,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chda ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4 ,kaptur 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,mr4 ,harris7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 provide for the imposition of sanctions against #bd senior officials of the ,border ,service and ,federal ,security ,service of ,russia until the release of certain seized ,ukrainian ships and crewmembers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stopping ,aggressive ,incursions on ,liberty by ,ordering ,russian ,sanctions ,act or the ,,sailors ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,november #be1 #bjah1 the ,border ,service of the ,federal ,security ,service of the ,russian ,federation fired on and seized three ,ukrainian naval ships sailing through the ,kerch ,strait4 7#b7 ,the ,russian ,federal ,security ,service also seized #bd ,ukrainian crew members of those ships1 and continue to illegally detain them in ,russia4 7#c7 ,the ,russian ,government continues to refuse to release and return these #bd sailors and #c ships4 7#d7 ,the ,international ,tribunal for the ,law of the ,sea has ordered the release of the sailors and the ships seized by the ,border ,service4 7#e7 ,the seizure of these ships and crewmembers is yet another escalation of ,russia's illegal and aggressive assault on ,ukrainian territorial and naval sovereignty4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,congress-- 7#a7 harshly condemns this attack on ,ukraine1 its ships1 and its citizens2 7#b7 demands the immediate release and return of these three ,ukrainian ships and crewmembers2 7#c7 welcomes the actions of the ,secretary of the ,treasury to implement sanctions on senior border officials of the ,russian ,federal ,security ,service involved in the ,kerch ,strait attach on ,march #ae1 #bjai2 7#d7 urges the ,president to continue to prioritize the return of these ships and crewmembers1 including through the implementation of additional sanctions on ,russian financial institutions1 responsible parties in the ,border ,service and ,federal ,security ,service1 and parties associated with the ,nord ,stream #b project1 in order to increase the costs of such aggression2 and 7#e7 reaffirms its resolute support for the ,ukrainian people and their territorial and maritime sovereignty4 #d4 ,sanctions imposed 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b7 with respect to #bd individuals who are senior officers of the ,border ,service or the ,federal ,security ,service of ,russia1 with respect to the families of such senior officers1 and with respect to any person the ,president determines is a close associate of any such senior officer4 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,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 subject to sanctions imposed pursuant 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 ,exclusion from the ,united ,states ,in the case of an individual subject to sanctions imposed pursuant to subsection 7a71 denial of a visa to1 and exclusion from the ,united ,states of1 such individual1 and revocation1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 of any visa or other documentation of the individual4 7c7 ,termination2 penalties 7#a7 ,termination ,the authority to impose or maintain sanctions pursuant to this section shall terminate on the date on which the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,ukranian ships and crewmembers described in section #b of this ,act have been released back to ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,penalties ,any person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of any sanction imposed pursuant to this section or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section 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 7d7 ,exception relating to the importation of goods 7#a7 ,in general ,the authority to impose sanctions under this section shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods4 7#b7 ,good defined ,in this subsection1 the term good means any article1 natural or manmade substance1 material1 supply or manufactured product1 including inspection and test equipment1 and excluding technical data4 7e7 ,exception ,to comply with ,united ,nations ,headquarters ,agreement ,sanctions under this section shall not apply to an individual if admitting the individual into the ,united ,states is necessary to permit the ,united ,states to comply with the ,agreement regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states1 or other applicable international obligations4