That the Senate— (1) holds the Government of the Russian Federation, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, responsible for the wrongful and illegal kidnapping of children from Ukraine and officially condemns these actions in the strongest terms; (2) condemns— (A) the forcible mass transfer of millions of Ukrainian civilians, hundreds of thousands of whom are children, to the Russian Federation or territories controlled by the Russian Federation; and (B) the facilitation of illegal adoptions, which could constitute a violation of Russia’s obligations under the Genocide Convention and amount to genocide; (3) claims that the Russian Federation is attempting to wipe out a generation of Ukrainian children, thereby crippling Ukraine’s ability to nurture the next generation of Ukrainian citizens and leaders and to rebuild their country after Russia’s unprovoked war, with the purpose of demolishing Ukraine’s unique language, culture, history, and identity; (4) asserts that the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has significantly increased the risks of children being exposed to human trafficking and exploitation, child labor, gender-based violence, hunger, injury, trauma, deprivation of education and shelter, and death; (5) urges the President to use all legal means necessary to hold accountable those responsible for the forcible deportation and displacement of children in Ukraine; (6) asserts that United States policy should involve assisting in reunification efforts between Ukrainian children deported or displaced by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and their families; and (7) calls upon the President to impose sanctions on those responsible for the forcible deportation and displacement of Ukrainian children, including through the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ).

June 13, 2023 Reported without amendment and an amendment to the preamble