119-hr1601

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1601 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1601

 To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 26, 2025

 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Dean of 
 Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goldman of New York, and Ms. Kaptur) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Ukraine's Territorial 
Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE.

    (a) Statement of 

=== Policy ===
-It is the policy of the United States not 
to recognize the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over, or 
independence, of any part of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, 
including Crimea and Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia 
oblasts.

    (b) Prohibition.--

    (1) In general.--None of the funds authorized to be 
 appropriated or otherwise made available to any Federal 
 department or agency may be used to provide assistance for the 
 central government of a country that the Secretary of State 
 determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
 committees--
        (A) has recognized the independence of, or has 
 established diplomatic relations with, any region 
 located in the territory of Ukraine that is occupied by 
 the Russian Federation or under the control of Russian-
 backed separatists, including Crimea and Donetsk, 
 Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts; or
        (B) has taken affirmative steps intended to support 
 or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation 
 of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine.

    (2) Publication of list of central governments.--The 
 Secretary of State shall publish on the Department of State 
 website a list of such central governments in a timely manner.

    (3) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
 prohibition on assistance required by paragraph

    (1) with 
 respect to any such central government if the Secretary 
 determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
 committees that to do so is in the national interest of the 
 United States, and includes a justification for such interest.
            (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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