,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccei ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #bi1 #bjbc,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of ,russian kleptocrats1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,asset ,seizure for ,ukraine ,reconstruction ,act4 #b4 ,national emergency declaration relating to harmful activities of ,russian ,federation relating to ,ukraine ,the procedures under section #c shall apply if the ,president-- 7#a7 declares a national emergency under section #bja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7 with respect to actions of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation or nationals of the ,russian ,federation that threaten the peace1 security1 stability1 sovereignty1 or territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 and 7#b7 declares that the use of the procedures under section #c are necessary as a response to the national emergency4 #c4 ,procedures 7a7 ,nonjudicial forfeiture ,property may be forfeited through nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section #fji of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afji71 without regard to limitation under section #fjg7;a77#a7 of that ,act 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;a77#a771 if-- 7#a7 the ,president makes the declaration described in section #b2 and 7#b7 the ,attorney ,general1 or a designee1 makes the certification described in subsection 7b7 with respect to the property4 7b7 ,certification ,after seizure of property and prior to forfeiture of the property under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general1 or a designee1 shall certify that1 upon forfeiture1 the property will be covered forfeited property 7as defined in section #agjh7;c7 of the ,additional ,ukraine ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,m of ,public ,law #aag-cbh2 #acf ,stat4 #ebjj71 as amended by this ,act74 #d4 ,expansion of forfeited property available to remediate harms to ,ukraine from ,russian aggression 7a7 ,in general ,section #agjh7;c7 of the ,additional ,ukraine ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7division ,m of ,public ,law #aag-cbh2 #acf ,stat4 #ebjj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking which property belonged and all that follows and inserting the following3 #8#8which property-- 7,a7 belonged to1 was possessed by1 or was controlled by a person the property or interests in property of which were blocked pursuant to any license1 order1 regulation1 or prohibition imposed by the ,united ,states under the authority provided by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or any other provision of law1 with respect to-- 7i7 the ,russian ,federation2 or 7ii7 actions or policies that undermine the democratic processes and institutions in ,ukraine or threaten the peace1 security1 stability1 sovereignty1 or territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 7,b7 was involved in an act in violation of or a conspiracy or scheme to violate-- 7i7 any license1 order1 regulation1 or prohibition described in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7ii7 any restriction on the export1 reexport1 or in-country transfer of items imposed by the ,united ,states under the ,export ,administration ,regulations1 or any restriction on the export1 reexport1 or retransfer of defense articles under the ,international ,traffic in ,arms ,regulations under subchapter ,m of chapter ,i of title #bb1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 with respect to-- 7,i7 the ,russian ,federation1 ,belarus1 the ,crimea region of ,ukraine1 or the so-called ,donetsk ,people's ,republic or ,luhansk ,people's ,republic regions of ,ukraine2 7,,ii7 any person in any such country or region on a restricted parties list2 or 7,,iii7 any person located in any other country that has been added to a restricted parties list in connection with the malign conduct of the ,russian ,federation in ,ukraine1 including the annexation of the ,crimea region of ,ukraine in ,march #bjad and the invasion beginning in ,february #bjbb of ,ukraine1 as substantially enabled by ,belarus2 or 7,c7 was involved in any related conspiracy1 scheme1 or other ,federal offense arising from the actions of1 or doing business with or acting on behalf of1 the ,russian ,federation1 ,belarus1 the ,crimea region of ,ukraine1 or the so-called ,donetsk ,people's ,republic or ,luhansk ,people's ,republic regions of ,ukraine4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,the term ,export ,administration ,regulations has the meaning given that term in section #agdb of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja74 7#d7 ,the term restricted parties list means any of the following lists maintained by the ,bureau of ,industry and ,security3 7,a7 ,the ,entity ,list set forth in ,supplement ,no4 #d to part #gdd of the ,export ,administration ,regulations4 7,b7 ,the ,denied ,persons ,list maintained pursuant to section #gfd4c7;a77#b7 of the ,export ,administration ,regulations4 7,c7 ,the ,unverified ,list set forth in ,supplement ,no4 #f to part #gdd of the ,export ,administration ,regulations4 4 7b7 ,extension of authority ,section #agjh7;d7 of the ,additional ,ukraine ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc is amended by striking ,may #a1 #bjbe and inserting the date that is #c years after the date of the enactment of the ,asset ,seizure for ,ukraine ,reconstruction ,act4 #e4 ,rulemaking ,the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of the ,treasury may prescribe regulations to carry out this ,act without regard to the requirements of section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #f4 ,termination 7a7 ,in general ,the provisions of this ,act shall terminate on the date that is #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,savings provision ,the termination of this ,act under subsection 7a7 shall not-- 7#a7 terminate the applicability of the procedures under this ,act to any property seized prior to the date of the termination under subsection 7a72 or 7#b7 moot any legal action taken or pending legal proceeding not finally concluded or determined on that date4