,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the importation 
of seafood and seafood products from the
 ,russian ,federation1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,united             
,states-,russian ,federation ,seafood   
,reciprocity ,act of #bjbc4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,in #bjad1 the ,russian  
,federation invaded and annexed the     
,crimean ,peninsula from ,ukraine4  7#b7
 ,the ,united ,states and its allies    
imposed sanctions with respect to the   
,russian ,federation as a result of that
 hostile and illegal action4  7#c7 ,in  
retaliation1 the ,government of the     
,russian ,federation imposed an embargo 
on agricultural products1 including     

seafood1 imported from the ,united      
,states1 the ,european ,union1          
,australia1 ,canada1 and ,norway4  7#d7 
,before imposing the embargo1 the       
,russian ,federation was an important   
export market for ,united ,states       
seafood products4  7#e7 ,imports into   
the ,united ,states of seafood products 
of ,russian ,federation origin increased
 roughly #agc percent in value between  
#bjac1 the year before the imposition of
 the embargo1 and #bjbj4  7#f7 ,on      
,march #aa1 #bjbb1 the ,president issued
 ,executive ,order #adjfh 7#hg ,fed4    
,reg4 #adcha2 relating to prohibiting   
certain imports1 exports1 and new       
investment with respect to continued    
,russian ,federation aggression71 which 
prohibited the importation of seafood of
 ,russian ,federation origin4 ,the      
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury allowed
 imports of banned seafood that had     
pre-existing written contracts or       
written agreements until ,june #bc1     

#bjbb4  7#g7 ,executive ,order #adjfh   
does not prohibit the importation of    
seafood products of ,russian ,federation
 origin that are substantially          
transformed in another country4  7#h7   
,despite the brutal1 illegal invasion of
 ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation1  
seafood products of ,russian ,federation
 origin continue to enter ,united       
,states commerce4  #c4 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 aggression against ,ukraine 
by the ,government of the ,russian      
,federation must prompt a reevaluation  
of ,united ,states-,russian ,federation 
trade policies1 particularly with       
respect to categories of goods for which
 the ,government of the ,russian        
,federation has already taken           
retaliatory action against the ,united  
,states2 and  7#b7 a robust ,united     
,states seafood industry in which       
domestic consumers and businesses have  
access to and can purchase domestically 
and sustainably harvested seafood and   

seafood products supports national      
security and ,united ,states jobs4  #d4 
,prohibition on entry of seafood and    
seafood products from the ,russian      
,federation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
importation into the ,united ,states of 
any product described in subsection 7b7 
is prohibited4  7b7 ,products described 
,a product described in this subsection 
is a product-- 7#a7 classifiable under  
chapter #c or heading #afjd of the      
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 of ,russian  
,federation origin1 including any such  
product incorporated into another       
product or substantially transformed in 
a country other than the ,russian       
,federation4  #e4 ,termination  7a7 ,in 
general ,the prohibition under section  
#d shall terminate on the date that is  
#ij days after the date on which the    
,president determines and certifies to  
,congress that the ,government of the   
,russian ,federation has terminated its 
prohibition on the importation of       

seafood products from the ,united       
,states4  7b7 ,notification to ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection ,upon  
making the certification described in   
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
notify the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection with   
respect to the date on which the        
prohibition under section #d terminates4
  #f4 ,effective date ,section #d       
applies with respect to articles        
imported on or after the date that is   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4