A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, should provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the government of Ukraine.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), every 180 days until January 31, 2017, to report to Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine.

Requires such report to include matters concerning:

• military equipment, supplies, and defense services requested by Ukraine;
• military equipment, supplies, and defense services that the United States has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide;
• an assessment of U.S. military assistance that would most effectively improve Ukraine's military capabilities;
• an assessment of the need for, and force protection concerns, of U.S. military advisors that may be made available to Ukraine;
• military training requested by Ukraine, and military training the United States has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months or plans to conduct in the next year; and
• an assessment of the military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2555

         To require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2014

Ms. Ayotte (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Rubio, 
and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
         To require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.

    Consistent with United States national security interests and 
current law, it is the sense of Congress that the President, working 
with NATO allies, should as quickly as possible provide the armed 
forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and 
military training support requested by the Government of Ukraine.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct an assessment and submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report related to military assistance to Ukraine.
    (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the report required under subsection 
(a) should provide a detailed explanation of the following matters:
            (1) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, 
        including type, quantity, and prioritization of such items, 
        requested by the Government of Ukraine.
            (2) Military equipment, supplies, and defense services, 
        including type, quantity, and actual or estimated delivery 
        date, that the United States Government has provided, is 
        currently providing, and plans to provide to the Government of 
        Ukraine.
            (3) An assessment of what United States military assistance 
        to the Government of Ukraine, including type and quantity, 
        would most effectively improve the military readiness and 
        capabilities of the Ukrainian military.
            (4) An assessment of the need for, appropriateness of, and 
        force protection concerns of any United States military 
        advisors that may be made available to the armed forces of 
        Ukraine.
            (5) Military training requested by the Government of 
        Ukraine.
            (6) Military training the United States Government has 
        conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months.
            (7) Military training the United States Government plans to 
        conduct with the Government of Ukraine in the next year.
            (8) An assessment of the military assistance, including 
        equipment, supplies, and weaponry, provided by the Government 
        of the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since 
        February 22, 2014.
    (c) Sunset.--The requirements in this section shall terminate on 
January 31, 2017.
    (d) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given the 
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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