,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #af1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,gerlach 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 and ,mr4 ,levin7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,strongly supporting the  
right of the people of ,ukraine to      
freely determine their future1 including
 their country's relationship with other
 nations and international              
organizations1 without interference1    
intimidation1 or coercion by other      
countries4  ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is strongly committed to the           
sovereignty1 independence1 and          
territorial integrity of ,ukraine2      
,whereas the ,united ,states strongly   
supports the right of the people of     
,ukraine to freely determine their      
future1 including their country's       
relationship with other nations and     
international organizations1 without    
interference1 intimidation1 or coercion 

by other countries2 ,whereas the        
,russian ,federation has undertaken a   
campaign of political1 economic1 and    
military aggression against ,ukraine2   
,whereas the ,russian ,federation's     
forcible occupation and illegal         
annexation of ,crimea1 its continuing   
support for separatist and paramilitary 
forces in eastern ,ukraine1 and its     
invasion of and military operations on  
,ukrainian territory represent gross    
violations of ,ukraine's sovereignty1   
independence1 and territorial integrity 
and a violation of international law1   
including the ,russian ,federation's    
obligations under the ,united ,nations  
,charter and its commitments as a       
participating ,state of the             
,organization for ,security and         
,co-operation in ,europe2 ,whereas the  
,government of ,ukraine continues to    
exercise extraordinary restraint in     
response to the invasion of its         
territory by several thousand military  
personnel of the ,russian ,federation1  

who are engaged in offensive military   
operations in support of separatist     
forces1 the illegal occupation and      
annexation of ,crimea1 and the tens of  
thousands of ,russian ,federation       
military personnel positioned           
offensively on the ,ukrainian-,russian  
border since ,march #bjad2 ,whereas the 
forcible occupation and illegal         
annexation of ,crimea by the ,russian   
,federation and its continuing support  
for separatist and paramilitary forces  
in eastern ,ukraine are violations of   
its obligations under the #aiid         
,budapest ,memorandum on ,security      
,assurances1 in which it pledged to     
respect the independence and sovereignty
 and the existing borders of ,ukraine   
and to refrain from the threat or use of
 force against the territorial integrity
 or political independence of ,ukraine2 
,whereas the ,russian ,federation has   
provided military equipment1 training1  
and other assistance to separatist and  
paramilitary forces in eastern ,ukraine 

that has resulted in ongoing conflict   
that is responsible for over #c1jjj     
deaths1 hundreds of thousands of        
civilian refugees1 and widespread       
destruction2 ,whereas the ,ukrainian    
military remains at a significant       
disadvantage compared to the armed      
forces of the ,russian ,federation in   
terms of size and technological         
sophistication2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states strongly supports efforts to    
assist ,ukraine to defend its territory 
against military aggression by the      
,russian ,federation and by separatist  
and paramilitary forces2 ,whereas       
,malaysia ,airlines ,flight #ag1 a      
civilian airliner1 was destroyed by a   
,russian-made missile provided to the   
separatist forces by the ,russian       
,federation1 taking all #bih innocent   
lives on board2 ,whereas the ,russian   
,federation has used and is continuing  
to use coercive economic measures1      
including the manipulation of energy    
prices and supplies as well as trade    

restrictions1 to place political and    
economic pressure on ,ukraine2 ,whereas 
visa1 financial1 and other sanctions    
imposed by the ,united ,states1 the     
,european ,union1 and other allies and  
partners have placed significant        
pressure on the ,russian ,federation and
 its leadership but have not been       
sufficient to end its political1        
military1 and economic aggression       
against ,ukraine2 ,whereas the          
,president of the ,united ,states has   
authority to impose stronger sanctions  
against the ,russian ,federation and its
 leadership2 ,whereas an aggressive     
,russian propaganda effort through the  
dissemination of false information is   
intended to stoke ethnic divisions and  
incite violence1 thereby posing a direct
 threat to the peace and stability of   
,ukraine2 ,whereas on ,april #c1 #bjad1 
the ,president signed ,public ,law      
#aac-if for the purpose of bolstering   
the resources of the ,broadcasting      
,board of ,governors to counter ,russian

 propaganda and provide the people of   
,ukraine and the surrounding regions    
with access to credible and uncensored  
sources of information2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states remains committed to    
,ukraine's democratic development and to
 the establishment of a government that 
includes and respects representatives   
from all regions of ,ukraine2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states is committed to     
assisting the ,government of ,ukraine   
ensure that the parliamentary elections 
scheduled for ,october #bf1 #bjad1 are  
free1 fair1 and held in all regions of  
,ukraine in full accordance with        
international standards2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states strongly supports the   
development of a prosperous market      
economy in ,ukraine2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states strongly supports the   
implementation of economic reforms in   
,ukraine1 including in the fiscal1      
energy1 pension1 and banking sectors1   
among others2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states supports the development of     

,ukraine's trade and economic ties with 
other countries and especially the      
,european ,union following the signing  
of an ,association ,agreement on ,june  
#bg1 #bjad2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 strongly supports energy               
diversification initiatives to reduce   
,russian control of energy supplies to  
,ukraine and other ,european countries1 
including the development of domestic   
sources of energy1 increased efficiency1
 and substituting energy obtained from  
,russia with imports from other         
countries2 ,whereas the terms of the    
cease-fire announced on ,september #e1  
#bjad1 are being violated by the        
,russian ,federation and the separatist 
and paramilitary forces it supports2    
,whereas this cease-fire1 if its terms  
are fully met by all parties1 may be a  
first step toward the reestablishment of
 stability that must include the full   
withdrawal of ,russian forces from      
,ukrainian territory1 the establishment 
of ,ukraine's control over all of its   

international borders1 the disarming of 
the separatist and paramilitary forces  
in the east1 an end to ,russia's use of 
its energy exports and trade barriers to
 apply economic and political pressure  
on ,ukraine1 and an end to ,russian     
interference in ,ukraine's internal     
affairs2 ,whereas the political1        
military1 and economic aggression       
against ,ukraine by the ,russian        
,federation underscores the enduring    
importance of the ,north ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization as the cornerstone
 of collective ,euro-,atlantic defense2 
and ,whereas the ,united ,states        
reaffirms its obligations under the     
,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 especially    
,article #e1 which states that an armed 
attack against one or more of the treaty
 signatories shall be considered an     
attack against them all3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 strongly       
supports the right of the people of     
,ukraine to freely determine their      

future1 including their country's       
relationship with other nations and     
international organizations1 without    
interference1 intimidation1 or coercion 
by other countries2  7#b7 calls on the  
,president to continue to work with our 
allies and partners in ,europe and other
 nations around the world to reaffirm   
the sovereignty1 independence1 and      
territorial integrity of ,ukraine and to
 refuse to recognize the illegal        
annexation of ,crimea by the ,russian   
,federation2  7#c7 strongly condemns the
 continuing political1 economic1 and    
military aggression by the ,russian     
,federation against ,ukraine and the    
violation of its sovereignty1           
independence1 and territorial integrity2
  7#d7 states that the military         
intervention by the ,russian ,federation
 is a breach of its obligations under   
the ,united ,nations ,charter and its   
commitments as a participating ,state of
 the ,organization for ,security and    
,co-operation in ,europe1 and is a      

violation of the #aiid ,budapest        
,memorandum on ,security ,assurances1 in
 which it pledged to respect the        
independence and sovereignty and the    
existing borders of ,ukraine and to     
refrain from the threat of use of force 
against the territorial integrity or    
political independence of ,ukraine2 and 
poses a threat to international peace   
and security2  7#e7 demands that the    
,russian ,federation remove its military
 forces and military equipment from the 
territory of ,ukraine1 including        
equipment provided to the separatist and
 paramilitary forces2  7#f7 demands that
 the ,russian ,federation end its       
political1 military1 and economic       
support of separatist and paramilitary  
forces in ,ukraine2  7#g7 demands that  
the ,russian ,federation and the        
separatist and paramilitary forces it   
supports end their violations of the    
cease-fire announced on ,september #e1  
#bjad2  7#h7 calls on the ,president to 
cooperate with allies and partners in   

,europe and other nations around the    
world to impose visa bans1 targeted     
asset freezes1 sectoral sanctions1 and  
other measures on the ,russian          
,federation and its leadership          
sufficient to compel it to end its      
violation of ,ukraine's sovereignty and 
territorial integrity1 to remove its    
military forces and equipment from      
,ukrainian territory1 and to end its    
support of separatist and paramilitary  
forces2  7#i7 calls on the ,president to
 provide the ,government of ,ukraine    
with defense articles1 services1 and    
training required to effectively defend 
its territory and sovereignty2  7#aj7   
calls on the ,president to ensure the   
delivery of urgently needed assistance  
to ,ukraine and to ensure that all      
future assistance will be rapidly       
delivered2  7#aa7 calls on the          
,president to provide the ,government of
 ,ukraine with appropriate intelligence 
and other relevant information to assist
 the ,government of ,ukraine to defend  

its territory and sovereignty2  7#ab7   
calls on the ,president to work with the
 ,government of ,ukraine1 our allies and
 other nations1 and international       
organizations to ensure that the        
multinational team investigating the    
destruction of ,malaysia ,airlines      
,flight #ag is able to conduct an       
unrestricted investigation1 guarantee   
the repatriation of remains and personal
 effects from the crash site1 report its
 findings free of outside political     
influence or intimidation and to ensure 
that those directly and indirectly      
responsible for this tragedy are brought
 to justice2  7#ac7 calls on our        
,european allies1 and other countries   
and international organizations1 to join
 the ,united ,states in providing       
assistance to the ,government of        
,ukraine to ensure that the             
parliamentary elections scheduled for   
,october #bf1 #bjad1 are free1 fair1 and
 held in all regions of ,ukraine in full
 accordance with international          

standards2  7#ad7 calls on the          
,president to expand ,united ,states    
international broadcasting efforts to   
,russian-speaking audiences in ,ukraine 
and both inside and outside of ,russia  
and include a broad spectrum of         
communications mediums to provide       
high-quality programming content1       
independent journalism1 and credible    
information to counter ,russia's        
propaganda2  7#ae7 calls on ,ukraine and
 other countries to support energy      
diversification initiatives to reduce   
the ability of the ,russian ,federation 
to use its energy exports as a means of 
applying political or economic pressure1
 including by promoting increased       
natural gas exports from the ,united    
,states and other countries2  7#af7     
strongly supports the efforts by        
,president ,poroshenko and the people of
 ,ukraine to establish a lasting peace  
in ,ukraine that includes the full      
withdrawal of ,russian forces from      
,ukraine's territory1 the establishment 

of ,ukraine's control over all of its   
international borders1 the disarming of 
the separatist and paramilitary forces  
in the east1 policies to reduce         
,russia's ability to use energy exports 
and trade barriers as weapons to apply  
economic and political pressure on      
,ukraine1 and an end to ,russia's       
interference in ,ukraine's internal     
affairs2 and  7#ag7 reaffirms the       
commitment of the ,united ,states to its
 obligations under the ,north ,atlantic 
,treaty1 especially ,article #e1 and    
calls on all ,alliance member states to 
provide their full share of the         
resources needed to ensure their        
collective defense4