,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bghj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
determination on designation of the     
,russian ,federation as a state sponsor 
of terrorism4  #a4 ,determination on    
designation of the ,russian ,federation 
as a state sponsor of terrorism  7a7    
,determination  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
determination whether the ,russian      
,federation meets the criteria for      
designation as a state sponsor of       
terrorism4  7#b7 ,form ,the             
determination required by paragraph 7#a7
 shall be submitted in unclassified form
 but may include a classified annex1 if 

appropriate4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7 ,state sponsor  
of terrorism defined ,the term state    
sponsor of terrorism means a country the
 government of which the ,secretary of  
,state has determined1 for purposes of  
section #f7;j7 of the ,export           
,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77 7as in effect      
pursuant to the ,international          
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act71     
section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcga71 section #dj of the ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bghj71 or any other provision of law1  
is a government that has repeatedly     
provided support for acts of            
international terrorism4