Sec. 4. Authorization of assistance with respect to the prosecution of war crimes
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Section 7 of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 8926 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any other appropriate Federal department or agency, may assign or detail, on a rotational basis, employees of such departments or agencies to advise, assist, and provide training to build the capacity of Ukrainian prosecutorial, law enforcement, forensic and judicial authorities, with respect to the prosecution of atrocity crimes.
The Secretary of State shall establish a Ukraine Victims Trust Fund, to assist victims, survivors and witnesses during investigations and while awaiting judicial proceedings. In the sole discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may pay assistance to any individual who— provides credible information that they were a victim or witness of an atrocity crime; demonstrates the need for compensation while furnishing information on suspected criminals; and is awaiting trial in order to testify against their attacker.
For purposes of the authority provided by this subsection, the term judicial proceedings includes cases brought forth by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, the International Criminal Court, or any United Nations-sanctioned tribunal with jurisdiction over the prosecution of atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine. There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the Ukraine Victims Trust Fund established under paragraph (1), which shall be authorized to remain available for 10 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
The Secretary of State shall establish a Ukraine Atrocity Crimes Rewards Fund, under the War Crimes Rewards Program to assist in the prosecution of atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine. In the sole discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any foreign person indicted with respect to the commission of atrocity crimes by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, the International Criminal Court, or any United Nations-sanctioned tribunal with jurisdiction over the prosecution of atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine.
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the Ukraine Victims Trust Fund established under paragraph (1), which shall be authorized to remain available for 10 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. .
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