,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eafd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbb ,mr4
 ,wick] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>d97        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate ! 
,russian-bas$ ,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p z a    
=eign t]rori/ organization1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort titles ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hold+ ,acc\ntable      
,russian ,m]c5>ies ,act or ! ,,h>m ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+   
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate's     
designation ( an entity z a =eign       
t]rori/ organization results f a        
det]m9ation t-- 7,a7 ! entity is =eign &
 engages 9 t]rorism or t]rori/ activity2
 &  7,b7 ! t]rori/ activity ?reat5s !   
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or its       
nationals4  7#b7 ,! activities ( ! ,,pmc
 ,wagn] ,gr\p & affiliat$ entities (    
,russian national ,yevg5iy ,prigozh9    
pose a ?reat to ! national int]e/s &    
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   

allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
includ+ ) respect to ,russia's w> on    
,ukra9e1 :i* ,presid5t ,bid5 decl>$1 on 
,m>* #b1 #bjbb1 poses an unusual &      
extraord9>y ?reat to ! national security
 & =eign policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7
 ,on ,june #bj1 #bjag1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,treasury's ,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets     
,control designat$ ,,pmc ,wagn] & its   
milit>y lead]1 ,dmitry ,utk91 pursuant  
to ,executive ,ord] #acffj 7titl$       
,block+ ,prop]ty ( ,additional ,c]ta9   
,p]sons ,contribut+ to ! ,situation 9   
,ukra9e7 = be+ responsible = or         
complicit 91 or hav+ engag$ 91 directly 
or indirectly1 actions or policies t    
?reat5 ! peace1 security1 /ability1     
sov]eignty or t]ritorial integrity (    
,ukra9e4  7#d7 ,on ,septemb] #bj1 #bjah1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate add$ ,yevg5iy      
,prigozh9 & 8 affiliat$ entities1       
includ+ ! ,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p1 to ! li/ (
 p]sons id5tifi$ z "p (1 or op]at+ = or 
on behalf (1 ! def5se or intellig5ce    
sectors ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian      

,f$]ation "u section #bca ( ! ,c\nt]+   
,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh ,sanctions  
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebe74  7#e7 ,!    
,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p1 a self-describ$     
private actor t und]takes milit>y action
 & subv]sive op]ations at ! behe/ ( !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 is a  
t]rori/ gr\p t engages 9 t]rorism 7z    
def9$ 9 section #adj7;d7 ( ! ,=eign     
,relations ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal  
,ye> #aihh & #aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4       
#bfef;f7d7771 :i* is prem$itat$1        
politically motivat$ viol5ce p]petrat$  
aga9/ noncombatant t>gets by subnational
 gr\ps or cl&e/9e ag5ts4  7#f7 ,! ,,pmc 
,wagn] ,gr\p & its affiliat$ entities h 
committ$1 or are cr$ibly accus$ (       
committ+1 t]rori/ activity 7z def9$ 9   
section #bab7;a77#c77;,b7 ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#c77;,b771 ?r\gh _! 
involvem5t 9--  7,a7 ! massacres1 rape1 
& torture ( civilians 9 ,bu*a1 ,ukra9e1 
9 ,m>* #bjbb2  7,b7 ! massacres 9 ,m\ra1
 ,mali1 9 ,m>* #bjbb2  7,c7 ! massacres 

( migrant work]s & civilians 9 m9+      
regions along ! ,sudan- ,c5tral ,african
 ,republic bord] 9 #bjbb2  7,d7 ! murd] 
( ,russian j\rnali/s 9 ! ,c5tral        
,african ,republic 9 ,june #bjah z well 
z ?reats aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates j\rnali/s  
inve/igat+ su* incid5t2  7,e7 ! kidnapp+
 ( *ildr5 9 ! ,c5tral ,african ,republic
 9 #bjbb to "w 9 m9es2  7,f7 ! rape &   
sex traffick+ ( wom5 & *ildr5 9 !       
,c5tral ,african ,republic betwe5 #bjah 
& #bjbb2  7,g7 ! sabotage & le?al       
suppression ( civilian prote/ors 9      
,sudan 9 #bjai2  7,h7 ! use ( n]ve ag5ts
 aga9/ ,libya's ,gov]nm5t ( ,national   
,accord & deploym5t ( illegal l&m9es &  
booby-traps 9 civilian areas ( ,tripoli 
betwe5 #bjai & #bjbj2  7,i7 ! torture & 
execution ( a ,syrian national 9 ,june  
#bjag2 &  7,j7 ef=ts to assass9ate      
,ukra9ian ,presid5t ,volodymyr ,zel5sky 
9 ,m>* #bjbb4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !        
,russian-bas$ ,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p meets !
 crit]ia = designation by ! ,secret>y ( 

,/ate z a =eign t]rori/ organization "u 
section #bai7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &     
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahi7;a772 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
%\ld designate ! ,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p z a 
=eign t]rori/ organization "u su*       
section #bai4  #d4 ,designation ( ,,pmc 
,wagn] ,gr\p z a =eign t]rori/          
organization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all designate
 ! ,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p z a =eign t]rori/ 
organization 9 accordance ) section     
#bai7;a7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a774  7b7    
,application ,! designation requir$ "u  
subsection 7a7 %all equally apply to any
 affiliat$ & successor entities to !    
,,pmc ,wagn] ,gr\p und]tak+ malign      
activities aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its  
allies & p>tn]s1 includ+ activities tak+
 place 9 ,ukra9e1 ,africa1 & ! ,middle  
,ea/4  7c7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may waive
 ! application ( sanctions "u ?is       
section if ! ,presid5t det]m9es &       

reports to ! appropriate congressional  
committees t su* a waiv] is 9 ! national
 security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7
 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m       
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#c7 !
 ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban  
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7#d7 ! ,committee 
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2  7#e7 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2  7#f7 ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 
&  7#g7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4