,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjbb 
,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,cheney1 ,ms4
 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 and ,mr4        
,malinowski7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide authority for the   
,president to authorize the ,united     
,states ,government to lend or lease    
defense articles to the ,government of  
,ukraine to help bolster ,ukraine's     
defense capabilities and protect its    
civilian population from potential      
invasion by the armed forces of the     
,government of the ,russian ,federation1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ukraine ,democracy ,defense            
,lend-,lease ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,loan  
and lease of defense articles to the    
,government of ,ukraine  7a7 ,authority 
,to lend or lease defense articles to   

the ,government of ,ukraine  7#a7 ,in   
general ,subject to the provisions of   
law described in paragraph 7#b71 for    
fiscal years #bjbb and #bjbc1 the       
,president may authorize the ,united    
,states ,government to lend or lease    
defense articles to the ,government of  
,ukraine to help bolster ,ukraine's     
defense capabilities and protect its    
civilian population from potential      
invasion by the armed forces of the     
,government of the ,russian ,federation4
  7#b7 ,exclusions ,for the purposes of 
the authority described in paragraph    
7#a71 the following provisions of law   
shall not apply3 7,a7 ,section          
#ejc7;b77#c7 of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4           
#bcaa7;b77#c774  7,b7 ,sections #fa and 
#fc of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgif1 #bgif;b74  7#c7   
,waiver of certain report requirements  
,congress finds that an emergency exists
 for purposes of subsection 7b7 of      
section #fb of the ,arms ,export        

,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;a71  
and the requirements of subsection 7b7  
of such section are waived4  7#d7       
,delegation of authority ,the ,president
 may delegate the enhanced authority    
described in paragraph 7#a7 only to an  
official appointed by the ,president by 
and with the advice and consent of the  
,senate4  7b7 ,procedures for delivery  
of defense articles ,not later than #fj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,president shall         
establish expedited procedures for the  
delivery of any defense article loaned  
or leased to the ,government of ,ukraine
 under an agreement entered into under  
subsection 7a7 to ensure timely delivery
 of the article to that ,government4    
7c7 ,definition of defense article ,in  
this ,act1 the term defense article has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#dg of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgid74