[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2124 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 329
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2124
To support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2014
Mr. Menendez, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
To support sovereignty and democracy in 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Support for the Sovereignty,
Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Materially assisted.--The term ``materially assisted''
means the provision of assistance that is significant and of a
kind directly relevant to acts described in paragraph (1), (2),
or (3) of section 8(a) or acts described in section 9(a)(1).
(4) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD UKRAINE.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to condemn the unjustified military intervention of the
Russian Federation in the Crimea region of Ukraine and its
concurrent occupation of that region, as well as any other form
of political, economic, or military aggression against Ukraine;
(2) to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to, and
to remind Russia of its ongoing commitment to, the 1994
Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, which was executed
jointly with the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom and
explicitly secures the independence, sovereignty, and
territorial integrity and borders of Ukraine, and to demand the
immediate cessation of improper activities, including the
seizures of airfields and other locations, and the immediate
return of Russian forces to their barracks;
(3) to work with United States partners in the European
Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and at the
United Nations to ensure that all nations recognize and not
undermine, nor seek to undermine, the independence,
sovereignty, or territorial or economic integrity of Ukraine;
(4) to use all appropriate economic elements of United
States national power, in coordination with United States
allies, to protect the independence, sovereignty, and
territorial and economic integrity of Ukraine;
(5) to support the people of Ukraine in their desire to
forge closer ties with Europe, including signing an Association
Agreement with the European Union as a means to address endemic
corruption, consolidate democracy, and achieve sustained
prosperity;
(6) to use the voice and vote of the United States to
secure sufficient resources through the International Monetary
Fund to support needed economic structural reforms in Ukraine
under conditions that will reinforce a sovereign decision by
the Government of Ukraine to sign and implement an association
agreement with the European Union;
(7) to help the Government of Ukraine prepare for the
presidential election in May 2014;
(8) to reinforce the efforts of the Government of Ukraine
to bring to justice those responsible for the acts of violence
against peaceful protestors and other unprovoked acts of
violence related to the antigovernment protests in that began
on November 21, 2013;
(9) to support the efforts of the Government of Ukraine to
recover and return to the Ukrainian state funds stolen by
former President Yanukovych, his family, and other current and
former members of the Ukrainian government and elites;
(10) to support the continued professionalization of the
Ukrainian military;
(11) to condemn economic extortion by the Russian
Federation against Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, and other
countries in the region designed to obstruct closer ties
between the European Union and the countries of the Eastern
Partnership and to reduce the harmful consequences of such
extortion;
(12) to condemn the continuing and long-standing pattern
and practice by the Government of the Russian Federation of
physical and economic aggression toward neighboring countries;
(13) to enhance and extend our security cooperation with,
security assistance to, and military exercises conducted with,
states in Central and Eastern Europe, including North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, NATO aspirants,
and appropriate Eastern Partnership countries;
(14) to reaffirm United States defense commitments to its
treaty allies under Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty;
(15) that the continued participation of the Russian
Federation in the Group of Eight (G-8) nations should be
conditioned on the Government of the Russian Federation
respecting the territorial integrity of its neighbors and
accepting and adhering to the norms and standards of free,
democratic societies as generally practiced by every other
member nation of the G-8 nations;
(16) to explore ways for the United States Government to
assist the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to diversify
their energy sources and achieve energy security; and
(17) to ensure the United States maintains its predominant
leadership position and influence within the International
Monetary Fund, and to guarantee the International Monetary Fund
has the resources and governance structure necessary to support
structural reforms in Ukraine and respond to and prevent a
potentially serious financial crisis in Ukraine or other
foreign economic crises that threatens United States national
security.
SEC. 4. PROVISION OF COSTS OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--From the unobligated balance of amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available under the heading ``economic
support fund'' under the heading ``Funds Appropriated to the
President'' in title III of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K
of Public Law 113-76) and in Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
preceding fiscal years (other than amounts designated pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A))), amounts shall be made
available for the costs (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of loan guarantees for Ukraine that
are hereby authorized to be provided under this Act.
(b) Inapplicability of Certain Limitations.--Amounts made available
for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine pursuant to subsection (a)
shall not be considered ``assistance'' for the purpose of provisions of
law limiting assistance to Ukraine.
SEC. 5. RECOVERY OF ASSETS LINKED TO GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION IN
UKRAINE.
(a) Asset Recovery.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall assist,
on an expedited basis as appropriate, the Government of Ukraine to
identify, secure, and recover assets linked to acts of corruption by
Viktor Yanukovych, members of his family, or other former or current
officials of the Government of Ukraine or their accomplices in any
jurisdiction through appropriate programs, including the Kleptocracy
Asset Recovery Initiative of the Department of Justice.
(b) Coordination.--Any asset recovery efforts undertaken pursuant
to subsection (a) shall be coordinated through the relevant bilateral
or multilateral entities, including, as appropriate, the Egmont Group
of Financial Intelligence Units, the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative
of the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime, the Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network, and the Global
Focal Point Initiative of the International Criminal Police
Organization (INTERPOL).
(c) Investigative Assistance.--The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Attorney General, shall assist the Government of
Ukraine, the European Union, and other appropriate countries, on an
expedited basis, with formal and informal investigative assistance and
training, as appropriate, to support the identification, seizure, and
return to the Government of Ukraine of assets linked to acts of
corruption.
(d) Priority Assigned.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure
that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the
Treasury assists the Government of Ukraine, the European Union, and
other appropriate countries under section 314(a) of the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (31 U.S.C. 5311 note).
SEC. 6. DEMOCRACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNANCE, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR UKRAINE AND OTHER STATES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, directly or through nongovernmental
organizations--
(1) improve democratic governance, transparency,
accountability, rule of law, and anti-corruption efforts in
Ukraine;
(2) support efforts by the Government of Ukraine to foster
greater unity among the people and regions of the country;
(3) support the people and Government of Ukraine in
preparing to conduct and contest free and fair elections,
including through domestic and international election
monitoring;
(4) assist in diversifying Ukraine's economy, trade, and
energy supplies, including at the national, regional, and local
levels;
(5) strengthen democratic institutions and political and
civil society organizations in Ukraine;
(6) expand free and unfettered access to independent media
of all kinds in Ukraine and assist with the protection of
journalists and civil society activists who have been targeted
for free speech activities;
(7) support political and economic reform initiatives by
Eastern Partnership countries; and
(8) support the efforts of the Government of Ukraine, civil
society, and international organizations to enhance the
economic and political empowerment of women in Ukraine and to
prevent and address violence against women and girls in
Ukraine, and support the inclusion of women in Ukraine in any
negotiations to restore Ukraine's security, independence,
sovereignty, or territorial or economic integrity.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of State $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2015
to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a). Amounts
appropriated for the activities set forth in subsection (a) shall be
used pursuant to the authorization and requirements contained in this
section. Additional amounts may be authorized to be appropriated under
other provisions of law.
(c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out the
activities set forth in subsection (a).
(d) Notification Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to subsection (b) may not be obligated until
15 days after the date on which the President has provided
notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate
congressional committees.
(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the notification
requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines
that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human
health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided
as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days
after taking the action to which such notification requirement
was applicable in the context of the circumstances
necessitating such waiver.
SEC. 7. ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION WITH UKRAINE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE.
(a) In General.--The President shall, subject to the availability
of appropriations--
(1) enhance security cooperation efforts and relationships
amongst countries in Central and Eastern Europe and among the
United States, the European Union, and countries in Central and
Eastern Europe;
(2) provide additional security assistance, including
defense articles and defense services (as those terms are
defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2794)) and military training, to countries in Central and
Eastern Europe, including Ukraine; and
(3) support greater reform, professionalism, and capacity-
building efforts within the military, intelligence, and
security services in Central and Eastern Europe, including
Ukraine.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the President a total of $100,000,000 for fiscal years
2015 through 2017 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated for
the activities set forth in subsection (a) shall be used pursuant to
the authorization and requirements contained in this section.
Additional amounts may be authorized to be appropriated under other
provisions of law.
(c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out the
activities set forth in subsection (a).
(d) Notification Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to subsection (b) may not be obligated until
15 days after the date on which the President has provided
notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the notification
requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines
that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human
health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided
as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days
after taking the action to which such notification requirement
was applicable in the context of the circumstances
necessitating such waiver.
SEC. 8. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE OR UNDERMINING
THE PEACE, SECURITY, STABILITY, SOVEREIGNTY, OR
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described
in subsection (b) with respect to--
(1) any person, including a current or former official of
the Government of Ukraine or a person acting on behalf of that
Government, that the President determines has perpetrated, or
is responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise
directing, significant acts of violence or gross human rights
abuses in Ukraine against persons associated with the
antigovernment protests in Ukraine that began on November 21,
2013;
(2) any person that the President determines has
perpetrated, or is responsible for ordering, controlling, or
otherwise directing, significant acts that are intended to
undermine the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or
territorial integrity of Ukraine, including acts of economic
extortion;
(3) any official of the Government of the Russian
Federation, or a close associate or family member of such an
official, that the President determines is responsible for,
complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or
otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in Ukraine,
including the expropriation of private or public assets for
personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or
the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the
facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to
foreign jurisdictions; and
(4) any individual that the President determines materially
assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or
technological support for, or goods or services in support of,
the commission of acts described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--The exercise of all powers
granted to the President by the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions
in all property and interests in property of a person
determined by the President to be subject to subsection
(a) if such property and interests in property are in
the United States, come within the United States, or
are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(B) Exclusion from the united states and revocation
of visa or other documentation.--In the case of an
alien determined by the President to be subject to
subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from
the United States of, the alien, and revocation in
accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or
other documentation of the alien.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to
carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to
an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is
necessary to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
States, or other applicable international obligations.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect,
submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives a notice of and a
justification for the waiver.
(d) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.
SEC. 9. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION COMPLICIT IN OR
RESPONSIBLE FOR SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION.
(a) In General.--The President is authorized and encouraged to
impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to--
(1) any official of the Government of the Russian
Federation, or a close associate or family member of such an
official, that the President determines is responsible for, or
complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or
otherwise directing, acts of significant corruption in the
Russian Federation, including the expropriation of private or
public assets for personal gain, corruption related to
government contracts or the extraction of natural resources,
bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of
corruption to foreign jurisdictions; and
(2) any individual who has materially assisted, sponsored,
or provided financial, material, or technological support for,
or goods or services in support of, an act described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--The exercise of all powers
granted to the President by the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the
extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions
in all property and interests in property of a person
determined by the President to be subject to subsection
(a) if such property and interests in property are in
the United States, come within the United States, or
are or come within the possession or control of a
United States person.
(B) Exclusion from the united states and revocation
of visa or other documentation.--In the case of an
alien determined by the President to be subject to
subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from
the United States of, the alien, and revocation in
accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or
other documentation of the alien.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (1)(A) or any regulation, license, or order issued to
carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to
an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is
necessary to permit the United States to comply with the
Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
States, or other applicable international obligations.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions
under subsection (b) with respect to a person if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national
security interests of the United States; and
(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect,
submits to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives a notice of and a
justification for the waiver.
(d) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this
section.
SEC. 10. UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
(a) United States Quota for International Monetary Fund Direct Loan
Program Account.--
(1) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, for an increase
in the quota of the United States in the International Monetary
Fund, the dollar equivalent of 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing
Rights, to remain available until expended.
(2) Cost estimation.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the provisos under
the heading ``United States Quota, International
Monetary Fund'' under the heading ``INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY PROGRAMS'' under the heading ``INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS'' in title XIV of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 Stat.
1916), the costs of the amounts appropriated under such
headings and by paragraph (1) shall be estimated on a
present value basis, excluding administrative costs and
any incidental effects on governmental receipts or
outlays.
(B) Discount rate.--The discount rate for a present
value calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be the
appropriate interest rate on marketable Treasury
securities.
(3) Adjustments under sequestration reports.--Section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) shall not apply to
amounts appropriated by paragraph (1).
(b) Loans to International Monetary Fund Direct Loan Program
Account.--
(1) Rescission.--Of amounts appropriated under the heading
``Loans to International Monetary Fund'' under the heading
``INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS'' under the heading
``INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS'' in title XIV of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123
Stat. 1916) that are available for obligation, the dollar
equivalent of 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights is
rescinded effective--
(A) on the date on which the rollback of the credit
arrangement of the United States in the New
Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary
Fund takes effect; but
(B) not earlier than the increase in the quota of
the United States authorized by section 72 of the
Bretton Woods Agreements Act, as added by subsection
(c)(2).
(2) Cost estimation.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the second through
fourth provisos under the heading ``Loans to
International Monetary Fund'' under the heading
``INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS'' under the heading
``INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS'' in title XIV of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law
111-32; 123 Stat. 1916), the costs of the amounts
appropriated under such headings and rescinded by
paragraph (1) shall be estimated on a present value
basis, excluding administrative costs and any
incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays.
(B) Discount rate.--The discount rate for a present
value calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be the
appropriate interest rate on marketable Treasury
securities.
(3) Adjustments under sequestration reports.--Section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)) shall not apply to
amounts rescinded by paragraph (1).
(c) Amendments to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.--
(1) Rescission of funds.--Section 17(b) of the Bretton
Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286e-2(b)) is amended in
paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting before the end period the
following: ``only to the extent that such amounts are not
rescinded by an Act of Congress''.
(2) Acceptance of amendments to articles of agreement;
quota increase.--The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C.
286 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 71. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE
FUND.
``The United States Governor of the Fund may accept the amendments
to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in resolution 66-2
of the Board of Governors of the Fund.
``SEC. 72. QUOTA INCREASE.
``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the Fund may
consent to an increase in the quota of the United States in the Fund
equivalent to 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights.
``(b) Subject to Appropriations.--The authority provided by
subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent or in such
amounts as are appropriated in advance.''.
SEC. 11. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2015, and June 1 of each year
thereafter through 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
specified congressional committees a report, in both classified and
unclassified form, on the current and future military power of the
Russian Federation (in this section referred to as ``Russia''). The
report shall address the current and probable future course of
military-technological development of the Russian military, the tenets
and probable development of the security strategy and military strategy
of the Government of Russia, and military organizations and operational
concepts, for the 20-year period following submission of such report.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the security situation in regions
neighboring Russia.
(2) The goals and factors shaping the security strategy and
military strategy of the Government of Russia.
(3) Trends in Russian security and military behavior that
would be designed to achieve, or that are consistent with, the
goals described in paragraph (2).
(4) An assessment of the global and regional security
objectives of the Government of Russia, including objectives
that would affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the
Middle East, or the People's Republic of China.
(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, locations, and
capabilities of the nuclear, special operations, land, sea, and
air forces of the Government of Russia.
(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine and training.
(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities of the
Government of Russia and Russian entities, as a supplier of
materials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear
weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or missile
systems.
(8) Developments in the asymmetric capabilities of the
Government of Russia, including its strategy and efforts to
develop and deploy cyberwarfare and electronic warfare
capabilities, details on the number of malicious cyber
incidents originating from Russia against Department of Defense
infrastructure, and associated activities originating or
suspected of originating from Russia.
(9) The strategy and capabilities of space and counterspace
programs in Russia, including trends, global and regional
activities, the involvement of military and civilian
organizations, including state-owned enterprises, academic
institutions, and commercial entities, and efforts to develop,
acquire, or gain access to advanced technologies that would
enhance Russian military capabilities.
(10) Developments in Russia's nuclear program, including
the size and state of Russia's stockpile, its nuclear strategy
and associated doctrines, its civil and military production
capacities, and projections of its future arsenals.
(11) A description of the anti-access and area denial
capabilities of the Government of Russia.
(12) A description of Russia's command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance modernization program and its applications for
Russia's precision guided weapons.
(13) In consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of State, developments regarding United States-
Russian engagement and cooperation on security matters.
(14) Other military and security developments involving
Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to
United States national security.
(c) Specified Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``specified congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 12. RESCISSIONS FROM FOREIGN RELATIONS ACCOUNTS.
(a) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.--Of the
funds appropriated under the heading ``International Security
Assistance, Department of State, International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement'' in title IV of division K of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), $65,000,000 are
rescinded.
(b) Contribution to the International Development Association.--Of
the funds appropriated under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance,
International Financial Institutions, Contribution to the International
Development Association'' in title V of division K of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76), $43,525,000 are
rescinded.
(c) Contribution to the Asian Development Fund.--Of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance, International
Financial Institutions, Contribution to the Asian Development Fund'' in
title V of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
(Public Law 113-76), $9,000,000 are rescinded.
(d) Contribution to the African Development Fund.--Of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance, International
Financial Institutions, Contribution to the African Development Fund''
in title V of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
(Public Law 113-76), $16,475,000 are rescinded.
(e) Subsidy Appropriation for the Export-Import Bank of the United
States.--Of the unexpended balances available under the heading
``Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United
States, Subsidy Appropriation'' from prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
$23,500,000 are rescinded.
SEC. 13. RESCISSIONS FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ACCOUNTS.
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations
Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following
accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
(1) Other Procurement, Army, 2013/2015: $41,500,000.
(2) Aircraft Procurement, Army, 2014/2016: $80,000,000.
(3) Missile Procurement, Air Force, 2014/2016: $36,000,000.
Calendar No. 329
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2124
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A BILL
To support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine, and for other
purposes.
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March 12, 2014
Read twice and placed on the calendar