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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 830 

To contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine, to assist 

Ukraine’s democratic transition, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2017 

Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BRENDAN F. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. HARRIS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of 

Illinois, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 

RUSH, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. 

WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression in 

Ukraine, to assist Ukraine’s democratic transition, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘STAND for Ukraine Act’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Statements of policy. 

TITLE I—CRIMEA ANNEXATION NON-RECOGNITION 

Sec. 101. United States policy against recognition of territorial changes effected 

by force alone. 

Sec. 102. Prohibitions against United States recognition of the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea. 

Sec. 103. Determinations and codification of sanctions under Executive Order 

No. 13685. 

TITLE II—SANCTIONS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Prohibiting certain transactions with foreign sanctions evaders and 

serious human rights abusers with respect to the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 202. Report on certain foreign financial institutions. 

Sec. 203. Requirements relating to transfers of defense articles and defense 

services to the Russian Federation. 

TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 301. Strategy to respond to Russian Federation-supported information and 

propaganda efforts directed toward Russian-speaking communities in countries bordering the Russian Federation. 

Sec. 302. Cost limitation. 

Sec. 303. Sunset. 

7 SEC. 2. STATEMENTS OF POLICY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

9 States to further assist the Government of Ukraine in re10 storing its sovereignty and territorial integrity to contain, 

11 reverse, and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. That 

12 policy shall be carried into effect, among other things, 

13 through a comprehensive effort, in coordination with allies 


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1 and partners of the United States where appropriate, that 

2 includes sanctions, diplomacy, and assistance, including le3 thal defensive weapons systems, for the people of Ukraine 

4 intended to enhance their ability to consolidate a rule of 

5 law-based democracy with a free market economy and to 

6 exercise their right under international law to self-defense. 

7 (b) ADDITIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is fur8 ther the policy of the United States— 

9 (1) to use its voice, vote, and influence in inter10 national fora to encourage others to provide assist11 ance that is similar to assistance described in sub12 section (a) to Ukraine; and 

13 (2) to ensure that any relevant sanctions relief 

14 for the Russian Federation is contingent on timely, 

15 complete, and verifiable implementation of the Minsk 

16 Agreements, especially the restoration of Ukraine’s 

17 control of the entirety of its eastern border with the 

18 Russian Federation in the conflict zone. 

19 TITLE I—CRIMEA ANNEXATION 

20 NON-RECOGNITION 

21 SEC. 101. UNITED STATES POLICY AGAINST RECOGNITION 

22 OF TERRITORIAL CHANGES EFFECTED BY 

23 FORCE ALONE. 

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1 nexation of the three Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, 

2 and Estonia into the Soviet Union under a policy known 

3 as the ‘‘Stimson Doctrine’’. 

4 SEC. 102. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST UNITED STATES REC5 OGNITION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S 

6 ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with United States 

8 policy enumerated in section 101, no Federal department 

9 or agency should take any action or extend any assistance 

10 that recognizes or implies any recognition of the de jure 

11 or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Cri12 mea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. 

13 (b) DOCUMENTS PORTRAYING CRIMEA AS PART OF

14 RUSSIAN FEDERATION.—In accordance with United 

15 States policy enumerated in section 101, the Government 

16 Publishing Office should not print any map, document, 

17 record, or other paper of the United States portraying or 

18 otherwise indicating Crimea as part of the territory of the 

19 Russian Federation. 

20 SEC. 103. DETERMINATIONS AND CODIFICATION OF SANC21 TIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13685. 

22 (a) DETERMINATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the President 

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1 mittees a report that contains the assessment de2 scribed in paragraph (2). 

3 (2) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—The assessment 

4 described in this paragraph is— 

5 (A) a review of each person designated 

6 pursuant to Executive Order No. 13660 (March 

7 6, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to block8 ing property of certain persons contributing to 

9 the situation in Ukraine) or Executive Order 

10 No. 13661 (March 16, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 

11 15535; relating to blocking property of addi12 tional persons contributing to the situation in 

13 Ukraine); and 

14 (B) a determination as to whether any 

15 such person meets the criteria for designation 

16 pursuant to Executive Order No. 13685 (De17 cember 19, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating 

18 to blocking property of certain persons and pro19 hibiting certain transactions with respect to the 

20 Crimea region of Ukraine). 

21 (3) FORM.—The assessment required by para22 graph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

23 may contain a classified annex. 

24 (b) CODIFICATION.—United States sanctions pro25 vided for in Executive Order No. 13685, as in effect on 


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1 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 

2 remain in effect until the date on which the President sub3 mits to the appropriate congressional committees a certifi4 cation described in subsection (c). 

5 (c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

6 subsection is a certification of the President that 

7 Ukraine’s sovereignty over Crimea has been restored. 

8 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion shall be construed to restrict the authority of the 

10 President to impose additional United States sanctions 

11 with specific respect to the Russian Federation’s occupa12 tion of Crimea pursuant to Executive Order No. 13685. 

13 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

14 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com15 mittees’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

17 Committee on Financial Services, and the Com18 mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep19 resentatives; and 

20 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

21 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af22 fairs of the Senate. 


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1 TITLE II—SANCTIONS 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 201. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 

4 FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS 

5 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS WITH RESPECT TO 

6 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

7 The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democ8 racy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 

9 (Public Law 113–95; 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new sections: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 10. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 

12 FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS WITH RE13 SPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

15 impose with respect to a foreign person the sanctions de16 scribed in subsection (b) if the President determines that 

17 the foreign person knowingly— 

18 ‘‘(1) has materially violated, attempted to vio19 late, conspired to violate, or caused a violation of 

20 any license, order, regulation, or prohibition con21 tained in, or issued pursuant to any covered Execu22 tive order; or 

23 ‘‘(2) has facilitated significant deceptive or 

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1 son subject to United States sanctions concerning 

2 the Russian Federation. 

3 ‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

5 this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted 

6 to the President by the International Emergency 

7 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to 

8 the extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans9 actions in all property and interests in property of 

10 a person determined by the President to be subject 

11 to subsection (a) if such property and interests in 

12 property are in the United States, come within the 

13 United States, or are or come within the possession 

14 or control of a United States person. 

15 ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 

16 sanctions described in paragraph (1) shall be subject 

17 to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 

18 of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco19 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex20 tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de21 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

22 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica23 tion of sanctions under subsection (b) on a case-by-case 

24 for a period of not more than 120 days, and may renew 

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1 days with respect to a person if the President determines 

2 that such a waiver is in the national interests of the 

3 United States and on or before the date on which the waiv4 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees a notice of and justification for the waiver. 

6 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 

7 may exercise all authorities provided to the President 

8 under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer9 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

10 for purposes of carrying out this section. 

11 ‘‘(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 

12 issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec13 essary to carry out this section. 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT16 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com17 mittees’ means— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

19 the Committee on Financial Services, and the 

20 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

21 Representatives; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

23 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

24 Urban Affairs of the Senate. 


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1 ‘‘(2) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 

2 ‘covered Executive order’ means any of the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘(A) Executive Order No. 13660 (March 

5 6, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to block6 ing property of certain persons contributing to 

7 the situation in Ukraine). 

8 ‘‘(B) Executive Order No. 13661 (March 

9 16, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to 

10 blocking property of additional persons contrib11 uting to the situation in Ukraine). 

12 ‘‘(C) Executive Order No. 13685 (Decem13 ber 19, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to 

14 blocking property of certain persons and prohib15 iting certain transactions with respect to the 

16 Crimea region of Ukraine). 

17 ‘‘(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per18 son’ has the meaning given such term in section 

19 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

20 in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 ‘‘(4) STRUCTURED.—The term ‘structured’, 

22 with respect to a transaction, has the meaning given 

23 the term ‘structure’ in paragraph (xx) of section 

24 1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 


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1 ‘‘(5) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

2 ‘United States person’ has the meaning given such 

3 term in section 589.312 of title 31, Code of Federal 

4 Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enact5 ment of this Act. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 11. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN AREAS 

7 CONTROLLED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

9 impose with respect to a foreign person the sanctions de10 scribed in subsection (b) if the President determines that 

11 the foreign person, based on credible information— 

12 ‘‘(1) is responsible for, complicit in, or respon13 sible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 

14 the commission of serious human rights abuses in 

15 any territory forcibly occupied or otherwise con16 trolled by the Government of the Russian Federa17 tion; 

18 ‘‘(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro19 vided financial, material, or technological support 

20 for, or goods or services to, a foreign person that is 

21 responsible for, complicit in, or responsible for order22 ing, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commis23 sion of serious human rights abuses in any territory 

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1 ‘‘(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign person, 

2 or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 

3 directly or indirectly, a foreign person, that is re4 sponsible for, complicit in, or responsible for order5 ing, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commis6 sion of serious human rights abuses in any territory 

7 forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by the Gov8 ernment of the Russian Federation. 

9 ‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

11 this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted 

12 to the President by the International Emergency 

13 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

14 without regard to section 202 of such Act, to the ex15 tent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions 

16 in all property and interests in property of a person 

17 determined by the President to be subject to sub18 section (a) if such property and interests in property 

19 are in the United States, come within the United 

20 States, or are or come within the possession or con21 trol of a United States person. 

22 ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 

23 sanctions described in paragraph (1) shall be subject 

24 to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 

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1 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex2 tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de3 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

4 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica5 tion of sanctions under subsection (b) on a case-by-case 

6 for a period of not more than 120 days, and may renew 

7 that waiver for additional periods of not more than 120 

8 days with respect to a person if the President determines 

9 that such a waiver is in the national interests of the 

10 United States and on or before the date on which the waiv11 er takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional 

12 committees a notice of and justification for the waiver. 

13 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 

14 may exercise all authorities provided to the President 

15 under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer16 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

17 for purposes of carrying out this section. 

18 ‘‘(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 

19 issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec20 essary to carry out this section. 

21 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT23 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com24 mittees’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

2 the Committee on Financial Services, and the 

3 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

4 Representatives; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

6 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

7 Urban Affairs of the Senate. 

8 ‘‘(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per9 son’ has the meaning given such term in section 

10 595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

11 in effect on the date of enactment of this section. 

12 ‘‘(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

13 ‘United States person’ has the meaning given such 

14 term in section 589.312 of title 31, Code of Federal 

15 Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of 

16 this section.’’. 

17 SEC. 202. REPORT ON CERTAIN FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTI18 TUTIONS. 

19 The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democ20 racy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 

21 (Public Law 113–95; 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.) is amended 

22 by inserting after section 11 (as added by section 201 of 

23 this Act) the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 12. REPORT ON CERTAIN FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTI2 TUTIONS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 

5 State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly sub6 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

7 on— 

8 ‘‘(1) foreign financial institutions that are in di9 rect control of assets owned or controlled by the 

10 Government of Ukraine in a manner determined by 

11 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 

12 Treasury to be in violation of the sovereignty, inde13 pendence, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; 

14 ‘‘(2) foreign financial institutions that are di15 rectly or indirectly assisting or otherwise aiding the 

16 violation of sovereignty, independence, and territorial 

17 integrity of Ukraine; and 

18 ‘‘(3) foreign financial institutions determined by 

19 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 

20 Treasury to be complicit in illicit financial activity, 

21 including money laundering, financing of terrorism, 

22 transnational organized crime, or misappropriation 

23 of state assets, that are— 

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1 ‘‘(B) owned or controlled by a foreign per2 son whose property or interests in property 

3 have been blocked pursuant to any covered Ex4 ecutive order. 

5 ‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required to be submitted 

6 under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified 

7 form but may include a classified annex. 

8 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com11 mittees’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

13 the Committee on Financial Services, the Com14 mittee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 

15 on the Judiciary of the House of Representa16 tives; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

18 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

19 Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judi20 ciary of the Senate. 

21 ‘‘(2) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 

22 ‘covered Executive order’ has the meaning given the 

23 term in section 10(f) of this Act.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF 

2 DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 

3 TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

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

5 United States to oppose the transfer of defense articles 

6 and defense services from any country that is a member 

7 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to, or 

8 on behalf of, the Russian Federation, during any period 

9 in which the Russian Federation forcibly occupies the ter10 ritory of Ukraine or of a NATO member country. 

11 (b) ADOPTION OF NATO POLICY.—The President 

12 shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 

13 States in NATO to seek the adoption of a policy by NATO 

14 that is consistent with the policy of the United States 

15 specified in subsection (a). 

16 (c) MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRANS17 FERS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 

19 the heads of the appropriate departments and agen20 cies of the United States to identify those transfers 

21 of defense articles and defense services described in 

22 subsection (a) that are contrary to the policy of the 

23 United States specified in subsection (a). 

24 (2) REPORT.— 

25 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

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1 ranking members of the appropriate committees 

2 of Congress within 5 days of the receipt of in3 formation indicating that a transfer described 

4 in paragraph (1) has occurred. 

5 (B) FORM.—The report required under 

6 subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas7 sified form but may include a classified annex. 

8 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON10 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con11 gress’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma14 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

15 House of Representatives; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

17 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

18 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

19 (2) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV20 ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense 

21 service’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec22 tion 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

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1 TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 301. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO RUSSIAN FEDERA3 TION-SUPPORTED INFORMATION AND PROP4 AGANDA EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD RUS5 SIAN-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN COUN6 TRIES BORDERING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA7 TION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

10 shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to Rus11 sian Federation-supported disinformation and propaganda 

12 efforts directed toward persons in countries bordering the 

13 Russian Federation. 

14 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re15 quired under subsection (a) should include the following: 

16 (1) Development of a response to propaganda 

17 and disinformation campaigns as an element of the 

18 ongoing crisis in Ukraine, specifically— 

19 (A) assistance in building the capacity of 

20 the Ukrainian military to document conflict 

21 zones and disseminate information in real-time; 

22 (B) assistance in enhancing broadcast ca23 pacity with terrestrial television transmitters in 

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1 (C) media training for officials of the Gov2 ernment of Ukraine. 

3 (2) Establishment of a partnership with partner 

4 governments and private-sector entities to provide 

5 Russian-language entertainment and news content to 

6 broadcasters in Russian-speaking communities bor7 dering the Russian Federation. 

8 (3) Assessment of the extent of Russian Fed9 eration influence in political parties, financial insti10 tutions, media organizations, and other entities seek11 ing to exert political influence and sway public opin12 ion in favor of Russian Federation policy across Eu13 rope. 

14 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 

15 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

16 strategy required under subsection (a) and its implemen17 tation. 

18 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

19 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com20 mittees’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

22 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep23 resentatives; and 

24 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

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1 SEC. 302. COST LIMITATION. 

2 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 

3 requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 

4 this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 

5 amounts otherwise authorized. 

6 SEC. 303. SUNSET. 

7 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

8 cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 5 years 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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