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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 26, 2014
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, should provide the armed forces of Ukraine with appropriate non-lethal military assistance and military training support requested by the government of Ukraine.
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), every 180 days until January 31, 2017, to report to Congress regarding military assistance to Ukraine.
Requires such report to include matters concerning:
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military equipment, supplies, and defense services requested by Ukraine;
military equipment, supplies, and defense services that the United States has provided, is currently providing, and plans to provide;
an assessment of U.S. military assistance that would most effectively improve Ukraine's military capabilities;
an assessment of the need for, and force protection concerns, of U.S. military advisors that may be made available to Ukraine;
military training requested by Ukraine, and military training the United States has conducted with Ukraine in the previous six months or plans to conduct in the next year; and
an assessment of the military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to irregular forces in Ukraine since February 22, 2014.
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Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R–NH
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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