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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4992 

To promote peace, stability, and recovery in Ukraine, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To promote peace, stability, and recovery in 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 ‘‘Stand with Ukraine 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) On July 12, 2023, the United States, 

9 Ukraine, and other members of the G7 issued a 

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1 mitment to the strategic objective of a free, inde2 pendent, democratic, and sovereign Ukraine, within 

3 its internationally recognized borders, capable of de4 fending itself and deterring future aggression’’. 

5 (2) The security of Ukraine is integral to the 

6 security of the Euro-Atlantic region. 

7 (3) The Russian Federation’s illegal and 

8 unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is a threat to inter9 national peace and security, a flagrant violation of 

10 international law, including the United Nations 

11 Charter, and incompatible with international secu12 rity interests. 

13 (4) The United States will stand with Ukraine 

14 as it defends itself against Russian aggression, for 

15 as long as it takes. 

16 (5) The people of the United States stand 

17 united in our enduring support for Ukraine, rooted 

18 in our shared democratic values and interests, above 

19 all, and respect for the United Nations Charter and 

20 the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty. 

21 (6) On June 13, 2024, the President of the 

22 United States and the President of Ukraine signed 

23 a 10-year bilateral security agreement (referred to in 

24 this Act as the ‘‘Bilateral Security Agreement’’), 


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1 which Congress hereby endorses as an enduring 

2 framework between our two countries. 

3 TITLE I—UNITED STATES 

4 POLICY TOWARD UKRAINE 

5 SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

6 It is the policy of the United States— 

7 (1) to support the security of Ukraine and the 

8 freedom of the people of Ukraine to determine their 

9 own future, and to strenuously oppose continued 

10 military force by the Russian Federation to encroach 

11 upon the territorial integrity of Ukraine or its exist12 ence as a free, democratic member of the family of 

13 nations; 

14 (2) to cooperate with Ukraine as an important 

15 partner of the United States in promoting a whole, 

16 free, and at peace Europe; 

17 (3) to strengthen cooperation with the military 

18 of Ukraine to expel Russian military forces from the 

19 territory of Ukraine, and to transfer offensive and 

20 defensive articles to Ukraine in order to provide a 

21 credible defense and deterrent capability through the 

22 continued provision of— 

23 (A) security assistance and modern mili24 tary equipment, across land, air, and sea do25 mains, prioritizing air defense, artillery and 


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1 long-range fires, armored vehicles, and other 

2 key capabilities, such as combat air, and by 

3 promoting increased interoperability with Euro4 Atlantic partner; 

5 (B) support to further develop Ukraine’s 

6 defense industrial base; 

7 (C) training and training exercises for 

8 Ukrainian forces; 

9 (D) intelligence sharing and cooperation; 

10 and 

11 (E) support for cyber defense, security, 

12 and resilience initiatives, including to address 

13 hybrid threats; 

14 (4) to ensure that the costs to the Russian Fed15 eration of its aggression continue to rise, including 

16 through sanctions and export controls, as well as 

17 supporting efforts to hold to account those respon18 sible for war crimes and other international crimes 

19 committed in and against Ukraine, including those 

20 involving attacks on critical civilian infrastructure 

21 and the abduction of children; 

22 (5) that, in the event of future Russian armed 

23 attack, the United States will immediately consult 

24 with Ukraine to determine appropriate next steps, in 

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1 tional requirements, to provide Ukraine with swift 

2 and sustained security assistance, modern military 

3 equipment across land, sea, and air domains, and 

4 economic assistance, to impose economic and other 

5 costs on Russia, and to consult with Ukraine on its 

6 needs as it exercises its right of self-defense en7 shrined in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter; 

8 and 

9 (6) to provide sustainable levels of security as10 sistance for Ukraine in support of the objectives out11 lined in the Bilateral Security Agreement and its as12 sociated implementation agreements. 

13 TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

14 AN ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP 

15 BETWEEN THE UNITED 

16 STATES AND UKRAINE 

17 SEC. 201. MODERNIZING UKRAINE’S SECURITY CAPABILI18 TIES. 

19 (a) UKRAINE SECURITY PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 

20 of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 

21 shall use the authorities under this section to strengthen 

22 the United States-Ukraine military relationships, and to 

23 support the acceleration of the modernization of Ukraine’s 

24 military capabilities, including— 

25 (1) long-range precision fires; 


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1 (2) integrated air and missile defense systems; 

2 (3) anti-ship cruise missiles; 

3 (4) land-attack cruise missiles; 

4 (5) coastal defense; 

5 (6) anti-armor; 

6 (7) undersea warfare; 

7 (8) survivable swarming maritime assets; 

8 (9) manned and unmanned aerial systems; 

9 (10) mining and countermining capabilities; 

10 (11) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais11 sance capabilities; 

12 (12) command and control systems; and 

13 (13) any other defense capabilities that the 

14 United States and Ukraine jointly determine are 

15 crucial to the defense of Ukraine. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—In addition to the purposes otherwise 

17 authorized for Foreign Military Financing programs 

18 under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 

19 seq.), the purpose of the Foreign Military Financing Pro20 gram shall be to provide assistance, including equipment, 

21 training, and other support, to the Government and mili22 tary of Ukraine in order— 

23 (1) to accelerate the modernization of defense 

24 capabilities that will enable Ukraine to expel Rus25 sian Federation forces from the territory of Ukraine; 


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1 (2) to support to the development of the Armed 

2 Forces of Ukraine including future force design, a 

3 move towards North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

4 (NATO) concepts and operating procedures, com5 mand and staff training, combined exercises, and en6 hanced compatibility and interoperability with 

7 NATO allies; 

8 (3) to support capabilities and training, as well 

9 as the infrastructure needed for Ukraine to exercise 

10 domestic control over its own airspace; 

11 (4) to enable the Government and military of 

12 Ukraine to conduct coercive or grey zone activities; 

13 (5) to enable the Government and military of 

14 Ukraine to achieve maritime control over the terri15 torial waters of Ukraine, including through support 

16 to Ukraine’s development of a Navy and the Sea 

17 Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 

18 that can execute mine clearance, and conduct mari19 time intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 

20 (ISR) patrols, coastal defense, and freedom of navi21 gation, helping the Government and people of 

22 Ukraine to rebuild their economy; 

23 (6) to provide support for border protection and 

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1 war reconstruction of border infrastructure, 

2 demining, and disposal of explosive ordnance; 

3 (7) support to medical training and prosthetics; 

4 (8) to prevent the Russian Federation from de5 capitating, seizing control of, or otherwise neutral6 izing or rendering ineffective the Government of 

7 Ukraine; and 

8 (9) to create and maintain a credible defense 

9 and deterrence capability to prevent future conflict 

10 with the Russian Federation. 

11 (c) BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The President shall, con12 current with the fiscal year budget submission to Congress 

13 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 

14 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

15 on the funding requirements necessary to implement the 

16 Bilateral Security Agreement in the fiscal year for which 

17 the budget has been submitted. 

18 (d) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES FROM THE

19 UNITED STATES INVENTORY AND OTHER SOURCES.— 

20 The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary 

21 of Defense, may make available to the Government of 

22 Ukraine, in such quantities as the Secretary of State con23 siders appropriate for the purpose described in the Bilat24 eral Security Agreement— 


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1 (1) weapons and other defense articles from the 

2 United States inventory and other sources; and 

3 (2) defense services. 

4 (e) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNFUNDED PRIOR5 ITIES.— 

6 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date on which the budget of the President 

8 for fiscal year 2026 is submitted to Congress pursu9 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 

10 and annually thereafter for the next 9 years, the 

11 Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 

12 Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional de13 fense committees a report on the unfunded priorities 

14 required to implement the Bilateral Security Agree15 ment in the fiscal year for which the budget has 

16 been submitted. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub18 section shall specify, for each unfunded priority cov19 ered by such report, the following: 

20 (A) A summary description of such pri21 ority, including the objectives outlined in the 

22 Bilateral Security Agreement to be advanced if 

23 such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 

24 part). 


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1 (B) The additional amount of funds rec2 ommended in connection with the objectives de3 scribed under subparagraph (A). 

4 (C) Account information with respect to 

5 such priority, including the following (as appli6 cable): 

7 (i) Line Item Number (LIN) for ap8 plicable procurement accounts. 

9 (ii) Program Element (PE) number 

10 for applicable research, development, test, 

11 and evaluation accounts. 

12 (iii) Sub-activity group (SAG) for ap13 plicable operation and maintenance ac14 counts. 

15 (D) A detailed assessment of each specific 

16 risk that would be reduced in executing the Bi17 lateral Security Agreement if such priority is 

18 funded (whether in whole or in part). 

19 (E) The requirement to be addressed by 

20 the unfunded priority. 

21 (F) A description of any funding provided 

22 for the requirement for the current and pre23 ceding fiscal year. 

24 (G) Recommendations whether such fund25 ing should be in the form of contributions, 


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1 loans, or forgivable loans in the implementation 

2 of the Bilateral Security Agreement. 

3 (3) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each re4 port shall present the unfunded priorities covered by 

5 such report as follows: 

6 (A) In overall order of urgency of priority 

7 according to the amount of risk reduced. 

8 (B) In overall order of urgency of priority 

9 among unfunded priorities. 

10 (f) DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNFUNDED PRIOR11 ITIES.— 

12 (1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date on which the budget of the President 

14 for fiscal year 2026 is submitted to Congress pursu15 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 

16 and annually thereafter for the next 9 years, the 

17 Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional 

18 defense committees a report on the unfunded prior19 ities required to implement the Bilateral Security 

20 Agreement in the fiscal year for which the budget 

21 has been submitted. 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub23 section shall specify, for each unfunded priority cov24 ered by such report, the following: 


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1 (A) A summary description of such pri2 ority, including the objectives outlined in the 

3 Bilateral Security Agreement to be advanced if 

4 such priority is funded (whether in whole or in 

5 part). 

6 (B) The additional amount of funds rec7 ommended in connection with the objectives de8 scribed under subparagraph (A). 

9 (C) Account information, as applicable, 

10 with respect to such priority. 

11 (D) A detailed assessment of each specific 

12 risk that would be reduced in executing the Bi13 lateral Security Agreement if such priority is 

14 funded (whether in whole or in part). 

15 (E) The requirement to be addressed by 

16 the unfunded priority. 

17 (F) A description of any funding provided 

18 for the requirement for the current and pre19 ceding fiscal year. 

20 (G) Recommendations whether such fund21 ing should be in the form of contributions, 

22 loans, or forgivable loans in the implementation 

23 of the Bilateral Security Agreement. 


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1 (3) PRIORITIZATION OF PRIORITIES.—Each re2 port shall present the unfunded priorities covered by 

3 such report as follows: 

4 (A) In overall order of urgency of priority 

5 according to the amount of risk reduced. 

6 (B) In overall order of urgency of priority 

7 among unfunded priorities. 

8 SEC. 202. PRIORITIZING EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLE TRANS9 FERS FOR UKRAINE. 

10 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con11 gress that the United States Government should appro12 priately prioritize the review of excess defense article 

13 transfers to Ukraine. 

14 (b) FIVE-YEAR PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

16 shall— 

17 (1) develop a 5-year plan to appropriately 

18 prioritize excess defense article transfers to Ukraine; 

19 and 

20 (2) submit a report to the appropriate commit21 tees of Congress that describes such plan. 

22 (c) REQUIRED COORDINATION.—The United States 

23 Government shall coordinate and align excess defense arti24 cle transfers with capacity building efforts of Ukraine. 

25 (d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 516(c)(2) of the 

2 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

3 2321j(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and to the 

4 Philippines’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the Philippines, and 

5 to Ukraine’’. 

6 (2) TREATMENT OF UKRAINE.—With respect to 

7 the transfer of excess defense articles under section 

8 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

9 amended by paragraph (1), Ukraine shall receive the 

10 same benefits as the other countries referred to in 

11 such section. 

12 SEC. 203. FAST-TRACKING SALES TO UKRAINE UNDER FOR13 EIGN MILITARY SALES PROGRAM. 

14 (a) PRECLEARANCE OF CERTAIN FOREIGN MILITARY

15 SALES ITEMS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

18 thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination 

19 with the Secretary of Defense and in conjunction 

20 with coordinating entities such as the National Dis21 closure Policy Committee and the Arms Transfer 

22 and Technology Release Senior Steering Group, 

23 shall compile a list of available and emerging mili24 tary platforms, technologies, and equipment that are 

25 pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to 


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1 Ukraine through the Foreign Military Sales pro2 gram. 

3 (2) SELECTION OF ITEMS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The items pre-cleared 

5 for sale pursuant to paragraph (1) shall rep6 resent a full range of capabilities required to 

7 implement a strategy of defense from Russian 

8 Federation military actions in Ukraine informed 

9 by United States readiness and risk assess10 ments and determined by Ukraine to be re11 quired for various wartime scenarios and peace12 time duties. 

13 (B) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

14 (i) AUTHORIZED ASSISTANCE.—The 

15 list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) 

16 shall not be construed as limiting the type, 

17 timing, or quantity of items that may be 

18 requested by, or sold to, Ukraine under the 

19 Foreign Military Sales program. 

20 (ii) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION

21 REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this Act 

22 shall be construed to supersede congres23 sional notification requirements as required 

24 by the Arms Export Control Act (22 

25 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or any informal tiered 


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1 review process for congressional notifica2 tions pertaining to foreign military sales. 

3 (b) PRIORITIZED PROCESSING OF FOREIGN MILI4 TARY SALES REQUESTS FROM UKRAINE.— 

5 (1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State 

6 and the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize and ex7 pedite the processing of requests from Ukraine 

8 under the Foreign Military Sales program, and may 

9 not delay the processing of requests for bundling 

10 purposes. 

11 (2) DURATION.—The requirement under para12 graph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of State 

13 determines and certifies to the Committee on For14 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

15 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 

16 the threat to Ukraine from the Russian Federation 

17 has significantly abated. 

18 (c) PRIORITY PRODUCTION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Contractors awarded De20 partment of Defense contracts to provide items for 

21 sale to Ukraine under the Foreign Military Sales 

22 program should expedite and prioritize the produc23 tion of such items above the production of other 

24 items. 


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1 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an3 nually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary of State 

4 and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to 

5 the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com6 mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

8 Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 

9 report describing what actions the Department of 

10 State and the Department of Defense have taken or 

11 are planning to take to prioritize Ukraine’s Foreign 

12 Military Sales cases, and current procedures or 

13 mechanisms for determining that a Foreign Military 

14 Sales program case for Ukraine should be prioritized 

15 above a sale to another country of the same or simi16 lar item. 

17 (d) INTERAGENCY POLICY.—The Secretary of State 

18 and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and up19 date interagency policies and implementation guidance re20 lated to Foreign Military Sales program requests from 

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1 SEC. 204. TREATMENT OF UKRAINE AS A MAJOR NON-NATO 

2 ALLY. 

3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Ukraine 

4 shall be treated as though it were designated a major non5 NATO ally, as defined in section 644(q) of the Foreign 

6 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)), for the pur7 poses of the transfer or possible transfer of defense arti8 cles or defense services under the Arms Export Control 

9 Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), section 2350a of title 10, 

10 United States Code, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

11 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), or any other provision of law. 

12 SEC. 205. USE OF PRESIDENTIAL DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY 

13 TO PROVIDE SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO 

14 UKRAINE. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that the President should 

16 use the presidential drawdown authority under sections 

17 506(a) and 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

18 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a) and 2348a(c)) to provide security as19 sistance and other necessary commodities and services to 

20 Ukraine in support of Ukraine’s self-defense. 

21 SEC. 206. INFORMATION SECURITY. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that the Russian Federa23 tion will continue to manipulate information in support of 

24 its war on Ukraine and that the United States should con25 tinue to work with Ukraine to mutually support efforts 


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1 to combat disinformation and misinformation, specifically 

2 by— 

3 (1) collaborating to improve Ukraine’s capabili4 ties to counter information security threats, pri5 marily Russian propaganda; 

6 (2) working with like-minded partners to com7 municate effectively at an international level, offer8 ing a truthful alternative to the Russian Federa9 tion’s disinformation and misinformation campaigns; 

10 (3) coordinating on close collaboration of com11 munications to counter disinformation and misin12 formation; and 

13 (4) promoting the development of joint edu14 cational and training programs for information secu15 rity professionals, including the level of English lan16 guage proficiency in this area, and regular exchange 

17 of experience and professional events involving infor18 mation professionals. 

19 SEC. 207. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING RECOVERY 

20 AND RECONSTRUCTION IN UKRAINE. 

21 It is the policy of the United States as follows: 

22 (1) The United States is steadfast in its com23 mitment to support Ukraine’s recovery and recon24 struction. The United States will support Ukraine to 

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1 silience, with a focus on reforms that will underpin 

2 these areas. The United States will support early re3 covery activities in priority sectors, including energy, 

4 infrastructure, tech and demining. 

5 (2) The United States recognizes that lasting 

6 security and prosperity for Ukraine must be under7 pinned by a strong private sector-led economy. The 

8 United States will seek to build a modern, resilient 

9 and sustainable Ukrainian economy that is inte10 grated into global markets, is not susceptible to hos11 tile Russian influence, and is based on strong and 

12 accountable institutions, respect for the rule of law. 

13 (3) The United States recognizes the need to 

14 unite efforts aimed at protecting the population and 

15 territories of Ukraine from the negative con16 sequences caused by mines and explosive remnants 

17 of war as a result of the Russian Federation’s armed 

18 aggression and alleviating the devastating con19 sequences after its completion. 

20 (4) The United States will promote the further 

21 development of partnership in the field of humani22 tarian demining, the accumulation, analysis, ex23 change and application of practical experience in the 

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1 (5) The United States will continue to fund 

2 demining, risk education, and capacity building. The 

3 United States will support the State Emergency 

4 Services of Ukraine through the Partnership Fund 

5 for a Resilient Ukraine to develop and sustain inter6 national demining standards in its operations. 

7 (6) The United States also undertakes to work 

8 with other donors to improve coordination and iden9 tify and implement innovative finance vehicles that 

10 bring new sources of funding into the mine action 

11 sector. The United States will work closely within 

12 the mechanisms set up by the Ukrainian government 

13 to support the implementation of the forthcoming 

14 mine action strategy. 

15 SEC. 208. LOAN AND LEASE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO THE 

16 GOVERNMENTS OF UKRAINE AND EASTERN 

17 FLANK COUNTRIES. 

18 (a) AUTHORITY TO LEND OR LEASE DEFENSE ARTI19 CLES TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

21 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2035, the 

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1 tion’s invasion of Ukraine to help bolster those coun2 tries’ defense capabilities and protect their civilian 

3 populations from potential invasion or ongoing ag4 gression by the armed forces of the Government of 

5 the Russian Federation. 

6 (2) EXCLUSIONS.—For the purposes of the au7 thority described in paragraph (1) as that authority 

8 relates to Ukraine, the following provisions of law 

9 shall not apply: 

10 (A) Section 503(b)(3) of the Foreign As11 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311(b)(3)). 

12 (B) Section 61 of the Arms Export Control 

13 Act (22 U.S.C. 2796). 

14 (3) CONDITION.—Any loan or lease of defense 

15 articles to the Government of Ukraine under para16 graph (1) shall be subject to all applicable laws con17 cerning the return of and reimbursement and repay18 ment for defense articles loan or leased to foreign 

19 governments. 

20 (4) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Presi21 dent may delegate the enhanced authority under this 

22 subsection only to an official appointed by the Presi23 dent by and with the advice and consent of the Sen24 ate. 


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1 (b) PROCEDURES FOR DELIVERY OF DEFENSE ARTI2 CLES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the President shall establish expedited 

4 procedures for the delivery of any defense article loaned 

5 or leased to the Government of Ukraine under an agree6 ment entered into under subsection (a) to ensure timely 

7 delivery of the article to that Government. 

8 (c) DEFINITION OF DEFENSE ARTICLE.—In this sec9 tion, the term ‘‘defense article’’ has the meaning given 

10 that term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act 

11 (22 U.S.C. 2794). 

12 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con13 gress that the President should utilize the authorities pro14 vided by this section where applicable but in such a man15 ner that does not conflict or interfere with the drawdown 

16 authorities provided under section 506 of the Foreign As17 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318). 

18 SEC. 209. DEPOT MAINTENANCE STRATEGIC PLAN. 

19 Not later than one year after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall assist the 

21 Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to create a Ukrainian 

22 Depot Maintenance Plan containing, at a minimum— 

23 (1) the steps necessary to put into place main24 tenance planning and management processes that 


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1 will yield the robust, flexible organic depot mainte2 nance capabilities; and 

3 (2) plans for resetting the force by repairing or 

4 replacing the substantial quantities of weapon sys5 tems and equipment being worn out or lost due to 

6 Ukraine’s current military operations. 

7 SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT10 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com11 mittees’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

13 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com14 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

15 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

16 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com17 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives. 

19 (2) CREDIBLE DEFENSE AND DETERRENCE CA20 PABILITY.—The term ‘‘credible defense and deter21 rence capability’’ means the ability to defend against 

22 and deter any credible conventional military threat 

23 from the Russian Federation, acting unilaterally or 

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1 tity, including weapons platforms and munitions, 

2 command, control, communication, intelligence, sur3 veillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. 

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