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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3047 
To provide support to Ukraine to defend its independence, sovereignty, and 
territorial integrity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2019 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KINZINGER, and Mr. KEATING) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide support to Ukraine to defend its independence, 
sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘U.S.—Ukraine Secu-
rity Cooperation Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In fiscal year 2019, the United States pro-
vided Ukraine with $423,400,000 in security assist-
ance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign As-
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sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) and 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763). 
(2) Ukraine has been a longstanding NATO-as-
pirant country and the United States has consist-
ently welcomed Ukraine’s NATO aspirations, re-
affirmed by the 2008 Bucharest Declaration. 
(3) Ukraine has contributed substantially to 
Euro-Atlantic peace and security through participa-
tion in missions for the Resolute Support Mission in 
Afghanistan and with the multinational NATO 
forces in Kosovo. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that United States assist-
ance to Ukraine under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act 
should be increased to provide opportunities to establish 
and build long-term bilateral defense relationships and to 
achieve important goals, including the effective use, secu-
rity, and storage of United States-origin defense articles. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to— 
(1) support Ukraine’s sovereignty, independ-
ence, and territorial integrity within its internation-
ally recognized borders; 
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(2) support the right of the people of Ukraine 
to freely determine their future and make inde-
pendent, sovereign choices on foreign and security 
policy, including with respect to their country’s rela-
tionship with other nations and international organi-
zations, without interference, intimidation, or coer-
cion by other countries; 
(3) support Ukraine’s right to defend itself 
against Russian aggression through the delivery of 
United States security assistance; 
(4) support Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic and Euro-
pean integration; 
(5) reject any territorial changes effected by 
force, including the illegal invasions and occupations 
of Crimea and the Donbass by the Russian Federa-
tion and Russian-backed separatists; 
(6) condemn the ongoing detentions of the 24 
Ukrainian sailors taken during the November 25, 
2018, attack by Russia in the Kerch Strait; 
(7) urge Russia to fully implement the Minsk II 
process of February 11, 2015, support the establish-
ment of international security mechanisms in the 
Donbass, and ensure the safe and dignified return of 
internally displaced persons and refugees, all of 
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which are important for lasting peace and security 
on the ground; 
(8) support continued development of demo-
cratic values in Ukraine, including strengthening 
rule of law, public sector transparency and account-
ability, as well as anticorruption efforts; and 
(9) in consultation with the Government of 
Ukraine, enhance Ukraine’s deterrence, resilience, 
and self-defense, including through appropriate arms 
transfers and sales of lethal defense articles for 
Ukraine’s armed forces, as well as improve 
Ukraine’s ability to respond to Russian-supported 
cyber attacks, so that it can defend against threats 
to its people, territorial integrity, or national secu-
rity. 
SEC. 5. MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY STATUS FOR UKRAINE. 
During the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on the date on which Ukraine 
accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as ref-
erenced in the 2008 Bucharest Summit Declaration, the 
President may determine that, for purposes of the transfer 
or possible transfer of defense articles or defense services 
under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.), the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.), or any other provision of law, Ukraine shall be 
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treated as a major non-NATO ally, as defined in section 
644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2403 (q)). 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SECU-
RITY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
Section 1250(b)(2) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1086) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and small arms’’ and inserting 
‘‘small arms’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, anti-tank weapons systems, 
anti-ship weapons systems, and anti-aircraft weap-
ons systems.’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT RELATING TO SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR 
UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the heads of other appropriate United 
States departments and agencies, shall submit to Congress 
a report reviewing United States security assistance to the 
Government of Ukraine that includes each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A detailed review of all United States secu-
rity assistance programs to the Government of 
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Ukraine, from fiscal year 2014 to the date of the 
submission of the report. 
(2) An assessment of threats to Ukrainian inde-
pendence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. 
(3) An assessment of Ukraine’s needs for lethal 
defense articles for offensive and defensive needs. 
(4) An assessment of Ukraine’s asymmetric ca-
pabilities to counter Russian hybrid warfare and ag-
gression. 
(5) An assessment of the international military 
education and training programs offered to Ukraine 
by the United States and options for increasing 
these programs. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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