SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act’’ or ‘‘STAND 
for Ukraine Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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 Federa-
tion’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 Fed-
eration. 
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 commu-
nities in countries bordering the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 302. Cost limitation. 
Sec. 303. Sunset. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to further assist the Government of Ukraine in re-
storing its sovereignty and territorial integrity to contain, 
reverse, and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine. That 
policy shall be carried into effect, among other things, 
through a comprehensive effort, in coordination with allies
and partners of the United States where appropriate, that 
includes sanctions, diplomacy, and assistance, including le-
thal defensive weapons systems, for the people of Ukraine 
intended to enhance their ability to consolidate a rule of 
law-based democracy with a free market economy and to 
exercise their right under international law to self-defense. 
(b) ADDITIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is fur-
ther the policy of the United States— 
(1) to use its voice, vote, and influence in inter-
national fora to encourage others to provide assist-
ance that is similar to assistance described in sub-
section (a) to Ukraine; and 
(2) to ensure that any relevant sanctions relief 
for the Russian Federation is contingent on timely, 
complete, and verifiable implementation of the Minsk 
Agreements, especially the restoration of Ukraine’s 
control of the entirety of its eastern border with the 
Russian Federation in the conflict zone. 
TITLE I—CRIMEA ANNEXATION 
NON-RECOGNITION 
SEC. 101. UNITED STATES POLICY AGAINST RECOGNITION 
OF TERRITORIAL CHANGES EFFECTED BY 
FORCE ALONE. 
Between the years of 1940 and 1991, the United 
States did not recognize the forcible incorporation and an-
nexation of the three Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, 
and Estonia into the Soviet Union under a policy known 
as the ‘‘Stimson Doctrine’’. 
SEC. 102. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST UNITED STATES REC-
OGNITION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S 
ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with United States 
policy enumerated in section 101, no Federal department 
or agency should take any action or extend any assistance 
that recognizes or implies any recognition of the de jure 
or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Cri-
mea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. 
(b) DOCUMENTS PORTRAYING CRIMEA AS PART OF 
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.—In accordance with United 
States policy enumerated in section 101, the Government 
Printing Office should not print any map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States portraying or 
otherwise indicating Crimea as part of the territory of the 
Russian Federation. 
SEC. 103. DETERMINATIONS AND CODIFICATION OF SANC-
TIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13685. 
(a) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the assessment de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) ASSESSMENT DESCRIBED.—The assessment 
described in this paragraph is— 
(A) a review of each person designated 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 13660 (March 
6, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to block-
ing property of certain persons contributing to 
the situation in Ukraine) or Executive Order 
No. 13661 (March 16, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 
15535; relating to blocking property of addi-
tional persons contributing to the situation in 
Ukraine); and 
(B) a determination as to whether any 
such person meets the criteria for designation 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 13685 (De-
cember 19, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating 
to blocking property of certain persons and pro-
hibiting certain transactions with respect to the 
Crimea region of Ukraine). 
(3) FORM.—The assessment required by para-
graph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(b) CODIFICATION.—United States sanctions pro-
vided for in Executive Order No. 13685, as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
remain in effect until the date on which the President sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a certifi-
cation described in subsection (c). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification of the President that 
Ukraine’s sovereignty over Crimea has been restored. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to restrict the authority of the 
President to impose additional United States sanctions 
with specific respect to the Russian Federation’s occupa-
tion of Crimea pursuant to Executive Order No. 13685. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate.
TITLE II—SANCTIONS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 
FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS AND SERIOUS 
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
The Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democ-
racy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–95; 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 10. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH 
FOREIGN SANCTIONS EVADERS WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
impose with respect to a foreign person the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (b) if the President determines that 
the foreign person knowingly— 
‘‘(1) has materially violated, attempted to vio-
late, conspired to violate, or caused a violation of 
any license, order, regulation, or prohibition con-
tained in, or issued pursuant to any covered Execu-
tive order; or 
‘‘(2) has facilitated significant deceptive or 
structured transactions for or on behalf of any per-
son subject to United States sanctions concerning 
the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted 
to the President by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to 
the extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of 
a person determined by the President to be subject 
to subsection (a) if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person. 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 
sanctions described in paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions under subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
for a period of not more than 120 days, and may renew 
that waiver for additional periods of not more than 120
days with respect to a person if the President determines 
that such a waiver is in the national interests of the 
United States and on or before the date on which the waiv-
er takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notice of and justification for the waiver. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate.
‘‘(2) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 
‘covered Executive order’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Executive Order No. 13660 (March 
6, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 13493; relating to block-
ing property of certain persons contributing to 
the situation in Ukraine). 
‘‘(B) Executive Order No. 13661 (March 
16, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 15535; relating to 
blocking property of additional persons contrib-
uting to the situation in Ukraine). 
‘‘(C) Executive Order No. 13685 (Decem-
ber 19, 2014; 79 Fed. Reg. 77357; relating to 
blocking property of certain persons and prohib-
iting certain transactions with respect to the 
Crimea region of Ukraine). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ has the meaning given such term in section 
595.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
‘‘(4) STRUCTURED.—The term ‘structured’, 
with respect to a transaction, has the meaning given 
the term ‘structure’ in paragraph (xx) of section 
1010.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 589.312 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 11. PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS IN AREAS 
CONTROLLED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
impose with respect to a foreign person the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (b) if the President determines that 
the foreign person, based on credible information— 
‘‘(1) is responsible for, complicit in, or respon-
sible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 
the commission of serious human rights abuses in 
any territory forcibly occupied or otherwise con-
trolled by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion; 
‘‘(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or pro-
vided financial, material, or technological support 
for, or goods or services to, a foreign person that is 
responsible for, complicit in, or responsible for order-
ing, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commis-
sion of serious human rights abuses in any territory 
forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation; or
‘‘(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign person, 
or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, 
directly or indirectly, a foreign person, that is re-
sponsible for, complicit in, or responsible for order-
ing, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commis-
sion of serious human rights abuses in any territory 
forcibly occupied or otherwise controlled by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation. 
‘‘(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 
this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted 
to the President by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 
without regard to section 202 of such Act, to the ex-
tent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions 
in all property and interests in property of a person 
determined by the President to be subject to sub-
section (a) if such property and interests in property 
are in the United States, come within the United 
States, or are or come within the possession or con-
trol of a United States person. 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 
sanctions described in paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same ex-
tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions under subsection (b) on a case-by-case 
for a period of not more than 120 days, and may renew 
that waiver for additional periods of not more than 120 
days with respect to a person if the President determines 
that such a waiver is in the national interests of the 
United States and on or before the date on which the waiv-
er takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a notice of and justification for the waiver. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means—
‘‘(B) owned or controlled by a foreign per-
son whose property or interests in property 
have been blocked pursuant to any covered Ex-
ecutive order. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required to be submitted 
under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(B) Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 
‘covered Executive order’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 10(f) of this Act.’’.
SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF 
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 
TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to oppose the transfer of defense articles 
and defense services from any country that is a member 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to, or 
on behalf of, the Russian Federation, during any period 
in which the Russian Federation forcibly occupies the ter-
ritory of Ukraine or of a NATO member country. 
(b) ADOPTION OF NATO POLICY.—The President 
shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States in NATO to seek the adoption of a policy by NATO 
that is consistent with the policy of the United States 
specified in subsection (a). 
(c) MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRANS-
FERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 
the heads of the appropriate departments and agen-
cies of the United States to identify those transfers 
of defense articles and defense services described in 
subsection (a) that are contrary to the policy of the 
United States specified in subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
submit a written report to the chairmen and
ranking members of the appropriate committees 
of Congress within 5 days of the receipt of in-
formation indicating that a transfer described 
in paragraph (1) has occurred. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV-
ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense 
service’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2794 note).
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 301. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION-SUPPORTED INFORMATION AND PROP-
AGANDA EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD RUS-
SIAN-SPEAKING 
COMMUNITIES 
IN 
COUN-
TRIES BORDERING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to Rus-
sian Federation-supported disinformation and propaganda 
efforts directed toward persons in countries bordering the 
Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) should include the following: 
(1) Development of a response to propaganda 
and disinformation campaigns as an element of the 
ongoing crisis in Ukraine, specifically— 
(A) assistance in building the capacity of 
the Ukrainian military to document conflict 
zones and disseminate information in real-time; 
(B) assistance in enhancing broadcast ca-
pacity with terrestrial television transmitters in 
Eastern Ukraine; and
(C) media training for officials of the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine. 
(2) Establishment of a partnership with partner 
governments and private-sector entities to provide 
Russian-language entertainment and news content to 
broadcasters in Russian-speaking communities bor-
dering the Russian Federation. 
(3) Assessment of the extent of Russian Fed-
eration influence in political parties, financial insti-
tutions, media organizations, and other entities seek-
ing to exert political influence and sway public opin-
ion in favor of Russian Federation policy across Eu-
rope. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
strategy required under subsection (a) and its implemen-
tation. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
SEC. 302. COST LIMITATION. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
SEC. 303. SUNSET. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5094 
AN ACT 
To contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression 
in Ukraine, to assist Ukraine’s democratic transi-
tion, and for other purposes.