[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7043 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7043

 To prohibit United States recognition of the claims of sovereignty of 
       South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

  Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit United States recognition of the claims of sovereignty of 
       South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of Georgia Sovereignty 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNITION OF THE CLAIMS OF 
              SOVEREIGNTY OF SOUTH OSSETIA OR ABKHAZIA WITHIN THE 
              REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States not 
to recognize the claims of sovereignty of the following areas within 
the Republic of Georgia:
            (1) South Ossetia.
            (2) Abkhazia.
    (b) Prohibition.--In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal 
department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that 
implies recognition of the claims of sovereignty of South Ossetia or 
Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia, or any other closely-related 
successor entities.
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