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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5692 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2024, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 

Mr. KEAN of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2024, 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 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 


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1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 

3 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Main6 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, for the Defense Security Co7 operation Agency, $300,000,000, to remain available until 

8 September 30, 2025, which shall be for the Ukraine Secu9 rity Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall 

10 be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concur11 rence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in12 cluding training; equipment; lethal assistance; logistics 

13 support, supplies and services; salaries and stipends; 

14 sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 

15 national security forces of Ukraine, and to other forces 

16 or groups recognized by and under the authority of the 

17 Government of Ukraine, including governmental entities 

18 within Ukraine, engaged in resisting Russian aggression 

19 against Ukraine, for replacement of any weapons or arti20 cles provided to the Government of Ukraine from the in21 ventory of the United States, and to recover or dispose 

22 of equipment procured using funds made available in this 

23 section in this or prior Acts: Provided further, That the 

24 Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior 

25 to obligating funds made available in this section, notify 


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1 the congressional defense committees in writing of the de2 tails of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 

3 Secretary of Defense shall, not more than 60 days after 

4 such notification is made, inform such committees if such 

5 funds have not been obligated and the reasons therefor: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall con7 sult with such committees in advance of the provision of 

8 support provided to other forces or groups recognized by 

9 and under the authority of the Government of Ukraine: 

10 Provided further, That the United States may accept 

11 equipment procured using funds made available in this 

12 section in this or prior Acts transferred to the security 

13 forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the 

14 United States: Provided further, That equipment procured 

15 using funds made available in this section in this or prior 

16 Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or national 

17 security forces of Ukraine or to other assisted entities, or 

18 returned by such forces or other assisted entities to the 

19 United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart20 ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres21 sional defense committees: Provided further, That any no22 tification of funds made available in this section in this 

23 or prior Acts shall specify whether such funds support on24 going or new programs, the duration and expected cost 

25 over the life of each program, a timeline for the delivery 


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1 of defense articles and defense services, and any equip2 ment that requires enhanced end-use monitoring: Provided 

3 further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quar4 terly reports to the congressional defense committees on 

5 the use and status of funds made available in this section: 

6 Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 

7 heading, $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office 

8 of Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance, as 

9 established in section 103 of this Act. 

10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

11 SEC. 101. Each amount appropriated or made avail12 able by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appro13 priated for the fiscal year involved. 

14 SEC. 102. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, 

15 the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appro16 priations accounts shall be available under the authorities 

17 and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts 

18 for fiscal year 2024. 

19 SEC. 103. There is established the Office of the Spe20 cial Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance for the fol21 lowing: 

22 (1) To provide for the independent and objective con23 duct and supervision of audits and investigations, includ24 ing within the territory of Ukraine, relating to the pro25 grams and operations funded with amounts appropriated 


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1 or otherwise made available for the military and non2 military support of Ukraine. 

3 (2) To provide for the independent and objective lead4 ership and coordination of, and recommendations on, poli5 cies designed to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and 

6 abuse in such programs and operations described in para7 graph (1). 

8 (3) To provide for an independent and objective 

9 means of keeping the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

10 of Defense, and Congress fully and currently informed 

11 about problems and deficiencies relating to the adminis12 tration of such programs and operations and the necessity 

13 for and progress on corrective action. 

14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine Security As15 sistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

16 2024’’. 

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