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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, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 

ROBERTS, and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

JULY 28, 2014 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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’’. 


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

2 FUNDS TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR 

3 AGREEMENTS WITH ROSOBORONEXPORT. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.— 

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

6 agency may not enter into a contract, subcontract, 

7 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 

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

9 loan or loan agreement to Rosoboronexport, any sub10 sidiary or affiliate of Rosoboronexport, or any entity 

11 that has a business relationship with 

12 Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary or affiliate of 

13 Rosoboronexport related to the design, manufacture, 

14 or sale of military equipment. 

15 (2) TERMINATION OF EXISTING CONTRACTS

16 AND AGREEMENTS.—The head of each executive 

17 agency shall immediately terminate any contract, 

18 subcontract, memorandum of understanding, cooper19 ative agreement, loan, or loan agreement described 

20 in paragraph (1). 

21 (b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 

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

23 the President, in consultation with the Secretary of De24 fense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National 

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1 gressional committees that, to the best of the President’s 

2 knowledge— 

3 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 

4 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 

5 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern6 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 

7 (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 

8 have withdrawn from Crimea (other than military 

9 forces present on military bases subject to agree10 ments in force between the Government of the Rus11 sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine); 

12 and 

13 (3) agents of the Russian Federation are not 

14 taking active measures to destabilize the control of 

15 the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine 

16 (including through active support of efforts to un17 lawfully occupy facilities of the Government of 

18 Ukraine). 

19 (c) REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may repro21 gram funds appropriated or otherwise made avail22 able for Economic Support Fund assistance or secu23 rity assistance for the government of a country that, 

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

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1 standing, or cooperative agreement with, or makes a 

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

3 Rosoboronexport, or any subsidiary or affiliate of 

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

5 total amount of each such contract, memorandum of 

6 understanding, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan 

7 agreement. 

8 (2) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify 

9 Congress not later than 15 days before reprogram10 ming funds under paragraph (1). 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT13 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com14 mittees’’ means— 

15 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com17 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com20 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep21 resentatives. 

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

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

24 133 of title 41, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 3. REPORT ON ROSOBORONEXPORT ACTIVITIES. 

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

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

4 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com5 mittees a report setting forth the following: 

6 (1) A list of the known transfers of lethal mili7 tary equipment by Rosoboronexport to the Govern8 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 

9 2011. 

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

11 Rosoboronexport has signed with the Government of 

12 the Syrian Arab Republic since March 15, 2011. 

13 (3) A detailed list of all existing contracts, sub14 contracts, memorandums of understanding, coopera15 tive agreements, grants, loans, and loan guarantees 

16 between the Department of Defense and 

17 Rosoboronexport, including a description of the 

18 transaction, signing dates, values, and quantities. 

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

20 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

21 a classified annex. 

22 (c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE23 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

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

25 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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