,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjag,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4       
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4    
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,costa1    
,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,ms4        
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,kelly of  
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 
,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4      
,rush1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,smith of    
,new ,jersey1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 and ,mr4   
,weber of ,texas7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,financial ,services1 the ,judiciary1   
and ,ways and ,means1 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 contain1 reverse1 and    
deter ,russian aggression in ,ukraine1  
to assist ,ukraine's democratic         
transition1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title and table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stability and ,democracy for      
,ukraine ,act or the ,,stand for        
,ukraine ,act4  7b7 ,table of contents  
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title and 
table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,statements
 of policy4 ,title ,i--,crimea          
,annexation ,non-,recognition ,sec4     
#aja4 ,united ,states policy against    
recognition of territorial changes      
effected by force alone4 ,sec4 #ajb4    
,prohibitions against ,united ,states   
recognition of the ,russian             
,federation's annexation of ,crimea4    
,sec4 #ajc4 ,determinations and         
codification of sanctions under         
,executive ,order ,no4 #acfhe4 ,title   
,,ii--,sanctions provisions ,sec4 #bja4 
,prohibiting certain transactions with  

foreign sanctions evaders and serious   
human rights abusers with respect to the
 ,russian ,federation4 ,sec4 #bjb4      
,report on certain foreign financial    
institutions4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,requirements 
relating to transfers of defense        
articles and defense services to the    
,russian ,federation4 ,title            
,,iii--,other matters ,sec4 #cja4       
,strategy to respond to ,russian        
,federation-supported information and   
propaganda efforts directed toward      
,russian-speaking communities in        
countries bordering the ,russian        
,federation4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,cost          
limitation4 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,sunset4  #b4   
,statements of policy  7a7 ,in general  
,it is the policy of the ,united ,states
 to further assist the ,government of   
,ukraine in restoring its sovereignty   
and territorial integrity to contain1   
reverse1 and deter ,russian aggression  
in ,ukraine4 ,that policy shall be      
carried into effect1 among other things1
 through a comprehensive effort1 in     

coordination with allies and partners of
 the ,united ,states where appropriate1 
that includes sanctions1 diplomacy1 and 
assistance1 including lethal defensive  
weapons systems1 for the people of      
,ukraine intended to enhance their      
ability to consolidate a rule of        
law-based democracy with a free market  
economy and to exercise their right     
under international law to self-defense4
  7b7 ,additional statement of policy   
,it is further the policy of the ,united
 ,states-- 7#a7 to use its voice1 vote1 
and influence in international fora to  
encourage others to provide assistance  
that is similar to assistance described 
in subsection 7a7 to ,ukraine2 and  7#b7
 to ensure that any relevant sanctions  
relief for the ,russian ,federation is  
contingent on timely1 complete1 and     
verifiable implementation of the ,minsk 
,agreements1 especially the restoration 
of ,ukraine's control of the entirety of
 its eastern border with the ,russian   
,federation in the conflict zone4  ,i   

,crimea ,annexation ,non-,recognition   
#aja4 ,united ,states policy against    
recognition of territorial changes      
effected by force alone ,between the    
years of #aidj and #aiia1 the ,united   
,states did not recognize the forcible  
incorporation and annexation of the     
three ,baltic ,states of ,lithuania1    
,latvia1 and ,estonia into the ,soviet  
,union under a policy known as the      
,stimson ,doctrine4  #ajb4 ,prohibitions
 against ,united ,states recognition of 
the ,russian ,federation's annexation of
 ,crimea  7a7 ,in general ,in accordance
 with ,united ,states policy enumerated 
in section #aja1 no ,federal department 
or agency should take any action or     
extend any assistance that recognizes or
 implies any recognition of the de jure 
or de facto sovereignty of the ,russian 
,federation over ,crimea1 its airspace1 
or its territorial waters4  7b7         
,documents portraying crimea as part of 
russian federation ,in accordance with  
,united ,states policy enumerated in    

section #aja1 the ,government           
,publishing ,office should 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  #ajc4 ,determinations and 
codification of sanctions under         
,executive ,order ,no4 #acfhe  7a7      
,determinations  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
contains the assessment described in    
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,assessment       
described ,the assessment described in  
this paragraph is-- 7,a7 a review of    
each person designated pursuant to      
,executive ,order ,no4 #acffj 7,march   
#f1 #bjad2 #gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #acdic2      
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons contributing to the situation  
in ,ukraine7 or ,executive ,order ,no4  
#acffa 7,march #af1 #bjad2 #gi ,fed4    

,reg4 #aeece2 relating to blocking      
property of additional persons          
contributing to the situation in        
,ukraine72 and  7,b7 a determination as 
to whether any such person meets the    
criteria for designation pursuant to    
,executive ,order ,no4 #acfhe 7,december
 #ai1 #bjad2 #gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggceg2    
relating to blocking property of certain
 persons and prohibiting certain        
transactions with respect to the ,crimea
 region of ,ukraine74  7#c7 ,form ,the  
assessment required by paragraph 7#b7   
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex4  7b7
 ,codification ,united ,states sanctions
 provided for in ,executive ,order ,no4 
#acfhe1 as in effect on the day before  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
shall remain in effect until the date on
 which the ,president submits to the    
appropriate congressional committees a  
certification described in subsection   
7c74  7c7 ,certification ,a             
certification described in this         

subsection is a certification of the    
,president that ,ukraine's sovereignty  
over ,crimea has been restored4  7d7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to restrict  
the authority of the ,president to      
impose additional ,united ,states       
sanctions with specific respect to the  
,russian ,federation's occupation of    
,crimea pursuant to ,executive ,order   
,no4 #acfhe4  7e7 ,appropriate          
congressional committees ,in this       
section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and
 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  ,,ii ,sanctions        
provisions  #bja4 ,prohibiting certain  
transactions with foreign sanctions     
evaders and serious human rights abusers

 with respect to the ,russian           
,federation ,the ,support for the       
,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1   
and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine    
,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ie2 #bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hija et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
sections3  #aj4 ,prohibiting certain    
transactions with foreign sanctions     
evaders with respect to the ,russian    
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,president is authorized to impose with 
respect to a foreign person the         
sanctions described in subsection 7b7 if
 the ,president determines that the     
foreign person knowingly--  7#a7 has    
materially violated1 attempted to       
violate1 conspired to violate1 or caused
 a violation of any license1 order1     
regulation1 or prohibition contained in1
 or issued pursuant to any covered      
,executive order2 or  7#b7 has          
facilitated significant deceptive or    
structured transactions for or on behalf
 of any person subject to ,united       

,states sanctions concerning the        
,russian ,federation4  7b7 ,sanctions   
described  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
sanctions described in this subsection  
are the exercise of all powers granted  
to the ,president by the ,international 
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent  
necessary to block and prohibit all     
transactions in all property and        
interests in property of a person       
determined by the ,president to be      
subject to subsection 7a7 if such       
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  
the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,penalties ,a     
person that is subject to sanctions     
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
subject to the penalties set forth in   
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 to the same extent as a person   

that commits an unlawful act described  
in subsection 7a7 of that section4  7c7 
,waiver ,the ,president may waive the   
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7b7 on a case-by-case for a  
period of not more than #abj days1 and  
may renew that waiver for additional    
periods of not more than #abj days with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interests of the ,united       
,states and on or before the date on    
which the waiver takes effect1 submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a notice of and justification
 for the waiver4  7d7 ,implementation   
authority ,the ,president may exercise  
all authorities provided to the         
,president under sections #bjc and #bje 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of        
carrying out this section4  7e7         
,regulatory authority ,the ,president   
shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 

and orders as are necessary to carry out
 this section4  7f7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial 
,services1 and the ,committee on ,ways  
and ,means of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,covered executive order ,the term 
covered ,executive order means any of   
the following3 7,a7 ,executive ,order   
,no4 #acffj 7,march #f1 #bjad2 #gi ,fed4
 ,reg4 #acdic2 relating to blocking     
property of certain persons contributing
 to the situation in ,ukraine74  7,b7   
,executive ,order ,no4 #acffa 7,march   
#af1 #bjad2 #gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeece2     
relating to blocking property of        
additional persons contributing to the  
situation in ,ukraine74  7,c7 ,executive

 ,order ,no4 #acfhe 7,december #ai1     
#bjad2 #gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggceg2 relating 
to blocking property of certain persons 
and prohibiting certain transactions    
with respect to the ,crimea region of   
,ukraine74  7#c7 ,foreign person ,the   
term foreign person has the meaning     
given such term in section #eie4cjd of  
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#d7    
,structured ,the term structured1 with  
respect to a transaction1 has the       
meaning given the term structure in     
paragraph 7xx7 of section #ajaj4ajj of  
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations4  7#e7 ,united states      
person ,the term ,united ,states person 
has the meaning given such term in      
section #ehi4cab of title #ca1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#aa4 ,prohibiting certain transactions  
in areas controlled by the ,russian     
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the       

,president is authorized to impose with 
respect to a foreign person the         
sanctions described in subsection 7b7 if
 the ,president determines that the     
foreign person1 based on credible       
information--  7#a7 is responsible for1 
complicit in1 or responsible for        
ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise     
directing1 the commission of serious    
human rights abuses in any territory    
forcibly occupied or otherwise          
controlled by the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation2  7#b7 has         
materially assisted1 sponsored1 or      
provided financial1 material1 or        
technological support for1 or goods or  
services to1 a foreign person that is   
responsible for1 complicit in1 or       
responsible for ordering1 controlling1  
or otherwise directing1 the commission  
of serious human rights abuses in any   
territory forcibly occupied or otherwise
 controlled by the ,government of the   
,russian ,federation2 or  7#c7 is owned 
or controlled by a foreign person1 or   

has acted or purported to act for or on 
behalf of1 directly or indirectly1 a    
foreign person1 that is responsible for1
 complicit in1 or responsible for       
ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise     
directing1 the commission of serious    
human rights abuses in any territory    
forcibly occupied or otherwise          
controlled by the ,government of the    
,russian ,federation4  7b7 ,sanctions   
described  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
sanctions described in this subsection  
are the exercise of all powers granted  
to the ,president by the ,international 
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 without regard
 to section #bjb of such ,act1 to the   
extent necessary to block and prohibit  
all transactions in all property and    
interests in property of a person       
determined by the ,president to be      
subject to subsection 7a7 if such       
property and interests in property are  
in the ,united ,states1 come within the 
,united ,states1 or are or come within  

the possession or control of a ,united  
,states person4  7#b7 ,penalties ,a     
person that is subject to sanctions     
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
subject to the penalties set forth in   
subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agje7 to the same extent as a person   
that commits an unlawful act described  
in subsection 7a7 of that section4  7c7 
,waiver ,the ,president may waive the   
application of sanctions under          
subsection 7b7 on a case-by-case for a  
period of not more than #abj days1 and  
may renew that waiver for additional    
periods of not more than #abj days with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interests of the ,united       
,states and on or before the date on    
which the waiver takes effect1 submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a notice of and justification
 for the waiver4  7d7 ,implementation   

authority ,the ,president may exercise  
all authorities provided to the         
,president under sections #bjc and #bje 
of the ,international ,emergency        
,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#agjb and #agjd7 for purposes of        
carrying out this section4  7e7         
,regulatory authority ,the ,president   
shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 
and orders as are necessary to carry out
 this section4  7f7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial 
,services1 and the ,committee on ,ways  
and ,means of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign  
person has the meaning given such term  
in section #eie4cjd of title #ca1 ,code 

of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect  
on the date of enactment of this        
section4  7#c7 ,united states person    
,the term ,united ,states person has the
 meaning given such term in section     
#ehi4cab of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this section4  4  #bjb4 
,report on certain foreign financial    
institutions ,the ,support for the      
,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1   
and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine    
,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ie2 #bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hija et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #aa 7as added by
 section #bja of this ,act7 the         
following new section3  #ab4 ,report on 
certain foreign financial institutions  
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary of ,state and  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   
jointly submit to the appropriate       
congressional committees a report on--  
7#a7 foreign financial institutions that

 are in direct control of assets owned  
or controlled by the ,government of     
,ukraine in a manner determined by the  
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury to be in violation of  
the sovereignty1 independence1 or       
territorial integrity of ,ukraine2  7#b7
 foreign financial institutions that are
 directly or indirectly assisting or    
otherwise aiding the violation of       
sovereignty1 independence1 and          
territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 and  
7#c7 foreign financial institutions     
determined by the ,secretary of ,state  
and the ,secretary of the ,treasury to  
be complicit in illicit financial       
activity1 including money laundering1   
financing of terrorism1 transnational   
organized crime1 or misappropriation of 
state assets1 that are--  7,a7 organized
 under the laws of the ,russian         
,federation2 or  7,b7 owned or          
controlled by a foreign person whose    
property or interests in property have  
been blocked pursuant to any covered    

,executive order4  7b7 ,form ,the report
 required to be submitted under this    
subsection shall be submitted in        
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7c7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,financial 
,services1 the ,committee on ,ways and  
,means1 and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate4  7#b7    
,covered executive order ,the term      
covered ,executive order has the meaning
 given the term in section #aj7;f7 of   
this ,act4  4  #bjc4 ,requirements      
relating to transfers of defense        
articles and defense services to the    
,russian ,federation  7a7 ,statement of 

policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states to oppose the transfer of       
defense articles and defense services   
from any country that is a member of the
 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 
7,,nato7 to1 or on behalf of1 the       
,russian ,federation1 during any period 
in which the ,russian ,federation       
forcibly occupies the territory of      
,ukraine or of a ,,nato member country4 
7b7 ,adoption of ,,nato policy ,the     
,president shall use the voice1 vote1   
and influence of the ,united ,states in 
,,nato to seek the adoption of a policy 
by ,,nato that is consistent with the   
policy of the ,united ,states specified 
in subsection 7a74  7c7 ,monitoring and 
identification of transfers  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,president shall direct the
 heads of the appropriate departments   
and agencies of the ,united ,states to  
identify those transfers of defense     
articles and defense services described 
in subsection 7a7 that are contrary to  
the policy of the ,united ,states       

specified in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,report  7,a7 ,in general ,the          
,president shall submit a written report
 to the chairmen and ranking members of 
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
within #e days of the receipt of        
information indicating that a transfer  
described in paragraph 7#a7 has         
occurred4  7,b7 ,form ,the report       
required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be submitted in unclassified form but   
may include a classified annex4  7d7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate committees of congress ,the
 term appropriate committees of         
,congress means--  7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on  
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent   
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 
and the ,select ,committee on           
,intelligence of the ,senate4  7#b7     
,defense articles and defense services  

,the terms defense article and defense  
service have the meanings given such    
terms in section #dg of the ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgid note74  ,,iii ,other matters      
#cja4 ,strategy to respond to ,russian  
,federation-supported information and   
propaganda efforts directed toward      
,russian-speaking communities in        
countries bordering the ,russian        
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall develop and implement a 
strategy to respond to ,russian         
,federation-supported disinformation and
 propaganda efforts directed toward     
persons in countries bordering the      
,russian ,federation4  7b7 ,matters ,to 
be included ,the strategy required under
 subsection 7a7 should include the      
following3 7#a7 ,development of a       
response to propaganda and              
disinformation campaigns as an element  
of the ongoing crisis in ,ukraine1      

specifically--  7,a7 assistance in      
building the capacity of the ,ukrainian 
military to document conflict zones and 
disseminate information in real-time2   
7,b7 assistance in enhancing broadcast  
capacity with terrestrial television    
transmitters in ,eastern ,ukraine2 and  
7,c7 media training for officials of the
 ,government of ,ukraine4  7#b7         
,establishment of a partnership with    
partner governments and private-sector  
entities to provide ,russian-language   
entertainment and news content to       
broadcasters in ,russian-speaking       
communities bordering the ,russian      
,federation4  7#c7 ,assessment of the   
extent of ,russian ,federation influence
 in political parties1 financial        
institutions1 media organizations1 and  
other entities seeking to exert         
political influence and sway public     
opinion in favor of ,russian ,federation
 policy across ,europe4  7c7 ,report    
,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        

committees a report on the strategy     
required under subsection 7a7 and its   
implementation4  7d7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees ,in this       
section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations and the ,committee on ,armed 
,services of the ,senate4  #cjb4 ,cost  
limitation ,no additional funds are     
authorized to carry out the requirements
 of this ,act and the amendments made by
 this ,act4 ,such requirements shall be 
carried out using amounts otherwise     
authorized4  #cjc4 ,sunset ,this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall cease to be effective beginning on
 the date that is #e years after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4