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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3107 
To require the continuation in effect of sanctions imposed with respect to 
Belarus, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2015 
Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, 
Mr. STEWART, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. 
BYRNE, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, and Mrs. ROBY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the continuation in effect of sanctions imposed 
with respect to Belarus, 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 ‘‘Belarus Democracy 
and Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The authoritarian regime of Alexander 
Lukashenko continues to abuse the human rights 
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and impede the democratic aspirations of the people 
of Belarus, including by imprisoning leaders, re-
stricting free media, and denying the freedom of as-
sembly. 
(2) On June 16, 2006, the United States Gov-
ernment imposed sanctions with respect to entities 
in Belarus for the human rights abuses, public cor-
ruption, and measures to undermine democratic 
processes undertaken by President Lukashenko and 
his associates. 
(3) President Lukashenko was personally 
named on the list of specially designated nationals 
and blocked persons maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury. 
(4) On November 13, 2007, pursuant to Execu-
tive Order 13405 (71 Fed. Reg. 35485), the Office 
of Foreign Assets Control added the Belarusian 
State Concern for Oil and Chemistry (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘Belneftekhim’’) to the list of specially 
designated nationals and blocked persons. 
(5) On February 2014, the Lukashenko regime 
spun the Joint Stock Company Belaruskali and its 
trading arm, the Joint Stock Company Belarusian 
Potash Company, out from under the Belneftekhim 
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umbrella, with press reports at the time citing offi-
cials of the Government of Belarus as affirming that 
this legal maneuver was intended specifically to 
evade sanctions imposed by the United States. 
(6) The Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices for 2013 of the Department of State stat-
ed that, in Belarus, ‘‘[a]uthorities at all levels oper-
ated with impunity and failed to take steps to pros-
ecute or punish officials in the government or secu-
rity forces who committed human rights abuses’’. 
(7) The Government of Belarus plans to hold 
presidential elections in October 2015, which observ-
ers fear may not be free and may result in pro-
longing President Lukashenko’s authoritarian rule. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to maintain all sanctions imposed with re-
spect to Belarus in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act until the authorities of Belarus re-
spect the human rights and democratic aspirations 
of the people of Belarus; and 
(2) to crack down on all attempts by Belarusian 
entities tied to the Government of Belarus to evade 
sanctions imposed by the United States. 
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SEC. 4. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sanctions imposed by the 
United States with respect to Belarus in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect until the 
President certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the Government of Belarus has met the con-
ditions described in section 6(b) of the Belarus Democracy 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–347; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note). 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 
5. 
INCLUSION 
OF 
JOINT 
STOCK 
COMPANY 
BELARUSKALI AND JOINT STOCK COMPANY 
BELARUSIAN POTASH COMPANY ON THE LIST 
OF SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND 
BLOCKED PERSONS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall include the Joint 
Stock Company Belaruskali and the Joint Stock Company 
Belarusian Potash Company on the list of specially des-
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ignated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
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