,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the          
independent and objective conduct and   
supervision of audits and investigations
 relating to the programs and operations
 funded with amounts appropriated or    
otherwise made available to ,ukraine for
 military1 economic1 and humanitarian   
aid4  #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,independent and    
,objective ,oversight of ,ukrainian     
,assistance ,act4  7b7 ,table of        
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4      
,purposes4,sec4 #c4 ,definitions4,sec4  
#d4 ,establishment of ,office of the    
,special ,inspector ,general for        

,ukrainian ,military1 ,economic1 and    
,humanitarian ,aid4,sec4 #e4 ,assistant 
,inspectors ,general4,sec4 #f4          
,supervision4,sec4 #g4 ,duties4,sec4 #h4
 ,powers and authorities4,sec4 #i4      
,personnel1 facilities1 and other       
resources4,sec4 #aj4 ,reports4,sec4 #aa4
 ,transparency4,sec4 #ab4 ,authorization
 of appropriations4,sec4 #ac4           
,termination4  #b4 ,purposes ,the       
purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to     
provide for the independent and         
objective conduct and supervision of    
audits and investigations relating to   
the programs and operations funded with 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made  
available to ,ukraine for military1     
economic1 and humanitarian aid2  7#b7 to
 provide for the independent and        
objective leadership and coordination   
of1 and recommendations concerning1     
policies designed-- 7,a7 to promote     
economic efficiency and effectiveness in
 the administration of the programs and 
operations described in paragraph 7#a72 

and  7,b7 to prevent and detect waste1  
fraud1 and abuse in such programs and   
operations2 and  7#c7 to provide for an 
independent and objective means of      
keeping the ,secretary of ,state1 the   
,secretary of ,defense1 and the heads of
 other relevant ,federal agencies fully 
and currently informed about-- 7,a7     
problems and deficiencies relating to   
the administration of the programs and  
operations described in paragraph 7#a72 
and  7,b7 the necessity for1 and the    
progress toward implementing1 corrective
 action related to such programs4  #c4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the military1 economic1   
and humanitarian aid to ,ukraine ,the   
term amounts appropriated or otherwise  
made available for the military1        
economic1 and humanitarian aid for      
,ukraine means amounts appropriated or  
otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year-- 7,a7 for the ,ukraine ,security  
,assistance ,initiative2  7,b7 for      

,foreign ,military ,financing funding   
for ,ukraine2  7,c7 to the ,department  
of ,state under the heading             
nonproliferation1 anti-terrorism1       
demining and related programs2 and  7,d7
 under titles ,,iii and ,,vi of the     
,ukraine ,supplemental ,appropriations  
,act 7division ,n of ,public ,law       
#aag-ajc74  7#b7 ,appropriate           
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate2  7,e7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,f7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,g7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7,h7 the         

,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,office ,the term ,office means the     
,office of the ,special ,inspector      
,general for ,ukrainian ,military1      
,economic1 and ,humanitarian ,aid       
established under section #d7;a74  7#d7 
,special inspector general ,the term    
,special ,inspector ,general means the  
,special ,inspector ,general for        
,ukrainian ,military1 ,economic1 and    
,humanitarian ,aid appointed pursuant to
 section #d7;b74  #d4 ,establishment of 
,office of the ,special ,inspector      
,general for ,ukrainian ,military1      
,economic1 and ,humanitarian ,aid  7a7  
,in general ,there is hereby established
 the ,office of the ,special ,inspector 
,general for ,ukrainian ,military1      
,economic1 and ,humanitarian ,aid to    
carry out the purposes set forth in     
section #b4  7b7 ,appointment of        
,special ,inspector ,general ,the head  
of the ,office shall be the ,special    
,inspector ,general for ,ukrainian      

,military1 ,economic1 and ,humanitarian 
,aid1 who shall be appointed by the     
,president4 ,the first ,special         
,inspector ,general shall be appointed  
not later than #cj days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7     
,qualifications ,the appointment of the 
,special ,inspector ,general shall be   
made solely on the basis of integrity   
and demonstrated ability in accounting1 
auditing1 financial analysis1 law1      
management analysis1 public             
administration1 or investigations4  7d7 
,compensation ,the annual rate of basic 
pay of the ,special ,inspector ,general 
shall be the annual rate of basic pay   
provided for positions at level ,,iv of 
the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7e7 ,prohibition on political   
activities ,for purposes of section     
#gcbd of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 the ,special ,inspector ,general 
is not an employee who determines       
policies to be pursued by the ,united   

,states in the nationwide administration
 of ,federal law4  7f7 ,removal ,the    
,special ,inspector ,general shall be   
removable from office in accordance with
 section #djc7;b7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  #e4 ,assistant          
,inspectors ,general ,the ,special      
,inspector ,general1 in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations         
governing the civil service1 shall      
appoint-- 7#a7 an ,assistant ,inspector 
,general for ,auditing1 who shall       
supervise the performance of auditing   
activities relating to programs and     
operations supported by amounts         
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for military1 economic1 and            
humanitarian aid to ,ukraine2 and  7#b7 
an ,assistant ,inspector ,general for   
,investigations1 who shall supervise the
 performance of investigative activities
 relating to the programs and operations
 described in paragraph 7#a74  #f4      
,supervision  7a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in subsection 7b71 the        

,special ,inspector ,general shall      
report directly to1 and be under the    
general supervision of1 the ,secretary  
of ,state and the ,secretary of         
,defense4  7b7 ,independence ,to conduct
 investigations and audits ,no officer  
of the ,department of ,defense1 the     
,department of ,state1 the ,united      
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 or any other relevant     
,federal agency may prevent or prohibit 
the ,special ,inspector ,general from-- 
7#a7 initiating1 carrying out1 or       
completing any audit or investigation   
related to amounts appropriated or      
otherwise made available for the        
military1 economic1 and humanitarian aid
 to ,ukraine2 or  7#b7 issuing any      
subpoena during the course of any such  
audit or investigation4  #g4 ,duties    
7a7 ,oversight of military1 economic1   
and humanitarian aid to ,ukraine        
provided after ,february #bd1 #bjbb ,the
 ,special ,inspector ,general shall     
conduct1 supervise1 and coordinate      

audits and investigations of the        
treatment1 handling1 and expenditure of 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made  
available for military1 economic1 and   
humanitarian aid to ,ukraine1 and of the
 programs1 operations1 and contracts    
carried out utilizing such funds1       
including-- 7#a7 the oversight and      
accounting of the obligation and        
expenditure of such funds2  7#b7 the    
monitoring and review of reconstruction 
activities funded by such funds2  7#c7  
the monitoring and review of contracts  
funded by such funds2  7#d7 the         
monitoring and review of the transfer of
 such funds and associated information  
between and among departments1 agencies1
 and entities of the ,united ,states and
 private and nongovernmental entities2  
7#e7 the maintenance of records         
regarding the use of such funds to      
facilitate future audits and            
investigations of the use of such funds2
  7#f7 the monitoring and review of the 
effectiveness of ,united ,states        

coordination with the ,government of    
,ukraine1 major recipients of ,ukrainian
 refugees1 partners in the region1 and  
other donor countries2  7#g7 the        
investigation of overpayments 7such as  
duplicate payments or duplicate billing7
 and any potential unethical or illegal 
actions of ,federal employees1          
contractors1 or affiliated entities2 and
  7#h7 the referral of reports compiled 
as a result of such investigations1 as  
necessary1 to the ,department of        
,justice to ensure further              
investigations1 prosecutions1 recovery  
of funds1 or other remedies4  7b7 ,other
 duties related to oversight ,the       
,special ,inspector ,general shall      
establish1 maintain1 and oversee such   
systems1 procedures1 and controls as the
 ,special ,inspector ,general considers 
appropriate to discharge the duties     
described in subsection 7a74  7c7       
,consultation ,the ,special ,inspector  
,general shall consult with the         
appropriate congressional committees    

before engaging in auditing activities  
outside of ,ukraine4  7d7 ,duties and   
responsibilities under chapter #d of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code ,in     
addition to the duties specified in     
subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the ,special   
,inspector ,general shall have the      
duties and responsibilities of          
inspectors general under chapter #d of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7e7   
,coordination of efforts ,in carrying   
out the duties1 responsibilities1 and   
authorities of the ,special ,inspector  
,general under this ,act1 the ,special  
,inspector ,general shall coordinate    
with1 and receive cooperation from--    
7#a7 the ,inspector ,general of the     
,department of ,defense2  7#b7 the      
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,state2  7#c7 the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,united ,states ,agency for     
,international ,development2 and  7#d7  
the ,inspector ,general of any other    
relevant ,federal agency4  #h4 ,powers  
and authorities  7a7 ,authorities under 

chapter #d of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code  7#a7 ,in general ,except as      
provided in paragraph 7#b71 in carrying 
out the duties specified in section #g1 
the ,special ,inspector ,general shall  
have the authorities provided under     
section #djf of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 including the authorities
 under subsection 7e7 of such section4  
7#b7 ,limitation ,the ,special          
,inspector ,general is not authorized to
 audit or investigate the intelligence  
community 7as defined in section #c of  
the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc774  7b7 ,audit     
standards ,the ,special ,inspector      
,general shall carry out the duties     
specified in section #g7;a7 in          
accordance with section #djd7;b77#a7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7   
,expedited hiring authority  7#a7 ,in   
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the 
,special ,inspector ,general may        
exercise any authority provided to the  
head of a temporary organization under  

section #cafa of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 without regard to whether
 the ,office qualifies as a temporary   
organization under subsection 7a7 of    
such section4  7#b7 ,limitations ,with  
respect to the exercise of authority    
under subsection 7b7 of section #cafa of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
authorized under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
the ,special ,inspector ,general may not
 make any appointment under that        
subsection on or after the later of--   
7i7 the date that is #ahj days after the
 date of enactment of this ,act2 or     
7ii7 the date that is #ahj days after   
the date on which the ,special          
,inspector ,general is confirmed by the 
,senate2  7,b7 paragraph 7#b7 of that   
subsection 7relating to periods of      
appointments7 shall not apply2 and  7,c7
 no period of an appointment made under 
that subsection may extend after the    
date on which the ,office terminates    
under section #ac4  7#c7 ,reemployment  
of annuitants  7,a7 ,in general ,subject

 to subparagraph 7,b71 if an annuitant  
receiving an annuity from the ,civil    
,service ,retirement and ,disability    
,fund becomes employed in a position in 
the ,office-- 7i7 the annuity of that   
annuitant shall continue2 and  7ii7 such
 reemployed annuitant shall not be      
considered to be an employee for the    
purposes of chapter #hc or #hd of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7        
,limitations ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall   
apply to-- 7i7 not more than #be        
employees of the ,office at any         
particular time1 as designated by the   
,special ,inspector ,general2 and  7ii7 
pay periods beginning after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  #i4 ,personnel1
 facilities1 and other resources  7a7   
,personnel ,the ,special ,inspector     
,general may select1 appoint1 and employ
 such officers and employees as may be  
necessary for carrying out the duties of
 the ,special ,inspector ,general1      
subject to the provisions of-- 7#a7     
chapter #cc of title #e1 ,united ,states

 ,code1 governing appointments in the   
competitive service2 and  7#b7 chapter  
#ea and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec 
of such title1 relating to              
classification and ,general ,schedule   
pay rates4  7b7 ,employment of experts  
and consultants ,the ,special ,inspector
 ,general may obtain the services of    
experts and consultants in accordance   
with section #caji of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 at daily rates not to    
exceed the equivalent rate prescribed   
for grade ,,gs-#ae of the ,general      
,schedule under section #eccb of such   
title4  7c7 ,contracting authority ,to  
the extent and in such amounts as may be
 provided in advance by appropriations  
,acts1 the ,special ,inspector ,general 
may-- 7#a7 enter into contracts and     
other arrangements for audits1 studies1 
analyses1 and other services with public
 agencies and with private persons2 and 
7#b7 make such payments as may be       
necessary to carry out the duties of the
 ,special ,inspector ,general4  7d7     

,resources ,the ,secretary of ,state or 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 as          
appropriate1 shall provide the ,special 
,inspector ,general with-- 7#a7         
appropriate and adequate office space at
 appropriate locations of the           
,department of ,state or the ,department
 of ,defense1 as appropriate1 in        
,ukraine or in ,european partner        
countries2  7#b7 such equipment1 office 
supplies1 and communications facilities 
and services as may be necessary for the
 operation of such offices2 and  7#c7   
necessary maintenance services for such 
offices and the equipment and facilities
 located in such offices4  7e7          
,assistance from federal agencies  7#a7 
,in general ,upon request of the        
,special ,inspector ,general for        
information or assistance from any      
department1 agency1 or other entity of  
the ,federal ,government1 the head of   
such entity shall1 to the extent        
practicable and not in contravention of 
any existing law1 furnish such          

information or assistance to the        
,special ,inspector ,general or an      
authorized designee4  7#b7 ,reporting of
 refused assistance ,whenever           
information or assistance requested by  
the ,special ,inspector ,general is1 in 
the judgment of the ,special ,inspector 
,general1 unreasonably refused or not   
provided1 the ,special ,inspector       
,general shall immediately report the   
circumstances to-- 7,a7 the ,secretary  
of ,state or the ,secretary of ,defense1
 as appropriate2 and  7,b7 the          
appropriate congressional committees4   
#aj4 ,reports  7a7 ,quarterly reports   
,not later than #cj days after the end  
of each quarter of each fiscal year1 the
 ,special ,inspector ,general shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees1 the ,secretary of ,state1   
and the ,secretary of ,defense a report 
that-- 7#a7 summarizes1 for the         
applicable quarter1 and to the extent   
possible1 for the period from the end of
 such quarter to the date on which the  

report is submitted1 the activities     
during such period of the ,special      
,inspector ,general and the activities  
under programs and operations funded    
with amounts appropriated or otherwise  
made available for military1 economic1  
and humanitarian aid to ,ukraine2 and   
7#b7 includes1 for applicable quarter1 a
 detailed statement of all obligations1 
expenditures1 and revenues associated   
with military1 economic1 and            
humanitarian activities in ,ukraine1    
including-- 7,a7 obligations and        
expenditures of appropriated funds2     
7,b7 a project-by-project and           
program-by-program accounting of the    
costs incurred to date for military1    
economic1 and humanitarian aid to       
,ukraine1 including an estimate of the  
costs to be incurred by the ,department 
of ,defense1 the ,department of ,state1 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 and other  
relevant ,federal agencies to complete  
each project and each program2  7,c7    

revenues attributable to1 or consisting 
of1 funds provided by foreign nations or
 international organizations to programs
 and projects funded by any ,federal    
department or agency and any obligations
 or expenditures of such revenues2  7,d7
 revenues attributable to1 or consisting
 of1 foreign assets seized or frozen    
that contribute to programs and projects
 funded by any ,federal department or   
agency and any obligations or           
expenditures of such revenues2  7,e7    
operating expenses of entities receiving
 amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for military1 economic1 and   
humanitarian aid to ,ukraine2 and  7,f7 
for any contract1 grant1 agreement1 or  
other funding mechanism described in    
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 the dollar amount  
of the contract1 grant1 agreement1 or   
other funding mechanism2  7ii7 a brief  
discussion of the scope of the contract1
 grant1 agreement1 or other funding     
mechanism2  7iii7 a discussion of how   
the ,federal department or agency       

involved in the contract1 grant1        
agreement1 or other funding mechanism   
identified1 and solicited offers from1  
potential individuals or entities to    
perform the contract1 grant1 agreement1 
or other funding mechanism1 including a 
list of the potential individuals or    
entities that were issued solicitations 
for the offers2 and  7iv7 the           
justification and approval documents on 
which the determination to use          
procedures other than procedures that   
provide for full and open competition   
was based4  7b7 ,covered contracts1     
grants1 agreements1 and funding         
mechanisms ,a contract1 grant1          
agreement1 or other funding mechanism   
described in this subsection is any     
major contract1 grant1 agreement1 or    
other funding mechanism that is entered 
into by any ,federal department or      
agency that involves the use of amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for the military1 economic1 or         
humanitarian aid to ,ukraine with any   

public or private sector entity-- 7#a7  
to build or rebuild the physical        
infrastructure of ,ukraine2  7#b7 to    
establish or reestablish a political or 
societal institution of ,ukraine2  7#c7 
to provide products or services to the  
people of ,ukraine2 or  7#d7 to provide 
security assistance to ,ukraine4  7c7   
,public availability ,the ,special      
,inspector ,general shall publish each  
report submitted pursuant to subsection 
7a7 on a publicly available internet    
website in ,english1 ,ukrainian1 and    
,russian4  7d7 ,form ,each report       
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex if the       
,special ,inspector ,general determines 
that a classified annex is necessary4   
7e7 ,submission of comments to ,congress
 ,during the #cj-;day period beginning  
on the date a report is received        
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 
of ,defense may submit comments to the  

appropriate congressional committees1 in
 unclassified form1 regarding any       
matters covered by the report that the  
,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary  
of ,defense considers appropriate4 ,such
 comments may include a classified annex
 if the ,secretary of ,state or the     
,secretary of ,defense considers such   
annex to be necessary4  7f7 ,rule of    
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to authorize the public
 disclosure of information that is--    
7#a7 specifically prohibited from       
disclosure by any other provision of    
law2  7#b7 specifically required by     
,executive order to be protected from   
disclosure in the interest of defense or
 national security or in the conduct of 
foreign affairs2 or  7#c7 a part of an  
ongoing criminal investigation4  #aa4   
,transparency  7a7 ,report ,except as   
provided in subsection 7c71 not later   
than #fj days after receiving a report  
pursuant to section #aj7;a71 the        
,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary 

of ,defense shall jointly make copies of
 the report available to the public upon
 request and at a reasonable cost4  7b7 
,comments ,except as provided in        
subsection 7c71 not later than #fj days 
after submitting comments pursuant to   
section #aj7;e71 the ,secretary of      
,state and the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall jointly make copies of such       
comments available to the public upon   
request and at a reasonable cost4  7c7  
,waiver  7#a7 ,authority ,the ,president
 may waive the requirement under        
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 with respect to   
availability to the public of any       
element in a report submitted pursuant  
to section #aj7;a7 or any comments      
submitted pursuant to section #aj7;e7 if
 the ,president determines that such    
waiver is justified for national        
security reasons4  7#b7 ,notice of      
waiver ,the ,president shall publish a  
notice of each waiver made under        
paragraph 7#a7 in the ,federal ,register
 not later than the date of the         

submission to the appropriate           
congressional committees of a report    
required under section #aj7;a7 or any   
comments submitted pursuant to section  
#aj7;e74 ,each such report and comments 
shall specify whether a waiver was made 
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 and which    
elements in the report or the comments  
were affected by such waiver4  #ab4     
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year
 #bjbf to carry out this ,act4  7b7     
,rescission ,of the amount appropriated 
under the heading assistance for europe1
 eurasia1 and central asia in title ,,iv
 of the ,ukraine ,security ,supplemental
 ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd 7division  
,b of ,public ,law #aah-ej71 #bj1jjj1jjj
 is rescinded4  #ac4 ,termination  7a7  
,in general ,the ,office shall terminate
 on the day that is #ahj days after the 
date on which amounts appropriated or   
otherwise made available for the        
reconstruction of ,ukraine that are     

unexpended are less than #bej1jjj1jjj4  
7b7 ,final report ,before the           
termination date referred to in         
subsection 7a71 the ,special ,inspector 
,general shall prepare and submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
final forensic audit report on programs 
and operations funded with amounts      
appropriated or otherwise made available
 for the military1 economic1 and        
humanitarian aid to ,ukraine4