,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4 
,cohen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wilson of 
,south ,carolina7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign          
,assistance ,act of #aifa to provide for
 the designation of certain countries1  
including ,ukraine1 the ,republic of    
,georgia1 and the ,republic of ,moldova1
 as major democratic allies1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,euro-,atlantic
 ,solidarity and ,major ,democratic     
,ally ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,designation  
of major democratic allies2 improved    
oversight of certain designated allies  
7a7 ,designation and oversight ,chapter 
#b of part ,,ii of the ,foreign         
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcaa et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sections3     
#eah4 ,designation of major democratic  

allies  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,president may designate a 
country that the ,president determines  
meets the standards under paragraph 7#b7
 as a major democratic ally for purposes
 of this ,act and the ,arms ,export     
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq474  7#b7 ,standards ,a country meets
 the standards under this paragraph if  
the country--  7,a7 adheres to          
democratic principles2 or  7,b7         
demonstrates progress towards such      
principles4  7#c7 ,notice to ,congress  
,the ,president shall notify the        
,congress in writing at least #cj days  
before-- 7,a7 designating a country as a
 major democratic ally pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 terminating    
such a designation4  7#d7 ,initial      
designations ,ukraine1 the ,republic of 
,georgia1 and the ,republic of ,moldova 
shall be deemed to have been so         
designated by the ,president as of the  
effective date of this section1 and the 
,president is not required to notify the

 ,congress of such designation of those 
countries4  7b7 ,benefits for designated
 countries  7#a7 ,improved provision of 
defense articles ,the ,president1 in    
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall take such steps as may  
be necessary to simplify and accelerate 
the provision of defense articles to    
countries designated as major democratic
 allies under subsection 7a71 including 
by ensuring that1 in selecting countries
 with which the ,secretary of ,defense  
will seek to enter into a security of   
supply arrangement1 the ,secretary of   
,defense gives priority to such         
countries4  7#b7 ,improved trade terms  
for defense articles and strategic      
materials ,the ,president1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,state and the ,secretary of ,commerce1 
shall provide for improved trade terms  
for defense articles and strategic      
materials between countries designated  
as major democratic allies under        
subsection 7a7 and the ,united ,states1 

including by waiving or reducing1 in    
whole or in part1 tariffs for the       
importation from such countries into the
 ,united ,states of such articles and   
materials4  7#c7 ,democratic ,alliance  
,commissions  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
,president shall seek to establish a    
bilateral commission between each       
country designated as a major democratic
 ally under subsection 7a7 and the      
,united ,states for the purpose of      
facilitating bilateral efforts relating 
to security cooperation1 security       
assistance1 the promotion of democracy1 
human rights1 trade1 and such other     
issues as the ,president may determine  
appropriate and consistent with such    
designation4 ,each commission so        
established shall be known as a         
,democratic ,alliance ,commission4  7,b7
 ,meetings ,each ,democratic ,alliance  
,commission established between a       
country designated as a major democratic
 ally and the ,united ,states pursuant  
to paragraph 7,a7 shall hold regular    

meetings4 ,such meetings shall be       
co-chaired by the ,secretary of ,state  
7or the ,special ,advisor under section 
#eai7;a71 as an alternate co-chair7 and 
an appropriate counterpart of the       
government of such country4  7,c7       
,preexisting commissions ,if the        
,president determines that1 as of the   
date on which a country is designated as
 a major democratic ally under          
subsection 7a7 or deemed to have been so
 designated1 there is a previously      
established bilateral commission between
 that country and the ,united ,states   
with the capability to serve the purpose
 referred to in subparagraph 7,a71 such 
commission may be deemed a ,democratic  
,alliance ,commission for purposes of   
that subparagraph and the ,president    
shall not be required to seek to        
establish a new commission4  7c7        
,termination ,with respect to the       
designation of a country as a major     
democratic ally under this section1 the 
,president may terminate such           

designation if the ,president           
determines1 taking into consideration   
the findings of the annual reports      
submitted pursuant to section #eai7;c7  
and such other considerations as the    
,president may determine appropriate1   
that the country does not meet the      
standards under subsection 7a77#b74  7d7
 ,rule of construction ,the designation 
of a country as a major democratic ally 
under this section may not be construed 
as a substitute or impediment to-- 7#a7 
accession to the ,north ,atlantic       
,treaty ,organization2  7#b7 entrance   
into a bilateral security treaty with   
the ,united ,states2 or  7#c7 entrance  
into any other form of alliance or      
alignment with the ,united ,states or   
the ,euro-,atlantic community4  7e7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,defense article ,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    
7#b7 ,security supply arrangement ,the  

term security supply arrangement means a
 non-binding international agreement    
between the ,secretary of ,defense and  
an appropriate counterpart from a       
foreign government that provides a      
framework for the priority receipt and  
provision of defense articles and       
defense services between the ,united    
,states and the foreign government4     
7#c7 ,strategic material ,the term      
strategic material means a material     
determined strategic by the ,president1 
such as titanium1 steel1 manganese1 and 
rare earth elements4  #eai4 ,oversight  
of major non-,,nato allies and major    
democratic allies  7a7 ,special ,advisor
  7#a7 ,appointment ,the ,secretary of  
,state shall appoint a ,special ,advisor
 for ,major ,non-,,nato ,allies and     
,major ,democratic ,allies4  7#b7 ,pay  
rate ,the ,special ,advisor under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be compensated at  
the rate provided for ,level ,,iv of the
 ,executive ,schedule ,pay ,rates under 
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      

,states ,code4  7#c7 ,duties ,the duties
 of the ,special ,advisor under         
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3  7,a7 ,overseeing the        
relations of the ,united ,states with   
covered countries to ensure each covered
 country receives appropriate benefits  
and adheres to appropriate standards in 
accordance with the respective covered  
designation of that country4  7,b7      
,overseeing support by the ,united      
,states for the promotion of democracy  
in covered countries4  7,c7 ,advising   
the ,president on the addition of new   
covered countries4  7,d7 ,advising the  
,president on the termination of covered
 designations1 including by assisting in
 the development of recommendations     
included in the annual report under     
subsection 7c74  7,e7 ,coordinating     
efforts under each ,democratic ,alliance
 ,commission established pursuant to    
paragraph 7#c7 of section #eah7;b71     
including by serving as alternate       
co-chair of meetings pursuant to        

subparagraph 7,b7 of such paragraph4    
7#d7 ,staff and detailees  7,a7 ,staff  
,the ,special ,advisor under paragraph  
7#a7 may appoint personnel from among   
employees in the civil service or       
members of the ,foreign ,service as the 
,special ,advisor considers appropriate4
  7,b7 ,detailees ,upon request of the  
,special ,advisor under paragraph 7#a71 
the head of any office of the           
legislative branch or ,federal          
department or agency may detail1 on a   
reimbursable basis1 any personnel of    
that office1 department1 or agency to   
the ,special ,advisor to assist in      
carrying out the duties under paragraph 
7#c74 ,the ,special ,advisor shall      
encourage1 to the maximum extent        
practicable1 the detail of personnel    
under this subparagraph in carrying out 
such duties1 to ensure interagency      
coordination4  7b7 ,deputy ,special     
,advisor  7#a7 ,designation ,the        
,secretary of ,state shall designate a  
civil service officer or ,foreign       

,service officer serving in a position  
classified at ,,gs-#ae under the        
,general ,schedule under subchapter     
,,iii of chapter #ec of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 or 7in the case  
of a detailee7 an equivalent level under
 another wage system1 as the ,deputy    
,special ,advisor for ,major ,non-,,nato
 ,allies and ,major ,democratic ,allies4
  7#b7 ,relationship to ,special        
,advisor ,the ,deputy ,special ,advisor 
under paragraph 7#a7 shall report to the
 ,special ,advisor under subsection     
7a77#a7 and shall serve as ,special     
,advisor in the absence of the ,special 
,advisor4  7c7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of ,state 7in   
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1  
and the ,special ,advisor under         
subsection 7a77#a77 shall annually      
submit to the ,president and ,congress1 
and make publicly available1 a report on
 covered countries4  7#b7 ,matters ,each
 report submitted under paragraph 7#a7  

shall include an assessment of the      
following3 7,a7 ,efforts taken by each  
covered country to promote positive     
relations between the covered country   
and other allies and partners of the    
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,the activities  
and goals of each ,democratic ,alliance 
,commission established pursuant to     
section #eah7;b77#c74  7,c7 ,the        
adherence to1 or progress made towards1 
democratic principles by each covered   
country4  7,d7 ,the suitability of each 
covered country to maintain the         
respective covered designation of that  
country 7which may include1 at the      
discretion of the ,secretary of ,state1 
a recommendation on whether the         
,president should terminate such covered
 designation74  7d7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3  7#a7 ,covered country    
,the term covered country means a       
country with a covered designation4     
7#b7 ,covered designation ,the term     
covered designation means a designation 
as a major non-,,nato ally pursuant to  

section #eag or a major defense ally    
pursuant to section #eah4  4  7b7       
,equivalency of major democratic allies 
to major non-,,nato allies  7#a7        
,equivalency under ,foreign ,assistance 
,act of #aifa ,the ,foreign ,assistance 
,act of #aifa1 as amended by subsection 
7a71 is further amended-- 7,a7 in       
section #ead7;c77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#bcba;h71 by inserting a major          
democratic ally1 after a major          
non-,,nato ally12  7,b7 in section      
#eaf7;c77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j71 by
 inserting and major democratic allies  
after major non-,,nato allies2  7,c7 in 
section #fbj;,j7a77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bcgh;a71 by striking 7as defined in    
section #fdd7q77 and inserting or a     
major democratic ally 7as such terms are
 defined in section #fdd72 and  7,d7 in 
section #fdd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjc71 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7r7 ,major democratic ally 
,in this section1 the term major        
democratic ally means a country which is

 designated in accordance with section  
#eah as a major democratic ally for     
purposes of this ,act and the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgea et seq474  4  7#b7 ,equivalency   
under ,arms ,export ,control ,act ,the  
,arms ,export ,control ,act is amended--
 7,a7 in section #ba7;g7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgfa71 by inserting or major democratic
 allies after major non-,,nato allies2  
and  7,b7 in section #fe7;a77#a7 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;d71 by inserting 1 or a 
major democratic ally1 after major      
non-,,nato ally each place it appears4  
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ecae
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new item3  ,special ,advisor  
for ,major ,non-,,nato ,allies and      
,major ,democratic ,allies4  4  #c4     
,defense of ,ukraine1 ,republic of      
,georgia1 and other countries from      
,russian aggression  7a7 ,sense of      
,congress ,consistent with longstanding 
,united ,states policy1 and consistent  

with the declaration at the #bjjh ,north
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization        
7,,nato7 ,summit in ,bucharest1         
,romania1 that ,ukraine and the         
,republic of ,georgia will accede to    
,,nato1 it is the sense of ,congress    
that ,ukraine1 the ,republic of         
,georgia1 and the ,republic of ,moldova1
 should it wish to join1 would be       
welcome and valuable allies in ,,nato   
upon accession4  7b7 ,actions relating  
to ,ukraine and ,republic of ,georgia   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall--
 7,a7 direct the ,permanent             
,representative of the ,united ,states  
to ,,nato to use the voice1 vote1 and   
influence of the ,united ,states at     
,,nato to advocate for and accelerate   
the accession of ,ukraine and the       
,republic of ,georgia to ,,nato2 and    
7,b7 until the date on which such       
accessions have occurred1 take such     
steps as may be necessary to ensure the 
independence1 sovereignty1 and security 
of ,ukraine and the ,republic of        

,georgia4  7#b7 ,annual report ,on an   
annual basis until the date on which    
,ukraine and the ,republic of ,georgia  
accede to ,,nato1 the ,secretary of     
,state shall submit to ,congress a      
report on the efforts taken by the      
,president during the year covered by   
the report to advocate for and          
accelerate the accession of ,ukraine and
 the ,republic of ,georgia to ,,nato4   
7c7 ,united ,states policy relating to  
defense of certain ,,nato member states 
7#a7 ,in general ,it is the policy of   
the ,united ,states that the ,president 
shall consider any direct or indirect   
armed attack attributable to the        
,russian ,federation against a member   
state of ,,nato intervening in defense  
of any country described in paragraph   
7#b7 against ,russian aggression as an  
armed attack subject to the principle of
 collective defense pursuant to ,article
 #e of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty1    
signed at ,washington on ,april #d1     
#aidi4  7#b7 ,countries described ,the  

countries described in this paragraph   
are the following3  7,a7 ,the ,republic 
of ,georgia4  7,b7 ,moldova4  7,c7      
,ukraine4  7,d7 ,any other country in   
,europe that is not a member state of   
,,nato4  7d7 ,plans required ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall complete the          
development of a separate plan for the  
defense against ,russia1 consistent with
 the required actions under subsection  
7b77#a71 as applicable1 of each of the  
countries listed in subparagraphs 7,a7  
through 7,c7 of subsection 7c77#b74  #d4
 ,sense of ,congress on deterrence of   
further ,russian aggression against     
,ukraine with respect to threat of      
weapons of mass destruction  7a7        
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,russian ,federation is     
currently engaged in a brutal1 illegal1 
premeditated1 and destructive war       
against the sovereign1 democratic       
country of ,ukraine4  7#b7 ,the ,russian

 war on ,ukraine is in gross1 clear1 and
 uncorrected violation of the principles
 of the ,helsinki ,final ,act1 in       
contravention of the ,united ,nations   
,charter1 in violation of its           
obligations under the #aiid ,budapest   
,memorandum1 and an unmitigated moral   
stain on its countenance4  7#c7 ,the    
,russian leadership has made numerous   
implied and overt threats regarding the 
potential use of chemical1 biological1  
or nuclear weapons of mass destruction  
in connection with its barbaric war on  
,ukraine4  7#d7 ,the ,russian war on    
,ukraine is not only a humanitarian     
catastrophe and a global and national   
security crisis1 but also a direct and  
potentially irreparable threat to global
 nonproliferation1 including notorious  
and gross ,russian violations of its    
obligations under the ,budapest         
,memorandums and the conduct of a       
civilized state4  7#e7 ,in exchange for 
,ukraine eliminating all nuclear weapons
 from its territory1 the #aiid ,budapest

 ,memorandum committed its signatories1 
,russia1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and the  
,united ,states1 to refrain from the    
threat or use of force or economic      
coercion against ,ukraine1 and provided 
guarantees for the independence and     
sovereignty and territorial integrity of
 ,ukraine4  7#f7 ,the employment of     
chemical or biological weapons by       
,russia would be in violation of its    
obligations under the ,chemical ,weapons
 ,convention1 the ,geneva ,protocol1 and
 the ,biological ,weapons ,convention4  
7#g7 ,the ,united ,states does not seek 
war1 and urges an immediate end to      
,russian aggression in and against      
,ukraine1 but the potential use of      
chemical1 biological1 or nuclear weapons
 of mass destruction by the ,russian    
military constitutes grave escalation   
over redlines that imperil ,united      
,states national security and           
international peace4  7b7 ,sense of     
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that--  7#a7 the ,president should--    

7,a7 declare that the ,russian          
employment of chemical1 biological1 or  
nuclear weapons of mass destruction1    
including low-yield tactical nuclear    
weapons1 false flag operations using    
such weapons of mass destruction1 and   
the purposeful or deliberate targeting  
or neglect of nuclear facilities that   
leads to a nuclear event1 against or in 
connection with the ,russian war on     
,ukraine1 would represent crimes against
 humanity2  7,b7 treat such crimes      
against humanity as an urgent national  
and global security threat that may     
require1 in concert with other member   
states of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization1 the employment of any    
available conventional means as         
necessary to secure the peace1 including
 the potential need to degrade and      
destroy offending ,russian forces in    
,ukraine2 and  7,c7 make immediate      
efforts to provide the military and     
other material means needed for the     
legitimate democratic ,government of    

,ukraine to be able to defend its       
national sovereignty2 and  7#b7         
,congress stands ready to make          
additional appropriations or pass other 
legislation to meet the needs of        
securing the common struggle of         
,ukraine1 ,europe1 and the ,united      
,states against ,russian aggression4