119 HR 1601 IH: Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1601IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 26, 2025Mr. 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 AffairsA BILLTo counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.

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Short title

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

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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.