,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #e1  
#bjbc,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reauthorize the ,belarus ,democracy ,act
 of #bjjd4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,belarus ,democracy1
 ,human ,rights1 and ,sovereignty ,act  
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,findings ,section #b of 
the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of #bjjd   
7,public ,law #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#ehaa note7 is amended to read as       
follows3  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds 
the following3 7#a7 ,consistently1      
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 the            
illegitimate leader of ,belarus1 engages
 in a pattern of clear and persistent   
violations of human rights1 democratic  
governance1 and fundamental freedoms4   
7#b7 ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka has        
overseen and participated in multiple   

fundamentally flawed presidential and   
parliamentary elections undermining the 
legitimacy of executive1 judicial1 and  
legislative authority in ,belarus4  7#c7
 ,on ,august #i1 #bjbj1 the ,government 
of ,belarus conducted a presidential    
election that was fraudulent and did not
 meet international standards4 ,there   
were serious irregularities with ballot 
counting and the reporting of election  
results4 ,the ,government of ,belarus   
also put in place restrictive measures  
that impeded the work of local          
independent observers and did not       
provide sufficient notice to the ,,osce 
to allow for the ,,osce to monitor the  
elections1 as is customary4  7#d7       
,independent election monitors          
recognized ,sviatlana ,tsikhanouskaya as
 the legitimate winner of the ,august   
#i1 #bjbj election for president in     
,belarus following her candidacy after  
her husband1 opposition leader ,sergei  
,tikhanovsky1 was imprisoned for        
challenging ,lukashenka for president in

 #bjbj4  7#e7 ,following threats to her 
safety1 ,sviatlana ,tsikhanouskaya was  
forced into exile in ,lithuania after   
,mr4 ,lukashenka claimed victory in the 
fraudulent #bjbj elections1 and since   
that time1 the ,government of ,lithuania
 has hosted the ,office of ,sviatlana   
,tsikhanouskaya1 the ,belarusian        
,democratic ,leader1 and the ,government
 of ,poland has hosted the ,belarusian  
,united ,transitional ,cabinet4  7#f7   
,thousands of employees at ,belarusian  
state-owned enterprises went on strike  
across the country to protest ,mr4      
,lukashenka's illegitimate election and 
the subsequent crackdowns on peaceful   
protestors to the contested results of  
the election1 including at some of      
,belarus's largest factories such as the
 ,bel,a,z truck plant1 the ,minsk       
,tractor ,works1 and the ,minsk         
,automobile ,plant4  7#g7 ,after the    
,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential         
election1 the ,government of ,belarus   
restricted the free flow of information 

to silence the opposition and to conceal
 the regime's violent crackdown on      
peaceful protestors1 including by       
stripping the accreditation of          
journalists from major foreign news     
outlets1 disrupting internet access1    
limiting access to social media and     
other digital communication platforms1  
and detaining and harassing countless   
journalists4  7#h7 ,the ,government of  
,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr            
,lukashenka1 continues to subject       
thousands of pro-democracy political    
activists and peaceful protesters to    
harassment1 beatings1 enforced          
disappearance1 and imprisonment1        
particularly as a result of their       
attempts to peacefully exercise their   
right to freedom of assembly and        
association1 including following violent
 crackdowns on peaceful protestors and  
mass detentions of peaceful protesters  
resisting the results of the contested  
#bjbj election4  7#i7 ,women serve as   
the leading force in demonstrations     

across the country1 protesting police   
brutality and mass detentions by wearing
 white1 carrying flowers1 forming       
solidarity chains1 and unmasking        
undercover police trying to arrest      
demonstrators4  7#aj7 ,the ,government  
of ,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr         
,lukashenka1 suppresses independent     
media and journalists and restricts     
access to the internet1 including social
 media and other digital communication  
platforms1 in violation of the right to 
freedom of speech and expression of     
those dissenting from the dictatorship  
of ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka4  7#aa7 ,the 
,government of ,belarus1 led by         
,alyaksandr ,lukashenka1 has            
criminalized access to independent media
 sources and media channels1 including  
foreign media1 by designating such      
sources and channels as extremist and   
conducting arbitrary arrests and        
detainments of media workers1 activists1
 and users4  7#ab7 ,the ,government of  
,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr            

,lukashenka1 continues a systematic     
campaign of harassment1 repression1 and 
closure of nongovernmental              
organizations1 including independent    
trade unions and entrepreneurs1 creating
 a climate of fear that inhibits the    
development of civil society and social 
solidarity4  7#ac7 ,the ,government of  
,belarus1 led by ,alyaksandr            
,lukashenka1 has pursued a policy       
undermining the country's sovereignty   
and independence by making ,belarus     
political1 economic1 cultural1 and      
societal interests subservient to those 
of ,russia4  7#ad7 ,against the will of 
the majority of the ,belarusian people1 
,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin has
 propped up the ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka 
regime1 including by offering security  
assistance1 providing significant       
financial support1 and sending ,russian 
propagandists to help disseminate       
pro-regime and pro-,kremlin propaganda  
on ,belarus state television4  7#ae7    
,efforts by the ,government of the      

,russian ,federation to subsume ,belarus
 into its sphere of influence and       
consider ,belarus as part of the        
,russian empire or as a ,union ,state   
include security1 political1 economic1  
and ideological integration between     
,russia and ,belarus1 which intensified 
in #bjbj after ,president ,putin        
supported ,mr4 ,lukashenka's            
illegitimate election and resulted in   
the ,government of ,belarus permitting  
,russian troops to use ,belarusian      
territory to conduct military exercises 
ahead of the ,february #bjbb further    
invasion of ,ukraine and staging part of
 the ,february #bjbb further invasion of
 ,ukraine from ,belarusian territory1   
including by providing ,russia with the 
use of airbases which allowed ,russia to
 shoot artillery and missiles from      
,belarusian territory into ,ukraine4    
7#af7 ,the ,united ,states ,government  
and ,united ,states partners and allies 
have imposed sanctions on ,alyaksandr   
,lukashenka and the ,government of      

,belarus in response to anti-democratic 
activities and human rights abuses for  
more than #bj years1 including in       
response to the ,government of ,belarus'
 support for ,russia's further invasion 
of ,ukraine1 which include property     
blocking and visa restrictions and      
export restrictions4  7#ag7 ,the        
,kremlin has provided the ,government of
 ,belarus with loans amounting to more  
than #a1ejj1jjj1jjj dollars to prop up  
,lukashenka's illegitimate regime and   
,russia continues to provide ,belarus   
with access to an economic market to    
avoid the impacts of ,united ,states and
 allied countries' sanctions on key     
,belarusian industries4  7#ah7 ,the     
,government of ,belarus is relied upon  
by the ,government of the ,russian      
,federation to increase production of   
ammunition and other military equipment 
to facilitate the ,kremlin's crimes of  
aggression1 war crimes1 and crimes      
against humanity during the illegal war 
in ,ukraine4  7#ai7 ,since before the   

#bjbb further invasion of ,ukraine1 the 
,government of ,belarus has hosted      
,russian troops on ,belarusian territory
 and enabled the violation of ,ukraine's
 sovereignty by ,russia in ,february    
#bjbb and since the further invasion of 
,ukraine1 the ,government of ,belarus   
has also hosted ,russian mercenary      
fighters and reportedly hosted ,russian 
nuclear warheads4  7#bj7 ,the           
international community has seen        
credible evidence that children forcibly
 removed from ,ukraine by ,russia during
 the further invasion of ,ukraine have  
transited through the territory of      
,belarus or been illegally removed to   
the territory of ,belarus with support  
from ,alyaksandr ,lukashenka and been   
subjected to ,russian re-education      
programs4  7#ba7 ,the ,government of    
,belarus' continued support of ,russia1 
especially in the unprovoked further    
invasion of ,ukraine1 and continued     
oppression of the ,belarusian people may
 amount to crimes against humanity1 war 

crimes1 and the crime of aggression4    
7#bb7 ,the ,government of ,belarus also 
threatens the safety1 security1 and     
sovereignty of ,european countries1     
including ,,nato allies ,latvia1        
,lithuania1 and ,poland1 by facilitating
 illegal migration through the territory
 of ,belarus1 resulting in efforts by   
the ,united ,states to support a        
,customs and ,border ,patrol ,technical 
,assessment in ,latvia to ensure        
,european allies and partners can secure
 their borders4  7#bc7 ,the ,government 
of ,lithuania and other ,united ,states 
partners and allies host independent    
,belarusian free media1 including ,radio
 ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty's ,minsk
 bureau1 and facilitate information and 
content in the ,belarusian language1    
which the ,lukashenka regime has        
dismissed and de-facto outlawed as an   
inferior language to ,russian for the   
purpose of facilitating ,russification  
campaigns in ,belarus4  7#bd7 ,the      
governments of ,lithuania1 ,latvia1     

,poland1 and other ,european partners   
host members of the ,belarusian         
pro-democracy movement1 including       
political leaders1 free and independent 
media1 and exiled civil society groups  
and provide essential support to these  
individuals and groups that make up the 
,belarus democracy movement4  7#be7 ,the
 ,government of ,belarus has further    
attempted to suppress freedom of        
movement of ,belarusian people and      
,belarusian diaspora and retaliate      
against those ,belarusians living       
overseas and who have fled the          
,lukashenka regime by refusing to       
provide overseas passport services4     
7#bf7 ,the ,international ,civil        
,aviation ,organization found that the  
,government of ,belarus committed an act
 of unlawful interference when it       
deliberately diverted ,ryanair ,flight  
#idgh in order to arrest two ,belarusian
 citizens1 including an opposition      
activist and journalist4  7#bg7 ,the    
,belarus democracy movement has         

legitimate aspirations for a            
transatlantic future for the people of  
,belarus and continue to seek justice   
for those imprisoned and oppressed by   
the ,lukashenka regime and resist       
,russian encroachment on ,belarusian    
territory1 culture1 and identity4  4    
#c4 ,statement of policy ,section #c of 
the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of #bjjd   
7,public ,law #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#ehaa note7 is amended to read as       
follows3  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states--  
7#a7 to condemn the conduct of the      
,august #i1 #bjbj1 presidential election
 and crackdown on opposition candidates1
 members of the ,coordination ,council1 
peaceful protestors1 employees from     
state-owned enterprises participating in
 strikes1 independent election          
observers1 and independent journalists  
and bloggers2  7#b7 to recognize        
,sviatlana ,tsikhanouskaya as the       
,democratic ,leader of ,belarus2  7#c7  
to refuse to recognize ,alyaksandr      

,lukashenka as the legitimately elected 
leader of ,belarus2  7#d7 to seek to    
engage with the ,united ,transitional   
,cabinet as the executive body that     
represents the aspirations and beliefs  
of the ,belarusian people and as a      
legitimate institution to participate in
 a dialogue on a peaceful transition of 
power and support its stated objectives 
of-- 7,a7 defending the independence and
 sovereignty of the ,republic of        
,belarus2  7,b7 representing the        
national interests of ,belarus2  7,c7   
carrying out the de-facto de-occupation 
of ,belarus2  7,d7 restoring            
constitutional legality and the rule of 
law2  7,e7 developing and implementing  
measures to thwart illegal retention of 
power2  7,f7 ensuring the transition of 
power from dictatorship to democracy2   
7,g7 creating conditions for free and   
fair elections in ,belarus2 and  7,h7   
developing and implementing solutions   
needed to secure democratic changes in  
,belarus2  7#e7 to continue to call for 

the immediate release without           
preconditions of all political prisoners
 in ,belarus2  7#f7 to continue to      
support the aspirations of the people of
 ,belarus for democracy1 human rights1  
and the rule of law2  7#g7 to continue  
to support actively the aspirations of  
the people of the ,republic of ,belarus 
to preserve the independence and        
sovereignty of their country and to     
pursue a ,euro-,atlantic future2  7#h7  
not to recognize any incorporation of   
,belarus into a ,union ,state with      
,russia1 as this so-called ,union ,state
 would be both an attempt to absorb     
,belarus and a step to reconstituting   
the totalitarian ,soviet ,union2  7#i7  
to condemn efforts by the ,government of
 the ,russian ,federation to undermine  
the sovereignty and independence of     
,belarus1 and to continue to implement  
policies1 including sanctions1 that     
serve to punish ,russia for its         
anti-democratic and illegal actions     
involving ,belarus2  7#aj7 to continue  

to reject the fraudulent victory of ,mr4
 ,lukashenka on ,august #i1 #bjbj1 and  
to support calls for new presidential   
and parliamentary elections1 conducted  
in a manner that is free and fair       
according to ,,osce standards and under 
the supervision of ,,osce observers and 
independent domestic observers2  7#aa7  
to continue to call for the fulfillment 
by the ,government of ,belarus of       
,belarus's freely undertaken obligations
 as an ,,osce participating state and as
 a signatory of the ,charter of the     
,united ,nations2  7#ab7 to support an  
,,osce role in mediating a dialogue     
within ,belarus between the government  
and genuine representatives of          
,belarusian society2  7#ac7 to support  
international efforts to launch         
investigations into the ,government of  
,belarus and individuals associated with
 the ,government of ,belarus for war    
crimes and crimes against humanity      
against the people of ,belarus and the  
people of ,ukraine for their actions    

during the further invasion of ,ukraine2
  7#ad7 to support a ,united ,states    
diplomatic presence to engage with the  
people of ,belarus1 including the       
regular appointment of a ,united ,states
 ,special ,envoy to ,belarus until such 
a time that the credentials of a ,united
 ,states ,ambassador to ,belarus are    
recognized by the ,government of        
,belarus2  7#ae7 to continue to work    
closely with the ,european ,union1 the  
,united ,kingdom1 ,canada1 and other    
countries and international             
organizations1 to promote the principles
 of democracy1 the rule of law1 and     
human rights in ,belarus2  7#af7 to     
remain open to reevaluating ,united     
,states policy toward ,belarus as       
warranted by demonstrable progress made 
by the ,government of ,belarus          
consistent with the aims of this ,act1  
as stated in this section2  7#ag7 to    
express concern in the event that social
 media or technology companies move to  
block independent media content or      

participate in media blackouts that     
prevent free and independent media      
services from transmitting information  
into ,belarus2  7#ah7 to continue to    
support ,belarusian language and        
cultural programs1 including by         
supporting ,belarusian language         
independent media programs1 and         
,belarusian civil society1 including    
efforts to restore democracy and the    
regular function of democratic          
institutions in ,belarus2  7#ai7 to work
 with the ,belarusian democratic        
movement and ,european allies and       
partners to ensure ,belarusian nationals
 living outside of ,belarus have access 
to national identification documentation
 following the ,lukashenka regime's     
decision to stop supplying overseas     
passport services to ,belarusians2      
7#bj7 to provide technical support to   
the ,united ,transitional ,cabinet of   
,belarus and ,european allies and       
partners to develop and implement       
national identification documents 7,new 

,belarusian ,passport7 that will enable 
the more than #b1jjj1jjj ,belarusians   
living abroad to access freedom of      
movement and essential services while   
maintaining ,belarusian national        
identity and unity2  7#ba7 to include   
,belarusian nationals living in ,ukraine
 as of ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 in the     
,uniting ,for ,ukraine program to       
provide a pathway for ,belarusian       
nations and their immediate family      
members outside of the ,united ,states  
to come to the ,united ,states and stay 
for a period of not more than two years 
of parole and subject those ,belarusian 
nationals to the same qualifications for
 entry into the program as ,ukrainian   
nationals2  7#bb7 to engage in the      
,united ,states-,belarus democratic     
movement strategic dialogue when        
necessary to reaffirm commitments to    
promoting freedom and democracy in      
,belarus and promote efforts to restore 
free and open presidential and          
parliamentary elections in ,belarus that

 are conducted consistent with ,,osce   
standards and under the supervision of  
,,osce observers and independent        
domestic observers2  7#bc7 to refuse to 
recognize the legitimacy of the         
,lukashenka regime to enter into any    
international agreements or treaties2   
7#bd7 to advocate for the inclusion of  
the ,belarus democratic movement to     
participate in international            
institutions and be granted ,permanent  
,observer ,status by the ,united        
,nations ,general ,assembly2  7#be7 to  
establish a ,belarus service at ,voice  
of ,america through the ,united ,states 
,agency for ,global ,media that         
broadcasts in the ,belarusian language2 
7#bf7 to continue to support the        
,governments of ,lithuania1 ,latvia1 and
 ,poland in providing critical support  
to the ,belarusian government1 civil    
society1 and media in exile2  7#bg7 to  
transfer when applicable existing       
bilateral funding for ,belarus toward   
sustaining pro-democracy and civil      

society initiatives outside the         
territory of ,belarus2  7#bh7 to        
continue to ban ticket sales for air    
travel to ,belarus until such a time    
that civilians do not face random       
arrests by the ,government of ,belarus1 
a ban that was enacted following the    
unlawful actions of the ,government of  
,belarus to deliberately divert ,ryanair
 ,flight #idgh2 and  7#bi7 to continue  
to work with international allies and   
partners to coordinate support for the  
people of ,belarus and their legitimate 
aspirations for a free1 open1 and       
democratic society and the regular      
conduct of free and fair elections4  4  
#d4 ,special ,envoy for ,belarus  7a7   
,special ,envoy ,the ,president shall   
appoint a ,special ,envoy for ,belarus  
within the ,department of ,state        
7referred to in this section as the     
,special ,envoy74  7b7 ,qualifications  
,the ,special ,envoy-- 7#a7 should be a 
person of recognized distinction in the 
field of ,european security1            

geopolitics1 democracy1 and human       
rights2 and  7#b7 may be a career       
foreign service officer4  7c7 ,central  
objective ,the central objective of the 
,special ,envoy is to coordinate and    
promote efforts-- 7#a7 to improve       
respect for the fundamental human rights
 of the people of ,belarus2  7#b7 to    
sustain focus on the national security  
implications1 for the ,united ,states1  
of ,belarus's political and military    
alignment2 and  7#c7 to respond to the  
political1 economic1 and security       
impacts of events in ,belarus on        
neighboring countries and the wider     
region4  7d7 ,duties and                
responsibilities ,the ,special ,envoy   
shall-- 7#a7 engage in discussions with 
,belarusian officials regarding human   
rights and political1 economic1 and     
security issues in ,belarus2  7#b7      
support international efforts to promote
 human rights and political freedoms in 
,belarus1 including coordination and    
dialogue between the ,united ,states and

 the ,united ,nations1 the ,organization
 for ,security and ,cooperation in      
,europe1 the ,european ,union1 ,belarus1
 and the other countries in ,eastern    
,europe2  7#c7 consult with             
nongovernmental organizations that have 
attempted to address human rights and   
political and economic instability in   
,belarus2  7#d7 make recommendations    
regarding the funding of activities     
promoting human rights1 democracy1 the  
rule of law1 and the development of a   
market economy in ,belarus2  7#e7 review
 strategies for improving protection of 
human rights in ,belarus1 including     
technical training and exchange         
programs2  7#f7 develop an action plan  
for holding to account the perpetrators 
of the human rights violations1         
documented in the ,united ,nations ,high
 ,commissioner for ,human ,rights report
 on the situation of human rights in    
,belarus in the run-up to the #bjbj     
presidential election and its aftermath 
7,human ,rights ,council ,resolution    

#di_/cf72  7#g7 engage with member      
countries of the ,north ,atlantic       
,treaty ,organization1 the ,organization
 for ,security and ,cooperation in      
,europe1 and the ,european ,union with  
respect to the implications of          
,belarus's political and security       
alignment for transatlantic security2   
and  7#h7 work within the ,department of
 ,state and among partnering countries  
to sustain focus on the political       
situation in ,belarus4  7e7 ,role ,the  
position of ,special ,envoy-- 7#a7 shall
 be a full-time position2  7#b7 may not 
be combined with any other position     
within the ,department of ,state2  7#c7 
shall only exist for the period during  
which ,united ,states diplomatic        
operations in ,belarus at the ,united   
,states ,embassy in ,minsk have been    
suspended2 and  7#d7 shall oversee the  
operations and personnel of the ,belarus
 ,affairs ,unit of the ,department of   
,state4  7f7 ,report on activities ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  

the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter for the following five      
years1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in     
consultation with the ,special ,envoy1  
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
describes the activities undertaken     
pursuant to subsection 7d7 during the   
reporting period4  7g7 ,termination ,the
 position of ,special ,envoy for        
,belarus ,affairs and the authorities   
provided by this section shall terminate
 on the date that is five years after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#e4 ,strategic dialogue with the        
,belarus ,democracy movement  7a7       
,strategic dialogue ,the ,president     
shall direct the ,secretary of ,state to
 host a strategic dialogue with the     
,belarus ,democracy ,movement not fewer 
than once every #ab months following the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7b7 ,central objective ,the central     
objective of the strategic dialogue     
required under subsection 7a7 is to     

coordinate and promote efforts-- 7#a7 to
 consider the efforts needed to return  
to democratic rule in ,belarus1         
including the efforts needed to support 
free and fair elections in ,belarus2    
7#b7 to support the day-to-day functions
 of the ,belarus ,democracy ,movement1  
which represents the legitimate         
aspirations of the ,belarusian people1  
and ensure that ,belarusians living     
outside the territory of ,belarus have  
adequate access to essential services2  
and  7#c7 to respond to the political1  
economic1 and security impacts of events
 in ,belarus and ,russia on neighboring 
countries and the wider region4  7c7    
,termination ,the strategic dialogue    
with the ,belarus ,democracy ,movement  
and the authorities provided by this    
section shall terminate on the date that
 is five years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  #f4 ,assistance
 to promote democracy1 civil society1   
and sovereignty in ,belarus ,section #d 
of the ,belarus ,democracy ,act of #bjjd

 7,public ,law #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#ehaa note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by inserting 1 including by            
establishing a ,belarus service at      
,voice of ,america to include broadcasts
 in the ,belarusian language after      
within ,belarus2  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#b71 by inserting in the ,belarusian   
language after and ,internet media2     
7,c7 by striking paragraphs 7#aa7 and   
7#ad72  7,d7 by redesignating paragraphs
 7#c7 through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#d7  
through 7#aa71 respectively2  7,e7 by   
inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
countering internet and media censorship
 and repressive surveillance technology 
that seeks to limit free association1   
control access to information1 and      
prevent citizens from exercising their  
rights to free speech2  2  7,f7 in      
paragraph 7#aa71 as redesignated by     
subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting and the 
development of ,belarusian cultural     

programs after supporting the           
development of ,belarusian language     
education2  7,g7 in paragraph 7#ab71 by 
inserting 1 including refugees from     
,belarus in ,ukraine and refugees from  
,ukraine fleeing ,russia's unprovoked   
war following the ,february #bjbb       
further invasion of ,ukraine after      
supporting political refugees in        
neighboring ,european countries fleeing 
the crackdown in ,belarus2  7,h7 in     
paragraph 7#ac7-- 7i7 by inserting and  
war crimes after human rights abuses2   
and  7ii7 by striking the semicolon and 
inserting 2 and2 and  7,i7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#ae7 as        
paragraph 7#ad72  7#b7 in subsection    
7f71 by striking #bjbj and inserting    
#bjbc2 and  7#c7 by striking subsection 
7g74  #g4 ,international broadcasting1  
internet freedom1 and access to         
information in ,belarus ,section #e of  
the ,belarus ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1
 and ,sovereignty ,act of #bjjd 7,public
 ,law #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa     

note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a77#a71 by inserting and ,voice of     
,america after ,radio ,free             
,europe_/,radio ,liberty2 and  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking   
#bjbj and inserting #bjbc2  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,a7 by inserting 1        
including through social media          
platforms1 after communications in      
,belarus2 and  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c7
 by inserting 1 including by ensuring   
private companies do not comply with    
media blackouts directed by or favored  
by the ,government of ,belarus after    
access and block content online4  #h4   
,sanctions against the ,government of   
,belarus ,section #f of the ,belarus    
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and         
,sovereignty ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law
 #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 
by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through
 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f71  
respectively2  7,b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#a7 the following new        

paragraph3  7#b7 ,the release of        
,ukrainian nationals illegally held in  
,belarus1 including those illegally     
transferred to ,belarus after the #bjbb 
,russian further invasion of ,ukraine4  
2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 as           
redesignated by subparagraph 7,a71 by   
inserting 1 and people who protested the
 support of the ,government of ,belarus 
for the further ,russian invasion of    
,ukraine and cooperation of the         
,government of ,belarus with ,russia    
after ,august #i1 #bjbj2 and  7,d7 in   
paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 by  
inserting 1 or for providing support in 
connection with the illegal further     
,russian invasion of ,ukraine after     
,august #i1 #bjbj2 and  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the subsection 
heading1 by inserting and the ,february1
 #bd1 #bjbb1 ,further ,invasion of      
,ukraine after election2  7,b7 by       
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through   
7#i7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#aj71  
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  

paragraph 7#d7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#e7 assisted the           
,government of ,belarus in-- 7,a7       
supporting security cooperation with the
 ,government of ,russia in advance of   
the ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 further       
invasion of ,ukraine2  7,b7 supporting  
the presence of ,russian mercenaries in 
the territory of ,belarus2 or  7,c7     
supporting ongoing security cooperation 
with the ,government of ,russia1        
including the ,government of ,belarus'  
decision to host ,russian tactical      
nuclear weapons2  2 and  7,d7 in        
paragraph 7#f71 as redesignated by      
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 1 or in 
connection with the #bjbb ,russian      
further invasion of ,ukraine after      
,august #i1 #bjbj4  #i4 ,multilateral   
cooperation ,section #g of the ,belarus 
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and         
,sovereignty ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a72 by    
striking 2 and and inserting a          

semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraphs3  7#c7 to condemn the        
continued collaboration between the     
,government of ,belarus and the         
,government of ,russia1 particularly as 
it relates to the further invasion of   
,ukraine1 and further the purposes of   
this ,act1 including1 as appropriate1 to
 levy sanctions and additional measures 
against the ,government of ,belarus for 
its complicity in war crimes and crimes 
against humanity committed in the       
territory of ,ukraine2 and  7#d7 to     
provide technical assistance to the     
,belarus democracy movement on the      
creation and international recognition  
of national identity documentation      
following the ,lukashenka regime's      
decision to cease overseas passport     
services for ,belarusian nationals1 with
 the objective of maintaining           
,belarusian national identity and unity 

but providing ,belarusians living       
overseas with freedom of movement and   
the ability to access essential         
services4  4  #aj4 ,participation of    
,belarus in uniting for ,ukraine ,the   
,belarus ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and
 ,sovereignty ,act of #bjjd 7,public    
,law #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note7
 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating     
sections #h and #i as sections #i and   
#aj1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after section #g the following
 new section3  #h4 ,participation of    
,belarus in uniting for ,ukraine  7a7   
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 there are a       
significant number of ,belarusian       
nationals residing in ,ukraine and      
suffering from ,russian aggression      
during the further ,russian invasion of 
,ukraine2 and  7#b7 ,belarusian         
nationals may experience threats to     
their physical security due to political
 persecution or retribution or human    
rights abuses if they return to         

,belarus4  7b7 ,uniting for ,ukraine    
participation  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security shall provide a  
pathway for ,belarusian nationals living
 in ,ukraine following the ,february    
#bd1 #bjbb1 further invasion of ,ukraine
 to participate in the ,uniting for     
,ukraine program4  7#b7 ,exception ,the 
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security may delay        
implementation of the pathway required  
under paragraph 7#a7 if they determine  
that it is counter to ,united ,states   
national security interests4  4  #aa4   
,reports ,section #i of the ,belarus    
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and         
,sovereignty ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law
 #ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note71 as
 redesignated by section #h7a7 of this  
,act1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking #bjbj and inserting #bjbc2 and 

7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7ii7 in        
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7iii7 by adding at the  
end the following new subparagraphs3    
7,i7 an assessment of how the           
,government of ,russia is working to    
achieve deeper security cooperation and 
interdependence or integration with     
,belarus2  7,j7 a description of the    
,government of ,belarus actions to      
support the #bjbb further ,russian      
invasion of ,ukraine and ongoing        
,russian aggression in ,ukraine2  7,k7 a
 description of how the ,government of  
,belarus supports1 adopts1 and deploys  
,russian disinformation campaigns or    
,belarusian disinformation campaigns2   
and  7,l7 an identification of          
,belarusian officials involved in       
continued support to ,russia and the    
further invasion of ,ukraine and an     
identification of ,russian officials    

involved in continued support to        
,belarus and the further invasion of    
,ukraine4  2  7#b7 in subsection        
7b77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking #bjbj and    
inserting #bjbc2  7,b7 in subparagraph  
7,a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,d7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraphs3  7,c7 an identification  
of efforts by the ,government of        
,belarus and the ,government of ,russia 
to circumvent sanctions1 including those
 imposed by the ,united ,states in      
response to the further invasion of     
,ukraine2  7,d7 an assessment of the    
shared assets and business interests of 
,vladimir ,putin and ,alyaksandr        
,lukashenka and the ,government of      
,belarus and the ,government of ,russia2
 and  7,e7 a determination on the       
possibility for ,belarus to host free   
and fair elections during the           
parliamentary elections scheduled for   

#bjbd and the presidential election     
scheduled for #bjbe1 including a        
proposal of how the ,united ,states may 
support a return to democracy in the    
anticipated elections in ,belarus4  2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subsection3  7c7 ,report  
on efforts ,to enable ,belarusians      
living outside the territory of ,belarus
 to travel freely  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #abj days after the date of 
the enactment of the ,belarus           
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and         
,sovereignty ,act of #bjbc1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report describing efforts to provide    
,belarusians living outside the         
territory of ,belarus with national     
identification documents4  7#b7         
,elements ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7,a7 ,an assessment 

of the ,european ,union's efforts to    
provide ,belarusians living overseas    
with national identification documents  
that maintain ,belarusian nationality   
but enable ,belarusians living overseas 
to travel freely and access essential   
services4  7,b7 ,a description of       
efforts to provide technical assistance 
to the ,belarus democratic movement on  
the creation of national identification 
documents that fulfill the needs        
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7   
,form ,the report required by this      
subsection shall be transmitted in      
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4  4  #ab4 ,definitions 
,section #aj7a77;,b7 of the ,belarus    
,democracy ,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law  
#ajh-cdg2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehaa note71 as 
redesignated by section #aj7a7 of this  
,act1 is amended by striking ,committee 
on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban       
,affairs and inserting the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security and ,governmental  
,affairs4