117 HR 7039 IH: Volunteer Fighters Exemption Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-03-09 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.

I 117th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 7039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2022 Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mrs. Spartz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide an exemption from certain criminal provisions for participating as a combatant in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as Volunteer Fighters Exemption Act of 2022.

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Exemption for participating as a combatant in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine

(a)

In general

Any violation of a covered provision committed by a person that involves participating as a combatant in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine on behalf of Ukraine during the period beginning February 24, 2022, and ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, is deemed not to be such a violation. (b)

Covered provision defined

In this Act, the term covered provision means section 958, 959, or 960 of title 18, United States Code.