H. R. 7108 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 

An Act 

To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the 

Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

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

Trade Organization (WTO) and is committed to ensuring that 

the WTO remains an effective forum for peaceful economic 

engagement. 

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

to enter into agreements with other sovereign states and to 

full respect of its territorial integrity. 

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

for a secure, democratic, and sovereign Ukraine, free to choose 

its own leaders and future. 

(4) Ukraine acceded to the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement) and 

has been a WTO member since 2008. 

(5) Ukraine’s participation in the WTO Agreement creates 

both rights and obligations vis-a`-vis other WTO members. 

(6) The Russian Federation acceded to the WTO on August 

22, 2012, becoming the 156th WTO member, and the Republic 

of Belarus has applied to accede to the WTO. 

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

committed to apply fully all provisions of the WTO. 

(8) The United States Congress authorized permanent 

normal trade relations for the Russian Federation through the 

Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei 

Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 

112–208). 

(9) Ukraine communicated to the WTO General Council 

on March 2, 2022, urging that all WTO members take action 

against the Russian Federation and ‘‘consider further steps 

with the view to suspending the Russian Federation’s participation in the WTO for its violation of the purpose and principles 

of this Organization’’. 

(10) Vladimir Putin, a ruthless dictator, has led the Russian 

Federation into a war of aggression against Ukraine, which— 
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(A) denies Ukraine and its people their collective rights 

to independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; 

(B) constitutes an emergency in international relations, 

because it is a situation of armed conflict that threatens 

the peace and security of all countries, including the United 

States; and 

(C) denies Ukraine its rightful ability to participate 

in international organizations, including the WTO. 

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

Aleksander Lukashenka, is providing important material support to the Russian Federation’s aggression. 

(12) The Russian Federation’s exportation of goods in the 

energy sector is central to its ability to wage its war of aggression on Ukraine. 

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

has responded to recent aggression by the Russian Federation 

in Ukraine by imposing sweeping financial sanctions and stringent export controls. 

(14) The United States cannot allow the consequences of 

the Russian Federation’s actions to go unaddressed, and must 

lead fellow countries, in all fora, including the WTO, to impose 

appropriate consequences for the Russian Federation’s aggression. 

SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS. 

(a) NONDISCRIMINATORY TARIFF TREATMENT.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, beginning on the day after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the rates of duty set forth in column 

2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States shall 

apply to all products of the Russian Federation and of the Republic 

of Belarus. 

(b) AUTHORITY TO PROCLAIM INCREASED COLUMN 2 RATES.— 

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

in the rates of duty applicable to products of the Russian 

Federation or the Republic of Belarus, above the rates set 

forth in column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States. 

(2) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The President shall, not later 

than 5 calendar days before issuing any proclamation under 

paragraph (1), consult with the Committee on Ways and Means 

of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 

of the Senate regarding the basis for and anticipated impact 

of the proposed increases to rates of duty described in paragraph (1). 

(3) TERMINATION.—The authority to issue proclamations 

under this subsection shall terminate on January 1, 2024. 

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

DUTY AND RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS 

TREATMENT FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE 

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS. 

(a) TEMPORARY APPLICATION OF HTS COLUMN 1 RATES OF

DUTY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law (including the application of column 2 rates of duty under 

section 3), the President is authorized to temporarily resume, 
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for one or more periods not to exceed 1 year each, the application of the rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States to the products of the 

Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or both, if the 

President submits to Congress with respect to either or both 

such countries a certification under subsection (c) for each 

such period. Such action shall take effect beginning on the 

date that is 90 calendar days after the date of submission 

of such certification for such period, unless there is enacted 

into law during such 90-day period a joint resolution of disapproval. 

(2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The President shall, not 

later than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification 

under paragraph (1)— 

(A) consult with— 

(i) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

(ii) the Committee on Finance and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) submit to all such committees a report that explains 

the basis for the determination of the President contained 

in such certification. 

(b) RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT.— 

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

the application of the rates of duty set forth in column 1 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 

the products of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, 

or both, if the President submits to Congress with respect 

to either or both such countries a certification under subsection 

(c). Such action shall take effect beginning on the date that 

is 90 calendar days after the date of submission of such certification, unless there is enacted into law during such 90-day 

period a joint resolution of disapproval. 

(2) CONSULTATION AND REPORT.—The President shall, not 

later than 45 calendar days before submitting a certification 

under paragraph (1)— 

(A) consult with— 

(i) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

(ii) the Committee on Finance and the Committee 

on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(B) submit to all such committees a report that explains 

the basis for the determination of the President contained 

in such certification. 

(3) PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—If the President submits pursuant to paragraph (1) a certification under 

subsection (c) with respect to the Russian Federation and a 

joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 90- 

day period described in that paragraph, the President may 

grant permanent nondiscriminatory tariff treatment (normal 

trade relations) to the products of the Russian Federation. 

(4) PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.—If the President submits pursuant to paragraph (1) a certification under 

subsection (c) with respect to the Republic of Belarus and 

a joint resolution of disapproval is not enacted during the 
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90-day period described in that paragraph, the President may, 

subject to the provisions of chapter 1 of title IV of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), grant nondiscriminatory 

tariff treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of 

the Republic of Belarus. 

(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this subsection is a 

certification in writing that— 

(1) specifies the action proposed to be taken pursuant to 

the certification and whether such action is pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of this section; and 

(2) contains a determination of the President that the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus (or both)— 

(A) has reached an agreement relating to the respective 

withdrawal of Russian or Belarusian forces (or both, if 

applicable) and cessation of military hostilities that is 

accepted by the free and independent government of 

Ukraine; 

(B) poses no immediate military threat of aggression 

to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member; and 

(C) recognizes the right of the people of Ukraine to 

independently and freely choose their own government. 

(d) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— 

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

‘‘joint resolution of disapproval’’ means only a joint resolution— 

(A) which does not have a preamble; 

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

disapproving the President’s certification under section 4(c) 

of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia 

and Belarus Act.’’; and 

(C) the matter after the resolving clause of which is 

as follows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves the certification 

of the President under section 4(c) of the Suspending 

Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, submitted to Congress on lll’’, the blank space being filled 

in with the appropriate date. 

(2) INTRODUCTION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

During a period of 5 legislative days beginning on the date 

that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 

the House of Representatives by the majority leader or the 

minority leader. 

(3) INTRODUCTION IN THE SENATE.—During a period of 5 

days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the date 

that a certification under subsection (c) is submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in 

the Senate by the majority leader (or the majority leader’s 

designee) or the minority leader (or the minority leader’s designee). 

(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If a committee of the 

House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has been 

referred has not reported such joint resolution within 10 

legislative days after the date of referral, that committee 

shall be discharged from further consideration thereof. 

(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—Beginning on the 

third legislative day after each committee to which a joint 
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resolution of disapproval has been referred reports it to 

the House or has been discharged from further consideration thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed to 

consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of 

order against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall 

not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion 

to proceed on a joint resolution with regard to the same 

certification. The previous question shall be considered as 

ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 

motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to 

reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of 

shall not be in order. 

(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution shall be 

considered as read. All points of order against the joint 

resolution and against its consideration are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion 

except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled 

by the sponsor of the joint resolution (or a designee) and 

an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage 

of the joint resolution shall not be in order. 

(5) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 

(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to 

the Committee on Finance. 

(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the Committee on 

Finance has not reported such joint resolution of disapproval within 10 days on which the Senate is in session 

after the date of referral of such joint resolution, that 

committee shall be discharged from further consideration 

of such joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be 

placed on the appropriate calendar. 

(C) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwithstanding Rule XXII 

of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order at 

any time after the Committee on Finance reports the joint 

resolution of disapproval to the Senate or has been discharged from its consideration (even though a previous 

motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move 

to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 

all points of order against the joint resolution (and against 

consideration of the joint resolution) shall be waived. The 

motion to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not 

subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider 

the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 

to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 

consideration of the joint resolution of disapproval is agreed 

to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business 

until disposed of. 

(D) DEBATE.—Debate on the joint resolution of disapproval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 

connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 

10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the 

majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion 

to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An 

amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to 

proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 
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to recommit the joint resolution of disapproval is not in 

order. 

(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage shall occur 

immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the 

joint resolution of disapproval and a single quorum call 

at the conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 

with the rules of the Senate. 

(F) RULES OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals from 

the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of 

the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 

relating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall be 

decided without debate. 

(G) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.—Debate in the 

Senate of any veto message with respect to the joint resolution of disapproval, including all debatable motions and 

appeals in connection with such joint resolution, shall be 

limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and 

controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader 

or their designees. 

(6) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following procedures shall apply 

in the Senate to a joint resolution of disapproval to which 

this subsection applies: 

(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a joint 

resolution of disapproval that has passed the House of 

Representatives shall, when received in the Senate, be 

referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration 

in accordance with this subsection. 

(B) If a joint resolution of disapproval to which this 

subsection applies was introduced in the Senate before 

receipt of a joint resolution of disapproval that has passed 

the House of Representatives, the joint resolution from 

the House of Representatives shall, when received in the 

Senate, be placed on the calendar. If this subparagraph 

applies, the procedures in the Senate with respect to a 

joint resolution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 

that contains the identical matter as the joint resolution 

of disapproval that passed the House of Representatives 

shall be the same as if no joint resolution of disapproval 

had been received from the House of Representatives, 

except that the vote on passage in the Senate shall be 

on the joint resolution of disapproval that passed the House 

of Representatives. 

(7) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND

SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Congress— 

(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and 

as such are deemed a part of the rules of each House, 

respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of legislation 

described in those sections, and supersede other rules only 

to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; 

and 

(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right 

of either House to change the rules (so far as relating 

to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same 
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manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any 

other rule of that House. 

SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE WORLD TRADE 

ORGANIZATION. 

The United States Trade Representative shall use the voice 

and influence of the United States at the WTO to— 

(1) condemn the recent aggression in Ukraine; 

(2) encourage other WTO members to suspend trade concessions to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus; 

(3) consider further steps with the view to suspend the 

Russian Federation’s participation in the WTO; and 

(4) seek to halt the accession process of the Republic of 

Belarus at the WTO and cease accession-related work. 

SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE GLOBAL 

MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH 

RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND CORRUPTION. 

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

Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 

114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed. 

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

2(b) and in title XII of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each 

amended by striking the items relating to section 1265. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.