,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4    
,kinzinger7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committees on 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     
support the independence1 sovereignty1  
and territorial integrity of ,georgia1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title and table of contents  7a7 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,georgia ,support ,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  
,united ,states policy4 ,title          
,i--,assistance ,provisions ,sec4 #aja4 

,united ,states-,georgia security       
assistance4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,united ,states 
cybersecurity cooperation with ,georgia4
 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,enhanced assistance to    
combat ,russian disinformation and      
propaganda4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,sense of       
,congress on free trade agreement with  
,georgia4 ,title ,,ii--,sanctions       
,provisions ,sec4 #bja4 ,imposition of  
sanctions on persons complicit in or    
responsible for serious human rights    
abuses1 including right to life in      
,georgian regions of ,abkhazia and      
,tskhinvali ,region_/,south ,ossetia    
occupied by ,russia4  #b4 ,united       
,states policy ,it is the policy of the 
,united ,states to-- 7#a7 support       
continued development of democratic     
values in ,georgia1 including free and  
fair elections1 public sector           
transparency and accountability1 the    
rule of law1 and anticorruption efforts2
  7#b7 support ,georgia's sovereignty1  
independence1 and territorial integrity 
within its internationally recognized   

borders2  7#c7 support the right of the 
people of ,georgia to freely determine  
their future and make independent and   
sovereign choices on foreign and        
security policy1 including regarding    
their country's relationship with other 
nations and international organizations1
 without interference1 intimidation1 or 
coercion by other countries2  7#d7      
support ,georgia's ,euro-,atlantic and  
,european integration2  7#e7 not        
recognize territorial changes effected  
by force1 including the illegal         
invasions and occupations of ,georgian  
regions of ,abkhazia and ,tskhinvali    
,region_/,south ,ossetia by the ,russian
 ,federation2  7#f7 condemn ongoing     
detentions1 kidnappings1 and other human
 rights violations committed in the     
,georgian regions of ,abkhazia and      
,tskhinvali ,region_/,south ,ossetia    
forcibly occupied by the ,russian       
,federation1 including the recent       
killings of ,georgian citizens ,archil  
,tatunashvili1 ,giga ,otkhozoria1 and   

,davit ,basharuli2 and  7#g7 support    
peaceful conflict resolution in         
,georgia1 including by urging the       
,russian ,federation to fully implement 
the ,european ,union-mediated ceasefire 
agreement of ,august #ab1 #bjjh1 and    
supporting the establishment of         
international security mechanisms in the
 ,georgian regions of ,abkhazia and     
,tskhinvali ,region_/,south ,ossetia and
 the safe and dignified return of       
internally displaced persons 7,i,d,ps7  
and refugees1 all of which are important
 for lasting peace and security on the  
ground4  ,i ,assistance ,provisions     
#aja4 ,united ,states-,georgia security 
assistance  7a7 ,findings ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,in fiscal    
year #bjah1 the ,united ,states provided
 ,georgia with #b1bjj1jjj in assistance 
under chapter #e of part ,,ii of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcdg et seq42 relating to    
international military education and    
training7 and #ce1jjj1jjj in assistance 

under section #bc of the ,arms ,export  
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc2     
relating to the ,foreign ,military      
,financing ,program74  7#b7 ,georgia has
 been a longstanding ,,nato-aspirant    
country4  7#c7 ,georgia has contributed 
substantially to ,euro-,atlantic peace  
and security through participation in   
the ,international ,security ,assistance
 ,force 7,,isaf7 and ,resolute ,support 
,missions in ,afghanistan as one of the 
largest troop contributors4  7b7 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that ,united ,states          
assistance to ,georgia under chapter #e 
of part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa and section #bc of the   
,arms ,export ,control ,act should be   
increased4  7c7 ,statement of policy ,it
 shall be the policy of the ,united     
,states1 in consultation with ,georgia1 
to enhance ,georgia's deterrence1       
resilience1 and self-defense1 including 
through appropriate assistance to       
improve the capabilities of ,georgia's  

armed forces4  7d7 ,review of security  
assistance to ,georgia  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the heads of other appropriate     
,united ,states departments and         
agencies1 shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    
report reviewing ,united ,states        
security assistance to ,georgia4  7#b7  
,components ,the report required under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3  7,a7 ,a detailed review of  
all ,united ,states security assistance 
to ,georgia from fiscal year #bjjh to   
the date of the submission of such      
report4  7,b7 ,an assessment of threats 
to ,georgian independence1 sovereignty1 
and territorial integrity4  7,c7 ,an    
assessment of ,georgia's capabilities to
 defend itself1 including a five-year   
strategy to enhance ,georgia's          

deterrence1 resilience1 and self-defense
 capabilities4  7#c7 ,form ,the report  
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form but may  
contain a classified annex4  #ajb4      
,united ,states cybersecurity           
cooperation with ,georgia  7a7 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that the ,secretary of ,state should   
take the following actions1 commensurate
 with ,united ,states interests1 to     
assist ,georgia to improve its          
cybersecurity3 7#a7 ,provide ,georgia   
such support as may be necessary to     
secure government computer networks from
 malicious cyber intrusions1            
particularly such networks that defend  
the critical infrastructure of ,georgia4
  7#b7 ,provide ,georgia support in     
reducing reliance on ,russian           
information and communications          
technology4  7#c7 ,assist ,georgia to   
build its capacity1 expand cybersecurity
 information sharing1 and cooperate on  
international cyberspace efforts4  7b7  

,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report on ,united ,states    
cybersecurity cooperation with ,georgia4
 ,such report shall also include        
information relating to the following3  
7#a7 ,united ,states efforts to         
strengthen ,georgia's ability to        
prevent1 mitigate1 and respond to cyber 
incidents1 including through training1  
education1 technical assistance1        
capacity building1 and cybersecurity    
risk management strategies4  7#b7 ,the  
potential for new areas of collaboration
 and mutual assistance between the      
,united ,states and ,georgia to address 
shared cyber challenges1 including      
cybercrime1 critical infrastructure     
protection1 and resilience against      
automated1 distributed threats4  7#c7   
,,nato's efforts to help ,georgia       

develop technical capabilities to       
counter cyber threats4  #ajc4 ,enhanced 
assistance to combat ,russian           
disinformation and propaganda  7a7      
,statement of policy ,it shall be the   
policy of the ,united ,states to enhance
 the capabilities of ,georgia to combat 
,russian disinformation and propaganda  
campaigns intended to undermine the     
sovereignty and democratic institutions 
of ,georgia1 while promoting the freedom
 of the press4  7b7 ,required strategy  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
consultation with the heads of other    
appropriate ,united ,states departments 
and agencies1 shall submit to the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report outlining a strategy  
to implement the policy described in    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,components ,the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7    

shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a    
detailed assessment of ,russian         
disinformation and propaganda efforts   
across all media platforms targeting    
,georgia4  7,b7 ,an assessment of       
,georgia's capabilities to deter and    
combat such ,russian efforts and to     
support the freedom of the press4  7,c7 
,a detailed strategy coordinated across 
all relevant ,united ,states departments
 and agencies to enhance ,georgia's     
capabilities to deter and combat such   
,russian efforts4  7#c7 ,form ,the      
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but   
may contain a classified annex4  #ajd4  
,sense of ,congress on free trade       
agreement with ,georgia ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that the ,united ,states  
,trade ,representative should make      
progress toward negotiations with       
,georgia to enter a bilateral free trade
 agreement with ,georgia4  ,,ii         
,sanctions ,provisions  #bja4           
,imposition of sanctions on persons     

complicit in or responsible for serious 
human rights abuses1 including right to 
life in ,georgian regions of ,abkhazia  
and ,tskhinvali ,region_/,south ,ossetia
 occupied by ,russia  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,president shall impose on a       
foreign person the sanctions described  
in subsection 7b7 if the ,president     
determines1 based on credible           
information1 that such foreign person1  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act-- 7#a7 is responsible for1   
complicit in1 or responsible for        
ordering1 controlling1 or otherwise     
directing the commission of serious     
human rights abuses in ,georgian regions
 of ,abkhazia and ,tskhinvali           
,region_/,south ,ossetia forcibly       
occupied by the ,russian ,federation2   
7#b7 is materially assisting1           
sponsoring1 or providing significant    
financial1 material1 or technological   
support for1 or goods or services to1 a 
foreign person described in paragraph   
7#a72 or  7#c7 is owned or controlled by

 a foreign person1 or is acting on      
behalf of a foreign person1 described in
 paragraph 7#a74  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 determined by the ,president to  
be a person described in 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 person1 including 
by taking any of the actions described  
in paragraph 7#a7 of section #bjc7;a7 of
 such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7;a774   
7#b7 ,exclusion from the ,united ,states
 and revocation of visa or other        
documentation  7,a7 ,in general ,in the 

case of an alien determined by the      
,president to be a person described in  
subsection 7a71 denial of a visa to1 and
 exclusion from the ,united ,states of1 
such alien1 and revocation 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 such alien4  7,b7
 ,exception to comply with ,united      
,nations ,headquarters ,agreement and   
law enforcement objectives ,sanctions   
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply 
to an individual if admitting such      
individual into the ,united ,states     
would further important law enforcement 
objectives or 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 obligations of the ,united

 ,states4  7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president  
may waive the application of sanctions  
under subsection 7b7 with respect to a  
person if the ,president determines that
 such a waiver is important to the      
national interests of the ,united       
,states4  7d7 ,implementation2 penalties
  7#a7 ,implementation ,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 to carry out subsection
 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,penalties ,a person    
that violates1 attempts to violate1     
conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation of subsection 7b77#a7 or any  
regulation1 license1 or order issued to 
carry out such subsection shall be      
subject to the penalties specified 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 such section4  7e7 
,report required ,not later than #fj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and at least once every #ahj  
days thereafter for a period not to     
exceed two years1 the ,president1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 shall transmit to ,congress a
 detailed report with respect to persons
 that have been determined to have      
engaged in activities described in      
subsection 7a74