,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbe,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4  
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish and authorize     
funding for a ,russia ,sanctions        
,enforcement ,fund to enforce ,united   
,states sanctions with respect to the   
,russian ,federation and its illegal    
ghost ship fleet to pay off the ,united 
,states public debt and to codify the   
,export ,enforcement ,coordination      
,center4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,global ,hunt for   
,offshore ,smuggling and ,trafficking   
,act of #bjbe or the ,,ghost ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,russia ,sanctions          
,enforcement ,fund  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ae days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 there shall 
be established in the ,treasury of the  
,united ,states a fund1 to be known as  

the ,russia ,sanctions ,enforcement     
,fund 7in this section referred to as   
the ,fund71 to pay expenses relating to 
seizures and forfeitures of property    
made with respect to violations by the  
,russian ,federation and covered        
merchant ships of sanctions imposed by  
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,designation  
of administrator ,not later than #ae    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
appoint an administrator for the ,fund  
7in this section referred to as the     
,administrator74  7c7 ,expenditures from
 the fund  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,administrator may authorize amounts    
from the ,fund to be used1 without      
further appropriation or fiscal year    
limitation1 for payment of all proper   
expenses relating to a covered seizure  
or forfeiture1 including the following3 
7,a7 ,investigative costs incurred by a 
law enforcement agency of the           

,department of ,homeland ,security or   
the ,department of ,justice4  7,b7      
,expenses of detention1 inventory1      
security1 maintenance1 advertisement1 or
 disposal of the property seized or     
forfeited1 and if condemned by a court  
and a bond for such costs was not given1
 the costs as taxed by the court4  7,c7 
,costs of-- 7i7 contract services       
relating to a covered seizure or        
forfeiture2  7ii7 the employment of     
outside contractors to operate and      
manage properties seized or forfeited or
 to provide other specialized services  
necessary to dispose of such properties 
in an effort to maximize the return from
 such properties2 and  7iii7 reimbursing
 any ,federal1 ,state1 or local agency  
for any expenditures made to perform the
 functions described in this            
subparagraph4  7,d7 ,payments to        
reimburse any covered ,federal agency   
for investigative costs incurred leading
 to a covered seizure or forfeiture4    
7,e7 ,payments for contracting for the  

services of experts and consultants     
needed by the ,department of ,homeland  
,security or the ,department of ,justice
 to assist in carrying out duties       
related to a covered seizure or         
forfeiture4  7,f7 ,awards of            
compensation to informers for assistance
 provided with respect to a violation by
 the ,russian ,federation or a covered  
merchant ship of sanctions imposed by   
the ,united ,states that leads to a     
covered seizure or forfeiture4  7,g7    
,equitable sharing payments made to     
other ,federal agencies1 ,state and     
local law enforcement agencies1 and     
foreign governments for expenses        
incurred with respect to a covered      
seizure or forfeiture4  7,h7 ,payment of
 overtime pay1 salaries1 travel1 fuel1  
training1 equipment1 and other similar  
expenses of ,state or local law         
enforcement officers that are incurred  
in joint law enforcement operations with
 a covered ,federal agency relating to  
covered seizure or forfeiture4  7#b7    

,authorization of use of fund for       
additional purposes ,the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security may direct the      
,administrator to authorize the use of  
amounts in the ,fund for the following3 
7,a7 ,payment of awards for information 
or assistance leading to a civil or     
criminal forfeiture made with respect to
 a violation by the ,russian ,federation
 or a covered merchant ship of sanctions
 imposed by the ,united ,states and     
involving any covered ,federal agency4  
7,b7 ,purchases of evidence or          
information by a covered ,federal agency
 with respect to a violation by the     
,russian ,federation or a covered       
merchant ship of sanctions imposed by   
the ,united ,states that leads to a     
covered seizure or forfeiture4  7,c7    
,payment for equipment for any vessel1  
vehicle1 or aircraft available for      
official use by a covered ,federal      
agency to enable the vessel1 vehicle1 or
 aircraft to assist in law enforcement  
functions relating to a covered seizure 

or forfeiture1 and for other equipment  
directly related to a covered seizure or
 forfeiture1 including laboratory       
equipment1 protective equipment1        
communications equipment1 and the       
operation and maintenance costs of such 
equipment4  7,d7 ,payment for equipment 
for any vessel1 vehicle1 or aircraft for
 official use by a ,state or local law  
enforcement agency to enable the vessel1
 vehicle1 or aircraft to assist in law  
enforcement functions relating to a     
covered seizure or forfeiture if the    
vessel1 vehicle1 or aircraft will be    
used in joint law enforcement operations
 with a covered ,federal agency4  7,e7  
,reimbursement of individuals or        
organizations for expenses incurred by  
such individuals or organizations in    
cooperating with a covered ,federal     
agency in investigations and undercover 
law enforcement operations relating to a
 covered seizure or forfeiture4  7#c7   
,prioritization of activities within the
 fund ,in allocating amounts from the   

,fund for the purposes described in     
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the           
,administrator shall prioritize         
activities that result in the seizure   
and forfeiture of oil or petroleum      
products or other commodities or methods
 of exchange that fund the efforts of   
the ,russian ,federation or a covered   
merchant ship to carry out evasive or   
deceptive acts4  7d7 ,management of fund
 ,the ,fund shall be managed and        
invested in the same manner as a trust  
fund is managed and invested under      
section #ifjb of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf4  7e7 ,funding  7#a7     
,initial funding  7,a7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,fund            
#aej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 to  
remain available until expended4  7,b7  
,repayment of initial funding  7i7 ,in  
general ,not later than ,september #cj1 
#bjcf1 the ,administrator shall transfer
 from the ,fund into the general fund of
 the ,treasury an amount equal to       

#aej1jjj1jjj1 as adjusted pursuant to   
paragraph 7#c74  7ii7 ,rule of          
construction ,the repayment of amounts  
under clause 7i7 shall not be construed 
as a termination of the authority for   
the operation of the ,fund4  7#b7       
,maximum end-of-year balance  7,a7 ,in  
general ,if1 at the end of a fiscal     
year1 the amount in the ,fund exceeds   
the amount specified in subparagraph    
7,b71 the ,administrator shall transfer 
the amount in excess of the amount      
specified in subparagraph 7,b7 to the   
general fund of the ,treasury for the   
payment of the public debt of the       
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,amount specified
 ,the amount specified in this          
subparagraph is-- 7i7 in fiscal year    
#bjbf1 #ejj1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 in any   
fiscal year thereafter1 #ejj1jjj1jjj1 as
 adjusted pursuant to paragraph 7#c74   
7#c7 ,adjustments for inflation  7,a7   
,in general ,the amounts described in   
paragraphs 7#a77;,b77i7 and             
7#c77;,b77ii7 shall be adjusted1 at the 

beginning of each of fiscal years #bjbg 
through #bjcf1 to reflect the percentage
 7if any7 of the increase in the average
 of the ,consumer ,price ,index for the 
preceding #ab-month period compared to  
the ,consumer ,price ,index for fiscal  
year #bjbe4  7,b7 ,consumer price index 
defined ,in this paragraph1 the term    
,consumer ,price ,index means the       
,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban 
,consumers published by the ,bureau of  
,labor ,statistics of the ,department of
 ,labor4  7f7 ,prohibition on transfer  
of funds  7#a7 ,in general ,any         
expenditure of amounts in the ,fund1 or 
transfer of amounts from the ,fund1 not 
authorized by this section is           
prohibited4  7#b7 ,acts by congress ,any
 ,act of ,congress to remove money from 
the ,fund shall be reported in the      
,federal ,register not later than #aj   
days after the enactment of the ,act4   
7g7 ,report ,not later than ,september  
#a1 #bjbf1 and annually thereafter      
through ,september #a1 #bjcf1 the       

,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 with 
the concurrence of the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury1 shall submit to the         
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on-- 7#a7 all activities         
supported by the ,fund during the fiscal
 year during which the report is        
submitted and the preceding fiscal year2
  7#b7 a list of each covered seizure or
 forfeiture supported by the ,fund      
during those fiscal years and1 with     
respect to each such seizure or         
forfeiture-- 7,a7 the goods seized2     
7,b7 the current status of the          
forfeiture of the goods2  7,c7 an       
assessment of the impact on the national
 security of the ,united ,states of the 
seizure or forfeiture1 including the    
estimated loss of revenue to the person 
from which the goods were seized2 and   
7,d7 any anticipated response or outcome
 of the seizure or forfeiture2  7#c7 the
 financial health and financial data of 
the ,fund as of the date of the report2 
7#d7 the amount transferred to the      

general fund of the ,treasury under     
subsection 7e7 or 7h72  7#e7 7,a7 the   
amount paid to informants for           
information or evidence under subsection
 7c72  7,b7 whether the information or  
evidence led to a seizure2 and  7,c7 if 
so1 the cost of the goods seized2  7#f7 
the amount remaining to be transferred  
under subsection 7e77#b7 and an         
estimated timeline for transferring the 
full amount required by that subsection2
 and  7#g7 7,a7 any instances during the
 fiscal years covered by the report of a
 covered seizure or forfeiture if1 after
 amounts were expended from the ,fund to
 support the seizure or forfeiture1 the 
seizure or forfeiture did not occur as a
 result of a policy decision made by the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the 
,president1 or any other official of the
 ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 a           
description of the costs incurred and   
reasons the seizure or forfeiture did   
not occur4  7h7 ,failure ,to report or  
utilize the fund  7#a7 ,effect of       

failure to submit report ,if a report   
required by subsection 7g7 is not       
submitted to the appropriate            
congressional committees by the date    
that is #ahj days after the report is   
due under subsection 7g71 the           
,administrator shall transfer an amount 
equal to #e percent of the amounts in   
the ,fund to the general fund of the    
,treasury for the payment of the public 
debt of the ,united ,states4 ,for each  
#ij-;day period thereafter during which 
the report is not submitted1 the        
,administrator shall transfer an        
additional amount1 equal to #e percent  
of the amounts in the ,fund1 to the     
general fund of the ,treasury for that  
purpose4  7#b7 ,effect of failure to use
 fund ,if a report submitted under      
subsection 7g7 indicates that amounts in
 the ,fund have not been used for any   
seizure or forfeiture activity during   
the fiscal years covered by the report1 
the ,fund shall be terminated and any   
amounts in the ,fund shall transferred  

to the general fund of the ,treasury for
 the payment of the public debt of the  
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,waiver of       
termination of fund for national        
security purposes  7,a7 ,in general ,if 
the ,president determines that it is in 
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states not to terminate the    
,fund as required by paragraph 7#b71 the
 ,president may waive the requirement to
 terminate the ,fund4  7,b7 ,report     
required ,if the ,president exercises   
the waiver authority under subparagraph 
7,a71 the ,president shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report describing the factors considered
 in determining that it is in the       
national security interests of the      
,united ,states not to terminate the    
,fund4  7,c7 ,form ,the report required 
by subparagraph 7,b7 shall be submitted 
in unclassified form1 but may include a 
classified annex4  7i7 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to affect the          

requirements of subsection 7e7 of the   
,justice for ,united ,states ,victims of
 ,state ,sponsored ,terrorism ,act 7#cd 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjadd7 or the operation of   
the ,united ,states ,victims of ,state  
,sponsored ,terrorism ,fund under that  
subsection4  7j7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the 
,committee on ,financial ,services and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7  
,covered federal agency ,the term       
covered ,federal agency means any       
,federal agency specified in section    
#c7;b74  7#c7 ,covered merchant ship    
,the term covered merchant ship means a 
flag ship transporting oil subject to   
sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states
 for the ,russian ,federation or an     

organization that works on behalf of1 or
 receives financial or material support 
from1 the ,government of the ,russian   
,federation1 including ,gazprom4  7#d7  
,covered seizure or forfeiture ,the term
 covered seizure or forfeiture means a  
seizure or forfeiture of property made  
with respect to a violation by the      
,russian ,federation or a covered       
merchant ship of sanctions imposed by   
the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,establishment
 of ,export ,enforcement ,coordination  
,center  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
operate and maintain1 within ,homeland  
,security ,investigations1 the ,export  
,enforcement ,coordination ,center1 as  
established by ,executive ,order #aceeh 
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfja note7 7in this     
section referred to as the ,center74    
7b7 ,purposes ,the ,center shall serve  
as the primary center for ,federal      
,government export enforcement efforts  
among the following agencies3 7#a7 ,the 
,department of ,state4  7#b7 ,the       

,department of the ,treasury4  7#c7 ,the
 ,department of ,defense4  7#d7 ,the    
,department of ,justice4  7#e7 ,the     
,department of ,commerce4  7#f7 ,the    
,department of ,energy4  7#g7 ,the      
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#h7 ,the ,office of the ,director of   
,national ,intelligence4  7#i7 ,such    
other agencies as the ,president may    
designate4  7c7 ,coordination authority 
,the ,center shall-- 7#a7 serve as a    
conduit between ,federal law enforcement
 agencies and the intelligence community
 7as defined in section #c7d7 of the    
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d777 for the exchange of
 information related to potential       
violations of ,united ,states export    
controls2  7#b7 serve as a primary point
 of contact between enforcement         
authorities and agencies engaged in     
export licensing2  7#c7 coordinate law  
enforcement public outreach activities  
related to ,united ,states export       
controls2  7#d7 serve as the primary    

deconfliction and support center to     
assist law enforcement agencies to      
coordinate and enhance investigations   
with respect to export control          
violations2  7#e7 establish integrated1 
governmentwide statistical tracking and 
targeting capabilities to support export
 enforcement2 and  7#f7 carry out       
additional duties as assigned by the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
regarding the enforcement of ,united    
,states export control laws4  7d7       
,administration ,the ,executive         
,associate ,director of ,homeland       
,security ,investigations shall-- 7#a7  
serve as the administrator of the       
,center2 and  7#b7 maintain             
documentation that describes the        
participants in1 funding of1 core       
functions of1 and personnel assigned to1
 the ,center4  7e7 ,director2 deputy    
directors  7#a7 ,director ,the ,center  
shall have a ,director1 who shall be--  
7,a7 a member of the ,senior ,executive 
,service 7as defined in section #baja;a 

of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 and 
a special agent within ,homeland        
,security ,investigations2 and  7,b7    
designated by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security4  7#b7 ,deputy      
directors ,the ,center shall have #b    
,deputy ,directors1 as follows3 7,a7    
,one ,deputy ,director1 who shall be--  
7i7 a full-time employee of the         
,department of ,commerce2 and  7ii7     
appointed by the ,secretary of          
,commerce4  7,b7 ,one ,deputy ,director1
 who shall be-- 7i7 a full-time employee
 of the ,department of ,justice2 and    
7ii7 appointed by the ,attorney         
,general4  7f7 ,liaisons from other     
agencies  7#a7 ,intelligence community  
liaison ,an intelligence community      
liaison shall be detailed to the        
,center4 ,the liaison shall be-- 7,a7 a 
full-time employee of an element of the 
intelligence community2 and  7,b7       
designated by the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence4  7#b7 ,liaisons from    
other agencies  7,a7 ,in general ,a     

liaison shall be detailed to the ,center
 by each agency specified in            
subparagraph 7,b74 ,such liaisons shall 
be special agents1 officers1            
intelligence analysts1 or intelligence  
officers1 as appropriate4  7,b7         
,agencies specified ,the agencies       
specified in this subparagraph are the  
following3 7i7 ,homeland ,security      
,investigations4  7ii7 ,u4,s4 ,customs  
and ,border ,protection4  7iii7 ,the    
,office of ,export ,enforcement of the  
,bureau of ,industry and ,security of   
the ,department of ,commerce4  7iv7 ,the
 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4    
7v7 ,the ,defense ,criminal             
,investigative ,service4  7vi7 ,the     
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives4  7vii7 ,the ,national 
,counterintelligence and ,security      
,center of the ,office of the ,director 
of ,national ,intelligence4  7viii7 ,the
 ,department of ,energy4  7ix7 ,the     
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury4  7x7  

,the ,directorate of ,defense ,trade    
,controls of the ,department of ,state4 
7xi7 ,the ,office of ,export            
,administration of the ,bureau of       
,industry and ,security4  7xii7 ,the    
,office of ,enforcement ,analysis of the
 ,bureau of ,industry and ,security4    
7xiii7 ,the ,office of ,special         
,investigations of the ,air ,force4     
7xiv7 ,the ,criminal ,investigation     
,division of the ,army4  7xv7 ,the      
,naval ,criminal ,investigative         
,service4  7xvi7 ,the ,defense          
,intelligence ,agency4  7xvii7 ,the     
,defense ,counterintelligence and       
,security ,agency4  7xviii7 ,any other  
agency1 at the request of the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security4