,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #deb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1      
#bjae,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,portman1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4         
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,vitter1  
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4   
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
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 ,ukraine4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,defense of ,ukraine ,act of    
#bjae4  #b4 ,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 ,ukraine4  
#c4 ,reports to ,congress  7a7 ,strategy
 ,not later than #ae days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 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 aggression4  7b7    
,implementation of strategy  7#a7       
,reports required ,not later than #ij   
days after submitting the report        
required under subsection 7a71 and every
 #ij days thereafter1 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 subsection4  
7#b7 ,updates ,if the ,president makes a
 substantive change to the comprehensive
 strategy required under subsection 7a71

 the ,president shall immediately submit
 a written report to ,congress that     
articulates the change1 the reason for  
the change1 and the effect of the change
 on the overall comprehensive strategy4