“To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.”
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This section states congressional findings concerning the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine since February 2022, including the estimated killing of at least 648 Ukrainian children, wounding of at least 2,047, and kidnapping, deportation, or displacement of at least 19,546 children aged a few months to 17 years for "Russification" purposes such as re-education camps and paramilitary training; Ukraine's repatriation efforts, including a June 2025 proposal in Istanbul for return of 339 children; and that such actions constitute international terrorism under U.S. law and prior unanimous Senate resolutions calling for related accountability measures.
This section requires the Secretary of State, not later than 60 days after the effective date of this Act, to certify to Congress whether (1) Ukrainian children kidnapped, deported, or forcibly removed from Ukraine or temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory since Russia's February 2022 invasion have been reunited with their families or guardians in a secure environment, and (2) the process of their full reintegration into Ukrainian society is underway. If the Secretary cannot make both certifications, the Secretary must immediately designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism under section 1754(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), and other relevant laws. (As background, section 620A prohibits U.S. assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act, Food for Peace Act, Peace Corps Act, and Export-Import Bank Act to countries determined to have repeatedly supported international terrorism.)
This section authorizes the Secretary of State to rescind the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism under section 3(b) on or after 45 days following a certification to Congress—pursuant to the law under which the designation was made—that (1) the Russian government has not provided support for international terrorism during the preceding three-month period and has assured it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future; (2) all children kidnapped, deported, or forcibly transferred from Ukrainian territory or temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine have been reunited with their families and guardians in a secure environment; and (3) the process of fully reintegrating such children into Ukrainian society is underway.