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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7372 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide defense support 

to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2024, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend 

the entry of inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. BACON, Mr. CASE, 

Mr. LAWLER, and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide 

defense support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require the 

Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry 

of inadmissible aliens, 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 ‘‘Defending Borders, 

5 Defending Democracies Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITIES AND APPROPRIA2 TIONS. 

3 Authorities provided by this Act and any amounts au4 thorized or otherwise made available under this Act may 

5 not be exercised after the date that is 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act. 

7 DIVISION A—DEFENDING 

8 BORDERS 

9 SEC. 101. TEMPORARY EXPULSION OF INADMISSIBLE AR10 RIVING ALIENS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, during the period beginning on the date of 

13 the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 

14 is 1 year following the date of enactment of this Act, an 

15 immigration officer who determines that an alien who is 

16 arriving in the United States at or along the border be17 tween the United States and Mexico is inadmissible under 

18 section paragraph (6)(C) or (7) of section 212(a) of the 

19 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), 

20 shall, subject to sections 102 and 103, process the alien 

21 for expulsion from the United States without further hear22 ing or review. 

23 (b) DETENTION PENDING EXPULSION.—An alien 

24 subject to expulsion under subsection (a) shall be detained 

25 pending expulsion. 


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1 SEC. 102. COUNTRIES TO WHICH ALIENS MAY BE EX2 PELLED. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

4 (b), an alien who is processed for expulsion pursuant to 

5 section 101(a) shall be expelled to Mexico. 

6 (b) ALTERNATIVE COUNTRIES.—If the Government 

7 of Mexico is unwilling to accept an alien subject to expul8 sion under section 101(a) into the territory of Mexico or 

9 if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that ex10 pulsion to Mexico would not be in the national interest 

11 of the United States, such alien shall be expelled, as di12 rected by the Secretary, to— 

13 (1) the country of which such alien is a citizen, 

14 subject, or national; 

15 (2) the country in which such alien was born; 

16 (3) the country in which such alien has a resi17 dence; or 

18 (4) a country with a government that will ac19 cept such alien into its territory if expulsion to each 

20 country described in paragraphs (1) through (3) is 

21 impracticable, inadvisable, or impossible. 

22 (c) RESTRICTION ON EXPULSION TO A COUNTRY

23 WHERE AN ALIEN WOULD BE THREATENED WITH PER24 SECUTION OR TORTURE.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 

26 (a) and (b), and except as provided in paragraph 


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1 (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not 

2 expel an alien to a country if— 

3 (A) the alien’s life or freedom would be 

4 threatened in such country because of such 

5 alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in 

6 a particular social group or political opinion; or 

7 (B) there are substantial grounds for be8 lieving that such alien would be in danger of 

9 being subjected to torture if expelled to such 

10 country. 

11 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

12 apply— 

13 (A) to an alien who is deportable under 

14 section 237(a)(4)(D) of the Immigration and 

15 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(D)); or 

16 (B) if the Secretary of Homeland Security 

17 determines that— 

18 (i) the alien ordered, incited, assisted, 

19 or otherwise participated in the persecution 

20 of an individual because of the individual’s 

21 race, religion, nationality, membership in a 

22 particular social group, or political opinion; 

23 (ii) the alien, having been convicted by 

24 a final judgement of a particularly serious 


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1 crime, is a danger to the citizens of the 

2 United States; 

3 (iii) there are serious reasons to be4 lieve that the alien committed a serious 

5 nonpolitical crime outside the United 

6 States before the alien arrived in the 

7 United States; or 

8 (iv) there are reasonable grounds to 

9 believe that the alien is a danger to the na10 tional security of the United States. 

11 (3) DETERMINATIONS.— 

12 (A) PARTICULARLY SERIOUS CRIME.—For 

13 purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an alien who 

14 has been convicted of an aggravated felony or 

15 felonies for which the alien has been sentenced 

16 to an aggregate term of imprisonment of not 

17 less than 5 years shall be considered to have 

18 committed a particularly serious crime. Not19 withstanding the previous sentence, the Sec20 retary of Homeland Security may determine 

21 that an alien sentenced to an aggregate term of 

22 imprisonment of less than 5 years has been 

23 convicted of a particularly serious crime. 

24 (B) DANGER TO NATIONAL SECURITY.— 

25 For purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(iv), an alien 


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1 who is described in section 237(a)(4)(B) of the 

2 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1227(a)(4)(B)) shall be considered to be an 

4 alien with respect to whom there are reasonable 

5 grounds for regarding as a danger to the na6 tional security of the United States. 

7 (4) REFERRAL TO ASYLUM OFFICER.— 

8 (A) REFERRAL.—If an alien expresses to 

9 an immigration officer a fear that such alien’s 

10 life or freedom would be threatened in the coun11 try to which such alien will be expelled or that 

12 the alien would be in danger of being subjected 

13 to torture in such country, the immigration offi14 cer shall refer the alien for an interview by an 

15 asylum officer employed in the Refugee, Asylum 

16 and International Operations Directorate of 

17 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a 

18 determination pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 

19 (2). 

20 (B) BURDEN OF PROOF; CREDIBILITY.—In 

21 determining whether an alien has demonstrated 

22 that such alien’s life or freedom would be 

23 threatened for a reason described in paragraph 

24 (1)(A) or whether the alien would be subjected 


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1 to torture described in subparagraph (1)(B), 

2 the asylum officer shall— 

3 (i) determine whether the alien has 

4 sustained the alien’s burden of proof; and 

5 (ii) make credibility determinations, in 

6 the manner described in clauses (ii) and 

7 (iii) of section 208(b)(1)(B) of the Immi8 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

9 1158(b)(1)(B)). 

10 SEC. 103. WAIVER AUTHORITY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Field Operations 

12 Port Director (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘Direc13 tor’’) for each land port of entry situated on the border 

14 between the United States and Mexico shall coordinate 

15 with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro16 tection to determine the maximum number of aliens per 

17 day that the Office of Field Operations staff at such port 

18 are capable of— 

19 (1) safely processing through such port of 

20 entry; and 

21 (2) placing with nongovernmental organizations 

22 to provide short term shelter and services. 

23 (b) STRATEGY.—At the time of a determination 

24 under subsection (a), the Director shall develop a strategy 


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1 to safely and humanely identify eligible individuals in the 

2 United States, giving priority to individuals who— 

3 (1) have a disability or an acute medical condi4 tion; 

5 (2) are in need of advanced medical care that 

6 cannot be obtained in their current location; or 

7 (3) are described in section 102(c)(1). 

8 (c) EXCEPTION.—An immigration officer, after ap9 proval from the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor10 der Protection, may, on a case-by-case basis, except an 

11 alien from expulsion based on the totality of the cir12 cumstances, including consideration of significant law en13 forcement officer, public safety, humanitarian, and public 

14 health interests. An alien who has been excepted from ex15 pulsion under this subsection shall be processed in accord16 ance with the immigration laws (as defined in section 

17 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

18 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). 

19 SEC. 104. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND ENTRY OF ALIENS AT 

20 THE BORDER. 

21 (a) AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND ENTRY OF ALIENS AT

22 BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding 

23 any other provision of law, if the Secretary of Homeland 

24 Security determines, in his discretion, that the suspension 

25 of the entry of covered aliens at an international land or 


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1 maritime border of the United States is necessary in order 

2 to achieve operational control over such border, the Sec3 retary may prohibit, in whole or in part, the entry of cov4 ered aliens at such border for such period of time as the 

5 Secretary determines is necessary for such purpose. 

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms 

8 have the meanings given such terms in section 101 

9 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

10 1101). 

11 (2) The term ‘‘covered alien’’ means an alien 

12 seeking entry to the United States who is inadmis13 sible under section 212(a)(7) of the Immigration 

14 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)). 

15 (3) The term ‘‘operational control’’ has the 

16 meaning given such term in section 2 of the Secure 

17 Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

18 SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 

19 MOVE ALIENS. 

20 No Federal funds may be used to transfer or other21 wise move an alien in the custody of the Federal Govern22 ment from a facility in which such alien was first detained 

23 to another location for a purpose other than adjudicating 

24 such alien’s status. 


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1 SEC. 106. TREATMENT OF ALIENS ARRIVING FROM CONTIG2 UOUS TERRITORY. 

3 Section 1225(b)(2)(C) of title 8, United States Code, 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

5 DIVISION B—DEFENDING DEMOCRACIES 

6 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

7 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

8 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur9 poses, namely: 

10 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

11 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

13 Army’’, $207,158,000, to remain available until Sep14 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

15 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

16 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re17 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

21 Marine Corps’’, $3,538,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

23 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

24 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re25 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal26 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

3 Air Force’’, $23,302,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

5 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

6 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

11 Space Force’’, $4,192,000, to remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

13 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

14 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main20 tenance, Army’’, $4,887,581,000, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

22 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

24 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Navy’’, $1,534,163,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

7 Ukraine, to support improvements to the submarine indus8 trial base, and for related expenses: Provided, That of the 

9 total amount provided under this heading in this Act, 

10 $976,405,000 shall be to respond to the situation in 

11 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided further, That 

12 of the total amount provided under this heading in this 

13 Act, $557,758,000 shall be to support improvements to 

14 the submarine industrial base and for related expenses: 

15 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main21 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $69,045,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

23 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

25 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Air Force’’, $846,869,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

7 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

8 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

9 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main14 tenance, Space Force’’, $8,443,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

16 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

17 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

18 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main24 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $34,230,780,000, to remain 

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1 ations in Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan and for related ex2 penses: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 

3 this heading in this Act, $13,772,460,000 shall be for the 

4 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Provided further, 

5 That such funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance Ini6 tiative shall be available to the Secretary of Defense under 

7 the same terms and conditions as are provided for under 

8 this heading in the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Ap9 propriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117– 

10 328), and shall be available notwithstanding section 8135 

11 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 

12 (division C of Public Law 117–328) or any similar provi13 sion in any other Act making appropriations for the De14 partment of Defense: Provided further, That of the total 

15 amount provided under this heading in this Act, up to 

16 $4,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2025, may be transferred to accounts under the headings 

18 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’, ‘‘Procurement’’, and ‘‘Re19 volving and Management Funds’’ for replacement, 

20 through new procurement or repair of existing unservice21 able equipment, of defense articles from the stocks of the 

22 Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for de23 fense services of the Department of Defense and military 

24 education and training, provided to or identified for provi25 sion to the Government of Israel or to foreign countries 


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1 that have provided support to Israel at the request of the 

2 United States: Provided further, That up to 

3 $13,414,432,000, to remain available until September 30, 

4 2025, may be transferred to accounts under the headings 

5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’, ‘‘Procurement’’, and ‘‘Re6 volving and Management Funds’’ for replacement, 

7 through new procurement or repair of existing unservice8 able equipment, of defense articles from the stocks of the 

9 Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for de10 fense services of the Department of Defense and military 

11 education and training, provided to or identified for provi12 sion to the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries 

13 that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of 

14 the United States: Provided further, That up to 

15 $1,900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2025, may be transferred to accounts under the headings 

17 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’, ‘‘Procurement’’, and ‘‘Re18 volving and Management Funds’’ for replacement, 

19 through new procurement or repair of existing unservice20 able equipment, of defense articles from the stocks of the 

21 Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for de22 fense services of the Department of Defense and military 

23 education and training, provided to or identified for provi24 sion to the Government of Taiwan or to foreign countries 

25 that have provided support to Taiwan at the request of 


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1 the United States: Provided further, That funds trans2 ferred pursuant to the preceding three provisos shall be 

3 merged with and available for the same purposes and for 

4 the same time period as the appropriations to which the 

5 funds are transferred: Provided further, That the Sec6 retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

7 committees of the details of such transfers not less than 

8 15 days before any such transfer: Provided further, That 

9 upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans10 ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 

11 purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans12 ferred back and merged with this appropriation: Provided 

13 further, That any transfer authority provided herein is in 

14 addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: 

15 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 PROCUREMENT 

20 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

22 Army’’, $2,742,757,000, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

24 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am5 munition, Army’’, $6,414,300,000, to remain available 

6 until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situations in 

7 Israel and Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, 

8 That of the total amount provided under this heading in 

9 this Act, $801,400,000 shall be to respond to the situation 

10 in Israel and for related expenses: Provided further, That 

11 of the total amount provided under this heading in this 

12 Act, $5,612,900,000 shall be to respond to the situation 

13 in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided further, 

14 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

15 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

20 Army’’, $308,991,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

22 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

23 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re24 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure3 ment, Navy’’, $706,976,000, to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

5 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

6 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

7 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con12 version, Navy’’, $2,155,000,000, to remain available until 

13 September 30, 2025, to support improvements to the sub14 marine industrial base and for related expenses: Provided, 

15 That of the total amount provided under this heading in 

16 this Act, funds shall be available as follows: 

17 Columbia Class Submarine (AP), 

18 $1,955,000,000; and 

19 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $200,000,000: 

20 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

22 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

3 Navy’’, $319,570,000, to remain available until September 

4 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine, to sup5 port improvements to the submarine industrial base, and 

6 for related expenses: Provided, That of the total amount 

7 provided under this heading in this Act, $26,000,000 shall 

8 be to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 

9 expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount pro10 vided under this heading in this Act, $293,570,000 shall 

11 be to support improvements to the submarine industrial 

12 base and for related expenses: Provided further, That such 

13 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

14 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 

19 Corps’’, $212,443,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

21 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

22 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re23 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal24 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

3 Air Force’’, $366,001,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 

5 and for related expenses: Provided, That such amount is 

6 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

11 Air Force’’, $2,808,678,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 

13 Ukraine and for other expenses: Provided, That such 

14 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

15 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

16 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De20 fense-Wide’’, $5,246,780,000, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2025, to respond to the situations in Israel 

22 and Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That of 

23 the total amount provided under this heading in this Act, 

24 $4,000,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to 

25 provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement 


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1 of the Iron Dome and David’s Sling defense systems to 

2 counter short-range rocket threats: Provided further, That 

3 of the total amount provided under this heading in this 

4 Act, $1,200,000,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense 

5 to provide to the Government of Israel for the procure6 ment of the Iron Beam defense system to counter short7 range rocket threats: Provided further, That funds in the 

8 preceding provisos shall be transferred pursuant to an ex9 change of letters and are in addition to funds provided 

10 pursuant to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement 

11 Agreement, as amended: Provided further, That nothing 

12 under this heading in this Act shall be construed to apply 

13 to amounts made available in prior appropriations Acts 

14 for the procurement of the Iron Dome and David’s Sling 

15 defense systems or for the procurement of the Iron Beam 

16 defense system: Provided further, That of the total amount 

17 provided under this heading in this Act, $46,780,000 shall 

18 be to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 

19 expenses: Provided further, That such amount is des20 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Production 

25 Act Purchases’’, $331,200,000, to remain available until 


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1 September 30, 2025, for activities by the Department of 

2 Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of 

3 the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 

4 4531, 4532, and 4533): Provided, That such amounts 

5 shall be obligated and expended by the Secretary of De6 fense as if delegated the necessary authorities conferred 

7 by the Defense Production Act of 1950: Provided further, 

8 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

9 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

13 EVALUATION 

14 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

15 ARMY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop17 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $18,594,000, to re18 main available until September 30, 2025, to respond to 

19 the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Pro20 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

21 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec22 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 


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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 NAVY

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop4 ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $20,825,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2025, to respond to 

6 the situation in Ukraine, to support improvements to the 

7 submarine industrial base, and for related expenses: Pro8 vided, That of the total amount provided under this head9 ing in this Act, $13,825,000 shall be to respond to the 

10 situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided 

11 further, That of the total amount provided under this 

12 heading in this Act, $7,000,000 shall be to support im13 provements to the submarine industrial base and for re14 lated expenses: Provided further, That such amount is des15 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re16 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

19 AIR FORCE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop21 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $406,834,000, to 

22 remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to 

23 the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Pro24 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

4 DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop6 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, 

7 $194,125,000, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for re9 lated expenses: Provided, That such amount is designated 

10 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

11 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg12 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

14 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 

16 General’’, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 

17 30, 2025, which shall be for operation and maintenance 

18 of the Office of the Inspector General, including the Spe19 cial Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, to 

20 carry out reviews of the activities of the Department of 

21 Defense to execute funds appropriated in this Act, includ22 ing assistance provided to Ukraine: Provided, That the In23 spector General of the Department of Defense shall pro24 vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing not 

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1 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

2 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

3 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 RELATED AGENCIES 

6 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Intelligence Commu8 nity Management Account’’, $2,000,000, to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation 

10 in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

12 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 101. (a) Upon the determination of the Sec18 retary of Defense that such action is necessary in the na19 tional interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of 

20 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

21 transfer up to $1,000,000,000 only between the appro22 priations or funds made available in this title to the De23 partment of Defense to respond to the situation in 

24 Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided, That the Sec25 retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 


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1 made pursuant to the authority in this subsection: Pro2 vided further, That such authority is in addition to any 

3 transfer authority otherwise provided by law and is subject 

4 to the same terms and conditions as the authority pro5 vided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense Ap6 propriations Act, 2023, or any similar provision in any 

7 subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department 

8 of Defense for Fiscal Year 2024, except for monetary limi9 tations concerning the amount of authority available. 

10 (b) Upon the determination by the Director of Na11 tional Intelligence that such action is necessary in the na12 tional interest, the Director may, with the approval of the 

13 Director of the Office of Management and Budget, trans14 fer up to $250,000,000 only between the appropriations 

15 or funds made available in this title for the National Intel16 ligence Program: Provided, That the Director of National 

17 Intelligence shall notify the Congress promptly of all 

18 transfers made pursuant to the authority in this sub19 section: Provided further, That such authority is in addi20 tion to any transfer authority otherwise provided by law 

21 and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the 

22 authority provided in section 8093 of the Department of 

23 Defense Appropriations Act, 2023, or any similar provi24 sion in any subsequent Act making appropriations for the 

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1 monetary limitations concerning the amount of authority 

2 available. 

3 SEC. 102. Not later than 60 days after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordi5 nation with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report 

6 to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 

7 and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

8 the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 

9 Foreign Relations of the Senate on measures being taken 

10 to account for United States defense articles designated 

11 for Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian inva12 sion of Ukraine, particularly measures with regard to such 

13 articles that require enhanced end-use monitoring; meas14 ures to ensure that such articles reach their intended re15 cipients and are used for their intended purposes; and any 

16 other measures to promote accountability for the use of 

17 such articles: Provided, That such report shall include a 

18 description of any occurrences of articles not reaching 

19 their intended recipients or used for their intended pur20 poses and a description of any remedies taken: Provided 

21 further, That such report shall be submitted in unclassified 

22 form, but may be accompanied by a classified annex. 

23 SEC. 103. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter 

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1 ordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide a 

2 written report to the Committees on Appropriations, 

3 Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep4 resentatives and the Committees on Appropriations, 

5 Armed Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate de6 scribing United States security assistance provided to 

7 Ukraine since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion 

8 of Ukraine, including a comprehensive list of the defense 

9 articles and services provided to Ukraine and the associ10 ated authority and funding used to provide such articles 

11 and services: Provided, That such report shall be sub12 mitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by 

13 a classified annex. 

14 SEC. 104. For an additional amount for the Depart15 ment of Defense, $2,440,000,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2025, for transfer to military per17 sonnel accounts, operation and maintenance accounts, 

18 procurement accounts, research, development, test and 

19 evaluation accounts, and the Defense Working Capital 

20 Funds, in addition to amounts otherwise made available 

21 for such purpose, only for U.S. operations, force protec22 tion, deterrence, and the replacement of combat expendi23 tures in the United States Central Command region: Pro24 vided, That none of the funds provided under this section 

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1 retary of Defense provides to the congressional defense 

2 committees an execution plan: Provided further, That not 

3 less than 15 days prior to any transfer of funds, the Sec4 retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

5 committees of the details of any such transfer: Provided 

6 further, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged 

7 with and available for the same purposes, and for the same 

8 time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 

9 Provided further, That any transfer authority provided 

10 herein is in addition to any other transfer authority pro11 vided by law: Provided further, That such amount is des12 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re13 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 SEC. 105. For an additional amount for the Depart16 ment of Defense, $542,400,000, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2025, for transfer to operation and mainte18 nance accounts, procurement accounts, and research, de19 velopment, test and evaluation accounts, in addition to 

20 amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, only 

21 for unfunded priorities of the United States Indo-Pacific 

22 Command for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress 

23 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code): 

24 Provided, That none of the funds provided under this sec25 tion may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the 


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1 Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of De2 fense (Comptroller), provides the Committees on Appro3 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

4 a detailed execution plan for such funds: Provided further, 

5 That not less than 15 days prior to any transfer of funds, 

6 the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional de7 fense committees of the details of any such transfer: Pro8 vided further, That upon transfer, the funds shall be 

9 merged with and available for the same purposes, and for 

10 the same time period, as the appropriation to which trans11 ferred: Provided further, That any transfer authority pro12 vided herein is in addition to any other transfer authority 

13 provided by law: Provided further, That such amount is 

14 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

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