,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,graham 7= himself & ,mr4     
,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations  ,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 ,unit$ ,/ates law   
au?orizes ! designation ( 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 ( ,korea1 ,iran1 & ,syria
 h be5 designat$ z /ate sponsors (      
t]rorism4  7#c7 ,at ! direction (       
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91 ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation has promot$1 &    
cont9ues to promote1 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]ror t utiliz$ brutal =ce to t>get its
 civilians dur+ ! ,second ,*e*5 ,w>4    
7#e7 ,actions by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,russian ,f$]ation aga9/ civilian c5t]s1
 su* z ,grozny 7! capital ( ,*e*nya71   
left c\ntless innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr5
 dead or w\nd$4  7#f7 ,s9ce #bjad1 !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation-- 7,a7 
has support$ sep>ati/s engag+ 9 acts (  
viol5ce aga9/ ,ukra9ian civilians 9 !   
,donbas region2 &  7,b7 has deta9$      
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s z ho/ages4  7#g7  
,! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation     
provides mat]ial support to ,syria1 a   
nation curr5tly designat$ z a /ate      
sponsor ( t]rorism4  7#h7 ,accord+ to ! 
,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice1 !       
,russian ,f$]ation spreads t]ror ?r\gh\t
 ! _w ?r\gh private milit>y networks (  
m]c5>ies1 su* z ! ,wagn] ,gr\p1 9 an    
ef=t to project p[] *eaply & d5iably4   
7#i7 ,! ,wagn] ,gr\p collaborates ) !   
,m9i/ry ( ,def5se ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation

 to support ! =eign policy objectives ( 
! ,russian ,f$]ation4  7#aj7 ,!         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury-- 7,a7 has      
id5tifi$ ! ,wagn] ,gr\p z a designat$   
,russian ,m9i/ry ( ,def5se proxy =ce2 & 
7,b7 has /at$ t ,wagn]'s activities 9   
o!r c\ntries1 includ+ ,ukra9e1 ,syria1  
,sudan1 & ,libya1 h g5]at$ insecurity & 
incit$ viol5ce aga9/ innoc5t civilians4 
7#aa7 ,9 ,febru>y #bjbb1 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 =m] ,director ( !     
,c\nt]t]rorism ,f9ance & ,designations  
,(fice1 ,bureau ( ,c\nt]t]rorism1       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 wrote 9 ref]5ce to   
:ite supremaci/ gr\ps t ,russia provides
 sanctu>y to a ,u4,s4-designat$ t]rori/ 
gr\p1 ! ,russian ,imp]ial ,movem5t1 :i* 
op]ates ) impunity 9 ,russian t]ritory44
  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$]ation z a /ate 
sponsor ( t]rorism1 not+ t ! ,russian   
,f$]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]rorism4  7#ae7 ,on ,may #bd1 #bjbb1   
,ukra9ian prosecutors accus$ #b ,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$]ation z a /ate sponsor ( t]rorism   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,russian         
,f$]ation %all be deem$ to h repeat$ly  
provid$ support = acts ( int]national   
t]rorism & %all be designat$ z a /ate   
sponsor ( t]rorism pursuant to-- 7#a7   
section #aged7;c77#a77;,a77i7 ( !       
,export ,control ,re=m ,act ( #bjah 7#ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c77#a77;,a77i772  7#b7
 section #fbj;,a7a7 ( ! ,=eign          
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcga7;a772  7#c7 section #dj7;d7 ( !   
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bghj7;d772 &  7#d7 any o!r   
relevant provision ( law4  7b7 ,te*nical
 & con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section             
#afje;,a7h77#f7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$     

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 
,congress or be=e ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate2 &
  7#b7 by /rik+ section #f7;j7 ( !      
,export ,adm9i/ration ,act ( #aigi 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bdje7;j7714  #d4 ,waiv]
 ,! ,presid5t may remove ! designation  
requir$ "u section #c7;a7 on ! date t is
 #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t
 c]tifies to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ! majority lead] &     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,speak]1  
majority lead]1 & m9ority lead] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 !      
,russian ,f$]ation is no long] support+ 
acts ( int]national t]rorism2 &  7#b7   
remov+ su* designation is 9 ! national  
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4