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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2352 

To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2014 

Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To re-impose sanctions on Russian arms exporter 

Rosoboronexport. 

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 ‘‘Russian Weapons Em5 bargo Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DIRECT OR INDIRECT USE OF 

7 FUNDS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR 

8 AGREEMENTS WITH ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

9 (a) PROHIBITION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive 

2 agency may not enter into a contract, subcontract, 

3 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 

4 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a 

5 loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any sub6 sidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport, or any entity 

7 that has a business relationship with 

8 Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary or affiliate of 

9 Rosoboronexport related to the design, manufacture, 

10 or sale of military equipment. 

11 (2) TERMINATION OF EXISTING CONTRACTS

12 AND AGREEMENTS.—The head of each executive 

13 agency shall immediately terminate any contract, 

14 subcontract, memorandum of understanding, cooper15 ative agreement, loan, or loan agreement described 

16 in paragraph (1). 

17 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 

18 President may waive the applicability of subsection (a) if 

19 the President, in consultation with the Secretary of De20 fense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National 

21 Intelligence, certifies in writing to the appropriate con22 gressional committees that, to the best of the President’s 

23 knowledge— 

24 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 

25 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 


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1 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern2 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 

3 (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 

4 have withdrawn from Crimea (other than military 

5 forces present on military bases subject to agree6 ments in force between the Government of the Rus7 sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine); 

8 and 

9 (3) agents of the Russian Federation are not 

10 taking active measures to destabilize the control of 

11 the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine 

12 (including through active support of efforts to un13 lawfully occupy facilities of the Government of 

14 Ukraine). 

15 (c) REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may repro17 gram funds appropriated or otherwise made avail18 able for Economic Support Fund assistance or secu19 rity assistance for the government of a country that, 

20 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 enters into a contract, memorandum of under22 standing, or cooperative agreement with, or makes a 

23 grant to, or provides a loan or loan agreement to 

24 Rosoboronexport, or any subsidiary or affiliate of 

25 Rosoboronexport, in an amount up to or equal to the 


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1 total amount of each such contract, memorandum of 

2 understanding, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan 

3 agreement. 

4 (2) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify 

5 Congress not later than 15 days before reprogram6 ming funds under paragraph (1). 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT9 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com10 mittees’’ means— 

11 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

12 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com13 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

15 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep17 resentatives. 

18 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

19 agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

20 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 3. REPORT ON ROSOBORONEXPORT ACTIVITIES. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com25 mittees a report setting forth the following: 


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1 (1) A list of the known transfers of lethal mili2 tary equipment by Rosoboronexport to the Govern3 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 

4 2011. 

5 (2) A list of the known contracts, if any, that 

6 Rosoboronexport has signed with the Government of 

7 the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 2011. 

8 (3) A detailed list of all existing contracts, sub9 contracts, memorandums of understanding, coopera10 tive agreements, grants, loans, and loan guarantees 

11 between the Department of Defense and 

12 Rosoboronexport, including a description of the 

13 transaction, signing dates, values, and quantities. 

14 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

15 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

16 a classified annex. 

17 (c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE18 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

19 committees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

20 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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