[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3640 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3640
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that aid
or assist the Russian Federation in acts of military aggression toward
Ukraine.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2022
Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to persons that aid
or assist the Russian Federation in acts of military aggression toward
Ukraine.
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 Aggression Accountability
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the buildup of Russian forces in Belarus along its
southern border with Ukraine is of great concern to the United
States and not consistent with regularly scheduled joint
military exercises between the militaries of Belarus and the
Russian Federation;
(2) the United States should make no distinction between
the Russian Federation and any other government that aids or
assists Russian forces in any acts of military aggression that
violate the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine;
(3) the Government of Belarus should incur significant
penalties for any actions that aid or assist the Government of
the Russian Federation in acts of military aggression towards
Ukraine; and
(4) the penalties imposed by the United States on the
Government of Belarus for such actions should be comparable to
the penalties incurred by the Government of the Russian
Federation for any acts of military aggression that violate the
sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN AGGRESSION TOWARD
UKRAINE BY BELARUS.
(a) Interim Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until
the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on support for Russian aggression toward
Ukraine by the Government of Belarus.
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an assessment of the activities of the armed
forces of Belarus that aid or assist the Government of
the Russian Federation in any act of military
aggression that violates the sovereignty or territorial
integrity of Ukraine, including the extent to which the
armed forces of Belarus--
(i) provide material, tactical, or other
support to any such act of military aggression;
(ii) serve as a host to any Russian forces
that participate in any such act of military
aggression;
(iii) operate for or on behalf of the
defense or intelligence sectors of the
Government of the Russian Federation in any
such act of military aggression; or
(iv) participate jointly with the
Government of Russian Federation in any such
act of military aggression;
(B) an identification of persons in Belarus that
engage in any activity described in paragraph (1); and
(C) an identification of persons in Belarus that
engage in a significant transaction with the Russian
Federation described in section 231(a) of the
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
(22 U.S.C. 9525(a)), including persons that procure
lethal capabilities that are used in an act of military
aggression that violates the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Ukraine.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on
military cooperation between Belarus and the Russian
Federation.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a description of developments in military
cooperation between Belarus and the Russian Federation;
(B) an assessment of threats to the security of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization resulting from the
developments described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) a plan to adjust the force posture of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United States to
adequately respond to the threats described in
subparagraph (B).
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
(a) Sanctions With Respect to Persons That Engage in Certain
Activities.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission of
a report required by section 3(a), the President shall impose the
sanctions described in section 8(b) of the Support for the Sovereignty,
Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22
U.S.C. 8907(b)) with respect to not fewer than 5 persons identified
pursuant to section 3(a)(2)(B).
(b) Sanctions With Respect to Persons That Engage in Certain
Transactions.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission
of a report required by section 3(a), the President may impose the
sanctions described in section 235 of the Countering America's
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect to the
persons identified pursuant to section 3(a)(2)(C).
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