IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 598 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 23, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial 
integrity of Georgia, 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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Georgia Support 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. United States policy. 
TITLE I—ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. United States-Georgia security assistance. 
Sec. 102. United States cybersecurity cooperation with Georgia. 
Sec. 103. Enhanced assistance to combat Russian disinformation and propa-
ganda. 
Sec. 104. Sense of Congress on free trade agreement with Georgia. 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions on persons complicit in or responsible for se-
rious human rights abuses, including right to life in Georgian 
regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia occu-
pied by Russia. 
TITLE III—DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 301. Determination of budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) support continued development of demo-
cratic values in Georgia, including free and fair elec-
tions, public sector transparency and accountability, 
the rule of law, and anticorruption efforts; 
(2) support Georgia’s sovereignty, independ-
ence, and territorial integrity within its internation-
ally recognized borders; 
(3) support the right of the people of Georgia 
to freely determine their future and make inde-
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pendent and sovereign choices on foreign and secu-
rity policy, including regarding their country’s rela-
tionship with other nations and international organi-
zations, without interference, intimidation, or coer-
cion by other countries; 
(4) support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic and Euro-
pean integration; 
(5) not recognize territorial changes effected by 
force, including the illegal invasions and occupations 
of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Re-
gion/South Ossetia by the Russian Federation; 
(6) condemn ongoing detentions, kidnappings, 
and other human rights violations committed in the 
Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Re-
gion/South Ossetia forcibly occupied by the Russian 
Federation, including the recent killings of Georgian 
citizens Archil Tatunashvili, Giga Otkhozoria, and 
Davit Basharuli; and 
(7) support peaceful conflict resolution in Geor-
gia, including by urging the Russian Federation to 
fully implement the European Union-mediated 
ceasefire agreement of August 12, 2008, and sup-
porting the establishment of international security 
mechanisms in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia 
and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia and the safe 
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and dignified return of internally displaced persons 
(IDPs) and refugees, all of which are important for 
lasting peace and security on the ground. 
TITLE I—ASSISTANCE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. UNITED STATES-GEORGIA SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In fiscal year 2018, the United States pro-
vided Georgia with $2,200,000 in assistance under 
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to inter-
national military education and training) and 
$35,000,000 in assistance under section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating 
to the Foreign Military Financing Program). 
(2) Georgia has been a longstanding NATO-as-
pirant country. 
(3) Georgia has contributed substantially to 
Euro-Atlantic peace and security through participa-
tion in the International Security Assistance Force 
(ISAF) and Resolute Support Missions in Afghani-
stan as one of the largest troop contributors. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that United States assistance to Georgia under 
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
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and section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act should 
be increased. 
(c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States, in consultation with Georgia, to en-
hance Georgia’s deterrence, resilience, and self-defense, in-
cluding through appropriate assistance to improve the ca-
pabilities of Georgia’s armed forces. 
(d) REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO GEOR-
GIA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other appropriate United States departments and 
agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port reviewing United States security assistance to 
Georgia. 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed review of all United States 
security assistance to Georgia from fiscal year 
2008 to the date of the submission of such re-
port. 
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