IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1343 
Expressing that the United States should not enter into any bilateral or 
multilateral agreement to provide security guarantees or long-term secu-
rity assistance to Ukraine. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Mr. DAVIDSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing that the United States should not enter into 
any bilateral or multilateral agreement to provide secu-
rity guarantees or long-term security assistance to 
Ukraine. 
Whereas the United States has provided more than 
$175,000,000,000 in assistance to Ukraine since Feb-
ruary 2022; 
Whereas Ukraine is not a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization nor party to a mutual defense treaty 
with the United States that has been ratified by the Sen-
ate; 
Whereas the Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Ukraine Re-
sponse admitted in January 2023 that commingling 
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•HRES 1343 IH 
United States funds in international organization ac-
counts reduces oversight and transparency; 
Whereas the publicly available Integrated Country Strategy 
for Ukraine acknowledged in August 2023 that corrup-
tion has been a historic and endemic concern in Ukraine; 
Whereas the Department of Defense admitted in January 
2024 that the Department of Defense was not able to 
complete required monitoring for 59 percent of defense 
articles designated for enhanced end-use monitoring, 
nearly $1,700,000,000 of United States-origin equip-
ment; 
Whereas Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky’s presi-
dential term expired on May 20, 2024, Ukraine has not 
held elections, and President Zelensky remains in office; 
Whereas Ukraine has used United States provided weapons 
to strike targets within Russian territory since June 
2024 without congressional authorization; 
Whereas the United States Embassy in Kiev acknowledged in 
June 2024 that Ukraine is restricting freedom of move-
ment and may prevent United States-Ukrainian citizens 
from leaving Ukraine; 
Whereas the Biden administration has not provided Congress 
with a defined strategy or goals for United States en-
gagement in Ukraine for more than 2 years; 
Whereas the founders of the United States purposefully de-
signed the power to make peace to be shared between the 
executive and legislative branches; 
Whereas the Biden administration announced the signing of 
the Bilateral Security Agreement Between the United 
States of America and Ukraine, done at Puglia June 13, 
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•HRES 1343 IH 
2024 (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Bilateral 
Agreement’’); 
Whereas Article XI of the Bilateral Agreement expresses that 
any additional implementing agreements or arrangements 
will remain in effect even if the Bilateral Agreement is 
terminated, thereby bypassing Congress and tying the 
hands of future Presidential administrations; 
Whereas the preamble of the Bilateral Agreement under-
scores a broad and ‘‘shared commitment to a Europe 
that is whole, free, and at peace’’; 
Whereas the preamble of the Bilateral Agreement is 
dismissive of United States strategic interests and pat-
ently inconsistent with the regional prioritization con-
tained in the National Defense Strategy of the United 
States; 
Whereas the preamble of the Bilateral Agreement emphasizes 
the ‘‘importance of holding Russia to account for its ag-
gression . . . consistent with international law’’; 
Whereas Article II of the Bilateral Agreement states that 
‘‘[i]t is the policy of the Parties . . . to deter and con-
front any future aggression against the territorial integ-
rity of either Party’’; 
Whereas Article II of the Bilateral Agreement leaves open the 
possibility of United States military engagement in 
Ukraine; 
Whereas the President must seek authorization from Con-
gress for the use of military force for the defense of 
Ukraine; 
Whereas Article II of the Bilateral Agreement seeks to com-
mit the United States to ‘‘building a Ukrainian future 
force that maintains a credible defense and deterrence ca-
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•HRES 1343 IH 
pability’’, including through provision of defense articles 
and services; 
Whereas the indefinite commitment of United States defense 
articles to Ukraine is inconsistent with defense industrial 
base capacity and jeopardizes United States military 
readiness; 
Whereas Article II of the Bilateral Agreement expresses that 
the Biden administration intends to seek additional ap-
propriations from Congress for Ukraine; 
Whereas Article V of the Bilateral Agreement commits the 
United States to Ukraine until ‘‘its sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity are fully restored’’; 
Whereas the Bilateral Agreement concerningly asserts that 
Ukraine’s future is in the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation; 
Whereas the Bilateral Agreement states the United States 
commits to ‘‘deepening partnerships between national 
guard and border security services’’ in Ukraine; 
Whereas the Biden administration is neglecting to secure the 
southern border of the United States and is engaged in 
securing the borders of a foreign nation; 
Whereas the Bilateral Agreement reduces access by members 
of the Armed Forces to professional military education 
and training by increasing Ukrainian attendance at De-
partment of Defense institutions of professional military 
instruction; 
Whereas Department of Defense institutions of professional 
military instruction should prioritize attendance and 
training for members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States; 
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•HRES 1343 IH 
Whereas the Bilateral Agreement states that the United 
States intends to ‘‘explore all possible avenues by which 
immobilized Russian sovereign assets could be made use 
of to support Ukraine’’; 
Whereas any use of Russian sovereign assets as a form of 
support to Ukraine is escalatory, unprecedented in peace-
time, empowers Chinese and Russian alternatives to the 
Western global financial system, and places United 
States sovereign assets at risk of Russian retaliation; 
Whereas Article VII of the Bilateral Agreement maintains 
that disputes regarding application of the Bilateral 
Agreement shall not be referred to ‘‘any national or 
international court, tribunal, or similar body, or any third 
party for settlement,’’ thereby bypassing Congress; 
Whereas Article IX of the Bilateral Agreement states that it 
may be ‘‘extended by mutual written agreement of the 
parties,’’ thereby bypassing Congress; 
Whereas the Biden administration reportedly maintains that 
the Bilateral Agreement is an ‘‘executive agreement’’, an 
extraneous and unconstitutional designation carrying no 
legal weight absent an Act of Congress; and 
Whereas the Bilateral Agreement circumvents the require-
ments of the Treaty Clause of section 2 of article II of 
the Constitution of the United States: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses that— 
(A) the United States should not enter 
into any bilateral or multilateral agreement to 
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•HRES 1343 IH 
provide security guarantees or long-term secu-
rity assistance to Ukraine; and 
(B) the Bilateral Security Agreement Be-
tween the United States of America and 
Ukraine, done at Puglia June 13, 2024 (re-
ferred to in this resolution as the ‘‘Bilateral 
Agreement’’), will have no force of law until it 
is submitted to the Senate for ratification as a 
treaty consistent with the requirements of the 
Treaty Clause of section 2 of article II of the 
Constitution of the United States, which re-
quires the advice and consent of the Senate 
with two-thirds of Senators concurring; and 
(2) does not recognize the Bilateral Agreement 
as a bridge to Ukraine’s membership in the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
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