Sec. 211. Authorization of appropriations

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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the purposes described in subsection

(b)with respect to Ukraine. Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection

(a)may only be used— to strengthen Ukraine's cyber security, cyber resilience and intellectual property enforcement; to provide support and training in Ukraine for— sectoral reforms related to banking and public finance management reform; the privatization of state-owned enterprises; regulatory independence; subsidy reform; land reform; corporate governance; and foreign investment screening; to combat corruption, improve the rule of law, and otherwise strengthen independent legal institutions, including by— expanding regional anti-corruption training and exchanges among Ukrainian Ministry officials, law enforcement officers, judges, and prosecutors to build peer support, share best practices, maintain reform momentum, and protect reforms from capture; and supporting regional training of United States Embassy personal responsible for supporting anti-corruption and the rule of law to improve their effectiveness in supporting the consolidation and expansion of reform; to respond to the humanitarian crises caused or aggravated by the invasion and occupation of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, including by supporting internally displaced persons and communities in conflict-affected areas; to improve participatory legislative processes in Ukraine, including through— engagement with members of the Verkhovna Rada; training on government oversight, legal education, political transparency and competition, and compliance with international obligations; and supporting the development of professional legislative staff to advise and assist member of the Verkhovna Rada and committees in the execution of their duties and build legal and policy expertise within the Verkhovna Rada; and to further build the capacity of civil society, independent media, human rights, and other nongovernmental organizations in Ukraine, with an emphasis on— building capacity outside of Kyiv; and regional civil society training and exchange programs.