,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cghj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #h      
7legislative day1 ,march #g71 #bjbb,ms4 
,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1    
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide security assistance 
for ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,security assistance for ,ukraine   
7a7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,state1 may1 as 
necessary to assist ,ukraine or a member
 country of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty
 ,organization in the defense of its    
territorial integrity-- 7,a7 transfer to
 the military and security forces of    
,ukraine1 or of a member country of the 
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 
defense articles1 defense services1     
equipment1 and other defense support    

capabilities that have been authorized1 
procured1 and contracted by1 and are    
available to1 the ,department of        
,defense2 and  7,b7 provide other       
security assistance to the military and 
security forces of ,ukraine or of a     
member country of the ,north ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization4  7#b7 ,defense   
support capabilities ,the defense       
support capabilities referred to in     
paragraph 7#a7 include the following3   
7,a7 ,defensive lethal assistance1      
including military aircraft1 vehicles1  
weapons1 and ammunition4  7,b7          
,intelligence1 operational1 logistical1 
planning1 communications1 and other     
sustainment capabilities4  7b7          
,limitations  7#a7 ,determination ,the  
,secretary of ,defense may only make a  
transfer or provide assistance under    
subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary        
determines that making such a transfer  
or providing such assistance will not   
negatively impact the military          
preparedness of the ,united ,states4    

7#b7 ,certain withdrawals ,the transfer 
authority under subsection 7a7 shall be 
limited to capabilities considered      
readily available by the logistics      
community of interest of the ,department
 of ,defense1 including capabilities    
referred to in that subsection that are 
stored and maintained by the ,aerospace 
,maintenance and ,recovery ,group4  7c7 
,notice to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ae days before making a
 transfer or providing assistance under 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall submit to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress a notification 
containing the following3 7,a7 ,a       
detailed description of the transfer to 
be made or the assistance to be         
provided1 including-- 7i7 the budget for
 such transfer or assistance2 and  7ii7 
the expected or estimated timeline for  
delivery of such transfer or assistance4
  7,b7 ,such other matters as the       
,secretary of ,defense considers        
appropriate4  7#b7 ,exemption           

,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 if the 
,secretary of ,defense determines that a
 transfer under subsection 7a7 is       
necessary to counter an existential     
threat to the sovereignty of ,ukraine or
 a member country of the ,north         
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 the    
,secretary may submit notice of such    
transfer to the appropriate committees  
of ,congress not later than #ae days    
after the date on which the transfer is 
made4  7#c7 ,appropriate committees of  
,congress ,in this subsection1 the term 
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 the ,committee on            
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1
 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7d7    
,termination ,the authority in          
subsection 7a7 shall terminate on       
,december #ca1 #bjbb4