,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit ,united ,states ,government    
recognition of the ,russian             
,federation's claim of sovereignty over 
,crimea1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,united ,states ,recognition of 
,russian ,sovereignty ,over ,crimea or  
,any ,other ,forcibly ,seized ,ukrainian
 ,territory4  #b4 ,prohibition against  
,united ,states recognition of the      
,russian ,federation's claim of         
sovereignty over ,crimea  7a7 ,statement
 of policy ,it is the policy of the     
,united ,states not to recognize the    
,government of the ,russian             
,federation's claim of sovereignty over 
,crimea or any other forcibly seized    

,ukrainian territory1 including any     
related airspace or territorial waters4 
7b7 ,prohibition ,in accordance with    
subsection 7a71 no ,federal department  
or agency may take any action1 extend   
any nonhumanitarian assistance1 or spend
 any funds that implies recognition of  
the ,government of the ,russian         
,federation's claim of sovereignty over 
,crimea or any other forcibly seized    
,ukrainian territory1 unless any such   
claim is formally recognized by the     
democratically elected ,government of   
,ukraine4