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Calendar No. 332 

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 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported by Mr. RISCH, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Malign Ac3 tivities from Russian Terrorism Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

10 the Senate; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

12 the House of Representatives. 

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

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

15 government of which the Secretary of State has de16 termined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 

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

18 in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 

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

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

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

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

23 has repeatedly provided support for acts of inter24 national terrorism. 


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1 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

2 RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A STATE SPONSOR 

3 OF TERRORISM. 

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

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

6 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congres7 sional committees that indicates whether the Russian Fed8 eration meets the criteria to be designated as a state spon9 sor of terrorism. 

10 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub11 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

12 may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

13 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

14 RUSSIAN-SUPPORTED ARMED FORCES IN THE 

15 DONBAS REGION OF UKRAINE AS FOREIGN 

16 TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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

19 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congres20 sional committees that indicates whether armed entities 

21 that are physically present in the Donbas region of 

22 Ukraine and are controlled or aided by the Russian Fed23 eration, or armed entities that are associated or controlled 

24 by the ‘‘Donetsk People’s Republic’’ or the ‘‘Lugansk Peo25 ple’s Republic’’, meet the criteria to be designated as forVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:34 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1189.RS S1189

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1 eign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Im2 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

3 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub4 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

5 may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Malign Activi8 ties from Russian Terrorism Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit13 tees’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

15 the Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

17 House of Representatives. 

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

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

20 government of which the Secretary of State has deter21 mined, for purposes of section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the 

22 Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 

23 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)), section 620A of the Foreign Assist24 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the 

25 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any 


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1 other provision of law, is a government that has re2 peatedly provided support for acts of international 

3 terrorism. 

4 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

5 RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A STATE SPONSOR 

6 OF TERRORISM. 

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

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

9 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congres10 sional committees that indicates whether the Russian Fed11 eration meets the criteria to be designated as a state sponsor 

12 of terrorism. 

13 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub14 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

15 include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

16 SEC. 4. DETERMINATION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE 

17 RUSSIAN-SUPPORTED ARMED FORCES IN THE 

18 DONBAS REGION OF UKRAINE AS FOREIGN 

19 TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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

22 shall submit a determination to the appropriate congres23 sional committees that indicates whether armed entities 

24 that are physically present in the Donbas region of Ukraine 

25 and are controlled or aided by the Russian Federation, or 


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1 armed entities that are associated or controlled by the 

2 ‘‘Donetsk People’s Republic’’ or the ‘‘Lugansk People’s Re3 public’’, meet the criteria to be designated as foreign ter4 rorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration 

5 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

6 (b) FORM.—The determination required under sub7 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

8 include a classified annex, if appropriate. 

9 SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

10 Nothing in this Act may be construed— 

11 (1) to authorize the use of military force; or 

12 (2) to limit bilateral military-to-military dia13 logue between the United States and the Russian Fed14 eration for the purpose of reducing the risk of conflict. 


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Calendar No. 332 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1189 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to determine 

organizations. Ukraine should be designated as foreign terrorist whether Russian-sponsored armed entities in ignated as a state sponsor of terrorism and whether the Russian Federation should be desDECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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