22 U.S.C. § 8925a (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 8925a. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
The Secretary of Defense may, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, accept and retain contributions, including money, personal property, and services, from foreign governments and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized by section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92): Provided, That such contributions received shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance authorized by such section, for replacement of any weapons or articles provided to entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) of such section from the inventory of the United States, and to recover or dispose of equipment previously provided to such entities: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the congressional defense committees in advance of the provision of support provided to forces or groups described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That any notification of obligation of funds received in this section shall specify an estimated timeline for the delivery of defense articles and defense services provided and shall identify if any equipment provided requires enhanced end-use monitoring: Provided further, That contributions of money for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entity may be credited to the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide account, to remain available for the following two fiscal years, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use and status of funds received pursuant to this section.
(Pub. L. 119–75, div. A, title VIII, § 8106, Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 225.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, referred to in text, is section 1250 of Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title XII, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1068, which is not classified to the Code.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and not as part of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Congressional Defense Committees Defined
text: Pub. L. 119–75, div. A, title VIII, § 8027, Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 204, provided that: “For the purposes of this Act [div. A of Pub. L. 119–75, see Tables for classification], the term ‘congressional defense committees’ means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.”