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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8259 
To prohibit Russian participation in the G7, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KEATING, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. SUOZZI, and Mr. TED LIEU of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
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, 
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, obligated, or expended to take any action to sup-
port or facilitate— 
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(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 and the European Union, and 
other allies and partners; 
(2) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Director of National Intelligence, determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
and leadership that the Government of Russia, and 
all persons acting as an agent of or otherwise on be-
half of such government, has— 
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(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; and 
(3) the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the heads of any other appropriate 
executive departments and agencies, shall provide 
the appropriate congressional committees and lead-
ership an assessment on the support by the Govern-
ment of Russia, and all persons acting as an 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 
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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 created to 
incentivize the killing of American and NATO 
coalition soldiers by the Government of Russia 
or any other foreign government. 
(c) 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 
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Homeland Security, and the majority leader and the 
minority leader of the Senate. 
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