Supporting Ukraine Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-2592
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2025-07-31
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2592 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide emergency supplemental appropriations in response to the crisis in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Ukraine Act of 2025 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—Provisions to support Ukraine's war effort Sec. 101. Sense of Congress regarding security assistance for Ukraine. Sec. 102. Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. Sec. 103. Seizure of illicit weapons transfers for the benefit of Ukraine. Sec. 104. Supplementing United States assistance for Ukraine through the use of immobilized Russian sovereign assets. Sec. 105. Sense of Congress welcoming President Trump’s commitment to sell weapons to NATO allies for Ukraine. Sec. 106. Supporting Ukraine by holding corrupt Russian oligarchs accountable. TITLE II—Supplemental appropriations for Ukraine Sec. 201. Emergency appropriations for Department of Defense assistance to Ukraine. Sec. 202. Emergency appropriations to the Department of State for international disaster assistance. Sec. 203. Foreign Military Financing Program. Sec. 204. Emergency designation. Sec. 205. Presidential Drawdown Authority for Ukraine. Sec. 206. Support for Ukraine rule of law, governance, and justice for war crimes. TITLE III—Additional legislative mechanisms in support of Ukraine Sec. 301. Trilateral cooperation initiative with Ukraine and Taiwan involving unmanned air, marine, and underwater defense systems. Sec. 302. Establishment of Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force. Sec. 303. Acceptance back into stock of equipment procured under Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 304. Intelligence support for Ukraine. Sec. 305. International security cooperation program funding for United States European Command. 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Vladimir Putin has demonstrated his intent to continue his war of aggression against Ukraine, including through violating ceasefires over the last decade, laying out maximalist demands, employing stall tactics, and repeatedly firing weapons into civilian areas; (2) the Russian Federation poses a threat beyond Ukraine, with Russian Government officials stating territorial ambitions in Poland and in the Baltic States, and carrying out acts of hybrid war, including sabotage and assassinations, across the NATO Alliance and in partner nations; (3) since 2014, the United States has stood firmly with Ukraine in its defense of its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and democratic character, and has reaffirmed this commitment following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; (4) continued support for Ukraine serves vital national security interests of the United States by helping to uphold international law, deter aggression, and promote stability in Europe and around the world; (5) since 2014, and particularly following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine has employed adaptive, innovative, and asymmetric defense strategies to resist aggression from the Russian Federation; (6) the United States has a compelling national interest in learning from partners' combat experience to inform its own defense strategies, procurement processes, and military doctrine; (7) Ukraine’s adaptive and resourceful defense strategies, particularly its use of emerging technologies, unmanned systems, cyber defense, and decentralized operations, have yielded critical insights into modern warfare, and have directly informed United States military research, development, and doctrine; (8) such innovations are directly relevant to deterring and responding to potential aggression in the Indo-Pacific region; (9) the lessons learned in Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s aggression should be immediately and directly applied to deterring aggression by foreign adversaries, including the People's Republic of China, and where possible, bilateral and multilateral initiatives to build upon these innovations should be encouraged and sponsored; (10) initiatives, such as Operation Spiderweb, have exposed potential vulnerabilities within United States and allied defense systems, and have offered valuable opportunities to enhance readiness; (11) lessons learned from Ukraine’s experience may help the United States identify vulnerabilities, improve resilience, and enhance innovation in its own defense posture; (12) the People's Republic of China is watching the extent to which the United States continues to vigorously support and provide military assistance to Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression and to evaluate the practical strength of the United States commitment to deterring potential aggression in the Indo-Pacific region; (13) what the United States does or does not do to support Ukraine could directly influence the People's Republic of China’s calculus with respect to its own territorial aspirations; (14) while there can only be a diplomatic resolution to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, decreasing or ceasing United States military and financial support to Ukraine would only strengthen Vladimir Putin’s bargaining power in such negotiations by weakening Ukraine’s position on the battlefield; (15) demonstrating the United States resolve in support of Ukraine is the only way to force Vladimir Putin to negotiate seriously to end the war on fair and equitable terms; and (16) it is therefore in the vital national security interest of the United States to continue strategic investments in Ukraine’s defenses in order to strengthen the defenses of the United States and its allies to advance President Trump’s Peace through Strength agenda. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) Russian aggressor state sovereign asset The term Russian aggressor state sovereign asset has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the REPO for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118–50 ; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note). I Provisions to support Ukraine's war effort 101. Sense of Congress regarding security assistance for Ukraine It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the provision of United States security assistance is mutually beneficial to Ukraine and the national security interests of the United States; (2) the procurement of security assistance for Ukraine helps spur manufacturing necessary to prepare for other United States military contingencies, including in the Indo-Pacific, while also countering and deterring adversaries of the United States; (3) appropriations by Congress provide a demand signal for industry to continue to support the needs of the United States and our allies; (4) United States assistance to Ukraine is not charity, but must be given in coordination with contributions from other sources; and (5) the United States should use all available sources available to continue its support for Ukraine, including— (A) using United States funds to backfill and procure United States assistance for Ukraine; (B) leveraging Russian assets that are frozen in the United States to benefit Ukraine; (C) seizing illicit weapons transfers around the globe to benefit Ukraine; (D) capitalizing the Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund through the provision of security assistance and generating future returns for taxpayers; and (E) selling needed arms and other materiel to allies that are willing to provide such items to Ukraine. 102. United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (a) Authorization of the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund The United States International Development Finance Corporation is authorized to implement the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on the Establishment of a United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, done at Washington April 30, 2025 (commonly known as the Ukraine-United States Mineral Resources Agreement ). (b) Contributions to the United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund Security assistance provided by the United States to Ukraine, including assistance provided pursuant to this Act, shall, consistent with the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on the Establishment of a United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, done at Washington April 30, 2025 (commonly known as the Ukraine-United States Mineral Resources Agreement ), be taken into account towards the United States capital contributions for the Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, consistent with section 5 of Article VI of the agreement, which states If, after the Effective Date, the Government of the United States of America delivers new military assistance to the Government of Ukraine in any form (including the donation of weapons systems, ammunition, technology or training), the capital contribution of the U.S. Partner will be deemed to be increased by the assessed value of such military assistance, in accordance with the LP Agreement. . (c) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the capital contributions of the United States, including the donation of any weapon systems and other materiel or items that increased the capital contributions of the United States. (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 103. Seizure of illicit weapons transfers for the benefit of Ukraine (a) In general It is the policy of the United States to work to provide, consistent with applicable Federal law, weapons systems and components seized from sanctioned Iranian entities to the Government of Ukraine for use in its war against the Russian Federation. (b) Information sharing The Department of Defense and other relevant Federal agencies shall seek to provide information to the Department of Justice that is relevant to a potential forfeiture action of any weapons systems or components seized from sanctioned Iranian entities that could have utility for Ukraine in its war against Russia. (c) Transfers authorized The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to transfer any items described in subsection (b) that are needed by Ukraine to the Government of Ukraine or the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (d) Surplus items If the Secretary of Defense determines, after consultation with the Government of Ukraine and the Commander of the United States European Command, that certain items are not needed or usable by Ukraine, the Secretary may sell such items as surplus in accordance with existing law and reserve the proceeds from such sales for the purposes of supporting Ukraine. (e) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that— (A) details the use of the authority described in this section; and (B) identifies any seized weapons or items provided to Ukraine and any proceeds from the sale of such items that was used to support Ukraine. (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 104. Supplementing United States assistance for Ukraine through the use of immobilized Russian sovereign assets (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— (1) effectuate the seizure, confiscation, transferral, or vesting of Russian aggressor state sovereign assets subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, in whole or part, including any interest earned on such assets, and transfer such assets to the Ukraine Support Fund pursuant to subsections (b)(2)–(3) and (d) of section 104 of the REPO for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118–50 ; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note); or (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a strategy for raising additional revenue from Russian aggressor state sovereign assets subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including through the reinvestment of such assets in asset classes with greater potential to produce revenue or through the taxation of the income of such assets. (b) Elements The strategy required under subsection (a)(2) shall include— (1) a proposed plan for reinvesting immobilized Russian sovereign assets, including— (A) a description of the advantages and disadvantages of investing in different asset classes, including equities; and (B) a projection of the potential for raising revenue under various investment scenarios and timelines; (2) a proposal for taxing the income of immobilized Russian aggressor state sovereign assets; (3) any other proposal to raise revenue from immobilized Russian aggressor state sovereign assets subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and an estimate of the amount of revenue to be so raised; (4) a timeline and plan for the implementation of the preferred method for raising revenue; and (5) a plan for utilizing the amounts generated by such additional revenue for the benefit of Ukraine, including by procuring and providing new security assistance for Ukraine. (c) Report Not later than 30 days following the submission of a strategy pursuant to subsection (a)(2), and every 180 days thereafter for the following 3 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report that describes— (1) the revenue generated as a result of the approach recommended by the strategy; (2) any additional steps the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury intend to take to generate additional revenue from immobilized Russian assets; and (3) how any revenue generated from the implementation of the strategy has been used to support Ukraine. (d) Expanded use of Ukraine Support Fund Section 104(f)(2) of the REPO for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118–50 ( 22 U.S.C. 2951 note)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Procuring weapons intended to be transferred to Ukraine. (E) Backfilling weapons provided to Ukraine through the use of Presidential Drawdown Authority under section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318 (a)). . 105. Sense of Congress welcoming President Trump’s commitment to sell weapons to NATO allies for Ukraine It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the July 14, 2025, announcement by President Donald Trump and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte that NATO will coordinate funding from allies in Europe and Canada to procure United States origin weapons for Ukraine is a welcome development; (2) the commitment by NATO allies to purchase United States origin weapons— (A) demonstrates meaningful burden sharing between allies in Euro-Atlantic support for Ukraine; (B) builds upon the $180,000,000,000 that the European Union has made available to Ukraine since February 2022, including $65,000,000,000 in military assistance; and (C) provides additional demand to United States industries to ensure consistent production of weapons and materiel essential for the United States own defense and contingency operations; (3) the initiative developed by President Trump and Secretary General Rutte provides the requisite reassurance to United States taxpayers that the United States will support Ukraine as part of a balanced partnership with Europe and Canada; and (4) in order to maintain a balanced partnership between the United States and NATO allies in support of Ukraine, the United States must also provide new funding for security assistance to Ukraine to fund remaining military needs not otherwise provided by other partners. 106. Supporting Ukraine by holding corrupt Russian oligarchs accountable (a) Reestablishment Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall reconstitute Task Force KleptoCapture , consistent with the stated purpose of such task force when it was launched by the Department of Justice on March 2, 2022. (b) Functions Task Force KleptoCapture shall— (1) enforce sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures imposed by the United States and its allies in response to the Russian Federation’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine; (2) target enforcement actions against officials of the Russian Federation and individuals who aid or conceal the unlawful conduct of the Russian Federation; (3) coordinate efforts, including information sharing and collection, with like-minded governments to enforce sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures related to the Russian Federation’s war in Ukraine or corruption by Russian elites and oligarchs; and (4) determine whether any assets seized during the enforcement of such sanctions and restrictions are subject to forfeiture. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives that— (1) describes the operations and activities of Task Force KleptoCapture during the most recent 180-day period; (2) identifies the number of staff members and attorneys who are working for Task Force KleptoCapture; and (3) outlines the resources that will be dedicated to carry out the functions required under subsection (b), including efforts that will be taken to coordinate with relevant allies and partners. II Supplemental appropriations for Ukraine 201. Emergency appropriations for Department of Defense assistance to Ukraine (a) Provision of defense assistance to Ukraine The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025: For an additional amount for Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide , $30,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided , That of the total amount provided under this section, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense under the terms and conditions set forth in section 8148 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 118–47 ): Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this subsection, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, may be transferred to accounts under the headings Operation and Maintenance , Procurement , and Revolving and Management Funds for replacement, through new procurement or repair of existing unserviceable equipment, of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense services of the Department of Defense and military education and training, provided to the Government of Ukraine or identified and notified to Congress for provision to the Government of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at the request of the United States: Provided further , That funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) of the details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred under this subsection are not necessary for the purposes described in this subsection, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with the amount appropriated under this subsection: Provided further , That any transfer authority provided under this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (b) Use of funds Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall be used, to the greatest extent practicable, to provide the Government of Ukraine with— (1) air defense systems, such as PATRIOT, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAM), short-range air defense systems, man-portable air defense systems, anti-aircraft weapons, radars, and other appropriate foreign systems, including replenishment of interceptor missiles; (2) man-portable missiles and rockets in a ready-to-fire configuration, including Javelin, Stinger Missiles, and other light anti-tank weapons; (3) multi-role fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions, including precision-guided munitions and equipment to convert gravity bombs to precision-guided weapons, spare parts, logistics, and maintenance support; (4) air defense radar jamming and deception systems, electronic warfare systems; (5) strike unmanned aerial and maritime systems, loitering munitions, and tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems; (6) artillery and mortar rounds of various calibers, including 155mm howitzers; (7) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with appropriate missile sets, including Army Tactical Missile Systems, 122mm Grad rockets and launchers, and counter-battery radars; (8) tanks and tank ammunition; (9) coastal defense missile systems, such as Harpoon missiles, maritime surveillance, autonomous underwater vehicles, and anti-mine systems; (10) tactical communication systems and satellite communication services; (11) mine clearance equipment, ground vehicles, and night vision devices; and (12) other appropriate military equipment and supplies. (c) Provision of defense assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization members The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025: For an additional amount for Operations and Maintenance , Procurement , and Revolving and Management Funds , $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, may be transferred to accounts under such headings to provide the Governments of Poland, of Lithuania, of Latvia, and of Estonia, and other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with aircraft, tanks, munitions, and anti-air and anti-tank weaponry: Provided further , That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) of the details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any such transfer: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred under this subsection are not necessary for the purposes described in this subsection, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with the amount appropriated under this subsection: Provided further, That any transfer authority provided under this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (d) Use of funds Amounts appropriated under subsection (c) shall be provided— (1) to bolster the deterrence efforts of the governments referred to in such subsection against an invasion by the Russian Federation; and (2) to replace equipment donated by such governments to the Government of Ukraine. 202. Emergency appropriations to the Department of State for international disaster assistance There is appropriated to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for International Disaster Assistance to address humanitarian needs in Ukraine due to the impact caused by the Russian Federation's invasion. 203. Foreign Military Financing Program There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, for the Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided , That such amounts shall also be made available for the cost of loans and loan guarantees authorized under section 2606 of the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public Law 117–103 ), subject to the terms and conditions provided in such section, or as otherwise authorized by law: Provided further , That loan guarantees made using amounts described in the preceding proviso for loans financed by the Federal Financing Bank may be provided notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the percentage of loan principal that may be guaranteed: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for assistance for Ukraine may be made available for procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ): Provided further , That up to $10,000,000 of funds made available under this heading in this division, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used by the Department of State for necessary expenses for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, including management and oversight of such programs and activities: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 204. Emergency designation (a) In general Amounts appropriated by this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (b) Designation in House and Senate This Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2025 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. 205. Presidential Drawdown Authority for Ukraine During each of the fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) ) shall be applied by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $6,000,000,000 . 206. Support for Ukraine rule of law, governance, and justice for war crimes (a) In general There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, in addition to the amount otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, $600,000,000, which shall be made available to the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to support the National Police of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, including units supporting or under the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, by providing funding for— (1) small arms and related equipment; (2) armored vehicles; (3) anti-mining and demining equipment and technology; (4) surveillance and reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Systems; and (5) personal protective equipment. (b) Mobile firing teams The Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs shall provide the equipment and provisions described in subsection (a) to mobile firing teams of the National Police of Ukraine for the purposes of protecting civilian infrastructure, civilian and residential communities, energy infrastructure, and other critical infrastructure. (c) Anti-Corruption measures There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, in addition to the amount otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, $100,000,000 for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to support rule of law, good governance, and anti-corruption measures in Ukraine by providing funding for— (1) the training of judges, prosecutors, and anti-corruption agencies, including the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine; (2) assistance to civil society, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations that are working to strengthen the rule of law in Ukraine, including the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); and (3) professional training and support to the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine and the State Customs Service of Ukraine and their efforts to root out tax fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes. (d) Prosecutions of war crimes There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, in addition to the amount otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, $50,000,000 for the programs and activities of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to assist the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine in carrying out investigations and prosecutions of war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin’s regime in Ukraine, including by providing funding for— (1) training, support, professional development, and capacity strengthening of the National Police of Ukraine to collect evidence; (2) forensic equipment and DNA analysis for the National Police of Ukraine and Prosecutor General of Ukraine’s Office; and (3) information sharing from the Secretary of State regarding attacks in Eastern Ukraine and other targeted attacks against civilian and residential communities throughout the sovereign nation of Ukraine. III Additional legislative mechanisms in support of Ukraine 301. Trilateral cooperation initiative with Ukraine and Taiwan involving unmanned air, marine, and underwater defense systems (a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine and the relevant authorities in Taiwan, shall jointly establish a trilateral research, development, and production initiative to promote the rapid development and deployment of unmanned air, marine, and underwater autonomous and semi-autonomous systems, including drones, and countermeasures within their respective territories. Private and parastatal entities within each of the trilateral partners may be used, as appropriate, to assist in carrying out such trilateral initiative. (b) Appropriations There is appropriated to the Secretary of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, $1,050,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, to carry out the initiative established pursuant to subsection (a). 302. Establishment of Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force (a) Establishment Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish a joint interagency task force, to be known as the Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force (referred to in this section as the Task Force ). (b) Purposes The purposes of the Task Force are— (1) identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing key battlefield innovations, operational practices, and defense strategies employed by Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression; (2) assessing the relevance of such lessons to United States military doctrine, training, logistics, acquisition, and strategic planning; (3) recommending specific changes or pilot programs to integrate such lessons into United States defense systems; (4) identify vulnerabilities in United States systems highlighted by Ukraine’s experience, including through joint operations such as Operation Spider Web; and (5) coordinate with NATO allies and Ukrainian defense counterparts, as appropriate. (c) Reporting requirements (1) Annual report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that contains— (A) a summary of the findings and assessments conducted by the Task Force; (B) recommendations for changes to doctrine, training, acquisition, or organizational structure; (C) an overview of any pilot programs or implementation actions taken in response to such recommendations; and (D) a classified annex with detailed assessments, to the extent necessary. (2) Public version An unclassified version of the report required under paragraph (1) that excludes sensitive and classified information shall be made available to the public through a public website. (d) Integration into military training and strategy The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall ensure that relevant findings from the Task Force are— (1) incorporated into professional military education curricula, including at the National Defense University, service academies, and war colleges; (2) reflected in joint and service-specific training exercises and war games; and (3) considered in the development of future operational concepts and planning scenarios. (e) NATO and allied coordination The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall coordinate with NATO allies— (1) to share and compare assessments of lessons learned from Ukraine’s defense; (2) to promote interoperability in defense innovation; and (3) to explore the establishment of a multilateral Defense Innovation Lessons Hub or similar mechanism. (f) Sunset This section shall cease to have any force or effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 303. Acceptance back into stock of equipment procured under Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (a) In general Equipment procured to carry out the authority under section 1250(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 ; 129 Stat. 1068) may only be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense if the equipment procured— (1) has not yet been transferred to the Government of Ukraine and is no longer needed to support a program carried out pursuant to such section; or (2) has been transferred to the Government of Ukraine and has been returned by Ukraine to the United States. (b) Notification The Secretary of Defense may not transfer back into stock equipment described in subsection (a) until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits a notification to Congress describing how the conditions of such subsection were met. 304. Intelligence support for Ukraine (a) Defined term In this section, the term territory of Ukraine includes all territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory the Russian Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. (b) In general The Secretary of Defense shall provide continuous, ongoing intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery collection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations of the Government of Ukraine that are specifically intended or reasonably expected to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine. (c) Notification required Not later than 10 days before any pause in providing the support described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of any such pause, including a justification for such pause. (d) Sunset This section shall cease to have any force or effect beginning on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) upon the submission of a certification from the President to the committees described in subsection (c) that— (A) there has been a complete and durable cessation of military hostilities by the Russian Federation in Ukraine; and (B) the Government of Ukraine has willingly and freely entered into a negotiated agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation regarding the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine. 305. International security cooperation program funding for United States European Command The Secretary of Defense shall expend not less than 15 percent of the amounts appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027 in this Act, or in any other Act, for the International Security Cooperation Program for United States European Command operations.