,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bb1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit the importation of 
seafood and seafood products from the   
,russian ,federation1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united             
,states-,russian ,federation ,seafood   
,reciprocity ,act of #bjbb4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,in #bjad1 the ,russian  
,federation invaded and annexed the     
,crimean ,peninsula from ,ukraine4  7#b7
 ,the ,united ,states and its allies    
imposed sanctions with respect to the   
,russian ,federation as a result of that
 hostile and illegal action4  7#c7 ,in  
retaliation1 the ,government of the     
,russian ,federation imposed an embargo 
on agricultural products1 including     
seafood1 imported from the ,united      

,states1 the ,european ,union1          
,australia1 ,canada1 and ,norway4  7#d7 
,before imposing the embargo1 the       
,russian ,federation was an important   
export market for ,united ,states       
seafood products4  7#e7 ,russian-origin 
seafood products continue to enter into 
the ,united ,states market without      
restriction and imports of such products
 increased roughly #agc percent in value
 between #bjac1 the year before the     
imposition of the embargo1 and #bjbj4   
#c4 ,prohibition on importation of      
seafood and seafood products from the   
,russian ,federation ,the importation   
into the ,united ,states from the       
,russian ,federation of any article     
classifiable under chapter #c of the    
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states is prohibited4  #d4     
,termination ,the prohibition under     
section #c shall terminate on the date  
on which the ,president determines and  
certifies ,congress that the ,government
 of the ,russian ,federation has        

terminated its prohibition on the       
importation of seafood products from the
 ,united ,states4  #e4 ,effective date  
,section #c applies with respect to     
articles entered1 or withdrawn from     
warehouse for consumption1 on or after  
the date that is #ae days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4