A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

Bill: 113-s-2555
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2014-06-26
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional oversight

Europe

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military education and training

Russia

Ukraine
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, should provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the government of Ukraine.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), every 180 days until January 31, 2017, to report to Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine. </p> <p>Requires such report to includematters concerning: </p> <ul> <li> military equipment, supplies, and defense services requested by Ukraine; </li> <li>military equipment, supplies, and defense services that the United States has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide; </li> <li>an assessment of U.S. military assistance that would most effectively improve Ukraine's military capabilities;</li> <li>an assessment of the need for, and force protection concerns, of U.S. military advisors that may be made available to Ukraine; </li> <li>military training requested by Ukraine, and military training the United States has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months or plans to conduct in the next year; and </li> <li>an assessment of the military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2555 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2014 Ms. Ayotte (for herself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Donnelly , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

1. Sense of Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine Consistent with United States national security interests and current law, it is the sense of Congress that the President, working with NATO allies, should as quickly as possible provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the Government of Ukraine. 2. Report on military assistance to Ukraine (a) Report required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment and submit to the congressional defense committees a report related to military assistance to Ukraine. (b) Elements At a minimum, the report required under subsection (a) should provide a detailed explanation of the following matters: (1) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, including type, quantity, and prioritization of such items, requested by the Government of Ukraine. (2) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, including type, quantity, and actual or estimated delivery date, that the United States Government has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide to the Government of Ukraine. (3) An assessment of what United States military assistance to the Government of Ukraine, including type and quantity, would most effectively improve the military readiness and capabilities of the Ukrainian military. (4) An assessment of the need for, appropriateness of, and force protection concerns of any United States military advisors that may be made available to the armed forces of Ukraine. (5) Military training requested by the Government of Ukraine. (6) Military training the United States Government has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months. (7) Military training the United States Government plans to conduct with the Government of Ukraine in the next year. (8) An assessment of the military assistance, including equipment, supplies, and weaponry, provided by the Government of the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014. (c) Sunset The requirements in this section shall terminate on January 31, 2017. (d) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.