,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dacd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #d1 #bjbb,mr4     
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91
 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mrs4           
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,boozman1
 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,presid5t to submit
 to ,congress a report on ,unit$ ,/ates 
,gov]nm5t ef=ts to collect1 analyze1 &  
pres]ve evid5ce & in=mation relat$ to w>
 crimes & o!r atrocities committ$ dur+ !
 full-scale ,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e 
s9ce ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ukra9e ,invasion ,w>      
,crimes ,det]r5ce & ,acc\ntability ,act4
  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t-- 7#a7 9 its prem$itat$1    
unprovok$1 unju/ifi$1 & unlawful        
full-scale invasion ( ,ukra9e t comm5c$ 

on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 ! milit>y ( !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation "u !   
direction ( ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9   
has committ$ w> crimes t include-- 7,a7 
! delib]ate t>get+ ( civilians & injur+ 
or kill+ ( noncombatants2  7,b7 !       
delib]ate t>get+ & attack+ ( hospitals1 
s*ools1 & o!r non-milit>y build+s       
d$icat$ to religion1 art1 sci5ce1 or    
*>itable purposes1 su* z ! bomb+ ( a    
!at] 9 ,m>iupol t s]v$ z a %elt] =      
noncombatants & _h ! ^w *ildr5 writt5   
cle>ly 9 ! ,russian language outside2   
7,c7 ! indiscrim9ate bomb>dm5t (        
undef5d$ dwell+s & build+s2  7,d7 !     
wanton de/ruction ( prop]ty n ju/ifi$ by
 milit>y necessity2  7,e7 unlawful      
civilian deportations2  7,f7 ! tak+ (   
ho/ages2 &  7,g7 rape1 or sexual assault
 or abuse2  7#b7 ! use ( *emical weapons
 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation 9
 ,ukra9e w\ld con/itute a w> crime1 &   
engag+ 9 any milit>y prep>ations to use 
*emical weapons or to develop1 produce1 
/ockpile1 or reta9 *emical weapons is   

prohibit$ by ! ,*emical ,weapons        
,conv5tion1 to :i* ! ,russian ,f$]ation 
is a signatory2  7#c7 ,vladimir ,put9   
has a long record ( committ+ acts (     
aggression1 sy/ematic abuses ( human    
rights1 & acts t con/itute w> crimes or 
o!r atrocities bo? at home & abroad1 & !
 brutality & scale ( ^! actions1 includ+
 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation republic (      
,*e*nya1 ,georgia1 ,syria1 & ,ukra9e1   
demon/rate ! ext5t to :i* 8 regime is   
will+ to fl\t int]national norms &      
values 9 ! pursuit ( its objectives2    
7#d7 ,vladimir ,put9 has previ\sly      
sanction$ ! use ( *emical weapons at    
home & abroad1 includ+ 9 ! poison+s (   
,russian spy turn$ d\ble ag5t ,s]gei    
,skripal & 8 daught] ,yulia & lead+     
,russian opposition figure ,aleksey     
,navalny1 & aid$ & abett$ ! use (       
*emical weapons by ,presid5t ,ba%>      
al-,assad 9 ,syria2 &  7#e7 9 #bjad1 !  
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation        
initiat$ its unprovok$ w> ( aggression  
aga9/ ,ukra9e :i* result$ 9 its illegal 

occupation ( ,crimea1 ! unrecogniz$     
decl>ation ( indep5d5ce by ! s-call$    
8,donetsk ,p's ,republic0 & 8,luhansk   
,p's ,republic0 by ,russia-back$        
proxies1 & num]\s human rights          
violations & dea?s ( civilians 9        
,ukra9e4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! 
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to      
collect1 analyze1 & pres]ve evid5ce &   
in=mation relat$ to w> crimes & o!r     
atrocities committ$ dur+ ! full-scale   
,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e t began on  
,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 = use 9 appropriate
 dome/ic1 =eign1 & int]national c\rts & 
tribunals prosecut+ ^? responsible = su*
 crimes2  7#b7 to help det] ! commission
 ( w> crimes & o!r atrocities 9 ,ukra9e 
by publiciz+ to ! maximum possible      
ext5t1 includ+ among ,russian & o!r     
=eign milit>y comm&]s & troops 9        
,ukra9e1 ef=ts to id5tify & prosecute ^?
 responsible = ! commission ( w> crimes 
dur+ ! full-scale ,russian invasion (   
,ukra9e t began on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb2 
&  7#c7 to cont9ue ef=ts to id5tify1    

det]1 & pursue acc\ntability = w> crimes
 & o!r atrocities committ$ ar\nd ! _w & 
by o!r p]petrators1 & to lev]age        
int]national coop]ation & be/ practices 
9 ?is reg>d ) respect to ! curr5t       
situation 9 ,ukra9e4  #d4 ,report on    
,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
consi/5t ) ! protection ( intellig5ce   
s\rces & me?ods1 ! ,presid5t %all submit
 to ! appropriate congressional         
committees a report1 :i* may include a  
classifi$ annex1 describ+ 9 detail !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t    
ef=ts to collect1 analyze1 & pres]ve    
evid5ce & in=mation relat$ to w> crimes 
& o!r atrocities committ$ dur+ !        
full-scale ,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e  
s9ce ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 includ+ a     
description (-- 7,a7 ! respective roles 
( v>i\s ag5cies1 dep>tm5ts1 & (fices1 & 
! int]ag5cy me*anism e/abli%$ = !       
coord9ation ( su* ef=ts2  7,b7 ! types (
 in=mation & evid5ce t are be+ collect$1
 analyz$1 & pres]v$ to help id5tify ^?  

responsible = ! commission ( w> crimes  
or o!r atrocities dur+ ! full-scale     
,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e 9 #bjbb2 &  
7,c7 /eps tak5 to coord9ate )1 & support
 ! "w (1 allies1 p>tn]s1 int]national   
in/itutions & organizations1 &          
nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 su* ef=ts4
  7#b7 ,m$ia1 public diplomacy1 &       
in=mation op]ations to make ,russian    
milit>y comm&]s1 troops1 political      
lead]s & ! ,russian p aw>e ( ef=ts to   
id5tify & prosecute ^? responsible = !  
commission ( w> crimes or o!r atrocities
 dur+ ! full-scale ,russian invasion (  
,ukra9e 9 #bjbb1 & ( ! types ( acts t   
may be prosecutable4  7#c7 ,! process = 
a dome/ic1 =eign1 or int]national c\rt  
or tribunal to reque/ & obta9 f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t in=mation relat$ to w>
 crimes or o!r atrocities committ$ dur+ 
! full-scale ,russian invasion ( ,ukra9e
 9 #bjbb4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 

,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & ! ,select  
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2 &
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & !        
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,atrocities ,!   
t]m atrocities has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #f7b7 ( ! ,elie ,wiesel ,g5ocide
 & ,atrocities ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjah  
7,public ,law #aae-dda2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfef note74  7#c7 ,w> crime ,! t]m w>  
crime has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#bdda7;c7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4