[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4775-H4783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1097, I call
up the bill (H.R. 7691) making emergency supplemental appropriations
for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate
consideration in the House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson). Pursuant to House Resolution
1097, the amendment printed in part G of House Report 117-320 shall be
considered as adopted, and bill, as amended, is considered read.
The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:
H.R. 7691
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$67,000,000, to remain available until expended, for expenses
authorized by section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code,
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses: Provided, That amounts provided under this heading
in this Act may not be used to increase the number of
permanent positions: Provided further, That amounts provided
under this heading in this Act may be transferred to, and
merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Department
of Justice, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for
related expenses: Provided further, That amounts provided
under this heading in this Act may be used to investigate,
seize, detain, forfeit, inventory, safeguard, maintain,
advertise, sell, or dispose of any property, real or
personal, tangible or intangible, related to Russian
aggression, including Russian aggression toward Ukraine, or
for any other necessary expense incident to the seizure,
detention, forfeiture, or disposal of such property:
Provided further, That the authorities included in the
preceding proviso are in addition to any other authority
provided by law.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY PERSONNEL
Military Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'',
$12,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses,
including for hardship duty pay.
Military Personnel, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'',
$37,500, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses,
including for hardship duty pay.
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine
Corps'', $675,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses, including for hardship duty pay.
Military Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air
Force'', $1,590,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses, including for hardship duty pay.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army'', $1,493,532,000, to remain available until September
30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for
related expenses.
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Navy'', $939,779,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force'', $195,262,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine
and for related expenses.
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Space Force'', $800,000, to remain available until September
30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for
related expenses.
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide'', $15,256,824,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine
and for related expenses: Provided, That of the total amount
provided under this heading in this Act, $6,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be for the
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Provided further,
That such funds for the Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative shall be available to the Secretary of Defense
under the same terms and conditions as are provided for in
section 8139 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
2022 (division C of Public Law 117-103): Provided further,
That of the total amount provided under this heading in this
Act, up to $9,050,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, may be transferred to accounts under the
headings ``Operation and Maintenance'' and ``Procurement''
for replacement of defense articles from the stocks of the
Department of Defense, and for reimbursement for defense
services of the Department of Defense and military education
and training, provided to the Government of Ukraine or to
foreign countries that have provided support to Ukraine at
the request of the United States: Provided further, That
funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be
merged with and available for the same purposes and for the
same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are
transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall notify the congressional defense committees of the
details of such transfers not less than 15 days before any
such transfer: Provided further, That upon a determination
that all or part of the funds transferred from this
appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided
herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with
this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer
authority provided herein is in addition to any other
transfer authority provided by law.
PROCUREMENT
Missile Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'',
$350,970,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $255,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, to respond to the
situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition,
Army'', $45,000, to remain available until September 30,
2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
Other Procurement, Army
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'',
$113,440,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
Other Procurement, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'',
$1,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air
Force'', $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
Other Procurement, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air
Force'', $155,382,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for
related expenses.
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
$24,218,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
Defense Production Act Purchases
For an additional amount for ``Defense Production Act
Purchases'', $600,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for
related expenses.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Army'', $128,700,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in
Ukraine and for related expenses.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Navy'', $43,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2023, to respond to the situation in
Ukraine and for related expenses.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Air Force'', $119,815,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the
situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $72,103,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the
situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
Defense Working Capital Funds
For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital
Funds'', $965,000, to remain available until September 30,
2022, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related
expenses.
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Health Program
For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'',
$13,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
which shall be for operation and maintenance to respond to
the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 201. In addition to any other funds made available
for such purposes, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated for an
additional amount for the Department of Defense and made
available for transfer to ``Missile Procurement, Army'',
``Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps'',
``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', ``Missile Procurement, Air
Force'', and ``Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force'', only
for the procurement of critical munitions to increase stocks
of the Department of Defense: Provided, That none of the
funds provided under this section in this Act may be
obligated or expended until 60 days after the Secretary of
Defense provides to the congressional defense committees an
execution plan: Provided further, That not less than 30 days
prior to any transfer of funds, the Secretary of Defense
shall notify the congressional defense committees of the
details of any such transfer: Provided further, That upon
transfer, the funds shall be merged with and be available for
the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That
the transfer authority provided under this section is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
Sec. 202. In addition to any other funds made available
for such purposes, $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated for an
additional amount for the Department of Defense and made
available for transfer to ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', only to develop program
protection strategies for Department of Defense systems
identified for possible future export, to design and
incorporate exportability features into such systems during
the research and development phases of such systems, and to
integrate design features that enhance interoperability of
such systems with those of friendly foreign countries:
Provided, That none of the funds provided under this section
in this Act may be obligated or expended until 60 days after
the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional
defense committees an execution plan: Provided further, That
not less than 30 days prior to any transfer of funds, the
Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense
committees of the details of any such transfer: Provided
further, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with
and be available for the same purposes, and for the same time
period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided
further, That the transfer authority provided under this
section is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by law.
Sec. 203. During fiscal year 2022, section 331(g)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, shall be applied by
substituting ``$950,000,000'' for ``$450,000,000''.
Sec. 204. The Inspector General of the Department of
Defense shall carry out reviews of the activities of the
Department of Defense to execute funds appropriated in this
title, including assistance provided to Ukraine: Provided,
That the Inspector General shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a written report not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 205. Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services,
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign
Relations of the Senate on measures being taken to account
for United States defense articles designated for Ukraine
since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine,
particularly measures with regard to such articles that
require enhanced end-use monitoring; measures to ensure that
such articles reach their intended recipients and are used
for their intended purposes; and any other measures to
promote accountability for the use of such articles.
Sec. 206. Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through
fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall provide a written report
to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign
Relations of the Senate describing United States security
assistance provided to Ukraine since the February 24, 2022,
Russian invasion of Ukraine, including a comprehensive list
of the defense articles and services provided to Ukraine and
the associated authority and funding used to provide such
articles and services: Provided, That such report shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a
classified annex.
TITLE III
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide
regulatory and technical support related to the situation in
Ukraine: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 102 of the
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C.
2215), such amount shall not be derived from fee revenue.
TITLE IV
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cdc-wide activities and program support
For an additional amount for ``CDC-Wide Activities and
Program Support'', $54,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, for carrying out public health and
disease detection activities related to the situation in
Ukraine, and for medical support, screening, and other public
health activities related to populations displaced from
Ukraine, both domestically and internationally.
Administration for Children and Families
refugee and entrant assistance
For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant
Assistance'', $900,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, for carrying out refugee and entrant
assistance activities in support of citizens or nationals of
Ukraine, or a person who last habitually resided in Ukraine,
for whom such refugee and entrant assistance activities are
authorized: Provided, That amounts made available under this
heading in this Act may be used for grants or contracts with
qualified organizations, including nonprofit entities, to
provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services,
including wrap-around services, housing assistance, medical
assistance, legal assistance, and case management assistance:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this
heading in this Act may be used by the Director of the Office
of Refugee Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or
supplement awards previously made by the Director: Provided
further, That the Director, in carrying out section
412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1522(c)(1)(A)) with amounts made available under this heading
in this Act, may allocate such amounts among the States in a
manner that accounts for the most current data available.
GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE
Sec. 401. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a citizen or national of Ukraine (or a
person who last habitually resided in Ukraine) shall be
eligible for the benefits described in subsection (b) if--
(1) such individual completed security and law enforcement
background checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security and was subsequently--
(A) paroled into the United States between February 24,
2022 and September 30, 2023; or
(B) paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023
and--
(i) is the spouse or child of an individual described in
subparagraph (A); or
(ii) is the parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of
an individual described in subparagraph (A) who is determined
to be an unaccompanied child under section 462(g)(2) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)) or section
412(d)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1522(d)(2)(B)); and
(2) such individual's parole has not been terminated by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(b) Benefits.--An individual described in subsection (a)
shall be eligible for--
(1) resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and
other benefits available to refugees admitted under section
207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) to
the same extent as such refugees, but shall not be eligible
for the program of initial resettlement authorized by section
412(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1522(b)(1)); and
(2) services described under section 412(d)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)),
subject to subparagraph (B) of such section, if such
individual is an unaccompanied alien child as defined under
section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
(c) Clarifications.--
(1) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to:
(A) preclude an individual described in subsection (a) from
applying for or receiving any immigration benefits to which
such individual is otherwise eligible; or
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(B) entitle a person described in subsection (a) to lawful
permanent resident status.
(2) Section 421(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193)
shall not apply with respect to determining the eligibility
and the amount of benefits made available pursuant to
subsection (b).
(d) Non-Application of the Paperwork Reduction Act.--
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply
to any action taken to implement this section that involves
translating a currently approved collection of information
into a new language.
TITLE V
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic programs
For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic Programs'',
$190,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries
impacted by the situation in Ukraine.
capital investment fund
For an additional amount for ``Capital Investment Fund'',
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to respond
to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted by the
situation in Ukraine.
office of inspector general
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector
General'', $4,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance'', $110,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to respond to the situation in
Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in
Ukraine.
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'',
$17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted
by the situation in Ukraine.
office of inspector general
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector
General'', $1,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024.
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international disaster assistance
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster
Assistance'', $4,348,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine and in
countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine, including the
provision of emergency food and shelter, and for assistance
for other vulnerable populations and communities, including
through local and international nongovernmental
organizations.
economic support fund
For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'',
$8,766,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
for assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the
situation in Ukraine, including for programs to combat human
trafficking, of which up to $760,000,000 may be made
available to prevent and respond to food insecurity:
Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this
Act may be made available notwithstanding any other provision
of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries and may
be made available as contributions.
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee
Assistance'', $350,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to address humanitarian needs in, and to assist
refugees from, Ukraine, and for additional support for
countries in the Eastern European region impacted by the
situation in Ukraine.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', $400,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, for assistance for
Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine,
including for programs to combat human trafficking and to
document and collect evidence of war crimes and crimes
against humanity committed by the Government of the Russian
Federation in Ukraine.
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, 2024, for assistance for
Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.
Funds Appropriated to the President
foreign military financing program
For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', $4,000,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, for assistance for Ukraine and countries
impacted by the situation in Ukraine.
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
International Financial Institutions
contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury to the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and its
trust funds and facilities, $500,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for assistance and related programs for
Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine:
Provided, That such amount shall be subject to the same
authorities and conditions as if such amount was made
available by title V of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022
(division K of Public Law 117-103).
global agriculture and food security program
For an additional payment to the Global Agriculture and
Food Security Program by the Secretary of the Treasury,
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 501. During fiscal year 2022, section 506(a)(1) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1))
shall be applied by substituting ``$11,000,000,000'' for
``$100,000,000''.
Sec. 502. During fiscal year 2022, section 614 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364) shall be
applied--
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii), by substituting
``$1,000,000,000'' for ``$250,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (a)(4)(C), by substituting
``$200,000,000'' for ``$50,000,000'', ``$1,000,000,000'' for
``$250,000,000'', ``$1,000,000,000'' for ``$500,000,000'',
and ``$1,750,000,000'' for ``$1,000,000,000''.
Sec. 503. During fiscal year 2022, section 552(c) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)) shall be
applied by substituting ``$100,000,000'' for ``$25,000,000''.
Sec. 504. (a) Section 2606(a) of the Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division N of Public Law 117-103)
is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2022'' and inserting
``fiscal years 2022 through 2024'': Provided, That funds
made available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' in this title shall be available for loans under
such section.
(b) During fiscal years 2022 and 2023, funds made available
under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' in
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
may be utilized by Ukraine for the procurement of defense
articles, defense services, or design and construction
services that are not sold by the United States Government
under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.):
Provided, That such procurements shall be subject to the
applicable notification requirements of section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
Sec. 505. (a) Funds appropriated by this title under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', ``Capital Investment
Fund'', ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'',
and ``Operating Expenses'' may be transferred to, and merged
with, funds available under such headings and with funds
available under the heading ``Educational and Cultural
Exchange Programs'' to respond to the situation in Ukraine
and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine.
(b) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings
``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and
Refugee Assistance'' may be transferred to, and merged with,
funds appropriated by this title under such headings.
(c) Funds appropriated by this title under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' may be transferred to, and merged
with, funds available under the heading ``Assistance for
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' for assistance and related
programs for Ukraine and other countries identified in
section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and
section 3(c) of the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402(c)) and under the headings
``Transition Initiatives'' and ``Complex Crises Fund'' to
respond to the situation in Ukraine and in countries impacted
by the situation in Ukraine.
(d) Funds appropriated by this title under the headings
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this
title under such headings to respond to the situation in
Ukraine and in countries impacted by the situation in
Ukraine.
(e) The transfer authorities provided by this title are in
addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
(f) The exercise of the transfer authorities provided by
this title shall be subject to prior consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds
transferred pursuant to the authorities provided by this
title are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may
be transferred back to such appropriations.
Sec. 506. Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall jointly submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds appropriated
by this title, with the exception of funds appropriated under
the heading ``Multilateral Assistance'': Provided, That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a separate report, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
for funds appropriated under the heading ``Multilateral
Assistance'': Provided further, That such reports shall be
updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2024, and every
120 days thereafter until all funds have been expended.
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Sec. 507. (a) Funds made available by this title under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for
direct financial support for the Government of Ukraine, and
such funds shall be matched, to the maximum extent
practicable, by sources other than the United States
Government.
(b) Funds made available to the Government of Ukraine as a
cash transfer under subsection (a) shall be subject to a
memorandum of understanding that describes how the funds
proposed to be made available will be used and includes
appropriate safeguards for transparency and accountability:
Provided, That such assistance shall be maintained in a
separate, auditable account and may not be comingled with any
other funds.
(c) At least 15 days prior to the initial obligation of
funds made available for the purposes of subsection (a), the
Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, as appropriate, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
detailing procedures and processes to ensure such funds are
used by the Government of Ukraine in the manner agreed to by
such Government, including details on the memorandum of
understanding and appropriate safeguards for transparency and
accountability required by subsection (b), if applicable:
Provided, That such report shall be updated every six months
following the submission of the first report and shall be
submitted until funds made available for such direct
financial support are expended.
(d) The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, as
appropriate, shall report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the uses of any funds provided for direct
financial support to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to
subsection (a) and the results achieved, not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90
days thereafter until September 30, 2025: Provided, That
such report shall also include the metrics established to
measure such results.
(e) Funds made available for the purposes of subsection (a)
by this title shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 601. There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of
Agriculture $20,000,000, to remain available until expended,
to carry out the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, as
authorized by the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7
U.S.C. 1736f-1).
Sec. 602. In addition to the amounts otherwise available
to the Department of the Treasury, $52,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2023, to respond to the
situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: Provided,
That funds appropriated in this section in this Act may be
transferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department
of the Treasury, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and
for related expenses: Provided further, That such transfer
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by law.
Sec. 603. For payment to Anne Garland Walton, beneficiary
of Don Young, late a Representative from the State of Alaska,
$174,000.
Sec. 604. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Sec. 605. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 606. 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. 607. 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 2022.
Sec. 608. Each amount provided by this Act is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con.
Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2022.
This Act may be cited as the ``Additional Ukraine
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for
1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective
designees.
The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman
from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
General Leave
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks
and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act, which provides $40.1 billion in much-needed
emergency security, economic, and humanitarian aid to support the
Ukrainian people and defend global democracy in the wake of Russia's
unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
For nearly 3 months now, Putin's greed, growing aggression, and
unyielding pursuit of power have led to grievous loss of life and
humanitarian devastation. The cruelty against innocent civilians at the
hands of Putin and his cronies is devastating. The images of the
violence and terror coming from Ukraine should horrify us all.
Entire cities are being demolished. Ukraine's democracy is being
undermined every single day. Women and girls are being sexually abused
by cruel Russian soldiers. Hospitals and universities, which should be
safe havens, are being intentionally attacked. War crimes are being
carried out every single day as part of a deeply dangerous pattern of
extensive shootings, torture, and other violent crimes. Thousands of
innocent children and their families have been brutally murdered. As a
result, nearly 6 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their
country, and another 6\1/2\ million have been displaced inside war-torn
Ukraine.
Given the magnitude of the terror campaign being waged against the
Ukrainian people and Ukrainian democracy, we are morally obligated to
ensure the brave Ukrainian fighters and the Ukrainian people have the
security and economic aid that they need. I am proud to be standing
here today in support of a bill that does just that.
This legislation invests strongly to support Ukraine's dire efforts
to defend itself by keeping weapons and ammunition flowing without
interruption. With $6 billion for the Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative, we will provide the equipment, training, and weapons that
the Ukrainian military and national security forces need to continue to
protect the Ukrainian people. And at the same time, we are providing
additional support for Ukraine and our allies and partners in the
region as they continue to build and update their capabilities.
But we know very well that Russia's invasion is not only a threat to
Ukraine's physical security, but also a threat to the very core of
Ukrainian and global democracy. This bill will invest in critical
economic assistance to help Ukraine protect its democracy by ensuring
the continuity of its democratic government, by countering human
trafficking, and by fighting dangerous Russian lies.
But the impact of this war does not end there. The prolonged invasion
has taken an immense toll globally, where people the world over are
suffering from a growing food insecurity and the rising costs of food.
To address this devastating reality, we are providing more than $5
billion in emergency food assistance and support for agricultural
development. As we support the fight against Russian aggression, those
struggling to put food on the table, the most vulnerable people around
our world deserve our support.
And none of the devastation caused would have been possible without
help from Putin's cronies. For that reason, the funding in this bill
will continue efforts to hold them accountable for the terror they have
caused the people of Ukraine. With funds to seize, retain, and sell the
forfeited property of Russia's criminal kleptocrats who enable Putin's
regime war crimes, this bill ensures that we are one step closer to
making them pay the full price for their actions. And in the process,
we will be standing firmly with the Ukrainian people while combating
the exploitation of Ukraine's vulnerable financial system.
For those Ukrainians who managed to find refuge at our borders, this
bill provides funds to expand support services that will make sure they
feel safe here as they search for peace and for freedom.
We are providing funds for trauma care, housing assistance, case
management, English language classes, and for screenings, vaccinations,
and ongoing public health surveillance.
The Ukrainian people are in desperate need of our support, and
Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to threaten peace and democracy
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the globe. This bill will protect democracy, limit Russian aggression,
and strengthen our own national security while, most importantly,
supporting Ukraine. We have no room to fail and must act swiftly and
decisively.
The Members of this body came together quickly in March to provide
critical security and economic support for the people of Ukraine.
Mr. Speaker, while I am saddened and angry that we have to be here
again today, Russia's continued aggression and this vicious invasion
require us to act decisively in support of Ukraine, our allies in the
region, and the millions of others suffering as a result of this war.
We need to protect global democracy, limiting Russian aggression in
the longer term, and strengthening our own national security. Failure
is not an option.
For those critical reasons, I urge my colleagues to support this
bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7691, a bill that would
provide additional assistance to Ukraine and other partners in the
region. Ten weeks ago, we witnessed Russia begin its attack on the
sovereign nation of Ukraine.
To support Ukraine and our allies during the unprovoked, illegal, and
appalling attack, Congress provided nearly $14 billion in emergency
funding through the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. That funding
has been crucial in Ukraine's efforts to fight back against Putin's
evil invasion.
The bill before us today would provide roughly $40 billion in
assistance to address the ongoing conflict. With Russia continuing to
take control of the country, more resources are needed to provide
military assistance to Ukrainian forces, address the humanitarian
crisis created by this conflict, and support our allies in the region.
A large portion of the bill will also go to backfill DOD's weapons
and equipment. The United States has the best weapons in the world, and
it is critical that we not only supply those to our allies in their
time of need, as we have done in Ukraine, but that we ensure our own
troops continue to have what they need.
As China, Iran, and North Korea watch our response, we must show the
world that America stands firm with its allies and will do what is
necessary to protect our interests abroad.
For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this
bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development, who has been a leader leading the effort
and the fight to make sure that we help to preserve democracy in
Ukraine and to really be responsive to the Ukrainian people.
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chair DeLauro for her leadership in
moving this bill to the floor with such dispatch and content.
I rise tonight to urge passage of this essential $40 billion
supplemental security package for Ukraine.
The battle for Ukraine and what it is waging, for liberty, is not one
for her to fight alone. The world must recognize the true evil that
free people everywhere are confronting. Indeed, liberty's survival and
the global rule of law are on the line. Russia invaded an independent
sovereign nation without provocation. Ukraine is the scrimmage line for
liberty on the Continent of Europe today.
Untethered to reason or humanity, Putin will not stop his brutal
slaughter of innocents. Words and well wishes will not be enough. What
Ukraine needs most of all is reinforcement; it needs arms, ammunition,
combat vehicles, and air and sea defense.
Putin's Russia will never win this war. The courage and resolve of
the Ukrainian people is already legendary, but to hasten the demise of
Putin's murderous rampage, America must act without delay.
Ukraine's fight for liberty is the world's fight for liberty in this
modern era. Let us arm Ukraine with the tools for the fight and put an
end, sooner rather than later, to the bloodshed Putin's madness has
unleashed. ``Glory to Ukraine, ``Slava Ukraini.''
Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman DeLauro for uniting all of the
subcommittees of Appropriations to bring this critical bill forward. I
thank her for her leadership.
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Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the former chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations and the ranking member of the State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Subcommittee.
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for
yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7691, the emergency
supplemental appropriations act for Ukraine.
Mr. Speaker, this vital assistance will continue the support of
Ukraine's heroic and inspiring assistance of their countrymen and will
continue to support their heroic and inspiring resistance to Russia's
unprovoked invasion. We and our allies must continue to provide the
assistance critical to defeat Russian aggression and help preserve
Ukrainian independence.
For those in this country and elsewhere, Mr. Speaker, who thought
that war was a 19th or 20th century concern, this crisis has
underscored the importance of capable military alliances, the
centrality of NATO, and the critical importance of American leadership
in the transatlantic alliance.
This bill provides essential military assistance across State
Department and Department of Defense accounts. It also includes funding
for Russian sanctions enforcement, returns our diplomats to Kyiv, and
provides much-needed humanitarian relief for Ukraine and other
countries impacted by this crisis.
Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Lee), the chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.
Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for
yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this emergency supplemental
to support Ukraine and to address the global impacts of Putin's brutal
invasion and war. I thank Chairwoman DeLauro, our Speaker, and Chairman
McGovern for moving this legislation so quickly.
Mr. Speaker, a little more than a week ago, I had the honor of
visiting Eastern Europe to meet with Ukrainians and Poles and to learn
about what was taking place firsthand. We met with civil society
organizations funded by the United States that, in the midst of danger
and violence, are supporting refugees, vulnerable people, and women and
children.
I was deeply moved by their stories and their commitment, their
resilience, and recognized very quickly what an emergency this is. So,
I thank everyone again for bringing this bill to the floor right away.
The Ukrainian people need our support to defend their territory, but we
equally need to support their efforts to protect their people, their
economy, their way of life, and, yes, their democracy.
As chair of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee, I am very proud that we provided $18.9 billion in
assistance for economic security and humanitarian assistance for
Ukraine in this bill.
This bill will help sustain the Ukrainian Government's essential
services, protect refugees and internally displaced persons, clear
unexploded ordnance, and combat human trafficking. It funds getting our
dedicated and courageous diplomats back to Kyiv so that they can
continue working on behalf of the United States to protect the people
and the dignity of Ukraine. I salute them, commend them, and thank them
for their service.
Mr. Speaker, this bill contains precious resources to deal with the
global food crisis that has been deepened by the Russian invasion. This
is truly a defining moment in our history, Ukrainian history, Poland's
history, and the world's history.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to respond to the remarkable
strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people and stand by them. We
need to stand by them--we must stand by them--by
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supporting this supplemental appropriations bill.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I
thank her and the ranking member for their leadership in bringing this
legislation to the floor. It is legislation that makes an immediate and
substantial difference to what is happening in Ukraine.
Mr. Speaker, 10 days ago, it was my solemn and extraordinary
privilege to lead a congressional delegation to Kyiv, where we met with
President Zelenskyy. In the heart of his war-torn nation, our
delegation expressed our deep admiration for the courage of the
Ukrainian people as they fought for their democracy against autocracy
and our endless respect for his great, heroic leadership.
In return, really just from the start, President Zelenskyy expressed
his gratitude to the American people, which I conveyed to this Congress
and, therefore, to the American people for the extraordinary support
that we have so far supplied--and now, tonight, more to come.
He praised our President for being such a source of hope as well as
support to the people of Ukraine--not only for our support but for the
unifying force he has been in this fight.
Mr. Speaker, as Putin desperately accelerates his campaign of horror
and brutality in Ukraine, time is of the essence. That is why we are so
pleased to hear that we could proceed immediately with this bill today
so that it goes to the Senate and to the President's desk so that the
assistance can reach the people of Ukraine and Eastern Europe. We
cannot afford to wait. Again, time is of the essence.
The aid package we will pass today will be pivotal, and others have
addressed what is in there in terms of weaponry and security issues, in
terms of government and their economy, in terms of humanitarian
assistance.
I was very pleased for the delegation to be joined by Chairman Jim
McGovern, chair of the Rules Committee, but the chair always of the
food security initiatives in the Congress. He made very clear the link
between what Putin is doing in Ukraine and the impact it will have on
the rest of the world in terms of starvation because Ukraine has been
the breadbasket of Europe and the world. All of the product--whether it
is sunflower oil, whether it is wheat, corn, whatever--going to Africa
and other places in the world is essential to their food security.
The brutality of Putin is not just what he is doing in Ukraine but
the impact that it is having on food for the world. So when you are
home thinking of what this is all about, just think: ``When I was
hungry, you fed me,'' the Gospel of Matthew.
I also was so pleased that Mr. Meeks, the chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, was with us because we talked about sanctions,
which are a product of his committee. I mention that because he knows
his subject very well, as did President Zelenskyy. But the fact is,
what we want to see is an end to war. If we could end war by using
economic sanctions, all the better, all the better to spare human life
on both sides of it.
But President Putin has initiated hostilities into a sovereign
country with a band leading it, thinking that he was going to be well-
received with a band. What could he have been thinking?
Again, Mr. Meeks, in terms of negotiations, in terms of sanctions and
the rest, led our visit very well.
Mr. Schiff, the chair of the Intelligence Committee, had a very clear
conversation with President Zelenskyy, the speaker of their parliament,
and the Foreign Minister about how respectful of what the Ukrainians
are doing with their own security--and not to be misled into thinking
that anything but their own security has led to some of the successes
they have had.
Barbara Lee, who we just heard from, the chair of the State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, just so remarkable in
our visit to Poland to talk about how we have not only economic
assistance or humanitarian assistance but accountability, as well as
help for children who are suffering so much there.
Mr. Keating, a member of both the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
the Committee on Armed Services, was very much into the accountability
piece. He is chair of the committee that is Europe, Eurasia,
environment, global issues across borders and understood the need for
us to have public support and accountability for what we give.
Jason Crow, a member of the Intelligence Committee and the Armed
Services Committee, spoke with great authority about weapons systems
and the rest with President Zelenskyy and his team, about what they
need, what we can convey back, and what judgments are made in that
regard.
What is interesting about Mr. Crow is that he was a member at another
time, earlier in his life--which wasn't that long ago--he was a member
of the 82nd Airborne. When we met with the 82nd Airborne in Poland,
they were happy to welcome one of their former members. They spoke the
same language, some hoots and hollers of some kind. I don't know. But
nonetheless, his participation there was beneficial, especially when it
came to comparing notes on weapons systems.
What I think is important for the American people to know is that
what Putin has done is not only an act of brutality; it is an act of
cowardice.
Who but a coward would pretend he is going to war and bomb a
maternity hospital?
Who but a coward would have his soldiers resort to the cruelty of
rape of children or their parents in front of them--boys and girls?
Who but a coward would pile these children in trains and take them to
Russia?
All of this will be a matter of coming to justice at some point, but
right now, we have to have it come to a conclusion that you don't do
that. It is outside the circle of civilized human behavior.
Putin: Coward.
In any event, what we are doing here is very important. It is buying
weaponry and security assistance, government and economic assistance,
humanitarian assistance.
I thank Congresswoman Lee and Mr. McGovern for their focus on all of
that, for the refugees, for the displaced within Ukraine, and for those
who are trapped under fire without food or fresh water or anything
because their civilian communities are being attacked by the coward
Putin.
So, we are very proud of this effort today. We should all be very
proud that we had the opportunity, when Putin decided whatever it is he
decided, to be brutal and cruel and a coward, that we were there to
help.
It is about democracy versus dictatorship. Democracy must prevail.
Ukrainian people are fighting the fight for their democracy and, in
doing so, for ours as well. We must help them win so that we can have
bread for the world and feed the hungry, so we can stop the horrible
behavior that they are doing in treating women and trafficking women
and girls. This is unbelievable.
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It is horrible, and the world needs to know why this is important.
The world needs to know why we have decided to go forward with this as
soon as possible.
This package builds upon the strong, ongoing support already
delivered by the United States, thanks to the bipartisan, bicameral
unity in the Congress and with the administration.
In our government funding legislation last March, we delivered $13.6
billion in humanitarian, security, and economic assistance. These
resources are already reaching communities on the ground, helping the
Ukrainians protect their people and repel Russian forces.
Just yesterday, President Biden proudly signed into law one of our
consequential legislative initiatives, the revival of the historic
lend-lease program. Lend-lease helped turn the tide in the fight
against fascism in World War II, and it will be essential in our
mission to rescue democracy from dictatorship today.
The House also passed one that I like to call seize and freeze: seize
the Russian assets, freeze them, and then, to punish the Russian
oligarchs funding this diabolical war, use the assets, when they thaw,
to rebuild Ukraine.
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At the same time, America has continued to move together with our
allies to level a historic punishment against Putin for his senseless
aggression, isolating Russia and devastating its economy.
I wish the people of Russia knew what he was doing to them, but he
does not allow the truth to be heard by the Russian people.
I want to say one more thing about all of this, and that is, when we
talk about our partners in NATO and the European Union, I want to sing
their praises because they have seen that their dependence on Russian
oil is a weapon of war for the Russians. They have seen that unless
they diversify away from Russian oil, they will always be enslaved by
needing that oil.
I am so pleased that they have made the decision that, in an
appropriate timetable, they will be withdrawing from that, as we did in
the House a number of weeks ago when we said--and the Senate did as
well--we won't be purchasing any more Russian oil.
So again, for these and other reasons, it is just an honor to be
associated with the courage of the people of Ukraine and the generosity
of the people of Poland and other European countries that are receiving
these refugees. They have opened their homes and their hearts to them,
and we need to be helpful in every way that we can.
So, I salute our bipartisan leadership in bringing this to the floor.
I also thank Mr. Rogers. He was chair of the committee when I was on
the committee, and I appreciated his remarks earlier.
Again, I thank Rosa DeLauro for the efficiency and directness with
which she was ready to bring this to the floor the minute the President
said we can proceed with it as a single measure.
I urge a strong bipartisan vote for this act of mercy.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee
on Defense.
Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Additional
Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act.
The Biden administration, Congress, and the American people have been
unflinching in our support for the people of Ukraine. Under desperate
circumstances, the Ukrainian people have valiantly resisted Vladimir
Putin's illegal, unjust, and unprovoked invasion of their country.
Today, the House of Representatives has another opportunity not only
to stand with the people of Ukraine but to stand together with our
fellow democracies against this authoritarian aggression by passing
this supplemental.
As chair of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, I know how
critical it is to continue our commitment to provide Ukraine with
robust security assistance.
At the same time, we must provide the Department of Defense with
additional tools to respond to the Russian aggression. That is why we
have included $20.1 billion in this legislation, including $6 billion
for the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative to provide equipment,
weapons, and training to the Ukrainian military. We have included $9.1
billion to replenish stocks of the U.S. military equipment that has
been donated to Ukraine.
Last month, I had the opportunity to travel to Germany and Poland and
visit with our deployed servicemembers. Today, I am pleased that we
have included flexibility for the Department of Defense to provide
hardship pay for those deployed in the EUCOM region.
This legislation also includes funding for desperately needed
humanitarian relief for Ukrainian families who have been displaced
within Ukraine or have fled to neighboring nations.
Mr. Speaker, I urge our Republican colleagues to join us in a show of
bipartisan unity. Let us stand together. Let us pass this bill. Let us
defend democracies everywhere from Russian aggression.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis).
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support
of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, and I do so
without hesitation or reservation. I do so because there is no way that
we could stand idly by and watch the horror that is being heaped upon
our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.
Rather than just wringing our hands and talking about how unfortunate
it is, we are doing something about it. We are bringing aid and help
and assistance.
I am proud to be part of a country that looks out not only for itself
but recognizes that we either stand for something or we fall together.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for her leadership. I also must
thank the country of Poland. I thank Poland for standing up in the face
of dire circumstances.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the leadership that
we have shown in this Democratic Caucus, joined by our Republican
friends.
Let me thank the chairwoman, the manager of this bill, and the
Republican manager, my friend from Texas.
The one point that I think we can all agree to: This is a vile and
violent and brutal and senseless war. It is Vladimir Putin trying to
return to the greatness of Russia that fought Nazism but is now making
a fiasco and light of what fighting Nazism is all about.
Going to Ukraine with the Hoyer codel, my focus was on the terrible
plight of children. In an op-ed that was printed in the Houston
Chronicle, I said that our children in war must never suffer the
nightmare that UNICEF says.
So, I support this supplemental for the very reason of dealing with,
one, providing for the munitions and exportability of funds to procure
critical munitions, but as well the humanitarian aid that is to correct
the devastation of children who saw the bodies of their parents dead in
the street.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Texas.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for her
kindness.
Dealing with the pictures that were depicted, but the stories that I
heard of children sitting next to dead parents, or dead bodies,
children unaccompanied, lost, orphaned.
So my conclusion is that, in addition to war, we must realize that
our children are our future.
In this bill, the administration for children and families, $900
million to provide refugee support services, housing, English language,
trauma and support services to help those who have been trafficked or
may be trafficked, to help those who have been raped, young women and
children; to deal with the Centers for Disease Control with $54 million
to provide them medical support; and, of course, to be able to provide
dealing with the migration and refugee circumstances that we saw in
Poland that took 2 to 3 million refugees, including children.
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We are standing on democracy. We are not afraid to stand with what is
right, and we are not afraid to say glory to Ukraine. We want the
victory for Ukraine, and we want defeat for Vladimir Putin. Regime
change would be great, but we realize that will not happen, but defeat
must happen. I support the supplemental. Let us stand for democracy.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Granger for her support for this
effort. As the Speaker pointed out, this has been a bipartisan measure
since we moved on March 8. I also thank Chairman Rogers for speaking
here tonight as well.
The world must see that we are united in our support of Ukraine. I
think the Ukrainian people--they need us. They are in desperate need of
our support. Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to threaten peace
and democracy around the globe, and Vladimir Putin must be held
accountable.
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Why is there an unprovoked attack on a sovereign Nation whose only
desire is to be free, to be a democracy, to associate itself with the
West? Why is that a provocation for being invaded, for the massive
destruction that Ukraine is undergoing at the moment? Again, Vladimir
Putin and his cronies must be held accountable.
This bill does that by protecting democracy, limiting Russian
aggression, and strengthening our own national security. We must act
swiftly and decisively tonight. We have not seen such a mobilization of
support around the world for an ally since World War II. I am so proud
that that mobilization has been led by a United States President,
President Biden.
It is a moral obligation. It is a moral responsibility. We can't sit
by and watch news day-in and day-out seeing the massive destruction
that is being wrought on Ukraine and its citizens. President Zelenskyy
said: Light will overcome darkness. And our job is to help to provide
the light.
I think it was stirring when you had, in Moscow, victory day, and
President Putin with his extraordinary display of power. Then watching
President Zelenskyy walk down the street of Kyiv on his own by himself,
an extraordinary leader who needs to know--and I think he does know--
that the United States and the world is there to support his efforts.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Hoyer), the majority leader.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I apologize for keeping people waiting. I
tend to speak more briefly than I usually speak on my 1 minute, but not
because of the importance of this subject, not because of the deep
feelings that I have that this is the right thing to do.
Mr. Speaker, this supplemental appropriations bill is a down payment
on the security and success of democracy. We have paid that price
before, not only in dollars but in lives, not only in Ukraine, but
throughout the world.
Yesterday, Vladimir Putin watched as the Russian military paraded
through Red Square to commemorate victory in the Second World War.
Instead of honoring, however, those who defeated fascism, Putin
repeated his lies about the purpose of his criminal and unprovoked war
against Ukraine.
Putin, like Hitler, and Stalin before him, has denigrated the law,
humanitarian principles, morals, and any kind of status in the world.
We know why Putin invaded Ukraine--not to free its people, they were
free, they are free; not to protect Russian speakers, they were
protected with all the rights and security of free citizens in a nation
of laws. In fact, I suggested that the U.N. send observers into eastern
Ukraine to protect Russian speakers.
Russia was not only under no threat from Ukraine, but not from any
NATO nation either. No, the plain truth is that Vladimir Putin ordered
the invasion of Ukraine because he wanted to consolidate and expand his
own power and his control over Russia. In sum, he wants to recreate the
Russian empire, a tyranny, a ruling over people by force, not by
choice.
After the defeat of fascism in the Second War World, the United
States and our allies built a global order based on human rights and
the rule of law. In Ukraine, Putin sought to forge a new international
order with help from China--one in which might makes right and strong
men make rules.
In such a view, individual freedoms must yield to the benefit of the
leader and his cronies or the greatness of the state or ruling party.
Putin believed that a quick victory in Ukraine would show his might and
strengthen his rule and deter America and our allies to stand up to
future acts of Russian aggression.
We have all been surprised and heartened and admiring and awed by the
courage and determination of the Ukrainian people and their leader.
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In their valiant fight they have written a new chapter in the history
of their nation and in the story of humankind's struggle for a free
world.
Our own Nation: Give me liberty or give me death.
The first stage of the war in Ukraine was a victory for freedom and
the Ukrainian people. With the help of Western arms and aid, Ukraine
defeated Putin's attempt to win a quick and decisive victory and to
occupy and control the capital of Ukraine. Indeed, they have given the
Russian military a substantial bruising. But this war, as we know, is
far from over.
In the east, Russian forces continue their fierce assault against
Ukrainian defenses; their criminal assaults, their murderous assaults,
their savage assaults. There is not an adverse adjective that you could
use, Mr. Speaker, that does not apply to the actions of Russia, its
soldiers, and its leaders. Their seizure of towns and villages and
their war crimes against civilians is meant to demoralize the Ukrainian
people into submission.
How awed we must be and proud of their determination not to be
bludgeoned into submission. The world now knows that Ukrainians will
fight to their last breath for their country.
We have pledged our lives, our honor--our sacred honor--and all that
we have. That is what our Founders said fighting the behemoth power,
the world power of its day. Because of the courage of our Founders and
those minutemen and those minutewomen we prevailed.
I say this bill is a down payment. The world now knows that
Ukrainians will fight to their last breath for their country--just as
the fighters--and that is not just we have to say it, we have seen it
in Mariupol.
This bill is a down payment for the success and security of
democracy; not just of Ukraine democracy or Ukrainian freedom, but for
the freedom of the global community. As I have said in recent weeks,
America and our allies must ensure that Putin suffers a strategic loss
from this invasion. If he does not, every two-bit dictator in the world
will take the lesson that we can do the same.
President Biden understands this, which is why he requested this
funding to provide Ukraine with the type of arms it needs to shift from
defensive to offensive operations. The battle of Kyiv has at least for
now been won. But this war will turn on the battle of the Donbas and
the battle of the Black Sea coast.
I urge every one of my colleagues, do not be dissuaded tonight by
politics. Do not be diverted from our support of democracy, which 435
of us support, or freedom or liberty about which all of us talk all the
time. Talk is cheap; this victory for democracy is not, it has never
been, and it is not today or tomorrow and the day thereafter.
Let us not let Putin achieve a victory over democracy and liberty and
freedom. Vote ``yes'' for Ukraine, for the American people and our
democracy, and for those who love liberty throughout this globe. Let us
send a united message. Yes, we have political differences. Yes, we can
sometimes be demeaning of one another. But when it comes to the defense
of liberty and freedom, we shall be united. Vote ``yes.''
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, we were together, as I said earlier on
March 8, in support of Ukraine. Let us be together tonight in support
of Ukraine.
Let us tell Vladimir Putin that the United States is leading the
world in support of Ukraine on behalf of the Ukrainian people. Let him
understand that he is alone in this world and needs to pay a price for
this outrageous invasion and unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 1097, the previous question is ordered
on the bill, as amended.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on passage of the bill.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
Members will record their vote by electronic device.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 368,
nays 57, not voting 5, as follows:
[Roll No. 145]
YEAS--368
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Aderholt
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Armstrong
Auchincloss
Axne
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bentz
Bergman
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brooks
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burgess
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gimenez
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hayes
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Issa
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Ross
Rouzer
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yarmuth
NAYS--57
Arrington
Babin
Banks
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Buck
Burchett
Cammack
Cawthorn
Cloud
Clyde
Comer
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Estes
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gibbs
Gohmert
Good (VA)
Gosar
Graves (LA)
Greene (GA)
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Huizenga
Jackson
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
Lesko
Long
Mann
Massie
Mast
Miller (IL)
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Perry
Rose
Rosendale
Roy
Sessions
Steube
Tiffany
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Westerman
Williams (TX)
NOT VOTING--5
Bera
McKinley
Reed
Strickland
Zeldin
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Mr. FERGUSON changed his vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Barragan (Beyer)
Bourdeaux (Wexton)
Brown (MD) (Evans)
Brownley (Kuster)
Carter (LA) (Jeffries)
Carter (TX) (Babin)
Castro (TX) (Garcia (TX))
Cawthorn (Moore (AL))
Correa (Costa)
Cuellar (Garcia (TX))
Curtis (Moore (UT))
Delgado (Neguse)
DeSaulnier (Beyer)
Diaz-Balart (Cammack)
Doyle, Michael F. (Evans)
Gottheimer (Pallone)
Herrera Beutler (Katko)
Horsford (Evans)
Huffman (Neguse)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kelly (IL) (Blunt Rochester)
Kim (CA) (Steel)
Kinzinger (Meijer)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lamb (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Lawson (FL) (Soto)
Meng (Escobar)
Mfume (Evans)
Mooney (Miller (WV))
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Ocasio-Cortez (Bowman)
Payne (Pallone)
Porter (Wexton)
Price (NC) (Ross)
Rush (Evans)
Ryan (Kaptur)
Scanlon (Garcia (TX))
Scott, David (Jeffries)
Sires (Pallone)
Speier (Escobar)
Suozzi (Beyer)
Thompson (MS) (Jeffries)
Tiffany (Fitzgerald)
Titus (Connolly)
Walorski (Wagner)
Wild (Evans)
Wilson (FL) (Neguse)
Wilson (SC) (Timmons)
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