Sec. 105. Authority to provide assistance for the defense of Ukraine
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In the event of an invasion of Ukraine by the Government of the Russian Federation, it is in the interests of the United States to continue to support the Ukrainian people in their resistance against Russian occupation, control, or attack. Upon an affirmative determination under section 321, there is established a Ukraine Resistance Fund composed of both Department of Defense and Department of State assistance programs as outlined in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2). Upon an affirmative determination under section 321, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is authorized through fiscal year 2023 to provide assistance, including training, lethal and non-lethal equipment, supplies, and sustainment to the security forces of the Government of Ukraine and appropriately vetted Ukrainian groups and individuals for the purpose of defending the Ukrainian people and the territorial integrity of Ukraine from attacks by the Russian Federation.
The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before providing assistance for the first time under this paragraph a plan for providing such assistance and an identification of the objectives of such assistance, a description of the process to be used to determine recipients of such assistance, and a description of the mechanisms and procedures that will be used to monitor the provision of assistance.
Not later than 90 days after exercising the authority under subparagraph (A), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a progress report on assistance provided under such subsection. The Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in kind, from foreign governments to provide assistance as authorized by this section. Any funds so accepted by the Secretaries shall be credited to appropriations for the appropriate operation and maintenance accounts.
There is authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for the Department of Defense for Operation and Maintenance for carrying out activities under subparagraph (A). Upon an affirmative determination under section 321, the funds described in subsection
(D)shall be made available to the Secretary of State for the Ukraine Resistance Fund to support Ukrainian resistance against Russian efforts to occupy or subdue territory under the authority of the internationally recognized Government of Ukraine. The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before providing assistance for the first time under subparagraph
(A)a plan for providing such assistance and an identification of the objectives of such assistance, a description of the process to be used to determine recipients of such assistance, and a description of the mechanisms and procedures that will be used to monitor the provision of assistance. Not later than 90 days after exercising the authority under subparagraph (A), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a progress report on assistance provided under such subsection. There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $220,000,000 to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2022 for efforts to support Ukrainian resistance against Russian efforts to occupy or subdue territory under the authority of the internationally recognized Government of Ukraine, to remain available until expended. The amounts appropriated under clause
(i)shall be made available as follows: $20,000,000 for the Global Engagement Center for efforts to support Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression, including countering undue political influence, providing political support to the legitimate government of Ukraine, countering Russian disinformation related to its aggression against Ukraine, exposing potential Russian atrocities against the people of Ukraine, and rallying international support for the people of Ukraine. $200,000,000 for the Countering Russian Influence Fund for efforts to support Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression, including logistical, organizational, and operational support for programs pursuant to this section. The amounts provided under clause
(i)are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). Clause
(i)is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022. Nothing in this section may be construed to provide authorization for the use of military force against the Russian Federation. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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