H. R. 5859 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, to provide additional 
assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ukraine 
Freedom Support Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Statement of policy regarding Ukraine. 
Sec. 4. Sanctions relating to the defense and energy sectors of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
Sec. 5. Sanctions on Russian and other foreign financial institutions. 
Sec. 6. Increased military assistance for the Government of Ukraine. 
Sec. 7. Expanded nonmilitary assistance for Ukraine. 
Sec. 8. Expanded broadcasting in countries of the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 9. Support for Russian democracy and civil society organizations. 
Sec. 10. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation of its obligations 
under the INF Treaty. 
Sec. 11. Rule of construction. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAYABLE-THROUGH 
ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘account’’, ‘‘correspondent account’’, and 
‘‘payable-through account’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) DEFENSE ARTICLE; DEFENSE SERVICE; TRAINING.—The 
terms ‘‘defense article’’, ‘‘defense service’’, and ‘‘training’’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 47 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). 
(4) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘financial institu-
tion’’ means a financial institution specified in subparagraph 
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of 
section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
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(5) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘foreign 
financial institution’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any cor-
responding similar regulation or ruling). 
(6) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means 
any individual or entity that is not a United States citizen, 
a permanent resident alien, or an entity organized under the 
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
States. 
(7) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with respect to 
conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person 
has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, 
the circumstance, or the result. 
(8) RUSSIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Russian person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the 
Russian Federation; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the Russian 
Federation. 
(9) SPECIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL PROJECT.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial Russian crude oil project’’ means a project intended to 
extract crude oil from— 
(A) the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federa-
tion in waters more than 500 feet deep; 
(B) Russian Arctic offshore locations; or 
(C) shale formations located in the Russian Federation. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING UKRAINE. 
It is the policy of the United States to further assist the 
Government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial 
integrity to deter the Government of the Russian Federation from 
further destabilizing and invading Ukraine and other independent 
countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central 
Asia. That policy shall be carried into effect, among other things, 
through a comprehensive effort, in coordination with allies and 
partners of the United States where appropriate, that includes 
economic sanctions, diplomacy, assistance for the people of Ukraine, 
and the provision of military capabilities to the Government of 
Ukraine that will enhance the ability of that Government to defend 
itself and to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity in 
the face of unlawful actions by the Government of the Russian 
Federation. 
SEC. 4. SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE AND ENERGY SEC-
TORS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE SECTOR.— 
(1) ROSOBORONEXPORT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d), not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall impose 3 or more of the sanctions 
described in subsection (c) with respect to Rosoboronexport. 
(2) RUSSIAN
PRODUCERS, TRANSFERORS, OR
BROKERS
OF 
DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Except as provided in subsection (d), on 
and after the date that is 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall impose 3 or more of 
the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to a 
foreign person the President determines— 
(A) is an entity—
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(i) owned or controlled by the Government of the 
Russian Federation or owned or controlled by nationals 
of the Russian Federation; and 
(ii) that— 
(I) knowingly manufactures or sells defense 
articles transferred into Syria or into the territory 
of a specified country without the consent of the 
internationally recognized government of that 
country; 
(II) transfers defense articles into Syria or into 
the territory of a specified country without the 
consent of the internationally recognized govern-
ment of that country; or 
(III) brokers or otherwise assists in the 
transfer of defense articles into Syria or into the 
territory of a specified country without the consent 
of the internationally recognized government of 
that country; or 
(B) knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, assists, sponsors, or provides financial, material, 
or technological support for, or goods or services to or 
in support of, an entity described in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to an activity described in clause (ii) of that 
subparagraph. 
(3) SPECIFIED COUNTRY DEFINED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘speci-
fied country’’ means— 
(i) Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova; and 
(ii) any other country designated by the President 
as a country of significant concern for purposes of 
this subsection, such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, 
Estonia, and the Central Asia republics. 
(B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees in writing not 
later than 15 days before— 
(i) designating a country as a country of significant 
concern under subparagraph (A)(ii); or 
(ii) terminating a designation under that subpara-
graph, including the termination of any such designa-
tion pursuant to subsection (h). 
(b) SANCTIONS RELATED TO THE ENERGY SECTOR.— 
(1) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
SPECIAL
RUSSIAN
CRUDE
OIL 
PROJECTS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), on and after 
the date that is 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President may impose 3 or more of the sanctions 
described in subsection (c) with respect to a foreign person 
if the President determines that the foreign person knowingly 
makes a significant investment in a special Russian crude 
oil project. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXTENSION OF LICENSING LIMITA-
TIONS
ON
CERTAIN
EQUIPMENT.—The President, through the 
Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Com-
merce or the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
of the Treasury, as appropriate, may impose additional licensing 
requirements for or other restrictions on the export or reexport 
of items for use in the energy sector of the Russian Federation, 
including equipment used for tertiary oil recovery.
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(3) CONTINGENT SANCTION RELATING TO GAZPROM.—If the 
President determines that Gazprom is withholding significant 
natural gas supplies from member countries of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, or further withholds significant 
natural gas supplies from countries such as Ukraine, Georgia, 
or Moldova, the President shall, not later than 45 days after 
making that determination, impose the sanction described in 
subsection (c)(7) and at least one additional sanction described 
in subsection (c) with respect to Gazprom. 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions the President may 
impose with respect to a foreign person under subsection (a) or 
(b) are the following: 
(1) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE.—The President may 
direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States not to 
approve the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension 
of credit, or participation in the extension of credit in connection 
with the export of any goods or services to the foreign person. 
(2) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—The President may prohibit 
the head of any executive agency (as defined in section 133 
of title 41, United States Code) from entering into any contract 
for the procurement of any goods or services from the foreign 
person. 
(3) ARMS EXPORT PROHIBITION.—The President may prohibit 
the exportation or provision by sale, lease or loan, grant, or 
other means, directly or indirectly, of any defense article or 
defense service to the foreign person and the issuance of any 
license or other approval to the foreign person under section 
38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778). 
(4) DUAL-USE
EXPORT
PROHIBITION.—The President may 
prohibit the issuance of any license and suspend any license 
for the transfer to the foreign person of any item the export 
of which is controlled under the Export Administration Act 
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pursuant 
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.)) or the Export Administration Regulations under 
subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(5) PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—The President may, pursu-
ant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit 
any person from— 
(A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, transferring, 
withdrawing, transporting, or exporting any property that 
is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and 
with respect to which the foreign person has any interest; 
(B) dealing in or exercising any right, power, or privi-
lege with respect to such property; or 
(C) conducting any transaction involving such property. 
(6) BANKING TRANSACTIONS.—The President may, pursuant 
to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit 
any transfers of credit or payments between financial institu-
tions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the 
extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the juris-
diction of the United States and involve any interest of the 
foreign person. 
(7) PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF 
SANCTIONED PERSON.—The President may, pursuant to such 
regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United
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States person from transacting in, providing financing for, or 
otherwise dealing in— 
(A) debt— 
(i) of longer than 30 days’ maturity of a foreign 
person with respect to which sanctions are imposed 
under subsection (a) or of longer than 90 days’ maturity 
of a foreign person with respect to which sanctions 
are imposed under subsection (b); and 
(ii) issued on or after the date on which such 
sanctions are imposed with respect to the foreign per-
son; or 
(B) equity of the foreign person issued on or after 
that date. 
(8) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES AND REVOCATION 
OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION.—In the case of a foreign 
person who is an individual, the President may direct the 
Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, the 
foreign person, subject to regulatory exceptions to permit the 
United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success 
June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, or other 
applicable international obligations. 
(9) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.—In the 
case of a foreign person that is an entity, the President may 
impose on the principal executive officer or officers of the foreign 
person, or on individuals performing similar functions and with 
similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of the sanc-
tions described in this subsection applicable to individuals. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in property 
under subsection (c)(5) shall not include the authority to 
impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘good’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 16 of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) 
(as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(2) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS.—The President shall not be 
required to apply or maintain the sanctions under subsection 
(a) or (b)— 
(A) in the case of procurement of defense articles or 
defense services under existing contracts, subcontracts, or 
other business agreements, including ancillary or incidental 
contracts for goods, or for services or funding (including 
necessary financial services) associated with such goods, 
as necessary to give effect to such contracts, subcontracts, 
or other business agreements, and the exercise of options 
for production quantities to satisfy requirements essential 
to the national security of the United States— 
(i) if the President determines in writing that— 
(I) the foreign person to which the sanctions 
would otherwise be applied is a sole source sup-
plier of the defense articles or services;
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(II) the defense articles or services are essen-
tial; 
(III) alternative sources are not readily or 
reasonably available; and 
(IV) the national interests of the United States 
would be adversely affected by the application or 
maintenance of such sanctions; or 
(ii) if the President determines in writing that— 
(I) such articles or services are essential to 
the national security under defense coproduction 
agreements; and 
(II) the national interests of the United States 
would be adversely affected by the application or 
maintenance of such sanctions; 
(B) in the case of procurement, to eligible products, 
as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade Agreements Act 
of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or 
instrumentality designated under section 301(b)(1) of that 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(1)); 
(C) to products, technology, or services provided under 
contracts, subcontracts, or other business agreements 
(including ancillary or incidental contracts for goods, or 
for services or funding (including necessary financial serv-
ices) associated with such goods, as necessary to give effect 
to such contracts, subcontracts, or other business agree-
ments) entered into before the date on which the President 
publishes in the Federal Register the name of the foreign 
person with respect to which the sanctions are to be 
imposed; 
(D) to— 
(i) spare parts that are essential to United States 
products or production; 
(ii) component parts, but not finished products, 
essential to United States products or production; or 
(iii) routine servicing and maintenance of United 
States products, to the extent that alternative sources 
are not readily or reasonably available; 
(E) to information and technology essential to United 
States products or production; or 
(F) to food, medicine, medical devices, or agricultural 
commodities (as those terms are defined in section 101 
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511)). 
(e) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the application 
of sanctions under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a foreign 
person if the President— 
(A) determines that the waiver is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the determination and the reasons for 
the determination. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(f) TRANSACTION-SPECIFIC NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the application 
of sanctions under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a specific 
transaction if the President— 
(A) determines that the transaction is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a detailed report on the determination and the specific 
reasons for the determination that a waiver with respect 
to the transaction is necessary and appropriate. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all 
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out the purposes of this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 
that violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, or 
causes a violation of, subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or 
an order or regulation prescribed under either such subsection, 
to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 
(h) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
section, and sanctions imposed under this section, shall termi-
nate on the date on which the President submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a certification that the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation has ceased ordering, control-
ling, or otherwise directing, supporting, or financing, significant 
acts intended to undermine the peace, security, stability, sov-
ereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine, including through 
an agreement between the appropriate parties. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
WITH
RESPECT
TO
SYRIA.—The termi-
nation date under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
to the provisions of subsection (a) relating to the transfer of 
defense articles into Syria or sanctions imposed pursuant to 
such provisions. 
SEC. 5. SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN AND OTHER FOREIGN FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) FACILITATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE- AND ENERGY-RELATED 
TRANSACTIONS.—The President may impose the sanction described 
in subsection (c) with respect to a foreign financial institution 
that the President determines knowingly engages, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, in significant transactions 
involving activities described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B) of sec-
tion 4(a)(2) or paragraph (1) or (3) of section 4(b) for persons 
with respect to which sanctions are imposed under section 4. 
(b) FACILITATION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ON BEHALF OF 
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS.—The President may impose 
the sanction described in subsection (c) with respect to a foreign 
financial institution if the President determines that the foreign 
financial institution has, on or after the date that is 180 days
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly facilitated 
a significant financial transaction on behalf of any Russian person 
included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked 
persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
the Department of the Treasury, pursuant to— 
(1) this Act; 
(2) Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13,493), 13661 
(79 Fed. Reg. 15,535), or 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16,169); or 
(3) any other Executive order addressing the crisis in 
Ukraine. 
(c) SANCTION DESCRIBED.—The sanction described in this sub-
section is, with respect to a foreign financial institution, a prohibi-
tion on the opening, and a prohibition or the imposition of strict 
conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a cor-
respondent account or a payable-through account by the foreign 
financial institution. 
(d) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The President may waive 
the application of sanctions under this section with respect to 
a foreign financial institution if the President— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the determination and the reasons for the deter-
mination. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise all 
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out the purposes of this section. 
(2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 
that violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, or 
causes a violation of, subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or 
an order or regulation prescribed under either such subsection, 
to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that 
commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 
(f) TERMINATION.—This section, and sanctions imposed under 
this section, shall terminate on the date on which the President 
submits to the appropriate congressional committees the certifi-
cation described in section 4(h). 
SEC. 6. INCREASED MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT 
OF UKRAINE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The President is authorized to provide 
defense articles, defense services, and training to the Government 
of Ukraine for the purpose of countering offensive weapons and 
reestablishing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, 
including anti-tank and anti-armor weapons, crew weapons and 
ammunition, counter-artillery radars to identify and target artillery 
batteries, fire control, range finder, and optical and guidance and 
control equipment, tactical troop-operated surveillance drones, and 
secure command and communications equipment, pursuant to the 
provisions of 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.), 
and other relevant provisions of law.
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report 
detailing the anticipated defense articles, defense services, and 
training to be provided pursuant to this section and a timeline 
for the provision of such defense articles, defense services, and 
training, to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of State $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, 
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, and $125,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2017 to carry out activities under this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
for obligation and expenditure through the end of fiscal year 
2018. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR THE USE OF FUNDS.—The funds made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (c) for provision of defense articles, 
defense services, and training may be used to procure such articles, 
services, and training from the United States Government or other 
appropriate sources. 
(e) PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Government of Ukraine should take all appropriate steps to 
protect civilians. 
SEC. 7. EXPANDED NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE. 
(a) 
ASSISTANCE
TO
INTERNALLY
DISPLACED
PEOPLE
IN 
UKRAINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a plan, including actions by the United States Government, 
other governments, and international organizations, to meet 
the need for protection of and assistance for internally displaced 
persons in Ukraine, to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by paragraph (1) should 
include, as appropriate, activities in support of— 
(A) helping to establish a functional and adequately 
resourced central registration system in Ukraine that can 
ensure coordination of efforts to provide assistance to 
internally displaced persons in different regions; 
(B) encouraging adoption of legislation in Ukraine that 
protects internally displaced persons from discrimination 
based on their status and provides simplified procedures 
for obtaining the new residency registration or other official 
documentation that is a prerequisite to receiving appro-
priate social payments under the laws of Ukraine, such
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as pensions and disability, child, and unemployment bene-
fits; and 
(C) helping to ensure that information is available 
to internally displaced persons about— 
(i) government agencies and independent groups 
that can provide assistance to such persons in various 
regions; and 
(ii) evacuation assistance available to persons 
seeking to flee armed conflict areas. 
(3) ASSISTANCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The President shall instruct the United States permanent rep-
resentative or executive director, as the case may be, to the 
relevant United Nations voluntary agencies, including the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the 
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian 
Affairs, and other appropriate international organizations, to 
use the voice and vote of the United States to support appro-
priate assistance for internally displaced persons in Ukraine. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO THE DEFENSE SECTOR OF UKRAINE.—The 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense should assist enti-
ties in the defense sector of Ukraine to reorient exports away 
from customers in the Russian Federation and to find appropriate 
alternative markets for those entities in the defense sector of 
Ukraine that have already significantly reduced exports to and 
cooperation with entities in the defense sector of the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(c) ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS THE ENERGY CRISIS IN UKRAINE.— 
(1) EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, shall work with officials of 
the Government of Ukraine to develop a short-term emer-
gency energy assistance plan designed to help Ukraine 
address the potentially severe short-term heating fuel and 
electricity shortages facing Ukraine in 2014 and 2015. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subparagraph 
(A) should include strategies to address heating fuel and 
electricity shortages in Ukraine, including, as appropriate— 
(i) the acquisition of short-term, emergency fuel 
supplies; 
(ii) the repair or replacement of infrastructure that 
could impede the transmission of electricity or 
transportation of fuel; 
(iii) the prioritization of the transportation of fuel 
supplies to the areas where such supplies are needed 
most; 
(iv) 
streamlining 
emergency 
communications 
throughout national, regional, and local governments 
to manage the potential energy crisis resulting from 
heating fuel and electricity shortages; 
(v) forming a crisis management team within the 
Government of Ukraine to specifically address the 
potential crisis, including ensuring coordination of the 
team’s efforts with the efforts of outside governmental