[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7039 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7039

     To provide an exemption from certain criminal provisions for 
 participating as a combatant in the armed conflict between Russia and 
         Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mrs. Spartz) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide an exemption from certain criminal provisions for 
 participating as a combatant in the armed conflict between Russia and 
         Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Volunteer Fighters Exemption Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR PARTICIPATING AS A COMBATANT IN THE ARMED 
              CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ON BEHALF OF UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--Any violation of a covered provision committed by 
a person that involves participating as a combatant in the armed 
conflict between Russia and Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine during the 
period beginning February 24, 2022, and ending on the date that is 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, is deemed not to be such 
a violation.
    (b) Covered Provision Defined.--In this Act, the term ``covered 
provision'' means section 958, 959, or 960 of title 18, United States 
Code.
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