[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8905

  To prohibit the maintenance of certain seized assets, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2022

 Mr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the maintenance of certain seized assets, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``No Taxpayer Dollars for Russian 
Oligarchs Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN SEIZED ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
except to protect public health and safety, no Federal funds may be 
made available to maintain civilian vehicular assets--
            (1) seized in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
            (2) seized by or in coordination with the Task Force 
        KleptoCapture or its successors; or
            (3) that belong to or are directly linked to Russian 
        oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by the United 
        States Government.
    (b) No Cause of Action.--A person who suffers damage by reason of a 
wrongful or excessive seizure of those assets described in subsection 
(a) does not have a cause of action against the applicant for the order 
under which such seizure was made.
    (c) Nonapplicability of Certain Seizure Requirements.--The 
provisions of subsections (f) through (h) of section 1963 of title 18, 
United States Code, shall not apply with respect to the maintenance or 
preservation in value of civilian vehicular assets--
            (1) seized in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
            (2) seized by, or in coordination with, the Task Force 
        KleptoCapture or its successors; or
            (3) that belong to or are directly linked to Russian 
        oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by the United 
        States Government.
    (d) Nonapplicability of Certain Civil Forfeiture Provisions.--
Section 981(g) of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply with 
respect to the maintenance or preservation in value of civilian 
vehicular assets--
            (1) seized in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
            (2) seized by, or in coordination with, the Task Force 
        KleptoCapture or its successors; or
            (3) that belong to or are directly linked to Russian 
        oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by the United 
        States Government.
    (e) Nonapplicability of Certain Rules of Federal Criminal 
Procedure.--Rule 32.2(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal procedure 
shall not apply with respect to the maintenance or preservation in 
value of civilian vehicular assets--
            (1) seized in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
            (2) seized by, or in coordination with, the Task Force 
        KleptoCapture or its successors; or
            (3) that belong to or are directly linked to Russian 
        oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by the United 
        States Government.
    (f) Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.--
            (1) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated from the Department 
        of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 9705(g)(1) 
        of title 31, United States Code, may not be used for the 
        maintenance or preservation in value of civilian vehicular 
        assets--
                    (A) seized in response to Russia's invasion of 
                Ukraine;
                    (B) seized by, or in coordination with, the Task 
                Force KleptoCapture or its successors; or
                    (C) that belong to or are directly linked to 
                Russian oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by 
                the United States Government.
            (2) Authorized use.--Amounts appropriated from the 
        Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 
        9705(g)(1) of title 31, United States Code, may be used for any 
        other proper expense of seizure of civilian vehicular assets.
    (g) Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.--
            (1) Limitation.--Amounts made available for the Department 
        of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 
        524(c)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, may not be used 
        for the maintenance or preservation in value of civilian 
        vehicular assets--
                    (A) seized in response to Russia's invasion of 
                Ukraine;
                    (B) seized by, or in coordination with, the Task 
                Force KleptoCapture or its successors; or
                    (C) that belong to or are directly linked to 
                Russian oligarchs or government officials sanctioned by 
                the United States Government.
            (2) Authorized use of department of justice assets 
        forfeiture fund.--Amounts made available for the Department of 
        Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund pursuant to section 524(c)(1)(A) 
        of title 28, United States Code, may be used for any other 
        proper expense of seizure of civilian vehicular assets.
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