[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4001 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4001
To require the Secretary of State to use the voice, vote, and influence
of the United States to suspend participation of the Russian Federation
in certain international organizations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 5, 2022
Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to use the voice, vote, and influence
of the United States to suspend participation of the Russian Federation
in certain international organizations.
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 ``Russian Federation Suspension Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In March and April 2014, the Russian military invaded
and annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, and the Russian
Federation took action to establish pro-Russian separatist
States in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
(2) The Russian Federation has failed to follow the cease-
fire agreements established by the Minsk 1 and Minsk 2 accords,
and conflict has been present in Ukraine since such invasion
and annexation.
(3) Throughout 2021, Russia amassed troops, weapon systems,
and hardware on the border of Russia and Ukraine.
(4) On December 17, 2021, the Russian Federation presented
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with a list of
security demands, including that NATO would never allow
Ukraine, or other former Soviet States, into the alliance.
These demands are non-starters for NATO and its ``open door
policy'', which dates to the alliance's founding, and gives no
third-party a say in such deliberations. These demands were
only offered as a justification for a Russian invasion.
(5) On February 21, 2022, President Vladimir Putin
officially recognized the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as
independent States despite international consensus that they
remain part of the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
(6) On February 22, 2022, President Putin ordered Russian
troops to enter Donetsk and Luhansk on a ``peacekeeping
mission'' while setting the stage for a larger invasion.
(7) On February 24, 2022, President Putin ordered Russian
forces to conduct a full-scale invasion, moving beyond the
regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and initiating attacks
throughout broader Ukrainian territory.
(8) Russian forces continue to devastate Ukraine's
hospitals, schools, homes, and other civilian infrastructure
and to threaten nuclear power plants with heavy artillery,
multi-launch rocket systems, and munitions systems with no
regard for civilian casualties.
(9) The Russian Federation's position on the United Nations
Human Rights Council and other multilateral organizations is
predicated on a commitment to international peace and security.
Russia has plainly violated this commitment with its actions.
(10) The precedent for suspending countries from the United
Nations Human Rights Council is firm. In 2011, in the wake of
Muammar Al-Qadhafi's violent crackdown on anti-government
protestors, the United Nations General Assembly suspended
Libya's membership in the Council.
(11) The grave violations of human rights and the war
crimes committed by the Russian Federation in its invasion of
Ukraine undermine the credibility of the United Nations Human
Rights Council while the Russian Federation continues to sit on
the council. It emboldens United States adversaries to continue
to threaten freedom, peace, and security without fear of being
diplomatically cut off from the international rules-based
order.
(12) The Russian Federation has repeatedly abused
INTERPOL's mechanisms and procedures, including its Red
Notices, to harass and seek the arrest and transfer of
dissidents and opponents of the Kremlin.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States to--
(1) seek suspension of the Russian Federation's membership
on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council;
(2) seek suspension of the Russian Federation's access to
INTERPOL systems, block issuance of Red Notices to the Russian
Federation, and not recognize Red Notices issued by the Russian
Federation;
(3) seek suspension of the Russian Federation from the G20
grouping;
(4) oppose any non-humanitarian loan, grant, or other
action in any international financial institution, including
the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, that could
provide resources or relief to the Russian Federation; and
(5) support efforts to censure the Russian Federation in
other multilateral organizations, as appropriate.
SEC. 4. ACTIONS REQUIRED.
The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States Ambassador
to the United Nations and the United States representatives at other
international organizations described in section 3 to use the voice,
vote, and influence of the United States to--
(1) call for the UN Human Rights Council to convene a
special session focused on the human rights violations
committed by the Russian Federation during its invasion of
Ukraine;
(2) oppose the Russian Federation's membership on the UN
Human Rights Council;
(3) oppose the Russian Federation's access to INTERPOL
systems;
(4) oppose the Russian Federation's participation and
membership in the G20 grouping;
(5) oppose any development cooperation, official
development assistance, programmatic or other trust fund, loan
guarantee, or any other form of financial assistance to the
Russian Federation, other than assistance that would
immediately support a core United States national security
interest;
(6) oppose any non-humanitarian loan, grant, or other
action by any international financial institution that could
provide financial resources or other relief to the Russian
Federation; and
(7) support efforts to censure the Russian Federation in
other multilateral organizations, as appropriate.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA ON INTERPOL.
The United States shall ban the Russian Federation from accessing
any United States information held in databases maintained by INTERPOL,
and United States law enforcement and executive agencies shall not
recognize Red Notices issued by the Russian Federation.
SEC. 6. TERMINATION.
The President may terminate the actions required under sections 3,
4, and 5 after determining and certifying to Congress that the Russian
Federation has--
(1) verifiably withdrawn all of its forces from all
territory of Ukraine that was not occupied or subject to
control by forces or proxies of the Government of the Russian
Federation before December 1, 2021; and
(2) ceased all hostilities towards Ukraine.
SEC. 7. REPORT REQUIREMENTS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a joint report that includes
the following elements:
(1) A description of the voting power, shares, and
representation of the Russian Federation in the United Nations
and other multinational organizations.
(2) A detailed listing of citizens from the Russian
Federation employed at or above the P-1 level or equivalent in
the United Nations, other multinational organizations, and
international financial institutions in which the United States
is a member, accompanied by a classified assessment of such
citizens' impartiality and efforts, known or suspected, to
advance the policy priorities of the Russian Federation.
(3) A report on efforts to implement the actions described
in section 4.
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