I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2885 To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 26, 2023 Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine Human 4 Rights Policy Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2885 IH SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF MANDATORY IM- 1 POSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 2 TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS RESPON- 3 SIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 4 Section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integ- 5 rity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act 6 of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8910) is amended— 7 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 8 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 9 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 10 lowing: 11 ‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 13 after receiving a request from the chairman and 14 ranking member of one of the appropriate congres- 15 sional committees with respect to whether a person 16 meets the criteria of a person described in sub- 17 section (a), the President shall— 18 ‘‘(A) determine if the person meets such 19 criteria; and 20 ‘‘(B) submit a classified or unclassified re- 21 port to such chairman and ranking member 22 with respect to such determination that includes 23 a statement of whether or not the President im- 24 posed or intends to impose sanctions under sub- 25 section (b) with respect to such person. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 2885 IH ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 1 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap- 2 propriate congressional committees’ means— 3 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 4 the House of Representatives; and 5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 6 of the Senate.’’. 7 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 8 Section 252 of the Countering America’s Adversaries 9 Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9542) is amended— 10 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 11 following: 12 ‘‘(1) the Government of the Russian Federation 13 bears responsibility for the continuing violence in 14 Ukraine and imposition onto Ukrainian sov- 15 ereignty;’’; 16 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 17 (10) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- 19 lowing: 20 ‘‘(2) the Government of the Russian Federa- 21 tion’s invasion of Ukraine reflects years of disregard 22 for territorial integrity across the European con- 23 tinent; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 2885 IH ‘‘(3) paramilitary organizations are utilized by 1 the Government of the Russian Federation to exe- 2 cute foreign policy goals, including through influence 3 campaigns, economic coercion, and violence, particu- 4 larly sexual violence against women; 5 ‘‘(4) ongoing violence from the Government of 6 the Russian Federation across Europe creates impli- 7 cations for allies and partners of the United States 8 outside of the European continent, and a deterrence 9 strategy therefore requires coordination and coopera- 10 tion with like-minded partners across the globe;’’; 11 and 12 (4) by amending subparagraph (A) of para- 13 graph (12) (as redesignated) to read as follows: 14 ‘‘(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggres- 15 sion, information operations, in particular cyber 16 warfare and military information support oper- 17 ations, corruption, and hybrid warfare by the 18 Government of the Russian Federation and its 19 proxy forces;’’. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 2885 IH SEC. 4. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE RUS- 1 SIAN FEDERATION IN UKRAINE AND AGAINST 2 UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS FORCIBLY RELO- 3 CATED. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should in- 5 clude in the report required by sections 116(d) and 502B 6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 7 2151n(d) and 2304) information on human rights abuses 8 committed by Russian forces or persons acting on behalf 9 of the Russian Federation in Ukraine or against individ- 10 uals who reside in Ukraine who are forcibly relocated. 11 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The information 12 required under subsection (a) shall include— 13 (1) an assessment of Russian forces and Rus- 14 sian Federation-affiliated non-state groups involved 15 in human rights abuses against civilians in Ukraine; 16 (2) an assessment of the number of individuals, 17 including the number of children, detained in filtra- 18 tion camps operated by the Russian Federation or 19 its proxies; 20 (3) a description of the conditions in such 21 camps for detainees, including, to the extent prac- 22 ticable, an assessment of— 23 (A) methods of abuse; 24 (B) efforts to force individuals to renounce 25 their faith; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 2885 IH (C) efforts to facilitate the forced adoption 1 of Ukrainian children in violation of Ukrainian 2 law; and 3 (D) other serious human rights abuses; 4 (4) to the extent practicable, an assessment of 5 staffing levels at such camps, including such camps 6 at which military, governmental, or other units are 7 in charge; 8 (5) a description, as appropriate, of United 9 States diplomatic efforts with allies and other coun- 10 tries and relevant international organizations— 11 (A) to address the gross violations of 12 human rights against Ukrainians; 13 (B) to prosecute individuals responsible for 14 committing human rights violations; and 15 (C) to hold accountable through economic 16 sanctions, including sanctions under the Global 17 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 18 (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), individuals respon- 19 sible for gross violations of internationally rec- 20 ognized human rights against Ukrainians; 21 (6) the identification of the offices within the 22 Department of State that are responsible for leading 23 and coordinating the diplomatic efforts referred to in 24 paragraph (5); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 2885 IH (7) an assessment of the use by Russian forces 1 and Russian Federation-affiliated non-state groups 2 of rape as a weapon of war, including the specific 3 human rights abuses inflicted on women and girls in 4 Ukraine; and 5 (8) efforts undertaken by the United States to 6 monitor the scope and scale of the impact and tar- 7 geting of women and girls in particular, especially 8 with sexual violence, within the filtration camps and 9 other detention facilities operated by the Russian 10 Federation or its proxies. 11 (c) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 12 shall collect the information required under subsection (a) 13 in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 14 departments and agencies and civil society organizations. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2885.IH H2885 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB