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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 596"
bill: "116-hr-596"
heading: "Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/596/changes/eh"
---

# H.R. 596 — what changed

H.R. 596, Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Prohibition against United States recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea

- (a) Statement of policy— It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the <del>de jure or de facto sovereignty of the </del>Russian <del>Federation </del><ins>Federation’s claim of sovereignty </ins>over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
- (b) Prohibition— In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that <del>recognizes or </del>implies recognition of the <del>de jure or de facto sovereignty of the </del>Russian <del>Federation </del><ins>Federation’s claim of sovereignty </ins>over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters.
- (c) Waiver— The President may waive <ins>the prohibition in </ins>subsection <del>(a) or </del>(b) <ins>on a case-by-case basis </ins>if the President determines that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to do so.