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Calendar No. 313 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7108 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17, 2022 

Received 

MARCH 24, 2022 

Read the first time 

MARCH 28, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian 

Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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

2 the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is com3 mitted to ensuring that the WTO remains an effec4 tive forum for peaceful economic engagement. 

5 (2) Ukraine is a sovereign nation-state that is 

6 entitled to enter into agreements with other sov7 ereign states and to full respect of its territorial in8 tegrity. 

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

10 support for a secure, democratic, and sovereign 

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

12 (4) Ukraine acceded to the Marrakesh Agree13 ment Establishing the World Trade Organization 

14 (WTO Agreement) and has been a WTO member 

15 since 2008. 

16 (5) Ukraine’s participation in the WTO Agree17 ment creates both rights and obligations vis-a`-vis 

18 other WTO members. 

19 (6) The Russian Federation acceded to the 

20 WTO on August 22, 2012, becoming the 156th 

21 WTO member, and the Republic of Belarus has ap22 plied to accede to the WTO. 

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

24 Federation committed to apply fully all provisions of 

25 the WTO. 


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1 (8) The United States Congress authorized per2 manent normal trade relations for the Russian Fed3 eration through the Russia and Moldova Jackson4 Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law 

5 Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–208). 

6 (9) Ukraine communicated to the WTO General 

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

8 members take action against the Russian Federation 

9 and ‘‘consider further steps with the view to sus10 pending the Russian Federation’s participation in 

11 the WTO for its violation of the purpose and prin12 ciples of this Organization’’. 

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

14 the Russian Federation into a war of aggression 

15 against Ukraine, which— 

16 (A) denies Ukraine and its people their col17 lective rights to independence, sovereignty, and 

18 territorial integrity; 

19 (B) constitutes an emergency in inter20 national relations, because it is a situation of 

21 armed conflict that threatens the peace and se22 curity of all countries, including the United 

23 States; and 


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1 (C) denies Ukraine its rightful ability to 

2 participate in international organizations, in3 cluding the WTO. 

4 (11) The Republic of Belarus, also led by a 

5 ruthless dictator, Aleksander Lukashenka, is pro6 viding important material support to the Russian 

7 Federation’s aggression. 

8 (12) The Russian Federation’s exportation of 

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

10 wage its war of aggression on Ukraine. 

11 (13) The United States, along with its allies 

12 and partners, has responded to recent aggression by 

13 the Russian Federation in Ukraine by imposing 

14 sweeping financial sanctions and stringent export 

15 controls. 

16 (14) The United States cannot allow the con17 sequences of the Russian Federation’s actions to go 

18 unaddressed, and must lead fellow countries, in all 

19 fora, including the WTO, to impose appropriate con20 sequences for the Russian Federation’s aggression. 

21 SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH 

22 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUB23 LIC OF BELARUS. 

24 (a) NONDISCRIMINATORY TARIFF TREATMENT.— 

25 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on 


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1 the day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

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

3 Tariff Schedule of the United States shall apply to all 

4 products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic 

5 of Belarus. 

6 (b) AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM INCREASED COLUMN

7 2 RATES.— 

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

9 increases in the rates of duty applicable to products 

10 of the Russian Federation or the Republic of 

11 Belarus, above the rates set forth in column 2 of the 

12 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

13 (2) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The President 

14 shall, not later than 5 calendar days before issuing 

15 any proclamation under paragraph (1), consult with 

16 the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

17 Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 

18 the Senate regarding the basis for and anticipated 

19 impact of the proposed increases to rates of duty de20 scribed in paragraph (1). 

21 (3) TERMINATION.—The authority to issue 

22 proclamations under this subsection shall terminate 

23 on January 1, 2024. 


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

2 RATES OF DUTY AND RESTORATION OF NOR3 MAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT FOR 

4 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUB5 LIC OF BELARUS. 

6 (a) TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF HTS COLUMN 1 

7 RATES OF DUTY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law (including the application of column 

10 2 rates of duty under section 3), the President is au11 thorized to temporarily resume, for one or more pe12 riods not to exceed 1 year each, the application of 

13 the rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the Har14 monized Tariff Schedule of the United States to the 

15 products of the Russian Federation, the Republic of 

16 Belarus, or both, if the President submits to Con17 gress with respect to either or both such countries 

18 a certification under subsection (c) for each such pe19 riod. Such action shall take effect beginning on the 

20 date that is 90 calendar days after the date of sub21 mission of such certification for such period, unless 

22 there is enacted into law during such 90-day period 

23 a joint resolution of disapproval. 

24 (2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The Presi25 dent shall, not later than 45 calendar days before 

26 submitting a certification under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) consult with the Committee on Ways 

2 and Means of the House of Representatives and 

3 the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and 

4 (B) submit to both such committees a re5 port that explains the basis for the determina6 tion of the President contained in such certifi7 cation. 

8 (b) RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS

9 TREATMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 

11 to resume the application of the rates of duty set 

12 forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Sched13 ule of the United States to the products of the Rus14 sian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or both, if 

15 the President submits to Congress with respect to ei16 ther or both such countries a certification under 

17 subsection (c). Such action shall take effect begin18 ning on the date that is 90 calendar days after the 

19 date of submission of such certification, unless there 

20 is enacted into law during such 90-day period a joint 

21 resolution of disapproval. 

22 (2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The Presi23 dent shall, not later than 45 calendar days before 

24 submitting a certification under paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) consult with the Committee on Ways 

2 and Means of the House of Representatives and 

3 the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and 

4 (B) submit to both such committees a re5 port that explains the basis for the determina6 tion of the President contained in such certifi7 cation. 

8 (3) PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERA9 TION.—If the President submits pursuant to para10 graph (1) a certification under subsection (c) with 

11 respect to the Russian Federation and a joint resolu12 tion of disapproval is not enacted during the 90-day 

13 period described in that paragraph, the President 

14 may grant permanent nondiscriminatory tariff treat15 ment (normal trade relations) to the products of the 

16 Russian Federation. 

17 (4) PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF

18 BELARUS.—If the President submits pursuant to 

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

20 with respect to the Republic of Belarus and a joint 

21 resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 

22 90-day period described in that paragraph, the 

23 President may, subject to the provisions of chapter 

24 1 of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

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1 ment (normal trade relations) to the products of the 

2 Republic of Belarus. 

3 (c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this sub4 section is a certification in writing that— 

5 (1) specifies the action proposed to be taken 

6 pursuant to the certification and whether such ac7 tion is pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of this 

8 section; and 

9 (2) contains a determination of the President 

10 that the Russian Federation or the Republic of 

11 Belarus (or both)— 

12 (A) has reached an agreement relating to 

13 the respective withdrawal of Russian or 

14 Belarusian forces (or both, if applicable) and 

15 cessation of military hostilities that is accepted 

16 by the free and independent government of 

17 Ukraine; 

18 (B) poses no immediate military threat of 

19 aggression to any North Atlantic Treaty Orga20 nization member; and 

21 (C) recognizes the right of the people of 

22 Ukraine to independently and freely choose 

23 their own government. 

24 (d) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 


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

2 the term ‘‘joint resolution of disapproval’’ means 

3 only a joint resolution— 

4 (A) which does not have a preamble; 

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

6 resolution disapproving the President’s certifi7 cation under section 4(c) of the Suspending 

8 Normal Trade Relations with Russia and 

9 Belarus Act.’’; and 

10 (C) the matter after the resolving clause of 

11 which is as follows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves 

12 the certification of the President under section 

13 4(c) of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations 

14 with Russia and Belarus Act, submitted to Con15 gress on lll’’, the blank space being filled 

16 in with the appropriate date. 

17 (2) INTRODUCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REP18 RESENTATIVES.—During a period of 5 legislative 

19 days beginning on the date that a certification under 

20 subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint reso21 lution of disapproval may be introduced in the 

22 House of Representatives by the majority leader or 

23 the minority leader. 

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

25 period of 5 days on which the Senate is in session 


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1 beginning on the date that a certification under sub2 section (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolu3 tion of disapproval may be introduced in the Senate 

4 by the majority leader (or the majority leader’s des5 ignee) or the minority leader (or the minority lead6 er’s designee). 

7 (4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF

8 REPRESENTATIVES.— 

9 (A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a 

10 committee of the House to which a joint resolu11 tion of disapproval has been referred has not 

12 reported such joint resolution within 10 legisla13 tive days after the date of referral, that com14 mittee shall be discharged from further consid15 eration thereof. 

16 (B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 

17 Beginning on the third legislative day after 

18 each committee to which a joint resolution of 

19 disapproval has been referred reports it to the 

20 House or has been discharged from further con21 sideration thereof, it shall be in order to move 

22 to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 

23 House. All points of order against the motion 

24 are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order 

25 after the House has disposed of a motion to 


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1 proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the 

2 same certification. The previous question shall 

3 be considered as ordered on the motion to its 

4 adoption without intervening motion. The mo5 tion shall not be debatable. A motion to recon6 sider the vote by which the motion is disposed 

7 of shall not be in order. 

8 (C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 

9 shall be considered as read. All points of order 

10 against the joint resolution and against its con11 sideration are waived. The previous question 

12 shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso13 lution to final passage without intervening mo14 tion except two hours of debate equally divided 

15 and controlled by the sponsor of the joint reso16 lution (or a designee) and an opponent. A mo17 tion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 

18 joint resolution shall not be in order. 

19 (5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

20 (A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso21 lution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 

22 shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. 

23 (B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 

24 Committee on Finance has not reported such 

25 joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days 


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1 on which the Senate is in session after the date 

2 of referral of such joint resolution, that com3 mittee shall be discharged from further consid4 eration of such joint resolution and the joint 

5 resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 

6 calendar. 

7 (C) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwith8 standing Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 

9 the Senate, it is in order at any time after the 

10 Committee on Finance reports the joint resolu11 tion of disapproval to the Senate or has been 

12 discharged from its consideration (even though 

13 a previous motion to the same effect has been 

14 disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consid15 eration of the joint resolution, and all points of 

16 order against the joint resolution (and against 

17 consideration of the joint resolution) shall be 

18 waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. 

19 The motion is not subject to a motion to post20 pone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 

21 the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not 

22 be in order. If a motion to proceed to the con23 sideration of the joint resolution of disapproval 

24 is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain 

25 the unfinished business until disposed of. 


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1 (D) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint resolu2 tion of disapproval, and on all debatable mo3 tions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 

4 be limited to not more than 10 hours, which 

5 shall be divided equally between the majority 

6 and minority leaders or their designees. A mo7 tion to further limit debate is in order and not 

8 debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 

9 postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consid10 eration of other business, or a motion to recom11 mit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in 

12 order. 

13 (E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas14 sage shall occur immediately following the con15 clusion of the debate on the joint resolution of 

16 disapproval and a single quorum call at the con17 clusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 

18 with the rules of the Senate. 

19 (F) RULES OF THE CHAIR ON PROCE20 DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 

21 relating to the application of the rules of the 

22 Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re23 lating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall 

24 be decided without debate. 


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1 (G) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MES2 SAGES.—Debate in the Senate of any veto mes3 sage with respect to the joint resolution of dis4 approval, including all debatable motions and 

5 appeals in connection with such joint resolution, 

6 shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally di7 vided between, and controlled by, the majority 

8 leader and the minority leader or their des9 ignees. 

10 (6) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—Except as 

11 otherwise provided in this subsection, the following 

12 procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint reso13 lution of disapproval to which this subsection ap14 plies: 

15 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

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

17 passed the House of Representatives shall, 

18 when received in the Senate, be referred to the 

19 Committee on Finance for consideration in ac20 cordance with this subsection. 

21 (B) If a joint resolution of disapproval to 

22 which this subsection applies was introduced in 

23 the Senate before receipt of a joint resolution of 

24 disapproval that has passed the House of Rep25 resentatives, the joint resolution from the 


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1 House of Representatives shall, when received 

2 in the Senate, be placed on the calendar. If this 

3 subparagraph applies, the procedures in the 

4 Senate with respect to a joint resolution of dis5 approval introduced in the Senate that contains 

6 the identical matter as the joint resolution of 

7 disapproval that passed the House of Rep8 resentatives shall be the same as if no joint res9 olution of disapproval had been received from 

10 the House of Representatives, except that the 

11 vote on passage in the Senate shall be on the 

12 joint resolution of disapproval that passed the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 (7) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA15 TIVES AND SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by 

16 Congress— 

17 (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 

18 of the Senate and the House of Representa19 tives, respectively, and as such are deemed a 

20 part of the rules of each House, respectively, 

21 but applicable only with respect to the proce22 dure to be followed in that House in the case 

23 of legislation described in those sections, and 

24 supersede other rules only to the extent that 

25 they are inconsistent with such rules; and 


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1 (B) with full recognition of the constitu2 tional right of either House to change the rules 

3 (so far as relating to the procedure of that 

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

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

6 rule of that House. 

7 SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE 

8 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. 

9 The United States Trade Representative shall use the 

10 voice and influence of the United States at the WTO to— 

11 (1) condemn the recent aggression in Ukraine; 

12 (2) encourage other WTO members to suspend 

13 trade concessions to the Russian Federation and the 

14 Republic of Belarus; 

15 (3) consider further steps with the view to sus16 pend the Russian Federation’s participation in the 

17 WTO; and 

18 (4) seek to halt the accession process of the Re19 public of Belarus at the WTO and cease accession20 related work. 


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1 SEC. 6. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF 

2 SANCTIONS UNDER THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY 

3 HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH 

4 RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1262 of the Global 

6 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F 

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

8 is amended by striking paragraph (2). 

9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Global Magnitsky 

11 Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title 

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

13 is amended by inserting after section 1262 (as 

14 amended by subsection (a)) the following new sec15 tion: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

17 ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the President should 

18 establish and regularize information sharing and sanc19 tions-related decisionmaking with like-minded govern20 ments possessing human rights and anti-corruption sanc21 tions programs similar in nature to those authorized under 

22 this subtitle.’’. 

23 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con24 tents in section 2(b) and in title XII of division A 

25 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

26 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each amended 


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1 by inserting after the items relating to section 1262 

2 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1262A. Sense of Congress.’’. 

3 (c) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 

5 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Ac6 countability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public 

7 Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may impose the 

10 sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 

11 foreign person that the President determines, based on 

12 credible information— 

13 ‘‘(1) is responsible for or complicit in, or has di14 rectly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights 

15 abuse; 

16 ‘‘(2) is a current or former government official, 

17 or a person acting for or on behalf of such an offi18 cial, who is responsible for or complicit in, or has di19 rectly or indirectly engaged in— 

20 ‘‘(A) corruption, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) the misappropriation of state as22 sets; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the expropriation of private as24 sets for personal gain; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) corruption related to government 

2 contracts or the extraction of natural re3 sources; or 

4 ‘‘(iv) bribery; or 

5 ‘‘(B) the transfer or facilitation of the 

6 transfer of the proceeds of corruption; 

7 ‘‘(3) is or has been a leader or official of— 

8 ‘‘(A) an entity, including a government en9 tity, that has engaged in, or whose members 

10 have engaged in, any of the activities described 

11 in paragraph (1) or (2) during the tenure of the 

12 leader or official; or 

13 ‘‘(B) an entity whose property and inter14 ests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

15 section as a result of activities during the ten16 ure of the leader or official; 

17 ‘‘(4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro18 vided financial, material, or technological support 

19 for, or goods or services to or in support of— 

20 ‘‘(A) an activity described in paragraph (1) 

21 or (2) that is conducted by a foreign person; 

22 ‘‘(B) a person whose property and inter23 ests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

24 section; or 


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1 ‘‘(C) an entity, including a government en2 tity, that has engaged in, or whose members 

3 have engaged in, an activity described in para4 graph (1) or (2) conducted by a foreign person; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(5) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or 

7 been purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or 

8 indirectly, a person whose property and interests in 

9 property are blocked pursuant to this section.’’. 

10 (2) CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN INFORMA11 TION.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘violations of human rights’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘corruption and human rights abuses’’. 

14 (3) REQUESTS BY CONGRESS.—Subsection 

15 (d)(2) of such section is amended— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

18 striking ‘‘HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS

20 ABUSE’’; 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘described in para22 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)’’ and in23 serting ‘‘described in subsection (a) relat24 ing to serious human rights abuse’’; and 

25 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 


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1 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

2 by striking ‘‘described in paragraph (3) or 

3 (4) of subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘de4 scribed in subsection (a) relating to cor5 ruption or the transfer or facilitation of 

6 the transfer of the proceeds of corruption’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘ranking member of— 

9 ’’ and all that follows through the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘ranking member of 

11 one of the appropriate congressional com12 mittees.’’. 

13 (d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 1264(a) of the 

14 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (sub15 title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 

16 2656 note) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

18 inserting a semicolon; 

19 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) a description of additional steps taken by 

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1 ous human rights abuse and corruption in each 

2 country in which foreign persons with respect to 

3 which sanctions have been imposed under section 

4 1263 are located; and 

5 ‘‘(8) a description of additional steps taken by 

6 the President to ensure the pursuit of judicial ac7 countability in appropriate jurisdictions with respect 

8 to those foreign persons subject to sanctions under 

9 section 1263 for serious human rights abuse and 

10 corruption.’’. 

11 (e) REPEAL OF SUNSET.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1265 of the Global 

13 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (sub14 title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 

15 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed. 

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con17 tents in section 2(b) and in title XII of division A 

18 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

19 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each amended 

20 by striking the items relating to section 1265. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 

2022. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 313 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7108 

AN ACT 

To suspend normal trade relations treatment for 

Belarus, and for other purposes. the Russian Federation and the Republic of 

MARCH 28, 2022 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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