Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 2014

Summary: Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 2014 - Authorizes the the President to provide Ukraine with specified defense articles, services, and training. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to conduct or complete an ongoing assessment of the capabilities and needs of Ukraine's armed forces, and provide it to Congress. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should:   provide Ukraine with appropriate intelligence and other information to determine the location, strength, and capabilities of the military and intelligence forces of the Russian Federation located on Ukraine's eastern border and within its territorial borders, including Crimea;  take steps to ensure that such intelligence information is protected from further disclosure; and  report to Congress detailing such disclosure.  States that during the period in which Ukraine meets specified democratic government and security cooperation criteria it shall be treated as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally.  Directs the President to increase: (1) military-to-military interactions of the U.S. Armed Forces with the armed forces of Ukraine, and (2) U.S. and NATO security assistance to Ukraine. Directs the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with Ukraine to establish new, or strengthen existing, bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation agreements, including agreements related to cyber defense cooperation.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Security Assistance Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
limiting the assistance to be provided under this section, beginning on 
the date following the date of completion of the assessment required by 
subsection (b), the President is authorized to provide to the 
Government of Ukraine upon that Government's request, as appropriate 
and in a manner consistent with the capabilities and needs of the armed 
forces of Ukraine identified in such assessment, the following defense 
articles, services, and training:
            (1) Weapons and ammunition, as identified in such 
        assessment.
            (2) Night navigation equipment.
            (3) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.
            (4) High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.
            (5) Inflatable boats.
            (6) Body armor.
            (7) Fire control, range finder, optical and guidance and 
        control equipment.
            (8) Explosive disposal and improvised explosive device 
        detection equipment.
            (9) Mine detection equipment.
            (10) Chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear 
        detection, testing, and protection equipment.
            (11) Communications, logistic, combat support, medical 
        equipment, rations, specialized equipment, and other defense 
        articles, services, and training requested by the Government of 
        Ukraine that the President determines to be appropriate.
    (b) Required Assessment.--No later than 15 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
assessment, or complete any ongoing assessment, of the capabilities and 
needs of the armed forces of Ukraine and shall ensure that it 
includes--
            (1) an assessment of the releasability of the equipment set 
        forth in subsection (a), equipment requested by the Government 
        of Ukraine, or equipment that may foreseeably be requested 
        based on the current state of the armed forces of Ukraine; and
            (2) an assessment of the need for, appropriateness of, and 
        force protection concerns of any United States military 
        advisors to be made available to the armed forces of Ukraine.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2015 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
    (d) Authority for Use of Funds.--The funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (c) for the provision of defense articles, services, and 
training may be used to procure such assistance from the United States 
Government or other appropriate sources.
    (e) Provision of Assessment to Congress.--Not later than 7 days 
following the completion of the assessment required by subsection (b), 
the President shall provide such assessment to the appropriate 
congressional committees.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President, subject to the 
discretion of the President so as to protect sources and methods of 
intelligence collection and to protect the capabilities of the 
intelligence community and the United States Armed Forces, should--
            (1) provide the Government of Ukraine with appropriate 
        intelligence and other information to assist the Government of 
        Ukraine--
                    (A) to determine the location, strength, and 
                capabilities of the military and intelligence forces of 
                the Russian Federation located on the eastern border of 
                Ukraine and within the territorial borders of Ukraine, 
                including Crimea; and
                    (B) to respond effectively to further aggression by 
                military and intelligence forces of the Russian 
                Federation;
            (2) take steps to ensure that such intelligence information 
        is fully and appropriately protected from further disclosure, 
        including limiting, as appropriate, the provision and nature of 
        such intelligence information;
            (3) provide, within 7 days of provision of intelligence 
        information to the Government of Ukraine, a report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees detailing the disclosure; 
        and
            (4) provide, within 7 days of receipt of a request for 
        intelligence information from the Government of Ukraine, a 
        report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
        the request.

SEC. 4. MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY STATUS FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--During the period in which Ukraine meets the 
criteria set forth in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for purposes of the transfer or possible transfer of 
defense articles or defense services under the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.), or any other provision of law, Ukraine shall be treated 
as though it were designated a major non-NATO ally (as defined in 
section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2403(q))).
    (b) Criteria for Treatment as a Major Non-NATO Ally.--In order to 
be treated as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to subsection (a), Ukraine 
must--
            (1) have a democratically elected government that came to 
        power pursuant to free and fair elections;
            (2) cooperate fully with the United States on matters of 
        mutual security concern, including counterterrorism matters; 
        and
            (3) respect the political and legal rights of its citizens, 
        including maintaining the right of its citizens to 
        democratically elect their government.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall provide to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing whether 
Ukraine should continue to be treated, for purposes of the transfer or 
possible transfer of defense articles or defense services, as a major 
non-NATO ally and whether the treatment should be expanded or reduced.

SEC. 5. EXPANDED SECURITY FORCE TRAINING, ASSISTANCE AND DEFENSE 
              COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE.

    (a) Expanded Training and Assistance.--The President shall take 
steps, consistent with the President's responsibility as Commander in 
Chief, to substantially increase, within one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act--
            (1) the military-to-military interactions of United States 
        Armed Forces with the armed forces of Ukraine, including 
        specifically utilizing the National Guard State Partnership 
        Program and increasing the current tempo of military exercises 
        and training efforts and exchanges with such armed forces; and
            (2) United States and NATO security assistance to Ukraine.
    (b) Bilateral and Multilateral Defense Cooperation Agreements.--Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, 
shall seek to enter into negotiations with Ukraine to establish new, or 
strengthen existing, bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation 
agreements, including agreements related to cyber defense cooperation.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the 
specific efforts being undertaken and planned to be undertaken by the 
United States Government to implement the increased military-to-
military interactions and security assistance required by subsection 
(a) and to undertake the negotiations required by subsection (c).

SEC. 6. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives.