[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3038]
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  SA 1891. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to 
receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the 
Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In division A, strike section 704 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 704. REPORT WITH UKRAINE STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--Only 2 percent of the amounts appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act for assistance to 
     Ukraine may be obligated or expended until the President, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
     of State, develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive 
     report that contains a strategy for United States involvement 
     in Ukraine.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) define the United States national interests at stake 
     with respect to the conflict between the Russian Federation 
     and Ukraine;
       (2) identify specific objectives the President believes 
     must be achieved in Ukraine in order to protect the United 
     States national interests defined in paragraph (1), and for 
     each objective--
       (A) an estimate of the amount of time required to achieve 
     the objective, with an explanation;
       (B) benchmarks to be used by the President to determine 
     whether an objective has been met, is in the progress of 
     being met, or cannot be met in the time estimated to be 
     required in subparagraph (A); and
       (C) estimates of the amount of resources, including United 
     States personnel, materiel, and funding, required to achieve 
     the objective;
       (3) list the expected contribution for security assistance 
     made by European member countries of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization within the next fiscal year; and
       (4) provide an assessment of the impact of the Russian 
     Federation's dominance of the natural gas market in Europe on 
     the ability to resolve the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
       (c) Requirements for Strategy.--The strategy included in 
     the report required under subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be designed to achieve a cease-fire in which the 
     Russian Federation and Ukraine agree to abide by the terms 
     and conditions of such cease-fire; and
       (2) may not be contingent on United States involvement of 
     funding of Ukrainian reconstruction.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form; and
       (2) shall include a classified annex if necessary to 
     provide the most holistic picture of information to Congress 
     as required under this section.
       (e) Congress Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (3) any Member of Congress upon request.
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