[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5962 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5962
To authorize the Department of Justice and the Department of State to
provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance,
training, capacity building, and advisory support to the Government of
Ukraine to achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of
civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian
children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Landsman (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Wilson
of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize the Department of Justice and the Department of State to
provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance,
training, capacity building, and advisory support to the Government of
Ukraine to achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of
civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian
children, 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. SUPPORTING THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED
UKRAINIAN CHILDREN.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Abducted
Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a White House press release, dated March,
2025, ``The United States and Ukraine agreed that the United
States remains committed to helping achieve the exchange of
prisoners of war, the release of civilian detainees, and the
return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children.''.
(2) To implement the commitment referred to in paragraph
(1), the United States Government requires an organized and
resourced policy approach to assist Ukraine with--
(A) investigations of Russia's abduction of
Ukrainian children;
(B) the rehabilitation and reintegration of
children returned to Ukraine; and
(C) justice and accountability for perpetrators of
the abductions.
(c) Authorization of Technical Assistance and Advisory Support.--
(1) In general.--The Department of Justice and the
Department of State are authorized--
(A) to provide law enforcement and intelligence
technical assistance, training, capacity building, and
advisory support to the Government of Ukraine in
support of the commitment described in subsection
(b)(1); and
(B) to advance the objectives described in
subsection (b)(2).
(2) Type of assistance.--The law enforcement and
intelligence technical assistance authorized under paragraph
(1)(A) may include--
(A) training regarding the utilization of biometric
identification technologies in abduction and
trafficking in persons investigations;
(B) assistance with respect to collecting and
analyzing open source intelligence information;
(C) assistance in the development and use of secure
communications technologies; and
(D) assistance with respect to managing and
securing relevant databases.
(3) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the
determination to provide assistance in any category identified
in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall brief the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on--
(A) the amount of assistance determined to be
obligated;
(B) the type of assistance to be utilized; and
(C) any information on the technology
operationalized to support the means identified in this
subsection.
(d) Coordination.--
(1) Nongovernmental organizations.--The Department of
Justice and the Department of State may coordinate with, and
provide grants to, nongovernmental organizations to carry out
the assistance authorized under subsection (c).
(2) Federal agencies.--The National Security Council may
coordinate with appropriate representatives from the Department
of Justice, the Department of State, the intelligence community
(as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 3003)), and other Federal agencies, as needed, to
carry out the assistance authorized under subsection (c).
(e) Rehabilitation and Reintegration.--
(1) Authorization of assistance.--The Secretary of State is
authorized to provide support to the Government of Ukraine and
nongovernmental organizations and local civil society groups in
Ukraine for the purpose of providing Ukrainian children
(including teenagers) who have been abducted, forcibly
transferred, or held against their will by the Russian
Federation with--
(A) medical and psychological rehabilitation
services;
(B) family reunification and support services; and
(C) services in support of the reintegration of
such children into Ukrainian society, including case
management, legal aid, and educational screening and
placement.
(2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that describes all current or planned foreign
assistance programs that will provide the assistance authorized
under paragraph (1).
(f) Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine.--The Department of
State is authorized to support the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for
Ukraine by providing technical assistance, capacity building, and
advisory support to the Government of Ukraine's Office of the
Prosecutor General, and other relevant components of the Government of
Ukraine, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases
involving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
(g) Department of Justice.--The Department of Justice is authorized
to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and advisory
support to the Government of Ukraine through its Office of Overseas
Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training, which shall be
coordinated by the Resident Legal Adviser at the United States Embassy
in Kyiv, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases
involving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
(h) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Attorney General, shall submit a report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives that describes current and planned
United States Government support for the Government of
Ukraine's work to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes;
and
(2) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives that outlines--
(A) any discrepancies between the sanctions regimes
of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the
European Union with respect to those responsible for
the abduction of Ukrainian children; and
(B) efforts made by the United States Government to
better align such sanction regimes.
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