,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,gillibrand7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,president 
to submit to ,congress a report on      
,united ,states ,government efforts to  
collect1 analyze1 and preserve evidence 
and information related to war crimes   
and other atrocities committed during   
the full-scale ,russian invasion of     
,ukraine since ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,ukraine      
,invasion ,war ,crimes ,deterrence and  
,accountability ,act  7a7 ,short title  
,this section may be cited as the       
,ukraine ,invasion ,war ,crimes         
,deterrence and ,accountability ,act4   
7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that-- 7#a7 in its        
premeditated1 unprovoked1 unjustified1  
and unlawful full-scale invasion of     

,ukraine that commenced on ,february    
#bd1 #bjbb1 the military of the         
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
under the direction of ,president       
,vladimir ,putin has committed war      
crimes that include but are not limited 
to-- 7,a7 the deliberate targeting of   
civilians and injuring or killing of    
noncombatants2  7,b7 the deliberate     
targeting and attacking of hospitals1   
schools1 and other non-military         
buildings dedicated to religion1 art1   
science1 or charitable purposes1 such as
 the bombing of a theater in ,mariupol  
that served as a shelter for            
noncombatants and had the word children 
written clearly in the ,russian language
 outside2  7,c7 the indiscriminate      
bombardment of undefended dwellings and 
buildings2  7,d7 the wanton destruction 
of property not justified by military   
necessity2  7,e7 unlawful civilian      
deportations2  7,f7 the taking of       
hostages2 and  7,g7 rape1 or sexual     
assault or abuse2  7#b7 the use of      

chemical weapons by the ,government of  
the ,russian ,federation in ,ukraine    
would constitute a war crime1 and       
engaging in any military preparations to
 use chemical weapons or to develop1    
produce1 stockpile1 or retain chemical  
weapons is prohibited by the ,chemical  
,weapons ,convention1 to which the      
,russian ,federation is a signatory2    
7#c7 ,vladimir ,putin has a long record 
of committing acts of aggression1       
systematic abuses of human rights1 and  
acts that constitute war crimes or other
 atrocities both at home and abroad1 and
 the brutality and scale of these       
actions1 including in the ,russian      
,federation ,republic of ,chechnya1     
,georgia1 ,syria1 and ,ukraine1         
demonstrate the extent to which his     
regime is willing to flout international
 norms and values in the pursuit of its 
objectives2  7#d7 ,vladimir ,putin has  
previously sanctioned the use of        
chemical weapons at home and abroad1    
including in the poisonings of ,russian 

spy turned double agent ,sergei ,skripal
 and his daughter ,yulia and leading    
,russian opposition figure ,aleksey     
,navalny1 and aided and abetted the use 
of chemical weapons by ,president       
,bashar al-,assad in ,syria2 and  7#e7  
in #bjad1 the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation initiated its      
unprovoked war of aggression against    
,ukraine which resulted in its illegal  
occupation of ,crimea1 the unrecognized 
declaration of independence by the      
so-called ,donetsk ,people's ,republic  
and ,luhansk ,people's ,republic by     
,russia-backed proxies1 and numerous    
human rights violations and deaths of   
civilians in ,ukraine4  7c7 ,statement  
of policy ,it is the policy of the      
,united ,states-- 7#a7 to collect1      
analyze1 and preserve evidence and      
information related to war crimes and   
other atrocities committed during the   
full-scale ,russian invasion of ,ukraine
 that began on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 for
 use in appropriate domestic1 foreign1  

and international courts and tribunals  
prosecuting those responsible for such  
crimes consistent with applicable law1  
including with the ,american ,service   
,members' ,protection ,act of #bjjb 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gdba et seq472  7#b7 to help
 deter the commission of war crimes and 
other atrocities in ,ukraine by         
publicizing to the maximum possible     
extent1 including among ,russian and    
other foreign military commanders and   
troops in ,ukraine1 efforts to identify 
and prosecute those responsible for the 
commission of war crimes during the     
full-scale ,russian invasion of ,ukraine
 that began on ,february #bd1 #bjbb2 and
  7#c7 to continue efforts to identify1 
deter1 and pursue accountability for war
 crimes and other atrocities committed  
around the world and by other           
perpetrators1 and to leverage           
international cooperation and best      
practices in this regard with respect to
 the current situation in ,ukraine4  7d7
 ,report on ,united ,states efforts ,not

 later than #ij days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and         
consistent with the protection of       
intelligence sources and methods1 the   
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report1 which may include a classified  
annex1 describing in detail the         
following3 7#a7 ,united ,states         
,government efforts to collect1 analyze1
 and preserve evidence and information  
related to war crimes and other         
atrocities committed during the         
full-scale ,russian invasion of ,ukraine
 since ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 including a
 description of-- 7,a7 the respective   
roles of various agencies1 departments1 
and offices1 and the interagency        
mechanism established for the           
coordination of such efforts2  7,b7 the 
types of information and evidence that  
are being collected1 analyzed1 and      
preserved to help identify those        
responsible for the commission of war   
crimes or other atrocities during the   

full-scale ,russian invasion of ,ukraine
 in #bjbb2 and  7,c7 steps taken to     
coordinate with1 and support the work   
of1 allies1 partners1 international     
institutions and organizations1 and     
nongovernmental organizations in such   
efforts4  7#b7 ,media1 public diplomacy1
 and information operations to make     
,russian military commanders1 troops1   
political leaders and the ,russian      
people aware of efforts to identify and 
prosecute those responsible for the     
commission of war crimes or other       
atrocities during the full-scale        
,russian invasion of ,ukraine in #bjbb1 
and of the types of acts that may be    
prosecutable4  7#c7 ,the process for a  
domestic1 foreign1 or international     
court or tribunal to request and obtain 
from the ,united ,states ,government    
information related to war crimes or    
other atrocities committed during the   
full-scale ,russian invasion of ,ukraine
 in #bjbb4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional

 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the      
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on the ,judiciary1 the       
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,atrocities ,the term
 atrocities has the meaning given that  
term in section #f7b7 of the ,elie      
,wiesel ,genocide and ,atrocities       
,prevention ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law 
#aae-dda2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note74    
7#c7 ,war crime ,the term war crime has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#bdda7;c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code4