Sec. 8. Reports
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Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 ( Public Law 109–480 ; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended— by striking subsection (a); by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (a); in subsection
(a)(as so redesignated)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 and inserting the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2024 ; and in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end before the period the following: , and whether the United States has imposed sanctions with respect to such senior foreign political figures ; by striking paragraph (2); and by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (2); and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2024, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following: An assessment of the Russian military presence in Belarus, including the presence of Russian nuclear forces, and the impact this presence has on North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)security. The degree to which the Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, continues to provide support to and harbor the forces of the Wagner Group or other Russian paramilitary groups and enables their destabilizing actions on the borders of NATO allies, such as Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Which actors in the Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, are most responsible for the illegal abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children from Ukrainian territory occupied by the Russian Federation to the territory of Belarus, as well as to what extent organizations such as the now-suspended Belarus branch of the Red Cross are involved in these transfers, and provide a strategy for holding those involved in these crimes accountable including through the use of sanctions. The degree to which the Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka has purchased weapons from the governments of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and whether any purchases of such weapons violate the provisions of section 107 or 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9406 or 9525). The extent to which the Government of Belarus, led illegally by Alyaksandr Lukashenka, is aiding the Russian Federation is circumventing export controls and evading sanctions, including with an accounting and estimated value of dual-use goods and an identification of the officials or other persons involved in facilitating this sanctions evasion. The impact of the Government of Belarus’ use of illegal migrants to destabilize the borders of NATO countries, such as Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, on NATO security. The report required under this subsection shall be transmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. .
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