,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecij ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjad ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 and ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs and ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources to the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,donbass ,people's ,militia ,terrorist ,designation ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress on designation of the ,donbass ,people's ,militia as a foreign terrorist organization 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,donbass ,people's ,militia 7,,dpm7 is an armed militia with allegiance to the ,donestsk ,people's ,republic1 a self-proclaimed ,state in ,eastern ,europe4 7#b7 ,the organization consists of pro-,russian separatists that have taken up arms against the ,ukrainian ,armed ,forces and the ,government of ,ukraine4 7#c7 ,the ,government of ,ukraine has concluded that the ,,dpm is responsible for shooting down ,malaysian ,airlines ,flight #ag on ,july #ag1 #bjad4 7#d7 ,the actions of the ,,dpm resulted in the deaths of #bhc passengers1 #hj of them children1 and #ae crew members4 7#e7 ,a ,united ,nations report released ,may #ae1 #bjad1 concluded that in eastern ,ukraine1 freedom of expression is under particular attack through the harassment of1 and threats to1 journalists and media outlets and the increasing prevalence of hate speech is further fuelling tensions 7,section ,i1 ,article #e1 ,section vi744 7#f7 ,according to the ,united ,nations report1 ,armed groups continue to illegally seize and occupy public and administrative buildings in cities and towns of the eastern regions and proclaim self-declared regions4 7#g7 ,leaders and members of these armed groups commit an increasing number of human rights abuses1 such as abductions1 harassment1 unlawful detentions1 in particularly of journalists4 ,this is leading to a breakdown in law and order and a climate of intimidation and harassment 7,section ,i1 ,article #e1 ,section ii74 7#h7 ,a report by the highly respected human rights advocacy organization1 ,human ,rights ,watch1 found that ,anti-,kiev forces in eastern ,ukraine are abducting1 attacking1 and harassing people they suspect of supporting the ,ukrainian government or consider undesirable44 7#i7 ,militants in the self-proclaimed ,donestsk ,people's ,republic have taken hostages and have yet to release them4 7#aj7 ,according to a report by the ,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for ,refugees1 the actions of ,,dpm and other militant groups have caused over #ajj1jjj ,ukrainians to flee their country as refugees and have also displaced approximately #ed1jjj citizens internally4 7b7 ,criteria ,section #bai7;a77#a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a77#a77 provides the #c criteria for the designation of an organization as a foreign terrorist organization3 7#a7 ,the organization must be a foreign organization4 7#b7 ,the organization must engage in terrorist activity1 as defined in section #bab7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,b771 or terrorism1 as defined in section #adj7;d77#b7 of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihh and #aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef;f7d77#b771 or retain the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism4 7#c7 ,the organization's terrorist activity or terrorism must threaten the security of ,united ,states nationals or the national security 7national defense1 foreign relations1 or the economic interests7 of the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,donbass ,people's ,militia has met the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7as described in subsection 7b772 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 should exercise the ,secretary of ,state's statutory authority and designate the ,donbass ,people's ,militia as a foreign terrorist organization4 7d7 ,report ,if the ,secretary of ,state does not designate the ,donbass ,people's ,militia as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act within #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report that contains the reasons therefor4 #c4 ,sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources to the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents 7a7 ,sanctions 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall subject to all available sanctions any person in the ,united ,states or subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states who knowingly provides material support or resources to the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents4 7#b7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term material support or resources has the meaning given such term in section #bcci;,a7b77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,inadmissibility and removal 7#a7 ,inadmissability ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,state may not issue any visa to1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall deny entry to the ,united ,states of1 any member or representative of the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents4 7#b7 ,removal ,any alien who is a member or representative of the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents may be removed from the ,united ,states in the same manner as an alien who is inadmissible under sections #bab7;a77#c77;,b77i77,,iv7 or 7,v7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,b77i77,,iv7 or 7,v774 7c7 ,funds ,any ,united ,states financial institution 7as defined under section #ecab of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code7 that knowingly has possession of or control over funds in which the ,donbass ,people's ,militia or its affiliates1 associated groups1 or agents have an interest shall retain possession of or control over the funds and report the funds to the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4