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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 814 

To promote security partnership with Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17 (legislative day, MARCH 16), 2021 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 

BARRASSO, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To promote security partnership with Ukraine, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine Security Part5 nership Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Throughout its history, Ukraine has experi9 enced several long periods of occupation. 


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1 (2) Between 1919 and 1991, Ukraine was bru2 tally ruled by the Soviet Union, whose policy of agri3 cultural collectivization caused the Holodomor of 

4 1932–1933, a man-made famine that resulted in the 

5 death of at least 3,000,000 Ukrainians by starva6 tion. 

7 (3) During the Nazi occupation of Ukraine ac8 companying World War II— 

9 (A) approximately 3,500,000 Ukrainian ci10 vilians and 3,000,000 soldiers were killed; and 

11 (B) approximately 1,500,000 Jews were 

12 massacred. 

13 (4) Ukraine declared its independence from 

14 Moscow in 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet 

15 Union. 

16 (5) In the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, the 

17 Russian Federation, the United States, and the 

18 United Kingdom pledged to ‘‘respect the independ19 ence and sovereignty and the existing borders of 

20 Ukraine’’ and ‘‘refrain from the threat or use of 

21 force against the territorial integrity or political 

22 independence of Ukraine’’ in exchange for Ukraine’s 

23 surrender of its nuclear arsenal. 

24 (6) From November 2004 through January 

25 2005, thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to 


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1 peacefully protest electoral fraud and widespread 

2 corruption by the ruling elite in the 2004 Presi3 dential election, successfully triggering a re-vote, in 

4 what became known as the Orange Revolution. 

5 (7) During Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dig6 nity, or Euromaidan, the pro-Russian government of 

7 President Viktor Yanukovych was forced to resign 

8 after thousands of Ukrainians peacefully protested 

9 Yanukovych’s decision to reject a closer relationship 

10 with the European Union and his continued systemic 

11 corruption, and over 100 of those protestors were 

12 killed by violent government suppression. 

13 (8) Fearful of Ukraine’s strengthened pro14 Western orientation after the Revolution of Dignity, 

15 the Government of the Russian Federation, in viola16 tion of international law and in contravention of its 

17 commitments in the Budapest Memorandum— 

18 (A) sent undisclosed military personnel 

19 into Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea 

20 in February 2014 and has illegally occupied the 

21 Crimean Peninsula for the past six years; 

22 (B) sent covert, unmarked military per23 sonnel into the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk 

24 and Luhansk in April 2014, instigating and 


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1 supporting a still-ongoing conflict that has cost 

2 nearly 14,000 lives; and 

3 (C) provided the Buk missile system used 

4 by those Russia-backed forces to shoot down 

5 Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over eastern 

6 Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 pas7 sengers and crew on board. 

8 (9) Under Russian control, Crimean authorities 

9 have kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured Crimean 

10 Tatars, opposition figures, activists, and other mi11 nority populations, and have persecuted religious mi12 norities by pressing false charges of terrorism and 

13 deregistering religious centers. 

14 (10) In September 2014, in an attempt to stop 

15 the fighting that the Russian Federation had initi16 ated in eastern Ukraine, France, Germany, Ukraine, 

17 the Russian Federation, the Organization for Secu18 rity and Cooperation (OSCE), and Russia-backed 

19 forces from eastern Ukraine signed the Minsk Pro20 tocol. 

21 (11) In February 2015, after the failure of the 

22 initial Minsk Protocol, the Russian Federation com23 mitted to the Minsk II Agreement, the roadmap for 

24 resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine, signed by 


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1 the Governments of Ukraine, Russia, France, and 

2 Germany. 

3 (12) Despite these agreements, the Government 

4 of the Russian Federation continues to violate 

5 Ukrainian sovereignty through— 

6 (A) manipulation of Ukraine’s dependence 

7 on Russian natural gas, including cutting off 

8 access in 2014, which deprived Ukraine of its 

9 energy supply and transit fees; 

10 (B) espionage and clandestine assassina11 tions on Ukrainian territory; 

12 (C) continuous cyber warfare against the 

13 Government of Ukraine and Ukrainian busi14 nesses, such as the NotPetya hack in 2017; and 

15 (D) seizure of Ukrainian property and citi16 zens, including the November 2018 seizure in 

17 the Kerch Strait of three Ukrainian naval ves18 sels and 24 Ukrainian officers on board those 

19 vessels. 

20 (13) In July 2018, Secretary of State Michael 

21 R. Pompeo issued the Crimea Declaration and reit22 erated in February 2020 on the sixth anniversary of 

23 Russia’s illegal occupation that ‘‘Crimea is 

24 Ukraine’’. 


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1 (14) On February 26, 2021, President Joseph 

2 R. Biden confirmed that Crimea is Ukraine and the 

3 United States does not and will never recognize Rus4 sia’s purported annexation of the peninsula. 

5 (15) Since April 2014, at least 4,100 Ukrainian 

6 soldiers have died fighting for their country against 

7 the Russian Federation and Russia-backed forces, 

8 while no less than 3,361 civilians have perished as 

9 a result of that fighting. 

10 (16) Despite Ukraine’s tumultuous history and 

11 neighborhood, in under 30 years it has risen from 

12 the collapse of the Soviet Union to become a devel13 oping democracy, steadily working to overcome its 

14 Soviet legacy of oppression, oligarchic control, and 

15 corruption. 

16 (17) Running on a strong anti-corruption plat17 form, Volodymyr Zelensky won the 2019 presidential 

18 election with 73 percent of the vote, and his political 

19 party, Servant of the People, won a parliamentary 

20 majority in the Ukrainian parliament. 

21 (18) The OSCE confirmed the 2019 elections 

22 were ‘‘competitive and fundamental freedoms were 

23 generally respected’’. 

24 (19) Since 2014, the Government of Ukraine 

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1 fort to address corruption and more closely align 

2 with the West, such as slimming and decentralizing 

3 its bureaucracy, removing immunity from prosecu4 tion for Members of Parliament, reforming its gas, 

5 pension, and procurement systems, and working to 

6 adapt its military to the standards of the North At7 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

8 (20) Despite progress in reforming many areas 

9 of Ukrainian governance, serious issues still remain, 

10 particularly in the areas of corruption and rule of 

11 law. 

12 (21) The United States Government has con13 sistently supported Ukraine’s democratic transition 

14 and its fight against Russia-backed forces by assist15 ing its governance reform efforts, maintaining ro16 bust and coordinated sanctions against the Russian 

17 Federation alongside the European Union, and pro18 viding the Ukrainian military with training and 

19 equipment, including lethal defensive weaponry. 

20 (22) In addition to the United States, the Eu21 ropean Union, European countries, and Canada have 

22 provided substantial diplomatic, monetary, and mili23 tary support for Ukraine’s democratic transition and 

24 its fight against Russia-backed forces in eastern 

25 Ukraine, and also have implemented and maintained 


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1 robust sanctions regimes against the Russian Fed2 eration for its illegal occupation of Crimea and its 

3 active destabilization of Ukraine. 

4 (23) the Government of Ukraine has steadfastly 

5 supported the United States and European allies by 

6 deploying troops to Iraq, Afghanistan, and NATO’s 

7 Kosovo Force (KFOR), allowing United States mili8 tary planes to refuel on Ukrainian soil, and trading 

9 billions of dollars’ worth of goods and services with 

10 the United States. 

11 (24) NATO has recently decided to include 

12 Ukraine in its Enhanced Opportunities Partnership 

13 in recognition of Ukraine’s contributions to NATO 

14 missions and efforts to reform its military in line 

15 with NATO standards. 

16 (25) Since the Russian Federation’s 2014 inva17 sion of Ukraine, the United States Congress has 

18 demonstrated its support for Ukraine through the 

19 passage of legislation, including the Support for the 

20 Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic 

21 Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

22 95; 22 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.), the Ukraine Freedom 

23 Support Act (Public Law 113–272; 22 U.S.C. 8921 

24 et seq.), the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative 

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1 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub2 lic Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068), the Countering 

3 America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (Pub4 lic Law 115–44), and the Protecting Europe’s En5 ergy Security Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–92, title 

6 LXXV), and the United States Congress continues 

7 to demonstrate strong support for assisting Ukraine 

8 in defending itself and deterring Russia. 

9 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that— 

11 (1) Ukraine stands as a bulwark against the 

12 malign influence of the Russian Federation in Eu13 rope, and robust United States support for Ukraine 

14 is vital to United States national security and dem15 onstrates the commitment of the United States to 

16 upholding a free and open international order; 

17 (2) since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, the 

18 Government and people of Ukraine have made sig19 nificant strides towards improved governance, rule of 

20 law, anti-corruption measures, and economic re21 forms; 

22 (3) Ukraine’s long-term viability is directly con23 nected to its efforts to reduce corruption and build 

24 strong democratic institutions that are able to de25 fend against internal and external corrupt actors; 


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1 (4) the efforts and sacrifices of Ukrainian citi2 zens to determine their own fate after centuries of 

3 oppression, through democratic representation and 

4 governance reforms, is evidence of that country’s 

5 dedication to a free, independent, and democratic fu6 ture; 

7 (5) Ukraine has proven itself to be a valuable 

8 security partner of the United States, not simply a 

9 recipient of assistance; 

10 (6) it is in the national security interests of the 

11 United States to continue and deepen its security 

12 partnership with Ukraine, including through the 

13 provision of both lethal and non-lethal assistance; 

14 (7) the United States should continue to place 

15 policy-based conditions on Ukraine’s receipt of finan16 cial and military assistance, as that mechanism has 

17 proven effective in incentivizing reforms in Ukraine; 

18 (8) the United States should use its voice and 

19 vote at NATO to encourage the adoption of a policy 

20 by the Alliance that all of its member states will 

21 refuse to recognize the illegal attempted annexation 

22 of Crimea by the Russian Federation; 

23 (9) the United States should continue to bolster 

24 the capacity of the Ukrainian Navy as it strives to 

25 fulfill the goals it set out in its ‘‘Strategy of the 


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1 Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

2 2035’’; 

3 (10) the military-focused technical, training, 

4 maintenance, and logistical assistance provided by 

5 the United States to Ukraine is as essential as the 

6 military hardware provided to the country; 

7 (11) all security assistance provided to Ukraine 

8 should continue to be subject to rigorous vetting re9 quirements under section 620M of the Foreign As10 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and security 

11 cooperation under section 362 of title 10, United 

12 States Code, including assistance provided to units 

13 in the National Guard of Ukraine as well as all units 

14 falling under the authority of the Ministry of De15 fense; 

16 (12) the Office of Defense Cooperation at the 

17 United States Embassy in Ukraine should be fully 

18 staffed with officers who serve three-year terms in 

19 order to administer the security assistance being 

20 provided to the country; 

21 (13) the Secretary of Defense should conduct 

22 an assessment of the staffing resources of the Office 

23 of Defense Cooperation and strongly consider pro24 viding additional staff to the Office of Defense Co25 operation in Ukraine; 


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1 (14) the enduring partnership between the 

2 United States and Ukraine, including bipartisan 

3 support for a sovereign, democratic, and whole 

4 Ukraine through political, monetary, and military 

5 assistance, remains strong and must continue to be 

6 reaffirmed; and 

7 (15) the United States should continue to 

8 strongly support Ukraine’s ambitions to join the 

9 Euro-Atlantic community of democracies. 

10 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

11 It is the policy of the United States— 

12 (1) to refuse to recognize the attempted annex13 ation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, an ac14 tion that was taken in contravention of international 

15 law; 

16 (2) to utilize existing sanctions and other au17 thorities to deter malign actions by the Russian Fed18 eration in Ukraine, including the mandates and au19 thorities codified by the Countering America’s Ad20 versaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115– 

21 44); 

22 (3) to work with our European allies to coordi23 nate strategies to curtail Russian malign influence in 

24 Ukraine; and 


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1 (4) to support democratic, economic, and anti2 corruption reforms in Ukraine and the country’s in3 tegration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. 

4 SEC. 5. STRATEGY ON UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC SUP5 PORT FOR UKRAINE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

8 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

9 a report with a strategy on how the United States will 

10 work to diplomatically support Ukraine during fiscal years 

11 2022 through 2026. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub13 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

14 (1) A description of how relevant departments 

15 and agencies of the United States Government will 

16 work together to collectively support efforts by the 

17 Government of Ukraine to deter Russian aggression 

18 in the form of military incursions, cyber attacks, the 

19 coercive use of energy resources, use of 

20 passportization, and efforts to corrupt the Ukrainian 

21 political and economic systems. 

22 (2) A description of the United States current 

23 efforts and strategy to support Ukrainian diplomatic 

24 initiatives when they align with United States inter25 ests. 


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1 (3) A strategy on how the United States will 

2 use its voice and vote at the United Nations, OSCE, 

3 Council of Europe, NATO, and other relevant inter4 national bodies to support Ukraine and its reform 

5 efforts. 

6 (4) A strategy on how the United States will 

7 assist Ukraine in bolstering its diplomatic, economic, 

8 energy, and maritime relationships with key Black 

9 Sea countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, 

10 and Georgia. 

11 (5) A strategy on how the United States will 

12 engage with Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia 

13 to advance the Normandy Format and Minsk Agree14 ments. 

15 (6) A strategy on how the United States will 

16 work with allies to continue to engage Ukraine to 

17 ensure meaningful progress on democratic, eco18 nomic, and anti-corruption reforms. 

19 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

20 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

21 a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 6. UNITED STATES-EUROPE WORKING GROUP ON 

2 UKRAINE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should 

4 seek to establish a United States-Europe Working Group 

5 on Ukraine. 

6 (b) REPRESENTATION.—The United States-Europe 

7 Working Group on Ukraine should include high-level rep8 resentatives from the European Union, its institutions, 

9 and relevant European governments, as appropriate, to 

10 jointly prioritize, evaluate and coordinate economic and 

11 policy reform assistance and support for Ukraine. 

12 (c) TERMINATION.—The authorities authorized 

13 under this section shall terminate on September 30 of the 

14 fifth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act. 

16 SEC. 7. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR UKRAINE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President should ap18 point, by and with the consent of the Senate, a Special 

19 Envoy for Ukraine, who should report to the Assistant 

20 Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia. 

21 (b) RANK.—The Special Envoy for Ukraine shall 

22 have the rank and status of ambassador. 

23 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Envoy for 

24 Ukraine should— 

25 (1) serve as the United States liaison to the 

26 Normandy Format, tasked with leading the peace 


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1 process between Ukraine and the Russian Federa2 tion; 

3 (2) facilitate diplomatic outreach to and dia4 logue with countries in the Black Sea region that, 

5 like Ukraine, are faced with the impact of Russia’s 

6 growing militarization of the Sea; 

7 (3) coordinate closely with the Chief of Mission 

8 in Ukraine; 

9 (4) coordinate with the United States-Europe 

10 Working Group on Ukraine established pursuant to 

11 section 6; 

12 (5) coordinate with the OSCE Special Moni13 toring Mission to Ukraine; and 

14 (6) provide the Committee on Foreign Relations 

15 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

16 of the House of Representatives regular updates and 

17 briefings on the status of peace negotiations. 

18 (d) TERMINATION.—The Special Envoy for Ukraine 

19 position authorized under subsection (a) shall terminate 

20 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 8. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State 

24 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 $300,000,000 


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1 for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) assistance to 

2 Ukraine to assist the country in meeting its defense needs. 

3 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 

5 be appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to sub6 section (a), not more than $150,000,000 shall be 

7 made available until the Secretary of State makes 

8 the certification described in paragraph (2) for such 

9 fiscal year, including a detailed explanation justi10 fying the certification with respect to each of the 

11 categories listed in subparagraphs (A) through (G) 

12 of such paragraph. The certification shall be sub13 mitted to the appropriate congressional committees 

14 in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

15 annex. 

16 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification de17 scribed in this paragraph is a certification by the 

18 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec19 retary of Defense, that the Government of Ukraine 

20 has taken actions to— 

21 (A) make defense institutional reforms, in 

22 accordance with NATO standards; 

23 (B) further strengthen civilian control of 

24 the military; 


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1 (C) reform its state-owned arms produc2 tion sector; 

3 (D) increase transparency and account4 ability in defense procurement; 

5 (E) respect Verkhovna Rada efforts to ex6 ercise oversight of the Ministry of Defense and 

7 military forces; and 

8 (F) promote respect for the observation of 

9 human rights as enshrined in the requirements 

10 of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 

11 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) within the security 

12 forces of Ukraine. 

13 (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days 

14 before providing assistance or support under pursuant to 

15 subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

16 appropriate congressional committees a notification con17 taining the following: 

18 (1) A detailed description of the assistance or 

19 support to be provided, including— 

20 (A) the objectives of such assistance or 

21 support; 

22 (B) the budget for such assistance or sup23 port; and 

24 (C) the expected or estimated timeline for 

25 delivery of such assistance or support. 


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1 (2) A description of such other matters as the 

2 Secretary considers appropriate. 

3 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that assistance provided under this section should— 

5 (1) prioritize the procurement of vessels for the 

6 Ukrainian Navy and other articles that bolster the 

7 capacity of the Ukrainian Navy to counter Russian 

8 maritime aggression and maintain the freedom of in9 nocent passage throughout the Black Sea; and 

10 (2) ensure adequate planning for maintenance 

11 for any equipment provided. 

12 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LETHAL ASSIST13 ANCE.—The Secretary of State is authorized to provide 

14 lethal assistance under this section, including anti-armor 

15 weapon systems, mortars, crew-served weapons and am16 munition, grenade launchers and ammunition, anti-tank 

17 weapons systems, anti-ship weapons systems, anti-aircraft 

18 weapons systems, and small arms and ammunition. 

19 (f) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De20 fense may transfer amounts appropriated or otherwise 

21 made available for assistance under section 333 of title 

22 10, United States Code, to the Department of State to 

23 be made available for Foreign Military Finance assistance 

24 to Ukraine. 


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1 SEC. 9. EXPEDITED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES TRANSFER 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 During fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the delivery 

4 of excess defense articles to Ukraine shall be given the 

5 same priority as that given other countries and regions 

6 under section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

7 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)). 

8 SEC. 10. STRATEGY ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FROM 

9 ALLIES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

12 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

13 to the appropriate congressional committees a classified 

14 strategy on how the United States will encourage third 

15 countries to donate excess defense equipment to Ukraine. 

16 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub17 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

18 (1) A listing of all friendly and allied nations 

19 that have excess defense material that may be com20 patible with the needs and systems utilized by the 

21 Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

22 (2) A description of the diplomatic efforts un23 dertaken by the United States Government to en24 courage allied nations to donate their excess defense 

25 articles to Ukraine on an expedited basis. 


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1 SEC. 11. IMET COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

3 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 

4 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 

5 for International Military Education and Training 

6 (IMET) assistance for Ukraine. The assistance shall be 

7 made available for the following purposes: 

8 (1) Training of future leaders. 

9 (2) Fostering a better understanding of the 

10 United States. 

11 (3) Establishing a rapport between the United 

12 States Armed Forces and Ukraine’s military to build 

13 partnerships for the future. 

14 (4) Enhancement of interoperability and capa15 bilities for joint operations. 

16 (5) Focusing on professional military education, 

17 civilian control of the military, and human rights. 

18 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount authorized to 

20 be appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to sub21 section (a), not more than $3,000,000 may be made 

22 available until the Secretary of State, in consultation 

23 with the Secretary of Defense, makes the certifi24 cation described in paragraph (2) to the Committee 

25 on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Foreign 

26 Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, 


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1 including a detailed explanation justifying the cer2 tification with respect to each of the categories listed 

3 in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of such para4 graph. The certification shall be submitted to the 

5 appropriate congressional committees in unclassified 

6 form, but may contain a classified annex. 

7 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification de8 scribed in this paragraph is a certification by the 

9 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec10 retary of Defense, that the Government of Ukraine 

11 has taken actions to— 

12 (A) make defense institutional reforms, in 

13 accordance with NATO standards; 

14 (B) further strengthen civilian control of 

15 the military; 

16 (C) reform its state-owned arms produc17 tion sector; 

18 (D) increase transparency and account19 ability in defense procurement; 

20 (E) respect Verkhovna Rada efforts to ex21 ercise oversight of the Ministry of Defense and 

22 military forces; and 

23 (F) promote respect for the observation of 

24 human rights as enshrined in the requirements 

25 of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act 


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1 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) within the security 

2 forces of Ukraine. 

3 (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 days 

4 before providing assistance or support pursuant to sub5 section (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa8 tives a notification containing the following elements: 

9 (1) A detailed description of the assistance or 

10 support to be provided, including— 

11 (A) the objectives of such assistance or 

12 support; 

13 (B) the budget for such assistance or sup14 port; and 

15 (C) the expected or estimated timeline for 

16 delivery of such assistance or support. 

17 (2) A description of such other matters as the 

18 Secretary considers appropriate. 

19 SEC. 12. STRATEGY ON IMET PROGRAMMING IN UKRAINE. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that the Government of Ukraine should fully utilize 

22 the United States IMET program, encourage eligible offi23 cers and civilian leaders to participate in the training, and 

24 promote successful graduates to positions of prominence 

25 in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 


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1 (b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

3 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

4 a strategy for the implementation of the IMET program 

5 in Ukraine authorized under section 11. 

6 (c) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub7 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

8 (1) A clear plan, developed in close consultation 

9 with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and the 

10 Armed Forces of Ukraine, for how the IMET pro11 gram will be used by the United States Government 

12 and the Government of Ukraine to propel program 

13 graduates to positions of prominence in support of 

14 the Ukrainian military’s reform efforts in line with 

15 NATO standards. 

16 (2) An assessment of the education and train17 ing requirements of the Ukrainian military and clear 

18 recommendations for how IMET graduates should 

19 be assigned by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense 

20 upon completion of education or training. 

21 (3) An accounting of the current combat re22 quirements of the Ukrainian military and an assess23 ment of the viability of alternative mobile training 

24 teams, distributed learning, and other flexible solu25 tions to reach such students. 


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1 (4) An identification of opportunities to influ2 ence the next generation of leaders through attend3 ance at United States staff and war colleges, junior 

4 leader development programs, and technical schools. 

5 (d) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 

6 (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may con7 tain a classified annex. 

8 SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LOAN PROGRAM. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that— 

10 (1) as appropriate, the United States Govern11 ment should provide direct loans to Ukraine for the 

12 procurement of defense articles, defense services, 

13 and design and construction services pursuant to the 

14 authority of section 23 of the Arms Export Control 

15 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) to support the further devel16 opment of Ukraine’s military forces; and 

17 (2) such loans should be considered an additive 

18 security assistance tool, and not a substitute for 

19 Foreign Military Financing for grant assistance or 

20 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative programming. 

21 SEC. 14. STRATEGY TO PROTECT UKRAINE’S DEFENSE IN22 DUSTRY FROM STRATEGIC COMPETITORS. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that the United States should work with the Govern25 ment of Ukraine to ensure strategic assets and companies 


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1 in Ukraine’s defense industry are not subject to foreign 

2 ownership, control, or undue influence by strategic com3 petitors to the United States, such as the People’s Repub4 lic of China (PRC). 

5 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 

9 jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Con10 gress a strategy to support Ukraine in protecting its 

11 defense industry from predatory investments. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under 

13 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

14 (A) A description of the efforts by stra15 tegic competitors, such as the PRC, to acquire 

16 strategic assets and companies in Ukraine’s de17 fense industry in a predatory manner and the 

18 national security implications for Ukraine, the 

19 United States, and other NATO allies and part20 ners. 

21 (B) A description of vulnerable strategic 

22 assets and companies in Ukraine’s defense in23 dustry that would benefit from foreign invest24 ments and joint ventures. 


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1 (C) A description of the reforms to 

2 Ukraine’s defense industry and export controls 

3 that are necessary to incentivize Western in4 vestments in them. 

5 (D) A strategy to promote, as appropriate, 

6 United States direct investment in and joint 

7 ventures with strategic companies in Ukraine’s 

8 defense industry to provide an alternative to 

9 PRC investments, and to engage like-minded al10 lies and partners on these efforts. 

11 (3) FORM.—The strategy required under para12 graph (1) shall be submitted in classified form. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit15 tees of Congress’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

17 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 

18 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

19 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 SEC. 15. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. 

22 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 

24 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

25 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 


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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep3 resentatives. 

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