S 2555
113th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Russia
Ukraine
A bill to require a report on military assistance to Ukraine.
Introduced: June 26, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 26, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, should provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the government of Ukraine.
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), every 180 days until January 31, 2017, to report to Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine.
Requires such report to include matters concerning:
- military equipment, supplies, and defense services requested by Ukraine;
- military equipment, supplies, and defense services that the United States has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide;
- an assessment of U.S. military assistance that would most effectively improve Ukraine's military capabilities;
- an assessment of the need for, and force protection concerns, of U.S. military advisors that may be made available to Ukraine;
- military training requested by Ukraine, and military training the United States has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months or plans to conduct in the next year; and
- an assessment of the military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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