S.Amdt. 5841
What it does: Adds SEC. 1239. CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA'S ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF UKRAINE at the end of subtitle C of title XII
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1239. CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA'S ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF UKRAINE at the end of subtitle C of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(E) support energy diversification efforts across the Euro-Atlantic region to reduce the dependency on energy from the Russian Federation.
Inserted: SEC. 1239. CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA'S ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF UKRAINE.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
Inserted: (1) The Russian Federation violated the sovereignty of Ukraine beginning with the illegal annexation of Crimea and its invasion into eastern Ukraine.
Inserted: (2) Beginning in February 2022, the Russian Federation sought to further violate Ukraine's sovereignty by launching unprovoked military action against Ukraine.
Inserted: (3) On September 22, 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization condemned the then upcoming referenda stating that the "[s]ham referenda in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions of Ukraine have no legitimacy and will be a blatant violation of the UN Charter. NATO Allies will not recognize their illegal and illegitimate annexation. These lands are Ukraine. We call on all states to reject Russia's blatant attempts at territorial conquest".
Inserted: (4) On September 23, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden stated, "The United States will never recognize Ukrainian territory as anything other than part of Ukraine.".
Inserted: (5) Beginning on September 23, 2022, Russia conducted sham referenda in 4 Ukrainian regions (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia) in an attempt to validate Moscow's illegal annexation of the territory.
Inserted: (6) Published reports indicate that--
Inserted: (A) Ukrainians have been forced to vote in the sham referenda "under a gun barrel"; and
Inserted: (B) Russian officials have visited schools, hospitals, and other workplaces to force Ukrainians to vote in favor of annexation.
Inserted: (7) The Kremlin has stated that once the sham referenda are concluded, the process of absorbing the annexed areas into Russia will be completed "promptly".
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
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Inserted: (1) the United States should refuse to recognize any claim of sovereignty by the Russian Federation over any portion of Ukraine;
Inserted: (2) the recent sham referenda beginning on September 23, 2022, directed by the Government of the Russian Federation, violates international law; and
Inserted: (3) President Biden should restrict all economic and military aid and assistance to any nation that recognizes Russian sovereignty over any portion of Ukraine.
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At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
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SA 5841. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1239. CONDEMNATION OF RUSSIA'S ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM SOVEREIGNTY OVER ANY PORTION OF UKRAINE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Russian Federation violated the sovereignty of Ukraine beginning with the illegal annexation of Crimea and its invasion into eastern Ukraine.
(2) Beginning in February 2022, the Russian Federation sought to further violate Ukraine's sovereignty by launching unprovoked military action against Ukraine.
(3) On September 22, 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization condemned the then upcoming referenda stating that the “[s]ham referenda in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions of Ukraine have no legitimacy and will be a blatant violation of the UN Charter. NATO Allies will not recognize their illegal and illegitimate annexation. These lands are Ukraine. We call on all states to reject Russia's blatant attempts at territorial conquest”.
(4) On September 23, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden stated, “The United States will never recognize Ukrainian territory as anything other than part of Ukraine.”.
(5) Beginning on September 23, 2022, Russia conducted sham referenda in 4 Ukrainian regions (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia) in an attempt to validate Moscow's illegal annexation of the territory.
(6) Published reports indicate that--
(A) Ukrainians have been forced to vote in the sham referenda “under a gun barrel”; and
(B) Russian officials have visited schools, hospitals, and other workplaces to force Ukrainians to vote in favor of annexation.
(7) The Kremlin has stated that once the sham referenda are concluded, the process of absorbing the annexed areas into Russia will be completed “promptly”.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States should refuse to recognize any claim of sovereignty by the Russian Federation over any portion of Ukraine;
(2) the recent sham referenda beginning on September 23, 2022, directed by the Government of the Russian Federation, violates international law; and
(3) President Biden should restrict all economic and military aid and assistance to any nation that recognizes Russian sovereignty over any portion of Ukraine.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022