,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,coh51 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 
,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4 ,quigley7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committees on ,f9ancial  
,s]vices1 & ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to jo9tly submit a report on    
ef=ts by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian       
,f$]ation to p]secute1 suppress1        
discrim9ate1 or o!rwise violate !       
religi\s fre$oms ( ,ukra9e & tempor>ily 
occupi$ t]ritories ( ,ukra9e1 to require
 ! ,presid5t to impose all applicable   
sanctions ) respect to =eign p]sons     
c]tifi$ to h engag$ 9 su* ef=ts1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   

may be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,russia's ,w> on
 ,fai? ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 t]ritories ( ,ukra9e 
tempor>ily occupi$ by ! ,russian        
,f$]ation1 ,russian occupation          
au?orities h impos$ policies t re/rict1 
suppress1 & elim9ate fre$om ( religion &
 belief1 9 violation ( int]national law 
& civilian protections "u ! law ( arm$  
conflict4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om has docum5t$ t ,russian         
au?orities 9 occupi$ ,ukra9ian          
t]ritories h engag$ 9 sev]e violations (
 religi\s fre$om1 includ+ ! det5tion1   
torture1 disappe>ance1 & unlawful       
imprisonm5t ( cl]gy & believ]s1 z well z
 ! closure & confiscation ( h\ses (     
wor%ip4  7#c7 ,accord+ to ,ukra9ian     
au?orities & indep5d5t monitor+ gr\ps1  
,russian =ces h damag$ or de/roy$ m ?an 
#fjj *ur*es1 synagogues1 mosques1 & o!r 
religi\s sites s9ce ! />t ( ,russia's   
full-scale invasion4  7#d7 ,russia has  
kill$ m ?an #ej ,ukra9ian prie/s1       

pa/ors1 & o!r religi\s lead]s dur+      
,russia's invasion1 & _m o!rs h be5     
abduct$1 deta9$1 tortur$1 or =cibly     
disappe>$ 9 occupi$ t]ritories4  7#e7   
,prote/ant1 ,ca?olic1 ,muslim1 memb]s ( 
! ,*ur* ( ,jesus ,*ri/ ( ,latt]-day     
,sa9ts1 ,crimean ,tat>1 & ,or?odox      
,*ri/ian communities n align$ ) !       
,russian ,or?odox ,*ur* h be5 subject$  
to raids1 =c$ re-regi/ration "u ,russian
 law1 intimidation1 & crim9al           
prosecution1 ) _m congregations driv5   
und]gr\nd or p]man5tly %utt]$4  7#f7    
,religi\s build+s 9 occupi$ areas h be5 
seiz$ & repurpos$ = milit>y or          
adm9i/rative use1 religi\s lit]ature has
 be5 confiscat$1 & *>itable m9i/ries    
dismantl$1 erod+ bo? ! spiritual &      
humanit>ian f\ndations ( local          
communities4  7#g7 ,! ,russian ,or?odox 
,*ur*1 l$ by ,patri>* ,kirill ( ,mosc[1 
has publicly fram$ ! invasion 9         
!ological t]ms1 describ+ ! w> z a holy  
w> hav+ metaphysical significance & /at+
 9 a ,septemb] #bjbb s]mon t if a soldi]

 dies 9 ! p]=mance ( milit>y duty1 ?is  
sacrifice wa%es away all ! s9s t a p]son
 has committ$4 ,accord+ to ! ,committee 
on ,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om1     
,russian de facto au?orities (t5 commit 
religi\s fre$om violations to facilitate
 ! dom9ance ( ! ,russian ,or?odox ,*ur* 
( ! ,mosc[ ,patri>*ate 9 ^! t]ritories4 
7#h7 ,russia's actions demon/rate a     
sy/ematic campaign ( religi\s p]secution
 9 occupi$ ,ukra9ian t]ritory1 violat+ !
 fundam5tal "r to fre$om ( ?\ght1       
consci5ce1 religion1 & belief z protect$
 "u ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human    
,rights & ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on   
,civil & ,political ,rights4  #c4       
,report on ,russia's p]secution (       
religi\s gr\ps 9 occupi$ t]ritories (   
,ukra9e  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft] = #c ye>s1 !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ,secret>y ( ,def5se1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ,national
 ,intellig5ce1 %all jo9tly submit to !  
appropriate congressional committees a  

report t includes-- 7#a7 a detail$      
description ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian  
,f$]ation & its /ate-affiliat$1         
quasi-/ate1 or occupation-era activities
 t p]secute1 suppress1 discrim9ate1 or  
o!rwise directly or indirectly engage 9 
or facilitate s]i\s human rights abuse  
aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,jews1 & ,muslims      
7includ+ ,crimean ,tat>s71 & o!r        
religi\s m9orities n affiliat$ ) !      
,russian ,or?odox ,*ur*1 & _! respective
 religi\s organizations 9               
,russian-occupi$ t]ritories ( ,ukra9e2  
7#b7 an id5tification ( *ur*es1         
synagogues1 mosques1 o!r religi\s       
facilities1 includ+ ,*ri/ian1 ,jewi%1   
,muslim1 & o!r m9ority religi\s         
in/itutions1 t h be5 de/roy$1 damag$1   
seiz$1 repurpos$1 or o!rwise appropriat$
 directly or indirectly by p]sons op]at+
 = or on behalf ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,russian ,f$]ation 9 occupi$ t]ritories 
( ,ukra9e2  7#c7 an assessm5t (--  7,a7 
! numb] ( ,*ri/ians1 ,jews1 ,muslims    
7includ+ ,crimean ,tat>s71 & o!r        

religi\s m9orities n affiliat$ ) !      
,russian ,or?odox ,*ur*1 :o h be5       
subject$ to p]secution1 imprisonm5t1 or 
=c$ displacem5t 9 occupi$ t]ritories (  
,ukra9e2  7,b7 re/rictions impos$ on    
,*ri/ian1 ,jewi%1 ,muslim1 & o!r        
religions n affiliat$ ) ! ,russian      
,or?odox ,*ur*'s religi\s practices1    
wor%ip s]vices1 or religi\s education 9 
occupi$ t]ritories2  7,c7 ef=ts to      
compel ,*ri/ian organizations to        
affiliate ) ,mosc[-bas$ religi\s        
in/itutions or to suppress ,*ri/ian     
activity n affiliat$ ) ,mosc[-bas$      
religions2  7,d7 ef=ts by ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,russian ,f$]ation1 by au?orities     
ex]cis+ de facto gov]nm5tal control 9   
occupi$ t]ritory1 or by entities or     
p]sons o!rwise affiliat$ ) ,russia1 to  
compel ,*ri/ian organizations 9 ,ukra9e 
& 9 occupi$ t]ritories-- 7i7 to         
affiliate ) ,mosc[-bas$ religi\s        
in/itutions2 or  7ii7 to suppress       
,*ri/ian1 ,jewi%1 ,muslim1 or any o!r   
d5om9ations n align$ ) ,russian /ate    

int]e/s2 &  7,e7 ! ov]all impact (      
,russia's invasion ( ,ukra9e1 & its     
occupation ( ,ukra9ian t]ritory1 on     
religi\s fre$om 9 occupi$ t]ritories (  
,ukra9e1 includ+ ,crimea & ,seva/opol2 &
  7#d7 a li/ ( individuals & entities   
affiliat$ ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian    
,f$]ation1 or ex]cis+ de facto au?ority 
9 occupi$ t]ritory1 t--  7,a7 are       
responsible = p]secution1 suppression1  
or discrim9ation aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,jews1
 or ,muslims 9 ,ukra9e & 9 ! occupi$    
t]ritories ( ,ukra9e2 or  7,b7 h o!rwise
 engag$ 9 or attempt$ to engage 9 any ( 
! conduct describ$ 9 ?is subsection4    
7b7  ,c]tification requir$  ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! submission ( ea* report 
requir$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t  
%all c]tify to ! appropriate            
congressional committees :e!r !re may be
 reasonable gr\nds to det]m9e t any     
individuals & entities includ$ 9 ! li/  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d7 h engag$ 9
 any ( ! conduct describ$ 9 subsection  
7a77#b7 or subsection 7a77#c74  7c7     

,effect ( positive c]tification ,if !   
,presid5t makes an affirmative          
c]tification "u subsection 7b7 ) respect
 to a =eign p]son1 ! ,presid5t %all     
impose applicable sanctions ) respect to
 ea* su* p]son pursuant to ! au?orities 
& proc$ures set =? 9 ! applicable       
regulations "u-- 7#a7 "p #ehc ( title   
#ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7relat+
 to sanctions au?oriz$ "u ! ,global     
,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,acc\ntability
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq4772  
7#b7 "p #ehi ( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7relat+ to                
,ukra9e-_/,russia-relat$ sanctions72    
7#c7 "p #ehg ( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7relat+ to ,russian       
,h>mful ,=eign ,activities sanctions72  
or  7#d7 any o!r regulation "u *apt] ,v 
( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations1 provid+ = ! imposition (  
sanctions 7includ+ ! block+ ( prop]ty or
 int]e/s 9 prop]ty7 ) respect to !      
conduct = :i* su* p]son receiv$ an      
affirmative c]tification4  7d7 ,effect (

 subsequ5t negative det]m9ation ,to !   
ext5t t ! ,presid5t det]m9es1 bas$ on a 
subsequ5t report requir$ by subsection  
7a71 t an individual or entity previ\sly
 li/$ 9 su* a report no long] engages 9 
any ( ! conduct describ$ 9 subsection   
7b7 or o!rwise no long] meets !         
requirem5ts ) respect to ! applicable   
sanctions impos$ ) respect to su* p]son 
"u subsection 7c71 ! ,presid5t may waive
 or t]m9ate su* sanctions ) respect to  
su* p]son4  7e7 ,=m ,! report requir$ by
 subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9 an   
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7f7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select          
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations1 & ! ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate4