I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6897 
To designate certain unelected entities claiming to be governments as foreign 
terrorist organizations, to impose certain measures with respect to coun-
tries that support such entities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2022 
Mr. GIMENEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To designate certain unelected entities claiming to be govern-
ments as foreign terrorist organizations, to impose cer-
tain measures with respect to countries that support 
such entities, 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 ‘‘Preventing Usurpation 
of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories’ Sedition 
Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘PUPPETS Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
TIONS OF UNELECTED ENTITIES CLAIMING 
TO BE GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each entity described in sub-
section (b) is designated as— 
(1) a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1189); and 
(2) a specially designated global terrorist orga-
nization under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohib-
iting transactions with persons who commit, threat-
en to commit, or support terrorism), as amended be-
fore, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described in 
this subsection is an entity holding itself out to be the 
Government of— 
(1) the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk 
People’s Republic, or any other region of Ukraine, 
that was not elected through the presidential or par-
liamentary elections in 2019 or local elections in 
2020; 
(2) the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic; 
(3) the Republic of South Ossetia; or 
(4) the Republic of Abkhazia. 
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SEC. 
3. 
NON-RECOGNITION 
OF 
SOVEREIGNTY 
BY 
UNELECTED ENTITIES CLAIMING TO BE GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not take any action, including any 
movement of aircraft or vessels that implies recognition 
of the sovereignty of any entity described in section 2(b) 
over territory or airspace claimed by the Government of 
Ukraine, Moldova, or Georgia. 
(b) UNITED STATES FLAGGED VESSELS.—No vessel 
that is issued a certificate of documentation under chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code, may take any action 
that implies recognition of the sovereignty of any entity 
described in section 2(b) over territory or airspace claimed 
by the Government of Ukraine, Moldova, or Georgia. 
(c) UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT.—No aircraft oper-
ated by an air carrier that holds an air carrier certificate 
issued under chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code, 
may take any action that implies recognition of the sov-
ereignty of any entity described in section 2(b) over terri-
tory or airspace claimed by the Government of Ukraine, 
Moldova, or Georgia. 
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SEC. 4. MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO COUNTRIES THAT 
SUPPORT UNELECTED ENTITIES CLAIMING 
TO BE GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT ASSIST 
UNELECTED
ENTITIES
CLAIMING
TO
BE
GOVERN-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to Congress a report identifying each country the 
government of which the Secretary determines, after 
February 23, 2022— 
(A) recognizes the sovereignty of an entity 
described in section 2(b) over territory or air-
space claimed by the Government of Ukraine, 
Moldova, or Georgia; or 
(B) provides material assistance or support 
to such an entity. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex if the Secretary deter-
mines it is necessary for the national security inter-
ests of the United States to do so. 
(3) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall publish the unclassified part of the report re-
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