,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,ms4
 ,hill ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4     
,sires7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !     
au?orization ( ,f$]al funds to          
facilitate ,russian p>ticipation 9 ,g#g 
or recon/itut$ ,g#h meet+s1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,russia 9 ,g#g ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! ,gr\p ( ,sev51 or ,g#g1 is a    
gr\p ( ! sev5 l>ge/ advanc$ economies 9 
! _w & includes ,canada1 ,france1       
,g]many1 ,italy1 ,japan1 ! ,unit$       
,k+dom1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ! ,european
 ,union z an obs]v]4  7#b7 ,! ,g#g      
c\ntries are all democracies & focus$ on
 /r5g!n+ democratic gov]nance globally4 
7#c7 ,9 #aiig1 ! ,g#g invit$ ! ,russian 
,f$]ation to jo9 ! gr\p1 9 recognition (
 ! ,russian political & economic re=ms  
und]way at t "t4  7#d7 ,9 #bjad1 ,russia

 invad$ ,ukra9e & illegally occupi$     
,crimea4  7#e7 ,9 ! aft]ma? ( ?is       
aggression1 ! ,g#h decid$ to susp5d     
,russia's memb]%ip1 issu+ a /atem5t     
label+ ,russia's invasion a violation ( 
int]national law t c\ld h grave         
implications = ! legal ord] t protects  
unity & sov]eignty ( all /ates4  7#f7 ,9
 ! wake ( ,russia's susp5sion1 ! rema9+ 
c\ntries recon/itut$ !mselves z ! ,g#g4 
7#g7 ,s9ce #bjad1 ,russia has repeat$ly 
int]f]$ 9 democratic elections 9 ,g#g   
c\ntries1 includ+ ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates 
presid5tial election1 & cont9ues to     
conduct dis9=mation & cov]t influ5ce    
campaigns aga9/ _m ( ! ,g#g c\ntries4   
7#h7 ,9 ,june #bjah1 ! ,g#g creat$ !    
,g#g ,rapid ,response ,me*anism1 ) !    
m&ate to id5tify & respond to div]se &  
evolv+ ?reats to our democracies4  7#i7 
,!n-,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 
,dan ,coats1 te/ifi$ be=e ,congress on  
,janu>y #bi1 #bjai1 t ,russia is /epp+  
up its campaign to divide ,we/]n        
political & security in/itutions0 & 8we 

expect ,russia w cont9ue to wage its    
in=mation w> aga9/ democracies & to use 
social m$ia to attempt to divide our    
societies4  7#aj7 ,russia cont9ues to   
fl\t ! ,m9sk agreem5ts by directly lead+
 & indirectly support+ sep>ati/ =ces 9  
,ukra9e4  7#aa7 ,russia cont9ues to make
 attempts to tight5 its hold on ,crimea 
by fur!r milit>iz+ ! t]ritory & (f]+    
,russian passports to its resid5ts4     
7#ab7 ,russia cont9ues to illegally     
occupy ,crimea & has /epp$ up its       
aggressive acts aga9/ ,ukra9e4  7#ac7   
,despite ?is behavior1 ,presid5t ,trump 
cont9ues to advocate = an end to        
,russia's susp5sion f ! ,g#g ) no       
preconditions4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x
 is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 !      
,russian ,f$]ation mu/ end its          
occupation ( ,ukra9e & cease its malign 
activities aga9/ ,g#g nations z         
preconditions = readmission into a      
recon/itut$ ,g#h2 &  7#b7 no (ficial    
repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ! ,presid5t ( !      

,unit$ ,/ates1 %\ld use ! p[] ( _! (fice
 to advocate = ,russia's readmission    
into a recon/itut$ ,g#h unless ,russia  
meets ! conditions describ$ 9 section   
#d7;b74  #d4 ,prohibition on ! use (    
,f$]al funds to facilitate ,russian     
p>ticipation  7a7 ,prohibition ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 no ,f$]al funds
 may be appropriat$ or o!rwise made     
available = any action support+ or      
facilitat+-- 7#a7 ! p>ticipation (      
,russia 9 a ,gr\p ( ,sev5 proce$+2 or   
7#b7 ! recon/itution ( ! ,gr\p ( ,eight 
to include ,russia4  7b7 ,t]m9ation ,!  
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all      
t]m9ate on ! date t is #cj days aft] !  
date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate c]tifies
 to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate t--     
7#a7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1
 & all p]sons act+ z an ag5t ( or       
o!rwise on behalf ( su* ,gov]nm5t1 has  
halt$ all int]f]5ce 9 ,unit$ ,/ates     
elections2  7#b7 su* ,gov]nm5t has end$ 

its illegal occupation ( ! ,ukranian    
t]ritory ( ,crimea & is fully implem5t+ 
its commitm5ts "u ! ,m9sk agreem5ts )   
respect to ea/]n ,ukra9e2 &  7#c7 su*   
,gov]nm5t is tak+ affirmative /eps to   
cease its campaign to divide ,we/]n     
economic1 political1 & security         
in/itutions1 p>ticul>ly ^? in/itutions (
 :i* ,g#g c\ntries are memb]s4  7c7     
,gr\p ( ,sev5 def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m  
,gr\p ( ,sev5 or ,g#g means !           
organization ( lead+ economies commonly 
kn[n z ! ,g#g t includes ,canada1       
,france1 ,g]many1 ,italy1 ,japan1 !     
,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates z      
memb]s1 ) ! ,european ,union z an       
obs]v]4