A bill to provide security assistance for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.3780 | Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni (R-IA)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to provide security assistance, including defense articles and services, to Ukraine or a NATO member country, to assist in the recipient country's defense of its territorial integrity. The authority to provide such assistance shall terminate on December 31, 2022.

To provide security assistance for 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. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
        Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        State, may, as necessary to assist Ukraine or a member country 
        of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the defense of its 
        territorial integrity--
                    (A) transfer to the military and security forces of 
                Ukraine, or of a member country of the North Atlantic 
                Treaty Organization, defense articles, defense 
                services, equipment, and other defense support 
                capabilities that have been authorized, procured, and 
                contracted by, and are available to, the Department of 
                Defense; and
                    (B) provide other security assistance to the 
                military and security forces of Ukraine or of a member 
                country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
            (2) Defense support capabilities.--The defense support 
        capabilities referred to in paragraph (1) include the 
        following:
                    (A) Defensive lethal assistance, including military 
                aircraft, vehicles, weapons, and ammunition.
                    (B) Intelligence, operational, logistical, 
                planning, communications, and other sustainment 
                capabilities.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) Determination.--The Secretary of Defense may only make 
        a transfer or provide assistance under subsection (a) if the 
        Secretary determines that making such a transfer or providing 
        such assistance will not negatively impact the military 
        preparedness of the United States.
            (2) Certain withdrawals.--The transfer authority under 
        subsection (a) shall be limited to capabilities considered 
        readily available by the logistics community of interest of the 
        Department of Defense, including capabilities referred to in 
        that subsection that are stored and maintained by the Aerospace 
        Maintenance and Recovery Group.
    (c) Notice to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days before making a 
        transfer or providing assistance under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress a notification containing the following:
                    (A) A detailed description of the transfer to be 
                made or the assistance to be provided, including--
                            (i) the budget for such transfer or 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) the expected or estimated timeline for 
                        delivery of such transfer or assistance.
                    (B) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense 
                considers appropriate.
            (2) Exemption.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the 
        Secretary of Defense determines that a transfer under 
        subsection (a) is necessary to counter an existential threat to 
        the sovereignty of Ukraine or a member country of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Secretary may submit notice 
        of such transfer to the appropriate committees of Congress not 
        later than 15 days after the date on which the transfer is 
        made.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
                of the House of Representatives.
    (d) Termination.--The authority in subsection (a) shall terminate 
on December 31, 2022.
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