This Act says the United States will not recognize claims that South Ossetia or Abkhazia are separate sovereign states inside the Republic of Georgia. It says federal departments and agencies must not take actions or give assistance that would imply recognition of those claims, including for any closely related successor entities.
The rule applies to federal departments and agencies. Those parts of the federal government may not do things that suggest they accept South Ossetia or Abkhazia as independent. No publicly available information on direct effects for individual people or private organizations is included in the bill text or metadata.
No publicly available information on costs, budget effects, or funding is included in the bill text or metadata.
Supporters frame the Act as a clear statement that the United States will not recognize the sovereignty claims of South Ossetia or Abkhazia and as a restriction on federal actions that could imply recognition. The bill was introduced by Representative Scott Perry and was ordered reported in the nature of a substitute by a recorded vote of 44 - 0.
No publicly available information on opponents' views or formal objections appears in the bill text or the provided metadata.