,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4
 ,kinzinger1 and ,mr4 ,keating7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide support
 to ,ukraine to defend its independence1
 sovereignty1 and territorial integrity1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,u4,s4--,ukraine ,security ,cooperation 
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3  7#a7 ,in
 fiscal year #bjai1 the ,united ,states 
provided ,ukraine with #dbc1djj1jjj in  
security assistance under chapter #e of 
part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdg et   
seq47 and section #bc of the ,arms      
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfc74  7#b7 ,ukraine has been a       
longstanding ,,nato-aspirant country and
 the ,united ,states has consistently   

welcomed ,ukraine's ,,nato aspirations1 
reaffirmed by the #bjjh ,bucharest      
,declaration4  7#c7 ,ukraine has        
contributed substantially to            
,euro-,atlantic peace and security      
through participation in missions for   
the ,resolute ,support ,mission in      
,afghanistan and with the multinational 
,,nato forces in ,kosovo4  #c4 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that ,united ,states assistance to     
,ukraine under chapter #e of part ,,ii  
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa and the ,arms ,export ,control    
,act should be increased to provide     
opportunities to establish and build    
long-term bilateral defense             
relationships and to achieve important  
goals1 including the effective use1     
security1 and storage of ,united        
,states-origin defense articles4  #d4   
,statement of policy ,it shall be the   
policy of the ,united ,states to-- 7#a7 
support ,ukraine's sovereignty1         
independence1 and territorial integrity 

within its internationally recognized   
borders2  7#b7 support the right of the 
people of ,ukraine to freely determine  
their future and make independent1      
sovereign choices on foreign and        
security policy1 including with respect 
to their country's relationship with    
other nations and international         
organizations1 without interference1    
intimidation1 or coercion by other      
countries2  7#c7 support ,ukraine's     
right to defend itself against ,russian 
aggression through the delivery of      
,united ,states security assistance2    
7#d7 support ,ukraine's ,euro-,atlantic 
and ,european integration2  7#e7 reject 
any territorial changes effected by     
force1 including the illegal invasions  
and occupations of ,crimea and the      
,donbass by the ,russian ,federation and
 ,russian-backed separatists2  7#f7     
condemn the ongoing detentions of the   
#bd ,ukrainian sailors taken during the 
,november #be1 #bjah1 attack by ,russia 
in the ,kerch ,strait2  7#g7 urge       

,russia to fully implement the ,minsk   
,,ii process of ,february #aa1 #bjae1   
support the establishment of            
international security mechanisms in the
 ,donbass1 and ensure the safe and      
dignified return of internally displaced
 persons and refugees1 all of which are 
important for lasting peace and security
 on the ground2  7#h7 support continued 
development of democratic values in     
,ukraine1 including strengthening rule  
of law1 public sector transparency and  
accountability1 as well as              
anticorruption efforts2 and  7#i7 in    
consultation with the ,government of    
,ukraine1 enhance ,ukraine's deterrence1
 resilience1 and self-defense1 including
 through appropriate arms transfers and 
sales of lethal defense articles for    
,ukraine's armed forces1 as well as     
improve ,ukraine's ability to respond to
 ,russian-supported cyber attacks1 so   
that it can defend against threats to   
its people1 territorial integrity1 or   
national security4  #e4 ,major          

non-,,nato ally status for ,ukraine     
,during the period beginning on the date
 of the enactment of this ,act and      
ending on the date on which ,ukraine    
accedes to the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty 
,organization as referenced in the #bjjh
 ,bucharest ,summit ,declaration1 the   
,president may determine that1 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 a major non-,,nato  
ally1 as defined in section #fdd7q7 of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjc 7q774  #f4         
,modification to authority to provide   
security assistance to ,ukraine ,section
 #abej7;b77#b7 of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib2 #abi ,stat4
 #ajhf7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking  

and small arms and inserting small arms2
 and  7#b7 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting the following3 1     
anti-tank weapons systems1 anti-ship    
weapons systems1 and anti-aircraft      
weapons systems44  #g4 ,report relating 
to security assistance for ,ukraine  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
consultation with the heads of other    
appropriate ,united ,states departments 
and agencies1 shall submit to ,congress 
a report reviewing ,united ,states      
security assistance to the ,government  
of ,ukraine that includes each of the   
following3  7#a7 ,a detailed review of  
all ,united ,states security assistance 
programs to the ,government of ,ukraine1
 from fiscal year #bjad to the date of  
the submission of the report4  7#b7 ,an 
assessment of threats to ,ukrainian     
independence1 sovereignty1 and          
territorial integrity4  7#c7 ,an        
assessment of ,ukraine's needs for      

lethal defense articles for offensive   
and defensive needs4  7#d7 ,an          
assessment of ,ukraine's asymmetric     
capabilities to counter ,russian hybrid 
warfare and aggression4  7#e7 ,an       
assessment of the international military
 education and training programs offered
 to ,ukraine by the ,united ,states and 
options for increasing these programs4  
7b7 ,form ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex4