I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2885 
To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses 
in Ukraine, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2023 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend certain authorities relating to human rights 
violations and abuses in Ukraine, 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 ‘‘Ukraine Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IM-
POSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
TRANSACTIONS 
WITH 
PERSONS 
RESPON-
SIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 
Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integ-
rity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act 
of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8910) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving a request from the chairman and 
ranking member of one of the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to whether a person 
meets the criteria of a person described in sub-
section (a), the President shall— 
‘‘(A) determine if the person meets such 
criteria; and 
‘‘(B) submit a classified or unclassified re-
port to such chairman and ranking member 
with respect to such determination that includes 
a statement of whether or not the President im-
posed or intends to impose sanctions under sub-
section (b) with respect to such person. 
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‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Section 252 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9542) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) the Government of the Russian Federation 
bears responsibility for the continuing violence in 
Ukraine 
and 
imposition 
onto 
Ukrainian 
sov-
ereignty;’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(10) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion’s invasion of Ukraine reflects years of disregard 
for territorial integrity across the European con-
tinent; 
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‘‘(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by 
the Government of the Russian Federation to exe-
cute foreign policy goals, including through influence 
campaigns, economic coercion, and violence, particu-
larly sexual violence against women; 
‘‘(4) ongoing violence from the Government of 
the Russian Federation across Europe creates impli-
cations for allies and partners of the United States 
outside of the European continent, and a deterrence 
strategy therefore requires coordination and coopera-
tion with like-minded partners across the globe;’’; 
and 
(4) by amending subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (12) (as redesignated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggres-
sion, information operations, in particular cyber 
warfare and military information support oper-
ations, corruption, and hybrid warfare by the 
Government of the Russian Federation and its 
proxy forces;’’. 
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SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION IN UKRAINE AND AGAINST 
UKRAINIAN 
RESIDENTS 
FORCIBLY 
RELO-
CATED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should in-
clude in the report required by sections 116(d) and 502B 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n(d) and 2304) information on human rights abuses 
committed by Russian forces or persons acting on behalf 
of the Russian Federation in Ukraine or against individ-
uals who reside in Ukraine who are forcibly relocated. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The information 
required under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of Russian forces and Rus-
sian Federation-affiliated non-state groups involved 
in human rights abuses against civilians in Ukraine; 
(2) an assessment of the number of individuals, 
including the number of children, detained in filtra-
tion camps operated by the Russian Federation or 
its proxies; 
(3) a description of the conditions in such 
camps for detainees, including, to the extent prac-
ticable, an assessment of— 
(A) methods of abuse; 
(B) efforts to force individuals to renounce 
their faith; 
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(C) efforts to facilitate the forced adoption 
of Ukrainian children in violation of Ukrainian 
law; and 
(D) other serious human rights abuses; 
(4) to the extent practicable, an assessment of 
staffing levels at such camps, including such camps 
at which military, governmental, or other units are 
in charge; 
(5) a description, as appropriate, of United 
States diplomatic efforts with allies and other coun-
tries and relevant international organizations— 
(A) to address the gross violations of 
human rights against Ukrainians; 
(B) to prosecute individuals responsible for 
committing human rights violations; and 
(C) to hold accountable through economic 
sanctions, including sanctions under the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 
(22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), individuals respon-
sible for gross violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights against Ukrainians; 
(6) the identification of the offices within the 
Department of State that are responsible for leading 
and coordinating the diplomatic efforts referred to in 
paragraph (5); 
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(7) an assessment of the use by Russian forces 
and Russian Federation-affiliated non-state groups 
of rape as a weapon of war, including the specific 
human rights abuses inflicted on women and girls in 
Ukraine; and 
(8) efforts undertaken by the United States to 
monitor the scope and scale of the impact and tar-
geting of women and girls in particular, especially 
with sexual violence, within the filtration camps and 
other detention facilities operated by the Russian 
Federation or its proxies. 
(c) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall collect the information required under subsection (a) 
in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies and civil society organizations. 
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