#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cebb  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide enhanced 
authority for the ,president to enter   
into agreements with the ,government of 
,ukraine to lend or lease defense       
articles to that ,government to protect 
civilian populations in ,ukraine from   
,russian military invasion1 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 ,governments of ,ukraine
 and eastern flank countries  7a7       
,authority ,to lend or lease defense    
articles to certain governments  7#a7   
,in general ,subject to 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 or to governments of ,eastern  
,european countries impacted by the     
,russian ,federation's invasion of      
,ukraine to help bolster those          

countries' defense capabilities and     
protect their civilian populations from 
potential invasion or ongoing aggression
 by the armed forces of the ,government 
of the ,russian ,federation4  7#b7      
,exclusions ,for the purposes of the    
authority described in paragraph 7#a7 as
 that authority relates to ,ukraine1 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        
,section #fa of the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgif74    
7#c7 ,condition ,any loan or lease of   
defense articles to the ,government of  
,ukraine under paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
subject to all applicable laws          
concerning the return of and            
reimbursement and repayment for defense 
articles loan or leased to foreign      
governments4  7#d7 ,delegation of       
authority ,the ,president may delegate  
the enhanced authority under this       
subsection 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  ,passed the ,senate  
,april #f1 #bjbb4,secretary