(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of how relevant departments 
and agencies of the United States Government will 
work together to collectively support efforts by the 
Government of Ukraine to deter Russian aggression 
in the form of military incursions, cyber attacks, the 
coercive use of energy resources, the disruption of 
lawful commerce and traffic to Ukrainian ports, use 
of passportization, efforts to corrupt the Ukrainian 
political and economic systems, and attempts to ma-
nipulate the public through disinformation cam-
paigns. 
(2) A description of the United States current 
efforts and strategy to support Ukrainian diplomatic 
initiatives when they align with United States inter-
ests. 
(3) A strategy on how the United States will 
use its voice and vote at the United Nations, OSCE, 
Council of Europe, NATO, and other relevant inter-
national bodies to support Ukraine and its reform 
efforts. 
(4) A strategy on how the United States will 
assist Ukraine in bolstering its diplomatic, economic, 
energy, and maritime relationships with key Black 
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Sea countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, 
and Georgia. 
(5) A strategy on how the United States will 
engage with Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia 
to advance the Normandy Format and Minsk Agree-
ments, including— 
(A) to set Russia’s adherence to an imme-
diate and comprehensive cease-fire and the 
withdrawal of Russian forces, military equip-
ment and mercenaries from the territory of 
Ukraine as prerequisites to further negotiations 
on other provisions of the Minsk Agreements; 
and 
(B) to ensure Kyiv is not obliged to alter 
the status of the areas in the Donbas illegally 
occupied by Russian-backed separatists in a 
manner that would permanently undermine the 
Government of Ukraine’s full sovereignty over 
the region or foreclose its freedom to choose its 
own security arrangements and foreign policy 
trajectory. 
(6) An assessment of Ukraine’s recent progress 
on anti-corruption reforms and a strategy on how 
the United States will work with allies to continue 
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to engage Ukraine to ensure meaningful progress on 
democratic, economic, and anti-corruption reforms. 
(7) A description of the views of United States 
European allies and partners, including Ukraine and 
NATO members that joined the alliance in 1999 or 
after, of the proposals publicized on December 17, 
2021, by the Government of Russia. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 103. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) President Biden’s failure to appoint a 
United States ambassador to Ukraine has under-
mined the United States-Ukraine bilateral relation-
ship and has played into Russia’s calculus regarding 
its military buildup in and around Ukraine; and 
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(2) President Biden should move to expedi-
tiously submit to the Senate for its advice-and-con-
sent a nominee for the Ambassador to Ukraine that 
has experience addressing the Russian problem set 
and serving in war zones or conflict areas. 
SEC. 104. POTENTIAL DESIGNATION OF THE GOVERNMENT 
OF RUSSIA AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TER-
RORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a determination that 
indicates whether the Government of Russia meets the cri-
teria to be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. 
(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) 
of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other provi-
sion of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism. 
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(c) TERMINATION.—The reporting requirement au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall terminate 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 105. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION 
ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1232 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2488) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, or 2022’’. 
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) not later than 15 days before the date on 
which the waiver takes effect, and every 90 days 
thereafter, submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees— 
‘‘(A) a notification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States 
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