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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1189 

To require the Secretary of State to determine whether the Russian Federation should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and whether 

Russian-sponsored armed entities in Ukraine should be designated as 

foreign terrorist organizations. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2019 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to determine whether the 

Russian Federation should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and whether Russian-sponsored armed 

entities in Ukraine should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. 

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 ‘‘Stopping Malign Ac5 tivities from Russian Terrorism Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

5 the Senate; and 

6 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

7 the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The term 

9 ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a country, the 

10 government of which the Secretary of State has de11 termined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 

12 Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)) (as 

13 in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 

14 Economic Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign 

15 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 

16 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), 

17 or any other provision of law, is a government that 

18 has repeatedly provided support for acts of inter19 national terrorism. 

20 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

21 RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A STATE SPONSOR 

22 OF TERRORISM. 

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

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

25 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congresVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:53 Apr 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1189.IS S1189

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1 sional committees that indicates whether the Russian Fed2 eration meets the criteria to be designated as a state spon3 sor of terrorism. 

4 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub5 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

6 may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

7 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

8 RUSSIAN-SUPPORTED ARMED FORCES IN THE 

9 DONBAS REGION OF UKRAINE AS FOREIGN 

10 TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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

13 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congres14 sional committees that indicates whether armed entities 

15 that are physically present in the Donbas region of 

16 Ukraine and are controlled or aided by the Russian Fed17 eration, or armed entities that are associated or controlled 

18 by the ‘‘Donetsk People’s Republic’’ or the ‘‘Lugansk Peo19 ple’s Republic’’, meet the criteria to be designated as for20 eign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Im21 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

22 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub23 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

24 may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

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