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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8237 
To require a report relating to the provision of certain information in connec-
tion with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting conflict, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 2, 2024 
Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mr. HIMES, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To require a report relating to the provision of certain infor-
mation in connection with the Russian invasion of 
Ukraine and the resulting conflict, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Information 
Sharing Review and Regional Tailoring Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The purposeful, targeted, and properly au-
thorized dissemination of covered information con-
tributed to negating the plans and intentions of the 
Russian Federation in its unjust conflict with 
Ukraine, saved Ukrainian lives, and led to a unified 
transatlantic alliance. 
(2) The purposeful, targeted, and properly au-
thorized dissemination of covered information by the 
Secretary of Defense facilitated the provision of de-
fense articles and economic support to Ukraine and 
other foreign partners of the United States in Eu-
rope, steeling such countries against the Russian in-
vasion of Ukraine occurring on February 24, 2022. 
(3) The sharing of defense information to for-
eign partners of the United States is a high-impact 
tool to provide decision advantage to the United 
States and its foreign partners in times of rising 
tensions, while aligning such partners to better le-
verage the support of, and to share economic, mili-
tary, and diplomatic burdens with, such partners. 
(4) The sharing of information on emerging 
threats, technology disruption and innovation, and 
adversarial plans empowers foreign partners of the 
United States to take coordinated action and ex-
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pands the coalition of such partners, particularly in 
peacetime or prior to any type of conflict. 
(5) Risk-conscious, timely information sharing 
practices are in place with foreign partners of the 
United States before a crisis erupts. Such practices 
should ensure the proper control and protection of 
the shared information and allow for the familiariza-
tion and integration of the shared information into 
the defense enterprise of the partner country. 
(6) The sharing of defense and security infor-
mation deepens collaboration and provides a basis 
for new joint initiatives and the increasing com-
petency of the security forces of partners of the 
United States. 
(7) Future conflicts will inevitably have eco-
nomic, technological, and social factors that merit 
the sharing of new forms of tailored information to 
secure the support of foreign partners of the United 
States and support the objectives of the United 
States and such partners. 
(8) Strategic competition encompasses all fac-
tors of United States national security, and foreign 
partners of the United States require tailored infor-
mation needs delivered in a timely, mission-focused 
manner from peacetime to conflict. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT RELATING TO PROVISION OF CERTAIN IN-
FORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH RUSSIAN 
INVASION OF UKRAINE AND RESULTING CON-
FLICT. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the use and effectiveness of cov-
ered information lawfully provided by the United 
States Government to the Government of Ukraine 
and the governments of other partner countries in 
Europe in connection with the Russian invasion of 
Ukraine and the resulting conflict. 
(2) MATTERS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall address, in particular, the use and effec-
tiveness of classified, unclassified, and downgraded 
covered information in written, verbal, and visual 
forms, respectively, provided by the United States 
Government to the foreign governments referred to 
in such paragraph and shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of the effect and value 
of the covered information so provided since 
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ture provision of covered information to 
the Government of Ukraine in connection 
with such invasion and resulting conflict. 
(D) An assessment of the internal proc-
esses and procedures of the Department of De-
fense, Department of State, and elements of the 
intelligence community, respectively, governing 
the dissemination of covered information to the 
Government of Ukraine and partner countries 
in Europe, including a description of— 
(i) the specific types of materials dis-
seminated; and 
(ii) how, if at all, such processes, pro-
cedures, and types of information dissemi-
nated changed over the course of the Rus-
sian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting 
conflict to meet the national security, na-
tional defense, and foreign policy objectives 
of the United States. 
(E) An assessment of the applicability of 
such processes, procedures, and types of cov-
ered information to be used by combatant com-
mands other than the United States European 
Command, and any recommendations by the 
Secretary of Defense to support the develop-
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ment of a repeatable, secure, and appropriately 
expeditious process for similar dissemination ef-
forts during peacetime, in the lead-up to a con-
flict, and in the immediate stages of a future 
conflict in Europe or in the areas of responsi-
bility of such other combatant commands. 
(F) An assessment of— 
(i) how open-source covered informa-
tion provided to the Government of 
Ukraine has supported the objectives of 
such Government vis-a`-vis the Russian in-
vasion of Ukraine and the resulting con-
flict; 
(ii) how the Secretary of Defense re-
views and selects open-source covered in-
formation for use and prepares such infor-
mation to be provided to the Government 
of Ukraine; and 
(iii) how the review, selection, and use 
of open-source information for provision to 
foreign partners of the United States 
might differ in a future crisis. 
(G) A description of any new authorities or 
resources, or improvements to existing authori-
ties or resources, that may further address any 
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of the matters under subparagraphs (A) 
through (F). 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
may be submitted in classified form, but if so sub-
mitted, shall include an unclassified annex. 
(b) BRIEFING.— 
(1) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a briefing on the matters 
covered by the report under paragraph (1). 
(2) CLOSED NATURE.—Any briefing under this 
subsection may be a closed briefing, consistent with 
the protection of intelligence sources and methods. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered information’’ means any 
information, regardless of whether such information 
is classified or unclassified, that relates to the Rus-
sian invasion of Ukraine, the resulting conflict, or 
other associated matters (including such information 
originating from the Department of Defense and in-
telligence information) and is provided by the United 
States Government for the purpose of supporting 
any national security, national defense, or foreign 
policy objective of the United States vis-a`-vis such 
invasion, resulting conflict, or associated matters. 
(3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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