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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6984 

To authorize humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2022 

Mr. KEATING (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Mr. COSTA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 

Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. LEVIN of 

Michigan, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACOBS of California, Ms. WILD, Mr. MORELLE, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize humanitarian assistance to the people of 

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 Humanitarian 

5 Support Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened 

2 and violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity 

3 of Russia’s neighbors, including Belarus, Georgia, 

4 Moldova, and Ukraine to quash democratic move5 ments in those countries and strengthen his own 

6 power. 

7 (2) In 2014, Russia invaded and has since oc8 cupied regions of Ukraine, including areas of the 

9 Donetsk and Luhansk regions, after the Ukrainian 

10 people ousted, a corrupt and repressive President 

11 Viktor Yanukovych and expressed their clear desire 

12 to deepen their integration with the European 

13 Union. 

14 (3) On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federa15 tion, led by Vladimir Putin, drastically escalated his 

16 invasion in Ukraine, resulting in a full-scale invasion 

17 by the Russian Armed Forces and causing massive 

18 displacement in the country and region that threat19 ens to trigger a wider humanitarian crisis in Europe. 

20 (4) Vladimir Putin’s decision to escalate his in21 vasion of Ukraine is being met with stiff Ukrainian 

22 resistance and transatlantic and international resolve 

23 to support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable. 

24 (5) The United States and its allies and part25 ners around the globe provided every opportunity for 


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1 a diplomatic resolution to this crisis to avoid unnec2 essary death and suffering. 

3 (6) Putin’s aggression in Ukraine threatens 

4 universal democratic ideals and transatlantic secu5 rity. 

6 (7) According to Human Rights Watch and 

7 international monitors, the Russian Armed Forces 

8 have committed grave violations of international hu9 manitarian and human rights law, including viola10 tions against children’s rights, the use of explosive 

11 weapons including cluster munitions in populated 

12 areas, and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, 

13 homes, and non-military infrastructure. 

14 (8) Adherence to the Geneva Conventions and 

15 their Additional Protocols is essential to ensure hu16 manitarian access and life-saving assistance can be 

17 maintained for civilian populations despite conflict. 

18 (9) As part of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine 

19 by the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin and 

20 Belarusian Alyaksandar Lukashenka have further 

21 cracked down domestically, including mass arrests, 

22 on any dissent on Russians and Belarusians who 

23 voice opposition to this war. 

24 (10) The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian 

25 Armed Forces threatens Belarusian and Russian 


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1 dissidents living in Ukraine as well as ethnic and 

2 LGBTQI+ minorities and other vulnerable groups. 

3 (11) Ukrainians have displayed immense brav4 ery, courage, and resolve in standing up to protect 

5 democratic values and their sovereignty and resist il6 legal and unprovoked aggression from the Russian 

7 Armed Forces led by Putin. 

8 (12) The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the 

9 Russian Armed Forces threatens to create a dire hu10 manitarian crisis in Europe with secondary and ter11 tiary impacts across the globe. 

12 (13) According to a rapid humanitarian needs 

13 assessment by the United Nations Office for Coordi14 nation of Humanitarian Affairs, in the next three 

15 months the conflict is projected to drive humani16 tarian needs for nearly 12 million people living in 

17 Ukraine at the time of the escalation, including a 

18 projected 6.7 million internally displaced persons 

19 within Ukraine, and as many as 4 million people in 

20 Ukraine projected to flee to neighboring countries 

21 for safety. 

22 (14) Prior to full-scale invasion of Ukraine by 

23 the Russian Armed Forces, around 1.4 million peo24 ple had been internally displaced inside Ukraine 

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1 lions more will be displaced in Ukraine already in 

2 dire need of assistance and survivors of eight years 

3 of violence and insecurity. 

4 (15) According to the United Nations High 

5 Commissioner for Refugees the full-scale invasion of 

6 Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces beginning in 

7 February of 2022 displaced roughly 1.5 million peo8 ple living in Ukraine within the first two weeks, with 

9 millions more expected to flee or be internally dis10 placed. 

11 (16) Ukraine’s neighbors (Moldova, Poland, 

12 Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania) have welcomed 

13 and provided immediate and unconditional support 

14 close to two million Ukrainian refugees. 

15 (17) Humanitarian efforts will be required 

16 across sectors to address the needs of refugees and 

17 internally displaced persons from Ukraine will re18 quire including shelter, protection, nutrition and 

19 food security, emergency telecommunications, logis20 tics, education, as well as water, sanitation and hy21 giene. 

22 (18) Humanitarian assistance efforts should 

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1 sistance to ensure adequate supplies of appropriate 

2 assistance including protection needs and services. 

3 (19) Humanitarian assistance should take into 

4 account the provision of mental health and psycho5 social support to crisis affected populations with spe6 cific provisions for the needs of children. 

7 (20) In addition, the needs of the immediate 

8 humanitarian crisis, the further invasion and de9 struction of Ukraine by Russian Armed Forces will 

10 have secondary and tertiary effects for ongoing hu11 manitarian crises around the world, including exac12 erbating food insecurity and disrupting global agri13 cultural markets given Ukraine’s historical wheat 

14 production. 

15 (21) Ukraine is a primary source of grain and 

16 corn exports for the Middle East and Africa, which 

17 are already grappling with hunger issues, food short18 ages, and price increases. 

19 (22) The further invasion of Ukraine by the 

20 Russian Armed Forces will prevent farmers from 

21 fertilizing and replanting their crops, which will af22 fect output of production in the next harvest cycle, 

23 lower their total exports, and create further implica24 tion for global food security in the years to come. 


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1 (23) Many families who have fled Ukraine have 

2 lost their homes and their livelihoods and, thus, al3 though emerging survey data suggest the majority 

4 would like to return home, it is more likely that 

5 many will have to stay in third countries for an ex6 tended time as the situation in Ukraine stabilizes 

7 and critical infrastructure, communities, and homes 

8 are rebuilt. 

9 (24) The majority of these refugees are women 

10 and children, and the children will need access to 

11 language courses, education, and educational serv12 ices while seeking refuge in a third country. 

13 (25) On March 3, 2022, the Biden Administra14 tion, with the strong support of Congress, extended 

15 Temporary Protected Status for thousands of 

16 Ukrainians in the United States. 

17 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

18 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

19 should— 

20 (1) continue its strong support for the Ukrain21 ian people and their desire to live in a democratic, 

22 independent country; 

23 (2) continue to provide assistance to meet hu24 manitarian, security, and other needs in Ukraine; 


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1 (3) continue strong engagement with United 

2 States allies and partners to represent a strong and 

3 united response to the invasion of Ukraine by Rus4 sian Armed Forces; 

5 (4) continue to work with such allies and part6 ners to support the Ukrainian government in achiev7 ing a durable political solution to the crisis; 

8 (5) leverage diplomatic relations with such allies 

9 and partners to guarantee access and the delivery 

10 and provision of humanitarian assistance to crisis-af11 fected populations in Ukraine and in refugee hosting 

12 countries; 

13 (6) leverage international partnerships and U.S. 

14 representation at international forums such as the 

15 United Nations and the Organization for Security 

16 and Cooperation in Europe to encourage safe pas17 sage of vulnerable displaced persons to areas not in 

18 or under Russian control and secure humanitarian 

19 space and principled humanitarian action within and 

20 outside Ukraine; 

21 (7) support efforts to document and publicize 

22 gross violations of internationally recognized human 

23 rights and international humanitarian law com24 mitted during the invasion of Ukraine by Russian 

25 Armed Forces, including violations against children; 


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1 (8) ensure funding can be used to support crit2 ical training, capacity, and direction activities for ro3 bust civil society and citizen monitoring and evidence 

4 collection of potential violations of international 

5 human rights perpetrated against crisis-affected chil6 dren and other civilians as a result of the conflict in 

7 Ukraine, and ensure resourcing and capacity for ef8 fective reporting mechanisms to hold perpetrators of 

9 grave violations against children and other persons 

10 accountable; 

11 (9) leverage international partnerships and 

12 United States representation at international forums 

13 such as the United Nations and the Organization for 

14 Security and Cooperation demand justice for gross 

15 violations of human rights and potential war crimes 

16 committed by the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine; 

17 (10) support allies and partners, such host 

18 countries in the region, including Moldova, Romania, 

19 Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland, in building with hu20 manitarian assistance support and capacity for asy21 lum processing, refugee reception, and assistance 

22 programs; 

23 (11) work with Ukrainian authorities, United 

24 Nations entities, the European Union and European 

25 allies, implementing partners, and others to ensure 


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1 unimpeded access and delivery of humanitarian as2 sistance within Ukraine; 

3 (12) ensure all humanitarian assistance remains 

4 flexible to meet the needs of the evolving humani5 tarian situation in Ukraine and the region, including 

6 recognizing and addressing the secondary and ter7 tiary effects of this conflict on humanitarian crises 

8 around the world; 

9 (13) work with international partners, such as 

10 the United National High Commissioner for Refu11 gees, to ensure that refugees fleeing violence in 

12 Ukraine, including children unaccompanied or sepa13 rated from their parents or caregivers, are able to 

14 access necessary legal assistance and essential serv15 ices; 

16 (14) support efforts to provide primary, sec17 ondary, and tertiary education for displaced children 

18 and youth whose education has been disrupted by 

19 the further invasion of the Russian Armed Forces in 

20 Ukraine, including refugee and internally displaced 

21 children and youth, and children and youth whose 

22 schools have closed due to the conflict; and 

23 (15) work with international partners to build 

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1 ties, to provide essential services and prepare for re2 covery responses. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO 

4 ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CREATED 

5 BY THE FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE 

6 BY THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES. 

7 The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

8 United States Agency for International Development may 

9 provide humanitarian assistance, and take additional sup10 port measures, to address the urgent needs of Ukrainians 

11 fleeing Ukraine and those internally displaced within 

12 Ukraine. Such humanitarian assistance may include, as 

13 appropriate, the following: 

14 (1) Emergency food and non-food commodities. 

15 (2) Staff and enabling mechanisms for disaster 

16 assistance response teams, including gender and 

17 child protection experts. 

18 (3) Support for the medical needs and medi19 cines to address the medial needs of refugees and in20 ternally displaced persons. 

21 (4) Protection services, including against gen22 der-based violence and specialized programming to 

23 protect women and girls. 

24 (5) Water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies and 

25 services, with an emphasis on the provision of such 


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1 supplies and services necessary for the demographics 

2 of refugees and internally displaced persons. 

3 (6) Necessary supplies and services to meet the 

4 distinct needs of children affected by the full scale 

5 of invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed 

6 Forces, including the following: 

7 (A) Critical protection services that are re8 sponsive to protection risks and driven by age, 

9 gender, and disability status. 

10 (B) Safe spaces for children and families 

11 immediately following border crossing and ex12 panding the capacity of emergency care ar13 rangements for unaccompanied and separated 

14 children as well as family tracing and reunifica15 tion. 

16 (C) Family tracing and reunification serv17 ices for unaccompanied and separated children. 

18 (D) Child-focused immunization and nutri19 tion services. 

20 (E) Services for pregnant and lactating 

21 mothers. 

22 (F) Maternal and newborn health services 

23 and information. 


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1 (7) The adaptation and expansion of transition 

2 initiatives that promote stabilization and early recov3 ery. 

4 (8) Early recovery assistance, including prep5 arations for educational services and continued 

6 learning opportunities, to be furnished during the 

7 first phase of response activities, for children of all 

8 ages, genders, and disability statuses. 

9 SEC. 5. STRATEGY TO MEET HUMANITARIAN NEED IN 

10 UKRAINE AND SURROUNDING REGION AS A 

11 RESULT OF FURTHER INVASION OF UKRAINE 

12 BY THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES. 

13 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination 

15 with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

16 International Development, shall submit to the appro17 priate congressional committees a strategy on the fol18 lowing: 

19 (1) How the United States, working with for20 eign governments and multilateral organizations de21 termined relevant by the Secretary, may address the 

22 humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the region 

23 around Ukraine as a result of the further invasion 

24 of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces. 


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1 (2) How the United States may encourage, 

2 through diplomatic efforts, strategic burden-sharing 

3 and the coordination of donations with international 

4 donors, including foreign governments and multilat5 eral organizations, to advance the provision of hu6 manitarian assistance to individuals fleeing the con7 flict in Ukraine. 

8 (3) How the United States may mitigate risk, 

9 utilize third-party monitors, and ensure the effective 

10 delivery of such assistance. 

11 (4) How the United States may address hu12 manitarian access challenges and ensure protection 

13 for vulnerable refugees and migrants from Ukraine. 

14 SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON HUMANITARIAN AS15 SISTANCE PROVIDED TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF 

16 UKRAINIANS. 

17 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Secretary 

19 of State, in consultation with the heads of such other Fed20 eral departments and agencies as the Secretary may deter21 mine appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congres22 sional committees a report that provides a detailed sum23 mary of the humanitarian assistance provided pursuant to 

24 section 4. 


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1 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated not less than 

3 $8,000,000,000 for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. 

4 SEC. 8. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE5 FINED. 

6 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means— 

8 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

9 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

10 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

11 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives. 

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