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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2238 

To ensure that the United States Government in no way recognizes Russia’s 

annexation of Crimea. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KIRK, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HATCH, Mr. RISCH, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. ENZI, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To ensure that the United States Government in no way 

recognizes Russia’s annexation of Crimea. 

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 ‘‘Crimea Annexation 

5 Non-recognition Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICY AGAINST RECOGNITION OF 

7 ANNEXATION. 

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

9 United States Government not to recognize the de jure 


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1 or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Cri2 mea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. 

3 (b) PROHIBITION.—No Federal department or agen4 cy may take any action that recognizes or implies recogni5 tion of sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, 

6 its airspace, or its territorial waters. 

7 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST DOCUMENTS PORTRAYING 

8 CRIMEA AS PART OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

9 The Government Printing Office may not print any 

10 map, document, record, or other paper of the United 

11 States portraying or otherwise indicating Crimea as part 

12 of the territory of the Russian Federation. 

13 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON FACILITATING CERTAIN INVEST14 MENTS IN CRIMEA. 

15 No Federal department or agency may take any ac16 tion to facilitate, finance, or guarantee any investment in 

17 Crimea that involves any official or entity of the Govern18 ment of the Russian Federation or any business, bank, 

19 or other financial entity whose headquarters or principal 

20 place of business is located in the Russian Federation. 

21 SEC. 5. OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTI22 TUTION LOANS WITH RUSSIAN INVOLVE23 MENT. 

24 The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United 

25 States representatives to the International Monetary 


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1 Fund, the World Bank Group, and each other inter2 national financial institution described in section 

3 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act 

4 (22 U.S.C. 262r) to oppose any loan, loan guarantee, or 

5 transfer of funds to Crimea related to activity involving— 

6 (1) any official or entity of the Government of 

7 the Russian Federation; or 

8 (2) any financial institution or other entity 

9 whose headquarters or principal place of business is 

10 located in the Russian Federation. 

11 SEC. 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AFFIRMATION OF NON12 RECOGNITION OF ANNEXATION. 

13 In any matter before any United States court, upon 

14 request of the court or any party to the matter, the De15 partment of Justice shall affirm the United States policy 

16 of not recognizing the de jure or de facto sovereignty of 

17 the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its 

18 territorial waters. 

19 SEC. 7. DENIAL OF ENTRY TO UNITED STATES PORTS OF 

20 VESSELS FROM CRIMEA WITH RUSSIAN 

21 CARGO. 

22 A vessel that is documented under the laws of a for23 eign country may not enter a port of the United States 

24 if— 


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1 (1) the vessel is arriving from a port in Crimea; 

2 and 

3 (2) the vessel is transporting goods for which 

4 export documents are issued or approved by the cus5 toms authorities of the Russian Federation. 

6 SEC. 8. NON-RECOGNITION OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGNTY 

7 OVER CRIMEAN TERRITORY, AIRSPACE, OR 

8 TERRITORIAL WATERS. 

9 (a) UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.—The Sec10 retary of Defense may not take any action, including any 

11 movement of aircraft or vessels, that implies recognition 

12 of the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, 

13 its airspace, or its territorial waters. 

14 (b) UNITED STATES FLAGGED VESSELS.—No vessel 

15 that is issued a certificate of documentation under chapter 

16 121 of title 46, United States Code, may take any action 

17 that implies recognition of the sovereignty of the Russian 

18 Federation over Crimea or its territorial waters. 

19 (c) UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT.—No aircraft oper20 ated by an air carrier that holds an air carrier certificate 

21 issued under chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code, 

22 may take any action that implies recognition of the sov23 ereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea or its air24 space. 


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1 SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO COUN2 TRIES THAT RECOGNIZE RUSSIAN SOV3 EREIGNTY OVER CRIMEA. 

4 No amounts may be obligated or expended to provide 

5 Economic Support Fund assistance, development assist6 ance, or security assistance to the government of any 

7 country that the Secretary of State determines has, after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, recognized the sov9 ereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its air10 space, or its territorial waters. 

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