    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-272
    113th Congress

    An Act

    To impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, to provide
    additional assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) <>  Short Title.--This Act may be cited
    as the ``Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 2. Definitions.
    Sec. 3. Statement of policy regarding Ukraine.
    Sec. 4. Sanctions relating to the defense and energy sectors of the
    Russian Federation.
    Sec. 5. Sanctions on Russian and other foreign financial institutions.
    Sec. 6. Increased military assistance for the Government of Ukraine.
    Sec. 7. Expanded nonmilitary assistance for Ukraine.
    Sec. 8. Expanded broadcasting in countries of the former Soviet Union.
    Sec. 9. Support for Russian democracy and civil society organizations.
    Sec. 10. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation of its
    obligations under the INF Treaty.
    Sec. 11. Rule of construction.

    SEC. 2. <>  DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
    (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through
    account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', and
    ``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those terms
    in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
    (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
    ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
    Senate; and
    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
    Committee on Financial Services of the House of
    Representatives.
    (3) Defense article; defense service; training.--The terms
    ``defense article'', ``defense service'', and ``training'' have
    the meanings given those terms in section 47 of the Arms Export
    Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
    (4) Financial institution.--The term ``financial
    institution'' means a financial institution specified in
    subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J),
    (M), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States
    Code.

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    (5) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
    financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in
    section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
    corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
    (6) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means any
    individual or entity that is not a United States citizen, a
    permanent resident alien, or an entity organized under the laws
    of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United
    States.
    (7) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
    conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
    actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
    circumstance, or the result.
    (8) Russian person.--The term ``Russian person'' means--
    (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of
    the Russian Federation; or
    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the
    Russian Federation.
    (9) Special russian crude oil project.--The term ``special
    Russian crude oil project'' means a project intended to extract
    crude oil from--
    (A) the exclusive economic zone of the Russian
    Federation in waters more than 500 feet deep;
    (B) Russian Arctic offshore locations; or
    (C) shale formations located in the Russian
    Federation.
    SEC. 3. <>  STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING
    UKRAINE.

    It is the policy of the United States to further assist the
    Government of Ukraine in restoring its sovereignty and territorial
    integrity to deter the Government of the Russian Federation from further
    destabilizing and invading Ukraine and other independent countries in
    Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. That policy
    shall be carried into effect, among other things, through a
    comprehensive effort, in coordination with allies and partners of the
    United States where appropriate, that includes economic sanctions,
    diplomacy, assistance for the people of Ukraine, and the provision of
    military capabilities to the Government of Ukraine that will enhance the
    ability of that Government to defend itself and to restore its
    sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of unlawful actions by
    the Government of the Russian Federation.
    SEC. 4. <>  SANCTIONS RELATING TO
    THE DEFENSE AND ENERGY SECTORS OF THE RUSSIAN
    FEDERATION.

    (a) <>  Sanctions Relating to the Defense
    Sector.--
    (1) Rosoboronexport.--Except as provided in subsection (d),
    not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the President shall impose 3 or more of the sanctions
    described in subsection (c) with respect to Rosoboronexport.
    (2) Russian producers, transferors, or brokers of defense
    articles. <> --Except as provided in
    subsection (d), on and after the date that is 45 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose 3
    or more of the sanctions described in subsection (c) with
    respect to a foreign person the President determines--
    (A) is an entity--

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    (i) owned or controlled by the Government of
    the Russian Federation or owned or controlled by
    nationals of the Russian Federation; and
    (ii) that--
    (I) knowingly manufactures or sells
    defense articles transferred into Syria
    or into the territory of a specified
    country without the consent of the
    internationally recognized government of
    that country;
    (II) transfers defense articles into
    Syria or into the territory of a
    specified country without the consent of
    the internationally recognized
    government of that country; or
    (III) brokers or otherwise assists
    in the transfer of defense articles into
    Syria or into the territory of a
    specified country without the consent of
    the internationally recognized
    government of that country; or
    (B) knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, assists, sponsors, or provides financial,
    material, or technological support for, or goods or
    services to or in support of, an entity described in
    subparagraph (A) with respect to an activity described
    in clause (ii) of that subparagraph.
    (3) Specified country defined.--
    (A) In general.--In this subsection, the term
    ``specified country'' means--
    (i) Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova; and
    (ii) any other country designated by the
    President as a country of significant concern for
    purposes of this subsection, such as Poland,
    Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the Central Asia
    republics.
    (B) <>  Notice to congress.--The
    President shall notify the appropriate congressional
    committees in writing not later than 15 days before--
    (i) designating a country as a country of
    significant concern under subparagraph (A)(ii); or
    (ii) terminating a designation under that
    subparagraph, including the termination of any
    such designation pursuant to subsection (h).

    (b) <>  Sanctions Related to the Energy Sector.--
    (1) Development of special russian crude oil projects.--
    Except as provided in subsection (d), on and after the date that
    is 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    President may impose 3 or more of the sanctions described in
    subsection (c) with respect to a foreign person if the President
    determines that the foreign person knowingly makes a significant
    investment in a special Russian crude oil project.
    (2) Authorization for extension of licensing limitations on
    certain equipment.--The President, through the Bureau of
    Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce or the
    Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the
    Treasury, as appropriate, may impose additional licensing
    requirements for or other restrictions on the export or reexport
    of items for use in the energy sector of the Russian Federation,
    including equipment used for tertiary oil recovery.

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    (3) <>  Contingent sanction relating
    to gazprom.--If the President determines that Gazprom is
    withholding significant natural gas supplies from member
    countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or further
    withholds significant natural gas supplies from countries such
    as Ukraine, Georgia, or Moldova, the President shall, not later
    than 45 days after making that determination, impose the
    sanction described in subsection (c)(7) and at least one
    additional sanction described in subsection (c) with respect to
    Gazprom.

    (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions the President may impose
    with respect to a foreign person under subsection (a) or (b) are the
    following:
    (1) Export-import bank assistance.--The President may direct
    the Export-Import Bank of the United States not to approve the
    issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or
    participation in the extension of credit in connection with the
    export of any goods or services to the foreign person.
    (2) Procurement sanction.--The President may prohibit the
    head of any executive agency (as defined in section 133 of title
    41, United States Code) from entering into any contract for the
    procurement of any goods or services from the foreign person.
    (3) Arms export prohibition.--The President may prohibit the
    exportation or provision by sale, lease or loan, grant, or other
    means, directly or indirectly, of any defense article or defense
    service to the foreign person and the issuance of any license or
    other approval to the foreign person under section 38 of the
    Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
    (4) Dual-use export prohibition.--The President may prohibit
    the issuance of any license and suspend any license for the
    transfer to the foreign person of any item the export of which
    is controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50
    U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pursuant to the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
    seq.)) or the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter
    C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (5) Property transactions.--The President may, pursuant to
    such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any
    person from--
    (A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using,
    transferring, withdrawing, transporting, or exporting
    any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the
    United States and with respect to which the foreign
    person has any interest;
    (B) dealing in or exercising any right, power, or
    privilege with respect to such property; or
    (C) conducting any transaction involving such
    property.
    (6) Banking transactions.--The President may, pursuant to
    such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any
    transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions
    or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent
    that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction
    of the United States and involve any interest of the foreign
    person.
    (7) Prohibition on investment in equity or debt of
    sanctioned person.--The President may, pursuant to such
    regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any United

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    States person from transacting in, providing financing for, or
    otherwise dealing in--
    (A) debt--
    (i) <>  of longer than 30
    days' maturity of a foreign person with respect to
    which sanctions are imposed under subsection (a)
    or of longer than 90 days' maturity of a foreign
    person with respect to which sanctions are imposed
    under subsection (b); and
    (ii) issued on or after the date on which such
    sanctions are imposed with respect to the foreign
    person; or
    (B) equity of the foreign person issued on or after
    that date.
    (8) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa
    or other documentation.--In the case of a foreign person who is
    an individual, the President may direct the Secretary of State
    to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to
    exclude from the United States, the foreign person, subject to
    regulatory exceptions to permit the United States to comply with
    the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,
    signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force
    November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United
    States, or other applicable international obligations.
    (9) Sanctions on principal executive officers.--In the case
    of a foreign person that is an entity, the President may impose
    on the principal executive officer or officers of the foreign
    person, or on individuals performing similar functions and with
    similar authorities as such officer or officers, any of the
    sanctions described in this subsection applicable to
    individuals.

    (d) Exceptions.--
    (1) Importation of goods.--
    (A) In general.--The authority to block and prohibit
    all transactions in all property and interests in
    property under subsection (c)(5) shall not include the
    authority to impose sanctions on the importation of
    goods.
    (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term
    ``good'' has the meaning given that term in section 16
    of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
    2415) (as continued in effect pursuant to the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
    1701 et seq.)).
    (2) Additional exceptions.--The President shall not be
    required to apply or maintain the sanctions under subsection (a)
    or (b)--
    (A) in the case of procurement of defense articles
    or defense services under existing contracts,
    subcontracts, or other business agreements, including
    ancillary or incidental contracts for goods, or for
    services or funding (including necessary financial
    services) associated with such goods, as necessary to
    give effect to such contracts, subcontracts, or other
    business agreements, and the exercise of options for
    production quantities to satisfy requirements essential
    to the national security of the United States--
    (i) <>  if the President
    determines in writing that--
    (I) the foreign person to which the
    sanctions would otherwise be applied is
    a sole source supplier of the defense
    articles or services;

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    (II) the defense articles or
    services are essential;
    (III) alternative sources are not
    readily or reasonably available; and
    (IV) the national interests of the
    United States would be adversely
    affected by the application or
    maintenance of such sanctions; or
    (ii) if the President determines in writing
    that--
    (I) such articles or services are
    essential to the national security under
    defense coproduction agreements; and
    (II) the national interests of the
    United States would be adversely
    affected by the application or
    maintenance of such sanctions;
    (B) in the case of procurement, to eligible
    products, as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade
    Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any
    foreign country or instrumentality designated under
    section 301(b)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(1));
    (C) to products, technology, or services provided
    under contracts, subcontracts, or other business
    agreements (including ancillary or incidental contracts
    for goods, or for services or funding (including
    necessary financial services) associated with such
    goods, as necessary to give effect to such contracts,
    subcontracts, or other business agreements) entered into
    before the date on which the President publishes in the
    Federal Register the name of the foreign person with
    respect to which the sanctions are to be imposed;
    (D) to--
    (i) spare parts that are essential to United
    States products or production;
    (ii) component parts, but not finished
    products, essential to United States products or
    production; or
    (iii) routine servicing and maintenance of
    United States products, to the extent that
    alternative sources are not readily or reasonably
    available;
    (E) to information and technology essential to
    United States products or production; or
    (F) to food, medicine, medical devices, or
    agricultural commodities (as those terms are defined in
    section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
    Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
    8511)).

    (e) National Security Waiver.--
    (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
    sanctions under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a foreign
    person if the President--
    (A) <>  determines that the
    waiver is in the national security interest of the
    United States; and
    (B) <>  submits to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report on the determination
    and the reasons for the determination.
    (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)(B)
    shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
    classified annex.

    (f) Transaction-specific National Security Waiver.--

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    (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
    sanctions under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to a specific
    transaction if the President--
    (A) <>  determines that the
    transaction is in the national security interest of the
    United States; and
    (B) <>  submits to the appropriate
    congressional committees a detailed report on the
    determination and the specific reasons for the
    determination that a waiver with respect to the
    transaction is necessary and appropriate.
    (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)(B)
    shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
    classified annex.

    (g) Implementation; Penalties.--
    (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
    authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and
    1704) to carry out the purposes of this section.
    (2) <>  Penalties.--The penalties
    provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)
    shall apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, or
    conspires to violate, or causes a violation of, subsection (a)
    or (b) of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed
    under either such subsection, to the same extent that such
    penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act
    described in section 206(a) of the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act.

    (h) Termination.--
    (1) <>  In general.--Except as
    provided in paragraph (2), this section, and sanctions imposed
    under this section, shall terminate on the date on which the
    President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
    certification that the Government of the Russian Federation has
    ceased ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing,
    supporting, or financing, significant acts intended to undermine
    the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial
    integrity of Ukraine, including through an agreement between the
    appropriate parties.
    (2) Applicability with respect to syria.--The termination
    date under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the
    provisions of subsection (a) relating to the transfer of defense
    articles into Syria or sanctions imposed pursuant to such
    provisions.
    SEC. 5. <>  SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN
    AND OTHER FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Facilitation of Certain Defense- and Energy-Related
    Transactions.--The President may impose the sanction described in
    subsection (c) with respect to a foreign financial institution that the
    President determines knowingly engages, on or after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, in significant transactions involving activities
    described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B) of section 4(a)(2) or paragraph
    (1) or (3) of section 4(b) for persons with respect to which sanctions
    are imposed under section 4.
    (b) Facilitation of Financial Transactions on Behalf of Specially
    Designated Nationals. <> --The President
    may impose the sanction described in subsection (c) with respect to a
    foreign financial institution if the President determines that the
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    after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly facilitated a
    significant financial transaction on behalf of any Russian person
    included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked
    persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
    Department of the Treasury, pursuant to--
    (1) this Act;
    (2) Executive Order No. 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. 13,493), 13661
    (79 Fed. Reg. 15,535), or 13662 (79 Fed. Reg. 16,169); or
    (3) any other Executive order addressing the crisis in
    Ukraine.

    (c) Sanction Described.--The sanction described in this subsection
    is, with respect to a foreign financial institution, a prohibition on
    the opening, and a prohibition or the imposition of strict conditions on
    the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a
    payable-through account by the foreign financial institution.
    (d) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the
    application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign
    financial institution if the President--
    (1) <>  determines that the waiver is
    in the national security interest of the United States; and
    (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report on the determination and the reasons for the
    determination.

    (e) Implementation; Penalties.--
    (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all
    authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and
    1704) to carry out the purposes of this section.
    (2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections
    (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person
    that violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, or
    causes a violation of, subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or
    an order or regulation prescribed under either such subsection,
    to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that
    commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

    (f) <>  Termination.--This section, and
    sanctions imposed under this section, shall terminate on the date on
    which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees
    the certification described in section 4(h).
    SEC. 6. <>  INCREASED MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR
    THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE.

    (a) <>  In General.--The President is authorized
    to provide defense articles, defense services, and training to the
    Government of Ukraine for the purpose of countering offensive weapons
    and reestablishing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,
    including anti-tank and anti-armor weapons, crew weapons and ammunition,
    counter-artillery radars to identify and target artillery batteries,
    fire control, range finder, and optical and guidance and control
    equipment, tactical troop-operated surveillance drones, and secure
    command and communications equipment, pursuant to the provisions of the
    Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), and other relevant provisions of
    law.

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    (b) <>  Report Required.--Not later than 60 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit
    a report detailing the anticipated defense articles, defense services,
    and training to be provided pursuant to this section and a timeline for
    the provision of such defense articles, defense services, and training,
    to--
    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
    Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
    Senate; and
    (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
    Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives.

    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
    the Secretary of State $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015,
    $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, and $125,000,000 for fiscal
    year 2017 to carry out activities under this section.
    (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be
    appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available
    for obligation and expenditure through the end of fiscal year
    2018.

    (d) Authority for the Use of Funds.--The funds made available
    pursuant to subsection (c) for provision of defense articles, defense
    services, and training may be used to procure such articles, services,
    and training from the United States Government or other appropriate
    sources.
    (e) Protection of Civilians.--It is the sense of Congress that the
    Government of Ukraine should take all appropriate steps to protect
    civilians.
    SEC. 7. <>  EXPANDED NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE
    FOR UKRAINE.

    (a) Assistance to Internally Displaced People in Ukraine.--
    (1) <>  In general.--Not later than
    30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State shall submit a plan, including actions by the
    United States Government, other governments, and international
    organizations, to meet the need for protection of and assistance
    for internally displaced persons in Ukraine, to--
    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the
    Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy
    and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
    on Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and
    Commerce of the House of Representatives.
    (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) should
    include, as appropriate, activities in support of--
    (A) helping to establish a functional and adequately
    resourced central registration system in Ukraine that
    can ensure coordination of efforts to provide assistance
    to internally displaced persons in different regions;
    (B) encouraging adoption of legislation in Ukraine
    that protects internally displaced persons from
    discrimination based on their status and provides
    simplified procedures for obtaining the new residency
    registration or other official documentation that is a
    prerequisite to receiving appropriate social payments
    under the laws of Ukraine, such

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    as pensions and disability, child, and unemployment
    benefits; and
    (C) helping to ensure that information is available
    to internally displaced persons about--
    (i) government agencies and independent groups
    that can provide assistance to such persons in
    various regions; and
    (ii) evacuation assistance available to
    persons seeking to flee armed conflict areas.
    (3) <>  Assistance through international
    organizations.--The President shall instruct the United States
    permanent representative or executive director, as the case may
    be, to the relevant United Nations voluntary agencies, including
    the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United
    Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and
    other appropriate international organizations, to use the voice
    and vote of the United States to support appropriate assistance
    for internally displaced persons in Ukraine.

    (b) Assistance to the Defense Sector of Ukraine.--The Secretary of
    State and the Secretary of Defense should assist entities in the defense
    sector of Ukraine to reorient exports away from customers in the Russian
    Federation and to find appropriate alternative markets for those
    entities in the defense sector of Ukraine that have already
    significantly reduced exports to and cooperation with entities in the
    defense sector of the Russian Federation.
    (c) Assistance To Address the Energy Crisis in Ukraine.--
    (1) Emergency energy assistance.--
    (A) Plan required.--The Secretary of State and the
    Secretary of Energy, in collaboration with the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for
    International Development and the Administrator of the
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall work with
    officials of the Government of Ukraine to develop a
    short-term emergency energy assistance plan designed to
    help Ukraine address the potentially severe short-term
    heating fuel and electricity shortages facing Ukraine in
    2014 and 2015.
    (B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph (A)
    should include strategies to address heating fuel and
    electricity shortages in Ukraine, including, as
    appropriate--
    (i) the acquisition of short-term, emergency
    fuel supplies;
    (ii) the repair or replacement of
    infrastructure that could impede the transmission
    of electricity or transportation of fuel;
    (iii) the prioritization of the transportation
    of fuel supplies to the areas where such supplies
    are needed most;
    (iv) streamlining emergency communications
    throughout national, regional, and local
    governments to manage the potential energy crisis
    resulting from heating fuel and electricity
    shortages;
    (v) forming a crisis management team within
    the Government of Ukraine to specifically address
    the potential crisis, including ensuring
    coordination of the team's efforts with the
    efforts of outside governmental

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    and nongovernmental entities providing assistance
    to address the potential crisis; and
    (vi) developing a public outreach strategy to
    facilitate preparation by the population and
    communication with the population in the event of
    a crisis.
    (C) Assistance.--The Secretary of State, the
    Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator of the United
    States Agency for International Development are
    authorized to provide assistance in support of, and to
    invest in short-term solutions for, enabling Ukraine to
    secure the energy safety of the people of Ukraine during
    2014 and 2015, including through--
    (i) procurement and transport of emergency
    fuel supplies, including reverse pipeline flows
    from Europe;
    (ii) provision of technical assistance for
    crisis planning, crisis response, and public
    outreach;
    (iii) repair of infrastructure to enable the
    transport of fuel supplies;
    (iv) repair of power generating or power
    transmission equipment or facilities;
    (v) procurement and installation of
    compressors or other appropriate equipment to
    enhance short-term natural gas production;
    (vi) procurement of mobile electricity
    generation units;
    (vii) conversion of natural gas heating
    facilities to run on other fuels, including
    alternative energy sources; and
    (viii) provision of emergency weatherization
    and winterization materials and supplies.
    (2) Reduction of ukraine's reliance on energy imports.--
    (A) Plans required.--The Secretary of State, in
    collaboration with the Secretary of Energy and the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for
    International Development, shall work with officials of
    the Government of Ukraine to develop medium- and long-
    term plans to increase energy production and efficiency
    to increase energy security by helping Ukraine reduce
    its dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian
    Federation.
    (B) Elements.--The medium- and long-term plans
    required by subparagraph (A) should include strategies,
    as appropriate, to--
    (i) improve corporate governance and
    unbundling of state-owned oil and gas sector
    firms;
    (ii) increase production from natural gas
    fields and from other sources, including renewable
    energy;
    (iii) license new oil and gas blocks
    transparently and competitively;
    (iv) modernize oil and gas upstream
    infrastructure; and
    (v) improve energy efficiency.
    (C) Prioritization. <> --The
    Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United
    States Agency for International Development, and the
    Secretary of Energy should, during fiscal years 2015
    through 2018, work with other

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    donors, including multilateral agencies and
    nongovernmental organizations, to prioritize, to the
    extent practicable and as appropriate, the provision of
    assistance from such donors to help Ukraine to improve
    energy efficiency, increase energy supplies produced in
    Ukraine, and reduce reliance on energy imports from the
    Russian Federation, including natural gas.
    (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
    authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 in the
    aggregate for fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry
    out activities under this paragraph.
    (3) Support from the overseas private investment
    corporation.--The Overseas Private Investment Corporation
    shall--
    (A) prioritize, to the extent practicable, support
    for investments to help increase energy efficiency,
    develop domestic oil and natural gas reserves, improve
    and repair electricity infrastructure, and develop
    renewable and other sources of energy in Ukraine; and
    (B) <>  implement procedures for
    expedited review and, as appropriate, approval, of
    applications by eligible investors (as defined in
    section 238 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
    U.S.C. 2198)) for loans, loan guarantees, and insurance
    for such investments.
    (4) Support by the world bank group and the european bank
    for reconstruction and development. <> --The
    President shall, to the extent practicable and as appropriate,
    direct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank
    Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to
    encourage the World Bank Group and the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development and other international financial
    institutions--
    (A) to invest in, and increase their efforts to
    promote investment in, projects to improve energy
    efficiency, improve and repair electricity
    infrastructure, develop domestic oil and natural gas
    reserves, and develop renewable and other sources of
    energy in Ukraine; and
    (B) to stimulate private investment in such
    projects.

    (d) Assistance to Civil Society in Ukraine.--
    (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development shall, directly or through nongovernmental or
    international organizations, such as the Organization for
    Security and Co-operation in Europe, the National Endowment for
    Democracy, and related organizations--
    (A) strengthen the organizational and operational
    capacity of democratic civil society in Ukraine;
    (B) support the efforts of independent media outlets
    to broadcast, distribute, and share information in all
    regions of Ukraine;
    (C) counter corruption and improve transparency and
    accountability of institutions that are part of the
    Government of Ukraine; and
    (D) provide support for democratic organizing and
    election monitoring in Ukraine.

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    (2) <>  Strategy required.--Not
    later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the President shall submit a strategy to carry out the
    activities described in paragraph (1) to--
    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives.
    (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
    to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $20,000,000 for
    fiscal year 2016 to carry out this subsection.
    (4) Transparency requirements.--Any assistance provided
    pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in as transparent
    of a manner as possible, consistent with the nature and goals of
    this subsection. <>  The President
    shall provide a briefing on the activities funded by this
    subsection at the request of the committees specified in
    paragraph (2).
    SEC. 8. <>  EXPANDED BROADCASTING IN COUNTRIES
    OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    (a) <>  In
    General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to
    Congress a plan, including a cost estimate, for immediately and
    substantially increasing, and maintaining through fiscal year 2017, the
    quantity of Russian-language broadcasting into the countries of the
    former Soviet Union funded by the United States in order to counter
    Russian Federation propaganda.

    (b) Prioritization of Broadcasting Into Ukraine, Georgia, and
    Moldova.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall prioritize
    broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova by the Voice of America
    and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
    (c) Additional Priorities.--In developing the plan required by
    subsection (a), the Chairman shall consider--
    (1) near-term increases in Russian-language broadcasting for
    countries of the former Soviet Union (other than the countries
    specified in subsection (b)), including Latvia, Lithuania, and
    Estonia; and
    (2) increases in broadcasting in other critical languages,
    including Ukrainian and Romanian languages.

    (d) Broadcasting Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``broadcasting'' means the distribution of media content via radio
    broadcasting, television broadcasting, and Internet-based platforms,
    among other platforms.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
    the Broadcasting Board of Governors $10,000,000 for each of
    fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities under
    this section.
    (2) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts authorized to be
    appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall supplement and not
    supplant other amounts made available for activities described
    in this section.
    SEC. 9. <>  SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND
    CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall, directly or through
    nongovernmental or international organizations, such as

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    the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the National
    Endowment for Democracy, and related organizations--
    (1) improve democratic governance, transparency,
    accountability, rule of law, and anti-corruption efforts in the
    Russian Federation;
    (2) strengthen democratic institutions and political and
    civil society organizations in the Russian Federation;
    (3) expand uncensored Internet access in the Russian
    Federation; and
    (4) expand free and unfettered access to independent media
    of all kinds in the Russian Federation, including through
    increasing United States Government-supported broadcasting
    activities, and assist with the protection of journalists and
    civil society activists who have been targeted for free speech
    activities.

    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to the Secretary of State $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2016 through 2018 to carry out the activities set forth in
    subsection (a).
    (c) <>  Strategy Requirement.--Not later
    than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
    shall submit a strategy to carry out the activities set forth in
    subsection (a) to--
    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the Senate; and
    (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

    (d) Transparency Requirements.--Any assistance provided pursuant to
    this section shall be conducted in as transparent of a manner as
    possible, consistent with the nature and goals of this
    section. <>  The President shall provide a
    briefing on the activities funded by this section at the request of the
    committees specified in subsection (c).
    SEC. 10. <>  REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER
    THE INF TREATY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
    (1) The Russian Federation is in violation of its
    obligations under the Treaty between the United States of
    America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the
    Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range
    Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered
    into force June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the
    ``Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty'' or ``INF Treaty'').
    (2) This behavior poses a threat to the United States, its
    deployed forces, and its allies.

    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
    (1) the President should hold the Russian Federation
    accountable for being in violation of its obligations under the
    INF Treaty; and
    (2) the President should demand the Russian Federation
    completely and verifiably eliminate the military systems that
    constitute the violation of its obligations under the INF
    Treaty.

    (c) Report.--
    (1) <>  In general.--Not later than 90
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90
    days thereafter, the President shall submit to the committees
    specified in subsection (d) a report that includes the following
    elements:

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    (A) A description of the status of the President's
    efforts, in cooperation with United States allies, to
    hold the Russian Federation accountable for being in
    violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty and
    obtain the complete and verifiable elimination of its
    military systems that constitute the violation of its
    obligations under the INF Treaty.
    (B) <>  The President's
    assessment as to whether it remains in the national
    security interests of the United States to remain a
    party to the INF Treaty, and other related treaties and
    agreements, while the Russian Federation is in violation
    of its obligations under the INF Treaty.
    (C) Notification of any deployment by the Russian
    Federation of a ground launched ballistic or cruise
    missile system with a range of between 500 and 5,500
    kilometers.
    (D) <>  A plan developed
    by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Threat
    Reduction Agency (DTRA), to verify that the Russian
    Federation has fully and completely dismantled any
    ground launched cruise missiles or ballistic missiles
    with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers,
    including details on facilities that inspectors need
    access to, people inspectors need to talk with, how
    often inspectors need the accesses for, and how much the
    verification regime would cost.
    (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
    annex.

    (d) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this
    subsection are--
    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
    Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
    Senate; and
    (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed
    Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
    the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 11. <>  RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be
    construed as an authorization for the use of military force.

    Approved December 18, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5859:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Dec. 11, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 13, considered and passed Senate.
    DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2014):
    Dec. 18, Presidential statement.