Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— the President should immediately marshal and support a whole-of-government response by Federal agencies to address the threat posed by the Government of the Russian Federation and to work to prevent interference by that Government and other foreign state actors in United States institutions and democratic processes; the President should publicly call for the Government of the Russian Federation to return Crimea to the control of the Government of Ukraine, end its support for Russian-led forces violence in eastern Ukraine, end its occupation of and support for Russian-led forces on the territory of Georgia and Moldova, and cease enabling the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to commit war crimes; the Russian Federation should— immediately release the Ukrainian sailors that were detained following an attack by Russian forces on Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait; and abide by its commitments to freedom of navigation in international waters and allow for passage of Ukrainian vessels through the strait; the President should unequivocally condemn and counter the ongoing interference in United States institutions and democratic processes by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, his government, and affiliates of his government; the conclusion of the United States intelligence community and law enforcement agencies and other United States Government officials that the Russian Federation has perpetrated, and continues to perpetrate, such interference, is correct; the United States should continue to participate actively as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by— upholding the Organization’s core principles of collective defense, democratic rule of law, and peaceful settlement of disputes; boosting coordination and deterrence capacity among member countries; and supporting accession processes of prospective member countries who meet the obligations of membership;
Congress reiterates its strong support for the Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 9511 ), which allows for congressional review of an action to waive the application of sanctions under the provisions of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( Public Law 115–44 ; 131 Stat. 886) relating to the Russian Federation or a licensing action that significantly alters United States foreign policy with regard to the Russian Federation; and sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation have been most effective when developed and coordinated in close consultation with the European Union.
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- 131 Stat. 886
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