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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6954 

To direct the Secretary of State to provide to Congress a briefing and 

report on the support of the People’s Republic of China for Russia’s 

invasion of Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2022 

Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 

OWENS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GARBARINO, 

Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. FALLON, 

Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, and Mr. MANN) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 

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 direct the Secretary of State to provide to Congress 

a briefing and report on the support of the People’s 

Republic of China for Russia’s invasion of 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. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Direct Investigations 

3 on China, Take Action To Oppose Russia Act of 2022’’ 

4 or the ‘‘DICTATOR Act of 2022’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress makes the following findings: 

7 (1) The People’s Republic of China (in this sec8 tion referred to as the ‘‘PRC’’) and the Russian 

9 Federation have, in recent years, forged a closer re10 lationship, based largely on their shared interest in 

11 challenging the rules-based international order, in an 

12 attempt to reshape that order into one that is more 

13 welcoming to their authoritarian systems of govern14 ment. 

15 (2) On February 4, 2022, the PRC and Rus16 sian Federation issued a Joint Statement on the 

17 International Relations Entering a New Era and the 

18 Global Sustainable Development, which stated that 

19 ‘‘friendship between the two States has no limits’’ 

20 and that ‘‘there are no forbidden areas of coopera21 tion’’. 

22 (3) In their Joint Statement, the PRC and the 

23 Russian Federation reaffirmed support for state sov24 ereignty and territorial integrity and called on all 

25 countries to protect international law. 


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1 (4) Per media reporting, leading up to Russia’s 

2 unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, United States offi3 cials held multiple meetings with PRC officials pre4 senting intelligence showing Russian troop buildup 

5 around Ukraine and requested Chinese assistance in 

6 urging the Russian Federation not to attack 

7 Ukraine. 

8 (5) A March 2, 2022, New York Times article 

9 reported that senior Chinese officials told senior 

10 Russian officials in early February 2022 not to in11 vade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics 

12 in Beijing. 

13 (6) The New York Times reported that PRC of14 ficials later shared United States intelligence with 

15 Russia and stated that the United States ‘‘was try16 ing to sow discord and that China would not try to 

17 impede Russian plans and actions’’. 

18 (7) On February 21, 2022, President Vladimir 

19 Putin of the Russian Federation declared unilateral 

20 recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist 

21 regions of Ukraine and ordered Russian troops to 

22 enter those regions in a further invasion of Ukraine 

23 to carry out ‘‘peacekeeping functions’’. 

24 (8) On February 24, 2022, Russian forces 

25 launched an unprovoked large-scale further invasion 


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1 of Ukraine with the goal of taking over major cities, 

2 including the capital city of Kyiv, by military force. 

3 (9) The PRC’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson 

4 refused to categorize Russia’s attacks as an ‘‘inva5 sion’’ and referred repeatedly to the Russian Fed6 eration’s statements on Ukraine. 

7 (10) On February 24, 2022, the PRC an8 nounced it would lift restrictions on wheat imports 

9 from Russia to ease the impact of sanctions on Rus10 sia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

11 (11) Russian forces are reported to have tar12 geted civilian population centers and launched at13 tacks without regard for civilian casualties, some of 

14 which may constitute war crimes. 

15 (12) On March 2, 2022, the Chief Prosecutor 

16 of the International Criminal Court announced an 

17 investigation into possible war crimes committed in 

18 Ukraine after a referral by 39 member states. 

19 (13) On March 2, 2022, Chinese Foreign Min20 ister Wang Yi recognized the conflict in Ukraine as 

21 a ‘‘war’’ and expressed that China was ‘‘extremely 

22 concerned’’ about the harm to civilians in Ukraine. 

23 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that— 


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1 (1) the Government and entities associated with 

2 People’s Republic of China who assist the Russian 

3 Federation or Russian oligarchs in evading sanctions 

4 imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine 

5 are, in so doing, supporting the Russian Federa6 tion’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine and the 

7 Ukrainian people, including alleged war crimes com8 mitted by Russian Armed Forces against unarmed 

9 civilians; and 

10 (2) the President should impose sanctions on 

11 those entities found to have aided the Russian Fed12 eration or Russian oligarchs in evading sanctions im13 posed by the United States and allied nations fol14 lowing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT ON PRC SUPPORT FOR RUSSIA’S INVASION 

16 OF UKRAINE. 

17 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

19 submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela21 tions of the Senate a report on entities in the People’s 

22 Republic of China that have assisted, or continue to assist, 

23 the Russian Federation in evading sanctions imposed by 

24 the United States following the Russian invasion of 

25 Ukraine. 


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1 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under sub2 section (a) shall include each of the following: 

3 (1) An assessment of the actions the Govern4 ment of the People’s Republic of China and the Chi5 nese Communist Party may have taken to assist the 

6 Russian Federation in evading sanctions imposed by 

7 the United States following the further invasion of 

8 Ukraine. 

9 (2) An assessment of the extent to which enti10 ties affiliated with the People’s Republic of China 

11 and the Chinese Communist Party may have as12 sisted the Russian Federation in evading sanctions 

13 imposed by the United States following the further 

14 invasion of Ukraine. 

15 (3) A list of the entities referred to in para16 graph (2). 

17 (4) An assessment of the actions the Depart18 ment of State and other relevant departments have 

19 taken to address the actions described in paragraphs 

20 (1) and (2). 

21 (5) An account of the changes and improve22 ments the Secretary of State plans to make to the 

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1 sian Federation from outside support and economic 

2 assistance from the People’s Republic of China. 

3 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by this 

4 section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

5 contain a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 5. BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS ON PRC SUPPORT FOR 

7 RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. 

8 (a) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, senior officials from 

10 the Department of State, the Office of the Director of Na11 tional Intelligence, and other relevant Federal depart12 ments shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

13 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Foreign Relations of the Senate a briefing on efforts being 

15 taken by the United States to identify and sanction enti16 ties in the People’s Republic of China found to have as17 sisted the Russian Federation in evading sanctions im18 posed by the United States following the Russian invasion 

19 of Ukraine. 

20 (b) POST-REPORT BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 

21 days after the submission of the report required under sec22 tion 4, senior officials from the Department of State, the 

23 Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other 

24 relevant Federal departments shall provide to the Com25 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 


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1 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

2 a briefing on the contents of the report and steps being 

3 taken by the United States Government to pursue a strat4 egy to confront Russian aggression in Ukraine by eco5 nomically isolating the Russian Federation from outside 

6 support and economic assistance from the People’s Repub7 lic of China. 

8 (c) FORM OF BRIEFING.—A briefing under sub9 section (a) or (b)— 

10 (1) shall be provided in an unclassified setting; 

11 and 

12 (2) may be accompanied by a separate classified 

13 briefing, as appropriate. 

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