3.0.0 2537 2022-11-01T13:49:52Z 2022-11-01T13:49:52Z Senate S 2019-09-24 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-09-24T18:44:43Z 2019-09-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-09-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N International Affairs Alliances Appropriations Asia Collective security Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe European Union Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Fraud offenses and financial crimes Georgia (Republic) Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International exchange and broadcasting International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Marine and inland water transportation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy Moldova Navigation, waterways, harbors News media and reporting Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Reconstruction and stabilization Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Ukraine International Affairs 00 2019-09-24 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-17T16:03:27Z Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill requires various actions relating to sanctions generally, and against certain Russian entities specifically, and calls for investigations into the delay of assistance to Ukraine.

The President shall immediately obligate funds appropriated for certain security and military financing assistance to Ukraine. The Department of State shall immediately produce for Congress records related to (1) military assistance to Ukraine, (2) requests to investigate any candidate for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, (3) the President's personal attorney, and (4) the President's July 25, 2019, call with the president of Ukraine.

The State Department inspector general shall investigate and report to Congress on inappropriate interference into foreign assistance for Ukraine.

The bill establishes within the State Department the Office of Sanctions Coordination to advise on the development of sanctions policy and to represent the United States internationally in sanctions matters.

The President shall impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions against persons and entities that (1) facilitate illicit and corrupt activities on behalf of Vladimir Putin, or (2) knowingly engage in significant transactions with Russian entities that facilitate malicious cyber activities.

The State Department shall periodically certify to Congress whether Russia is interfering with freedom of navigation in violation of international law. If so, all Russian shipbuilding entities shall be subject to economic and trade sanctions.

The State Department shall take various actions to implement and expand activities to counter Russia's malign influence in vulnerable countries.

]]> Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 Display Title Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Ukraine Foreign Assistance Integrity and Accountability Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that recent actions involving Ukraine are not withheld from Congress and the people of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2537is/xml/BILLS-116s2537is.xml 2019-09-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.