[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2913 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2913
To authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 2025
Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Doggett, and Mr.
Keating) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select),
Ways and Means, Rules, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Armed
Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Support
Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--DIPLOMACY AND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE
Sec. 101. Affirming support for Ukraine.
Sec. 102. Reaffirming the importance of NATO.
Sec. 103. Condemning the kidnapping of Ukrainian children.
Sec. 104. Support for Ukraine under title II of the BUILD Act of 2018.
Sec. 105. Vessel war risk insurance.
Sec. 106. Insurance for Ukraine Initiative.
Sec. 107. Codification of a Special Coordinator for Ukrainian
Reconstruction.
Sec. 108. Support for Radio Free Europe.
Sec. 109. Authorizing programs to counter and combat Russian
disinformation activities.
Sec. 110. Establishment of Ukraine Reconstruction Trust Fund.
Sec. 111. United States-European Nuclear Energy Cooperation.
TITLE II--SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Sec. 201. Lend-lease authority.
Sec. 202. Direct loans and foreign military financing.
Sec. 203. Support for Baltic countries.
Sec. 204. Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 205. Report on allied and partner military contributions.
Sec. 206. Report on United States-Ukraine intelligence support and
cooperation.
TITLE III--SANCTIONS AND EXPORT CONTROLS
Sec. 301. Sanctions trigger determination.
Sec. 302. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Russian financial
institutions.
Sec. 303. Impositions of sanctions with respect to Russian oil and
mining industry.
Sec. 304. Imposition of sanctions on certain persons affiliated with or
supporting the Government of the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 305. Crimea tunnel sanctions.
Sec. 306. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant sanctions.
Sec. 307. Rosatom sanctions.
Sec. 308. Imposition of price cap vessel sanctions.
Sec. 309. SWIFT sanctions.
Sec. 310. Russian sovereign debt sanctions.
Sec. 311. Imposition of sanctions on Russia-North Korea cooperation.
Sec. 312. Sanctions for kidnapping Ukrainian children.
Sec. 313. Imposition of dual-use export controls.
Sec. 314. Duties on the Russian Federation.
Sec. 315. Ending Russian oil import loophole.
Sec. 316. Taxing capital gains on Russian sovereign assets.
Sec. 317. Sanctions described.
Sec. 318. Implementation; regulations; penalties.
Sec. 319. Exceptions; waiver.
Sec. 320. Termination.
Sec. 321. Congressional review of Russia sanctions.
Sec. 322. Definitions.
TITLE I--DIPLOMACY AND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE
SEC. 101. AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation launched
an unprovoked and brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
violating Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity,
subjecting the nation to acts of aggression that have
threatened its independence and security.
(2) For three years, the people of Ukraine have
demonstrated extraordinary resilience, courage, and
determination in the face of relentless attacks on their homes,
communities, sovereignty, and fundamental freedoms.
(3) Since the beginning of the invasion, Russia has engaged
in widespread and systematic war crimes, including--
(A) deliberate targeting of civilian
infrastructure, including residential buildings,
schools, hospitals, and evacuation corridors;
(B) the forced deportation and kidnapping of at
least 19,000 Ukrainian children to Russian-controlled
territories in an attempt to erase Ukrainian identity;
(C) the destruction of Ukraine's agricultural and
energy infrastructure to create humanitarian crises and
disrupt global food supply chains; and
(D) the use of torture, extrajudicial killings, and
mass graves in occupied Ukrainian territories, as
documented by the United Nations, the International
Criminal Court, and leading human rights organizations.
(4) Despite these atrocities, the people of Ukraine remain
unyielding, demonstrating that their spirit and commitment to
self-determination cannot be extinguished.
(5) The Russian Federation, despite its overwhelming use of
force, has suffered catastrophic military losses, with
estimates exceeding 800,000 casualties, illustrating that
President Vladimir Putin's war of conquest has become both a
strategic failure and a humanitarian disaster for Russia.
(6) Ukraine, despite facing an adversary with a far larger
population, army, and military arsenal, continues to fight
courageously for its sovereignty, demonstrating its resilience
and determination.
(7) Russia's war has destabilized global security,
undermining the principles of sovereignty and nonaggression and
emboldening authoritarian regimes seeking to redraw
international borders by force.
(8) The United States, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), the European Union, and allied nations
have demonstrated historic unity in their support for Ukraine,
reaffirming their commitment to upholding international law,
territorial integrity, and democratic values.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United
States--
(1) recognizes that discussions surrounding the future of
Ukraine must include Ukraine;
(2) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian
Federation's ongoing war crimes, its targeted destruction of
Ukrainian society, and its blatant violations of international
law;
(3) reaffirms its commitment to the people of Ukraine and
the principles of sovereignty, independence, and territorial
integrity within internationally recognized borders;
(4) urges the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all
Russian forces from Ukrainian territory, including Crimea and
the Donbas, and affirms that any negotiations must be based on
Ukraine's sovereignty, not dictated by Russian ultimatums;
(5) demands international institutions take decisive action
to ensure the safe return of at least 19,000 kidnapped
Ukrainian children, recognizing that their forced deportation
is a war crime and an act of genocide under international law;
(6) supports the continued prosecution of Vladimir Putin
and Russian political and military leaders for war crimes,
crimes against humanity, and genocide, reinforcing that those
who orchestrate such atrocities must be held accountable before
the world; and
(7) stresses that any sustainable peace deal must be built
with Ukraine and our European allies at the table.
SEC. 102. REAFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF NATO.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States and its democratic allies and
partners face unprecedented international challenges and
evolving threats to global security.
(2) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was
founded on April 4, 1949, to counter Soviet expansion, prevent
further world wars in Europe, and strengthen transatlantic
security, and is built on the democratic principles of freedom,
security, and national sovereignty.
(3) Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty underpins the
principle of ``collective defense'' and has served as a guiding
value of United States foreign policy for over 75 years.
(4) The United States commitment to Article 5 enhances
deterrence against adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran
that seek to spread their malign influence.
(5) The unity of NATO allies strengthens collective
security and the stability of democratic states.
(6) NATO serves as a bulwark against the proliferation of
malign influence, technologies, and destabilizing operations by
adversaries.
(7) Authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China, Iran, and
North Korea have increased collaboration in political,
economic, and security sectors to undermine democratic
principles.
(8) In the only invocation of Article 5, NATO allies
provided military and intelligence support to the United States
following the September 11, 2001, attacks, and many NATO allies
incurred significant casualties in Afghanistan.
(9) NATO has remained steadfast in its support for Ukraine,
with member countries providing military and non-security
assistance, strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, and
imposing costs on Russia for its illegal invasion.
(10) Finland and Sweden made the sovereign decision to
accede to NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(11) NATO continues to address systemic challenges posed by
China to Euro-Atlantic interests and security.
(12) NATO member states have strengthened their defense and
cyber capabilities, including through the Defense Innovation
Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States reaffirms its full and unwavering
commitment to NATO;
(2) NATO remains vital to United States national security
interests and the United States remains fully committed to
defending its allies under Article 5 of the North Atlantic
Treaty;
(3) NATO's open door policy is essential to European
security, and every sovereign state has the right to determine
its security arrangements, including Ukraine;
(4) the United States remembers and honors the thousands of
NATO coalition soldiers who sacrificed their lives following
the invocation of Article 5 after the September 11, 2001,
attacks;
(5) all NATO allies should dedicate at least 2 percent of
their gross domestic product to national defense or establish
concrete plans to meet their 2 percent obligations by the
Washington Summit; and
(6) NATO allies must continue cooperation in advanced
defense technologies, counterintelligence, and cybersecurity
programs to counter evolving threats from adversaries such as
Russia, China, and Iran.
SEC. 103. CONDEMNING THE KIDNAPPING OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On January 12, 1951, the Convention on the Prevention
and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (commonly known as the
``Genocide Convention'') entered into force. The Russian
Federation is a party to the Convention and is therefore bound
by its obligations.
(2) On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation escalated
its 8-year occupation of sovereign Ukrainian territory by
launching a full-scale, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
(3) Russian armed forces have committed widespread and
systematic atrocities against Ukrainian civilians, including
the targeting of civilian infrastructure and protected sites.
(4) On March 9, 2022, Russian forces attacked a maternity
hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of 5
individuals and injuries to 17 others, in violation of
international humanitarian law.
(5) On March 22, 2022, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs announced that the Russian military had illegally
abducted and forcibly transferred 2,389 Ukrainian children from
temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian
Federation.
(6) On June 2, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy stated that an estimated 200,000 Ukrainian children
had been forcibly transferred to Russia.
(7) Article II(e) of the Genocide Convention defines
``forcibly transferring children of the group to another
group'' as an act of genocide.
(8) Maria Lvova-Belova, Children's Rights Commissioner for
the President of Russia, publicly admitted to overseeing the
abduction and forced transfer of Ukrainian children and their
adoption by Russian families.
(9) Ukrainian authorities have stated that many abducted
children have living family members in Ukraine but have been
separated due to Russia's renewed invasion.
(10) On June 16, 2022, Russian authorities announced that
children born in occupied Ukrainian territories after the
February 24, 2022, invasion would automatically be deemed
Russian citizens, contributing to the erasure of Ukrainian
identity.
(11) On June 22, 2022, the United Nations Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner verified that at least 320
children had been killed as a result of Russia's renewed
invasion of Ukraine.
(12) On July 11, 2022, United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres ordered an investigation into the deaths and
injuries of Ukrainian children in the context of the conflict.
(13) On July 13, 2022, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
called on the Russian Federation to ``immediately halt its
systemic filtration operations in Ukraine'', which have
resulted in the disappearance, detention, or forcible
deportation of between 900,000 and 1,600,000 Ukrainians,
including approximately 260,000 children.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the abduction and forcible transfer of children and
facilitation of illegal adoptions of Ukrainian children by the
Russian Federation is contrary to Russia's obligations under
the Genocide Convention and constitute acts of genocide;
(2) the Russian Federation is deliberately seeking to wipe
out a generation of Ukrainian children, thereby crippling
Ukraine's ability to nurture the next generation of Ukrainian
citizens and leaders and to rebuild their country after
Russia's unprovoked war, with the purpose of demolishing
Ukraine's unique language, culture, history, and identity;
(3) the Russian Federation's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine
has significantly increased the risks of children being exposed
to human trafficking and exploitation, child labor, gender-
based violence, hunger, injury, trauma, deprivation of
education and shelter, and death; and
(4) the Government of the Russian Federation, under the
leadership of Vladimir Putin, bears full responsibility for the
wrongful and illegal abduction and forcible transfer of
children from Ukraine, and Congress condemns these actions in
the strongest terms.
SEC. 104. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE UNDER TITLE II OF THE BUILD ACT OF 2018.
Section 1412(c) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in Ukraine and'' after
``the provision of support under title II''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``The Corporation'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--The Corporation'';
(B) by striking ``(A) the President'' and inserting
the following:
``(i) the President'';
(C) by striking ``(B) such support'' and inserting
the following:
``(ii) such support''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Non-applicability to ukraine.--The provisions
of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to
Ukraine.''.
SEC. 105. VESSEL WAR RISK INSURANCE.
(a) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding section 53902 of title 46, United
States Code, for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, and ending 5 years after such date, a covered vessel shall be
deemed to be eligible for insurance or reinsurance under chapter 539 of
title 46, United States Code, if such vessel is engaged in
transportation in waterborne commerce importing cargo to, or exporting
cargo from, Ukraine.
(b) Expansion of Cargo.--Subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section
53903(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to cargo
imported or exported to or from Ukraine.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered vessel.--The term ``covered vessel'' means a
vessel that is owned by a citizen of--
(A) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization;
(B) Ukraine; or
(C) any other country the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
determines, in the interest of national security, shall
be considered eligible for insurance or reinsurance
under chapter 539 of title 46, United States Code.
(2) Owned by a citizen.--The term ``owned by a citizen''
means ownership by an entity that is considered to be a citizen
of a country in the same manner as an entity is deemed to be a
citizen of the United States under section 50501 of title 46,
United States Code.
SEC. 106. INSURANCE FOR UKRAINE INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of State
an entity to be known as the ``Insurance for Ukraine I