,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4    
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize the confiscation of property  
of certain ,russian persons subject to  
sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states
 and the use of that property for the   
benefit of the people of ,ukraine1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,asset   
,seizure for ,ukraine ,reconstruction   
,act4  #b4 ,use of property of          
sanctioned ,russian persons for the     
benefit of the people of ,ukraine  7a7  
,authorization of confiscation of       
property  7#a7 ,in general ,upon        
declaring a national emergency under    
section #bja of the ,national           
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7 

with respect to the engagement of the   
,russian ,federation in a conflict of   
territorial conquest in ,ukraine1 the   
,president may-- 7,a7 by means of such  
instructions1 licenses1 or other        
regulations as the ,president determines
 appropriate1 confiscate any funds or   
other property of any foreign person    
described in subsection 7b7-- 7i7       
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,united ,states2 and  7ii7 valued in    
excess of #b1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 liquidate or
 sell any of such property2 and  7,c7   
transfer funds confiscated under        
subparagraph 7,a7 and the proceeds of   
property liquidated or sold under       
subparagraph 7,b7 to such agencies or   
other persons as the ,president         
determines appropriate to be used for   
the purposes described in subsection    
7c74  7#b7 ,vesting ,all right1 title1  
and interest in funds and other property
 confiscated under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
vest in the ,government of the ,united  
,states4  7b7 ,foreign person described 

,a foreign person described in this     
subsection is a foreign person-- 7#a7   
the wealth of which1 according to       
credible information1 is derived in part
 through corruption linked to or        
political support for the regime of the 
,president of the ,russian ,federation1 
,vladimir ,putin2 and  7#b7 with respect
 to which the ,united ,states has       
imposed sanctions relating to           
corruption1 human rights violations1 the
 malign influence of the ,russian       
,federation1 or conflicts in ,ukraine4  
7c7 ,use of funds ,funds confiscated    
under subparagraph 7,a7 of subsection   
7a77#a7 and the proceeds of property    
liquidated or sold under subparagraph   
7,b7 of that subsection may be used only
 for the benefit of the people of       
,ukraine1 for the following purposes3   
7#a7 ,post-conflict reconstruction in   
,ukraine4  7#b7 ,humanitarian           
assistance4  7#c7 ,weapons for the      
military forces of the elected          
,government of ,ukraine4  7#d7          

,provisions to support refugees and     
refugee resettlement in neighboring     
countries and in the ,united ,states4   
7#e7 ,the provision of technology items 
and services to ensure the free flow of 
information to the ,ukrainian people in 
,ukraine1 including items-- 7,a7 to     
counter internet censorship by the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation2
  7,b7 to circumvent efforts to shut    
down internet or communication services 
by that ,government2 or  7,c7 to bolster
 cybersecurity capabilities of the      
elected ,government of ,ukraine or      
nongovernmental organizations in        
,ukraine4  7#f7 ,humanitarian and       
development assistance for the people of
 the ,russian ,federation1 including    
democracy and human rights programming  
and monitoring4  7d7 ,terms and         
conditions ,the ,president may impose   
such additional terms and conditions as 
the ,president determines appropriate   
with respect to the confiscation1       
liquidation1 sale1 or transfer of funds 

and other property under subsection 7a7 
and with respect to the use of funds    
under subsection 7c74  7e7              
,authorization of rewards  7#a7 ,in     
general ,in the sole discretion of the  
,secretary of the ,treasury and in      
consultation1 as appropriate1 with the  
heads of other relevant ,federal        
agencies1 the ,secretary may pay a      
reward to-- 7,a7 any individual that    
furnishes information leading to the    
confiscation of funds or other property 
of a foreign person described in        
subsection 7b7 that are subject to the  
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states2 or 
7,b7 any nonprofit humanitarian         
organization designated by an individual
 described in subparagraph 7,a7 to      
receive the reward4  7#b7 ,nonprofit    
humanitarian organization defined ,in   
this subsection1 the term nonprofit     
humanitarian organization means an      
organization that-- 7,a7 is described in
 section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 

tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code2 and  7,b7 engages in humanitarian
 work4  7f7 ,sunset ,the authority      
provided by subsection 7a7 shall        
terminate on the date that is #b years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4