,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,gerlach 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1   
,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4      
,joyce1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,renacci1    
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4      
,stivers1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committees on ,armed ,services and     
,select ,intelligence 7,permanent       
,select71 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize assistance for 
,ukraine1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ukraine ,security ,assistance ,act 
of #bjad4  #b4 ,security assistance for 
,ukraine  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law limiting the assistance to be       
provided under this section1 beginning  
on the date following the date of       
completion of the assessment required by
 subsection 7b71 the ,president is      
authorized to provide to the ,government
 of ,ukraine upon that ,government's    
request1 as appropriate and in a manner 
consistent with the capabilities and    
needs of the armed forces of ,ukraine   
identified in such assessment1 the      
following defense articles1 services1   
and training3  7#a7 ,weapons and        
ammunition1 as identified in such       
assessment4  7#b7 ,night navigation     
equipment4  7#c7 ,mine ,resistant       
,ambush ,protected vehicles4  7#d7 ,high
 ,mobility ,multipurpose ,wheeled       
,vehicles4  7#e7 ,inflatable boats4     
7#f7 ,body armor4  7#g7 ,fire control1  
range finder1 optical and guidance and  
control equipment4  7#h7 ,explosive     
disposal and improvised explosive device
 detection equipment4  7#i7 ,mine       
detection equipment4  7#aj7 ,chemical1  

biological1 radiation1 and nuclear      
detection1 testing1 and protection      
equipment4  7#aa7 ,communications1      
logistic1 combat support1 medical       
equipment1 rations1 specialized         
equipment1 and other defense articles1  
services1 and training requested by the 
,government of ,ukraine that the        
,president determines to be appropriate4
  7b7 ,required assessment ,no later    
than #ae days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall conduct an assessment1
 or complete any ongoing assessment1 of 
the capabilities and needs of the armed 
forces of ,ukraine and shall ensure that
 it includes--  7#a7 an assessment of   
the releasability of the equipment set  
forth in subsection 7a71 equipment      
requested by the ,government of         
,ukraine1 or equipment that may         
foreseeably be requested based on the   
current state of the armed forces of    
,ukraine2 and  7#b7 an assessment of the
 need for1 appropriateness of1 and force

 protection concerns of any ,united     
,states military advisors to be made    
available to the armed forces of        
,ukraine4  7c7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,state #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjae to carry out the activities set   
forth in subsection 7a74  7d7 ,authority
 for use of funds ,the funds made       
available pursuant to subsection 7c7 for
 the provision of defense articles1     
services1 and training may be used to   
procure such assistance from the ,united
 ,states ,government or other           
appropriate sources4  7e7 ,provision of 
assessment to ,congress ,not later than 
#g days following the completion of the 
assessment required by subsection 7b71  
the ,president shall provide such       
assessment to the appropriate           
congressional committees4  #c4 ,sense of
 ,congress on intelligence sharing with 
,ukraine ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that the ,president1 subject to the     

discretion of the ,president so as to   
protect sources and methods of          
intelligence collection and to protect  
the capabilities of the intelligence    
community and the ,united ,states ,armed
 ,forces1 should--  7#a7 provide the    
,government of ,ukraine with appropriate
 intelligence and other information to  
assist the ,government of ,ukraine--    
7,a7 to determine the location1         
strength1 and capabilities of the       
military and intelligence forces of the 
,russian ,federation located on the     
eastern border of ,ukraine and within   
the territorial borders of ,ukraine1    
including ,crimea2 and  7,b7 to respond 
effectively to further aggression by    
military and intelligence forces of the 
,russian ,federation2  7#b7 take steps  
to ensure that such intelligence        
information is fully and appropriately  
protected from further disclosure1      
including limiting1 as appropriate1 the 
provision and nature of such            
intelligence information2  7#c7 provide1

 within #g days of provision of         
intelligence information to the         
,government of ,ukraine1 a report to the
 appropriate congressional committees   
detailing the disclosure2 and  7#d7     
provide1 within #g days of receipt of a 
request for intelligence information    
from the ,government of ,ukraine1 a     
report to the appropriate congressional 
committees detailing the request4  #d4  
,major non-,,nato ally status for       
,ukraine  7a7 ,in general ,during the   
period in which ,ukraine meets the      
criteria set forth in subsection 7b71   
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 for purposes of the transfer or    
possible transfer of defense articles or
 defense services under the ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgea et seq471 the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et  
seq471 or any other provision of law1   
,ukraine shall be treated as though it  
were designated a major non-,,nato ally 
7as defined in section #fdd7q7 of the   

,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdjc7q7774  7b7 ,criteria for
 treatment as a major non-,,nato ally   
,in order to be treated as a major      
non-,,nato ally pursuant to subsection  
7a71 ,ukraine must--  7#a7 have a       
democratically elected government that  
came to power pursuant to free and fair 
elections2  7#b7 cooperate fully with   
the ,united ,states on matters of mutual
 security concern1 including            
counterterrorism matters2 and  7#c7     
respect the political and legal rights  
of its citizens1 including maintaining  
the right of its citizens to            
democratically elect their government4  
7c7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,president shall provide to the         
appropriate congressional committees a  
report assessing whether ,ukraine should
 continue to be treated1 for purposes of
 the transfer or possible transfer of   
defense articles or defense services1 as

 a major non-,,nato ally and whether the
 treatment should be expanded or        
reduced4  #e4 ,expanded security force  
training1 assistance and defense        
cooperation with ,ukraine  7a7 ,expanded
 training and assistance ,the ,president
 shall take steps1 consistent with the  
,president's responsibility as          
,commander in ,chief1 to substantially  
increase1 within one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act--  7#a7  
the military-to-military interactions of
 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces with the
 armed forces of ,ukraine1 including    
specifically utilizing the ,national    
,guard ,state ,partnership ,program and 
increasing the current tempo of military
 exercises and training efforts and     
exchanges with such armed forces2 and   
7#b7 ,united ,states and ,,nato security
 assistance to ,ukraine4  7b7 ,bilateral
 and multilateral defense cooperation   
agreements ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      

coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall seek to enter into      
negotiations with ,ukraine to establish 
new1 or strengthen existing1 bilateral  
and multilateral defense cooperation    
agreements1 including agreements related
 to cyber defense cooperation4  7c7     
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and every #ahj days thereafter1 the     
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report detailing the specific efforts   
being undertaken and planned to be      
undertaken by the ,united ,states       
,government to implement the increased  
military-to-military interactions and   
security assistance required by         
subsection 7a7 and to undertake the     
negotiations required by subsection 7c74
  #f4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the    
term appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7#a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on   

,armed ,services1 and the ,select       
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,armed ,services1 and the ,permanent    
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,house of ,representatives4