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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 · Sec. 1245

Sec. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE

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## SEC. 1245 PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE ###
(a)Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over territory internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory Russia claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. ###
(b)Waiver The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under subsection
(a)if the Secretary of Defense— ####
(1)determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and ####
(2)on the date on which the waiver is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver to— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and #####
(B)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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