H. R. 4152 
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 provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Support for the Sovereignty, 
Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 
2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ALIEN.—The term ‘‘alien’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the majority leader and minority leader of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Speaker and minority leader of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) MATERIALLY ASSISTED.—The term ‘‘materially assisted’’ 
means the provision of assistance that is significant and of 
a kind directly relevant to acts described in paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of section 8(a) or acts described in section 9(a)(1). 
(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, 
including a foreign branch of such an entity. 
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD UKRAINE. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to condemn the unjustified military intervention of the 
Russian Federation in the Crimea region of Ukraine and its 
concurrent occupation of that region, as well as any other 
form of political, economic, or military aggression against 
Ukraine;
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(2) to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to, 
and to remind Russia of its ongoing commitment to, the 1994 
Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, which was 
executed jointly with the Russian Federation and the United 
Kingdom and explicitly secures the independence, sovereignty, 
and territorial integrity and borders of Ukraine, and to demand 
the immediate cessation of improper activities, including the 
seizures of airfields and other locations, and the immediate 
return of Russian forces to their barracks; 
(3) to work with United States partners in the European 
Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and at the 
United Nations to ensure that all nations recognize and not 
undermine, nor seek to undermine, the independence, sov-
ereignty, or territorial or economic integrity of Ukraine; 
(4) to use all appropriate economic elements of United 
States national power, in coordination with United States allies, 
to protect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial and 
economic integrity of Ukraine; 
(5) to support the people of Ukraine in their desire to 
forge closer ties with Europe, including signing an Association 
Agreement with the European Union as a means to address 
endemic corruption, consolidate democracy, and achieve sus-
tained prosperity; 
(6) to use the voice and vote of the United States to secure 
sufficient resources through the International Monetary Fund 
to support needed economic structural reforms in Ukraine 
under conditions that will reinforce a sovereign decision by 
the Government of Ukraine to sign and implement an associa-
tion agreement with the European Union; 
(7) to help the Government of Ukraine prepare for the 
presidential election in May 2014; 
(8) to reinforce the efforts of the Government of Ukraine 
to bring to justice those responsible for the acts of violence 
against peaceful protestors and other unprovoked acts of 
violence related to the antigovernment protests in that began 
on November 21, 2013; 
(9) to support the efforts of the Government of Ukraine 
to recover and return to the Ukrainian state funds stolen 
by former President Yanukovych, his family, and other current 
and former members of the Ukrainian government and elites; 
(10) to support the continued professionalization of the 
Ukrainian military; 
(11) to condemn economic extortion by the Russian Federa-
tion against Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, and other countries 
in the region designed to obstruct closer ties between the Euro-
pean Union and the countries of the Eastern Partnership and 
to reduce the harmful consequences of such extortion; 
(12) to condemn the continuing and long-standing pattern 
and practice by the Government of the Russian Federation 
of physical and economic aggression toward neighboring coun-
tries; 
(13) to enhance and extend our security cooperation with, 
security assistance to, and military exercises conducted with, 
states in Central and Eastern Europe, including North Atlantic 
Treaty 
Organization 
(NATO) 
member 
countries, 
NATO 
aspirants, and appropriate Eastern Partnership countries;
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(14) to reaffirm United States defense commitments to 
its treaty allies under Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty; 
(15) that the continued participation of the Russian Federa-
tion in the Group of Eight (G–8) nations should be conditioned 
on the Government of the Russian Federation respecting the 
territorial integrity of its neighbors and accepting and adhering 
to the norms and standards of free, democratic societies as 
generally practiced by every other member nation of the G– 
8 nations; 
(16) to explore ways for the United States Government 
to assist the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to diver-
sify their energy sources and achieve energy security; and 
(17) to ensure the United States maintains its predominant 
leadership position and influence within the International 
Monetary Fund, and to guarantee the International Monetary 
Fund has the resources and governance structure necessary 
to support structural reforms in Ukraine and respond to and 
prevent a potentially serious financial crisis in Ukraine or 
other foreign economic crises that threatens United States 
national security. 
SEC. 4. PROVISION OF COSTS OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the unobligated balance of amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading ‘‘ECO-
NOMIC SUPPORT FUND’’ under the heading ‘‘FUNDS APPROPRIATED 
TO THE PRESIDENT’’ in title III of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 113–76) and in Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for preceding fiscal years (other than amounts designated 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A))), amounts 
shall be made available for the costs (as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of loan 
guarantees for Ukraine that are hereby authorized to be provided 
under this Act. 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made 
available for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall not be considered ‘‘assistance’’ for the purpose 
of provisions of law limiting assistance to Ukraine. 
SEC. 5. RECOVERY OF ASSETS LINKED TO GOVERNMENTAL CORRUP-
TION IN UKRAINE. 
(a) ASSET RECOVERY.—The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, 
shall assist, on an expedited basis as appropriate, the Government 
of Ukraine to identify, secure, and recover assets linked to acts 
of corruption by Viktor Yanukovych, members of his family, or 
other former or current officials of the Government of Ukraine 
or their accomplices in any jurisdiction through appropriate pro-
grams, including the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative of the 
Department of Justice. 
(b) COORDINATION.—Any asset recovery efforts undertaken 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be coordinated through the relevant 
bilateral or multilateral entities, including, as appropriate, the 
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, the Stolen Asset 
Recovery Initiative of the World Bank Group and the United 
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Camden Asset Recovery
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Inter-Agency Network, and the Global Focal Point Initiative of 
the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). 
(c) INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Attorney General, shall assist the Government 
of Ukraine, the European Union, and other appropriate countries, 
on an expedited basis, with formal and informal investigative assist-
ance and training, as appropriate, to support the identification, 
seizure, and return to the Government of Ukraine of assets linked 
to acts of corruption. 
(d) PRIORITY ASSIGNED.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
ensure that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the 
Department of the Treasury assists the Government of Ukraine, 
the European Union, and other appropriate countries under section 
314(a) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing 
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism 
Act of 2001 (31 U.S.C. 5311 note). 
SEC. 6. DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNANCE, AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE AND OTHER STATES IN CENTRAL 
AND EASTERN EUROPE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, directly or through nongovernmental 
organizations— 
(1) improve democratic governance, transparency, account-
ability, rule of law, and anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine; 
(2) support efforts by the Government of Ukraine to foster 
greater unity among the people and regions of the country; 
(3) support the people and Government of Ukraine in pre-
paring to conduct and contest free and fair elections, including 
through domestic and international election monitoring; 
(4) assist in diversifying Ukraine’s economy, trade, and 
energy supplies, including at the national, regional, and local 
levels; 
(5) strengthen democratic institutions and political and 
civil society organizations in Ukraine; 
(6) expand free and unfettered access to independent media 
of all kinds in Ukraine and assist with the protection of journal-
ists and civil society activists who have been targeted for free 
speech activities; 
(7) support political and economic reform initiatives by 
Eastern Partnership countries; and 
(8) support the efforts of the Government of Ukraine, civil 
society, and international organizations to enhance the eco-
nomic and political empowerment of women in Ukraine and 
to prevent and address violence against women and girls in 
Ukraine, and support the inclusion of women in Ukraine in 
any negotiations to restore Ukraine’s security, independence, 
sovereignty, or territorial or economic integrity. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2015 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a). 
Amounts appropriated for the activities set forth in subsection 
(a) shall be used pursuant to the authorization and requirements 
contained in this section. Additional amounts may be authorized 
to be appropriated under other provisions of law. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
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the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out 
the activities set forth in subsection (a). 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to subsection (b) may not be obligated until 
15 days after the date on which the President has provided 
notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the notification 
requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines 
that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human 
health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided 
as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days 
after taking the action to which such notification requirement 
was applicable in the context of the circumstances necessitating 
such waiver. 
SEC. 7. ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE AND 
OTHER COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, subject to the availability 
of appropriations— 
(1) enhance security cooperation efforts and relationships 
amongst countries in Central and Eastern Europe and among 
the United States, the European Union, and countries in Cen-
tral and Eastern Europe; 
(2) provide additional security assistance, including defense 
articles and defense services (as those terms are defined in 
section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794)) 
and military training, to countries in Central and Eastern 
Europe, including Ukraine; and 
(3) support greater reform, professionalism, and capacity- 
building efforts within the military, intelligence, and security 
services in Central and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the President a total of $100,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2015 through 2017 to carry out this section. Amounts 
appropriated for the activities set forth in subsection (a) shall 
be used pursuant to the authorization and requirements contained 
in this section. Additional amounts may be authorized to be appro-
priated under other provisions of law. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out 
the activities set forth in subsection (a). 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to subsection (b) may not be obligated until 
15 days after the date on which the President has provided 
notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the notification 
requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines 
that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human 
health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided 
as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days 
after taking the action to which such notification requirement
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was applicable in the context of the circumstances necessitating 
such waiver. 
SEC. 8. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE OR 
UNDERMINING THE PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY, SOV-
EREIGNTY, OR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the sanctions 
described in subsection (b) with respect to— 
(1) any person, including a current or former official of 
the Government of Ukraine or a person acting on behalf of 
that Government, that the President determines has per-
petrated, or is responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 
directing, significant acts of violence or gross human rights 
abuses in Ukraine against persons associated with the 
antigovernment protests in Ukraine that began on November 
21, 2013; 
(2) any person that the President determines has per-
petrated, or is responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 
directing, significant acts that are intended to undermine the 
peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity 
of Ukraine, including acts of economic extortion; 
(3) any official of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, or a close associate or family member of such an official, 
that the President determines is responsible for, complicit in, 
or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 
acts of significant corruption in Ukraine, including the 
expropriation of private or public assets for personal gain, 
corruption related to government contracts or the extraction 
of natural resources, bribery, or the facilitation or transfer 
of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; and 
(4) any individual that the President determines materially 
assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or techno-
logical support for, or goods or services in support of, the 
commission of acts described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in this subsection 
are the following: 
(A) ASSET
BLOCKING.—The exercise of all powers 
granted to the President by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 
necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all prop-
erty and interests in property of a person determined by 
the President to be subject to subsection (a) if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, come 
within the United States, or are or come within the posses-
sion or control of a United States person. 
(B) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES AND REVOCA-
TION OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION.—In the case of 
an alien determined by the President to be subject to 
subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from the 
United States of, the alien, and revocation in accordance 
with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other documentation 
of the alien. 
(2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of paragraph (1)(A)
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or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out para-
graph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent 
as a person that commits an unlawful act described in sub-
section (a) of that section. 
(3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to block and pro-
hibit all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty under paragraph (1)(A) 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.)). 
(4) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
UNITED
NATIONS
HEAD-
QUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United 
States is necessary 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 obliga-
tions. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of sanc-
tions under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect, 
submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
Financial Services of the House of Representatives a notice 
of and a justification for the waiver. 
(d) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 9. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
COMPLICIT IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNIFICANT CORRUP-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized and encouraged 
to impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect 
to— 
(1) any official of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, or a close associate or family member of such an official, 
that the President determines is responsible for, or complicit 
in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 
directing, acts of significant corruption in the Russian Federa-
tion, including the expropriation of private or public assets 
for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts 
or the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the facilitation 
or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; 
and 
(2) any individual who has materially assisted, sponsored, 
or provided financial, material, or technological support for,