[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 4955 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 606
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4955
To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and
abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 27, 2022
Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
December 7, 2022
Reported by Mr. Menendez, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Human Rights Policy
Act of 2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity,
Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C.
8910) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Congressional Oversight.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after
receiving a request from the chairman and ranking member of one
of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to
whether a person meets the criteria of a person described in
subsection (a), the President shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) determine if the person meets such
criteria; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) submit a classified or unclassified
report to such chairman and ranking member with respect
to such determination that includes a statement of
whether or not the President imposed or intends to
impose sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to
such person.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees
defined.--In this subsection, the term `appropriate
congressional committees' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 252 of the Countering America's Adversaries
Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9542) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the Government of the Russian Federation
bears responsibility for the continuing violence in Ukraine and
imposition onto Ukrainian sovereignty;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10)
as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the Government of the Russian Federation's
invasion of Ukraine reflects years of disregard for territorial
integrity across the European continent;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by
the Government of the Russian Federation to execute foreign
policy goals, including through influence campaigns, economic
coercion, and violence;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) ongoing violence from the Government of the
Russian Federation across Europe creates implications for
allies and partners of the United States outside of the
European continent, and a deterrence strategy therefore
requires coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners
across the globe;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by amending subparagraph (A) of paragraph (12)
(as redesignated) to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) to identify vulnerabilities to
aggression, information operations, in particular cyber
warfare and military information support operations,
corruption, and hybrid warfare by the Government of the
Russian Federation and its proxy forces;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the policy of the United States to consider foreign
persons who are involved in the forced relocation or detention of
persons in Russian filtration camps as having committed gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights for purposes of
imposing sanctions with respect to such persons under the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et
seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN UKRAINE AND AGAINST
UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS FORCIBLY RELOCATED TO THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall include 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 in Ukraine and against individuals who reside in
Ukraine who are forcibly relocated.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Matters To Be Included.--The information required
under subsection (a) shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an assessment of Russian forces and Russian
Federation-affiliated non-state groups involved in human rights
abuses against civilians in Ukraine;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) an assessment of the number of individuals
detained in filtration camps operated by the Russian Federation
or its proxies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a description of the conditions in such camps
for detainees, including, to the extent practicable, an
assessment of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) methods of abuse;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) efforts to force individuals to
renounce their faith; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) other serious human rights
abuses;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) a description, as appropriate, of United
States diplomatic efforts with allies and other countries and
relevant international organizations--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to address the gross violations of
human rights against Ukrainians; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to prosecute individuals responsible
for committing human rights violations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. CLASSIFIED ASSESSMENT OF ABILITY OF UNITED STATES TO
COLLECT INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO WAR CRIMES AND HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Director
of National Intelligence, in consultation with such elements of the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) as the Director deems
appropriate, shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (b)
a classified report that assesses the ability of the United States
Government to collect and analyze intelligence regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the scope and scale of war crimes committed
against individuals who reside in Ukraine by the Russian Armed
Forces or Russian Federation-affiliated non-state
groups;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the scope and scale of the detention and
forced labor of Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine and the Russian
Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the gross abuses of human rights perpetrated
inside the filtration camps and other detention centers
operated by the Russian Federation or Russian Federation-
affiliated non-state groups; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) other actions of the Government of the Russian
Federation that constitute gross violations of human rights
related to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in
this subsection are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity,
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 following:
``(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 congressional committees with respect to whether a
person meets the criteria of a person described in subsection
(a), the President shall--
``(A) determine if the person meets such criteria;
and
``(B) submit a classified or unclassified report to
such chairman and ranking member with respect to such
determination that includes a statement of whether or
not the President imposed or intends to impose
sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to such
person.
``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this subsection, the term `appropriate 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 sovereignty;'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as
paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) the Government of the Russian Federation's invasion
of Ukraine reflects years of disregard for territorial
integrity across the European continent;
``(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by the
Government of the Russian Federation to execute foreign policy
goals, including through influence campaigns, economic
coercion, and violence, particularly sexual violence against
women;
``(4) ongoing violence from the Government of the Russian
Federation across Europe creates implications for allies and
partners of the United States outside of the European
continent, and a deterrence strategy therefore requires
coordination and cooperation with like-minded partners across
the globe;''; and
(4) by amending subparagraph (A) of paragraph (12) (as
redesignated) to read as follows:
``(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggression,
information operations, in particular cyber warfare and
military information support operations, corruption,
and hybrid warfare by the Government of the Russian
Federation and its proxy forces;''.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN
UKRAINE AND AGAINST UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS FORCIBLY
RELOCATED.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State should include 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 individuals 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 Russian 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 filtration camps operated
by the Russian Federation or its proxies;
(3) a description of the conditions in such camps for
detainees, including, to the extent practicable, an assessment
of--
(A) methods of abuse;
(B) efforts to force individuals to renounce their
faith;
(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 countries 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 responsible for gross violations of
internationally recognized 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);
(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 targeting 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.
SEC. 5. CLASSIFIED ASSESSMENT OF ABILITY OF UNITED STATES TO COLLECT
INTELLIGENCE RELATING TO WAR CRIMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with such elements of the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) as the Director deems
appropriate, shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (b)
a classified report that assesses the ability of the United States
Government to collect and analyze intelligence regarding--
(1) the scope and scale of war crimes and genocide
committed against individuals who reside in Ukraine by the
Russian Armed Forces or Russian Federation-affiliated non-state
groups;
(2) the scope and scale of the detention and forced labor
of Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine and the Russian Federation;
(3) the scope and scale of forced adoptions of Ukrainian
children;
(4) the gross abuses of human rights perpetrated inside the
filtration camps and other detention centers operated by the
Russian Federation or Russian Federation-affiliated non-state
groups; and
(5) other actions of the Government of the Russian
Federation that constitute gross violations of human rights
related to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
(b) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this
subsection are--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
Calendar No. 606
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4955
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and
abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 7, 2022
Reported with an amendment