Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2885 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2885

 To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and 
               abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2023

Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
  to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and 
               abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS 
              WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR 
              HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

    Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, 
Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
8910) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Congressional Oversight.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receiving a 
        request from the chairman and ranking member of one of the 
        appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a 
        person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection 
        (a), the President shall--
                    ``(A) determine if the person meets such criteria; 
                and
                    ``(B) submit a classified or unclassified report to 
                such chairman and ranking member with respect to such 
                determination that includes a statement of whether or 
                not the President imposed or intends to impose 
                sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to such 
                person.
            ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Section 252 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9542) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the Government of the Russian Federation bears 
        responsibility for the continuing violence in Ukraine and 
        imposition onto Ukrainian sovereignty;'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the Government of the Russian Federation's invasion 
        of Ukraine reflects years of disregard for territorial 
        integrity across the European continent;
            ``(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by the 
        Government of the Russian Federation to execute foreign policy 
        goals, including through influence campaigns, economic 
        coercion, and violence, particularly sexual violence against 
        women;
            ``(4) ongoing violence from the Government of the Russian 
        Federation across Europe creates implications for allies and 
        partners of the United States outside of the European 
        continent, and a deterrence strategy therefore requires 
        coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners across 
        the globe;''; and
            (4) by amending subparagraph (A) of paragraph (12) (as 
        redesignated) to read as follows:
                    ``(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggression, 
                information operations, in particular cyber warfare and 
                military information support operations, corruption, 
                and hybrid warfare by the Government of the Russian 
                Federation and its proxy forces;''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 
              UKRAINE AND AGAINST UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS FORCIBLY 
              RELOCATED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State should include in the 
report required by sections 116(d) and 502B of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 2304) information on human rights 
abuses committed by Russian forces or persons acting on behalf of the 
Russian Federation in Ukraine or against individuals who reside in 
Ukraine who are forcibly relocated.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The information required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an assessment of Russian forces and Russian Federation-
        affiliated non-state groups involved in human rights abuses 
        against civilians in Ukraine;
            (2) an assessment of the number of individuals, including 
        the number of children, detained in filtration camps operated 
        by the Russian Federation or its proxies;
            (3) a description of the conditions in such camps for 
        detainees, including, to the extent practicable, an assessment 
        of--
                    (A) methods of abuse;
                    (B) efforts to force individuals to renounce their 
                faith;
                    (C) efforts to facilitate the forced adoption of 
                Ukrainian children in violation of Ukrainian law; and
                    (D) other serious human rights abuses;
            (4) to the extent practicable, an assessment of staffing 
        levels at such camps, including such camps at which military, 
        governmental, or other units are in charge;
            (5) a description, as appropriate, of United States 
        diplomatic efforts with allies and other countries and relevant 
        international organizations--
                    (A) to address the gross violations of human rights 
                against Ukrainians;
                    (B) to prosecute individuals responsible for 
                committing human rights violations; and
                    (C) to hold accountable through economic sanctions, 
                including sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human 
                Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), 
                individuals responsible for gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights against 
                Ukrainians;
            (6) the identification of the offices within the Department 
        of State that are responsible for leading and coordinating the 
        diplomatic efforts referred to in paragraph (5);
            (7) an assessment of the use by Russian forces and Russian 
        Federation-affiliated non-state groups of rape as a weapon of 
        war, including the specific human rights abuses inflicted on 
        women and girls in Ukraine; and
            (8) efforts undertaken by the United States to monitor the 
        scope and scale of the impact and targeting of women and girls 
        in particular, especially with sexual violence, within the 
        filtration camps and other detention facilities operated by the 
        Russian Federation or its proxies.
    (c) Collection of Information.--The Secretary shall collect the 
information required under subsection (a) in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies and civil 
society organizations.
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