,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ccb #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aahi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,state to determine whether the ,russian ,federation should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism and whether ,russian-sponsored armed entities in ,ukraine should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stopping ,malign ,activities from ,russian ,terrorism ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,state sponsor of terrorism ,the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country1 the government of which the ,secretary of ,state has determined1 for purposes of section #f7;j7 of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77 7as in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act71 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga71 section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj71 or any other provision of law1 is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism4 #c4 ,determination on the designation of the ,russian ,federation as a state sponsor of terrorism 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether the ,russian ,federation meets the criteria to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism4 7b7 ,form ,the determination required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #d4 ,determination on the designation of the ,russian-supported armed forces in the ,donbas region of ,ukraine as foreign terrorist organizations 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether armed entities that are physically present in the ,donbas region of ,ukraine and are controlled or aided by the ,russian ,federation1 or armed entities that are associated or controlled by the ,donetsk ,people's ,republic or the ,lugansk ,people's ,republic1 meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 7b7 ,form ,the determination required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stopping ,malign ,activities from ,russian ,terrorism ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,state sponsor of terrorism ,the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country1 the government of which the ,secretary of ,state has determined1 for purposes of section #aged7;c77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a77i771 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga71 section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj71 or any other provision of law1 is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism4 #c4 ,determination on the designation of the ,russian ,federation as a state sponsor of terrorism 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether the ,russian ,federation meets the criteria to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism4 7b7 ,form ,the determination required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #d4 ,determination on the designation of the ,russian-supported armed forces in the ,donbas region of ,ukraine as foreign terrorist organizations 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a determination to the appropriate congressional committees that indicates whether armed entities that are physically present in the ,donbas region of ,ukraine and are controlled or aided by the ,russian ,federation1 or armed entities that are associated or controlled by the ,donetsk ,people's ,republic or the ,lugansk ,people's ,republic1 meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 7b7 ,form ,the determination required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #e4 ,rules of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed-- 7#a7 to authorize the use of military force2 or 7#b7 to limit bilateral military-to-military dialogue between the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation for the purpose of reducing the risk of conflict4 ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported with an amendment