3.0.0 4559 2023-01-11T13:44:47Z 2023-01-11T13:44:47Z Senate S 2020-09-10 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-10T18:25:39Z 2020-09-10 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-09-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-09-10 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-09-10 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-09-10 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-09-10 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-09-10 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-09-16 False International Affairs Afghanistan Alliances Asia Collective security Computer security and identity theft Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe European Union Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2020-09-10 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-02T16:20:17Z Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020

This bill requires various actions in response to the influence of Russia's government in South and Central Asia and contains other related provisions.

The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy for using U.S. diplomacy to counter such Russian influence.

The bill imposes sanctions on various individuals and entities, including (1) Russian President Vladimir Putin or any person acting on his behalf, (2) any senior Russian government official involved in a program to provide bounties for killing members of the U.S. Armed Forces or certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, and (3) individuals and entities that facilitate illicit or corrupt activities on behalf of Putin or other specified persons. The bill imposes civil and criminal penalties related to violations of such sanctions.

The bill also authorizes various activities, including (1) rewards for information about Russian bounties against U.S. Armed Forces anywhere in the world, and (2) State Department activities to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia.

The State Department shall seek to establish a working group involving officials from the government of Afghanistan to address threats to Afghanistan's security posed by Russia's government. The State Department must also create a Deputy Assistant Secretary position tasked with coordinating efforts to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia. The President shall also appoint a special envoy tasked with countering Russian influence in the region.

]]> Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020 Display Title Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to respond to the provision of bounties by the Government of the Russian Federation for the killing of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and members of the Resolute Support Mission led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and with respect to certain Russian political figures and oligarchs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4559is/xml/BILLS-116s4559is.xml 2020-09-10 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.