Title: U.S.—Ukraine Security Cooperation Enhancement Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
U.S.-Ukraine Security Cooperation Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes the President to treat Ukraine as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of the transfer of defense articles and services until Ukraine accedes to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Major non-NATO ally status confers various benefits, such as priority for receiving certain excess defense articles.) The bill also expands the Department of Defense's authority to provide security assistance to Ukraine to include the provision of anti-tank, anti-ship, and antiaircraft weapons systems.
The Department of State shall report to Congress a review of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, an assessment of threats to Ukrainian independence, and an assessment of Ukraine's asymmetric capability to counter Russian aggression.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3047 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3047

To provide support to Ukraine to defend its independence, sovereignty, 
           and territorial integrity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 2019

  Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr. Keating) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide support to Ukraine to defend its independence, sovereignty, 
           and territorial integrity, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``U.S.--Ukraine Security Cooperation 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In fiscal year 2019, the United States provided Ukraine 
        with $423,400,000 in security assistance under chapter 5 of 
        part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 
        et seq.) and section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
        U.S.C. 2763).
            (2) Ukraine has been a longstanding NATO-aspirant country 
        and the United States has consistently welcomed Ukraine's NATO 
        aspirations, reaffirmed by the 2008 Bucharest Declaration.
            (3) Ukraine has contributed substantially to Euro-Atlantic 
        peace and security through participation in missions for the 
        Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan and with the 
        multinational NATO forces in Kosovo.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that United States assistance to 
Ukraine under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and the Arms Export Control Act should be increased to provide 
opportunities to establish and build long-term bilateral defense 
relationships and to achieve important goals, including the effective 
use, security, and storage of United States-origin defense articles.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States to--
            (1) support Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and 
        territorial integrity within its internationally recognized 
        borders;
            (2) support the right of the people of Ukraine to freely 
        determine their future and make independent, sovereign choices 
        on foreign and security policy, including with respect to their 
        country's relationship with other nations and international 
        organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion 
        by other countries;
            (3) support Ukraine's right to defend itself against 
        Russian aggression through the delivery of United States 
        security assistance;
            (4) support Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic and European 
        integration;
            (5) reject any territorial changes effected by force, 
        including the illegal invasions and occupations of Crimea and 
        the Donbass by the Russian Federation and Russian-backed 
        separatists;
            (6) condemn the ongoing detentions of the 24 Ukrainian 
        sailors taken during the November 25, 2018, attack by Russia in 
        the Kerch Strait;
            (7) urge Russia to fully implement the Minsk II process of 
        February 11, 2015, support the establishment of international 
        security mechanisms in the Donbass, and ensure the safe and 
        dignified return of internally displaced persons and refugees, 
        all of which are important for lasting peace and security on 
        the ground;
            (8) support continued development of democratic values in 
        Ukraine, including strengthening rule of law, public sector 
        transparency and accountability, as well as anticorruption 
        efforts; and
            (9) in consultation with the Government of Ukraine, enhance 
        Ukraine's deterrence, resilience, and self-defense, including 
        through appropriate arms transfers and sales of lethal defense 
        articles for Ukraine's armed forces, as well as improve 
        Ukraine's ability to respond to Russian-supported cyber 
        attacks, so that it can defend against threats to its people, 
        territorial integrity, or national security.

SEC. 5. MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY STATUS FOR UKRAINE.

    During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on the date on which Ukraine accedes to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization as referenced in the 2008 Bucharest Summit 
Declaration, the President may determine that, for purposes of the 
transfer or possible transfer of defense articles or defense services 
under 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.), or any other provision 
of law, Ukraine shall be treated as a major non-NATO ally, as defined 
in section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403 
(q)).

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO 
              UKRAINE.

    Section 1250(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1086) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and small arms'' and inserting ``small 
        arms''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``, anti-tank weapons systems, anti-ship weapons 
        systems, and anti-aircraft weapons systems.''.

SEC. 7. REPORT RELATING TO SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
heads of other appropriate United States departments and agencies, 
shall submit to Congress a report reviewing United States security 
assistance to the Government of Ukraine that includes each of the 
following:
            (1) A detailed review of all United States security 
        assistance programs to the Government of Ukraine, from fiscal 
        year 2014 to the date of the submission of the report.
            (2) An assessment of threats to Ukrainian independence, 
        sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
            (3) An assessment of Ukraine's needs for lethal defense 
        articles for offensive and defensive needs.
            (4) An assessment of Ukraine's asymmetric capabilities to 
        counter Russian hybrid warfare and aggression.
            (5) An assessment of the international military education 
        and training programs offered to Ukraine by the United States 
        and options for increasing these programs.
    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
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