[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2003 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 316
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2003
To authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional assistance to
Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian Federation, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2023
Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Ricketts, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Britt, Mr.
Fetterman, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Braun, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Hickenlooper, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Young, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cortez
Masto, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Coons) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations
January 30, 2024
Reported by Mr. Cardin, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional assistance to
Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation and other sovereign assets of 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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act''
or the ``REPO for Ukrainians Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>TITLE I--CONFISCATION AND REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN
ASSETS
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Sense of Congress regarding importance of the
Russian Federation providing compensation
to Ukraine.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Prohibition on release of blocked Russian sovereign
assets.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Authority to ensure compensation to Ukraine using
confiscated Russian sovereign assets.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. International agreement to use Russian sovereign
assets to provide for the reconstruction of
Ukraine.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. Report on use of confiscated Russian sovereign
assets for reconstruction.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. Assessment by Secretary of State and Administrator
of United States Agency for International
Development on reconstruction and
rebuilding needs of Ukraine.
<DELETED>Sec. 108. Exception relating to importation of goods.
<DELETED>Sec. 109. Definitions.
<DELETED>TITLE II--MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS COORDINATION
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Statement of policy regarding coordination of
multilateral sanctions with respect to the
Russian Federation.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Assessment of impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on
the economy of the Russian Federation.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Information on voting practices in the United
Nations with respect to the invasion of
Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
<DELETED>TITLE I--CONFISCATION AND REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN
ASSETS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following
findings:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) On February 24, 2022, the Government of the
Russian Federation violated the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of Ukraine by engaging in a premeditated, second
illegal invasion of Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The international community has condemned the
illegal invasions of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as well
as the commission of war crimes by the Russian Federation,
including through the deliberate targeting of civilians and
civilian infrastructure and the commission of sexual
violence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The leaders of the G7 have called the Russian
Federation's ``unprovoked and completely unjustified attack on
the democratic state of Ukraine'' a ``serious violation of
international law and a grave breach of the United Nations
Charter and all commitments Russia entered in the Helsinki
Final Act and the Charter of Paris and its commitments in the
Budapest Memorandum''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) On March 2, 2022, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted Resolution ES-11/1, entitled ``Aggression
against Ukraine'', by a vote of 141 to 5. That resolution
``deplore[d] in the strongest terms the aggression by the
Russian Federation against Ukraine in violation of Article 2(4)
of the [United Nations] Charter'' and demanded that the Russian
Federation ``immediately cease its use of force against
Ukraine'' and ``immediately, completely and unconditionally
withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of
Ukraine within its internationally recognized
borders''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) On March 16, 2022, the International Court of
Justice issued provisional measures ordering the Russian
Federation to ``immediately suspend the military operations
that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of
Ukraine''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) On November 14, 2022, the United Nations
General Assembly adopted a resolution--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) recognizing that the Russian
Federation must bear the legal consequences of all of
its internationally wrongful acts, including making
reparation for the injury, including any damage, caused
by such acts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) recognizing the need for the
establishment of an international mechanism for
reparation for damage, loss, or injury caused by the
Russian Federation in Ukraine; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) recommending creation of an
international register of such damage, loss, or
injury.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Under international law, a country that is
responsible for an internationally wrongful act is under an
obligation to compensate for the damage it has caused if such
damage cannot be made good by restitution. The Russian
Federation bears such responsibility to compensate Ukraine, and
because of this grave breach of international law, all states
are legally entitled to take countermeasures that are
proportionate and aimed at inducing the Russian Federation to
comply with its international obligations, including
countermeasures that suspend ordinary international obligations
to the Russian Federation, to help enforce the obligation of
the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
having committed an act of aggression, as recognized by the United
Nations General Assembly on March 2, 2022, the Russian Federation is to
be considered as an aggressor state. The extreme illegal actions taken
by the Russian Federation, including an act of aggression, present a
unique situation, requiring and justifying the establishment of a legal
authority to compensate victims of aggression by the Russian Federation
in Ukraine. In this case, that authority is the authority of the United
States Government and other countries to confiscate Russian sovereign
assets in their respective jurisdictions to help enforce the obligation
of the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO
UKRAINE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Russian Federation bears responsibility
for the financial burden of the reconstruction of Ukraine and
for countless other costs associated with the illegal invasion
of Ukraine by the Russian Federation that began on February 24,
2022;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the full cost of the Russian Federation's
unlawful war against Ukraine and the amount of money the
Russian Federation must pay Ukraine should be assessed by an
international body or mechanism charged with determining
compensation and providing assistance to Ukraine;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Russian Federation is now on notice of its
opportunity to comply with its international obligations,
including compensation, or, by agreement with the government of
independent Ukraine, authorize an international body or
mechanism to address those outstanding obligations with
authority to make binding decisions on parties that comply in
good faith;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the Russian Federation can, by negotiated
agreement, participate in any international process to assess
the full cost of the Russian Federation's unlawful war against
Ukraine and make funds available to compensate for damage,
loss, and injury arising from its internationally wrongful acts
in Ukraine, and if it fails to do so, the United States and
other countries should explore other avenues for ensuring
compensation to Ukraine, including confiscation and repurposing
of assets of the Russian Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the President should lead robust engagement on
all bilateral and multilateral aspects of the response by the
United States to efforts by the Russian Federation to undermine
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including
on any policy coordination and alignment regarding the
disposition of Russian sovereign assets in the context of
compensation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the confiscation and repurposing of Russian
sovereign assets by the United States is in the vital national
security interests of the United States and consistent with
United States and international law; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) the United States should work with
international allies and partners on the confiscation and
repurposing of Russian sovereign assets as part of a
coordinated, multilateral effort, including with G7 countries
and other countries in which Russian sovereign assets are
located.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 103. PROHIBITION ON RELEASE OF BLOCKED RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN
ASSETS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--No Russian sovereign asset that is
blocked or immobilized by the Department of the Treasury before the
date specified in section 104(g) may be released or mobilized until the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) hostilities between the Russian Federation and
Ukraine have ceased; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2)(A) full compensation has been made to Ukraine
for harms resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Russian Federation is participating in a
bona fide international mechanism that, by agreement, will
discharge the obligations of the Russian Federation to
compensate Ukraine for all amounts determined to be owed to
Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days before the
release or mobilization of a Russian sovereign asset that previously
had been blocked or immobilized by the Department of the Treasury, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a notification of the decision to release or
mobilize the asset; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a justification in writing for such release or
mobilization.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--No Russian sovereign asset that
previously had been blocked or immobilized by the Department of
the Treasury may be released or mobilized if, within 30 days of
receipt of the notification and justification required under
subsection (b), a joint resolution is enacted prohibiting the
proposed release or mobilization.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Expedited procedures.--Any joint resolution
described in paragraph (1) introduced in either House of
Congress shall be considered in accordance with the provisions
of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and
Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-329; 90 Stat.
765), except that any such resolution shall be amendable. If
such a joint resolution should be vetoed by the President, the
time for debate in consideration of the veto message on such
measure shall be limited to 20 hours in the Senate and in the
House of Representatives shall be determined in accordance with
the Rules of the House.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Cooperation on Prohibition of Release of Certain
Russian Sovereign Assets.--The President may take such action as may be
necessary to seek to obtain an agreement or arrangement between the
United States, Ukraine, and other countries that have blocked or
immobilized Russian sovereign assets to prohibit such assets from being
released or mobilized until an agreement has been reached that
discharges the Russian Federation from further obligations to
compensate Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO ENSURE COMPENSATION TO UKRAINE USING
CONFISCATED RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Reporting on Russian Assets.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Notice required.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, by
means of such instructions or regulations as the President may
prescribe, require any United States financial institution at
which Russian sovereign assets are located, and that knows or
should know of such assets, to provide notice of such assets,
including relevant information required under section
501.603(b)(ii) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations), to the Secretary of the Treasury not
later than 10 days after detection of such assets.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report required.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter for 3 years, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report detailing the status of Russian sovereign assets
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Form.--The report required by
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Confiscation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The President may confiscate any
Russian sovereign assets subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Liquidation and deposit.--The President
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) deposit any funds confiscated under
paragraph (1) into the Ukraine Support Fund established
under subsection (c);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) liquidate or sell any other property
confiscated under paragraph (1) and deposit the funds
resulting from such liquidation or sale into the
Ukraine Support Fund established under subsection (c);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) make all such funds available for the
purposes described in subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Method of confiscation.--The President shall
confiscate Russian sovereign assets under paragraph (1) through
instructions or licenses or in such other manner as the
President determines appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Vesting.--All right, title, and interest in
Russian sovereign assets confiscated under paragraph (1) shall
vest, if necessary, in the Government of the United States
while being held in the Ukraine Support Fund established under
subsection (c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Establishment of the Ukraine Support Fund.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The President shall establish a
non-interest-bearing account, to be known as the ``Ukraine
Support Fund'', to consist of the funds deposited into the
account under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Use of funds.--The funds in the account
established under paragraph (1) shall be available to be used
only as specified in subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Use of Confiscated Property.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds
in the Ukraine Support Fund shall be available to the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, for the purpose of
compensating Ukraine for damages resulting from the unlawful
invasion by the Russian Federation that began on February 24,
2022, including through, to the extent possible, the provision
of such funds to an international body or mechanism charged
with determining compensation and providing assistance to
Ukraine, for purposes that include the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Reconstruction and rebuilding efforts
in Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) To provide humanitarian assistance to
the people of Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Such other purposes as the Secretary
determines directly and effectively support the
recovery of Ukraine and the welfare of the people of
Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Notification.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Secretary of State
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees
not fewer than 15 days before providing any funds from
the Ukraine Support Fund to the Government of Ukraine
or to any other person or international organization
for the purposes described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Elements.--A notification under
subparagraph (A) with respect to the provision of funds
to the Government of Ukraine shall specify--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the amount of funds to be
provided;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the purpose for which such
funds are provided; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the recipient.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Judicial Review.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The confiscation of Russian
sovereign assets under subsection (b)(1) shall not be subject
to judicial review.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to limit any private individual
or entity from asserting due process claims in United States
courts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Exception for United States Obligations Under Vienna
Conventions.--The authorities provided by this section may not be
exercised in a manner inconsistent with the obligations of the United
States under--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done
at Vienna April 18, 1961, and entered into force April 24, 1964
(23 UST 3227);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force on March 19, 1967
(21 UST 77);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Agreement Regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947 (TIAS 1676); or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) any other international agreement governing
the use of force and establishing rights under international
humanitarian law.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Sunset.--The authority to confiscate, liquidate, and
transfer Russian sovereign assets under this section shall terminate on
the earlier of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the date that is 120 days after the date on
which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) hostilities between the Russian
Federation and Ukraine have ceased; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B)(i) full compensation has been made to
Ukraine for harms resulting from the invasion of
Ukraine by the Russian Federation; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Russian Federation is
participating in a bona fide international mechanism
that, by agreement, will discharge the obligations of
the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine for all
amounts determined to be owed to Ukraine.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 105. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO USE RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN
ASSETS TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF
UKRAINE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The President shall take such action as
the President determines necessary to seek to establish a common
international compensation mechanism, in coordination with foreign
partners including Ukraine, that shall include the establishment of an
international fund to be known as the ``Common Ukraine Fund'', that
uses assets in the Ukraine Support Fund established under section
104(c) and contributions from foreign partners that have also
confiscated Russian sovereign assets to allow for compensation for
Ukraine, including by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) establishing a register of damage to serve as
a record of evidence and for assessment of the full costs of
damages to Ukraine resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by
the Russian Federation that began on February 24,
2022;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) establishing a mechanism for compensating
Ukraine for damages resulting from that invasion;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) ensuring distribution of those assets or the
proceeds of those assets based on determinations under that
mechanism; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) taking such other actions as may be necessary
to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Authorization for Deposit in the Common Ukraine
Fund.--Upon the President reaching an agreement or arrangement to
establish a common international compensation mechanism pursuant to
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall transfer funds from the
Ukraine Support Fund established under section 104(c) to the Common
Ukraine Fund established under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Notifications.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Agreement or arrangement.--The President shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees not later than
30 days before entering into any new bilateral or multilateral
agreement or arrangement under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Transfer.--The President shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days
before any transfer to the Common Ukraine Fund established
under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Limitation on Transfer of Funds.--No funds may be
transferred to the Common Ukraine Fund established under subsection (a)
unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the institution housing the Common Ukraine
Fund has a plan to ensure transparency and accountability for
all funds transferred to and from the Common Ukraine Fund;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the President has transmitted the plan
required under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional
committees in writing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--No funds may be
transferred to the Common Ukraine Fund established under subsection (a)
if, within 30 days of receipt of the notification required under
subsection (c)(2), a joint resolution is enacted prohibiting the
transfer.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 90 days
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) An accounting of funds in the Common Ukraine
Fund established under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Any information regarding the disposition of
the Common Ukraine Fund that has been transmitted to the
President by the institution housing the Common Ukraine Fund
during the period covered by the report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) A description of United States multilateral
and bilateral diplomatic engagement with allies and partners of
the United States that also have immobilized Russian sovereign
assets to allow for compensation for Ukraine during the period
covered by the report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) An outline of steps taken to carry out this
section during the period covered by the report.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 106. REPORT ON USE OF CONFISCATED RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN
ASSETS FOR RECONSTRUCTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the amount and source of Russian sovereign
assets confiscated pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section
104;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the amount and source of funds deposited into
the Ukraine Support Fund under subsection (b)(2) of that
section; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a detailed description and accounting of how
such funds were used to meet the purposes described in
subsection (d) of that section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 107. ASSESSMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AND ADMINISTRATOR
OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON
RECONSTRUCTION AND REBUILDING NEEDS OF UKRAINE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
an assessment of the most pressing needs of Ukraine for reconstruction,
rebuilding, security assistance, and humanitarian aid.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) An estimate of the rebuilding and
reconstruction needs of Ukraine, as of the date of the
assessment, resulting from the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by
the Russian Federation, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a description of the sources and
methods for the estimate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) an identification of the locations or
regions in Ukraine with the most pressing
needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) An estimate of the humanitarian needs, as of
the date of the assessment, of the people of Ukraine, including
Ukrainians residing inside the internationally recognized
borders of Ukraine or outside those borders, resulting from the
unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) An assessment of the extent to which the needs
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met or funded, by
any source, as of the date of the assessment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) A plan to engage in robust multilateral and
bilateral diplomacy to ensure that allies and partners of the
United States, particularly in the European Union as Ukraine
seeks accession, increase their commitment to Ukraine's
reconstruction.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) An identification of which such needs should
be prioritized, including any assessment or request by the
Government of Ukraine with respect to the prioritization of
such needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 108. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF
GOODS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The authorities and requirements under
this title shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose
sanctions on the importation of goods.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good''
means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or
manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and
excluding technical data.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this title:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
institution'' means a financial institution specified in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J),
(M), or (Z) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) G7.--The term ``G7'' means the countries that
are member of the informal Group of 7, including Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Russian sovereign asset.--The term ``Russian
sovereign asset'' means any of the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Funds and other property of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the Central Bank of the
Russian Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Russian Direct Investment
Fund; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the Ministry of Finance of
the Russian Federation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Any sovereign funds of the Russian
Federation held in a financial institution that is
wholly owned or controlled by the Government of the
Russian Federation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Any other funds or other property
wholly owned or controlled by the Government of the
Russian Federation, including by any subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality of that
government.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) United states.--The term ``United States''
means the several States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) United states financial institution.--The term
``United States financial institution'' means a financial
institution organized under the laws of the United States or of
any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign
branch of such an institution.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS COORDINATION</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING COORDINATION OF
MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--In response to the Russian Federation's
unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine, it is the policy of the
United States that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the United States, along with the European
Union, the G7, Australia, and other willing allies and partners
of the United States, should lead a coordinated international
sanctions regime to freeze sovereign assets of the Russian
Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the head of the Office of Sanctions
Coordination of the Department of State should engage in
interagency and multilateral coordination with agencies of the
European Union, the G7, Australia, and other allies and
partners of the United States to ensure the ongoing
implementation and enforcement of sanctions with respect to the
Russian Federation in response to its invasion of
Ukraine;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, should, to the extent
practicable and consistent with relevant United States law,
lead and coordinate with the European Union, the G7, Australia,
and other allies and partners of the United States with respect
to enforcement of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian
Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the United States should provide relevant
technical assistance, implementation guidance, and support
relating to enforcement and implementation of sanctions imposed
with respect to the Russian Federation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) where appropriate, the head of the Office of
Sanctions Coordination, in coordination with the Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs and the Bureau of European and
Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State and the Department
of the Treasury, should seek private sector input regarding
sanctions policy with respect to the Russian Federation and the
implementation of and compliance with such sanctions imposed
with respect to the Russian Federation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Secretary of the Treasury, should continue robust
diplomatic engagement with allies and partners of the United
States, including the European Union, the G7, and Australia, to
encourage such allies and partners to impose such
sanctions.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Office of Sanctions Coordination of the
Department of State $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024,
2025, and 2026 to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Supplement not supplant.--The amounts
authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) shall supplement
and not supplant other amounts authorized to be appropriated
for the Office of Sanctions Coordination.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF UKRAINE-RELATED SANCTIONS ON
THE ECONOMY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Report and Briefings.--At the times specified in
subsection (b), the President shall submit a report and provide a
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on the impact on
the economy of the Russian Federation of sanctions imposed by the
United States and other countries with respect to the Russian
Federation in response to the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the
Russian Federation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Timing.--The President shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) submit a report and provide a briefing
described in subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional
committees not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report described in subsection (a) every 180 days
thereafter until the date that is 5 years after such date of
enactment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Elements.--Each report required by this section shall
include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an assessment of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the impacts of the sanctions described
in subsection (a), disaggregated by major economic
sector, including the energy, aerospace and defense,
shipping, banking, and financial sectors;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the macroeconomic impact of those
sanctions on Russian, European, and global economy
market trends, including shifts in global markets as a
result of those sanctions; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) efforts by other countries or actors
and offshore financial providers to facilitate
sanctions evasion by the Russian Federation or take
advantage of gaps in international markets resulting
from the international sanctions regime in place with
respect to the Russian Federation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) recommendations for further sanctions
enforcement measures based on trends described in paragraph
(1)(B).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 203. INFORMATION ON VOTING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED
NATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 406(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)), is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Assembly on''
and all that follows through ``opposed by the United States''
and inserting the following: ``Assembly on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) resolutions specifically related to
Israel that are opposed by the United States;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) resolutions specifically related to
the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
(7); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) an analysis and discussion, prepared in
consultation with the Secretary of State, of the extent to
which member countries supported United States policy
objectives in the Security Council and the General Assembly
with respect to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation; and''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding
Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act'' or the ``REPO
for Ukrainians Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--SEIZURE, TRANSFER, CONFISCATION, AND REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN
SOVEREIGN ASSETS
Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress regarding importance of the Russian
Federation providing compensation to
Ukraine.
Sec. 103. Prohibition on lifting sanctions on immobilized Russian
sovereign assets.
Sec. 104. Authority to seize, confiscate, transfer, and vest Russian
sovereign assets.
Sec. 105. International mechanism to use Russian sovereign assets to
provide for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Sec. 106. Report on use of Russian sovereign assets.
Sec. 107. Report on immobilized assets of the Central Bank of the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 108. Assessment by Secretary of State and Administrator of United
States Agency for International Development
on reconstruction and rebuilding needs of
Ukraine.
Sec. 109. Exception relating to importation of goods.
TITLE II--MULTILATERAL COORDINATION AND COUNTERING MALIGN ACTIVITIES OF
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Sec. 201. Statement of policy regarding multilateral coordination with
respect to the Russian Federation.
Sec. 202. Information on voting practices in the United Nations with
respect to the invasion of Ukraine by the
Russian Federation.
Sec. 203. Expansion of forfeited property available to remediate harms
to Ukraine from Russian aggression.
Sec. 204. Extensions.
Sec. 205. Recognition of Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(2) G7.--The term ``G7'' means the countries that are
members of the informal Group of 7, including Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United
States.
(3) Russian sovereign asset.--The term ``Russian sovereign
asset'' means funds and other property of--
(A) the Central Bank of the Russian Federation;
(B) the National Wealth Fund of the Russian
Federation; or
(C) the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation.
(4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any
other territory or possession of the United States.
TITLE I--SEIZURE, TRANSFER, CONFISCATION, AND REPURPOSING OF RUSSIAN
SOVEREIGN ASSETS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On February 20, 2014, the Government of the Russian
Federation violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of Ukraine by engaging in a pre-meditated and illegal invasion
of Ukraine.
(2) On February 24, 2022, the Government of the Russian
Federation violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of Ukraine by engaging in a pre-meditated, second illegal
invasion of Ukraine.
(3) The international community has condemned the illegal
invasions of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as well as the
commission of war crimes by the Russian Federation, including
through the deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian
infrastructure, the commission of sexual violence, and the
forced deportation of Ukrainian children.
(4) The leaders of the G7 have called the Russian
Federation's ``unprovoked and completely unjustified attack on
the democratic state of Ukraine'' a ``serious violation of
international law and a grave breach of the United Nations
Charter and all commitments Russia entered in the Helsinki
Final Act and the Charter of Paris and its commitments in the
Budapest Memorandum''.
(5) On March 2, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly
adopted Resolution ES-11/1, entitled ``Aggression against
Ukraine'', by a vote of 141 to 5. That resolution ``deplore[d]
in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation
against Ukraine in violation of Article 2(4) of the [United
Nations] Charter'' and demanded that the Russian Federation
``immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine'' and
``immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of
its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its
internationally recognized borders''.
(6) On March 16, 2022, the International Court of Justice
issued provisional measures ordering the Russian Federation to
``immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced
on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine''.
(7) The Russian Federation bears international legal
responsibility for its aggression against Ukraine and, under
international law, must cease its internationally wrongful
acts. Because of this breach of the prohibition on aggression
under international law, the United States is legally entitled
to take countermeasures that are proportionate and aimed at
inducing the Russian Federation to comply with its
international obligations.
(8) On November 14, 2022, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a resolution--
(A) recognizing that the Russian Federation must
bear the legal consequences of all of its
internationally wrongful acts, including making
reparation for the injury, including any damage, caused
by such acts;
(B) recognizing the need for the establishment of
an international mechanism for reparation for damage,
loss, or injury caused by the Russian Federation in or
against Ukraine; and
(C) recommending creation of an international
register of such damage, loss, or injury.
(9) Under international law, a country that is responsible
for an internationally wrongful act is under an obligation to
make full reparation for the injury caused. The Russian
Federation bears such an obligation to compensate Ukraine.
(10) Approximately $300,000,000,000 of Russian sovereign
assets have been immobilized worldwide. Only a small fraction
of those assets--1 to 2 percent, or between $4,000,000,000 and
$5,000,000,000--are reportedly subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States.
(11) The vast majority of immobilized Russian sovereign
assets, approximately $190,000,000,000, are reportedly subject
to the jurisdiction of Belgium. The Government of Belgium has
publicly indicated that any action by that Government regarding
those assets would be predicated on support by the G7.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, having
committed an act of aggression, as recognized by the United Nations
General Assembly on March 2, 2022, the Russian Federation is to be
considered as an aggressor state. The internationally wrongful acts
taken by the Russian Federation, including an act of aggression,
present a unique situation justifying the establishment of a mechanism
to compensate Ukraine and victims of aggression by the Russian
Federation in Ukraine.
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO UKRAINE.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Russian Federation bears responsibility for the
financial burden of the reconstruction of Ukraine and for
countless other costs associated with the illegal invasion of
Ukraine by the Russian Federation that began on February 24,
2022;
(2) in the absence of a comprehensive peace agreement
addressing the Russian Federation's obligation to compensate
Ukraine for the cost of the Russian Federation's unlawful war
against Ukraine, the amount of money the Russian Federation
must pay Ukraine should be assessed by an international body or
mechanism charged with determining compensation and providing
assistance to Ukraine;
(3) the Russian Federation is on notice of its opportunity
to comply with its international obligations, including
compensation, or, by agreement with the government of
independent Ukraine, authorize an international body or
mechanism to address those outstanding obligations with
authority to make binding decisions on parties that comply in
good faith;
(4) the Russian Federation can, by negotiated agreement,
participate in any international process to assess the full
cost of the Russian Federation's unlawful war against Ukraine
and make funds available to compensate for damage, loss, and
injury arising from its internationally wrongful acts in
Ukraine, and if it fails to do so, the United States and other
countries should explore other avenues for ensuring
compensation to Ukraine, including confiscation and repurposing
of assets of the Russian Federation;
(5) the President should continue to lead robust engagement
on all bilateral and multilateral aspects of the response by
the United States to efforts by the Russian Federation to
undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,
including on any policy coordination and alignment regarding
the disposition of Russian sovereign assets in the context of
compensation; and
(6) any effort by the United States to confiscate and
repurpose Russian sovereign assets should be undertaken
alongside international allies and partners as part of a
coordinated, multilateral effort, including with G7 countries,
the European Union, Australia, and other countries in which
Russian sovereign assets are located.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITION ON LIFTING SANCTIONS ON IMMOBILIZED RUSSIAN
SOVEREIGN ASSETS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Russian sovereign asset that is blocked or immobilized by the
Department of the Treasury pursuant to sanctions imposed before the
date described in section 104(h) may be released or mobilized until the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees in
writing that--
(1) the Russian Federation has reached an agreement
relating to the respective withdrawal of Russian forces and
cessation of military hostilities that is accepted by the free
and independent Government of Ukraine; and
(2)(A) full compensation has been made to Ukraine for harms
resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation; or
(B) the Russian Federation is participating in a bona fide
international mechanism that, by agreement, will discharge the
obligations of the Russian Federation to compensate Ukraine for
all amounts determined to be owed to Ukraine.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days before the lifting of
sanctions with respect to Russian sovereign assets as described in
subsection (a), the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(1) a written notification of the decision to lift the
sanctions; and
(2) a justification in writing for lifting the sanctions.
(c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--
(1) In general.--Sanctions may not be lifted with respect
to Russian sovereign assets as described in subsection (a) if,
within 30 days of receipt of the notification and justification
required under subsection (b), a joint resolution is enacted
prohibiting the lifting of the sanctions.
(2) Expedited procedures.--Any joint resolution described
in paragraph (1) introduced in either House of Congress shall
be considered in accordance with the provisions of section
601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export
Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-329; 90 Stat. 765), except
that any such resolution shall be subject to germane
amendments. If such a joint resolution should be vetoed by the
President, the time for debate in consideration of the veto
message on such measure shall be limited to 20 hours in the
Senate and in the House of Representatives shall be determined
in accordance with the Rules of the House.
(d) Cooperation on Prohibition of Lifting Sanctions on Certain
Russian Sovereign Assets.--The President may take such action as may be
necessary to seek to obtain and enter into an agreement between the
United States, Ukraine, and other countries that have blocked or
immobilized Russian sovereign assets to prohibit such assets from being
released or mobilized until there is an agreement that addresses the
Russian Federation's obligation to compensate Ukraine.
SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO SEIZE, CONFISCATE, TRANSFER, AND VEST RUSSIAN
SOVEREIGN ASSETS.
(a) Reporting on Russian Sovereign Assets.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the
date described in subsection (h), the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the
status of Russian sovereign assets subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States, including the information with respect to
such assets required to be included with respect to property in
the reports required by Directive 4.
(2) Continuation in effect of reporting requirements.--Any
requirement to submit reports under Directive 4 shall remain in
effect until the date described in subsection (h).
(3) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(4) Directive 4 defined.--In this subsection, the term
``Directive 4'' means Directive 4 issued by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control under Executive Order 14024 (50 U.S.C.
1701 note; relating to blocking property with respect to
specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the
Russian Federation), as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) Seizure, Transfer, Vesting, and Confiscation.--
(1) In general.--On and after the date that is 30 days
after the President submits to the appropriate congressional
committees the certification described in subsection (c), the
President may seize, confiscate, transfer, or vest any Russian
sovereign assets, in whole or in part, and including any
interest or interests in such assets, subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.
(2) Vesting.--For funds confiscated under paragraph (1),
all right, title, and interest in Russian sovereign assets
shall vest in the Government of the United States.
(3) Liquidation and deposit.--The President may--
(A) deposit any funds seized, transferred, or
confiscated under paragraph (1) into the Ukraine
Support Fund established under subsection (d);
(B) liquidate or sell any other property seized,
transferred, or confiscated under paragraph (1) and
deposit the funds resulting from such liquidation or
sale into the Ukraine Support Fund; and
(C) make all such funds available for the purposes
described in subsection (e).
(4) Method of seizure, transfer, or confiscation.--The
President may seize, transfer, or confiscate Russian sovereign
assets under paragraph (1) through instructions or licenses or
in such other manner as the President determines appropriate.
(c) Certification.--The certification described in this subsection,
with respect to Russian sovereign assets, is a certification that--
(1) seizing, confiscating, or transferring the Russian
sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine is in the national
interests of the United States;
(2) either--
(A) the Russian Federation has not ceased its
unlawful aggression against Ukraine; or
(B) the Russian Federation has not provided full
compensation to Ukraine for harms resulting from
Russian aggression; and
(3) the President has meaningfully coordinated with G7
leaders to take multilateral action with regard to any seizure,
confiscation, or transfer of Russian sovereign assets for the
benefit of Ukraine.
(d) Establishment of the Ukraine Support Fund.--
(1) In general.--The President shall establish an account,
to be known as the ``Ukraine Support Fund'', to consist of
funds deposited into the account under subsection (b).
(2) Use of funds.--The funds in the account established
under paragraph (1) shall be available to be used only as
specified in subsection (e).
(3) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts in the account
established under paragraph (1) shall supplement and not
supplant other amounts made available to provide assistance to
Ukraine.
(e) Use of Assets.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4),
funds in the Ukraine Support Fund shall be available to the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development, to
provide assistance to Ukraine to address damage resulting from
the unlawful invasion by the Russian Federation that began on
February 24, 2022, including through contributions to an
international body or mechanism charged with determining
compensation and providing assistance to Ukraine.
(2) Coordination with foreign assistance funds.--
(A) In general.--Funds in the Ukraine Support Fund
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made
available to carry out any provision of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to
carry out the purposes of this section, except that
funds from the Ukraine Support Fund shall remain
available until expended. Any funds transferred
pursuant to this subparagraph may be considered foreign
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for
purposes of making available the administrative
authorities in that Act.
(B) Use for direct loans.--Notwithstanding section
504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 661c(b)), funds in the Ukraine Support Fund may
be made available, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary of State deems necessary, for the
principal for direct loans for Ukraine and costs, as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of such loans.
(3) Notification.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees not
fewer than 15 days before providing any funds from the
Ukraine Support Fund to the Government of Ukraine or to
any other person or international organization for the
purposes described in paragraph (1), other than funds
authorized to be provided as assistance under section
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2292).
(B) Elements.--A notification under subparagraph
(A) with respect to the provision of funds to the
Government of Ukraine shall specify--
(i) the amount of funds to be provided;
(ii) the purpose for which such funds are
provided; and
(iii) the recipient.
(4) Prohibition of provision of funds to the russian
federation or sanctioned persons.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds from the Ukraine Support Fund may not
under any circumstances be provided to--
(A) the Government of the Russian Federation;
(B) a foreign person with respect to which the
United States has imposed sanctions;
(C) a foreign person owned or controlled by--
(i) the Government of the Russian
Federation;
(ii) a Russian person with respect to which
the United States has imposed sanctions; or
(D) any person in which the Government of the
Russian Federation or a person described in
subparagraph (B) has a direct or indirect interest; or
(E) any person that may act in the interest of the
Government of the Russian Federation.
(f) Judicial Review.--
(1) Exclusiveness of remedy.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any action taken under this section shall not
be subject to judicial review, except as provided in this
subsection.
(2) Limitations for filing claims.--A claim may only be
brought with respect to an action under this section--
(A) that alleges that the action will deny rights
under the Constitution of the United States; and
(B) if the claim is brought not later than 60 days
after the date of such action.
(3) Jurisdiction.--
(A) In general.--A claim under paragraph (2) of
this subsection shall be barred unless a complaint is
filed prior to the expiration of such time limits in
the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia.
(B) Appeal.--An appeal of an order of the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia
issued pursuant to a claim brought under this
subsection shall be taken by a notice of appeal filed
with the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit not later than 10 days
after the date on which the order is entered.
(C) Expedited consideration.--It shall be the duty
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit to advance on the docket
and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the
disposition of any claim brought under this subsection.
(g) Exception for United States Obligations Under International
Agreements.--The authorities provided by this section may not be
exercised in a manner inconsistent with the obligations of the United
States under--
(1) the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna
April 18, 1961, and entered into force April 24, 1964 (23 UST
3227);
(2) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna
April 24, 1963, and entered into force on March 19, 1967 (21
UST 77);
(3) the Agreement Regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into
force November 21, 1947 (TIAS 1676); or
(4) any other international agreement--
(A) governing the use of force or establishing
rights under international humanitarian law; and
(B) to which the United States is a state party on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(h) Sunset.--The authority to seize, transfer, confiscate, or vest
Russian sovereign assets under this section shall terminate on the
earlier of--
(1) the date that is 6 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(2) the date that is 120 days after the date on which the
President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(A) the Russian Federation has reached an agreement
relating to the respective withdrawal of Russian forces
and cessation of military hostilities that is accepted
by the free and independent Government of Ukraine; and
(B)(i) full compensation has been made to Ukraine
for harms resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the
Russian Federation;
(ii) the Russian Federation is participating in a
bona fide international mechanism that, by agreement,
addresses the obligations of the Russian Federation to
compensate Ukraine; or
(iii) the Russian Federation's obligation to
compensate Ukraine for the damage caused by the Russian
Federation's aggression has been resolved pursuant to
an agreement between the Russian Federation and the
Government of Ukraine.
SEC. 105. INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM TO USE RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS TO
PROVIDE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The President shall take steps the President
determines are appropriate to coordinate with the G7, the European
Union, Australia, and other partners and allies of the United States
regarding the disposition of immobilized Russian sovereign assets, such
as by seeking to establish a coordinated international compensation
mechanism with foreign partners, including Ukraine, the G7, the
European Union, Australia, and other partners and allies of the United
States, which may include the establishment of an international fund,
to be known as the ``Common Ukraine Fund'', that uses assets in the
Ukraine Support Fund established under section 104(d) and contributions
from foreign partners to allow for compensation for Ukraine, including
by--
(1) supporting a register of damage to serve as a record of
evidence and for assessment of the full costs of damages to
Ukraine resulting from the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian
Federation that began on February 24, 2022;
(2) establishing a mechanism for compensating Ukraine for
damages resulting from that invasion;
(3) ensuring distribution of those assets or the proceeds
of those assets based on determinations under that mechanism;
and
(4) taking such other actions as may be necessary to carry
out this section.
(b) Authorization for Deposit.--Upon the President reaching an
agreement or arrangement to establish a common international
compensation mechanism pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of
State may transfer funds from the Ukraine Support Fund established
under section 104(d) to a fund or mechanism established consistent with
subsection (a).
(c) Notifications.--
(1) Agreement or arrangement.--The President shall notify
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days
before entering into any new bilateral or multilateral
agreement or arrangement under subsection (a).
(2) Transfer.--The President shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 30 days before any
transfer from the Ukraine Support Fund to a fund established
consistent with subsection (a).
(d) Good Governance.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall--
(1) seek to ensure that any fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) operates in accordance with
established international accounting principles;
(2) seek to ensure that any such fund or mechanism is--
(A) staffed, operated, and administered in
accordance with established accounting rules and
governance procedures, including a mechanism for the
governance and operation of the fund or mechanism;
(B) operated transparently as to all funds
transfers, filings, and decisions; and
(C) audited on a regular basis by an independent
auditor, in accordance with internationally accepted
accounting and auditing standards;
(3) seek to ensure that any audits of any such fund or
mechanism are made available to the public; and
(4) ensure that any audits of any such fund or mechanism
are reviewed and reported on by the Government Accountability
Office to the appropriate congressional committees and the
public.
(e) Limitation on Transfer of Funds.--No funds may be transferred
from the Ukraine Support Fund to a fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) unless the President certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the institution housing the fund or mechanism has a
plan to ensure transparency and accountability for all funds
transferred to and from the Common Ukraine Fund; and
(2) the President has transmitted the plan required under
paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees in
writing.
(f) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--No funds may be transferred
from the Ukraine Support Fund to a fund or mechanism established
consistent with subsection (a) if, within 30 days of receipt of the
notification required under subsection (c)(2), a joint resolution is
enacted prohibiting the transfer.
(g) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and not less frequently than every 90 days thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes the following:
(1) An accounting of funds in any fund or mechanism
established consistent with subsection (a).
(2) Any information regarding the disposition of any such
fund or mechanism that has been transmitted to the President by
the institution housing the fund or mechanism during the period
covered by the report.
(3) A description of United States multilateral and
bilateral diplomatic engagement with allies and partners of the
United States that also have immobilized Russian sovereign
assets to allow for compensation for Ukraine during the period
covered by the report.
(4) An outline of steps taken to carry out this section
during the period covered by the report.
SEC. 106. REPORT ON USE OF RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN ASSETS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains--
(1) the amount and source of Russian sovereign assets
seized, transferred, or confiscated pursuant to subsection
(b)(1) of section 104;
(2) the amount and source of funds transferred into the
Ukraine Support Fund under subsection (b)(3) of that section;
and
(3) a detailed description and accounting of how such funds
were used to meet the purposes described in subsection (e) of
that section.
SEC. 107. REPORT ON IMMOBILIZED ASSETS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
the National Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) the best available accounting of the location, value,
and denomination of blocked and immobilized assets of the
Central Bank of the Russian Federation, as well as any
additional assets of that bank held outside of the Russian
Federation;
(2) with respect to blocked and immobilized assets of the
Central Bank of the Russian Federation--
(A) a break down of those assets by the country or
jurisdiction in which such assets are located;
(B) an estimate of the value and denomination of
the assets held in each such country or jurisdiction;
and
(C) an identification of whether those assets are
securities, deposits, or other assets;
(3) an estimate, to the extent feasible, of--
(A) the total income received from those assets
since the dates that the assets were blocked or
immobilized; and
(B) the approximate amounts of those assets that
are securities and have matured or expired; and
(4) an assessment of--
(A) what may have happened to the securities
described in paragraph (3)(B); and
(B) how the funds from maturing securities have
been reinvested and the associated income flows.
(b) Addressing Uncertainty.--In preparing the report required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) where exact figures are uncertain, provide approximate
ranges for those figures; and
(2) identify areas of uncertainty or gaps in accounting,
including areas where the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation may have additional assets outside of the Russian
Federation.
(c) Coordination With Allies.--The Secretary shall work with the G7
and other allies of the United States to obtain the information
necessary to ensure that the report submitted under subsection (a) is
comprehensive. A joint report by the Secretary and such allies shall
satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(d) Form.--
(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(2) Focus on public availability of information.--In
preparing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall maximize the amount of information that is included in
the unclassified portion of the report.
SEC. 108. ASSESSMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AND ADMINISTRATOR OF UNITED
STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON
RECONSTRUCTION AND REBUILDING NEEDS OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury and Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an assessment of the most pressing needs of
Ukraine for reconstruction, rebuilding, security assistance, and
humanitarian aid.
(b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An estimate of the rebuilding and reconstruction needs
of Ukraine, as of the date of the assessment, resulting from
the unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation,
including--
(A) a description of the sources and methods for
the estimate; and
(B) an identification of the locations or regions
in Ukraine with the most pressing needs.
(2) An estimate of the humanitarian needs, as of the date
of the assessment, of the people of Ukraine, including
Ukrainians residing inside the internationally recognized
borders of Ukraine or outside those borders, resulting from the
unlawful invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
(3) An assessment of the extent to which the needs
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) have been met or funded, by
any source, as of the date of the assessment.
(4) A plan to engage in robust multilateral and bilateral
diplomacy to ensure that allies and partners of the United
States, particularly in the European Union as Ukraine seeks
accession, increase their commitment to Ukraine's
reconstruction.
(5) An identification of which such needs should be
prioritized, including any assessment or request by the
Government of Ukraine with respect to the prioritization of
such needs.
SEC. 109. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.
(a) In General.--The authorities and requirements under this title
shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on
the importation of goods.
(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means any
article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or
manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and
excluding technical data.
TITLE II--MULTILATERAL COORDINATION AND COUNTERING MALIGN ACTIVITIES OF
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING MULTILATERAL COORDINATION WITH
RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) In General.--In response to the Russian Federation's unprovoked
and illegal invasion of Ukraine, it is the policy of the United States
that--
(1) the United States, along with the European Union, the
G7, Australia, and other willing allies and partners of the
United States, should continue to lead a coordinated
international sanctions regime to freeze sovereign assets of
the Russian Federation;
(2) the Secretary of State should continue to engage in
interagency and multilateral coordination with agencies of the
European Union, the G7, Australia, and other allies and
partners of the United States on efforts related to countering
the Russian Federation, including efforts related to the
confiscation and repurposing of Russian sovereign assets, as
well as to ensure the ongoing implementation and enforcement of
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation in response to
its invasion of Ukraine;
(3) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, should, to the extent practicable
and consistent with relevant United States law, continue to
lead and coordinate with the European Union, the G7, Australia,
and other allies and partners of the United States with respect
to enforcement of sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian
Federation;
(4) the United States should continue to provide relevant
technical assistance, implementation guidance, and support
relating to enforcement and implementation of sanctions imposed
with respect to the Russian Federation;
(5) where appropriate, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, should
continue to seek private sector input regarding sanctions
policy with respect to the Russian Federation and the
implementation of and compliance with such sanctions imposed
with respect to the Russian Federation; and
(6) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Treasury, should continue robust diplomatic
engagement with allies and partners of the United States,
including the European Union, the G7, and Australia, to
encourage such allies and partners to continue to take
appropriate actions against the Russian Federation, including
the imposition of sanctions.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2025, 2026, and 2027, to carry out this section.
(2) Supplement not supplant.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated by paragraph (1) shall supplement and not supplant
other amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department
of State.
SEC. 202. INFORMATION ON VOTING PRACTICES IN THE UNITED NATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BY THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.
Section 406(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Assembly on'' and all
that follows through ``opposed by the United States;'' and
inserting the following: ``Assembly on--
``(A) resolutions specifically related to Israel
that are opposed by the United States; and
``(B) resolutions specifically related to the
invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation;'';
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) an analysis and discussion, prepared in consultation
with the Secretary of State, of the extent to which member
countries supported United States policy objectives in the
Security Council and the General Assembly with respect to the
invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; and''.
SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE TO REMEDIATE HARMS
TO UKRAINE FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.
(a) In General.--Section 1708 of the Additional Ukraine
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117-
328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``from any forfeiture
fund'' after ``The Attorney General may transfer''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``which property
belonged'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``which property--
``(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was
controlled by a person the property or interests in
property of which were blocked pursuant to any covered
legal authority;
``(B) was involved in an act in violation of, or a
conspiracy or scheme to violate or cause a violation
of--
``(i) any covered legal authority; or
``(ii) any restriction on the export,
reexport, or in-country transfer of items
imposed by the United States under the Export
Administration Regulations, or any restriction
on the export, reexport, or retransfer of
defense articles under the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M
of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations, with respect to--
``(I) the Russian Federation,
Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine,
or the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk
People's Republic regions of Ukraine;
``(II) any person in any such
country or region on a restricted
parties list; or
``(III) any person located in any
other country that has been added to a
restricted parties list in connection
with the malign conduct of the Russian
Federation in Ukraine, including the
annexation of the Crimea region of
Ukraine in March 2014 and the invasion
beginning in February 2022 of Ukraine,
as substantially enabled by Belarus; or
``(C) was involved in any related conspiracy,
scheme, or other Federal offense arising from the
actions of, or doing business with or acting on behalf
of, the Russian Federation, Belarus, or the Crimea
region of Ukraine, or the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk
People's Republic regions of Ukraine.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The term `covered legal authority' means any license,
order, regulation, or prohibition imposed by the United States
under the authority provided by the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other
provision of law, with respect to--
``(A) the Russian Federation;
``(B) the national emergency--
``(i) declared in Executive Order 13660 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property
of certain persons contributing to the
situation in Ukraine);
``(ii) expanded by--
``(I) Executive Order 13661 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking
property of additional persons
contributing to the situation in
Ukraine); and
``(II) Executive Order 13662 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking
property of additional persons
contributing to the situation in
Ukraine); and
``(iii) relied on for additional steps
taken in Executive Order 13685 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note; relating to blocking property of certain
persons and prohibiting certain transactions
with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine);
``(C) the national emergency, as it relates to the
Russian Federation--
``(i) declared in Executive Order 13694 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the
property of certain persons engaging in
significant malicious cyber-enabled
activities); and
``(ii) relied on for additional steps taken
in Executive Order 13757 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note;
relating to taking additional steps to address
the national emergency with respect to
significant malicious cyber-enabled
activities);
``(D) the national emergency--
``(i) declared in Executive Order 14024 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property
with respect to specified harmful foreign
activities of the Government of the Russian
Federation);
``(ii) expanded by Executive Order 14066
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to prohibiting
certain imports and new investments with
respect to continued Russian Federation efforts
to undermine the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of Ukraine); and
``(iii) relied on for additional steps
taken in--
``(I) Executive Order 14039 (22
U.S.C. 9526 note; relating to blocking
property with respect to certain
Russian energy export pipelines);
``(II) Executive Order 14068 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
prohibiting certain imports, exports,
and new investment with respect to
continued Russian Federation
aggression); and
``(III) Executive Order 14071 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
prohibiting new investment in and
certain services to the Russian
Federation in response to continued
Russian Federation aggression); and
``(iv) which may be expanded or relied on
in future Executive orders; or
``(E) actions or policies that undermine the
democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine or
threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty,
or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
``(4) The term `Export Administration Regulations' has the
meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
``(5) The term `restricted parties list' means any of the
following lists maintained by the Bureau of Industry and
Security:
``(A) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4
to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
``(B) The Denied Persons List maintained pursuant
to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration
Regulations.
``(C) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement
No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Administration
Regulations.''.
(b) Semiannual Reports.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on progress
made in remediating the harms of Russian aggression toward Ukraine as a
result of transfers made under subsection (a).''.
(c) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for using the authority
provided by section 1708 of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2023, as amended by this section.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' has
the meaning given that term by section 1708 of the Additional
Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, as amended by
this section.
SEC. 204. EXTENSIONS.
(a) Section 5(a) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities
Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 132 Stat. 5587) is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``six years'' and
inserting ``12 years''.
(b) Section 1287(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended
by striking ``on the date that is 8 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on September 30, 2029''.
SEC. 205. RECOGNITION OF RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN UKRAINE AS A GENOCIDE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Russian Federation's illegal, premeditated,
unprovoked, and brutal war against Ukraine includes extensive,
systematic, and flagrant atrocities against the people of
Ukraine.
(2) Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (in this section referred
to as the ``Genocide Convention''), adopted and opened for
signature in 1948 and entered into force in 1951, defines
genocide as ``any of the following acts committed with intent
to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial
or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the
group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of
life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in
whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent
births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of
the group to another group''.
(3) On October 3, 2018, the Senate unanimously agreed to
Senate Resolution 435, 115th Congress, which commemorated the
85th anniversary of the Holodomor and ``recognize[d] the
findings of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine as submitted
to Congress on April 22, 1988, including that `Joseph Stalin
and those around him committed genocide against the Ukrainians
in 1932-1933'''.
(4) Substantial and significant evidence documents
widespread, systematic actions against the Ukrainian people
committed by Russian forces under the direction of political
leadership of the Russian Federation that meet one or more of
the criteria under article II of the Genocide Convention,
including--
(A) killing members of the Ukrainian people in mass
atrocities through deliberate and regularized murders
of fleeing civilians and civilians in passing as well
as purposeful targeting of homes, schools, hospitals,
shelters, and other residential and civilian areas;
(B) causing serious bodily or mental harm to
members of the Ukrainian people by launching
indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian
areas, conducting willful strikes on humanitarian
evacuation corridors, and employing widespread and
systematic sexual violence against Ukrainian civilians,
including women, children, and men;
(C) deliberately inflicting upon the Ukrainian
people conditions of life calculated to bring about
their physical destruction in whole or in part,
including displacement due to annihilated villages,
towns, and cities left devoid of food, water, shelter,
electricity, and other basic necessities, starvation
caused by the destruction of farmlands and agricultural
equipment, the placing of Russian landmines across
thousands of acres of useable fields, and blocking the
delivery of humanitarian food aid;
(D) imposing measures intended to prevent births
among the Ukrainian people, demonstrated by the Russian
military's expansive and direct targeting of maternity
hospitals and other medical facilities and systematic
attacks against residential and civilian areas as well
as humanitarian corridors intended to deprive
Ukrainians of safe havens within their own country and
the material conditions conducive to childrearing; and
(E) forcibly mass transferring millions of
Ukrainian civilians, hundreds of thousands of whom are
children, to the Russian Federation or territories
controlled by the Russian Federation.
(5) The intent of the Russian Federation and those acting
on its behalf in favor of those heinous crimes against humanity
has been demonstrated through frequent pronouncements and other
forms of official communication denying Ukrainian nationhood,
including President Putin's ahistorical claims that Ukraine is
part of a ``single whole'' Russian nation with ``no historical
basis'' for being an independent country.
(6) Some Russian soldiers and brigades accused of
committing war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, and elsewhere were
rewarded with medals by President Putin.
(7) The Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti
published the article ``What Should Russia do with Ukraine'',
which outlines ``de-Nazification'' as meaning ``de-
Ukrainianization'' or the destruction of Ukraine and rejection
of the ``ethnic component'' of Ukraine.
(8) Article I of the Genocide Convention confirms ``that
genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war,
is a crime under international law which [the Contracting
Parties] undertake to prevent and to punish''.
(9) Although additional documentation and analysis of
atrocities committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine may
be needed to punish those responsible, the substantial and
significant documentation already undertaken, combined with
statements showing intent, compel urgent action to prevent
future acts of genocide.
(10) The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
(22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) authorizes the President to impose
economic sanctions on, and deny entry into the United States
to, foreign individuals identified as engaging in gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) those acting on behalf of the Russian Federation should
be condemned for committing acts of genocide against the
Ukrainian people;
(2) the United States, in cooperation with allies in the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union,
should undertake measures to support the Government of Ukraine
to prevent acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian
people;
(3) tribunals and international criminal investigations
should be supported to hold Russian political leaders and
military personnel to account for a war of aggression, war
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; and
(4) the President should use the authorities under the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C.
10101 et seq.) to impose economic sanctions on those
responsible for, or complicit in, genocide in Ukraine by the
Russian Federation and those acting on its behalf.
Calendar No. 316
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2003
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional assistance to
Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian Federation, and
for other purposes.
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January 30, 2024
Reported with an amendment