[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 70 (Saturday, April 20, 2024)]
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         UKRAINE SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024


                             General Leave

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous materials on H.R. 8035.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1160 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 8035.
  The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) to 
preside over the Committee of the Whole.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8035) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to 
the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, with Ms. Foxx in the 
chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered 
read the first time.
  General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 30 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) and the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart).
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, as well as the other two national 
security supplemental bills and a fourth bill that is full of strong 
conservative policy priorities.
  As we stand here today, a strategic military troika of evil sits over 
the horizon marching toward the destruction of the values that we and 
our democratic allies hold so dear.
  We can either turn our heads away and hope to appease this great 
evil, or we can stand with our allies and confront this nefarious 
scourge.
  History has taught us that appeasement does not work. It was 
attempted not that long ago through the failed Obama-Clinton reset with 
the Communist KGB thug, Putin. That administration believed that Putin 
could be satiated with Georgia and Crimea.
  They were wrong, and today Putin's appetite has only grown. Now he 
wants all of Ukraine, tomorrow Moldova, the Baltics, and Poland?
  Madam Chair, history repeats itself. I am reminded that in 1947, 
Congress provided military and economic support for Greece and Turkiye, 
keeping them out of the hands of the Soviet Union.
  Today, this Congress has the chance to do the same by supporting 
these bills that confront the troika, and fully fund our security 
commitments to support Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, which are 
confronting existential challenges to their very existence.
  The only way to stand up to Putin and others like him, in the words 
of Ronald Reagan, is peace through strength. That is why every Member 
voting ``yes'' on these bills is standing for today.

  This bill supports that principle, two-thirds of which will be spent 
here at home to investments in the U.S. defense industrial base and 
replenishing our military equipment.
  The supplemental also provides critical security assistance to help 
ensure that Ukraine has the training and

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weapons it needs to stop Putin, such as additional artillery rounds and 
air defense systems.
  Please take note of this, Madam Chair. This bill requires a clear 
strategy from the administration that defines and prioritizes U.S. 
national security interests in Ukraine.
  It also includes unprecedented oversight and accountability 
requirements, including robust funding for our Inspectors General and 
end use monitoring of U.S. defense transfers.
  Also, economic assistance to Ukraine is subject to extensive burden 
sharing and transparency requirements, including unprecedented cost 
matching by our European and other allies.
  Madam Chair, in addition, for the first time ever, this bill requires 
that the funding we provide to Ukraine for economic assistance be 
subjected to repayment to the United States of America.
  In sum, Madam Chairwoman, this is a critical bill that directly 
supports the national security interests of the United States. I urge a 
strong ``yes'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of the Ukraine Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act.
  This provides Ukraine with desperately needed aid and munitions to 
fight back against tyranny, against Putin's tyranny. Vladimir Putin's 
greed, aggression, and unyielding pursuit of power, has led to grievous 
loss of life and humanitarian devastation.
  The cruelty against innocent civilians at the hands of Putin and his 
cronies is devastating, and we know very well that Russia's invasion is 
not only a threat to Ukraine's physical security, but it is also a 
threat to the very core of Ukrainian and global democracy.
  Putin is betting that he can outlast the will and the determination 
of Ukraine, the United States, and other Western allies. Some in this 
body seem inclined to prove him right. We must prove him definitively 
wrong.

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  It is completely misguided. It is an affront to our Nation's history 
and our heritage to suggest that we would be putting America first by 
retreating from the world stage.
  We put America first by demonstrating the power of American 
leadership, that we have the strength and the resolve and the heart to 
fight for the most vulnerable people, protect their freedom, and 
preserve their dignity.
  This bill will provide $14 billion for the training, equipment, 
weapons, logistics support, intelligence, and other supplies and 
resources to support Ukraine's military. It will provide nearly the 
same amount for us, the United States, to replenish our own equipment 
stocks.
  It also provides $9.5 billion in forgivable loans to support the 
Ukrainian economy, and $20.5 billion for the U.S. Armed Forces to 
assist in Ukraine with mission support, intelligence support, pay, 
equipment, and other resources.
  If Ukraine does not receive this support which it requires and needs 
to defeat Russia's outrageous assault on its sovereign territory, the 
legacy of this Congress will be the appeasement of a dictator, 
destruction of an allied nation, and a fractured Europe; gone will be 
the post-war order that has kept Europe free and prosperous; gone will 
be our credibility in the eyes of our allies and our adversaries; and 
gone will be the America that promised to stand up for freedom, 
democracy, and human rights, wherever they are threatened or wherever 
they are under attack.
  Our allies are facing existential threats, and our friends and foes 
around the world are watching and waiting to see how America will 
respond. Vladimir Putin is watching. Our allies in NATO and across 
Europe are watching. What course will America take? We must stop Putin 
in his tracks right now. The world must see our resolve. We need to 
support Ukraine.
  Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Turner), the chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  Mr. TURNER. Madam Chair, I want to begin by thanking the Speaker for 
bringing this bill to the floor for the importance of serving our 
national security. This bill will have overwhelming support on this 
House floor today.
  When people ask why we should support Ukraine, I like to remind them 
of President Xi of China's trip to Russia last year. When President Xi 
stood next to Vladimir Putin, he had an open mike, and he said: 
``Change is coming that hasn't happened in 100 years. And we are 
driving this change together.''
  The ``we'' is Vladimir Putin and President Xi, and the ``100 years,'' 
we know what that is. That is World War I and World War II. They 
themselves stood together and articulated that this is a battle between 
authoritarianism and democracy, and we must stand for democracy and 
against authoritarianism.
  Also, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, our 
European allies have committed to giving more than $60 billion in 
military aid since Russia's unjustified invasion, while the U.S. has 
given roughly $42 billion. We are at less than half.
  Madam Chair, I include in the Record the link to the Kiel Institute 
report. https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-
support-tracker/
 Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished Speaker Emerita.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman, the distinguished 
ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, for yielding, but also 
for her leadership in bringing this to the floor.
  Madam Chair, I join Mr. Turner and others in saluting the Speaker, as 
well as our leader, Mr. Jeffries, for making this important legislation 
possible.
  I associate myself with everything that has been said already about 
Ukraine, but I want to just focus on one particular area.
  It was 2 years ago and almost 2 weeks ago that I led the first high-
level delegation to Kyiv, and we saw firsthand the courage of the 
people, the danger of the Russians. Let me just tell you what is 
heartbreaking about it.
  Vladimir Putin has instructed his troops to use rape, kidnapping, and 
murder in front of family members as a weapon of war to demoralize the 
people of Ukraine. I hope that our colleagues will choose democracy and 
decency rather than autocracy and evil, because I fear that, if you 
choose the Putin route, you will have blood on your hands--blood of the 
children, blood of their mothers, raped in front of their parents, 
raped in front of their children.
  Madam Chair, I urge an ``aye'' vote on this and all the other bills 
before us today.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), who is a member of the Appropriations 
Committee.
  Mr. EDWARDS. Madam Chair, Ronald Reagan said: ``Democracy is worth 
dying for because it is the most deeply honorable form of government 
ever devised by man.''
  Madam Chair, that is but one of the reasons I rise today in support 
of H.R. 8035. At this moment, the world is looking to America for 
leadership and asking: Do we still stand behind our belief in 
democracy, and are we the world power that we acclaim?
  At this moment, we have the opportunity to stand for democracy and 
for world order with no drop of blood shed by American troops. Without 
our help, a democracy is certain to fall to a murderous, Marxist, 
socialist dictator.
  I recently toured Ukraine. My eyes have witnessed the remnants of the 
barbaric, unadulterated terrorism that is taking place there, and my 
ears have heard the numerous testimonies of the unthinkable acts by the 
Russian Army.

  Putin, through his words and his actions, have made clear that our 
world's security and our Nation's security are at risk.
  Ronald Reagan also said: ``There is sin and evil in the world, and we 
are enjoined by Scripture and the Lord Jesus to oppose it with all our 
might.''
  Madam Chair, let's oppose this evil.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Jeffries), the distinguished Democratic leader.
  Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Chair, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman

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from the great State of Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for yielding and for 
her extraordinary leadership throughout this process.
  I thank Speaker Emerita Pelosi and all of the members of the House 
Democratic Caucus for steadfastly standing behind America's national 
security priorities to get us to this point.
  Madam Chair, I rise today in strong support of the legislative 
package that is before the Congress. For months, the national security 
priorities of the American people have been obstructed by pro-Putin 
extremists determined to let Russia win.
  A bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans has risen up to 
work together and ensure that we are getting the national security 
legislation important to the American people over the finish line. 
House Democrats have risen to the occasion. President Joe Biden has 
risen to the occasion. Traditional conservatives, led by Speaker 
Speaker Johnson, have risen to the occasion.
  We have a responsibility--not as Democrats or Republicans, but as 
Americans--to do what is necessary to defend democracy wherever it is 
at risk and the best interests of the free world. That is what this 
legislation represents.
  We have a responsibility to push back against tyranny, we have a 
responsibility to push back against totalitarianism, we have a 
responsibility to push back against terror, and we have a 
responsibility to stand with our democratic allies throughout the 
world.
  Israel is a democratic ally. Ukraine is a democratic ally. South 
Korea is a democratic ally. Taiwan is a democratic ally. Japan is a 
democratic ally. We have a responsibility to stand with our democratic 
allies throughout the world.
  We also have a responsibility to push back against our adversaries. 
Russia is not our friend. The Chinese Communist Party is not our 
friend. Iran is not our friend.
  We have a special relationship that exists between the United States 
and Israel. It is a relationship that is anchored in shared values and 
shared interests. Our commitment to Israel's security is ironclad. 
Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state and safe 
haven for the Jewish people, who have faced centuries of persecution 
throughout the years.
  The events of October 7 make clear that Hamas must be decisively 
defeated. For the good of Israel, for the good of the Palestinian 
people, for the good of peace in the Middle East, for the good of the 
free world, Hamas must be decisively defeated.
  At the same time, there are other urgent priorities. We must do 
everything possible to make sure that we are freeing the hostages so 
they can safely return to their families, and we must do everything 
possible to surge humanitarian assistance into Gaza so we can help out 
Palestinian civilians who are in harm's way through no fault of their 
own. We must surge in food, surge in medicine, surge in humanitarian 
assistance. That is what this package will help accomplish with more 
than $9 billion in humanitarian assistance.
  The events of October 7 and the suffering of Palestinian civilians in 
the theater of war are heartbreaking. Any person of good will should 
come to the conclusion that we have to find a way to achieve a just and 
lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinian people.
  The only way for that to happen is for us to truly commit to a two-
state solution when the moment presents itself, with a safe and secure 
Israel living side by side in peace and prosperity with a demilitarized 
Palestinian state that provides dignity and self-determination for the 
Palestinian people. Let us recommit to accomplishing that objective.
  The humanitarian assistance in this legislative package will also 
allow the United States to be there to support people who are suffering 
all across the world, including millions in Haiti and millions in the 
Sudan dealing with famine and starvation in a war-torn environment.
  This legislation, of course, will allow us to stand with our allies 
in the Indo-Pacific in the face of continued aggression from the 
Chinese Communist Party, to make sure that freedom and democracy and 
these values all across the world will continue to be triumphant. This 
legislation will allow us to support the bravery and the courage of the 
Ukrainian people, who, against all odds, continue to stand for what we, 
as Americans, believe in.
  In February of 2022, we were told that Ukraine would likely fall in a 
week and that Russian troops would be in Kyiv in a week, but the 
bravery, the courage, and the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the 
face of the most powerful military in Europe has proven to be 
consequential in partnership with American support and that of our NATO 
allies.
  However, the Ukrainian people have taught us something: That in the 
face of an incredible military apparatus that they were confronting, 
against all odds, that when a people believe in freedom or liberty or 
democracy, that can overcome even the mightiest of militaries. 
Therefore, we have seen them, despite the prediction that they would 
fall in a week, inflict more than 300,000 casualties on the Russian 
military; significant portions of the Russian navy wiped out in the 
Black Sea; more than half the territory that had initially been seized 
by the Russian military recaptured by Ukraine, against all odds.
  However, the pro-Putin obstruction that has stopped this national 
security legislation from advancing to the floor until this point risks 
all of the progress that has been made, which is why it is so essential 
for us to do what is necessary to stand with the Ukrainian people.

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  Let me close with this observation. This is a moment to choose. We 
can choose democracy or autocracy. We can choose freedom or tyranny. We 
can choose truth or propaganda. We can choose Ukraine or Russia. We can 
choose Zelenskyy or Putin. We can choose a democratic ally or a sworn 
enemy. This is a time to choose.
  The American people have always stood on the side of democracy, 
freedom, and truth, which is why we must stand on the side of the 
Ukrainian people.
  We will stand with the Ukrainian people today. We will stand with the 
Ukrainian people tomorrow. We will stand with the Ukrainian people 
until victory is won.


                    Announcement by the Acting Chair

  The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will remind all persons in the gallery 
that they are here as guests of the House and that any manifestation of 
approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rules of 
the House.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Waltz).
  Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chair, my colleagues and I have led the charge on 
stopping Putin in the face of Biden's too little, too late strategy, 
but before we go any further, we have asked for four simple things: a 
strategy to get us out of this stalemate, to protect the U.S. border as 
our first principle, a real burden-sharing with the Europeans, and a 
smart energy policy.
  We got none of that, Mr. Chair. Yet, 2\1/2\ years into this war, we 
still don't know what success looks like. Is it Crimea? Is it all of 
the Donbas? Is it hold what you have? We don't know because President 
Biden won't tell us and the American people.
  We must close the U.S. border and defend it as a matter of first 
principle. It is not an either/or, but it is a matter of priorities.
  We hear the EU and NATO are doing all they can. Baloney. They can't 
do more because only 11 out of 31 are contributing the bare minimum to 
its defense. If they won't do it now, Mr. Chair, then when will they?
  Most offensive, if we drive down the price of oil below $50 a barrel, 
Putin's war machine is done. I can no longer in good conscience ask the 
American people to dig deeper behind a blank check, behind bad 
strategies and bad policy. We just can't afford it anymore.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the ranking member of the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, who has been 
indefatigable and courageous in her struggle to support the Ukrainian 
people.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, I thank the distinguished ranking member of 
the full committee for yielding me the

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time, and I rise to support liberty for Ukraine.
  Let us defeat the spiderweb of tyranny between Putin's regime, Iran, 
China, and North Korea. We see their evil and their weaponry.
  Ukraine does not ask us to fight for her, only to arm her valiant 
soldiers to push Russia back inside its own borders. Ukraine's soldiers 
have recaptured half of its stolen territory. Let's arm them to finish 
the job.
  For those who may naively think America can sit on the sidelines and 
seek isolation, please know this old adage: If you take no interest in 
foreign affairs, foreign affairs will find you.
  I recall Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, 83 years ago, the United 
States, caught in a stupor of isolationism, closed its eyes as the rest 
of the world fell into deep conflict.
  There is no killing field on Earth like Ukraine. Millions upon 
millions upon millions of innocent people have died at the hands of 
deadly dictators--Lenin, Stalin, and now Putin. If Putin is permitted 
to conquer Ukraine, he will not stop there. He has promised that.
  Support from the American people will ensure victory for Ukraine, 
with the free world girding liberty's shield.
  Let's recall the ancient words of Ukraine's poet laureate, Taras 
Shevchenko, who died almost two centuries ago in a ghastly prison just 
like Alexander Navalny died a few weeks ago in a ghastly Russia prison. 
Why? Because they believe in liberty.

     The time is near when on Ukraine's plains,
     A shackled folk will burst its chains.
     Blessed be your children in these lands,
     By touch of your toil-hardened hands,
     Then shall our day of hope arrive,
     Ukrainian glory shall revive.

  Today is that day. Let's support liberty for Ukraine and defeat 
Russian tyranny.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Alabama (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I thank my friend for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of all of these national security 
supplementals. The Armed Services Committee just completed our annual 
military posture review hearings with our combatant commanders. Each of 
them raised grave concerns about how China, Russia, Iran, and North 
Korea are working together in a new axis of evil to harm our alliances 
and undermine our national security.
  Nowhere is this more important or apparent than in Ukraine.
  China, North Korea, and Iran are eagerly aiding and abetting Putin's 
brutal invasion of Ukraine because they know a Russian victory there 
will seriously undercut American credibility and deterrence and leave 
our allies exposed. A Russian victory will embolden Kim, Xi, and the 
Ayatollah to confront South Korea, Taiwan, Israel, and ultimately the 
United States in new and fatal ways.
  I fear Putin will use victory in Ukraine as a springboard to invade 
Eastern Europe. We can't let that happen. We must restore American 
deterrence, and that starts by passing these national security 
supplementals.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee), the ranking member of the State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee.
  Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Chair, I thank the distinguished ranking 
member for yielding and for her tremendous leadership on global peace 
and security issues in this House.

  Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 8035. This bill provides 
nearly $10 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine and surrounding 
countries, with nearly $8 billion in direct budget support.
  When I visited Ukraine in 2019, I immediately recognized the love of 
the Ukrainian people for their country and for their democracy. Since 
the war broke out, I have met with Ukrainians in the region. Actually, 
I was with Speaker Pelosi during that visit. I heard firsthand the dire 
situation that they face amidst Russian aggression. I have talked with 
civil society organizations funded by the United States that, facing 
danger and violence, are supporting refugees, vulnerable people, women, 
and children. I was deeply moved by their stories and commitment.
  The United States must support these brave Ukrainians in their 
efforts to protect their sovereignty because, let's be clear, Putin 
will not stop until Ukraine's democracy is dismantled, and we all know 
that he will not stop with Ukraine.
  As ranking member of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Subcommittee, I am proud that we are also considering other 
significant investments in the United States' global leadership today, 
particularly the more than $9 billion in desperately needed 
humanitarian assistance. We are facing historic challenges of hunger, 
displacement, and conflict across the globe.
  I was recently in Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world. 
Thousands of refugees are fleeing the horrific war in Sudan. They are 
in dire need of food and just the basics to survive. These resources 
will enable the United States to respond to not just the humanitarian 
needs that we read about on the front page but the quieter conflicts 
that are destroying people's lives, such as in Sudan and Haiti.
  This is a defining moment in our history. I urge my colleagues to 
respond to the remarkable strength and resilience of the Ukrainian 
people and stand by them by supporting this supplemental bill.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Self).
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Ukraine Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, and I will make a glaring point: This 
war is not, economically speaking, even a fair fight.
  The gross domestic product of the European Union is nine times that 
of Russia's. Their population is three times that of Russia's. The 
European Union can do more. If the United States continues to fund this 
effort, the EU will not muster the political will to do what they 
should.
  Yes, Russia is a strategic adversary of America, but it is a bigger 
threat to our European allies. Even now, many NATO nations are not 
doing the required 2 percent of GDP on defense. Europe must act with 
greater urgency.
  We have heard a lot about Churchill and Chamberlain. May I point out 
that they are both British. If Great Britain and Europe as a whole had 
done more with Austria, with Sudetenland, history might be different.
  Mr. Chair, I implore my colleagues to put America's border security 
ahead of Ukraine's.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the ranking member of the Defense 
Subcommittee.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, it has been 6 months since President Biden 
sent his security supplemental to the Congress and 2 months since the 
Senate passed it, but today, the House will finally act. It is not a 
moment too soon, for the situation in Ukraine is dire.
  Vladimir Putin has failed to release thousands of Ukrainian children 
who have been kidnapped and continues to murder Ukrainian citizens on a 
daily basis. The Ukrainian military faces a severe shortage of 
ammunition, ammunition to protect their citizens and their sovereignty. 
Why? Because for months this House has remained silent, but today that 
changes.
  Today, we will pass this legislation. We will provide security and 
economic assistance to Ukraine. We will replenish depleted stocks of 
U.S. equipment here at home. We will join and show the Baltic nations, 
Romania, and Poland, that we stand with them, along with our European 
and NATO allies.
  Together, we will support the Ukrainian people and their fight for 
freedom. We will make it clear to authoritarian nations that America 
will always stand up for democracy here at home and around the world.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support these bills.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Flood).
  Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the supplemental for 
Ukraine.
  Less than 100 years ago, Joseph Stalin committed one of the largest 
genocides in history when he starved millions of Ukrainians to death.

  Today, Putin's Russia is once again stopping at nothing. They have 
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Ukrainian civilians as human shields. They have committed horrible acts 
of sexual violence. They have abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian 
children.
  The history of atrocities committed by tyrants against Ukraine is a 
stark reminder of the moral duty we have as Americans to stand with our 
friends and allies against tyranny and opposition.
  For those in our country who don't think what is happening in Ukraine 
has anything to do with us, Putin doesn't want just parts of Ukraine. 
He wants to end the post-World War II order that has underpinned 
freedom and economic prosperity in Europe, the United States, and 
beyond.
  This package is critical, not just for Ukraine, but for the entire 
free world so that we can beat back the reincarnation of what President 
Reagan called the Evil Empire.
  Mr. Chair, I join my colleagues in supporting this supplemental.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley), the ranking member of the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and 
co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I am just back from a third trip to Ukraine 
during the war, and, yes, we saw evidence of Putin's war crimes--the 
mass graves and evidence of torture, religious persecution, and 
kidnapping of children. It reminds us that throughout our history in 
moments like this our country has been called to act, and it did.
  We are called to stand up in the fight for freedom and in the face of 
tyranny and to be the arsenal of democracy, but in recent months, we 
have not met this challenge.

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  It has been said it is never too late to do the right thing. Well, we 
are coming really close, as we have been handcuffed by extremists and 
appeasers, and now the pipeline to Ukraine is almost empty.
  Should we now fail to send additional aid, Ukraine will lose this 
war, and in Putin's eyes it will be just the beginning of his efforts 
to reconstitute the Soviet Union. Inaction risks not just the fate of 
democracy, but the possibility of drawing our own country directly into 
war.
  Today, it is particularly important that we heed the voices from the 
past: From President Ronald Reagan, as he espoused the Reagan Doctrine 
that we will always defend our friends and allies against Soviet 
aggression.
  From President Kennedy: ``We shall pay any price, bear any burden, 
meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the 
survival and the success of liberty.''
  Finally, in his last inaugural address, FDR reminded us: ``We have 
learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is 
dependent on the well-being of other nations far away. . . . ''
  We can and we must act.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Gimenez).
  Mr. GIMENEZ. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the supplemental 
for Ukraine.
  For the past few years, Ukraine has valiantly fought against the 
barbaric and unjustified invasion by Vladimir Putin and Russia. We have 
now reached an inflection point. Ukraine is running out of time, 
bullets, and arms necessary to defeat Russia. This supplemental will 
allow Ukraine to counter Russia with new and more advanced aid. It will 
also help by replenishing U.S. weapons, stocks, and facilities.
  America is seen as the beacon of hope across the globe, and our 
enemies are watching our actions closely today. As the Chinese 
Communist Party, Iran, North Korea, and even Cuba all line up behind 
Putin, it is time to do the same for our friends and allies.
  Mr. Chair, when I was 6 years old, my family fled my native homeland 
of Cuba. I personally know the evils of communism. The freedoms of this 
country are what brought my family here. They are worth fighting for. 
The Ukrainian people are only asking for help in fighting for that same 
freedom.
  What is the cost of freedom? Is there a cost for freedom? Can you put 
a price tag on it?
  Today is a chance to bolster our international reputation as a 
faithful ally and to prove that we will not falter under pressure. This 
is an opportunity to help our allies and discourage our adversaries.
  Mr. Chair, I urge support for this bill.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  Mr. Chairman, this needs to be a proud moment for all of us. This 
country, this great United States of America has always led, has always 
taken the high ground and the moral responsibility to do the right 
thing, to support a nation which has only asked us to help them 
maintain their sovereignty, maintain democracy, and let them ally with 
us in the United States.
  The Speaker of this House has come out in support of aid to Ukraine. 
He said: History judges us for what we do. This is a critical time on 
the world stage.
  The Speaker continued: ``I would rather send bullets to Ukraine than 
American boys.''
  We need to send military equipment, arms, what Ukraine needs to 
defeat an aggressor who is responsible for the death of millions of 
civilians. We have a moment today to say ``no'' to tyranny. We have a 
moment to take back the moral high ground for the United States and say 
that we do not walk away from an ally; we do not walk away from 
freedom; we do not walk away from human rights; we do not walk away 
from democracy. That is not the United States of America.
  Winston Churchill once said: ``Success is not final, failure is not 
fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.''
  We know of no nation today who has had the courage to continue as 
Ukraine has, and the United States needs to have the courage to stand 
up and to help them continue when it counts and defeat a tyrant and 
autocrat whose relish for power knows no bounds.
  It is our moral responsibility. Today, we need to stand with Ukraine. 
I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time 
to close.
  Mr. Chairman, we may be nearing a dangerous inflection point in this 
war. If the thug Putin were to win, it would be a disaster for our 
national security; frankly, on par with the Biden administration's 
chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
  Imagine how this outcome would embolden Russia's key strategic ally, 
Communist China, to undertake military coercion and aggression against 
Taiwan and the fateful consequences that would stem from that.
  I remind my colleagues that appeasement never works. Harry Truman and 
Ronald Reagan both understood, as President Reagan said: ``We know only 
too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong, but 
when they are weak. It is then that tyrants are tempted.''
  It is time to be resolute. Let's heed the lessons of history and 
support this bill.
  Finally, I thank Speaker Johnson for his principled leadership and 
his fortitude in moving forward with this bill. In the face of daunting 
obstacles, his resolve is a testament to his strength of character.
  I also thank Chairman Cole and Ranking Member DeLauro for their 
leadership on this bill. I urge a strong ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Chair, I rise in full support of the Ukraine Security 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. Allow the American people to 
help free Ukraine from Vladimir Putin's illegal, unprovoked, and brutal 
invasion of its sovereign territory.
  Ukraine--the poorest country in Europe--is not asking us to fight for 
her, ONLY to help arm her.
  Let's help free Ukraine from Putin's unprovoked, illegal, brutal 
invasion of its sovereign territory. Russia should go back inside its 
own borders.
  What liberty-loving person can watch the valiant people of Ukraine 
confront the 3rd largest military in the world in this grueling war and 
not rise to Ukraine's defense?
  Ukraine's soldiers endured through 2 brutal winters and have 
recaptured over half the land Russia stole. They have destroyed as much 
as 40 percent of Russia's fighting force. Bravo to the people of 
Ukraine, for their miraculous defense of their Homeland.
  For those here in Congress who may naively think America can sit on 
the sidelines,

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and seek isolation, please be instructed by this old adage: ``if you 
take no interest in foreign affairs, foreign affairs will find you!'' 
That proved true on December 7, 1941--83 years ago--when the United 
States caught in the stupor of isolationism closed its eyes as the rest 
of the world fell into deep conflict.
  America was violently awakened to the reality of tyranny by Imperial 
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. That terrible event 
thrust America not just into war, but into a global fight for liberty 
that shaped the history of the world each of us inherited.
  A short distance away from this Capitol stands the National World War 
II Memorial. Its shining marble is a timeless reminder of the moral 
strength and power that flows when free people are united and bonded 
together in a just, common cause. It should also remind us of the 
terrible costs that are exacted should the Free World allow the 
emerging Axis of Evil to unleash its aggression on our world. Today, 
the increasingly destructive coalition of Russia, Iran, North Korea, 
China, and allied terrorist organizations are uniting as enemies of 
liberty.
  They are intent on upending American alliances and liberty's global 
security shield. Recall, exhausted at the end of World War II, the 
Allies negotiated a tenuous peace that allowed Russian tyranny in the 
form of the USSR's Soviet Union to gulp down half of Europe, as far 
west as Berlin. It then took another four decades for that usurpation 
of captive nations to collapse of his own corruption and calumny, 
beginning in 1989 in Poland. The Free World did that despite the $13 
trillion cost (in 1996 dollars). The Soviet Union collapsed of its own 
failings as the last remaining tyranny on the European continent. The 
vast region it had encompassed entered into an era of political 
upheaval and nation-building. With Ukraine, liberty faces not a new 
enemy, but an old one.
  Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine tells us exactly where this 
rerun is headed. The alliance of free nations simply cannot go 
backward. If you ask yourself the price of our own liberty, remember 
over 500,000 U.S. veterans lay at rest on fields, forests, and 
cemeteries across Europe from World Wars I and II. They bequeathed to 
us the umbrella of Alliances to push back tyranny and preserve liberty 
in this modern era.
  As a percent of GDP, 15 European countries have so far provided a 
higher level of aid to Ukraine than the United States. Our Allies are 
measuring up. Putin is not counting the number of Russian lives he is 
throwing into this conflict, nor the rubles he is earning off barrels 
of oil he is selling to fund this war. What he is counting are the 
number of votes FOR Ukraine that will be tallied in the U.S. Congress. 
He knows that American support will decide Ukraine's victory in this 
conflict. So should this House.
  If Putin is permitted to conquer Ukraine, he will not stop there. 
Putin has made his intentions clear as Russian troops already are 
concentrated at the borders of the Baltic states and Finland, with 
Russia's consistent violations of NATO airspace and territorial waters.
  If Putin succeeds in Ukraine, or if liberty's alliance grows tired of 
a forever war, Putin is more likely to test our resolve over smaller, 
much harder to defend NATO member nations. That would involve our 
troops directly.
  America can't repeat the mistakes of the last century by withdrawing 
our support and then inevitably forcing the Free World to pay a higher 
price for freedom as tyranny deepens its roots. America must be 
resolute.
  This Congress must pass support for Ukraine to secure liberty for 
Ukraine. We bow to the valorous, persevering, industrious people of 
Ukraine. We bow to those willing to fight and die for their liberty. 
The support of the American people will ensure victory for Ukraine, 
victory for the Free world, and strengthen liberty's shield in this 
new, dangerous era of hybrid warfare.
  Ukraine's revered poet laureate Taras Shevchenko--who was a clarion, 
sacrificial voice for liberty--was tortured and died in a ghastly 
Russian prison in St. Petersburg in 1861. He had penned on December 24, 
1845:

     ``The time is near when on our plains
     A shackled folk will burst its chains.
     Ask yourselves by whom were you enslaved?
     To the dead, the living, to those yet in Ukraine,
     My country must tell all who live in Ukraine
     Then in your own house you will see justice, strength, and 
           liberty.
     Blest be your children in these lands,
     By touch of your toil-hardened hands,
     There shall our day of hope arrive.
     Ukrainian glory shall revive!
     No twilight but the Dawn shall render
     And beckon forth into novel splendor.''

  The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Carey). All time for general debate has 
expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule. The amendment printed in part A of House 
Report 118-466 shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 8035

       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, 2024, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $207,158,000, to remain available until December 31, 2024, to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: 
      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.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $3,538,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $23,302,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                    Military Personnel, Space Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Space 
     Force'', $4,192,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $4,887,581,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $976,405,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $69,045,000, to remain available until 
     December 31, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and 
     for related expenses:  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.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $371,475,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Space Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Space Force'', $8,443,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $27,930,780,000, to remain available until 
     December 31, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and 
     for related expenses:  Provided, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading in this Act, $13,772,460,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2025, 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 8148 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     2024 (division A of Public Law 118-47):  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount provided

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     under this heading in this Act, up to $13,414,432,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2025, may be transferred 
     to accounts under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance'', 
     ``Procurement'', and ``Revolving and Management Funds'' for 
     replacement, through new procurement or repair of existing 
     unserviceable equipment, 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 identified and notified to Congress for provision 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 any transfer authority provided herein 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law:  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.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
     $2,742,757,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $5,612,900,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2026, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $308,991,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $706,976,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: 
      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.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $212,443,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  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.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $366,001,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2026, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $3,284,072,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2026, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     other expenses:  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.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $46,780,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: 
      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.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $18,594,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 
     Ukraine and for related expenses:  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.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $13,825,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in 
     Ukraine and for related expenses:  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.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $406,834,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the 
     situation in Ukraine and for related expenses:  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.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $194,125,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, to respond to the 
     situation in Ukraine and for related expenses:  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.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For an additional amount for ``Office of the Inspector 
     General'', $8,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2025, which shall be for operation and maintenance of the 
     Office of the Inspector General, including the Special 
     Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, to carry 
     out reviews of the activities of the Department of Defense to 
     execute funds appropriated in this Act, including assistance 
     provided to Ukraine:  Provided, That the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
     defense committees a briefing not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act:  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.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For an additional amount for ``Intelligence Community 
     Management Account'', $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 
     and for related expenses:  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.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 101. (a) Upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that such action is necessary in the national 
     interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up 
     to $1,000,000,000 only between the appropriations or funds 
     made available in this title to the Department of Defense to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses: 
     Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 
     promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in 
     this subsection: Provided further, That such authority is in 
     addition to any transfer authority otherwise provided by law 
     and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the 
     authority provided in section 8005 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 
     118-47), except for monetary limitations concerning the 
     amount of authority available.
       (b) Upon the determination by the Director of National 
     Intelligence that such action is necessary in the national 
     interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to 
     $250,000,000 only between the appropriations or funds made 
     available in this title for the National Intelligence 
     Program: Provided, That the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made 
     pursuant to the authority in this subsection: Provided 
     further, That such authority is in addition to any transfer 
     authority otherwise provided by law

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     and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the 
     authority provided in section 8091 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 (division A of Public Law 
     118-47), except for monetary limitations concerning the 
     amount of authority available.
       Sec. 102.  Not later than 60 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: 
     Provided, That such report shall include a description of any 
     occurrences of articles not reaching their intended 
     recipients or used for their intended purposes and a 
     description of any remedies taken: Provided further, That 
     such report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     be accompanied by a classified annex.
       Sec. 103.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter through 
     fiscal year 2025, 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 II

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                                Science

       For an additional amount for ``Science'', $98,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for acquisition, 
     distribution, and equipment for development and production of 
     medical, stable, and radioactive isotopes:  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.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $143,915,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine 
     and for related expenses:  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 Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Federal Salaries and 
     Expenses'', $5,540,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2025, to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for 
     related expenses:  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.

                               TITLE III

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families

                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Refugee and Entrant 
     Assistance'', $481,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980:  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 wraparound 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:  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 PROVISION--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 301.  Section 401(a)(1)(A) of the Additional Ukraine 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-128) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2024'': 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.

                                TITLE IV

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                          diplomatic programs

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic Programs'', 
     $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine and countries impacted by 
     the situation in 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'', $8,000,000, 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 situation in Ukraine and countries impacted by 
     the situation in 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'', $10,000,000, 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

                         transition initiatives

       For an additional amount for ``Transition Initiatives'', 
     $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     assistance for Ukraine and countries impacted by the 
     situation in 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.

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $7,899,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
      Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading in this Act, $7,849,000,000 shall be for assistance 
     for Ukraine, which may include budget support and which may 
     be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     that restricts assistance to foreign countries:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available for budget 
     support pursuant to the preceding proviso may be made 
     available for the reimbursement of pensions:  Provided 
     further, That of the total amount provided under this heading 
     in this Act, $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.

            assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'', $1,575,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, 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)):  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.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $300,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2025, for assistance for 
     Ukraine and countries impacted by the situation in Ukraine:  
     Provided, That such funds may be made available to support 
     the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and National Police 
     of Ukraine, including units supporting or under the command 
     of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:  Provided further, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress

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     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.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $1,600,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025, for assistance for Ukraine and countries 
     impacted by the situation in Ukraine and for related 
     expenses:  Provided, 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. 401.  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. 402.  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. 403.  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. 404. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for 
     Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' 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.
       (b) The transfer authority provided by this section is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided by law, and 
     is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
     transferred pursuant to the authority provided by this 
     section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to such appropriations.
       Sec. 405.  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. 406.  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. 407. (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. 408.  Funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
     Central Asia'' in this title in this Act may be made 
     available as contributions, following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Sec. 409.  Prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
     available in this title in this Act, but not later than 15 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State and USAID Administrator, 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'', ``Transition Initiatives'', ``Assistance for 
     Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', 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 V

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 501.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for 
     the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 502.  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. 503.  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. 504.  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

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     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. 505. (a) Transfer of Long-Range ATACMS Required.--As 
     soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the President shall transfer long range Army Tactical Missile 
     Systems to the Government of Ukraine to assist the Government 
     of Ukraine in defending itself and achieving victory against 
     the Russian Federation.
       (b) Notification.--If the President determines that 
     executing the transfer of long-range Army Tactical Missile 
     Systems to the Government of Ukraine pursuant to subsection 
     (a) would be detrimental to the national security interests 
     of the United States, the President may withhold such 
     transfer and shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of such 
     determination.
       Sec. 506. (a) In-Person Monitoring.--The Secretary of State 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
     Asia'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'' and made available for 
     project-based assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 
     monitoring by United States personnel or by vetted third 
     party monitors.
       (b) Certification.--Not later than 15 days prior to the 
     initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made 
     available for assistance for Ukraine under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
     and Central Asia'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
     shall jointly certify and report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that mechanisms for monitoring and 
     oversight of funds are in place and functioning to ensure 
     accountability of such funds to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, 
     diversion, and corruption, including mechanisms such as use 
     of third party monitors, enhanced end-use monitoring, 
     external and independent audits and evaluations, randomized 
     spot checks, and regular reporting on outcomes achieved and 
     progress made toward stated program objectives, consistent 
     with the strategy required by section 504 of this title: 
     Provided, That section 7015(e) of Public Law 118-47 shall 
     apply to the certification requirement of this subsection.
       (c) Cost Matching.--Funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior Acts for fiscal year 2024 under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
     Central Asia'' that are made available for contributions to 
     the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 50 percent of the 
     total amount provided for such assistance by all donors: 
     Provided, That the President may waive the limitation in this 
     subsection if the President determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in the 
     national security interest of the United States, including a 
     detailed justification for such determination and an 
     explanation as to why other donors to the Government of 
     Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed such level: Provided 
     further, That following such determination, the President 
     shall submit a report to the Speaker and Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 
     committees every 120 days while assistance is provided in 
     reliance on the determination under the previous proviso 
     detailing steps taken by the Department of State to increase 
     other donor contributions and an update on the status of such 
     contributions: Provided further, That the requirements of 
     this subsection shall continue in effect until such funds are 
     expended.
       Sec. 507. (a) Arrangement Required.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall enter into 
     an arrangement with the Government of Ukraine relating to the 
     repayment by Ukraine to the United States of economic 
     assistance provided to Ukraine by the United States to 
     respond to the situation in Ukraine, and for related 
     expenses, that are made available under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, 
     Eurasia and Central Asia'' in title IV of this Act.
       (b) Terms.--Repayment required by the arrangement required 
     by subsection (a) shall be at terms to be set by the 
     President.
       (c) Limitation on Arrangement Terms.--The arrangement 
     required pursuant to subsection (a) may not provide for the 
     cancellation of any or all amounts of indebtedness except as 
     provided in subsection (d).
       (d) Cancellation of Indebtedness.--
       (1) The President may not before November 15, 2024 take any 
     action related to the indebtedness of the Government of 
     Ukraine that cancels any indebtedness incurred by Ukraine 
     pursuant to this section.
       (2) At any time after November 15, 2024, the President may, 
     subject to congressional review provided by section 508, 
     cancel up to 50 percent of the total indebtedness incurred by 
     Ukraine or anticipated to be incurred by Ukraine with respect 
     to economic assistance and related expenses made available 
     under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance 
     for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia'' in title IV of this 
     Act. Upon completion of the congressional review process set 
     forth in section 508, such cancellation shall be final and 
     irrevocable.
       (3) The President may, subject to congressional review 
     provided by section 508, cancel any remaining indebtedness to 
     the government of Ukraine under this section at any time 
     after January 1, 2026. Upon completion of the congressional 
     review process set forth in section 508, such cancellation 
     shall be final and irrevocable.
       Sec. 508. (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, before taking any action described in paragraph (2), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a written report that 
     describes that action and the reason for that action.
       (2) Action Described.--An action described in this 
     paragraph is an action related to the indebtedness of the 
     Government of Ukraine authorized by section 507(d)(1).
       (b) Congressional Review Period.--
       (1) 2024.--During calendar year 2024, if the President 
     submits to Congress a report under subsection (a)(1), the 
     President may not take any action with respect to the 
     indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine until the earlier 
     of--
       (A) the date that is 10 calendar days after the date of 
     such submission; or
       (B) the date on which Congress has considered and failed to 
     pass a joint resolution of disapproval, as provided in this 
     section.
       (2) Succeeding Years.--
       (A) In general.--During calendar year 2025 or any calendar 
     year thereafter, if the President submits to Congress a 
     report under subsection (a)(1), the President may not take 
     any action with respect to the indebtedness of the Government 
     of Ukraine until the earlier of--
       (i) the date that is 30 calendar days after the date of 
     such submission, except as provided in subparagraph (B); or
       (ii) the date on which Congress has considered and failed 
     to pass a joint resolution of disapproval, as provided in 
     this section.
       (B) Exception.--The period for congressional review of a 
     report submitted under subsection (a)(1) shall be 60 calendar 
     days if the report is submitted to Congress on or after July 
     10 and on or before September 7 in any calendar year.
       (3) Veto Message.--If the President vetoes a joint 
     resolution of disapproval, he may not take any action with 
     respect to the indebtedness of Ukraine for 5 calendar days 
     after the veto message is received by the appropriate House 
     of Congress.
       (c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval.--In this section, the 
     term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution--
       (1) that is introduced not later than 3 calendar days after 
     the date on which a report of the President referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) is received by Congress;
       (2) which does not have a preamble;
       (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
     relating to the disapproval of the Presidential report with 
     respect to the indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine''; 
     and
       (4) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That Congress disapproves the proposal relating to 
     the indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine submitted by 
     the President of the United States to Congress on _____'', 
     with the blank space filled with the appropriate date of 
     submission of the report under subsection (a)(1).
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       (1) Reporting and Discharge.--Any committee of the House of 
     Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall 
     report the joint resolution to the House of Representatives 
     not later than 5 calendar days after the date on which 
     Congress receives the report described in subsection (a)(1). 
     If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within 
     that period, the committee shall be discharged from further 
     consideration of the joint resolution and the joint 
     resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar.
       (2) Proceeding to Consideration.--After each committee 
     authorized to consider a joint resolution reports the joint 
     resolution to the House of Representatives or has been 
     discharged from its consideration, it shall be in order, not 
     later than the 6th calendar day after the date on which 
     Congress receives the report described in subsection (a)(1), 
     to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
     House of Representatives. All points of order against the 
     motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after 
     the House of Representatives has disposed of a motion to 
     proceed on the joint resolution. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
     without intervening motion. The motion shall not be 
     debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
     motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
       (3) Consideration.--The joint resolution shall be 
     considered as read. All points of order against the joint 
     resolution and against its consideration are waived. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution to its passage without intervening motion except 
     two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on 
     passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order.
       (e) Fast-track Consideration in Senate.--
       (1) Placement on Calendar.--Upon introduction in the 
     Senate, the joint resolution shall be placed immediately on 
     the calendar.
       (2) Floor Consideration.--
       (A) In general.--It shall not be in order to move to 
     proceed to a joint resolution that has been placed on the 
     calendar pursuant to paragraph (1) unless a motion signed by 
     16 Senators has been presented to the Senate. Thereafter, 
     notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, it is in order, during the periods described in 
     subparagraph (B) (even though a previous motion to the same 
     effect has been disagreed to), for any Senator to move to 
     proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
     points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
     consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion 
     to proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a 
     motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which 
     the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
     order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
     joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall 
     remain the unfinished business until disposed of.
       (B) Periods described.--The periods described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       (i) During calendar year 2024, the period beginning on the 
     day after the date on which the joint resolution was placed 
     on the calendar and ending on the 4th day after the date on 
     which the joint resolution was placed on the calendar.
       (ii) During succeeding years under subsection (b)(2)(A), 
     the period beginning on the day after the date on which the 
     joint resolution was placed on the calendar and ending 20 
     calendar days later.
       (iii) During succeeding years under subsection (b)(2)(B), 
     the period beginning on the day after the date on which the 
     joint resolution was placed on the calendar and ending 50 
     calendar days later.
       (C) Debate.--Debate on the joint resolution, and on all 
     debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall 
     be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided 
     equally between the majority and minority leaders or their 
     designees. A motion further to limit debate is in order and 
     not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a 
     motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or 
     a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
       (D) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall occur 
     immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint 
     resolution and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the 
     debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
     Senate.
       (E) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure 
     relating to a joint resolution shall be decided without 
     debate.
       (F) One joint resolution of disapproval per review 
     period.--Only one joint resolution shall be in order during 
     each of the review periods described in subsection (b), 
     unless the additional joint resolution is a joint resolution 
     of the House of Representatives considered under paragraph 
     (2) or (3) of subsection (f).
       (f) Rules Relating to Senate and House of 
     Representatives.--
       (1) Coordination With Action by Other House.--If, before 
     the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House, 
     that House receives from the other House a joint resolution, 
     then the following procedures shall apply:
       (A) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee.
       (B) With respect to a joint resolution of the House 
     receiving the resolution--
       (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
       (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution 
     of the other House.
       (2) Treatment of Joint Resolution of Other House.--If one 
     House fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution under 
     this section, the joint resolution of the other House shall 
     be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this section.
       (3) Treatment of Companion Measures.--If, following passage 
     of the joint resolution in the Senate, the Senate then 
     receives the companion measure from the House of 
     Representatives, the companion measure shall not be 
     debatable.
       (4) Consideration After Passage.--
       (A) In general.--If Congress passes a joint resolution, the 
     period beginning on the date on which the President is 
     presented with the joint resolution and ending on the date on 
     which the President takes action with respect to the joint 
     resolution shall be disregarded in computing the 10-, 30-, or 
     60-calendar-day period described in subsection (b), but the 
     President may not take any action with respect to the 
     indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine during any such 
     period.
       (B) Vetoes.--If the President vetoes the joint resolution, 
     debate on a veto message in the Senate under this section 
     shall be 1 hour equally divided between the majority and 
     minority leaders or their designees.
       (5) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This 
     subsection and subsections (c), (d), and (e) are enacted by 
     Congress--
       (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such are 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of a joint resolution, and 
     supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
     inconsistent with such rules; and
       (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.
       Sec. 509.  Funds appropriated by this Act for foreign 
     assistance (including foreign military sales), for the 
     Department of State, for broadcasting subject to supervision 
     of United States Agency for Global Media, and for 
     intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to 
     be specifically authorized by the Congress for the purposes 
     of section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 
     15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
     6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
       Sec. 510.  Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available (or repurposed 
     or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President 
     subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits 
     such designations to the Congress.
       Sec. 511.  Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, and subsequently so designated 
     by the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer 
     authorities provided by this Act shall retain such 
     designation.


                       spending reduction account

       Sec. 512. $0.
        This Act may be cited as the ``Ukraine Security 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024''.

  The Acting CHAIR. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, is in 
order except those printed in part B of House Report 118-466. Each such 
further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
report by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mrs. Spartz

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 
printed in part B of House Report 118-466.
  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike sections 401, 402, 403, and 407.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1160, the gentlewoman 
from Indiana (Mrs. Spartz) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Indiana.

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  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, I have held a very principled position on Ukraine and, 
unfortunately, this position is not very shared with a lot of people in 
Congress. It is unfortunate.
  We have the false choice of either saying that Ukraine doesn't matter 
to America or support Ukraine with no questions asked, with blank 
checks. Both of these positions are not good in our national interests, 
and both of these positions are not good in the interests of the people 
of Ukraine. Unfortunately, this monopoly of a narrative is prevailing 
in our government, in our society, and in Congress.
  My amendment is actually very simple. I know we are doing this 
amendment just for show, and no one is going to pass anything on the 
floor. We still will go with blank checks and slush funds. 
Unfortunately, this strategy failed the American people. President 
Biden failed the American people on the border and on national 
security. Congress failed the American people on the border and on 
national security. President Biden and President Zelenskyy failed the 
Ukrainian people. They were not ready before the war started. They 
didn't have a good strategy when the war started; slow-walked the aid 
and really didn't fight and deter Putin to go further. Now, we have a 
very significant war in Europe.
  I said, unfortunately, this supplemental doesn't just have lethal 
aid, it has other parts, and they will go further. Unfortunately, 
nobody is going to take in our amendment. We have presentations and 
circuses, but the decision is already made.
  My amendment is actually very simple. It just says we shouldn't have 
blank checks and let President Biden have Presidential drawdowns 
increase from $100 million to $8 billion, including loans from $4- to 
$8 billion, so we are generally giving a true blank check to President 
Biden of $16 billion.
  Congress forgot that we should do our jobs. We shouldn't create these 
loopholes for Presidents--it doesn't matter who the President is--to be 
able to do what they want to do. This is our job to oversee these 
funds.
  It is a very simple amendment. This emergency that we created now 
goes to the point where Congress is giving billions of dollars and not 
doing its job. We have the power of the purse for a reason. All this 
amendment does, it eliminates forced action that increases--and it is a 
true blank check because when we say the Presidential drawdown goes 
from $100 million to $8 billion almost, or from $200 million to $400 
million, from $25 to $50 million, we really don't even know what he is 
going to do. He can do whatever he wants with that.
  That is a big problem because these emergencies are dangerous, but 
also the problem we have right now in the case of these emergencies, we 
actually don't have the ability even to ask the questions, and Congress 
hasn't been asking the questions. That is why we have such a major 
catastrophe around the world, whether it is in the Middle East or 
Ukraine, and that is why China, Russia, and Iran are moving, and we are 
doing a lot of presentations with blank checks and slush funds and no 
policies.
  I urge my colleagues to think maybe for a change and give this 
amendment consideration, which I have very low expectations for. I also 
would consider, as I said, to supporting lethal aid with border 
security, but unfortunately that didn't happen.
  It is sad for me to see that we still don't take this war as serious 
as it should be because generally only $13.7 billion actually goes to 
security assistance directly to Ukraine from the $60 billion plus 
another $8 billion slush fund, so we are talking almost $70 billion, 
plus another $8 billion of loans, whoever they go to. We are talking 
about almost 80, so I have a problem with that.
  Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, this war is an existential conflict for 
Ukraine. As important, it is a test for the United States and the 
United States leadership.
  One of the best tools we have to get the Ukrainians what they need is 
Presidential drawdown authority. This allows the United States to send 
equipment from our stocks to the frontline in a matter of days. There 
isn't time to delay. This amendment would cut that authority from $7.8 
billion to $100 million. It ties our hands and, yes, it hamstrings the 
Ukrainian military to do the job that they need to do to defeat Putin.
  We all lose if Ukraine succumbs to Putin's ambitions, and it will not 
stop there. Putin, in 2016, asserted that Russia's borders do not end--
and this is a quote--do not end anywhere. Russian officials just this 
spring have threatened Finland, Romania, Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, 
and Moldova.
  Removing the best tool that the United States has to exercise, in 
terms of a moral clarity and responsibility, that we can move quickly 
to arm our allies would be a grave mistake.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to please vote ``no'' on this 
amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1130

  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Chair, may I inquire how much time I have remaining.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 30 seconds remaining.
  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Chair, I would highlight that we are increasing a 
blank check from $100 million to $8 billion, and we don't even know if 
it is spent for Ukraine or not. It is just a blank check of $16 billion 
to President Biden, a purely blank check.
  I urge my colleagues to support my amendment because we need to stop 
slush funds and blank checks. We will never win against aggressors if 
Congress does not do its job.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Spartz).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Indiana 
will be postponed.


            Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in part B of House Report 118-466.
  Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. Each dollar amount in this Act is hereby reduced 
     to $0.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1160, the gentlewoman 
from Georgia (Ms. Greene) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Georgia.
  Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, my amendment today would drive the 
bill for Ukraine, that each dollar amount in this act is hereby reduced 
to zero.
  You see, the United States taxpayer has already sent $113 billion to 
Ukraine, and a lot of that money is unaccounted for. This is a 
continuance of a sick business model that the American Government 
continues.
  The Federal Government continues to fund the military industrial 
complex, and this is a business model that requires Congress to 
continue to vote for money, to continue to fund foreign wars, and this 
is a business model the American people do not support.
  They don't support a business model built on blood and murder and war 
in foreign countries, while this very government does nothing to 
support our border.
  The American people are over $34 trillion in debt, and the debt is 
rising by over $40 billion every single night while we all sleep, but 
yet nothing is done to secure our border or reduce our debt.
  Inflation has driven out of control.
  Americans are suffering every single day.
  They can hardly afford their grocery bills. They can hardly afford 
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their car. They can hardly afford rent. Right now mortgage payments are 
well over $3,000, where they were only just over $1,700 3 years ago.
  The youngest generation, young adults don't even think they are going 
to be able to buy a home in their lifetime, and today, in Congress, the 
most important thing that this body thinks should be done is to send 
another $61 billion to a war in Ukraine that the American people by 70 
percent do not support.
  Mind you, this comes on the very heels of Monday, April 15, tax day, 
where every single American had to scrounge up their money and send 
their dollars in to the IRS, or some of them had to file extensions 
because they weren't ready and didn't have the money to pay their 
taxes.
  But today, this body says the most important thing we can do, no, it 
is not reduce spending, that is not it; not to do anything to drive 
down inflation, oh, no, we can't do that for the American people; it is 
not to secure our own border that is invaded every single day by people 
from over 160 different countries; no, don't secure the American 
border, let everyone in.
  Mr. Chair, we have over 1.8 million known got-aways. We don't know 
who these people are. Yet, there are Members of this body talking big 
and tough: Oh, we have to defeat Russia. Oh, we have to protect 
Ukraine. Yet they are all unwilling to protect the American citizens 
that pay their paycheck, pay the light bills in this building, and pay 
for this entire Federal Government.
  For what? For nothing.
  Ukraine is not even a member of NATO. Ukraine is not a member of 
NATO, but the most important thing you hear in Washington D.C., is: Oh, 
we have to send Americans' hard-earned tax dollars over to Ukraine and 
keep the money going to continue to murder Ukrainians, wiping out an 
entire generation of Ukrainian men, leaving behind widows, fatherless 
orphans, and not enough men to work in their industries.
  Oh, but you really support Ukraine. Wow, what kind of support is 
that? It is repulsive.
  Mr. Chair, shame on the American government. If we support our 
military, support our military. We should be funding to build up our 
weapons and ammunition, not just send it over to foreign countries to 
kill foreign people.
  If this body was worth what it claims to be, every single one of us 
would be demanding peace in Ukraine, between these countries, peace for 
these people so that no more of them have to die.
  Mr. Chair, we never hear anybody demanding peace. No, no, peace is 
the last thing Washington wants because it doesn't fit the business 
model.
  This is a business model that they say continues our economy, 
protects American jobs. What a disgusting business model. We should 
have a business model that builds up our American companies and 
American jobs to serve American interests, and our military and our 
government should care about protecting the national security of the 
United States of America, and the Americans that pay their hard-earned 
tax dollars to fund all of this.
  America last. America last, that is all this is. Every single day, 
America last.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Connecticut is recognized for 
5 minutes.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, in a post-World War II construct, the United 
States is the witness to the world on the values of democracy and 
freedom. These values have provided the United States of America with 
strong allies across the globe. It has helped our partners in Europe 
and NATO to support Ukraine against Vladimir Putin's unjust war. If we 
do not provide munitions, Ukraine will fall and Putin will be 
emboldened.
  The Greene amendment allows Putin to control Europe. Abdicating our 
leadership role and promises to our allies cannot happen. We must 
support Ukraine's defense.
  The world prior to World War II was unstable with authoritarian 
fascist leaders seeking power. Voting ``no'' on this amendment will 
ensure that history does not, in fact, repeat itself, and I urge all my 
colleagues to do so.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota 
(Ms. McCollum), the ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee.
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in very strong opposition to this amendment. 
Cutting the funding in this bill would be devastating. To zero out our 
support for Ukraine will only embolden Putin more.
  As I said earlier, murdering civilians on a daily basis is what the 
Russian Government is up to, as well as holding thousands of Ukrainian 
children as captives.

  As ranking member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I know 
the funds included in this bill will provide Ukraine with the vital 
support they need to defend themselves.
  If this amendment were to pass, we would send a signal that the 
United States does not stand against Putin's campaign of death and 
destruction in Ukraine. We absolutely must stand against Putin's 
aggression.
  If Putin is allowed to succeed in snuffing out Ukraine's democracy, 
it will put our allies in the Baltic States, Poland, Romania, and other 
NATO partners, at great risk.
  The funds in this bill also strengthens America's national security 
by supporting our operations in New York, backfilling our own military 
stocks so that we are prepared.
  Mr. Chair, I strongly urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Smith), the ranking member of the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, let me focus on one argument of 
the sponsor of this amendment, who is basically saying that if we pass 
this bill, we are advocating the killing of Ukrainians.
  That is a uniquely demented way of looking at this war. Putin 
invades. Putin, as we speak, is bombing and killing Ukrainian 
civilians. The only thing that is reducing the number that he can kill 
is the Ukrainians' ability to fight back.
  So to look at this from a pure Russian propaganda standpoint, they 
invade, they bomb, they kill, and it is our fault for helping the 
Ukrainians defend themselves.
  That is the argument here against supporting Ukraine, and it 
literally makes no sense.
  If you want peace, give the Ukrainians the strength to stop Putin. He 
is the one that will not come to the bargaining table right now because 
he thinks he is winning. He thinks he can go all the way to Kyiv. He 
thinks he can take the whole country.
  If we give the Ukrainians the ability to stop him, that forces him to 
the table. It makes no sense to say that giving the Ukrainians the 
ability to defend themselves is what is killing them, when it is very 
clearly the Russians that are killing them.
  Mr. Chair, I would also note that no President has added more to the 
debt in one 4-year term than President Trump, and I didn't hear a 
single Republican complaining about the debt or the deficit during that 
period of time.
  The Ukrainians need our help to bring peace, to stop Putin, to stop 
what he is trying to do. Also, to Ms. McCollum's point, this also helps 
our industrial base.
  We face a dangerous world between Russia, Iran, China, North Korea--
all of whom who are working together, by the way. If we don't help 
Ukraine fight Russia, that helps Iran, that helps China, that helps 
North Korea. This is about our national security, which I am quite 
confident that whether asleep or awake, the American people also care 
dearly about.
  Please defeat this amendment and support Ukraine and support the 
United States' national security interests.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
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the gentlewoman from Georgia will be postponed.
  The Chair understands that amendment No. 3 will not be offered.


                Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mrs. Cammack

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in part B of House Report 118-466.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Strike title III.
       On page 20, strike the heading ``Department of State'' on 
     line 4 and all that follows through line 9 on page 23.
       On page 23, strike the heading ``Department of State'' on 
     line 11 and all that follows through line 15 on page 24.
       Strike sections 404, 405, 408, 506(a), 506(c), 507, 508, 
     and renumber accordingly.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1160, the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Mrs. Cammack) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 8035, which 
would eliminate all nonmilitary funding in this Ukrainian aid package.
  Breaking this down a bit, that would mean cutting nearly $10.5 
billion, with a b, from this whopping $60 billion Ukrainian bill.
  To date, American taxpayers have already given $113 billion to 
Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
  This new spending, $60 billion, is designated as emergency spending, 
meaning it goes straight to our national debt, a national debt that 
grows every single second to the tune of $8 billion every single day.

                              {time}  1145

  Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there has been robust 
debate in Congress, in this Chamber, about the United States' role in 
the war. While we here in this Chamber disagree on the role that we 
should play, there is one thing that I hope we can agree on: We as 
United States Representatives should not--I repeat, should not--forsake 
our own national security in favor of another nation. We should not 
secure the borders of nations abroad while simultaneously ignoring the 
very real and very dangerous border crisis in our own country.
  While we should debate the merits of providing funds for weapons and 
equipment to defeat Russia in this conflict, funds that fall outside of 
immediate, narrow, and lethal aid should not warrant the same urgency 
or consideration.
  All told, sections of this bill that are not lethal aid come to about 
$10.5 billion, with the bulk of it going to support the Ukrainian 
economy--not the American economy, the Ukrainian economy. Anyone who is 
living under Biden's economic plan right now knows that it sucks.
  We need to be clear. This is emergency spending, again, going 
straight to our national debt, full stop. Again, we are borrowing $8 
billion a day.
  Over the past 20 years, Congress has designated $12 trillion in 
emergency spending. With these funds in the bill that are not 
designated for military purposes, the American people are resigned once 
again to absorbing another $10.5 billion to support Ukraine and their 
economy, while simultaneously adding the debt to our $34.7 trillion 
national debt. That is simply unacceptable.
  We are robbing Peter to pay Paul, and the American people are once 
again left holding the bag. You cannot stand here on this Chamber's 
floor as a Representative of the American people in the people's House 
and sincerely say that you have done everything possible to look out 
for American national security and American economic security if we 
don't narrow the focus of this bill.
  We have to adopt this amendment. By the way, while I was speaking, we 
have added another $5.5 million to the national debt.
  Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment 
from one of the people I most admire, a dear friend and colleague from 
Florida.
  This is clearly a well-intended amendment. Frankly, when I was 
listening to her presentation, there were so many things I agreed with 
in what she said, but it would strike all funding in the bill, except 
for the foreign military financing.
  As I mentioned, there are so many things I agreed with in what she 
said. I agree, for example, that over time the United States must focus 
our efforts on intelligence and essential military support. I totally 
agree with that.
  She also talked about how we need to narrow the scope. I would argue 
that, unfortunately, the amendment needs to be narrowed a bit. It 
should have been narrowed a bit because it would be really 
counterproductive the way it is written at this time. Let me, 
respectfully, explain why.
  First, the amendment would zero out funding to keep U.S. personnel in 
our Embassy in Ukraine safe. I don't think that is something that we 
should be doing right now.
  Also, the funding to enhance the U.S. Government's presence in order 
to conduct oversight, which is something that I have been clamoring 
for, that a lot of us have been clamoring for, begging and pleading and 
working for, this would eliminate that, as well. By the way, it would 
also eliminate funding for the oversight of the military portion of the 
assistance.
  Secondly, it would eliminate funding for the State Department's and 
USAID's inspectors general from whom we require unprecedented oversight 
plans. Obviously, we need to give them the resources for this critical 
work because we have to have oversight.
  That is something that I know, at least on my side of the aisle, we 
all agree on, regardless of what you believe our role should be in 
Ukraine. Again, unfortunately, as I mentioned, this would eliminate the 
funding for that.
  Third, it would also eliminate the funding for investigations of 
Russian war crimes in Ukraine, as well as assistance to help secure 
Ukrainian nuclear facilities. We have seen those in the news under 
threat by the Russians. Also, it eliminates funds for potential 
clearance of Russian mines.
  Finally, it would eliminate economic support for Ukraine, and that is 
something that the sponsor of this amendment is really focused on. I 
would argue even there that this is essential at this moment right now.
  Look, it is pretty clear that Putin has been targeting farmlands, 
infrastructure, energy infrastructure, road infrastructure, and 
Ukraine's industrial base.
  By the way, he is doing that for a reason. You see, crippling 
Ukraine's economy, and Putin knows this, has a direct impact on 
Ukraine's ability to stop Putin.
  As chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Subcommittee, I can assure you that not only do I understand the 
sponsor of this amendment's frustration, but I get it and share it. 
That is why, again, we need to have the language that is currently in 
the bill.
  I understand her concern and frustration because of the lack of 
transparency and strategy on the funding that has already been 
provided. That is why this is very clear. That is why this legislation 
includes many of the critical oversight and burden-sharing priorities 
that I am very proud originated in the FY24 State-Foreign Operations 
bill. These include unprecedented cost matching requirements so that 
other donors step up. They must step up. The bill imposes layers and 
layers of conditions on the funding, including for in-person 
monitoring, for example.

  This bill requires--I know, a novel concept--a strategy that must be 
developed and submitted so that Congress can evaluate the execution of 
aid and its alignment with U.S. national security interests.
  Another significant change, by the way, from the Senate supplemental 
is a requirement in this bill that the economic support to Ukraine be 
repaid, transforming assistance from a grant to a loan.
  I am so grateful to the sponsor of this amendment for her work. I 
appreciate the intent of this amendment,

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but we cannot afford to shortchange our oversight funding, our 
diplomatic security funding, and other strategic priorities.
  Mr. Chair, for those reasons, with, again, great admiration and 
respect for the sponsor of this amendment, I must urge a ``no'' vote on 
this amendment.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, let me just begin by saying the feeling is 
mutual. I have tremendous respect and admiration for my colleague from 
the Sunshine State.
  I hear loud and clear the critical elements of this bill that have 
been deemed necessary. Heck, I deem them necessary. The American people 
and the Representatives in this Chamber demand accountability and 
transparency. However, there are multiple poison pills within this text 
that the American people and certainly my constituents back home don't 
support.
  For example, there is $300 million for international narcotics 
control and law enforcement, but what about the 100,000-plus people 
every single year in America who are being poisoned by fentanyl? Where 
is the funding to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States?
  What about the $25 million for transition initiatives? What about the 
$60 million for diplomatic programs?
  I noticed that my colleague--again, who I deeply respect--mentioned 
that part of that is for security, but what about the rest?
  Or the $481 million for refugee and entrance assistance when we have 
a border crisis that has resulted in some of the most egregious public 
health, public safety, humanitarian, and national security crises in 
American history.
  We are approaching over 10 million illegals crossing into our country 
and being paroled, which is a fancy way of saying catch and release, 
into the United States. We are approaching 2 million got-aways.
  We have a massive crisis here at home, and if America is not safe and 
secure here at home, we cannot help our partners abroad.
  Mr. Chair, I urge, respectfully, that my colleagues put America first 
and adopt this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Florida 
will be postponed.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Duarte) having assumed the chair, Mr. Carey, Acting Chair of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 8035) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the 
situation in Ukraine and for related expenses for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

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