IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8259 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To prohibit Russian participation in the G7, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN 
THE G7. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to take any action to support or facilitate— 
(1) the participation of Russia in a Group of 
Seven proceeding; or 
(2) the reconstitution of the Group of Eight to 
include Russia. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease to 
have any force or effect after the date on which— 
(1) the Secretary of State and the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, certify to the ap-
propriate congressional committees and leadership 
that the Government of Russia, and all persons act-
ing as an agent of or otherwise on behalf of such 
government, has halted all interference in United 
States elections or elections of the other members of 
the Group of Seven, members of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European 
Union, and other allies and partners; and 
(2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Director of National Intelligence, determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
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and leadership that the Government of Russia, and 
all persons acting as an agent of or otherwise on be-
half of such government, has— 
(A) ended its illegal occupation of Crimea 
and is fully complying with its commitments 
under the Minsk agreement with respect to 
Eastern Ukraine; 
(B) ended its illegal occupation of South 
Ossetia and Abkhazia and will support efforts 
for the reintegration of these regions with the 
Republic of Georgia; and 
(C) withdrawn its troops and armaments 
from Transnistria and fully respects Moldova’s 
sovereignty and territorial integrity. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence 
and in consultation with the heads of other relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and leadership a report 
on the threats and challenges of Russia to NATO and the 
United States in Afghanistan and to United States efforts 
to counter such threats and challenges, including— 
(1) an assessment of support provided by the 
Government of Russia, and all persons acting as an 
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agent of or otherwise on behalf of such government, 
for Taliban-linked militants, including— 
(A) the provision of defense articles, de-
fense services, or technology (as such terms are 
defined and described in the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)) or financial 
assistance for purposes that undermine or run 
counter to the principles agreed upon in the 
Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan 
entered into on February 29, 2020; 
(B) financial transactions, including trans-
actions made through the hawala system, be-
tween the individuals and entities of the Gov-
ernment of Russia, or individuals or entities 
acting in connection with that government, to 
Taliban-linked militants, other militants with 
connections to Afghanistan, and their inter-
mediaries; and 
(C) any alleged program to incentivize the 
killing of United States or NATO coalition sol-
diers by the Government of Russia or any other 
foreign government; 
(2) a description of United States Government 
efforts to engage in diplomatic efforts with Russia 
and the governments of NATO coalition allies and 
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partners to counter Russian malign influence in Af-
ghanistan; and 
(3) a description of the views of the govern-
ments of other NATO members, including heads of 
government, political leaders, and military com-
manders in the region on Russian interference and 
malign influence in Afghanistan. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
AND LEADERSHIP.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees and leadership’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and the Speaker, the 
majority leader, and the minority leader of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and the majority leader and the 
minority leader of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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