I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6491 
To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian kleptocrats, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 28, 2023 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. COHEN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judici-
ary, 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 
A BILL 
To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian 
kleptocrats, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asset Seizure for 
Ukraine Reconstruction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATING 
TO HARMFUL ACTIVITIES OF RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION RELATING TO UKRAINE. 
The procedures under section 3 shall apply if the 
President— 
(1) declares a national emergency under section 
201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1621) with respect to actions of the Government of 
the Russian Federation or nationals of the Russian 
Federation that threaten the peace, security, sta-
bility, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; 
and 
(2) declares that the use of the procedures 
under section 3 are necessary as a response to the 
national emergency. 
SEC. 3. PROCEDURES. 
(a) NONJUDICIAL FORFEITURE.—Property may be 
forfeited through nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section 
609 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609), without 
regard to limitation under section 607(a)(1) of that Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1607(a)(1)), if— 
(1) the President makes the declaration de-
scribed in section 2; and 
(2) the Attorney General, or a designee, makes 
the certification described in subsection (b) with re-
spect to the property. 
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(b) CERTIFICATION.—After seizure of property and 
prior to forfeiture of the property under subsection (a), 
the Attorney General, or a designee, shall certify that, 
upon forfeiture, the property will be covered forfeited 
property (as defined in section 1708(c) of the Additional 
Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 
M of Public Law 117–328; 136 Stat. 5200), as amended 
by this Act). 
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE 
TO REMEDIATE HARMS TO UKRAINE FROM 
RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1708(c) of the Additional 
Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division 
M of Public Law 117–328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘which prop-
erty belonged’’ and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘which property— 
‘‘(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was 
controlled by a person the property or interests 
in property of which were blocked pursuant to 
any license, order, regulation, or prohibition im-
posed by the United States under the authority 
provided by the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or 
any other provision of law, with respect to— 
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‘‘(i) the Russian Federation; or 
‘‘(ii) actions or policies that under-
mine the democratic processes and institu-
tions in Ukraine or threaten the peace, se-
curity, stability, sovereignty, or territorial 
integrity of Ukraine; 
‘‘(B) was involved in an act in violation of 
or a conspiracy or scheme to violate— 
‘‘(i) any license, order, regulation, or 
prohibition described in subparagraph (A); 
or 
‘‘(ii) any restriction on the export, re-
export, or in-country transfer of items im-
posed by the United States under the Ex-
port Administration Regulations, or any 
restriction on the export, reexport, or re-
transfer of defense articles under the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
under subchapter M of chapter I of title 
22, Code of Federal Regulations, with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(I) the Russian Federation, 
Belarus, 
the 
Crimea 
region 
of 
Ukraine, or the so-called ‘Donetsk 
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People’s Republic’ or ‘Luhansk Peo-
ple’s Republic’ regions of Ukraine; 
‘‘(II) any person in any such 
country or region on a restricted par-
ties list; or 
‘‘(III) any person located in any 
other country that has been added to 
a restricted parties list in connection 
with the malign conduct of the Rus-
sian Federation in Ukraine, including 
the annexation of the Crimea region 
of Ukraine in March 2014 and the in-
vasion beginning in February 2022 of 
Ukraine, as substantially enabled by 
Belarus; or 
‘‘(C) was involved in any related con-
spiracy, scheme, or other Federal offense aris-
ing from the actions of, or doing business with 
or acting on behalf of, the Russian Federation, 
Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or the 
so-called 
‘Donetsk 
People’s 
Republic’ 
or 
‘Luhansk 
People’s 
Republic’ 
regions 
of 
Ukraine.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4801). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘restricted parties list’ means 
any of the following lists maintained by the Bureau 
of Industry and Security: 
‘‘(A) The Entity List set forth in Supple-
ment No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Adminis-
tration Regulations. 
‘‘(B) The Denied Persons List maintained 
pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export 
Administration Regulations. 
‘‘(C) The Unverified List set forth in Sup-
plement No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Ad-
ministration Regulations.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1708(d) of 
the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2023 is amended by striking ‘‘May 1, 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act’’. 
SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 
The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treas-
ury may prescribe regulations to carry out this Act with-
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out regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this Act shall 
terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The termination of this 
Act under subsection (a) shall not— 
(1) terminate the applicability of the procedures 
under this Act to any property seized prior to the 
date of the termination under subsection (a); or 
(2) moot any legal action taken or pending legal 
proceeding not finally concluded or determined on 
that date. 
Æ 
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