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:
[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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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