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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2555 

To require a report on military assistance to Ukraine. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2014 

Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

RUBIO, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require a report on military assistance to Ukraine. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY 

4 ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

5 Consistent with United States national security inter6 ests and current law, it is the sense of Congress that the 

7 President, working with NATO allies, should as quickly 

8 as possible provide the armed forces of Ukraine with ap9 propriate non-lethal military assistance and military train10 ing support requested by the Government of Ukraine. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 

2 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 

4 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 

5 assessment and submit to the congressional defense com6 mittees a report related to military assistance to Ukraine. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the report required 

8 under subsection (a) should provide a detailed explanation 

9 of the following matters: 

10 (1) Military equipment, supplies, and defense 

11 services, including type, quantity, and prioritization 

12 of such items, requested by the Government of 

13 Ukraine. 

14 (2) Military equipment, supplies, and defense 

15 services, including type, quantity, and actual or esti16 mated delivery date, that the United States Govern17 ment has provided, is currently providing, and plans 

18 to provide to the Government of Ukraine. 

19 (3) An assessment of what United States mili20 tary assistance to the Government of Ukraine, in21 cluding type and quantity, would most effectively im22 prove the military readiness and capabilities of the 

23 Ukrainian military. 

24 (4) An assessment of the need for, appropriate25 ness of, and force protection concerns of any United 


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1 States military advisors that may be made available 

2 to the armed forces of Ukraine. 

3 (5) Military training requested by the Govern4 ment of Ukraine. 

5 (6) Military training the United States Govern6 ment has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six 

7 months. 

8 (7) Military training the United States Govern9 ment plans to conduct with the Government of 

10 Ukraine in the next year. 

11 (8) An assessment of the military assistance, 

12 including equipment, supplies, and weaponry, pro13 vided by the Government of the Russian Federation 

14 to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 

15 2014. 

16 (c) SUNSET.—The requirements in this section shall 

17 terminate on January 31, 2017. 

18 (d) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE19 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 

20 committees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

21 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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