,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,coats 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 
,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,rubio1  
,mr4 ,enzi1 and ,mr4 ,portman7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to ensure that the ,united     
,states ,government in no way recognizes
 ,russia's annexation of ,crimea4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,crimea ,annexation                
,non-recognition ,act of #bjad4  #b4    
,united ,states policy against          
recognition of annexation  7a7          
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states ,government not  
to recognize the de jure or de facto    
sovereignty of the ,russian ,federation 
over ,crimea1 its airspace1 or its      
territorial waters4  7b7 ,prohibition   

,no ,federal department or agency may   
take any action that recognizes or      
implies recognition of sovereignty of   
the ,russian ,federation over ,crimea1  
its airspace1 or its territorial waters4
  #c4 ,prohibition against documents    
portraying ,crimea as part of ,russian  
,federation ,the ,government ,printing  
,office may not print any map1 document1
 record1 or other paper of the ,united  
,states portraying or otherwise         
indicating ,crimea as part of the       
territory of the ,russian ,federation4  
#d4 ,prohibition on facilitating certain
 investments in ,crimea ,no ,federal    
department or agency may take any action
 to facilitate1 finance1 or guarantee   
any investment in ,crimea that involves 
any official or entity of the           
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
or any business1 bank1 or other         
financial entity whose headquarters or  
principal place of business is located  
in the ,russian ,federation4  #e4       
,opposition to international financial  

institution loans with ,russian         
involvement ,the ,secretary of the      
,treasury shall direct the ,united      
,states representatives to the          
,international ,monetary ,fund1 the     
,world ,bank ,group1 and each other     
international financial institution     
described in section #agja7;c77#b7 of   
the ,international ,financial           
,institutions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7
 to oppose any loan1 loan guarantee1 or 
transfer of funds to ,crimea related to 
activity involving-- 7#a7 any official  
or entity of the ,government of the     
,russian ,federation2 or  7#b7 any      
financial institution or other entity   
whose headquarters or principal place of
 business is located in the ,russian    
,federation4  #f4 ,department of        
,justice affirmation of non-recognition 
of annexation ,in any matter before any 
,united ,states court1 upon request of  
the court or any party to the matter1   
the ,department of ,justice shall affirm
 the ,united ,states policy of not      

recognizing the de jure or de facto     
sovereignty of the ,russian ,federation 
over ,crimea1 its airspace1 or its      
territorial waters4  #g4 ,denial of     
entry to ,united ,states ports of       
vessels from ,crimea with ,russian cargo
 ,a vessel that is documented under the 
laws of a foreign country may not enter 
a port of the ,united ,states if-- 7#a7 
the vessel is arriving from a port in   
,crimea2 and  7#b7 the vessel is        
transporting goods for which export     
documents are issued or approved by the 
customs authorities of the ,russian     
,federation4  #h4 ,non-recognition of   
,russian sovereignty over ,crimean      
territory1 airspace1 or territorial     
waters  7a7 ,united ,states ,armed      
,forces ,the ,secretary of ,defense may 
not take any action1 including any      
movement of aircraft or vessels1 that   
implies recognition of the sovereignty  
of the ,russian ,federation over        
,crimea1 its airspace1 or its           
territorial waters4  7b7 ,united ,states

 flagged vessels ,no vessel that is     
issued a certificate of documentation   
under chapter #aba of title #df1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 may take any action that
 implies recognition of the sovereignty 
of the ,russian ,federation over ,crimea
 or its territorial waters4  7c7 ,united
 ,states aircraft ,no aircraft operated 
by an air carrier that holds an air     
carrier certificate issued under chapter
 #daa of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 may take any action that implies 
recognition of the sovereignty of the   
,russian ,federation over ,crimea or its
 airspace4  #i4 ,prohibition on certain 
assistance to countries that recognize  
,russian sovereignty over ,crimea ,no   
amounts may be obligated or expended to 
provide ,economic ,support ,fund        
assistance1 development assistance1 or  
security assistance to the government of
 any country that the ,secretary of     
,state determines has1 after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 recognized 
the sovereignty of the ,russian         

,federation over ,crimea1 its airspace1 
or its territorial waters4