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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 145 (Friday, September 8, 2023)][House][Pages H4230-H4231]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. HILL:H.R. 5370.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:[[Page H4231]]To declare the Russian Federation an Aggressor State andprovide for the transfer of blocked assets of such country tothe United States to be used for the reconstruction ofUkraine.&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ukraine Reconstruction Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the President to declare Russia an aggressor state and&amp;nbsp;Belarus an affiliated aggressor state and to impose property-blocking sanctions on each. The Department of the Treasury shall transfer such blocked property to an international fund to hold such assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Department of State shall work with other countries to establish an international compensation tribunal to adjudicate claims presented by Ukraine, including Ukrainian individuals and entities, against Russia and Belarus.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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