In the Senate of the United States, 

April 7, 2022. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 7108) entitled ‘‘An Act to suspend normal trade 

relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the 

following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Suspending Normal 

3 Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The United States is a founding member of 

7 the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is com8 mitted to ensuring that the WTO remains an effective 

9 forum for peaceful economic engagement. 
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1 (2) Ukraine is a sovereign nation-state that is 

2 entitled to enter into agreements with other sovereign 

3 states and to full respect of its territorial integrity. 

4 (3) The United States will be unwavering in its 

5 support for a secure, democratic, and sovereign 

6 Ukraine, free to choose its own leaders and future. 

7 (4) Ukraine acceded to the Marrakesh Agreement 

8 Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO 

9 Agreement) and has been a WTO member since 2008. 

10 (5) Ukraine’s participation in the WTO Agree11 ment creates both rights and obligations vis-a`-vis 

12 other WTO members. 

13 (6) The Russian Federation acceded to the WTO 

14 on August 22, 2012, becoming the 156th WTO mem15 ber, and the Republic of Belarus has applied to accede 

16 to the WTO. 

17 (7) From the date of its accession, the Russian 

18 Federation committed to apply fully all provisions of 

19 the WTO. 

20 (8) The United States Congress authorized per21 manent normal trade relations for the Russian Fed22 eration through the Russia and Moldova Jackson23 Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Ac24 countability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–208). 
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1 (9) Ukraine communicated to the WTO General 

2 Council on March 2, 2022, urging that all WTO 

3 members take action against the Russian Federation 

4 and ‘‘consider further steps with the view to sus5 pending the Russian Federation’s participation in the 

6 WTO for its violation of the purpose and principles 

7 of this Organization’’. 

8 (10) Vladimir Putin, a ruthless dictator, has led 

9 the Russian Federation into a war of aggression 

10 against Ukraine, which— 

11 (A) denies Ukraine and its people their col12 lective rights to independence, sovereignty, and 

13 territorial integrity; 

14 (B) constitutes an emergency in inter15 national relations, because it is a situation of 

16 armed conflict that threatens the peace and secu17 rity of all countries, including the United States; 

18 and 

19 (C) denies Ukraine its rightful ability to 

20 participate in international organizations, in21 cluding the WTO. 

22 (11) The Republic of Belarus, also led by a ruth23 less dictator, Aleksander Lukashenka, is providing 

24 important material support to the Russian Federa25 tion’s aggression. 
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1 (12) The Russian Federation’s exportation of 

2 goods in the energy sector is central to its ability to 

3 wage its war of aggression on Ukraine. 

4 (13) The United States, along with its allies and 

5 partners, has responded to recent aggression by the 

6 Russian Federation in Ukraine by imposing sweeping 

7 financial sanctions and stringent export controls. 

8 (14) The United States cannot allow the con9 sequences of the Russian Federation’s actions to go 

10 unaddressed, and must lead fellow countries, in all 

11 fora, including the WTO, to impose appropriate con12 sequences for the Russian Federation’s aggression. 

13 SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH 

14 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUB15 LIC OF BELARUS. 

16 (a) NONDISCRIMINATORY TARIFF TREATMENT.—Not17 withstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the 

18 day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the rates 

19 of duty set forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff 

20 Schedule of the United States shall apply to all products 

21 of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Belarus. 

22 (b) AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM INCREASED COLUMN 2 

23 RATES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may proclaim 

25 increases in the rates of duty applicable to products 
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1 of the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, 

2 above the rates set forth in column 2 of the Har3 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

4 (2) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The President shall, 

5 not later than 5 calendar days before issuing any 

6 proclamation under paragraph (1), consult with the 

7 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the 

9 Senate regarding the basis for and anticipated im10 pact of the proposed increases to rates of duty de11 scribed in paragraph (1). 

12 (3) TERMINATION.—The authority to issue proc13 lamations under this subsection shall terminate on 

14 January 1, 2024. 

15 SEC. 4. RESUMPTION OF APPLICATION OF HTS COLUMN 1 

16 RATES OF DUTY AND RESTORATION OF NOR17 MAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FOR 

18 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUB19 LIC OF BELARUS. 

20 (a) TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF HTS COLUMN 1 

21 RATES OF DUTY.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law (including the application of column 

24 2 rates of duty under section 3), the President is au25 thorized to temporarily resume, for one or more peri-
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1 ods not to exceed 1 year each, the application of the 

2 rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized 

3 Tariff Schedule of the United States to the products 

4 of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or 

5 both, if the President submits to Congress with respect 

6 to either or both such countries a certification under 

7 subsection (c) for each such period. Such action shall 

8 take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar 

9 days after the date of submission of such certification 

10 for such period, unless there is enacted into law dur11 ing such 90-day period a joint resolution of dis12 approval. 

13 (2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The President 

14 shall, not later than 45 calendar days before submit15 ting a certification under paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) consult with— 

17 (i) the Committee on Ways and Means 

18 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

19 House of Representatives; and 

20 (ii) the Committee on Finance and the 

21 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen22 ate; and 

23 (B) submit to all such committees a report 

24 that explains the basis for the determination of 

25 the President contained in such certification. 
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1 (b) RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS

2 TREATMENT.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

4 resume the application of the rates of duty set forth 

5 in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

6 United States to the products of the Russian Federa7 tion, the Republic of Belarus, or both, if the President 

8 submits to Congress with respect to either or both such 

9 countries a certification under subsection (c). Such 

10 action shall take effect beginning on the date that is 

11 90 calendar days after the date of submission of such 

12 certification, unless there is enacted into law during 

13 such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. 

14 (2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The President 

15 shall, not later than 45 calendar days before submit16 ting a certification under paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) consult with— 

18 (i) the Committee on Ways and Means 

19 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives; and 

21 (ii) the Committee on Finance and the 

22 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen23 ate; and 
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1 (B) submit to all such committees a report 

2 that explains the basis for the determination of 

3 the President contained in such certification. 

4 (3) PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— 

5 If the President submits pursuant to paragraph (1) a 

6 certification under subsection (c) with respect to the 

7 Russian Federation and a joint resolution of dis8 approval is not enacted during the 90-day period de9 scribed in that paragraph, the President may grant 

10 permanent nondiscriminatory tariff treatment (nor11 mal trade relations) to the products of the Russian 

12 Federation. 

13 (4) PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF

14 BELARUS.—If the President submits pursuant to 

15 paragraph (1) a certification under subsection (c) 

16 with respect to the Republic of Belarus and a joint 

17 resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 

18 90-day period described in that paragraph, the Presi19 dent may, subject to the provisions of chapter 1 of 

20 title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 

21 seq.), grant nondiscriminatory tariff treatment (nor22 mal trade relations) to the products of the Republic 

23 of Belarus. 

24 (c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this sub25 section is a certification in writing that— 
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1 (1) specifies the action proposed to be taken pur2 suant to the certification and whether such action is 

3 pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of this section; 

4 and 

5 (2) contains a determination of the President 

6 that the Russian Federation or the Republic of 

7 Belarus (or both)— 

8 (A) has reached an agreement relating to 

9 the respective withdrawal of Russian or 

10 Belarusian forces (or both, if applicable) and ces11 sation of military hostilities that is accepted by 

12 the free and independent government of Ukraine; 

13 (B) poses no immediate military threat of 

14 aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Organi15 zation member; and 

16 (C) recognizes the right of the people of 

17 Ukraine to independently and freely choose their 

18 own government. 

19 (d) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 

20 (1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, 

21 the term ‘‘joint resolution of disapproval’’ means only 

22 a joint resolution— 

23 (A) which does not have a preamble; 

24 (B) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘Joint 

25 resolution disapproving the President’s certifi-
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1 cation under section 4(c) of the Suspending Nor2 mal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus 

3 Act.’’; and 

4 (C) the matter after the resolving clause of 

5 which is as follows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves 

6 the certification of the President under section 

7 4(c) of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations 

8 with Russia and Belarus Act, submitted to Con9 gress on lll’’, the blank space being filled in 

10 with the appropriate date. 

11 (2) INTRODUCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REP12 RESENTATIVES.—During a period of 5 legislative 

13 days beginning on the date that a certification under 

14 subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolu15 tion of disapproval may be introduced in the House 

16 of Representatives by the majority leader or the mi17 nority leader. 

18 (3) INTRODUCTION IN THE SENATE.—During a 

19 period of 5 days on which the Senate is in session be20 ginning on the date that a certification under sub21 section (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution 

22 of disapproval may be introduced in the Senate by 

23 the majority leader (or the majority leader’s designee) 

24 or the minority leader (or the minority leader’s des25 ignee). 
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1 (4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF

2 REPRESENTATIVES.— 

3 (A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a 

4 committee of the House to which a joint resolu5 tion of disapproval has been referred has not re6 ported such joint resolution within 10 legislative 

7 days after the date of referral, that committee 

8 shall be discharged from further consideration 

9 thereof. 

10 (B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—Be11 ginning on the third legislative day after each 

12 committee to which a joint resolution of dis13 approval has been referred reports it to the 

14 House or has been discharged from further con15 sideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to 

16 proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 

17 House. All points of order against the motion are 

18 waived. Such a motion shall not be in order 

19 after the House has disposed of a motion to pro20 ceed on a joint resolution with regard to the 

21 same certification. The previous question shall be 

22 considered as ordered on the motion to its adop23 tion without intervening motion. The motion 

24 shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the 
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1 vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not 

2 be in order. 

3 (C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 

4 shall be considered as read. All points of order 

5 against the joint resolution and against its con6 sideration are waived. The previous question 

7 shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolu8 tion to final passage without intervening motion 

9 except two hours of debate equally divided and 

10 controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution 

11 (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to re12 consider the vote on passage of the joint resolu13 tion shall not be in order. 

14 (5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

15 (A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso16 lution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 

17 shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. 

18 (B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 

19 Committee on Finance has not reported such 

20 joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days on 

21 which the Senate is in session after the date of 

22 referral of such joint resolution, that committee 

23 shall be discharged from further consideration of 

24 such joint resolution and the joint resolution 

25 shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. 
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1 (C) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwith2 standing Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 

3 Senate, it is in order at any time after the Com4 mittee on Finance reports the joint resolution of 

5 disapproval to the Senate or has been discharged 

6 from its consideration (even though a previous 

7 motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 

8 to move to proceed to the consideration of the 

9 joint resolution, and all points of order against 

10 the joint resolution (and against consideration of 

11 the joint resolution) shall be waived. The motion 

12 to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not 

13 subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to re14 consider the vote by which the motion is agreed 

15 to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a mo16 tion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 

17 resolution of disapproval is agreed to, the joint 

18 resolution shall remain the unfinished business 

19 until disposed of. 

20 (D) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint resolu21 tion of disapproval, and on all debatable motions 

22 and appeals in connection therewith, shall be 

23 limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall 

24 be divided equally between the majority and mi25 nority leaders or their designees. A motion to 
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1 further limit debate is in order and not debat2 able. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, 

3 or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 

4 other business, or a motion to recommit the joint 

5 resolution of disapproval is not in order. 

6 (E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas7 sage shall occur immediately following the con8 clusion of the debate on the joint resolution of 

9 disapproval and a single quorum call at the con10 clusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 

11 with the rules of the Senate. 

12 (F) RULES OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE13 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

14 relating to the application of the rules of the 

15 Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re16 lating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall 

17 be decided without debate. 

18 (G) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.— 

19 Debate in the Senate of any veto message with 

20 respect to the joint resolution of disapproval, in21 cluding all debatable motions and appeals in 

22 connection with such joint resolution, shall be 

23 limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided be24 tween, and controlled by, the majority leader and 

25 the minority leader or their designees. 
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1 (6) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—Except as 

2 otherwise provided in this subsection, the following 

3 procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint resolu4 tion of disapproval to which this subsection applies: 

5 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

6 (B), a joint resolution of disapproval that has 

7 passed the House of Representatives shall, when 

8 received in the Senate, be referred to the Com9 mittee on Finance for consideration in accord10 ance with this subsection. 

11 (B) If a joint resolution of disapproval to 

12 which this subsection applies was introduced in 

13 the Senate before receipt of a joint resolution of 

14 disapproval that has passed the House of Rep15 resentatives, the joint resolution from the House 

16 of Representatives shall, when received in the 

17 Senate, be placed on the calendar. If this sub18 paragraph applies, the procedures in the Senate 

19 with respect to a joint resolution of disapproval 

20 introduced in the Senate that contains the iden21 tical matter as the joint resolution of dis22 approval that passed the House of Representa23 tives shall be the same as if no joint resolution 

24 of disapproval had been received from the House 

25 of Representatives, except that the vote on pas-
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1 sage in the Senate shall be on the joint resolution 

2 of disapproval that passed the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

4 (7) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

5 AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con6 gress— 

7 (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 

8 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 

9 respectively, and as such are deemed a part of 

10 the rules of each House, respectively, but applica11 ble only with respect to the procedure to be fol12 lowed in that House in the case of legislation de13 scribed in those sections, and supersede other 

14 rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent 

15 with such rules; and 

16 (B) with full recognition of the constitu17 tional right of either House to change the rules 

18 (so far as relating to the procedure of that 

19 House) at any time, in the same manner, and 

20 to the same extent as in the case of any other 

21 rule of that House. 

22 SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE 

23 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. 

24 The United States Trade Representative shall use the 

25 voice and influence of the United States at the WTO to— 
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1 (1) condemn the recent aggression in Ukraine; 

2 (2) encourage other WTO members to suspend 

3 trade concessions to the Russian Federation and the 

4 Republic of Belarus; 

5 (3) consider further steps with the view to sus6 pend the Russian Federation’s participation in the 

7 WTO; and 

8 (4) seek to halt the accession process of the Re9 public of Belarus at the WTO and cease accession-re10 lated work. 

11 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE 

12 GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS AC13 COUNTABILITY ACT WITH RESPECT TO 

14 HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND CORRUP15 TION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1265 of the Global 

17 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of 

18 title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 

19 repealed. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

21 section 2(b) and in title XII of division A of the National 

22 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
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1 Law 114–328) are each amended by striking the items re2 lating to section 1265. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 7108 

AMENDMENT