

14 (2) PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.—The initiative 

15 established under paragraph (1) shall have the fol16 lowing goals and objectives: 

17 (A) Ensuring the efficient and effective de18 livery of security assistance to the Baltic states, 

19 prioritizing assistance that will bolster defenses 

20 against hybrid warfare and improve interoper21 ability with NATO forces. 

22 (B) Bolstering United States support for 

23 the Baltic region’s physical and energy security 

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1 (C) Mitigating the impact of economic co2 ercion by the Russian Federation and the Peo3 ple’s Republic of China on Baltic states and 

4 identifying new opportunities for foreign direct 

5 investment and United States business ties. 

6 (D) Improving high-level engagement be7 tween the United States and the Baltic states, 

8 with a focus on improving high-level security 

9 and economic cooperation. 

10 (3) ACTIVITIES.—The initiative established 

11 under paragraph (1) shall— 

12 (A) develop a comprehensive security as13 sistance strategy to strengthen the defensive ca14 pabilities of the Baltic states, in coordination 

15 with other security assistance authorities, that 

16 takes into account the unique challenges of the 

17 proximity of the Baltic states to the Russian 

18 Federation and the threat of aggression against 

19 the Baltic states from the Government of the 

20 Russian Federation; 

21 (B) encourage the United States Inter22 national Development Finance Corporation to 

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1 (C) send high-level representatives of the 

2 Department of State to— 

3 (i) the Baltic states not less fre4 quently than twice a year; and 

5 (ii) major regional fora on physical 

6 and energy security, including the Three 

7 Seas Initiative Summit and Business 

8 Forum and the Baltic Sea Security Con9 ference; 

10 (D) convene an annual trade forum, in co11 ordination with the governments of Baltic 

12 states, to foster investment opportunities in the 

13 Baltic region for United States businesses; and 

14 (E) foster dialogue between experts from 

15 the United States and from the Baltic states on 

16 hybrid warfare, cyber defenses, economic expan17 sion, and foreign direct investment. 

18 SEC. 207. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ASSETS OF VLADIMIR 

19 PUTIN AND HIS INNER CIRCLE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

22 Treasury, in coordination with the Director of National 

23 Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall submit to 

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1 of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his inner 

2 circle. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include— 

5 (1) an identification of significant senior foreign 

6 political figures and oligarchs in the Russian Fed7 eration, as determined by their closeness to Vladimir 

8 Putin; 

9 (2) the estimated net worth and known sources 

10 of income of the individuals identified under para11 graph (1), Vladimir Putin, and the family members 

12 of such individuals and Vladimir Putin (including 

13 spouses, children, parents, and siblings), including 

14 assets, investments, bank accounts, business inter15 ests, held in and outside of the Russian Federation, 

16 and relevant beneficial ownership information; 

17 (3) an estimate of the total annual income and 

18 personal expenditures of Vladimir Putin and his 

19 family members for calendar years 2017 through 

20 2021; and 

21 (4) all known details about the financial prac22 tices and transparency, or lack thereof, of Vladimir 

23 Putin and the individuals identified under paragraph 

24 (1). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub2 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

3 but may include a classified annex. 

4 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified 

5 portion of the report required by subsection (a) shall 

6 be made available on a publicly accessible internet 

7 website. 

8 (d) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees spec9 ified in this subsection are— 

10 (1) the appropriate congressional committees; 

11 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence and 

12 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af13 fairs of the Senate; and 

14 (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel15 ligence and the Committee on Financial Services of 

16 the House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 208. BRIEFING TO FULFILL UNITED STATES-UKRAINE 

18 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE OBJECTIVES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

21 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

22 a briefing on efforts to deepen ties with Ukraine and fully 

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1 retary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign 

2 Minister Dmytro Kuleba on November 10, 2021. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by subsection 

4 (a) shall include the following: 

5 (1) A plan to bolster support for Ukraine’s sov6 ereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and in7 violability of borders, including plans for high-level 

8 representation and robust participation in Ukraine’s 

9 Crimea Platform. 

10 (2) A plan to highlight human rights abuses by 

11 the Government of the Russian Federation in 

12 Ukrainian territory, which shall include mechanisms 

13 to draw attention to persecuted minorities and polit14 ical prisoners in Crimea and the Donbas. 

15 (3) An assessment of humanitarian assistance 

16 needs for those affected or displaced by the war in 

17 Donbas. 

18 (4) A plan to support democracy and the rule 

19 of law in Ukraine, which shall include efforts to 

20 build on progress made on the establishment of anti21 corruption institutions, land reform, local govern22 ance, and digitalization. 


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1 TITLE III—DETERRENCE MEAS2 URES AGAINST FURTHER 

3 MILITARY ESCALATION AND 

4 AGGRESSION BY THE RUS5 SIAN FEDERATION WITH RE6 SPECT TO UKRAINE 

7 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

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

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

11 meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 

12 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

13 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON14 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con15 gress’’ means— 

16 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

17 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

18 Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

20 the Committee on Financial Services of the 

21 House of Representatives. 

22 (3) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi23 nancial institution’’ means a financial institution 

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1 (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of section 

2 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. 

3 (4) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

4 term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 

5 given that term in regulations prescribed by the Sec6 retary of the Treasury. 

7 (5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per8 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

9 United States person. 

10 (6) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 

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

12 means that a person had actual knowledge, or 

13 should have known, of the conduct, the cir14 cumstance, or the result. 

15 (7) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

16 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

17 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law18 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

19 United States; or 

20 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

21 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

22 United States, including a foreign branch of 

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1 SEC. 302. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO OPERATIONS 

2 OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN UKRAINE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall determine, at 

4 such times as are required under subsection (b), wheth5 er— 

6 (1) the Government of the Russian Federation, 

7 including through any of its proxies, is engaged in 

8 or knowingly supporting a significant escalation in 

9 hostilities or hostile action in or against Ukraine, 

10 compared to the level of hostilities or hostile action 

11 in or against Ukraine prior to December 1, 2021; 

12 and 

13 (2) if so, whether such escalation has the aim 

14 or effect of undermining, overthrowing, or disman15 tling the Government of Ukraine, occupying the ter16 ritory of Ukraine, or interfering with the sovereignty 

17 or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 

18 (b) TIMING OF DETERMINATIONS.—The President 

19 shall make the determination described in subsection (a)— 

20 (1) not later than 15 days after the date of the 

21 enactment of this Act; 

22 (2) after the first determination under para23 graph (1), every 90 days (or more frequently as war24 ranted) during the one-year period beginning on 

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1 (3) after the end of that one-year period, every 

2 120 days. 

3 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Upon making a determina4 tion under this section, the President shall submit to the 

5 appropriate committees of Congress, the Committee on 

6 Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on 

7 Armed Services of the House of Representatives, a report 

8 on the determination. 

9 SEC. 303. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

10 OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

11 RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO OPER12 ATIONS IN UKRAINE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon making an affirmative de14 termination under section 302 and not later than 60 days 

15 following such a determination, the President shall impose 

16 the sanctions described in section 310 with respect to each 

17 of the officials specified in subsection (b). 

18 (b) OFFICIALS SPECIFIED.—The officials specified in 

19 this subsection are the following: 

20 (1) The President of the Russian Federation. 

21 (2) The Prime Minister of the Russian Federa22 tion. 

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1 (4) The Minister of Defense of the Russian 

2 Federation. 

3 (5) The Chief of the General Staff of the 

4 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. 

5 (6) The Commander-in-Chief of the Land 

6 Forces of the Russian Federation. 

7 (7) The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace 

8 Forces of the Russian Federation. 

9 (8) The Commander of the Airborne Forces of 

10 the Russian Federation. 

11 (9) The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the 

12 Russian Federation. 

13 (10) The Commander of the Strategic Rocket 

14 Forces of the Russian Federation. 

15 (11) The Commander of the Special Operations 

16 Forces of the Russian Federation. 

17 (12) The Commander of Logistical Support of 

18 the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. 

19 (c) ADDITIONAL OFFICIALS.— 

20 (1) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

21 after making an affirmative determination under 

22 section 302 and every 90 days thereafter, the Presi23 dent shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

24 Congress a list of foreign persons that the President 

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1 (A) are— 

2 (i) senior officials of any branch of 

3 the armed forces of the Russian Federa4 tion leading any of the operations de5 scribed in section 302; or 

6 (ii) senior officials of the Government 

7 of the Russian Federation, including any 

8 intelligence agencies or security services of 

9 the Russian Federation, with significant 

10 roles in planning or implementing such op11 erations; and 

12 (B) with respect to which sanctions should 

13 be imposed in the interest of the national secu14 rity of the United States. 

15 (2) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Upon the sub16 mission of each list required by paragraph (1), the 

17 President shall impose the sanctions described in 

18 section 310 with respect to each foreign person on 

19 the list. 

20 SEC. 304. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

21 RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

22 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon making an affirmative 

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1 dent shall impose the sanctions described in section 

2 310(a)(1) with respect to 3 or more of the following 

3 financial institutions: 

4 (A) Sberbank. 

5 (B) VTB. 

6 (C) Gazprombank. 

7 (D) VEB.RF. 

8 (E) The Russian Direct Investment Fund. 

9 (F) Credit Bank of Moscow. 

10 (G) Alfa Bank. 

11 (H) Rosselkhozbank. 

12 (I) FC Bank Otkritie. 

13 (J) Promsvyazbank. 

14 (K) Sovcombank. 

15 (L) Transkapitalbank. 

16 (2) SUBSIDIARIES AND SUCCESSOR ENTITIES.— 

17 The President may impose the sanctions described 

18 in section 310(a)(1) with respect to any subsidiary 

19 of, or successor entity to, a financial institution 

20 specified in paragraph (1). 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITU22 TIONS.— 

23 (1) LIST REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

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1 dent shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

2 Congress a list of foreign persons that the President 

3 determines— 

4 (A) are significant financial institutions 

5 owned or operated by the Government of the 

6 Russian Federation; and 

7 (B) should be sanctioned in the interest of 

8 United States national security. 

9 (2) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Upon the sub10 mission of each list required by paragraph (1), the 

11 President shall impose the sanctions described in 

12 section 310(a)(1) with respect to each foreign person 

13 identified on the list. 

14 SEC. 305. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

15 PROVISION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MES16 SAGING SERVICES TO SANCTIONED RUSSIAN 

17 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

18 (a) LIST OF PROVIDERS OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL

19 MESSAGING SERVICES TO RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITU20 TIONS.—Not later than 60 days after making an affirma21 tive determination under section 302, and not later than 

22 30 days after the submission of any list of Russian finan23 cial institutions under section 304(b)(1), the Secretary of 

24 State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

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1 a list of all known persons that provide specialized finan2 cial messaging services to, or that enable or facilitate ac3 cess to such services for, any financial institution specified 

4 in subsection (a) of section 304 or on the list required 

5 by subsection (b) of that section. 

6 (b) REPORT ON EFFORTS TO TERMINATE THE PRO7 VISION OF SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL MESSAGING SERV8 ICES FOR SANCTIONED RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITU9 TIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the imposition of 

10 any sanctions under section 304, and every 30 days there11 after as necessary, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

12 with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 

13 appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 

14 (1) describes the status of efforts to ensure that 

15 the termination of the provision of specialized finan16 cial messaging services to, and the enabling and fa17 cilitation of access to such services for, any financial 

18 institution with respect to which sanctions are im19 posed under section 304; and 

20 (2) identifies any other provider of specialized 

21 financial messaging services that continues to pro22 vide messaging services to, or enables or facilitates 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF SANC2 TIONS.—If, on or after the date that is 90 days after the 

3 imposition of any sanctions under section 304, a provider 

4 of financial specialized financial messaging services con5 tinues to knowingly provide specialized financial mes6 saging services to, or knowingly enable or facilitate direct 

7 or indirect access to such messaging services for, any fi8 nancial institution with respect to which sanctions are im9 posed under section 304, the President may impose sanc10 tions pursuant to that section or the International Emer11 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with 

12 respect to that provider. 

13 (d) ENABLING OR FACILITATION OF ACCESS TO SPE14 CIALIZED FINANCIAL MESSAGING SERVICES THROUGH

15 INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—For purposes 

16 of this section, enabling or facilitating direct or indirect 

17 access to specialized financial messaging services includes 

18 doing so by serving as an intermediary financial institu19 tion with access to such messaging services. 

20 (e) FORM OF LISTS AND REPORTS.—Each list re21 quired by subsection (a) and each report required by sub22 section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

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1 SEC. 306. PROHIBITION ON AND IMPOSITION OF SANC2 TIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS IN3 VOLVING RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN DEBT. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS.—Upon making 

5 an affirmative determination under section 302 and not 

6 later than 30 days following such a determination, the 

7 President shall prohibit all transactions by United States 

8 persons involving the sovereign debt of the Government 

9 of the Russian Federation issued on or after the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act, including governmental bonds. 

11 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

12 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES.— 

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

14 making an affirmative determination under section 

15 302, the President shall identify and impose the 

16 sanctions described in section 310 with respect to 

17 foreign persons that the President determines en18 gage in transactions involving the debt— 

19 (A) of not less than 10 entities owned or 

20 controlled by the Government of the Russian 

21 Federation; and 

22 (B) that is not subject to any other sanc23 tions imposed by the United States. 

24 (2) APPLICABILITY.—Sanctions imposed under 

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1 graph that is issued after the date that is 90 days 

2 after the President makes an affirmative determina3 tion under section 302. 

4 (c) LIST; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later 

5 than 30 days after making an affirmative determination 

6 under section 302, and every 90 days thereafter, the Presi7 dent shall— 

8 (1) submit to the appropriate committees of 

9 Congress a list of foreign persons that the President 

10 determines are engaged in transactions described in 

11 subsection (a); and 

12 (2) impose the sanctions described in section 

13 310 with respect to each such person. 

14 SEC. 307. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW OF SANCTIONS 

15 WITH RESPECT TO NORD STREAM 2. 

16 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that— 

18 (1) the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a tool of ma19 lign influence of the Russian Federation and if it be20 comes operational, it will embolden the Russian Fed21 eration to further pressure and destabilize Ukraine; 

22 and 

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1 cluding through sanctions with respect to entities 

2 and individuals responsible for planning, con3 structing, or operating the pipeline, and through 

4 diplomatic efforts. 

5 (b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW OF SANCTIONS

6 ON NORD STREAM 2.—Not later than 30 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

8 shall review whether the May 19, 2021, waiver regarding 

9 sanctions with respect to Nord Stream 2 AG and the chief 

10 executive officer of Nord Stream 2 AG remains in the best 

11 interest of United States national security, especially in 

12 light of the Russian Federation’s military build-up along 

13 the border of Ukraine. 

14 SEC. 308. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

15 NORD STREAM 2. 

16 Upon making an affirmative determination under 

17 section 302 and not later than 30 days following such a 

18 determination, the President shall impose the sanctions 

19 described in section 310 with respect to a foreign person 

20 that is— 

21 (1) any entity established for or responsible for 

22 the planning, construction, or operation of the Nord 

23 Stream 2 pipeline or a successor entity; and 

24 (2) any corporate officer of an entity described 

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1 SEC. 309. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 RUSSIAN EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES. 

3 (a) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days after 

4 making an affirmative determination under section 302, 

5 the President shall identify foreign persons in any of the 

6 sectors or industries described in subsection (b) that the 

7 President determines should be sanctioned in the interest 

8 of United States national security. 

9 (b) SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES DESCRIBED.—The 

10 sectors and industries described in this subsection are the 

11 following: 

12 (1) Oil and gas extraction and production. 

13 (2) Coal extraction, mining, and production. 

14 (3) Minerals extraction and processing. 

15 (4) Any other sector or industry with respect to 

16 which the President determines the imposition of 

17 sanctions is in the United States national security 

18 interest. 

19 (c) LIST; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later 

20 than 90 days after making an affirmative determination 

21 under section 302, the President shall— 

22 (1) submit to the appropriate committees of 

23 Congress a list of the persons identified under sub24 section (a); and 

25 (2) impose the sanctions described in section 

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1 SEC. 310. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 

2 The sanctions to be imposed with respect to a foreign 

3 person under this title are the following: 

4 (1) PROPERTY BLOCKING.—The President shall 

5 exercise all of the powers granted by the Inter6 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 

8 and prohibit all transactions in all property and in9 terests in property of the foreign person if such 

10 property and interests in property are in the United 

11 States, come within the United States, or are or 

12 come within the possession or control of a United 

13 States person. 

14 (2) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS15 SION, OR PAROLE.— 

16 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—In 

17 the case of an alien, the alien is— 

18 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

19 (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 

20 documentation to enter the United States; 

21 and 

22 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

23 or paroled into the United States or to re24 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra25 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

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1 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 

3 entry documentation of an alien described 

4 in subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, re5 gardless of when such visa or other entry 

6 documentation is or was issued. 

7 (ii) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A revoca8 tion under clause (i) shall— 

9 (I) take effect immediately; and 

10 (II) automatically cancel any 

11 other valid visa or entry documenta12 tion that is in the alien’s possession. 

13 SEC. 311. IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATIONS; PENALTIES. 

14 (a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 

15 all authorities provided to the President under sections 

16 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

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

18 title. 

19 (b) REGULATIONS.—The President shall issue such 

20 regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry 

21 out this title. 

22 (c) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to 

23 violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 

24 Act or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out 

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1 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

2 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

3 same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act de4 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

5 SEC. 312. EXCEPTIONS; WAIVER. 

6 (a) EXCEPTIONS.— 

7 (1) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVI8 TIES.—This title shall not apply with respect to ac9 tivities subject to the reporting requirements under 

10 title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

11 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence 

12 activities of the United States. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH INTER14 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

15 ACTIVITIES.—Sanctions under this title shall not 

16 apply with respect to an alien if admitting or parol17 ing the alien into the United States is necessary— 

18 (A) to permit the United States to comply 

19 with the Agreement regarding the Head20 quarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 

21 Success on June 26, 1947, and entered into 

22 force November 21, 1947, between the United 

23 Nations and the United States, or other appli24 cable international obligations of the United 

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1 (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement 

2 activity in the United States. 

3 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The President 

4 may waive the imposition of sanctions under this title with 

5 respect to a person if the President— 

6 (1) determines that such a waiver is in the na7 tional security interests of the United States; and 

8 (2) submits to the appropriate committees of 

9 Congress a notification of the waiver and the rea10 sons for the waiver. 

11 SEC. 313. TERMINATION. 

12 The President may terminate the sanctions imposed 

13 under this title after determining and certifying to the ap14 propriate committees of Congress that the Government of 

15 the Russian Federation has— 

16 (1) verifiably withdrawn all of its forces from 

17 Ukrainian territory that was not occupied or subject 

18 to control by forces or proxies of the Government of 

19 the Russian Federation prior to December 1, 2021; 

20 (2) ceased supporting proxies in Ukrainian ter21 ritory described in paragraph (1); and 

22 (3) entered into an agreed settlement with a le23 gitimate democratic government of Ukraine. 


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1 TITLE IV—GENERAL 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 401. SUNSET. 

4 (a) TITLES I AND II.—The provisions of titles I and 

5 II shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) TITLE III.—The provisions of title III shall ter8 minate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 402. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 

11 GOODS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi13 sion of this Act, the authority or a requirement to impose 

14 sanctions under this Act shall not include the authority 

15 or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation 

16 of goods. 

17 (b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

18 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade substance, 

19 material, supply, or manufactured product, including in20 spection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. 

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