117 HR 7043 IH: Republic of Georgia Sovereignty Act 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. 7043 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2022 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit United States recognition of the claims of sovereignty of South Ossetia or Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia.

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Short title

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

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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.