Sec. 103. Seizure of illicit weapons transfers for the benefit of Ukraine
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It is the policy of the United States to work to provide, consistent with applicable Federal law, weapons systems and components seized from sanctioned Iranian entities to the Government of Ukraine for use in its war against the Russian Federation. The Department of Defense and other relevant Federal agencies shall seek to provide information to the Department of Justice that is relevant to a potential forfeiture action of any weapons systems or components seized from sanctioned Iranian entities that could have utility for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State and other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to transfer any items described in subsection
(b)that are needed by Ukraine to the Government of Ukraine or the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If the Secretary of Defense determines, after consultation with the Government of Ukraine and the Commander of the United States European Command, that certain items are not needed or usable by Ukraine, the Secretary may sell such items as surplus in accordance with existing law and reserve the proceeds from such sales for the purposes of supporting Ukraine. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that— details the use of the authority described in this section; and identifies any seized weapons or items provided to Ukraine and any proceeds from the sale of such items that was used to support Ukraine. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.