,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4  
,keat+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1   
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,ryan1
 ,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,wild1  
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4       
,spanb]g]1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4         
,morelle1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         
,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,coh51 &  
,mr4 ,c>son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide        
assi/ance = suspect$ victims & witnesses
 ( w> crimes 9 ,ukra9e1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,atrocity ,crimes1 ,relief 
& ,acc\ntability ,act or ! ,,acra ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! ,russian ,gov]nm5t's w> on ,ukra9e  
has expos$ ! sy/emic lack ( compliance )
 int]national humanit>ian law1 jus 9    

bello1 on ! "p ( ! ,russian milit>y4    
7#b7 ,ukra9ian civilians h be5 actively 
t>get$ by ,russian troops1 comp\nd+ _!  
ne$less suff]+ & =c+ non-combatants into
 a /ate ( t]ror4  7#c7 ,^! b>b>ic ways (
 w> are inconsi/5t ) five key pr9ciples 
( ! law ( arm$ conflict3 di/9ction1     
proportionality1 milit>y necessity1 hors
 de combat & unnecess>y suff]+4  7#d7 ,x
 is vital t ,russian w> crim9als are    
br\ght to ju/ice4  7#e7 ,a key compon5t 
( any atrocity crimes inve/igation      
includes ! accurate & reliable te/imony 
( witnesses4 ,z w> crimes judicial      
proce$+s c\ld take ye>s1 & cross _m     
national jurisdictions1 inve/igators mu/
 protect & h ready access to pot5tial   
witnesses = a long p]iod ( "t4 ,)9 !    
fir/ #ajj days ( ! w>1 ov] #aa million p
 - "o qu>t] ( ,ukra9e's #dd million     
population - _h be5 displac$ f _! homes1
 includ+ five million p :o fl$ ! c\ntry4
  7#f7 ,!re is reasonable conc]n t      
suspect$ atrocity crimes victims &      
survivors are less likely to te/ify z   

witnesses 9 pot5tial legal proce$+s1 z  
!y may be 9 dang] ( intimidation or n   
/ay actively engag$ due to lack ( a     
support /ructure to su/a9 a l5g?y       
inve/igation & trial1 or z a result (   
hav+ fl$ ! c\ntry 9 :i* ! atrocities 7  
committ$4  7#g7 ,legal exp]ts & civil   
society gr\ps h id5tifi$ an imm$iate ne$
 = support+ & protect+ victims1         
survivors & witnesses ( atrocity crimes1
 no matt] :]e !y are locat$1 includ+    
ensur+ su* ef=ts are coord9at$ to       
m9imize ! risk ( retraumatiz+ survivors4
  7#h7 ,)\t requisite support1 victims &
 survivors are less likely to accept !  
on]\s burd5 ( te/ify+ aga9/ crim9als1   
und]m9+ _! ability to atta9 "s ju/ice = 
_! suff]+1 & r$uc+ ! ability to hold w> 
crim9als acc\ntable = _! actions4  7#i7 
,!re=e1 x is necess>y t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
assi/ relevant au?orities & civil       
society gr\ps 9 protect+ & support+ ?is 
vuln]able population )9 ,ukra9e & across
 bord]s4  #c4 ,au?orization ( assi/ance 
= suspect$ victims & witnesses ( w>     

crimes ,section #g7;d77#a7 ( ! ,ukra9e  
,fre$om ,support ,act ( #bjad 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #hibf7;d77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ 2 & &     
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subp>agraphs3  7,e7 provide support 
= suspect$ victims1 survivors1 &        
witnesses ( atrocity crimes1 :]ev]      
locat$1 ?r\gh direct or 9-k9d assi/ance2
 &  7,f7 provide assi/ance to !         
,ukra9ian ,prosecutor ,g5]al1 ! w>      
crimes units ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,prosecutor 
,g5]al & o!r appropriate ,ukra9ian      
judicial & law en=cem5t au?orities to   
support acc\ntability ?r\gh !           
docum5tation1 inve/igation1 &           
prosecution ( atrocity crimes4  4  #d4  
,au?orization ( assi/ance ) respect to !
 prosecution ( w> crimes ,section #g ( !
 ,ukra9e ,fre$om ,support ,act ( #bjad  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibf7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3  7e7 
,assi/ance = prosecution ( w> crimes ,! 

,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1
 or ! head ( any o!r appropriate ,f$]al 
dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 may assign or detail1
 on a rotational basis1 employees ( su* 
dep>tm5ts or ag5cies to advise1 assi/1 &
 provide tra9+ to build ! capacity (    
,ukra9ian prosecutorial1 law en=cem5t1  
=5sic & judicial au?orities1 ) respect  
to ! prosecution ( atrocity crimes4  7f7
 ,victims ,tru/ ,fund  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all e/abli% a     
,ukra9e ,victims ,tru/ ,fund1 to assi/  
victims1 survivors & witnesses dur+     
inve/igations & :ile await+ judicial    
proce$+s4  7#b7 ,rew>ds au?oriz$  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,9 ! sole discretion ( !       
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may pay assi/ance
 to any individual :o-- 7i7 provides    
cr$ible in=mation t !y 7 a victim or    
witness ( an atrocity crime2  7ii7      
demon/rates ! ne$ = comp5sation :ile    
furni%+ in=mation on suspect$ crim9als2 
&  7iii7 is await+ trial 9 ord] to      
te/ify aga9/ _! attack]4  7,b7 ,eligible

 proce$+s ,= purposes ( ! au?ority      
provid$ by ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
judicial proce$+s includes cases br\ght 
=? by ! ,ukra9ian ,prosecutor ,g5]al1 ! 
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt1 or any    
,unit$ ,nations-sanction$ tribunal )    
jurisdiction ov] ! prosecution (        
atrocity crimes committ$ 9 ,ukra9e4     
7#c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$          
#ej1jjj1jjj = ! ,ukra9e ,victims ,tru/  
,fund e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 :i*    
%all be au?oriz$ to rema9 available =   
#aj ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
subsection4  7g7 ,atrocity crimes rew>ds
 program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate %all e/abli% a ,ukra9e ,atrocity
 ,crimes ,rew>ds ,fund1 "u ! ,w> ,crimes
 ,rew>ds ,program to assi/ 9 !          
prosecution ( atrocity crimes committ$ 9
 ,ukra9e4  7#b7 ,rew>ds au?oriz$ ,9 !   
sole discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 !        
,secret>y may pay a rew>d to any        
individual :o furni%es in=mation lead+  
to ! arre/ or conviction 9 any c\ntry ( 

any =eign p]son indict$ ) respect to !  
commission ( atrocity crimes by !       
,ukra9ian ,prosecutor ,g5]al1 !         
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt1 or any    
,unit$ ,nations-sanction$ tribunal )    
jurisdiction ov] ! prosecution (        
atrocity crimes committ$ 9 ,ukra9e4     
7#c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$          
#ej1jjj1jjj = ! ,ukra9e ,victims ,tru/  
,fund e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 :i*    
%all be au?oriz$ to rema9 available =   
#aj ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
subsection4  4  #e4 ,au?orization (     
int]national crim9al c\rt &             
inve/igations ) respect to ! prosecution
 ( atrocity crimes ,section #bjjd7;h7 ( 
! ,am]ican ,s]vicememb]s ,protection    
,act ( #bjjb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gdbc7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,ag5ts4--,no ag5t 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,ag5ts4-- 7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,no ag5t  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3 ,! prohibition 9 ! prec$+ 
s5t5ce %all n apply 9 ! case (          
inve/igative activities t  7#b7         

,exceptions ,! prohibition "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to          
inve/igative activities t-- 7,a7        
specifically t>get =eign nationals      
suspect$ ( atrocity crimes on =eign     
soil2  7,b7 are und]tak5 9 coord9ation )
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al2 &  7,c7 relate     
solely to inve/igations ( crimes occurr+
 9 ,ukra9e4  7#c7 ,notification ,n lat] 
?an #ae days be=e initiat+ inve/igative 
activities pursuant to ! exception      
au?oriz$ by p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,/ate %all submit to ! appropriate     
congressional committees writt5 &       
electronic notice (-- 7,a7 ! names ( !  
inve/igators on behalf ( ! ,int]national
 ,crim9al ,c\rt :o are ent]+ ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7,b7 ! witnesses ^?            
inve/igators w meet2 &  7,c7 ! ye> 9 :i*
 ! suspect$ crimes occurr$4  4