,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hefh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4  
,lieu 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 & 
,mr4 ,gold57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !    
designation ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation z a  
/ate sponsor ( t]rorism4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,russia 
is a ,/ate ,sponsor ( ,t]rorism ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,pursuant to exi/+ law1 x is ,unit$    
,/ates policy to designate c\ntries t h 
repeat$ly provid$ support = acts (      
int]national t]rorism z /ate sponsors ( 
t]rorism4  7#b7 ,cuba1 ! ,democratic    
,p's ,republic ( ,nor? ,korea1 ,iran1 & 
,syria are designat$ z /ate sponsors (  
t]rorism4  7#c7 ,at ! direction (       
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91 ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation has & cont9ues to 
promote acts ( int]national t]rorism    
aga9/ political oppon5ts & nation /ates4

  7#d7 ,"u ! ord]s ( ,presid5t ,put91 ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation engag$ 
9 a campaign ( t]ror1 utiliz+ brutal =ce
 t>get+ civilians dur+ ! ,second ,*e*5  
,w>4  7#e7 ,actions by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,russian ,f$]ation aga9/ civilian c5t]s1
 su* z ,grozny1 ! capital ( ,*e*nya1    
left c\ntless innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr5
 dead or w\nd$4  7#f7 ,s9ce #bjad1 !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has    
support$ sep>ati/s engag+ 9 acts (      
viol5ce aga9/ ,ukra9ian civilians 9 !   
,donbas region4  7#g7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,russian ,f$]ation provides mat]ial     
support to ,syria1 a nation curr5tly    
designat$ z a /ate sponsor ( t]rorism1 t
 has be5 us$ to t>get ! ,syrian p4  7#h7
 ,accord+ to ! ,congressional ,rese>*   
,s]vice1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation spreads   
t]ror ?r\gh\t ! _w ?r\gh private milit>y
 networks ( m]c5>ies1 su* z ! ,wagn]    
,gr\p1 9 an ef=t to 8project p[] *eaply 
& d5iably04  7#i7 ,! ,wagn] ,gr\p       
collaborates ) ! ,m9i/ry ( ,def5se ( !  
,russian ,f$]ation to support ! =eign   

policy objectives ( ! ,russian          
,f$]ation4  7#aj7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !      
,treasury id5tifies ! ,wagn] ,gr\p z 8a 
designat$ ,russian ,m9i/ry ( ,def5se    
proxy =ce0 & /ates t 8,wagn]'s          
activities 9 o!r c\ntries1 includ+      
,ukra9e1 ,syria1 ,sudan1 & ,libya1 h    
g5]at$ insecurity & incit$ viol5ce aga9/
 innoc5t civilians04  7#aa7 ,x 0 report$
 9 ,febru>y #bjbb t m ?an #djj ,russian 
m]c5>ies f ! ,wagn] ,gr\p 7 dispat*$ to 
,kyiv ) ord]s f ! ,kreml9 to assass9ate 
,presid5t ,volodymyr ,zel5sky & memb]s (
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,ukra9e4  7#ab7 ,on ,m>* 
#a1 #bjbb1 ,jason ,blazakis1 ! director 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,c\nt]t]rorism  
,f9ance & ,designations ,(fice 9 !      
,bureau ( ,c\nt]t]rorism f #bjjh to     
#bjah1 wrote 9 ref]5ce to :ite          
supremaci/ gr\ps t 8,russia provides    
sanctu>y to a ,u4,s4-designat$ t]rori/  
gr\p1 ! ,russian ,imp]ial ,movem5t1 :i* 
op]ates ) impunity 9 ,russian           
t]ritory404  7#ac7 ,on ,m>* #ag1 #bjbb1 
,presid5t ,volodymyr ,zel5sky call$ = ! 

_w to ackn[l$ge ! ,russian ,f$]ation z a
 t]rori/ /ate4  7#ad7 ,! ,v]khovna ,rada
 ( ,ukra9e has appeal$ to ,congress to  
enc\rage ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to         
recognize ! ,russian ,f$]ation z a /ate 
sponsor ( t]rorism not+ t 8! ,russian   
,f$]ation has = ye>s support$ & f9anc$  
t]rori/ regimes & t]rori/ organizations1
 includ+ be+ ! ma9 suppli] ( weapons to 
! ,assad regime 9 ,syria & support+     
t]rori/s 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,lat9       
,am]ica1 organiz+ acts ( int]national   
t]rorism1 includ+ ! poison+ ( ! ,skripal
 family 9 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great      
,brita9 & ,nor!rn ,irel&1 ! d[n+ ( a    
civilian ,malaysian airl9] & o!r acts ( 
t]rorism04  7#ae7 ,on ,may #bd1 #bjbb1  
,ukra9ian prosecutors accus$ two ,wagn] 
,gr\p m]c5>ies ( committ+ w> crimes     
aga9/ civilians ne> ,kyiv4  7#af7 ,on   
,july #ah1 #bjbb1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom's     
,m9i/ry ( ,def5ce confirm$ t ! ,wagn]   
,gr\p plays a c5tral role 9 rec5t fight+
 9 ,ukra9e1 includ+ ,russia's capture ( 
,popasna & ,lysys*ansk4  7#ag7 ,! ,unit$

 ,/ates has a range ( tools available to
 hold ! ,russian ,f$]ation acc\ntable1  
r$uce its w> ma*9e1 & isolate x         
economically & diplomatically1 includ+  
by designat+ x z a /ate sponsor (       
t]rorism & impos+ correspond+ sanctions4
  #c4 ,designation ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation z a /ate sponsor ( t]rorism   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,effective beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,russian    
,f$]ation %all be deem$ to h be5 det]m9$
 to be a c\ntry ! gov]nm5t ( :i* has    
repeat$ly provid$ support = acts (      
int]national t]rorism = purposes (--    
7#a7 section #aged7;c77#a77;,a7 ( !     
,export ,control ,re=m ,act ( #bjah 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a772  7#b7   
section #fbj;,a ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance   
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga72     
7#c7 section #dj ( ! ,arms ,export      
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj72 or 
7#d7 any o!r provision ( law4  7b7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be  
con/ru$ z to provide = ! imposition (   
sanctions aga9/ any p]son t engages 9   

transactions to export agricultural     
products f ,ukra9e or to provide        
humanit>ian assi/ance 9 ,ukra9e4