[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7113 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7113
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sums in the Thrift
Savings Fund from being invested in any security of an entity based in
the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2022
Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sums in the Thrift
Savings Fund from being invested in any security of an entity based in
the Russian Federation, 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 the ``Terminating Securities from Putin
Act of 2022'' or the ``TSP Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ANY TSP FUND INVESTING IN ENTITIES BASED IN THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no fund
established or overseen by the Board may include an investment in any
security of an entity based in the Russian Federation.''.
(b) Divestiture of Assets.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Board established under section 8472(a) of title 5, United States Code,
shall--
(1) review whether any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund are
invested in violation of subsection (i) of section 8438 of that
title, as added by subsection (a) of this section;
(2) if any sums are invested in the manner described in
paragraph (1), divest those sums in a manner that is consistent
with the legal and fiduciary duties provided under chapter 84
of that title, or any other applicable provision of law; and
(3) reinvest any sums divested under paragraph (2) in
investments that do not violate subsection (i) of section 8438
of that title, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENT OF TSP FUNDS IN ENTITIES BASED IN THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION THROUGH THE TSP MUTUAL FUND WINDOW.
Section 8438(b)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(E) A mutual fund accessible through a mutual fund window
authorized under this paragraph may not include an investment
in any security of--
``(i) an entity based in the Russian Federation; or
``(ii) any subsidiary that is owned or operated by
an entity described in clause (i).''.
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