#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #hbei  ,,an ,,act  ,to prohibit     
,russian participation in the ,g#g1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on
 ,russian participation in the ,g#g  7a7
 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 no ,federal funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to take   
any action to support or facilitate--   
7#a7 the participation of ,russia in a  
,group of ,seven proceeding2 or  7#b7   
the reconstitution of the ,group of     
,eight to include ,russia4  7b7         
,termination ,subsection 7a7 shall cease
 to have any force or effect after the  
date on which--  7#a7 the ,secretary of 
,state and the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation1 certify to the         
appropriate congressional committees and
 leadership that the ,government of     
,russia1 and all persons acting as an   
agent of or otherwise on behalf of such 

government1 has halted all interference 
in ,united ,states elections or         
elections of the other members of the   
,group of ,seven1 members of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 and the ,european ,union1 and other    
allies and partners2 and  7#b7 the      
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence1 determines and certifies 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees and leadership that the      
,government of ,russia1 and all persons 
acting as an agent of or otherwise on   
behalf of such government1 has--  7,a7  
ended its illegal occupation of ,crimea 
and is fully complying with its         
commitments under the ,minsk agreement  
with respect to ,eastern ,ukraine2  7,b7
 ended its illegal occupation of ,south 
,ossetia and ,abkhazia and will support 
efforts for the reintegration of these  
regions with the ,republic of ,georgia2 
and  7,c7 withdrawn its troops and      
armaments from ,transnistria and fully  

respects ,moldova's sovereignty and     
territorial integrity4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than #fj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence and in consultation with  
the heads of other relevant ,federal    
departments and agencies1 shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees and leadership a report on   
the threats and challenges of ,russia to
 ,,nato and the ,united ,states in      
,afghanistan and to ,united ,states     
efforts to counter such threats and     
challenges1 including--  7#a7 an        
assessment of support provided by the   
,government of ,russia1 and all persons 
acting as an agent of or otherwise on   
behalf of such government1 for          
,taliban-linked militants1 including--  
7,a7 the provision of defense articles1 
defense services1 or technology 7as such
 terms are defined and described in the 
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        

,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq477 or financial  
assistance for purposes that undermine  
or run counter to the principles agreed 
upon in the ,agreement for ,bringing    
,peace to ,afghanistan entered into on  
,february #bi1 #bjbj2  7,b7 financial   
transactions1 including transactions    
made through the hawala system1 between 
the individuals and entities of the     
,government of ,russia1 or individuals  
or entities acting in connection with   
that government1 to ,taliban-linked     
militants1 other militants with         
connections to ,afghanistan1 and their  
intermediaries2 and  7,c7 any alleged   
program to incentivize the killing of   
,united ,states or ,,nato coalition     
soldiers by the ,government of ,russia  
or any other foreign government2  7#b7 a
 description of ,united ,states         
,government efforts to engage in        
diplomatic efforts with ,russia and the 
governments of ,,nato coalition allies  
and partners to counter ,russian malign 
influence in ,afghanistan2 and  7#c7 a  

description of the views of the         
governments of other ,,nato members1    
including heads of government1 political
 leaders1 and military commanders in the
 region on ,russian interference and    
malign influence in ,afghanistan4  7d7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
and leadership ,in this section1 the    
term appropriate congressional          
committees and leadership means-- 7#a7  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,permanent ,select ,committee on       
,intelligence1 the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security1 and the ,speaker1  
the majority leader1 and the minority   
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and 
the majority leader and the minority    
leader of the ,senate4  ,passed the     
,house of ,representatives ,november    
#ah1 #bjbj4;,clerk4