,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bi1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1    
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 and ,mr4 
,keating7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to  
the ,committees on ,financial ,services1
 and 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 reauthorize the ,belarus 
,democracy ,act of #bjjd4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,belarus ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and
 ,sovereignty ,act of #bjbj4  #b4       
,findings ,section #b of the ,belarus   
,democracy ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law  
#aji-dhj2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is  
amended to read as follows3  #b4        
,findings ,congress finds the following3

 7#a7 ,the ,government of ,belarus1 led 
by ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 continues to
 engage in a pattern of clear and       
persistent violations of human rights   
and fundamental freedoms4  7#b7 ,the    
,government of ,belarus1 led by         
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 continues to   
engage in a pattern of clear and        
uncorrected violations of basic         
principles of democratic governance1    
including through a series of           
fundamentally flawed presidential and   
parliamentary elections undermining the 
legitimacy of executive and legislative 
authority in that country4  7#c7 ,the   
,government of ,belarus1 led by         
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 continues to   
subject thousands of pro-democracy      
political activists and peaceful        
protesters to harassment1 beatings1 and 
imprisonment1 particularly as a result  
of their attempts to peacefully exercise
 their right to freedom of assembly and 
association4  7#d7 ,the ,government of  
,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr            

,lukashenka1 continues to suppress      
independent media and journalists and to
 restrict access to the internet1       
including social media and other digital
 communication platforms1 in violation  
of the right to freedom of speech and   
expression of those dissenting from the 
dictatorship of ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka4
  7#e7 ,the ,government of ,belarus1 led
 by ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 continues a
 systematic campaign of harassment1     
repression1 and closure of              
nongovernmental organizations1 including
 independent trade unions and           
entrepreneurs1 creating a climate of    
fear that inhibits the development of   
civil society and social solidarity4    
7#f7 ,the ,government of ,belarus1 led  
by ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 has pursued 
a policy undermining the country's      
sovereignty and independence by making  
,belarus political1 economic1 cultural1 
and societal interests subservient to   
those of ,russia4  7#g7 ,the ,government
 of ,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr        

,lukashenka1 continues to reduce the    
independence of ,belarus through        
integration into a so-called ,union     
,state that is under the control of     
,russia4  7#h7 ,on ,august #i1 #bjbj1   
the ,government of ,belarus conducted a 
presidential election that was          
fraudulent and did not meet             
international standards4 ,there were    
serious irregularities with ballot      
counting and the reporting of election  
results4 ,the ,government of ,belarus   
also put in place restrictive measures  
that impeded the work of local          
independent observers and did not       
provide sufficient notice to the ,,osce 
to allow for the ,,osce to monitor the  
elections1 as is customary4  7#i7 ,after
 the ,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential    
election1 the ,government of ,belarus   
responded to the peaceful opposition    
protests1 which are the largest in      
,belarus history1 with a violent        
crackdown1 including1 according to the  
,united ,nations ,special ,rapporteur1  

the detention of more than #aj1jjj      
peaceful protestors as of ,september    
#ah1 #bjbj4  7#aj7 ,thousands of        
employees at ,belarusian state-owned    
enterprises1 who have been seen as      
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka's traditional   
base during his #bf-year rule1 went on  
strike across the country to protest    
,lukashenka's illegitimate election and 
the subsequent crackdowns1 including at 
some of ,belarus's largest factories    
such as the ,bel,a,z truck plant1 the   
,minsk ,tractor ,works1 and the ,minsk  
,automobile ,plant4  7#aa7 ,women have  
served as the leading force in          
demonstrations across the country1      
protesting the police brutality and mass
 detentions by wearing white1 carrying  
flowers1 forming solidarity chains1 and 
unmasking undercover police trying to   
arrest demonstrators4  7#ab7 ,after the 
,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential         
election1 the ,government of ,belarus   
has sought to stop the work of the      
,coordination ,council1 which was formed

 by the leading opposition presidential 
candidate1 ,sviatlana ,tsikhanouskaya1  
to facilitate a peaceful transition of  
power by subjecting the ,council's      
senior members to violence1 detention1  
and forced exile4  7#ac7 ,after the     
,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential         
election1 the ,government of ,belarus   
restricted the free flow of information 
to silence the opposition and to conceal
 the regime's violent crackdown on      
peaceful protestors1 including by       
stripping the accreditation of          
journalists from major foreign news     
outlets1 disrupting internet access1    
limiting access to social media and     
other digital communication platforms1  
and detaining and harassing countless   
journalists4  7#ad7 ,before the         
,european ,parliament on ,august #be1   
#bjbj1 ,tsikhanouskaya stressed that a  
peaceful revolution was underway in     
,belarus1 and that ,it is neither a     
pro-,russian nor anti-,russian          
revolution4 ,it is neither an           

anti-,european ,union nor a             
pro-,european ,union revolution4 ,it is 
a democratic revolution44  7#ae7        
,against the will of the majority of the
 ,belarusian people1 ,russian ,president
 ,vladimir ,putin has propped up the    
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka regime1         
including by offering security          
assistance1 providing significant       
financial support1 and sending ,russian 
propagandists to help disseminate       
pro-regime propaganda on ,belarus state 
television4  7#af7 ,after the ,august   
#i1 #bjbj1 presidential election1 the   
,united ,states1 the ,european ,union1  
the ,united ,kingdom1 and ,canada       
condemned the violent crackdown on      
peaceful protestors1 refused to accept  
the results of the fraudulent election  
and called for new free and fair        
elections under independent observation4
  7#ag7 ,on ,september #h1 #bjbj1       
,secretary of ,state ,michael ,r4       
,pompeo said1 ,the ,united ,states1 in  
coordination with our partners and      

,allies1 is considering additional      
targeted sanctions to promote           
accountability for those involved in    
human rights abuses and repression in   
,belarus44  7#ah7 ,following ,alyaksandr
 ,lukashenka's ,september #bc1 #bjbj1   
secret inauguration1 the ,united        
,states1 the ,european ,union1 numerous 
,european ,union member states1 the     
,united ,kingdom1 and ,canada announced 
they did not recognize him as the       
legitimately elected leader of ,belarus4
  4  #c4 ,statement of policy ,section  
#c of the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of   
#bjjd 7,public ,law #aji-dhj2 #bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #c4 ,statement of policy  
,it is the policy of the ,united ,states
 to-- 7#a7 condemn the conduct of the   
,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential election
 and crackdown on opposition candidates1
 senior members of the ,coordination    
,council1 peaceful protestors1 employees
 from state-owned enterprises           
participating in strikes1 independent   

election observers1 and independent     
journalists and bloggers2  7#b7 continue
 to call for the immediate release      
without preconditions of all political  
prisoners in ,belarus1 including all    
those individuals detained in connection
 with the ,august #i1 #bjbj1            
presidential election1 a leading        
opposition figure ,maryia ,kalesnikava1 
and ,united ,states citizen ,vitali     
,shkliarov2  7#c7 continue to support   
the aspirations of the people of        
,belarus for democracy1 human rights1   
and the rule of law2  7#d7 continue to  
support the aspirations of the people of
 ,belarus to exercise their religion    
freely1 including the head of the       
,catholic ,church in ,belarus           
,archbishop ,tadeusz ,kondrusiewicz who 
was barred from entering the country    
after criticizing ,belarusian           
authorities2  7#e7 continue to support  
actively the aspirations of the people  
of the ,republic of ,belarus to preserve
 the independence and sovereignty of    

their country2  7#f7 not to recognize   
any incorporation of ,belarus into a    
,union ,state with ,russia1 as this     
so-called ,union ,state would be both an
 attempt to absorb ,belarus and a step  
to reconstituting the totalitarian      
,soviet ,union2  7#g7 continue to reject
 the results of the fraudulent ,august  
#i1 #bjbj1 presidential election in     
,belarus1 and to support calls for new  
presidential and parliamentary          
elections1 conducted in a manner that is
 free and fair according to ,,osce      
standards and under the supervision of  
,,osce observers and independent        
domestic observers2  7#h7 refuse to     
recognize ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka as the
 legitimately elected leader of         
,belarus2  7#i7 continue to call for the
 fulfillment by the ,government of      
,belarus of ,belarus's freely undertaken
 obligations as an ,,osce participating 
state and as a signatory of the ,charter
 of the ,united ,nations2  7#aj7 support
 an ,,osce role in mediating a dialogue 

within ,belarus between the government  
and genuine representatives of          
,belarusian society2  7#aa7 recognize   
the ,coordination ,council as a         
legitimate institution to participate in
 a dialogue on a peaceful transition of 
power2  7#ab7 urge an expanded ,united  
,states diplomatic presence in ,belarus 
to advocate for the aspirations of the  
people of ,belarus for democracy1 human 
rights1 and the rule of law2  7#ac7     
continue to work closely with the       
,european ,union1 the ,united ,kingdom1 
,canada1 and other countries and        
international organizations1 to promote 
the principles of democracy1 the rule of
 law and human rights in ,belarus2 and  
7#ad7 remain open to reevaluating       
,united ,states policy toward ,belarus  
as warranted by demonstrable progress   
made by the ,government of ,belarus     
consistent with the aims of this ,act as
 stated in this section4  4  #d4        
,assistance to promote democracy1 civil 
society1 and sovereignty in ,belarus    

,section #d of the ,belarus ,democracy  
,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #aji-dhj2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is amended--  
7#a7 in the section heading to read as  
follows3 assistance to promote          
democracy1 civil society1 and           
sovereignty in belarus42  7#b7 in       
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking ,european and inserting    
,trans-,atlantic2 and  7,b7 by          
redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7  
as paragraphs 7#c7 and #d1 respectively2
 and  7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 
7#a7 the following3  7#b7 ,to assist the
 people of ,belarus in building the     
sovereignty and independence of their   
country4  2  7#c7 in subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 by inserting and ,belarusian groups
 outside of ,belarus after indigenous   
,belarusian groups2 and  7,b7 by        
inserting and ,belarusian sovereignty   
before the period at the end2  7#d7 in  
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by striking       
paragraph 7#h72  7,b7 by redesignating  
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#g7 as         

paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#h71           
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
countering internet censorship and      
repressive surveillance technology that 
seek to limit free association1 control 
access to information1 and prevent      
citizens from exercising their rights to
 free speech2  2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#h7
 7as redesignated71 by striking and at  
the end2 and  7,e7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#i7 supporting the work
 of women advocating freedom1 human     
rights1 and human progress2  7#aj7      
supporting the development of           
,belarusian language education2  7#aa7  
enhancing the development of the private
 sector1 particularly the information   
technology sector1 and its role in the  
economy of ,belarus1 including by       
increasing the capacity of private      
sector actors1 developing business      
support organizations1 offering         
entrepreneurship training1 and expanding
 access to finance for small and medium 

enterprises2  7#ab7 supporting political
 refugees in neighboring ,european      
countries fleeing the crackdown in      
,belarus2  7#ac7 supporting the         
gathering of evidence on and            
investigating of the human rights abuses
 in ,belarus2  7#ad7 supporting the     
public health response1 including       
filling the information void1 in        
,belarus during the ,,covid-#ai         
pandemic2 and  7#ae7 other activities   
consistent with the purposes of this    
,act4  2  7#e7 by redesignating         
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7g72  7#f7 
by inserting after subsection 7c7 the   
following3  7d7 ,sense of ,congress ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that1 in light
 of the political crisis in ,belarus and
 the unprecedented mobilization of the  
,belarusian people1 ,united ,states     
foreign assistance to ,belarusian civil 
society should be reevaluated and       
increased to carry out the purposes     
described in subsection 7a7 and to      
include the activities described in     

subsection 7c74  7e7 ,coordination with 
,european partners ,in order to maximize
 impact1 eliminate duplication1 and     
further the achievement of the purposes 
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,state shall ensure       
coordination with the ,european ,union  
and its institutions1 the governments of
 countries that are members of the      
,european ,union1 the ,united ,kingdom1 
and ,canada4  7f7 ,report on assistance 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the ,belarus        
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and         
,sovereignty ,act of #bjbj1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 acting through the
 ,office of the ,coordinator of ,u4,s4  
,assistance to ,europe and ,eurasia1 and
 in coordination with the ,administrator
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development1 shall      
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the programs and 
activities carried out to achieve the   
purposes described in subsection 7a71   

including an assessment of whether or   
not progress was made in achieving those
 purposes4  2 and  7#g7 in subsection   
7g7 7as redesignated7-- 7,a7 by striking
 authorization of appropriations and all
 that follows through ,there are and    
inserting authorization of              
appropriations4--,there are2  7,b7 by   
striking fiscal years #bjjg and #bjjh   
and inserting fiscal years #bjba and    
#bjbb2 and  7,c7 by striking paragraph  
7#b74  #e4 ,international broadcasting1 
internet freedom1 and access to         
information in ,belarus ,section #e of  
the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of #bjjd   
7,public ,law #aji-dhj2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#ehaa note7 is amended to read as       
follows3  #e4 ,international            
broadcasting1 internet freedom1 and     
access to information in ,belarus  7a7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,president    
should support and reallocate resources 
to radio1 television1 and internet      
broadcasting in languages spoken in     

,belarus by ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio
 ,liberty to the people of ,belarus2    
7#b7 the ,united ,states should also    
support other independent media         
providing objective information to the  
,belarusian people1 particularly in the 
,belarusian language2  7#c7 the         
,president should provide the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,global ,media with 
a surge capacity 7as such term is       
defined in section #caf of the ,united  
,states ,international ,broadcasting    
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbaf77 for programs
 and activities in ,belarus2  7#d7 the  
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media1 working through the ,open       
,technology ,fund and in coordination   
with the ,secretary of ,state1 should   
expand and prioritize efforts to provide
 anti-censorship technology and services
 to journalists and civil society in    
,belarus in order to enhance their      
ability to safely access or share       
digital news and information without    

fear of repercussions or surveillance2  
and  7#e7 the ,united ,states should    
continue to condemn the ,belarusian     
authorities' crackdown on independent   
media1 including the harassment and mass
 detentions of independent and foreign  
journalists and the denial of           
accreditation4  7b7 ,strategy ,to       
promote expanded broadcasting1 internet 
freedom1 and access to information in   
,belarus  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of the ,belarus ,democracy1   
,human ,rights1 and ,sovereignty ,act of
 #bjbj1 the ,chief ,executive ,officer  
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      
,global ,media and the ,secretary of    
,state shall jointly submit to the      
appropriate congressional committees a  
comprehensive strategy1 including a cost
 estimate1 to carry out the following3  
7,a7 ,expand independent radio1         
television1 live stream1 and social     
network broadcasting and communications 
in ,belarus to provide news and         

information1 particularly in the        
,belarusian language1 that is credible1 
comprehensive1 and accurate4  7,b7      
,support the development and use of     
anti-censorship and circumvention       
technologies by the ,open ,technology   
,fund and the ,bureau of ,democracy     
,human ,rights and ,labor that enable   
the citizens of ,belarus to communicate 
securely and undertake internet         
activities without interference from the
 ,government of ,belarus4  7,c7 ,assist 
efforts to overcome attempts by the     
,government of ,belarus to disrupt      
internet access and block content       
online4  7,d7 ,monitor the cooperation  
of the ,government of ,belarus with any 
foreign government or organization for  
purposes related to the censorship or   
surveillance of the internet1 including 
an assessment of any such cooperation in
 the preceding ten years4  7,e7 ,monitor
 the purchase or receipt by the         
,government of ,belarus of any          
technology or training from any foreign 

government or organization for purposes 
related to the censorship or            
surveillance of the internet1 including 
an assessment of any such purchase or   
receipt in the preceding ten years4     
7,f7 ,assist with the protection of     
journalists who have been targeted for  
free speech activities1 including       
through the denial of accreditation4    
7,g7 ,provide cyber-attack mitigation   
services to civil society organizations 
in ,belarus4  7,h7 ,provide resources   
for educational materials and training  
on digital literacy1 bypassing internet 
censorship1 digital safety1 and         
investigative and analytical journalism 
for independent journalists working in  
,belarus4  7,i7 ,build the capacity of  
civil society1 media1 and other         
nongovernmental and organizations to    
identify1 track1 and counter            
disinformation1 including from proxies  
of the ,government of ,russia working at
 ,belarusian state television4  7#b7    
,form ,the report required by paragraph 

7#a7 shall be transmitted in            
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  4  #f4 ,sanctions    
against the ,government of ,belarus     
,section #f of the ,belarus ,democracy  
,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #aji-dhj2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is amended--  
7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,december #ai1 #bjaj each place
 it appears and inserting ,august #i1   
#bjbj2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by      
inserting 1 peaceful protesters1 after  
all opposition activists2 and  7,c7 by  
striking paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f7 and   
redesignating paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and
 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and     
7#e71 respectively2  7#b7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by
 inserting and russian individuals      
complicit in the crackdown that occurred
 after the ,august #i1 #bjbj1 election  
after belarus2  7,b7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs  
7#e7 and 7#f71 respectively2  7,c7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      

following3  7#d7 is a member of the     
,central ,election ,commission of       
,belarus or assisted the ,commission in 
manipulating the presidential election  
of ,august #i1 #bjbj2  2  7,d7 in       
paragraph 7#e7 7as redesignated7 to read
 as follows3  7#e7 is a member of any   
branch of the security or law           
enforcement services of ,belarus1       
including the ,,kgb1 ,interior          
,ministry1 and ,,omon special police    
unit1 and is responsible for1 or        
complicit in1 ordering1 controlling1    
materially assisting1 sponsoring1 or    
providing financial1 material1 or       
technological support for1 or otherwise 
directing1 the crackdown on opposition  
leaders1 journalists1 and peaceful      
protestors that occurred in connection  
with the presidential election of       
,august #i1 #bjbj2 or  2 and  7,e7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#g7  
is a government official1 including at  
the ,information ,ministry1 responsible 
for the crackdown on independent media1 

including revoking the accreditation of 
journalists1 disrupting internet access1
 and restricting online content2  7#h7  
is an official in the so-called ,union  
,state between ,russia and ,belarus     
7regardless of nationality of the       
individual72 or  7#i7 is a ,russian     
individual that has significantly       
participated in the crackdown on        
independent press or human rights abuses
 related to political repression in     
,belarus1 including the ,russian        
propagandists sent to replace local     
employees at ,belarusian state media    
outlets4  2  7#c7 in subsection 7d77#a71
 by striking the ,overseas ,private     
,investment ,corporation and inserting  
the ,united ,states ,international      
,development ,finance ,corporation2     
7#d7 in subsection 7e71 by striking     
7including any technical assistance or  
grant7 of any kind2 and  7#e7 in        
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,a71 by striking or by any member 
or family member closely linked to any  

member of the senior leadership of the  
,government of ,belarus and inserting or
 by the senior leadership of the        
,government of ,belarus or by any member
 or family member closely linked to the 
senior leadership of the ,government of 
,belarus1 or an official of the         
so-called ,union ,state with ,russia2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by adding at the end 
before the semicolon the following3 1 or
 an official of the so-called ,union    
,state with ,russia2 and  7ii7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 1 or the
 so-called ,union ,state with ,russia1  
after the ,government of ,belarus4  #g4 
,multilateral cooperation ,section #g of
 the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of #bjjd  
7,public ,law #aji-dhj2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#ehaa note7 is amended to read as       
follows3  #g4 ,multilateral cooperation 
,it is the sense of ,congress that the  
,president should continue to coordinate
 with the ,european ,union and its      
institutions1 ,european ,union member   

states1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and       
,canada to develop a comprehensive1     
multilateral strategy to-- 7#a7 further 
the purposes of this ,act1 including1 as
 appropriate1 encouraging other         
countries to take measures with respect 
to the ,republic of ,belarus that are   
similar to measures described in this   
,act2 and  7#b7 deter the ,government of
 ,russia from undermining democratic    
processes and institutions in ,belarus  
or threatening the independence1        
sovereignty1 and territorial integrity  
of ,belarus4  4  #h4 ,reports ,section  
#h of the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of   
#bjjd 7,public ,law #aji-dhj2 #bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #h4 ,reports  7a7 ,report 
on threat to sovereignty and            
independence of ,belarus  7#a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of the enactment of the        
,belarus ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and
 ,sovereignty ,act of #bjbj1 the        
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   

with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence1 shall transmit to the    
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the threat the ,government of 
,russia poses to the sovereignty and    
independence of ,belarus4  7#b7 ,matters
 to be included ,the report required by 
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of how   
the ,government of ,russia is exploiting
 the current political crisis in        
,belarus to push for deeper political   
and economic control of or integration  
with ,belarus4  7,b7 ,a description of  
the economic and energy assets in       
,belarus that the ,government of        
,russia1 including ,russian state-owned 
or state-controlled companies1 controls4
  7,c7 ,a description of ,belarus major 
enterprises that are vulnerable of being
 taken over by ,russian entities amid   
the country's worsening financial       
crisis4  7,d7 ,a description of how and 
to what ends the ,government of ,russia 
seeks to augment its military presence  

in ,belarus4  7,e7 ,a description of    
,russian influence over the media and   
information space in ,belarus and how   
the ,government of ,russia uses         
disinformation and other malign         
techniques to undermine ,belarusian     
history1 culture1 and language4  7,f7 ,a
 description of other actors in ,belarus
 that the ,government of ,russia uses to
 advance its malign influence1 including
 veterans' organizations and            
extrajudicial networks4  7,g7 ,a        
description of efforts to undermine     
,belarusian language1 cultural1 and     
national symbols1 including the         
traditional red and white flag and the  
,pahonia mounted knight4  7,h7 ,an      
identification of ,russian individuals  
and government agencies that are        
significantly supporting or involved in 
the crackdown on peaceful protestors and
 the opposition or the repression of    
independent media following the ,august 
#i1 #bjbj1 presidential election4  7#c7 
,form ,the report required by this      

subsection shall be transmitted in      
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  7b7 ,report on       
personal assets of ,alyaksandr          
,lukashenka  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of the ,belarus ,democracy1   
,human ,rights1 and ,sovereignty ,act of
 #bjbj1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,state and the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence1 shall submit to the      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on-- 7,a7 the total assets under 
the direct or indirect control of       
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 including      
estimated assets and known sources of   
income of ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka and   
his immediate family members1 including 
assets1 investments1 bank accounts1 and 
other business interests2 and  7,b7 an  
identification of the most significant  
senior foreign political figures in     
,belarus1 as determined by their        
closeness to ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka4   

7#b7 ,form ,the report required by this 
subsection shall be transmitted in      
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  4  #i4 ,definitions  
,section #i of the ,belarus ,democracy  
,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #aji-dhj2   
#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and     
inserting the following3  7#a7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on 
,financial ,services1 and the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
,appropriations of the ,senate4  2 and  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7-- 7,a7 in   
clause 7i71 by inserting members of the 
security and intelligence services1     
after prosecutors12 and  7,b7 in clause 
7ii71 by inserting 1 electoral fraud1   

online censorship1 or restrictions on   
independent media and journalists after 
public corruption4