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and nongovernmental entities providing assistance to 
address the potential crisis; and 
(vi) developing a public outreach strategy to facili-
tate preparation by the population and communication 
with the population in the event of a crisis. 
(C) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Energy, and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development are authorized to 
provide assistance in support of, and to invest in short- 
term solutions for, enabling Ukraine to secure the energy 
safety of the people of Ukraine during 2014 and 2015, 
including through— 
(i) procurement and transport of emergency fuel 
supplies, including reverse pipeline flows from Europe; 
(ii) provision of technical assistance for crisis plan-
ning, crisis response, and public outreach; 
(iii) repair of infrastructure to enable the transport 
of fuel supplies; 
(iv) repair of power generating or power trans-
mission equipment or facilities; 
(v) procurement and installation of compressors 
or other appropriate equipment to enhance short-term 
natural gas production; 
(vi) procurement of mobile electricity generation 
units; 
(vii) conversion of natural gas heating facilities 
to run on other fuels, including alternative energy 
sources; and 
(viii) provision of emergency weatherization and 
winterization materials and supplies. 
(2) REDUCTION
OF
UKRAINE’S
RELIANCE
ON
ENERGY 
IMPORTS.— 
(A) PLANS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Energy and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall work with officials of the 
Government of Ukraine to develop medium- and long-term 
plans to increase energy production and efficiency to 
increase energy security by helping Ukraine reduce its 
dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The medium- and long-term plans 
required by subparagraph (A) should include strategies, 
as appropriate, to— 
(i) improve corporate governance and unbundling 
of state-owned oil and gas sector firms; 
(ii) increase production from natural gas fields and 
from other sources, including renewable energy; 
(iii) license new oil and gas blocks transparently 
and competitively; 
(iv) modernize oil and gas upstream infrastructure; 
and 
(v) improve energy efficiency. 
(C) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of State, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and the Secretary of Energy should, 
during fiscal years 2015 through 2018, work with other
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donors, including multilateral agencies and nongovern-
mental organizations, to prioritize, to the extent practicable 
and as appropriate, the provision of assistance from such 
donors to help Ukraine to improve energy efficiency, 
increase energy supplies produced in Ukraine, and reduce 
reliance on energy imports from the Russian Federation, 
including natural gas. 
(D) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 in the aggregate 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities 
under this paragraph. 
(3) SUPPORT FROM THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT COR-
PORATION.—The Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
shall— 
(A) prioritize, to the extent practicable, support for 
investments to help increase energy efficiency, develop 
domestic oil and natural gas reserves, improve and repair 
electricity infrastructure, and develop renewable and other 
sources of energy in Ukraine; and 
(B) implement procedures for expedited review and, 
as appropriate, approval, of applications by eligible inves-
tors (as defined in section 238 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2198)) for loans, loan guarantees, 
and insurance for such investments. 
(4) SUPPORT BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND THE EUROPEAN 
BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.—The President 
shall, to the extent practicable and as appropriate, direct the 
United States Executive Directors of the World Bank Group 
and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
encourage the World Bank Group and the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development and other international 
financial institutions— 
(A) to invest in, and increase their efforts to promote 
investment in, projects to improve energy efficiency, 
improve and repair electricity infrastructure, develop 
domestic oil and natural gas reserves, and develop renew-
able and other sources of energy in Ukraine; and 
(B) to stimulate private investment in such projects. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN UKRAINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall, directly or through nongovernmental or inter-
national organizations, such as the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe, the National Endowment for 
Democracy, and related organizations— 
(A) strengthen the organizational and operational 
capacity of democratic civil society in Ukraine; 
(B) support the efforts of independent media outlets 
to broadcast, distribute, and share information in all 
regions of Ukraine; 
(C) counter corruption and improve transparency and 
accountability of institutions that are part of the Govern-
ment of Ukraine; and 
(D) provide support for democratic organizing and elec-
tion monitoring in Ukraine.
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(2) STRATEGY
REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
submit a strategy to carry out the activities described in para-
graph (1) to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $20,000,000 
for fiscal year 2016 to carry out this subsection. 
(4) TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS.—Any assistance pro-
vided pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in as 
transparent of a manner as possible, consistent with the nature 
and goals of this subsection. The President shall provide a 
briefing on the activities funded by this subsection at the 
request of the committees specified in paragraph (2). 
SEC. 8. EXPANDED BROADCASTING IN COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER 
SOVIET UNION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors shall submit to Congress a plan, including a cost 
estimate, for immediately and substantially increasing, and 
maintaining through fiscal year 2017, the quantity of Russian- 
language broadcasting into the countries of the former Soviet Union 
funded by the United States in order to counter Russian Federation 
propaganda. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF BROADCASTING INTO UKRAINE, GEORGIA, 
AND MOLDOVA.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall prioritize 
broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova by the Voice of 
America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES.—In developing the plan required 
by subsection (a), the Chairman shall consider— 
(1) near-term increases in Russian-language broadcasting 
for countries of the former Soviet Union (other than the coun-
tries specified in subsection (b)), including Latvia, Lithuania, 
and Estonia; and 
(2) increases in broadcasting in other critical languages, 
including Ukrainian and Romanian languages. 
(d) BROADCASTING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘broad-
casting’’ means the distribution of media content via radio broad-
casting, television broadcasting, and Internet-based platforms, 
among other platforms. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Broadcasting Board of Governors $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities under 
this section. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall supplement 
and not supplant other amounts made available for activities 
described in this section. 
SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, directly or 
through nongovernmental or international organizations, such as
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the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the 
National Endowment for Democracy, and related organizations— 
(1) improve democratic governance, transparency, account-
ability, rule of law, and anti-corruption efforts in the Russian 
Federation; 
(2) strengthen democratic institutions and political and 
civil society organizations in the Russian Federation; 
(3) expand uncensored Internet access in the Russian Fed-
eration; and 
(4) expand free and unfettered access to independent media 
of all kinds in the Russian Federation, including through 
increasing United States Government-supported broadcasting 
activities, and assist with the protection of journalists and 
civil society activists who have been targeted for free speech 
activities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $20,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry out the activities set 
forth in subsection (a). 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a 
strategy to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(d) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any assistance provided 
pursuant to this section shall be conducted in as transparent of 
a manner as possible, consistent with the nature and goals of 
this section. The President shall provide a briefing on the activities 
funded by this section at the request of the committees specified 
in subsection (c). 
SEC. 10. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations 
under the Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination 
of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into 
force June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Intermediate- 
Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’’ or ‘‘INF Treaty’’). 
(2) This behavior poses a threat to the United States, 
its deployed forces, and its allies. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President should hold the Russian Federation 
accountable for being in violation of its obligations under the 
INF Treaty; and 
(2) the President should demand the Russian Federation 
completely and verifiably eliminate the military systems that 
constitute the violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the committees specified in sub-
section (d) a report that includes the following elements:
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(A) A description of the status of the President’s efforts, 
in cooperation with United States allies, to hold the Rus-
sian Federation accountable for being in violation of its 
obligations under the INF Treaty and obtain the complete 
and verifiable elimination of its military systems that con-
stitute the violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(B) The President’s assessment as to whether it 
remains in the national security interests of the United 
States to remain a party to the INF Treaty, and other 
related treaties and agreements, while the Russian Federa-
tion is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(C) Notification of any deployment by the Russian Fed-
eration of a ground launched ballistic or cruise missile 
system with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. 
(D) A plan developed by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), to verify 
that the Russian Federation has fully and completely 
dismantled any ground launched cruise missiles or ballistic 
missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, 
including details on facilities that inspectors need access 
to, people inspectors need to talk with, how often inspectors 
need the accesses for, and how much the verification regime 
would cost. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex. 
(d) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees specified in this 
subsection are— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall 
be construed as an authorization for the use of military force. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.