(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 assist-
ance 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 planning, crisis response, and 
public outreach; 
(iii) repair of infrastructure to enable 
the transport of fuel supplies; 
(iv) repair of power generating or 
power transmission equipment or facilities; 
(v) procurement and installation of 
compressors or other appropriate equip-
ment to enhance short-term natural gas 
production; 
(vi) procurement of mobile electricity 
generation units; 
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(vii) conversion of natural gas heating 
facilities to run on other fuels, including 
alternative energy sources; and 
(viii) provision of emergency weather-
ization 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 International Development, 
shall work with officials of the Government of 
Ukraine to develop medium- and long-term 
plans to increase energy production and effi-
ciency to increase energy security by helping 
Ukraine reduce its dependence on natural gas 
imported from the Russian Federation. 
(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 sec-
tor firms; 
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(ii) increase production from natural 
gas fields and from other sources, includ-
ing 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 International Development, and the 
Secretary of Energy should, during fiscal years 
2015 through 2018, work with other donors, in-
cluding 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 sup-
plies produced in Ukraine, and reduce reliance 
on energy imports from the Russian Federa-
tion, including natural gas. 
(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $50,000,000 in the aggregate for fiscal 
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years 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities 
under this paragraph. 
(3) SUPPORT
FROM
THE
OVERSEAS
PRIVATE 
INVESTMENT CORPORATION.—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 infra-
structure, and develop renewable and other 
sources of energy in Ukraine; and 
(B) implement procedures for expedited re-
view and, as appropriate, approval, of applica-
tions by eligible investors (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 influ-
ence of the United States to encourage the World 
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Bank Group and the European Bank for Recon-
struction 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 renewable 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 Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall, directly or through 
nongovernmental or international organizations, 
such as the Organization for Security and Co-oper-
ation in Europe, the National Endowment for De-
mocracy, 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; 
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(C) counter corruption and improve trans-
parency and accountability of institutions that 
are part of the Government of Ukraine; and 
(D) provide support for democratic orga-
nizing and election monitoring in Ukraine. 
(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 paragraph (1) to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 to 
carry out this subsection. 
(4) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any as-
sistance provided pursuant to this subsection shall 
be conducted in as transparent of a manner as pos-
sible, consistent with the nature and goals of this 
subsection. The President shall provide a briefing on 
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the activities funded by this subsection at the re-
quest of the committees specified in paragraph (2). 
SEC. 9. 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 Con-
gress a plan, including a cost estimate, for immediately 
and substantially increasing, and maintaining through fis-
cal year 2017, the quantity of Russian-language broad-
casting into the countries of the former Soviet Union fund-
ed by the United States in order to counter Russian Fed-
eration 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 countries specified in sub-
section (b)), including Latvia, Lithuania, and Esto-
nia; and 
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(2) increases in broadcasting in other critical 
languages, including Ukrainian and Romanian lan-
guages. 
(d) BROADCASTING DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘broadcasting’’ means the distribution of media con-
tent via radio broadcasting, 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 Gov-
ernors $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2018 to carry out activities under this sec-
tion. 
(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. 10. SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL 
SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, di-
rectly or through nongovernmental or international orga-
nizations, such as the Organization for Security and Co- 
operation in Europe, the National Endowment for Democ-
racy, and related organizations— 
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(1) improve democratic governance, trans-
parency, accountability, rule of law, and anti-corrup-
tion efforts in the Russian Federation; 
(2) strengthen democratic institutions and polit-
ical and civil society organizations in the Russian 
Federation; 
(3) expand uncensored Internet access in the 
Russian Federation; and 
(4) expand free and unfettered access to inde-
pendent media of all kinds in the Russian Federa-
tion, including through increasing United States 
Government-supported broadcasting activities, and 
assist with the protection of journalists and civil so-
ciety 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 Presi-
dent 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 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(d) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any assist-
ance 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. 11. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER 
THE INF TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(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 Wash-
ington December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Inter-
mediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’’ or ‘‘INF 
Treaty’’). 
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(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 Con-
gress that— 
(1) the President should hold the Russian Fed-
eration accountable for being in violation of its obli-
gations 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 subsection (d) a report that 
includes the following elements: 
(A) A description of the status of the 
President’s efforts, in cooperation with United 
States allies, to hold the Russian Federation ac-
countable for being in violation of its obliga-
tions under the INF Treaty and obtain the 
complete and verifiable elimination of its mili-
tary systems that constitute the violation of its 
obligations under the INF Treaty. 
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