Title: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
This bill expands the President's authority to impose sanctions related to Belarus to include activities surrounding the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election and subsequent government crackdown. The bill also expands authorized assistance to Belarus.
The President may impose visa-blocking sanctions on any alien who (1) is a member of the Central Election Commission of Belarus or assisted in the manipulation of the August 9, 2020, presidential election, (2) is a government official responsible for the crackdown on independent media, (3) is an official of the Union State (an international organization consisting of Belarus and Russia), or (4) is a Russian individual who has significantly participated in the crackdown on the press or human rights abuses related to political repression in Belarus. (The President already has authority to impose such sanctions on certain aliens, such as senior leaders in the government of Belarus.)
The bill also expands authorized assistance related to Belarus to include assistance to (1) counter internet censorship and surveillance technology, (2) support the work of women advocating for freedom and human rights, and (3) support political refugees fleeing the crackdown in Belarus.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8438 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8438

           To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2020

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. McCaul, Ms. 
Kaptur, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr. Keating) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
   to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
           To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Sovereignty Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    ``Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues to engage in a pattern of clear and 
        persistent violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
            ``(2) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues to engage in a pattern of clear and 
        uncorrected violations of basic principles of democratic 
        governance, including through a series of fundamentally flawed 
        presidential and parliamentary elections undermining the 
        legitimacy of executive and legislative authority in that 
        country.
            ``(3) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues to subject thousands of pro-democracy 
        political activists and peaceful protesters to harassment, 
        beatings, and imprisonment, particularly as a result of their 
        attempts to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of 
        assembly and association.
            ``(4) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues to suppress independent media and 
        journalists and to restrict access to the internet, including 
        social media and other digital communication platforms, in 
        violation of the right to freedom of speech and expression of 
        those dissenting from the dictatorship of Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka.
            ``(5) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues a systematic campaign of harassment, 
        repression, and closure of nongovernmental organizations, 
        including independent trade unions and entrepreneurs, creating 
        a climate of fear that inhibits the development of civil 
        society and social solidarity.
            ``(6) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, has pursued a policy undermining the country's 
        sovereignty and independence by making Belarus political, 
        economic, cultural, and societal interests subservient to those 
        of Russia.
            ``(7) The Government of Belarus, led by Alyaksandr 
        Lukashenka, continues to reduce the independence of Belarus 
        through integration into a so-called `Union State' that is 
        under the control of Russia.
            ``(8) On August 9, 2020, the Government of Belarus 
        conducted a presidential election that was fraudulent and did 
        not meet international standards. There were serious 
        irregularities with ballot counting and the reporting of 
        election results. The Government of Belarus also put in place 
        restrictive measures that impeded the work of local independent 
        observers and did not provide sufficient notice to the OSCE to 
        allow for the OSCE to monitor the elections, as is customary.
            ``(9) After the August 9, 2020, presidential election, the 
        Government of Belarus responded to the peaceful opposition 
        protests, which are the largest in Belarus history, with a 
        violent crackdown, including, according to the United Nations 
        Special Rapporteur, the detention of more than 10,000 peaceful 
        protestors as of September 18, 2020.
            ``(10) Thousands of employees at Belarusian state-owned 
        enterprises, who have been seen as Alyaksandr Lukashenka's 
        traditional base during his 26-year rule, went on strike across 
        the country to protest Lukashenka's illegitimate election and 
        the subsequent crackdowns, including at some of Belarus's 
        largest factories such as the BelAZ truck plant, the Minsk 
        Tractor Works, and the Minsk Automobile Plant.
            ``(11) Women have served as the leading force in 
        demonstrations across the country, protesting the police 
        brutality and mass detentions by wearing white, carrying 
        flowers, forming `solidarity chains', and unmasking undercover 
        police trying to arrest demonstrators.
            ``(12) After the August 9, 2020, presidential election, the 
        Government of Belarus has sought to stop the work of the 
        Coordination Council, which was formed by the leading 
        opposition presidential candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to 
        facilitate a peaceful transition of power by subjecting the 
        Council's senior members to violence, detention, and forced 
        exile.
            ``(13) After the August 9, 2020, presidential election, the 
        Government of Belarus restricted the free flow of information 
        to silence the opposition and to conceal the regime's violent 
        crackdown on peaceful protestors, including by stripping the 
        accreditation of journalists from major foreign news outlets, 
        disrupting internet access, limiting access to social media and 
        other digital communication platforms, and detaining and 
        harassing countless journalists.
            ``(14) Before the European Parliament on August 25, 2020, 
        Tsikhanouskaya stressed that a `peaceful revolution' was 
        underway in Belarus, and that `It is neither a pro-Russian nor 
        anti-Russian revolution. It is neither an anti-European Union 
        nor a pro-European Union revolution. It is a democratic 
        revolution.'.
            ``(15) Against the will of the majority of the Belarusian 
        people, Russian President Vladimir Putin has propped up the 
        Alyaksandr Lukashenka regime, including by offering security 
        assistance, providing significant financial support, and 
        sending Russian propagandists to help disseminate pro-regime 
        propaganda on Belarus state television.
            ``(16) After the August 9, 2020, presidential election, the 
        United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and 
        Canada condemned the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors, 
        refused to accept the results of the fraudulent election and 
        called for new free and fair elections under independent 
        observation.
            ``(17) On September 8, 2020, Secretary of State Michael R. 
        Pompeo said, `The United States, in coordination with our 
        partners and Allies, is considering additional targeted 
        sanctions to promote accountability for those involved in human 
        rights abuses and repression in Belarus.'.
            ``(18) Following Alyaksandr Lukashenka's September 23, 
        2020, secret inauguration, the United States, the European 
        Union, numerous European Union member states, the United 
        Kingdom, and Canada announced they did not recognize him as the 
        legitimately elected leader of Belarus.''.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Section 3 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    ``It is the policy of the United States to--
            ``(1) condemn the conduct of the August 9, 2020, 
        presidential election and crackdown on opposition candidates, 
        senior members of the Coordination Council, peaceful 
        protestors, employees from state-owned enterprises 
        participating in strikes, independent election observers, and 
        independent journalists and bloggers;
            ``(2) continue to call for the immediate release without 
        preconditions of all political prisoners in Belarus, including 
        all those individuals detained in connection with the August 9, 
        2020, presidential election, a leading opposition figure Maryia 
        Kalesnikava, and United States citizen Vitali Shkliarov;
            ``(3) continue to support the aspirations of the people of 
        Belarus for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law;
            ``(4) continue to support the aspirations of the people of 
        Belarus to exercise their religion freely, including the head 
        of the Catholic Church in Belarus Archbishop Tadeusz 
        Kondrusiewicz who was barred from entering the country after 
        criticizing Belarusian authorities;
            ``(5) continue to support actively the aspirations of the 
        people of the Republic of Belarus to preserve the independence 
        and sovereignty of their country;
            ``(6) not to recognize any incorporation of Belarus into a 
        `Union State' with Russia, as this so-called `Union State' 
        would be both an attempt to absorb Belarus and a step to 
        reconstituting the totalitarian Soviet Union;
            ``(7) continue to reject the results of the fraudulent 
        August 9, 2020, presidential election in Belarus, and to 
        support calls for new presidential and parliamentary elections, 
        conducted in a manner that is free and fair according to OSCE 
        standards and under the supervision of OSCE observers and 
        independent domestic observers;
            ``(8) refuse to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the 
        legitimately elected leader of Belarus;
            ``(9) continue to call for the fulfillment by the 
        Government of Belarus of Belarus's freely undertaken 
        obligations as an OSCE participating state and as a signatory 
        of the Charter of the United Nations;
            ``(10) support an OSCE role in mediating a dialogue within 
        Belarus between the government and genuine representatives of 
        Belarusian society;
            ``(11) recognize the Coordination Council as a legitimate 
        institution to participate in a dialogue on a peaceful 
        transition of power;
            ``(12) urge an expanded United States diplomatic presence 
        in Belarus to advocate for the aspirations of the people of 
        Belarus for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law;
            ``(13) continue to work closely with the European Union, 
        the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries and 
        international organizations, to promote the principles of 
        democracy, the rule of law and human rights in Belarus; and
            ``(14) remain open to reevaluating United States policy 
        toward Belarus as warranted by demonstrable progress made by 
        the Government of Belarus consistent with the aims of this Act 
        as stated in this section.''.

SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND SOVEREIGNTY 
              IN BELARUS.

    Section 4 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading to read as follows: ``assistance 
        to promote democracy, civil society, and sovereignty in 
        belarus.'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``European'' and 
                inserting ``Trans-Atlantic''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and 4, respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) To assist the people of Belarus in building the 
        sovereignty and independence of their country.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and Belarusian groups outside of 
                Belarus'' after ``indigenous Belarusian groups''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and Belarusian sovereignty'' 
                before the period at the end;
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (8);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) countering internet censorship and repressive 
        surveillance technology that seek to limit free association, 
        control access to information, and prevent citizens from 
        exercising their rights to free speech;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) supporting the work of women advocating freedom, 
        human rights, and human progress;
            ``(10) supporting the development of Belarusian language 
        education;
            ``(11) enhancing the development of the private sector, 
        particularly the information technology sector, and its role in 
        the economy of Belarus, including by increasing the capacity of 
        private sector actors, developing business support 
        organizations, offering entrepreneurship training, and 
        expanding access to finance for small and medium enterprises;
            ``(12) supporting political refugees in neighboring 
        European countries fleeing the crackdown in Belarus;
            ``(13) supporting the gathering of evidence on and 
        investigating of the human rights abuses in Belarus;
            ``(14) supporting the public health response, including 
        filling the information void, in Belarus during the COVID-19 
        pandemic; and
            ``(15) other activities consistent with the purposes of 
        this Act.'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g);
            (6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in 
light of the political crisis in Belarus and the unprecedented 
mobilization of the Belarusian people, United States foreign assistance 
to Belarusian civil society should be reevaluated and increased to 
carry out the purposes described in subsection (a) and to include the 
activities described in subsection (c).
    ``(e) Coordination With European Partners.--In order to maximize 
impact, eliminate duplication, and further the achievement of the 
purposes described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 
ensure coordination with the European Union and its institutions, the 
governments of countries that are members of the European Union, the 
United Kingdom, and Canada.
    ``(f) Report on Assistance.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
Office of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, and 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the programs and activities 
carried out to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a), 
including an assessment of whether or not progress was made in 
achieving those purposes.''; and
            (7) in subsection (g) (as redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Authorization of Appropriations'' 
                and all that follows through ``There are'' and 
                inserting ``Authorization of Appropriations.--There 
                are'';
                    (B) by striking ``fiscal years 2007 and 2008'' and 
                inserting ``fiscal years 2021 and 2022''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO 
              INFORMATION IN BELARUS.

    Section 5 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO 
              INFORMATION IN BELARUS.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(1) the President should support and reallocate resources 
        to radio, television, and internet broadcasting in languages 
        spoken in Belarus by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to the 
        people of Belarus;
            ``(2) the United States should also support other 
        independent media providing objective information to the 
        Belarusian people, particularly in the Belarusian language;
            ``(3) the President should provide the United States Agency 
        for Global Media with a surge capacity (as such term is defined 
        in section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting 
        Act (22 U.S.C. 6216)) for programs and activities in Belarus;
            ``(4) the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
        Agency for Global Media, working through the Open Technology 
        Fund and in coordination with the Secretary of State, should 
        expand and prioritize efforts to provide anti-censorship 
        technology and services to journalists and civil society in 
        Belarus in order to enhance their ability to safely access or 
        share digital news and information without fear of 
        repercussions or surveillance; and
            ``(5) the United States should continue to condemn the 
        Belarusian authorities' crackdown on independent media, 
        including the harassment and mass detentions of independent and 
        foreign journalists and the denial of accreditation.
    ``(b) Strategy To Promote Expanded Broadcasting, Internet Freedom, 
and Access to Information in Belarus.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and 
        Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
        United States Agency for Global Media and the Secretary of 
        State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a comprehensive strategy, including a cost estimate, 
        to carry out the following:
                    ``(A) Expand independent radio, television, live 
                stream, and social network broadcasting and 
                communications in Belarus to provide news and 
                information, particularly in the Belarusian language, 
                that is credible, comprehensive, and accurate.
                    ``(B) Support the development and use of anti-
                censorship and circumvention technologies by the Open 
                Technology Fund and the Bureau of Democracy Human 
                Rights and Labor that enable the citizens of Belarus to 
                communicate securely and undertake internet activities 
                without interference from the Government of Belarus.
                    ``(C) Assist efforts to overcome attempts by the 
                Government of Belarus to disrupt internet access and 
                block content online.
                    ``(D) Monitor the cooperation of the Government of 
                Belarus with any foreign government or organization for 
                purposes related to the censorship or surveillance of 
                the internet, including an assessment of any such 
                cooperation in the preceding ten years.
                    ``(E) Monitor the purchase or receipt by the 
                Government of Belarus of any technology or training 
                from any foreign government or organization for 
                purposes related to the censorship or surveillance of 
                the internet, including an assessment of any such 
                purchase or receipt in the preceding ten years.
                    ``(F) Assist with the protection of journalists who 
                have been targeted for free speech activities, 
                including through the denial of accreditation.
                    ``(G) Provide cyber-attack mitigation services to 
                civil society organizations in Belarus.
                    ``(H) Provide resources for educational materials 
                and training on digital literacy, bypassing internet 
                censorship, digital safety, and investigative and 
                analytical journalism for independent journalists 
                working in Belarus.
                    ``(I) Build the capacity of civil society, media, 
                and other nongovernmental and organizations to 
                identify, track, and counter disinformation, including 
                from proxies of the Government of Russia working at 
                Belarusian state television.
            ``(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        transmitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
        annex.''.

SEC. 6. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS.

    Section 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``December 19, 2010'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``August 9, 2020'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, peaceful 
                protesters,'' after ``all opposition activists''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (6) and 
                redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) as 
                paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
                Russian Individuals Complicit in the Crackdown That 
                Occurred After the August 9, 2020, Election'' after 
                ``Belarus'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) is a member of the Central Election Commission of 
        Belarus or assisted the Commission in manipulating the 
        presidential election of August 9, 2020;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(5) is a member of any branch of the security or law 
        enforcement services of Belarus, including the KGB, Interior 
        Ministry, and OMON special police unit, and is responsible for, 
        or complicit in, ordering, controlling, materially assisting, 
        sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological 
        support for, or otherwise directing, the crackdown on 
        opposition leaders, journalists, and peaceful protestors that 
        occurred in connection with the presidential election of August 
        9, 2020; or''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) is a government official, including at the 
        Information Ministry, responsible for the crackdown on 
        independent media, including revoking the accreditation of 
        journalists, disrupting internet access, and restricting online 
        content;
            ``(8) is an official in the so-called `Union State' between 
        Russia and Belarus (regardless of nationality of the 
        individual); or
            ``(9) is a Russian individual that has significantly 
        participated in the crackdown on independent press or human 
        rights abuses related to political repression in Belarus, 
        including the Russian propagandists sent to replace local 
        employees at Belarusian state media outlets.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``the Overseas 
        Private Investment Corporation'' and inserting ``the United 
        States International Development Finance Corporation'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``(including any 
        technical assistance or grant) of any kind''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``or by any 
                member or family member closely linked to any member of 
                the senior leadership of the Government of Belarus'' 
                and inserting ``or by the senior leadership of the 
                Government of Belarus or by any member or family member 
                closely linked to the senior leadership of the 
                Government of Belarus, or an official of the so-called 
                `Union State' with Russia''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the 
                        end before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
                        an official of the so-called `Union State' with 
                        Russia''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        or the so-called `Union State' with Russia,'' 
                        after ``the Government of Belarus''.

SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION.

    Section 7 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION.

    ``It is the sense of Congress that the President should continue to 
coordinate with the European Union and its institutions, European Union 
member states, the United Kingdom, and Canada to develop a 
comprehensive, multilateral strategy to--
            ``(1) further the purposes of this Act, including, as 
        appropriate, encouraging other countries to take measures with 
        respect to the Republic of Belarus that are similar to measures 
        described in this Act; and
            ``(2) deter the Government of Russia from undermining 
        democratic processes and institutions in Belarus or threatening 
        the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of 
        Belarus.''.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Report on Threat to Sovereignty and Independence of 
Belarus.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and 
        Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of State, in 
        coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
        transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
        on the threat the Government of Russia poses to the sovereignty 
        and independence of Belarus.
            ``(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    ``(A) An assessment of how the Government of Russia 
                is exploiting the current political crisis in Belarus 
                to push for deeper political and economic control of or 
                integration with Belarus.
                    ``(B) A description of the economic and energy 
                assets in Belarus that the Government of Russia, 
                including Russian state-owned or state-controlled 
                companies, controls.
                    ``(C) A description of Belarus major enterprises 
                that are vulnerable of being taken over by Russian 
                entities amid the country's worsening financial crisis.
                    ``(D) A description of how and to what ends the 
                Government of Russia seeks to augment its military 
                presence in Belarus.
                    ``(E) A description of Russian influence over the 
                media and information space in Belarus and how the 
                Government of Russia uses disinformation and other 
                malign techniques to undermine Belarusian history, 
                culture, and language.
                    ``(F) A description of other actors in Belarus that 
                the Government of Russia uses to advance its malign 
                influence, including veterans' organizations and 
                extrajudicial networks.
                    ``(G) A description of efforts to undermine 
                Belarusian language, cultural, and national symbols, 
                including the traditional red and white flag and the 
                `Pahonia' mounted knight.
                    ``(H) An identification of Russian individuals and 
                government agencies that are significantly supporting 
                or involved in the crackdown on peaceful protestors and 
                the opposition or the repression of independent media 
                following the August 9, 2020, presidential election.
            ``(3) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall 
        be transmitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.
    ``(b) Report on Personal Assets of Alyaksandr Lukashenka.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and 
        Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
        National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report on--
                    ``(A) the total assets under the direct or indirect 
                control of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, including estimated 
                assets and known sources of income of Alyaksandr 
                Lukashenka and his immediate family members, including 
                assets, investments, bank accounts, and other business 
                interests; and
                    ``(B) an identification of the most significant 
                senior foreign political figures in Belarus, as 
                determined by their closeness to Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
            ``(2) Form.--The report required by this subsection shall 
        be transmitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.''.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 9 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 109-480; 
22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
                Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 
                the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``members of the 
                security and intelligence services,'' after 
                ``prosecutors,''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, electoral 
                fraud, online censorship, or restrictions on 
                independent media and journalists'' after ``public 
                corruption''.
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