[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 7493 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7493

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of State 
   and the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to 
 Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2024

 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. Moskowitz, and Mr. Costa) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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


 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of State 
   and the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to 
 Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Humanitarian Investments 
to Ensure Lasting Democracies Act'' or the ``SHIELD Act''.

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                          diplomatic programs

    For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic Programs'', $210,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the 
situations in Israel and Ukraine and areas and countries impacted by 
the situations in Israel and Ukraine:  Provided, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for Worldwide Security Protection, 
including to respond to the situation in Israel and areas impacted by 
the situation in Israel:  Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

    For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'', 
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', $39,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the 
situations in Israel and Ukraine and countries impacted by the 
situations in Israel and Ukraine:  Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

    For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'', 
$13,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   international disaster assistance

    For an additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'', 
$5,655,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address 
humanitarian needs in response to the situations in Israel and Ukraine, 
including the provision of emergency food and shelter, and for 
assistance for other vulnerable populations and communities:  Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         economic support fund

    For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', $50,000,000 
shall be to prevent and respond to food insecurity:  Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

    For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', 
$3,495,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address 
humanitarian needs and assist refugees in response to the situations in 
Israel and Ukraine, and for assistance for other vulnerable populations 
and communities:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

    For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs'', $100,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, for assistance for Ukraine and countries 
impacted by the situation in Ukraine:  Provided, That not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
prioritization of demining efforts and how such efforts will be 
coordinated with development activities:  Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        peacekeeping operations

    For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in 
the Sinai to enhance force protection capabilities:  Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

    For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program'', $7,100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025:  Provided, That of the total amount provided under this heading 
in this Act, $3,500,000,000 shall be for assistance for Israel and for 
related expenses:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, 
grants made available for Israel under this heading in this Act shall, 
as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced 
weapons systems, of which up to $769,300,000 may be available for the 
procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services:  
Provided further, That the limitation in the preceding proviso may be 
exceeded, if agreed by the United States and Israel, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, 
That any congressional notification requirement applicable to funds 
made available under this heading in this Act for Israel may be waived 
if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States:  Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading in this Act, $2,000,000,000 
shall be for assistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related 
expenses:  Provided further, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading in this Act, $1,600,000,000 shall be for assistance for 
Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine and for 
related expenses:  Provided further, That amounts made available under 
this heading in this Act and unobligated balances of amounts made 
available under this heading in Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
fiscal year 2024 and prior fiscal years shall be available for the cost 
of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by section 2606 of the 
Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public Law 
117-103), subject to the terms and conditions provided in such section, 
or as otherwise authorized by law:  Provided further, That loan 
guarantees made using amounts described in the preceding proviso for 
loans financed by the Federal Financing Bank may be provided 
notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the percentage of loan 
principal that may be guaranteed:  Provided further, That up to 
$5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading in this Act, in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used by 
the Department of State for necessary expenses for the general costs of 
administering military assistance and sales, including management and 
oversight of such programs and activities:  Provided further, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 601.  During fiscal year 2024, up to $250,000,000 of funds 
deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account in any 
fiscal year that are available for obligation may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds appropriated by any Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
under the headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' (including for Worldwide 
Security Protection) and ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service'' for emergency evacuations or to prevent or respond to 
security situations and related requirements:  Provided, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law, and any such transfers are subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 602.  During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) shall be applied 
by substituting ``$7,800,000,000'' for ``$100,000,000''.
    Sec. 603.  During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(2)(B) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) shall be 
applied by substituting ``$400,000,000'' for ``$200,000,000'' in the 
matter preceding clause (i), and by substituting ``$150,000,000'' for 
``$75,000,000'' in clause (i).
    Sec. 604.  During fiscal year 2024, section 552(c)(2) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2)) shall be applied 
by substituting ``$50,000,000'' for ``$25,000,000''.
    Sec. 605.  Section 12001 of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287) is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``armor'' and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
        and inserting ``defense articles that are in the inventory of 
        the Department of Defense as of the date of transfer, are 
        intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel, and are located 
        in a stockpile for Israel as of the date of transfer''.
            (2) In subsection (b), by striking ``at least equal to the 
        fair market value of the items transferred'' and inserting ``in 
        an amount to be determined by the Secretary of Defense''.
            (3) In subsection (c), by inserting before the comma in the 
        first sentence the following: ``, or as far in advance of such 
        transfer as is practicable as determined by the President on a 
        case-by-case basis during extraordinary circumstances impacting 
        the national security of the United States''.
    Sec. 606.  For fiscal year 2024, section 514(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall not apply to defense 
articles to be set aside, earmarked, reserved, or intended for use as 
reserve stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel.
    Sec. 607.  Unobligated balances from amounts appropriated in prior 
Acts under the heading ``Multilateral Assistance--International 
Financial Institutions--Contributions to the International Monetary 
Fund Facilities and Trust Funds'' shall be available to cover the cost, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a), of loans made by the Secretary of the Treasury only to 
the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust of the International Monetary 
Fund, following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees:  Provided, That such funds shall be available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
exceed $21,000,000,000 in the aggregate, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury is authorized to make such loans.
    Sec. 608.  Section 17(a)(6) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 
U.S.C. 286e-2(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
    Sec. 609. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and Refugee 
Assistance'' may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
by this Act under such headings.
    (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic 
Support Fund'' to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries 
impacted by the situation in Ukraine may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds made available under the headings ``United States 
International Development Finance Corporation--Corporate Capital 
Account'', ``United States International Development Finance 
Corporation--Program Account'', ``Export-Import Bank of the United 
States--Program Account'', and ``Trade and Development Agency'' for 
such purpose.
    (c) The transfer authorities provided by this section are in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law, and are 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
    (d) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred 
pursuant to the authorities provided by this section are not necessary 
for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such 
appropriations.
    Sec. 610.  Section 1705 of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117-328) shall apply 
to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
Fund'' for assistance for Ukraine.
    Sec. 611.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this title in this Act may be made available for 
assistance for the Governments of the Russian Federation or Belarus, 
including entities owned or controlled by such Governments.
    Sec. 612. (a) Section 2606 of the Ukraine Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public Law 117-103) is amended 
as follows:
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization (NATO) allies'' and inserting ``, North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, major non-NATO 
        allies, and the Indo-Pacific region''; by striking 
        ``$4,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$8,000,000,000''; and by 
        striking ``, except that such rate may not be less than the 
        prevailing interest rate on marketable Treasury securities of 
        similar maturity''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and NATO allies'' and 
        inserting ``, NATO allies, major non-NATO allies, and the Indo-
        Pacific region''; by striking ``$4,000,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$8,000,000,000''; and by inserting at the end of the second 
        proviso ``except for guarantees of loans by the Federal 
        Financing Bank''.
    (b) Funds made available for the costs of direct loans and loan 
guarantees for major non-NATO allies and the Indo-Pacific region 
pursuant to section 2606 of division N of Public Law 117-103, as 
amended by subsection (a), may only be made available from funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program'' and available balances from under such heading in prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs:  Provided, That such funds may only be made 
available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not less than 15 days prior to 
the obligation of such funds, that such direct loan or loan guarantee 
is in the national security interest of the United States, is being 
provided in response to exigent circumstances, is addressing a mutually 
agreed upon emergency requirement of the recipient country, and the 
recipient country has a plan to repay such loan:  Provided further, 
That not less than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with such committees on the 
implementation of this subsection.
    (c) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the Budget are designated as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 613.  Funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic Support 
Fund'' in this title in this Act may be made available as 
contributions, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 614.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 
made available for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law.
    Sec. 615. (a) Certification.--The Secretary of State shall certify 
and report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 
March 1, 2024, that--
            (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures have been 
        established by the Department of State and the United States 
        Agency for International Development, as appropriate, and are 
        in use to prevent the diversion, misuse, or destruction of 
        assistance, including through international organizations, to 
        Hamas and other terrorist and extremist entities in Gaza; and
            (2) such policies, processes, and procedures have been 
        developed in coordination with other bilateral and multilateral 
        donors and the Government of Israel, as appropriate.
    (b) Oversight Policy and Procedures.--The Secretary of State and 
the USAID Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, concurrent with the submission of the certification 
required in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 
policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated by this 
title that are made available for assistance for Gaza, including 
specific actions to be taken should such assistance be diverted, 
misused, or destroyed, and the role of Israel in the oversight of such 
assistance.
    (c) Requirement To Inform.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees of each instance in which funds appropriated by this title 
that are made available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, 
misused, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a description 
of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 
response of the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate.
    (d) Third-party Monitoring.--Funds appropriated by this title shall 
be made available for third-party monitoring of assistance for Gaza, 
including end use monitoring, following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees.
    (e) Offices of Inspectors General.--
            (1) Department of state.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
        title under the heading ``Office of Inspector General'' for the 
        Department of State, $7,000,000 shall be made available for the 
        oversight and monitoring of assistance made available for Gaza 
        by this title and in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
        Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
            (2) United states agency for international development.--Of 
        the funds appropriated by this title under the heading ``Office 
        of Inspector General'' for USAID, $3,000,000 shall be made 
        available for the oversight and monitoring of assistance made 
        available for Gaza by this title and in prior Acts making 
        appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
        and related programs.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated by this title that are made available for assistance 
for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter until all such funds are 
expended, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
detailing the amount and purpose of such assistance provided during 
each respective quarter, including a description of the specific entity 
implementing such assistance.
    (g) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2025, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence and other heads of elements of the intelligence community 
that the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report assessing whether funds appropriated 
by this title and made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza have been diverted by Hamas or other terrorist and extremist 
entities in the West Bank and Gaza:  Provided, That such report shall 
include details on the amount and how such funds were made available 
and used by such entities:  Provided further, That such report may be 
submitted in classified form, if necessary.
    (h) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available by this title for humanitarian assistance for Gaza, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and 
anticipated uses of such funds.
    Sec. 616.  Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available 
in this title in this Act, the Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, 
and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations--
            (1) spend plans, as defined in section 7034(s)(4) of the 
        Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328), at 
        the country, account, and program level, for funds appropriated 
        by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', 
        ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
        Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military 
        Financing Program'':  Provided, That plans submitted pursuant 
        to this paragraph shall include for each program notified--(A) 
        total funding made available for such program, by account and 
        fiscal year; (B) funding that remains unobligated for such 
        program from prior year base or supplemental appropriations; 
        (C) funding that is obligated but unexpended for such program; 
        and (D) funding committed, but not yet notified for such 
        program; and
            (2) operating plans, as defined in section 7062 of the 
        Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328), 
        for funds appropriated by this title under the headings 
        ``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``Operating Expenses''.

                                TITLE II

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

            PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                         operations and support

    For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency Management 
Agency--Operations and Support'', $10,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, for necessary expenses related to the 
administration of nonprofit security grants:  Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           federal assistance

    For an additional amount for ``Federal Emergency Management 
Agency--Federal Assistance'', $390,000,000, of which $160,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, and $230,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2026, for Nonprofit Security Grant 
Program under section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 609a) for eligible nonprofit organizations to prevent, prepare 
for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism or other 
threats:  Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall make programmatic adjustments as necessary to 
expedite the disbursement of, and provide flexibility in the use of, 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act:  Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any provision of 6 U.S.C. 609a, and in 
addition to amounts available under 6 U.S.C. 609a(c)(2), the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may permit a 
State to use up to two percent of a grant awarded under this heading in 
this Act to provide outreach and technical assistance to eligible 
nonprofit organizations to assist them with applying for Nonprofit 
Security Grant Program awards under this heading in this Act:  Provided 
further, That such outreach and technical assistance should prioritize 
rural and underserved communities and nonprofit organizations that are 
traditionally underrepresented in the Program:  Provided further, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               TITLE III

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

    Sec. 301.  Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act 
is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 
involved.
    Sec. 302.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 303.  Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the 
additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts 
shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to 
such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2024.
    Sec. 304.  Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, as 
appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on 
Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a strategy regarding United States support for Ukraine 
against aggression by the Russian Federation:  Provided, That such 
strategy shall be multi-year, establish specific and achievable 
objectives, define and prioritize United States national security 
interests, and include the metrics to be used to measure progress in 
achieving such objectives:  Provided further, That such strategy shall 
include an estimate, on a fiscal year-by-fiscal year basis, of the 
resources required by the United States to achieve such objectives, 
including to help hasten Ukrainian victory against Russia's invasion 
forces in a manner most favorable to United States interests and 
objectives, and a description of the national security implications for 
the United States if those objectives are not met:  Provided further, 
That such strategy shall describe how each specific aspect of U.S. 
assistance, including defense articles and U.S. foreign assistance, is 
intended at the tactical, operational, and strategic level to help 
Ukraine end the conflict as a democratic, independent, and sovereign 
country capable of deterring and defending its territory against future 
aggression:  Provided further, That such strategy shall include a 
classified independent assessment from the Commander, U.S. European 
Command, describing any specific defense articles and services not yet 
provided to Ukraine that would result in meaningful battlefield gains 
in alignment with the strategy:  Provided further, That such strategy 
shall include a classified assessment from the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff that the provision of specific defense articles and 
services provided to Ukraine does not pose significant risk to the 
defense capabilities of the United States military:  Provided further, 
That the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment in 
coordination with the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation 
provide an assessment of the executability and a production schedule 
for any specific defense articles recommended by the Commander, U.S. 
European Command that require procurement:  Provided further, That such 
strategy shall include information on support to the Government of the 
Russian Federation from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People's 
Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 
related to the Russian campaign in Ukraine, and its impact on such 
strategy:  Provided further, That such strategy shall be updated not 
less than quarterly, as appropriate, until September 30, 2025, and such 
updates shall be submitted to such committees:  Provided further, That 
unless otherwise specified by this section, such strategy shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    Sec. 305. (a) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees, in classified form, if necessary, 
on the status and welfare of hostages being held in Gaza.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (2) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            (3) The Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (4) The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives.
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