Sec. 201. Modernizing Ukraine’s security capabilities
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities under this section to strengthen the United States-Ukraine military relationships, and to support the acceleration of the modernization of Ukraine’s military capabilities, including— long-range precision fires; integrated air and missile defense systems; anti-ship cruise missiles; land-attack cruise missiles; coastal defense; anti-armor; undersea warfare; survivable swarming maritime assets; manned and unmanned aerial systems; mining and countermining capabilities; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities; command and control systems; and any other defense capabilities that the United States and Ukraine jointly determine are crucial to the defense of Ukraine.
In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for Foreign Military Financing programs under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ), the purpose of the Foreign Military Financing Program shall be to provide assistance, including equipment, training, and other support, to the Government and military of Ukraine in order— to accelerate the modernization of defense capabilities that will enable Ukraine to expel Russian Federation forces from the territory of Ukraine; to support to the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine including future force design, a move towards North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)concepts and operating procedures, command and staff training, combined exercises, and enhanced compatibility and interoperability with NATO allies; to support capabilities and training, as well as the infrastructure needed for Ukraine to exercise domestic control over its own airspace; to enable the Government and military of Ukraine to conduct coercive or grey zone activities; to enable the Government and military of Ukraine to achieve maritime control over the territorial waters of Ukraine, including through support to Ukraine’s development of a Navy and the Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine that can execute mine clearance, and conduct maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
(ISR)patrols, coastal defense, and freedom of navigation, helping the Government and people of Ukraine to rebuild their economy; to provide support for border protection and defense, its engineering and fortification, surveillance, monitoring of enemy troop movements, postwar reconstruction of border infrastructure, demining, and disposal of explosive ordnance; support to medical training and prosthetics; to prevent the Russian Federation from decapitating, seizing control of, or otherwise neutralizing or rendering ineffective the Government of Ukraine; and to create and maintain a credible defense and deterrence capability to prevent future conflict with the Russian Federation. The President shall, concurrent with the fiscal year budget submission to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding requirements necessary to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement in the fiscal year for which the budget has been submitted. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, may make available to the Government of Ukraine, in such quantities as the Secretary of State considers appropriate for the purpose described in the Bilateral Security Agreement— weapons and other defense articles from the United States inventory and other sources; and defense services. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and annually thereafter for the next 9 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the unfunded priorities required to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement in the fiscal year for which the budget has been submitted. Each report under this subsection shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following: A summary description of such priority, including the objectives outlined in the Bilateral Security Agreement to be advanced if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives described under subparagraph (A). Account information with respect to such priority, including the following (as applicable): Line Item Number
(LIN)for applicable procurement accounts. Program Element
(PE)number for applicable research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. Sub-activity group
(SAG)for applicable operation and maintenance accounts. A detailed assessment of each specific risk that would be reduced in executing the Bilateral Security Agreement if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). The requirement to be addressed by the unfunded priority. A description of any funding provided for the requirement for the current and preceding fiscal year. Recommendations whether such funding should be in the form of contributions, loans, or forgivable loans in the implementation of the Bilateral Security Agreement. Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report as follows: In overall order of urgency of priority according to the amount of risk reduced. In overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and annually thereafter for the next 9 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the unfunded priorities required to implement the Bilateral Security Agreement in the fiscal year for which the budget has been submitted. Each report under this subsection shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following: A summary description of such priority, including the objectives outlined in the Bilateral Security Agreement to be advanced if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives described under subparagraph (A). Account information, as applicable, with respect to such priority. A detailed assessment of each specific risk that would be reduced in executing the Bilateral Security Agreement if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). The requirement to be addressed by the unfunded priority. A description of any funding provided for the requirement for the current and preceding fiscal year. Recommendations whether such funding should be in the form of contributions, loans, or forgivable loans in the implementation of the Bilateral Security Agreement. Each report shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report as follows: In overall order of urgency of priority according to the amount of risk reduced. In overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities.
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