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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 534 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian Federation’s |
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| 6 | 6 | | claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY26, 2023 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. C |
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| 10 | 10 | | ONNOLLY(for himself and Mr. WILSONof South Carolina) introduced |
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| 11 | 11 | | the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| 12 | 12 | | A BILL |
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| 13 | 13 | | To prohibit United States Government recognition of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and for other purposes. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crimea Annexation 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Non-Recognition Act’’. 5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNITED STATES RECOGNI-6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | TION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S CLAIM 7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER CRIMEA. 8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | (a) S |
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| 25 | 25 | | TATEMENT OFPOLICY.—It is the policy of the 9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | •HR 534 IH |
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| 30 | 30 | | claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its terri-1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | torial waters. 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) P |
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| 33 | 33 | | ROHIBITION.—In accordance with subsection 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, its 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | airspace, or its territorial waters. 7 |
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