Sec. 304. Intelligence support for Ukraine
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In this section, the term territory of Ukraine includes all territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory the Russian Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. The Secretary of Defense shall provide continuous, ongoing intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery collection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations of the Government of Ukraine that are specifically intended or reasonably expected to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine.
Not later than 10 days before any pause in providing the support described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of any such pause, including a justification for such pause.
This section shall cease to have any force or effect beginning on the earlier of— the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or upon the submission of a certification from the President to the committees described in subsection
(c)that— there has been a complete and durable cessation of military hostilities by the Russian Federation in Ukraine; and the Government of Ukraine has willingly and freely entered into a negotiated agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation regarding the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.