Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-452
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2015-02-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional oversight

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military operations and strategy

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Russia

Ukraine
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S928-929; text of measure as introduced: CR S929)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to provide lethal weapons to the government of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine.</p> <p>The President is directed to submit to Congress: (1) a comprehensive U.S. strategy to provide lethal weapons to the government of Ukraine so that it may defend itself from Russian-backed rebels, and (2) a strategy implementation assessment every 90 days.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 452 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2015 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Wicker , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Thune , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Vitter , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide lethal weapons to the Government of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense of Ukraine Act of 2015 . 2. Authorization to provide lethal weapons to the Government of Ukraine The President is authorized to provide lethal weapons to the Government of Ukraine in order to defend itself against Russian-backed rebel separatists in eastern Ukraine. 3. Reports to Congress (a) Strategy Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a written report setting forth a comprehensive strategy of the United States to provide lethal weapons to the Government of Ukraine so that it may effectively defend itself from Russian-back rebel aggression. (b) Implementation of strategy (1) Reports required Not later than 90 days after submitting the report required under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a written report setting forth a current comprehensive description and assessment of the implementation of the comprehensive strategy set forth in the report required under such subsection. (2) Updates If the President makes a substantive change to the comprehensive strategy required under subsection (a), the President shall immediately submit a written report to Congress that articulates the change, the reason for the change, and the effect of the change on the overall comprehensive strategy.