[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9717 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9717

   To prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian 
                              Federation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2024

   Mr. Zinke (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Guthrie) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian 
                              Federation.

    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 ``Stop Russian Market Manipulation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN MINERALS FROM THE RUSSIAN 
              FEDERATION.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, no mineral specified in subsection 
(b) that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity 
may be imported into the United States.
    (b) Minerals Specified.--The minerals specified in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Braggite.
            (2) Copper.
            (3) Nickel.
            (4) Palladium.
            (5) Platinum.
            (6) Rhodium.
            (7) Ruthenium.
            (8) Zinc.
    (c) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The prohibition under subsection (a) 
        shall, subject to paragraph (2), terminate on the date that is 
        one year after the President certifies to Congress that the 
        Government of the Russian Federation has ended all hostilities 
        against Ukraine.
            (2) Probationary period.--If, at any time during the 3-year 
        period after the President submits a certification described in 
        paragraph (1), the President certifies to Congress that the 
        Government of the Russian Federation has resumed hostilities 
        against Ukraine, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) resume effect;
                    (B) remain in effect until the President submits to 
                Congress another certification described in paragraph 
                (1); and
                    (C) after the President submits such a 
                certification, be subject to resumption as described in 
                this paragraph.
    (d) No Waiver.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President may not waive the prohibition under subsection (a).
    (e) Russian Entity Defined.--In this section, the term ``Russian 
entity'' means an entity that is organized under the laws of, or 
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the Russian Federation.
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