To authorize the transfer of the proceeds of certain forfeited property to help Ukraine recover from the harms caused by the ongoing Russian aggression.

SA 6596. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Bennet)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6552
proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of
title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how
performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1857, after line 23, add the following:
Sec. 1708. (a) The Attorney General may transfer to the
Secretary of State the proceeds of any covered forfeited
property for use by the Secretary of State to provide
assistance to Ukraine to remediate the harms of Russian
aggression towards Ukraine. Any such transfer shall be
considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), including for purposes
of making available the administrative authorities and
implementing the reporting requirements contained in that
Act.
(b) Not later than 15 days after any transfers made
pursuant to subsection (a), the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of State, shall submit a report describing such
transfers to the appropriate congressional committees.
(c) In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(G) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``covered forfeited property'' means property
forfeited under chapter 46 or section 1963 of title 18,
United States Code, which property belonged to, was possessed
by, or was controlled by a person subject to sanctions and
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary
of State, or which property was involved in an act in
violation of sanctions enacted pursuant to Executive Order
14024, and as expanded by Executive Order 14066 of March 8,
2022, and relied on for additional steps taken in Executive
Order 14039 of August 20, 2021, and Executive Order 14068 of
March 11, 2022.
(d) The authority under this section shall apply to any
covered forfeited property forfeited on or before May 1,
2025.
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