#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fhii  ,,an ,,act  ,to prohibit the 
,secretary of the ,treasury from        
engaging in transactions involving the  
exchange of ,special ,drawing ,rights   
issued by the ,international ,monetary  
,fund that are held by the ,russian     
,federation or ,belarus4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,russia and ,belarus ,,sdr ,exchange    
,prohibition ,act of #bjbb4  #b4        
,special ,drawing ,rights exchange      
prohibition  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of the ,treasury may not     
engage in any transaction involving the 
exchange of ,special ,drawing ,rights   
issued by the ,international ,monetary  
,fund that are held by the ,russian     
,federation or ,belarus4  7b7 ,advocacy 
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall--
 7#a7 vigorously advocate that the      
governments of the member countries of  
the ,international ,monetary ,fund1 to  
the extent that the member countries    
issue freely usable currencies1 prohibit

 transactions involving the exchange of 
,special ,drawing ,rights held by the   
,russian ,federation or ,belarus and    
7#b7 direct the ,united ,states         
,executive ,director at each            
international financial institution 7as 
defined in section #agja7;c77#b7 of the 
,international ,financial ,institutions 
,act7 to use the voice and vote of the  
,united ,states to oppose the provision 
of financial assistance to the ,russian 
,federation and ,belarus1 except to     
address basic human needs of the        
civilian population4  7c7 ,termination  
,the preceding provisions of this       
section shall have no force or effect on
 the earlier of--  7#a7 the date that is
 #e years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 #cj    
days after the date that the ,president 
reports to the ,congress that the       
governments of the ,russian ,federation 
and ,belarus have ceased destabilizing  
activities with respect to the          
sovereignty and territorial integrity of

 ,ukraine4  7d7 ,waiver ,the ,president 
may waive the application of this       
section if the ,president reports to the
 ,congress that the waiver is in the    
national interest of the ,united ,states
 and includes an explanation of the     
reasons therefor4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,may #aa1             
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