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Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act

118th Congress: House Bill No. 6491


Introduced on November 28, 2023

November 28, 2023 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   1st Session                                 H. R. 6491      To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian                    kleptocrats, and for other purposes.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                            November 28, 2023 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,  and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary,  for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case  for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of                          the committee concerned                                                                                                          A BILL        To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian                    kleptocrats, 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 ``Asset Seizure for Ukraine  Reconstruction Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATING TO HARMFUL ACTIVITIES                OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO UKRAINE.     The procedures under section 3 shall apply if the President--             (1) declares a national emergency under section 201 of the          National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) with respect to          actions of the Government of the Russian Federation or          nationals of the Russian Federation that threaten the peace,          security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of          Ukraine; and             (2) declares that the use of the procedures under section 3          are necessary as a response to the national emergency. SEC. 3. PROCEDURES.     (a) Nonjudicial Forfeiture.--Property may be forfeited through  nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section 609 of the Tariff Act of  1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609), without regard to limitation under section  607(a)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1607(a)(1)), if--             (1) the President makes the declaration described in          section 2; and             (2) the Attorney General, or a designee, makes the          certification described in subsection (b) with respect to the          property.     (b) Certification.--After seizure of property and prior to  forfeiture of the property under subsection (a), the Attorney General,  or a designee, shall certify that, upon forfeiture, the property will  be covered forfeited property (as defined in section 1708(c) of the  Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of  Public Law 117-328; 136 Stat. 5200), as amended by this Act). SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE TO REMEDIATE HARMS TO                UKRAINE FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.     (a) In General.--Section 1708(c) of the Additional Ukraine  Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117- 328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended--             (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``which property          belonged'' and all that follows and inserting the following:          ``which property--                     ``(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was                  controlled by a person the property or interests in                  property of which were blocked pursuant to any license,                  order, regulation, or prohibition imposed by the United                  States under the authority provided by the                  International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.                  1701 et seq.) or any other provision of law, with                  respect to--                             ``(i) the Russian Federation; or                             ``(ii) actions or policies that undermine                          the democratic processes and institutions in                          Ukraine or threaten the peace, security,                          stability, sovereignty, or territorial                          integrity of Ukraine;                     ``(B) was involved in an act in violation of or a                  conspiracy or scheme to violate--                             ``(i) any license, order, regulation, or                          prohibition described in subparagraph (A); or                             ``(ii) any restriction on the export,                          reexport, or in-country transfer of items                          imposed by the United States under the Export                          Administration Regulations, or any restriction                          on the export, reexport, or retransfer of                          defense articles under the International                          Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M                          of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal                          Regulations, with respect to--                                     ``(I) the Russian Federation,                                  Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine,                                  or the so-called `Donetsk People's                                  Republic' or `Luhansk People's                                  Republic' regions of Ukraine;                                     ``(II) any person in any such                                  country or region on a restricted                                  parties list; or                                     ``(III) any person located in any                                  other country that has been added to a                                  restricted parties list in connection                                  with the malign conduct of the Russian                                  Federation in Ukraine, including the                                  annexation of the Crimea region of                                  Ukraine in March 2014 and the invasion                                  beginning in February 2022 of Ukraine,                                  as substantially enabled by Belarus; or                     ``(C) was involved in any related conspiracy,                  scheme, or other Federal offense arising from the                  actions of, or doing business with or acting on behalf                  of, the Russian Federation, Belarus, the Crimea region                  of Ukraine, or the so-called `Donetsk People's                  Republic' or `Luhansk People's Republic' regions of                  Ukraine.''; and             (2) by adding at the end the following:             ``(3) The term `Export Administration Regulations' has the          meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control          Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).             ``(4) The term `restricted parties list' means any of the          following lists maintained by the Bureau of Industry and          Security:                     ``(A) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4                  to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.                     ``(B) The Denied Persons List maintained pursuant                  to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration                  Regulations.                     ``(C) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement                  No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Administration                  Regulations.''.     (b) Extension of Authority.--Section 1708(d) of the Additional  Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 is amended by striking  ``May 1, 2025'' and inserting ``the date that is 3 years after the date  of the enactment of the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act''. SEC. 5. RULEMAKING.     The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may  prescribe regulations to carry out this Act without regard to the  requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 6. TERMINATION.     (a) In General.--The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the  date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.     (b) Savings Provision.--The termination of this Act under  subsection (a) shall not--             (1) terminate the applicability of the procedures under          this Act to any property seized prior to the date of the          termination under subsection (a); or             (2) moot any legal action taken or pending legal proceeding          not finally concluded or determined on that date.                                  
118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6491 To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian kleptocrats, and for other purposes.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 28, 2023 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned                                                                         A BILL To authorize the seizure and forfeiture of assets of Russian kleptocrats, 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 ``Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATING TO HARMFUL ACTIVITIES OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO UKRAINE. The procedures under section 3 shall apply if the President-- (1) declares a national emergency under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) with respect to actions of the Government of the Russian Federation or nationals of the Russian Federation that threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; and (2) declares that the use of the procedures under section 3 are necessary as a response to the national emergency. SEC. 3. PROCEDURES. (a) Nonjudicial Forfeiture.--Property may be forfeited through nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section 609 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609), without regard to limitation under section 607(a)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1607(a)(1)), if-- (1) the President makes the declaration described in section 2; and (2) the Attorney General, or a designee, makes the certification described in subsection (b) with respect to the property. (b) Certification.--After seizure of property and prior to forfeiture of the property under subsection (a), the Attorney General, or a designee, shall certify that, upon forfeiture, the property will be covered forfeited property (as defined in section 1708(c) of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117-328; 136 Stat. 5200), as amended by this Act). SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE TO REMEDIATE HARMS TO UKRAINE FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. (a) In General.--Section 1708(c) of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117- 328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``which property belonged'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``which property-- ``(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was controlled by a person the property or interests in property of which were blocked pursuant to any license, order, regulation, or prohibition imposed by the United States under the authority provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other provision of law, with respect to-- ``(i) the Russian Federation; or ``(ii) actions or policies that undermine the democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine or threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; ``(B) was involved in an act in violation of or a conspiracy or scheme to violate-- ``(i) any license, order, regulation, or prohibition described in subparagraph (A); or ``(ii) any restriction on the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items imposed by the United States under the Export Administration Regulations, or any restriction on the export, reexport, or retransfer of defense articles under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to-- ``(I) the Russian Federation, Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or the so-called `Donetsk People's Republic' or `Luhansk People's Republic' regions of Ukraine; ``(II) any person in any such country or region on a restricted parties list; or ``(III) any person located in any other country that has been added to a restricted parties list in connection with the malign conduct of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine in March 2014 and the invasion beginning in February 2022 of Ukraine, as substantially enabled by Belarus; or ``(C) was involved in any related conspiracy, scheme, or other Federal offense arising from the actions of, or doing business with or acting on behalf of, the Russian Federation, Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or the so-called `Donetsk People's Republic' or `Luhansk People's Republic' regions of Ukraine.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) The term `Export Administration Regulations' has the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801). ``(4) The term `restricted parties list' means any of the following lists maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security: ``(A) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations. ``(B) The Denied Persons List maintained pursuant to section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations. ``(C) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement No. 6 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.''. (b) Extension of Authority.--Section 1708(d) of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 is amended by striking ``May 1, 2025'' and inserting ``the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act''. SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations to carry out this Act without regard to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 6. TERMINATION. (a) In General.--The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Savings Provision.--The termination of this Act under subsection (a) shall not-- (1) terminate the applicability of the procedures under this Act to any property seized prior to the date of the termination under subsection (a); or (2) moot any legal action taken or pending legal proceeding not finally concluded or determined on that date.

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November 28, 2023HouseIntroduced
November 28, 2023HouseReferred to a Committee