BILL: Russian Aggression Prevention Act of 2014

S.2277 — 113th Congress (2013-2014)

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Introduced in Senate (05/01/2014)

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[S. 2277 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2277

To prevent further Russian aggression toward Ukraine and other

sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 1, 2014

Mr. Corker (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.

Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kirk, Mr.

Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Portman,

Mr. Alexander, Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Flake, Mr.

Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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A BILL

To prevent further Russian aggression toward Ukraine and other

sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia, 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 “Russian Aggression

Prevention Act of 2014”.

(b) Table of Contents.–

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I–REINVIGORATING THE NATO ALLIANCE

Sec. 101. Strengthening United States assistance and force posture in

Europe and Eurasia.

Sec. 102. United States efforts to strengthen the NATO alliance.

Sec. 103. Expanded support for Poland and the Baltic states.

Sec. 104. Accelerating implementation of European and NATO missile

defense efforts.

Sec. 105. Strengthened United States-German cooperation on global and

European security issues.

TITLE II–DETERRING FURTHER RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN EUROPE

Sec. 201. United States policy toward Russian aggression in Europe.

Sec. 202. Sanctions to address continuing aggression of the Russian

Federation toward Ukraine.

Sec. 203. Additional sanctions in the event of increased aggression by

the Russian Federation toward Ukraine or

other countries.

Sec. 204. Limitation on Russian access to United States oil and gas

technology.

Sec. 205. Diplomatic measures with respect to the Russian Federation.

Sec. 206. Support for Russian democracy and civil society

organizations.

TITLE III–HARDENING UKRAINE AND OTHER EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STATES

AGAINST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION

Sec. 301. Military assistance for Ukraine.

Sec. 302. Sense of Congress on intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Sec. 303. Major non-NATO ally status for Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

Sec. 304. Expanded security force training, assistance and defense

cooperation with key non-NATO states.

Sec. 305. Expediting natural gas exports.

Sec. 306. European and Eurasian energy independence.

Sec. 307. Crimea annexation nonrecognition.

Sec. 308. Support for democracy and civil society organizations in

countries of the former Soviet Union.

Sec. 309. Expanded broadcasting in countries of the former Soviet

Union.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) Alien.–The term “alien” has the meaning given that

term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).

(2) Appropriate congressional committees.–The term

“appropriate congressional committees” means–

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the

Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed

Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of

the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee

on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the

House of Representatives.

(3) Correspondent account; payable-through account.–The

terms “correspondent account” and “payable-through account”

have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title

31, United States Code.

(4) Domestic financial institution.–The term “domestic

financial institution” means a financial institution that is a

United States person.

(5) Financial institution.–The term “financial

institution” means a financial institution specified in

subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J),

(K), (M), (N), (R), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31,

United States Code.

(6) NATO.–The term “NATO” means the North Atlantic

Treaty Organization.

(7) Russian financial institution.–The term “Russian

financial institution” means–

(A) a financial institution organized under the

laws of the Russian Federation or any jurisdiction

within the Russian Federation, including a foreign

branch of such an institution;

(B) a financial institution substantially owned or

controlled by one or more citizens of the Russian

Federation; and

part, or controlled by the Government of the Russian

Federation.

(8) Senior russian official.–The term “senior Russian

official” means–

(A) the President of the Russian Federation;

(B) any immediate advisor of the President of the

Russian Federation;

the Russian Federation, including the Prime Minister,

any deputy prime minister, and any federal minister;

and

(D) any immediate advisor to such an official.

(9) Senior executive.–The term “senior executive” means

a member of the board, chief executive officer, chief operating

officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer, general

counsel, or chief information officer, or the functional

equivalent thereof, of an entity.

(10) United states person.–The term “United States

person” means–

(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully

admitted for permanent residence to the United States;

(B) an entity organized under the laws of the

United States or of any jurisdiction within the United

States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

TITLE I–REINVIGORATING THE NATO ALLIANCE

SEC. 101. STRENGTHENING UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE AND FORCE POSTURE IN

EUROPE AND EURASIA.

(a) Strategic Framework.–

(1) In general.–Not later than 180 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with

concurrence by the Secretary of State, shall develop and submit

to the appropriate congressional committees a strategic

framework for United States security assistance and cooperation

in Europe and Eurasia.

(2) Elements.–The strategic framework required by

paragraph (1) shall include–

(A) an evaluation of the extent to which the threat

to security and stability in Europe and Eurasia is a

threat to the national security of the United States

and the security interests of the NATO alliance;

(B) an identification of the primary objectives,

priorities, and desired end-states of United States

security assistance and cooperation programs in Europe

and Eurasia and an assessment of the resources required

to achieve such objectives, priorities, and end-states;

of United States security assistance and cooperation

programs in such regions in making progress towards

such objectives, priorities, and end-states, including

an identification of key measures for such progress;

and

(D) criteria for bilateral and multilateral

partnerships in such regions.

(b) Immediate Halt to Current and Planned Redeployments From

Europe.–The President, consistent with the President’s

responsibilities as Commander in Chief, including ensuring the

readiness of the United States Armed Forces, shall immediately halt,

for a 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this

Act, all current and planned redeployments of combat forces from

Europe, other than redeployments of forces for which replacement forces

are already in place or are planned to be in place, with the intent to

maintain force numbers at current levels for the 180-day period

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Respond to Crises in Europe and Eurasia.–Not later than 90 days after

the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, consistent with

the President’s responsibilities as Commander in Chief, including

ensuring the readiness of the United States Armed Forces, shall

identify, and develop a plan to correct, any deficiencies in the

ability of the Armed Forces to rapidly and fully respond, in

coordination with other NATO allies, to foreseeable contingencies in

Europe and Eurasia, including the ability to execute current United

States European Command contingency plans.

(d) Report.–Not later than 120 days after the date of the

enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report

detailing the specific deficiencies identified, the plan for correcting

such deficiencies, including a cost estimate, and the status of

corrective actions being undertaken pursuant to the plan required by

subsection (c).

SEC. 102. UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATO ALLIANCE.

(a) In General.–The President shall direct the United States

Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty

Organization (in this Act referred to as the “United States Permanent

Representative to NATO”), to use the voice, vote, and influence of the

United States to–

(1) reaffirm the United States commitment to the NATO

Alliance, including its Article V commitment to all NATO

member-states, regardless of size or duration of membership;

(2) strengthen NATO’s capabilities to deter and, as needed,

to rapidly and appropriately respond, including through the use

of military force as necessary, to security crises, including

any crisis in Europe and Eurasia created by efforts of any

state to undermine the territorial, economic, or political

sovereignty or integrity of any NATO member-state;

(3) call on all NATO member-states to make substantial

progress towards meeting the Alliance’s defense spending

requirements and national capability targets and seek to ensure

that such progress is in fact made; and

(4) encourage NATO member-states to work together to

achieve energy independence for NATO member-states and other

NATO partners in Europe and Eurasia.

(b) Sense of Congress.–It is the sense of Congress that the NATO

Alliance represents the single most successful collective security

agreement of the modern era and that a strong and revitalized NATO is

critical to maintaining peace and security in Europe and Eurasia and

ensuring that the Russian Federation plays an appropriate role in the

region.

SEC. 103. EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR POLAND AND THE BALTIC STATES.

(a) Plan.–

(1) In general.–Not later than 30 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the

appropriate congressional committees a plan, including a cost

estimate, for substantially increasing United States and NATO

support for the armed forces of the Republics of Poland,

Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, and other NATO member-states as

determined by the President, including substantially

increasing–

(A) the complement of forward-based NATO forces in

those states, through appropriate bilateral agreements;

and

(B) security assistance, including the provision of

defense articles, services, and training by the United

States and NATO in those states.

(2) Implementation.–Not later than 60 days after the date

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall begin

implementation of the plan required under paragraph (1).

(b) Report.–Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment

of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit

to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the

specific efforts being undertaken and planned to be undertaken by the

United States Government to implement the plan required by subsection

(a).

appropriated to the Secretary of State $50,000,000 for each of fiscal

years 2014 through 2017 to carry out the activities described under

subsection (a).

(d) Authority for Use of Funds.–Funds authorized to be

appropriated pursuant to subsection (c) for the provision of defense

articles, services, and training may be used to procure such assistance

from the United States Government or other appropriate sources.

(e) Permanent Basing of NATO Forces in Poland and the Baltic

States.–The President shall direct the United States Permanent

Representative to NATO to use the voice, vote, and influence of the

United States to seek consideration by NATO of the wisdom and efficacy

of permanently basing NATO forces on a rotational basis in the

Republics of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and other NATO

member-states as determined by the President.

SEC. 104. ACCELERATING IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROPEAN AND NATO MISSILE

DEFENSE EFFORTS.

(a) Plan.–

(1) In general.–Not later than 30 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the

appropriate congressional committees a plan, including a cost

estimate, for–

(A) accelerating the implementation of phase three

of the European Phased Adaptive Approach for Europe-

based missile defense, in order to complete such

implementation of phase three by no later than the end

of calendar year 2016, or providing alternative

capabilities to protect key NATO allies in Europe and

Eurasia, including, as appropriate, provision of

PATRIOT, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or other

missile defense systems; and

(B) accelerating NATO’s development of an alliance

missile defense capability and its expansion of current

missile defense command, control, and communications

capabilities to protect NATO European and Eurasian

populations, territory, and forces against increasing

missile threats.

(2) Implementation.–Not later than 60 days after the date

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall begin

implementation of the plan under paragraph (1).

(b) Report.–Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment

of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit

to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the

specific efforts being undertaken and planned to be undertaken by the

United States to implement the plan required by subsection (a).

SEC. 105. STRENGTHENED UNITED STATES-GERMAN COOPERATION ON GLOBAL AND

EUROPEAN SECURITY ISSUES.

(a) Policy.–It is the policy of the United States Government to

work closely with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on

issues related to global and European security, particularly in light

of ongoing events in Europe and Eurasia.

(b) United States-German Global and European Security Working

Group.–The President shall establish a United States-German Global and

European Security Working Group to focus on areas of mutual concern,

including addressing the ongoing situation in Ukraine and to increase

the political, economic, and military cooperation between the two

states, including additional intelligence sharing between the two

states.

under subsection (b) shall meet not less than annually at the Secretary

level or above, semi-annually at the Deputy Secretary level or above,

and quarterly at the Assistant Secretary level or above.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.–There is authorized to be

appropriated to the Secretary of State $5,000,000 for each of fiscal

years 2015 through 2017 to carry out the activities described under

subsections (b) and (c).

(e) Report.–Not later than 180 days after the date of the

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall

submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the

meetings of the working group required to be established under

subsection (b), including a description of the specific issues

discussed and decisions made by the working group, and its efforts to

improve, expand, and deepen the relationship between the United States

Government and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

TITLE II–DETERRING FURTHER RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN EUROPE

SEC. 201. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN EUROPE.

It is the policy of the United States–

(1) to use all appropriate elements of United States

national power, in coordination with United States allies, to

protect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial and

economic integrity of Ukraine and other sovereign states in

Europe and Eurasia from Russian aggression;

(2) to actively work to deter further Russian aggression

toward Ukraine and other sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia

by imposing costs on the Russia Federation for its ongoing

activities, as well as to make clear the consequences for

further aggressive activities;

(3) to work with United States partners in the European

Union, NATO, and at the United Nations to ensure that all

states, including the Russian Federation, recognize and not

undermine, nor seek to undermine, the independence,

sovereignty, or territorial or economic integrity of Ukraine

and other sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia;

(4) to condemn the continuing and long-standing pattern and

practice by the Government of the Russian Federation of

physical and economic aggression toward various countries in

Europe and Eurasia;

(5) to condemn the unjustified military intervention of the

Russian Federation in the Crimea region of Ukraine and its

concurrent occupation of that region, as well as any other form

of political, economic, or military aggression toward Ukraine

and other sovereign states in Europe and Eurasia, including the

unnecessary and destabilizing presence of tens of thousands of

Russian troops along the Ukrainian border;

(6) to condemn economic extortion by the Government of the

Russian Federation against the governments and people of

Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, Georgia, and other countries in

the region designed to obstruct closer ties between the

European Union and the countries of the Eastern Partnership and

to reduce the harmful consequences of such extortion;

(7) to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to, and

to remind Russia of its ongoing obligations under, and

commitment to, the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security

Assurances, which was executed jointly with the Russian

Federation and the United Kingdom and explicitly secures the

independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and

borders of Ukraine;

(8) to not recognize the unlawful referendum that took

place in Crimea on March 16, 2014, or the Russian Federation’s

illegal annexation of Crimea, including to not recognize any de

jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over

Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters, and to call

for the immediate reversal of the Russian Federation’s illegal

annexation of Crimea;

(9) to condemn the unjustified activities of agents of the

Russian Federation in eastern Ukraine seeking to foment civil

unrest and disturbance;

(10) to support the people of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia

in their desire to forge closer ties with Europe, including

signing an Association Agreement with the European Union as a

means to address endemic corruption, consolidate democracy, and

achieve sustained prosperity;

(11) to enhance and extend United States security

cooperation with, security assistance to, and military

exercises conducted with, states in Europe and Eurasia,

including NATO member countries, NATO aspirants, and

appropriate Eastern Partnership countries;

(12) to reaffirm United States defense commitments to its

treaty allies under Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty;

(13) that the continued participation of the Russian

Federation in the Group of Eight (G-8) states and its receipt

of assistance from the World Bank Group should be conditioned

on the Government of the Russian Federation respecting the

territorial integrity of its neighbors and accepting and

adhering to the norms and standards of free, democratic

societies;

(14) to support the people of Ukraine and Moldova in their

efforts to conduct free and fair elections, including the

Presidential elections in Ukraine in May 2014 and the

parliamentary elections in Moldova in November 2014, as well as

any subsequent elections;

(15) to support the May 2012 NATO Chicago Summit

Declaration’s statement that “[i]n accordance with Article 10

of the Washington Treaty, NATO’s door will remain open to all

European democracies which share the values of our Alliance,

which are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and

obligations of membership, which are in a position to further

the principles of the Treaty, and whose inclusion can

contribute to security in the North Atlantic area,”

particularly those cases where the aspirant is able to meet

appropriate defense spending commitments and prepared to

contribute to ongoing and future contingency operations; and

(16) to explore ways for the United States Government to

assist the countries of Europe and Eurasia to diversify their

energy sources and achieve energy security, including through

the development of a transatlantic energy strategy.

SEC. 202. SANCTIONS TO ADDRESS CONTINUING AGGRESSION OF THE RUSSIAN

FEDERATION TOWARD UKRAINE.

(a) Imposition of Sanctions.–

(1) Imposition of sanctions if russian forces do not

withdraw from crimea.–If the armed forces of the Russian

Federation have not withdrawn from Crimea (other than military

forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force

between the Government of the Russian Federation and the

Government of Ukraine) by not later than the date that is 7

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President

shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with

respect to–

(A) any official or agent of the Government of the

Russian Federation, and any close associate or family

member of an official of the Government of the Russian

Federation, that the President determines is

responsible for, participating in, complicit in, or

responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise

directing–

(i) violations of the territorial integrity

and sovereignty of Ukraine beginning in

February 2014; or

(ii) acts of significant corruption in the

Russian Federation, including the expropriation

of private or public assets for personal gain,

corruption related to government contracts or

the extraction of natural resources, bribery,

or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds

of corruption to foreign jurisdictions;

(B) any individual that the President determines

sponsored or provided financial, material, or

technological support for, or goods or services in

support of, the commission of acts described in

subparagraph (A);

sanctions were imposed before the date of the enactment

of this Act pursuant to–

(i) authority provided under any Executive

order relating to violations of the territorial

integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine beginning

in February 2014; or

(ii) authority provided under section 8 or

9 of the Support for the Sovereignty,

Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of

Ukraine Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-95);

(D) any entity owned or controlled by an entity

described in subparagraph (C) that is owned or

controlled by a citizen of the Russian Federation; and

(E) any senior executive of an entity described in

subparagraph (C) or (D) who is a citizen of the Russian

Federation.

(2) Imposition of sanctions if russian forces do not

withdraw from eastern border of ukraine or do not cease

destabilizing activities.–If the Government of the Russian

Federation has not withdrawn substantially all of the armed

forces of the Russian Federation from the immediate vicinity of

the eastern border of Ukraine by not later than the date that

is 7 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, or

agents of the Russian Federation do not cease taking active

measures to destabilize the control of the Government of

Ukraine over eastern Ukraine on or after that date (including

through active support of efforts to unlawfully occupy

facilities of the Government of Ukraine), the President shall

impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect

to–

(A) Sberbank;

(B) VTB Bank;

(D) Gazprombank;

(E) Gazprom;

(F) Novatek;

(G) Rosneft;

(H) Rosoboronexport;

(I) any entity owned or controlled by an entity

specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) that

is owned or controlled by a citizen of the Russian

Federation; and

(J) any senior executive of an entity specified in

any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) who is a citizen

of the Russian Federation.

(b) Sanctions Described.–

(1) In general.–The sanctions described in this subsection

are the following:

(A) Asset blocking.–The exercise of all powers

granted to the President by the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the

extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions

in all property and interests in property of a person

determined by the President to be subject to subsection

(a) if such property and interests in property are in

the United States, come within the United States, or

come within the possession or control of a United

States person.

(B) Exclusion from the united states and revocation

of visa or other documentation.–In the case of an

alien determined by the President to be subject to

subsection (a), denial of a visa to, and exclusion from

the United States of, the alien, and revocation in

accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or

other documentation of the alien.

institutions.–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 a

foreign financial institution that the President

determines has knowingly conducted, on or after the

date of the enactment of this Act, transactions with a

person determined by the President to be subject to

subsection (a).

(2) Penalties.–A person that violates, attempts to

violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of

subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) or any regulation,

license, or order issued to carry out either such subparagraph

shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b)

and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that

commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that

section.

(3) Exception relating to the importation of goods.–

(A) In general.–The requirement to block and

prohibit all transactions in all property and interests

in property under paragraph (1)(A) 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.)).

(4) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters

agreement.–Sanctions under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to

an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is

necessary 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.

under subsection (b) with respect to a person or transaction if the

President–

(1) determines that such a waiver is in the vital national

security interests of the United States; and

(2) on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect,

submits a notice of and a justification for the waiver to–

(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.

(d) Publication of List of Sanctioned Persons.–Not later than 7

days after the imposition of sanctions pursuant to subsection (a), the

President shall publish a list of the persons with respect to which

sanctions were imposed pursuant to that subsection.

(e) Regulatory Authority.–The President shall issue such

regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this

section.

SEC. 204. LIMITATION ON RUSSIAN ACCESS TO UNITED STATES OIL AND GAS

TECHNOLOGY.

(a) In General.–If the Government of the Russian Federation has

not withdrawn substantially all of the armed forces of the Russian

Federation from the immediate vicinity of the eastern border of Ukraine

by not later than the date that is 30 days after the date of the

enactment of this Act, or agents of the Russian Federation do not cease

taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of

Ukraine over eastern Ukraine on or after that date (including through

active support of efforts to unlawfully occupy facilities of the

Government of Ukraine), the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with

the Secretary of State, shall revise the Export Administration

Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of

Federal Regulations, to strictly limit the transfer or export by any

United States person of any advanced technology described in subsection

(b) to any person in the Russian Federation or any citizen of the

Russian Federation.

(b) Advanced Technology Described.–Advanced technology described

in this subsection is advanced technology that–

(1) is developed or controlled by a United States person

and is not available from a person that is not a United States

person; and

(2) relates to the discovery, exploration, or extraction of

onshore or offshore oil or natural gas deposits, including the

discovery, exploration, or extraction of oil or natural gas

deposits in shale.

for the transfer or export by a United States person of an advanced

technology described in subsection (b) if the President determines that

such authorization is in the national security interests of the United

States.

(d) Duration of Regulations.–The prohibition under subsection (a)

shall remain in effect until such time as the President–

(1) determines that such regulations are no longer

warranted or appropriate; and

(2) submits a notification of and justification for that

determination 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.

(e) Regulatory Authority.–The President shall issue such

regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this

section.

SEC. 205. DIPLOMATIC MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

(a) Limiting Defense Sales and Defense Industrial Cooperation.–The

Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and

the Secretary of Commerce, shall work with United States allies in

Europe and around the world to strictly limit–

(1) the sales of defense articles and services to the

Government of the Russian Federation; and

(2) the cooperation of the United States and its allies

with the Government of the Russian Federation on matters

related to the production of defense articles and services by

Russian entities.

(b) Duration of Limits.–The diplomatic measures required to be

instituted pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain in effect until such

time as the President determines in writing to the appropriate

congressional committees that such diplomatic measures are no longer

warranted or appropriate, including a justification for such

determination.

(1) Policy.–It is the policy of the United States to not

engage in further negotiations with the Russian Federation to

reduce nuclear forces until the Russian Federation is in full

compliance with all existing bilateral nuclear agreements with

the United States, including 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.

(2) Restriction.–Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, the President shall not enter into any agreement with the

Government of the Russian Federation with respect to the

reduction of nuclear forces except with the advice and consent

of the Senate pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2 of

the United States Constitution.

(d) Restriction on Force Posture Adjustments Pursuant to the New

START Treaty.–The President shall not take any steps to reduce the

number of accountable deployed or non-deployed launchers under the

Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation

on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic

Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered into force

February 5, 2011 (commonly referred to as the “New START Treaty”),

while the armed forces of the Russian Federation remain prepositioned

to strike Ukraine or are threatening the territorial integrity or

sovereignty of Ukraine or another European or Eurasian state.

(e) Limitations on Missile Defense Cooperation.–

(1) In general.–The President shall not permit any sharing

of sensitive United States missile defense information with the

Government of the Russian Federation.

(2) Spending limitation.–No amounts may be obligated or

expended to integrate into any United States or NATO common-

funded missile defense system, including the NATO Air Defense

Ground Environment, any standalone radar or missile defense

system manufactured, sold, or exported by a Russian entity or

by any person or entity currently sanctioned or designated

under United States law for missile technology proliferation.

(f) Report on Russian Violations of International Agreements.–Not

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a

report detailing any and all violations of international or bilateral

arms control or other agreements by the Russian Federation since the

entry into force of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty,

including any suspected or confirmed violations of that treaty and the

implications of the Russian suspension of the Treaty on Conventional

Forces in Europe, as well as any steps taken by the President to hold

the Russian Federation accountable for any such violations.

(g) Limitations on Open Skies Treaty Flights.–The President shall

not authorize any overflights of the territory of the United States or

United States Government facilities or installations by aircraft of the

Russian Federation pursuant to the Treaty on Open Skies, signed at

Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002, that

employ any surveillance devices beyond those employed on such aircraft

prior to January 1, 2014.

(h) Report on Alternatives to Russian Rocket Engines.–Not later

than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a

report on alternatives to the use of RD-180 rocket engines produced in

the Russian Federation for national security launches and a

recommendation on whether any domestic alternatives to the use of such

engines should be pursued in the next two fiscal years.

(i) Additional Consular Activities.–The Secretary of State shall

prioritize and undertake efforts to identify and provide access to

appropriate consular resources, including prioritized access to

applications for refugee and other appropriate immigration or travel

status to the United States, for journalists and political and civil

society activists and dissidents in the Russian Federation.

(j) Report on Significant Corruption in the Russian Federation and

the Effects of Such Corruption.–

(1) In general.–Not later than 90 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the

Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the

Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional

committees a report on significant corruption in the Russian

Federation and the extent to which such corruption undermines

political and economic development in the independent countries

of the former Soviet Union.

(2) Required elements.–The report required by paragraph

(1) may contain a classified annex, but shall include in

unclassified form the following elements:

(A) A detailed description of corruption among

senior officials of the Government of the Russian

Federation and the connections between such corruption

and business leaders in the Russian Federation.

(B) A detailed description of how the Government of

the Russian Federation uses corruption to sustain the

power of specific individuals in government and

business.

personal net wealth of any senior Russian official, or

a family member or close associate of such official,

who is responsible for, or complicit in, or responsible

for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, acts

of significant corruption in Russia, including the

expropriation of private or state assets for personal

gain, corruption related to government contracts or the

extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the

facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption

to foreign jurisdictions.

(D) An estimate in United States dollars of the

amount of money derived from acts of significant

corruption in the Russian Federation that has been

invested, laundered, or otherwise transferred into the

sovereign jurisdiction of each of the independent

countries of the former Soviet Union.

(E) Detailed descriptions of specific instances of

significant corruption in the Russian Federation.

(F) A detailed description of how the Government of

the Russian Federation uses corruption in other states

in order to create and maintain a dependence on the

Russian Federation and on specific Russian government

officials, entities, and business leaders.

(G) A detailed description of the extent to which

the flow of money described in subparagraph (D)

contributes to public or private corruption, non-

transparent or unaccountable government or private

sector decisionmaking, or the weakening, subversion, or

undermining of sovereignty, democratic institutions,

rule of law, or economic or financial systems in each

of the independent countries of the former Soviet

Union.

(H) A detailed description of the political and

financial networks and other mechanisms through which

the money described in subparagraph (D) contributes to

the malign effects in the independent countries of the

former Soviet Union as described in subparagraph (G).

(3) Interagency working group.–The Secretary of State, in

coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall convene

an interagency working group, including representatives of the

United States intelligence community, to coordinate the

production of the report required by this subsection,

prioritize the collection and analysis of intelligence and

financial information required for such report, and support

efforts to address the effects of corruption in the Russian

Federation on Russian citizens, the United States, and United

States allies and partners in Europe and Eurasia, including

increasing public awareness of such issues in the Russian

Federation and other countries.

(4) Authorization of appropriations.–There is authorized

to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the Bureau of

Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor $2,500,000 for each of

fiscal years 2015 through 2017 to support the efforts of the

interagency working group described in paragraph (3), including

the hiring of staff as appropriate, and to produce the report

required by paragraph (1).

(k) Report on Russian Economy.–Not later than 90 days after the

date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the

Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research shall submit

to the appropriate congressional committees and make publically

available a report on the state of economic activity and government-

owned enterprises in the Russian Federation. The report shall analyze

relevant economic indicators, including gross domestic product (GDP)

and the amount of GDP derived from government spending, money supply,

inflation, unemployment, capital flows, and foreign direct investment.

SEC. 206. SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY

ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.–The Secretary of State shall increase efforts,

directly or through nongovernmental organizations, to–

(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 Russia; and

(4) expand free and unfettered access to independent media

of all kinds in Russia, including through increasing United

States Government-supported broadcasting activities, and to

assist with the protection of journalists and civil society

activists who have been targeted for free speech activities.

(b) Authorization of Appropriations.–There is authorized to be

appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for each of fiscal

years 2015 through 2017 to carry out the activities set forth in

subsection (a).

the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the

appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out the

activities set forth in subsection (a).

(d) Notification Requirement.–

(1) In general.–Funds appropriated or otherwise made

available pursuant to subsection (b) may not be obligated until

15 days after the date on which the President has provided

notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate

congressional committees.

(2) Waiver.–The President may waive the notification

requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines

that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human

health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided

as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days

after taking the action to which such notification requirement

was applicable in the context of the circumstances

necessitating such waiver.

TITLE III–HARDENING UKRAINE AND OTHER EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STATES

AGAINST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION

SEC. 301. MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.

(a) In General.–Notwithstanding any other provision of law

limiting the assistance to be provided under this section, beginning on

the date following the date of completion of the assessment required by

subsection (b), the President is authorized to provide to the

Government of Ukraine upon that Government’s request, as appropriate

and in a manner consistent with the capabilities and needs of the armed

forces of Ukraine identified in such assessment, the following defense

articles, services, and training:

(1) Anti-tank weapons and ammunition.

(2) Anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition.

(3) Crew weapons and ammunition.

(4) Small arms and ammunition, including pistols,

submachine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers, machine

guns, and sniper rifles.

(5) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles.

(6) High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.

(7) Inflatable boats.

(8) Body armor.

(9) Fire control, range finder, optical and guidance and

control equipment.

(10) Explosive disposal and improvised explosive device

detection equipment.

(11) Mine detection equipment.

(12) Chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear

detection, testing, and protection equipment.

(13) Communications, logistic, combat support, medical

equipment, rations, specialized equipment, and other defense

articles, services, and training requested by the Government of

Ukraine that the President determines to be appropriate.

(b) Required Assessment.–No later than 15 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an

assessment, or complete any ongoing assessment, of the capabilities and

needs of the armed forces of Ukraine and shall ensure that it

includes–

(1) an assessment of the releasability of the equipment set

forth in subsection (a), equipment requested by the Government

of Ukraine, or equipment that may foreseeably be requested

based on the current state of the armed forces of Ukraine; and

(2) an assessment of the need for, appropriateness of, and

force protection concerns of any United States military

advisors to be made available to the armed forces of Ukraine.

appropriated to the Secretary of State $100,000,000 for fiscal year

2014 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).

(d) Authority for Use of Funds.–The funds made available pursuant

to subsection (c) for the provision of defense articles, services, and

training may be used to procure such assistance from the United States

Government or other appropriate sources.

(e) Provision of Assessment to Congress.–Not later than 7 days

following the completion of the assessment required by subsection (b),

the President shall provide such assessment to the appropriate

congressional committees.

SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UKRAINE.

It is the sense of Congress that the President, subject to the

discretion of the President protect sources and methods of intelligence

collection and to protect the capabilities of the intelligence

community and the United States Armed Forces, should–

(1) provide the Government of Ukraine with appropriate

intelligence and other information to assist the Government of

Ukraine–

(A) to determine the location, strength, and

capabilities of the military and intelligence forces of

the Russian Federation located on the eastern border of

Ukraine and within the territorial borders of Ukraine,

including Crimea; and

(B) to respond effectively to further aggression by

military and intelligence forces of the Russian

Federation; and

(2) take steps to ensure that such intelligence information

is fully and appropriately protected from further disclosure,

including limiting, as appropriate, the provision and nature of

such intelligence information.

SEC. 303. MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY STATUS FOR UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND MOLDOVA.

(a) In General.–During the period in which Ukraine, Georgia, and

Moldova meet the criteria set forth in subsection (b), notwithstanding

any other provision of law, for purposes of the transfer or possible

transfer of defense articles or defense services under 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.), or any other provision of law, Ukraine,

Moldova, and Georgia shall be treated as though each were designated a

major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 644(q) of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q))).

(b) Criteria for Treatment as a Major Non-NATO Ally.–In order to

be treated as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to subsection (a), a

country must–

(1) have a democratically elected government that came to

power pursuant to free and fair elections;

(2) cooperate fully with the United States on matters of

mutual security concern, including counterterrorism matters;

and

(3) respect the political and legal rights of its citizens,

including maintaining the right of its citizens to

democratically elect their government.

of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall provide to

the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing whether

Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova should continue to be treated, for

purposes of the transfer or possible transfer of defense articles or

defense services, as major non-NATO allies and whether the treatment

should be expanded or reduced.

SEC. 304. EXPANDED SECURITY FORCE TRAINING, ASSISTANCE AND DEFENSE

COOPERATION WITH KEY NON-NATO STATES.

(a) Expanded Training and Assistance.–The President shall take

steps, consistent with the President’s responsibility as Commander in

Chief, to substantially increase, within one year after the date of the

enactment of this Act–

(1) the military-to-military interactions of the United

States Armed Forces with the armed forces of Ukraine, Georgia,

Moldova, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia,

Montenegro, and Serbia, including specifically increasing the

current tempo of military exercises and training efforts and

exchanges with such armed forces; and

(2) United States and NATO security assistance to such

states.

(b) NATO European Partners Security Fund.–The President shall

direct the United States Permanent Representative to NATO to use the

voice, vote, and influence of the United States to encourage NATO to

create a European Partners Security Fund with appropriate contributions

from all member-states to support the provision of expanded NATO

training, exercises, assistance to, and exchanges with, the armed

forces of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.

later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,

shall seek to enter into negotiations with Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova,

Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and

Serbia to establish new, or strengthen existing, bilateral and

multilateral defense cooperation agreements, including agreements

related to cyber defense cooperation.

(d) Report.–Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment

of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit

to the appropriate congressional committees a country-by-country report

detailing the specific efforts being undertaken and planned to be

undertaken by the United States Government to implement the increased

military-to-military interactions and security assistance required by

subsection (a) and to undertake the negotiations required by subsection

(c).

SEC. 305. EXPEDITING NATURAL GAS EXPORTS.

(a) In General.–Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.

717b) is amended–

(1) by striking “(c) For purposes” and inserting the

following:

“(c) Expedited Application and Approval.–

“(1) Definition of world trade organization member

nation.–In this subsection, the term `World Trade Organization

member nation’ means a country described in section 2(10) of

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).

“(2) Expedited application and approval process.–For

purposes”; and

(2) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking “a

nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement

requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas” and

inserting “a World Trade Organization member nation”.

(b) Pending Applications.–The amendments made by subsection (a)

shall apply to applications for authorization to export natural gas

under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are

pending on, or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 306. EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.

(a) Assistance From the United States Agency for International

Development.–The Administrator of the United States Agency for

International Development should prioritize–

(1) loan, lease, and bond guarantees to appropriate

financial institutions and other eligible borrowers through the

Development Credit Authority to facilitate the involvement of

such institutions and borrowers in financing efforts in Ukraine

to help exploit existing natural gas reserves, to conduct

additional exploration for oil and gas, to develop alternative

sources of energy, including oil and gas, and to encourage

energy efficiency, for Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, including

the development of associated transportation, storage, and

refinement facilities; and

(2) direct assistance to expand efforts in Ukraine,

Georgia, and Moldova to help exploit existing natural gas

reserves, to conduct additional exploration for oil and gas,

and to develop alternative sources of energy, including oil and

gas, and to encourage energy efficiency, for Ukraine, Georgia,

and Moldova, including the development of associated

transportation, storage, and refinement facilities.

(b) Promotion of United States Private Sector Participation in

Energy Development in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.–The Director of

the Trade and Development Agency should promote United States private

sector efforts to help exploit existing natural gas reserves, to

conduct additional exploration for oil and gas, and to develop

alternative sources of energy, including oil and gas, for Ukraine,

Georgia, and Moldova, including the development of associated

transportation, storage, and refinement facilities, by conducting and

funding project preparation activities for projects in Ukraine,

Georgia, and Moldova, including feasibility studies, technical

assistance, pilot projects, reverse trade missions, conferences, and

workshops.

Overseas Private Investment Corporation–

(1) should prioritize support for investments to help

exploit existing natural gas reserves, to conduct additional

exploration for oil and gas, to develop alternative sources of

energy, including oil and gas, and to encourage energy

efficiency, for Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, including the

development of associated transportation, storage, and

refinement facilities; and

(2) shall implement procedures for expedited review of and,

where 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.

(d) Prioritization of Energy Projects in Ukraine, Georgia, and

Moldova by the World Bank Group and the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development.–The President shall 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 to invest in, and

increase their efforts to promote investment in, efforts to help

exploit existing natural gas reserves, to conduct additional

exploration for oil and gas, to develop alternative sources of energy,

including oil and gas, and to encourage energy efficiency, for Ukraine,

Georgia, and Moldova, including the development of associated

transportation, storage, and refinement facilities, and to stimulate

private investment in such projects.

(e) Effectiveness Measurement.–In providing loan guarantees,

assistance, and support as described in this section and in

prioritizing the projects as described in this section, the President

and the heads and other appropriate officials of the United States

Agency for International Development, the Trade and Development Agency,

and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall ensure that the

effectiveness of such guarantees, assistance, support, and projects is

measured through the use of clear, accountable, and metric-based

targets aimed at achieving energy independence for Ukraine, Georgia,

and Moldova.

(f) Report on Additional European Gas Pipeline.–Not later than 90

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of

Energy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a

report on the costs, benefits, and economic viability of a gas pipeline

extending from the border of Turkey into Eastern Europe and

interconnected to the proposed Trans-Anatolian pipeline.

(g) Report and Plan on Nuclear Power in Ukraine.–Not later than

180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of

Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to

the appropriate congressional committees a report–

(1) identifying the nuclear fuel requirements of the power

sector of Ukraine; and

(2) including a plan for–

(A) supporting commercial production capabilities

to provide alternative nuclear fuel supplies for

Ukraine; and

(B) providing such support as the Secretary of the

Energy deems appropriate for Ukraine to maintain the

safe, secure, and sustainable operation of nuclear

reactors in Ukraine.

SEC. 307. CRIMEA ANNEXATION NONRECOGNITION.

(a) In General.–No Federal department or agency may take any

action that recognizes sovereignty of the Russian Federation over

Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters or otherwise endorses

the Russian Federation’s illegal annexation of Crimea.

SEC. 308. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN

COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

(a) Democratic Governance Support.–

(1) In general.–The Secretary of State shall increase

efforts, directly or through nongovernmental organizations,

to–

(A) improve democratic governance, transparency,

accountability, rule of law, and anti-corruption

efforts in countries of the former Soviet Union;

(B) strengthen democratic institutions and

political and civil society organizations in countries

of the former Soviet Union;

of the former Soviet Union; and

(D) expand free and unfettered access to

independent media of all kinds in countries of the

former Soviet Union, including through increasing

United States Government-supported broadcasting

activities, and to assist with the protection of

journalists and civil society activists who have been

targeted for free speech activities.

(2) Authorization of appropriations.–There is authorized

to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $25,000,000 for

each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017 to carry out the

activities set forth in paragraph (1).

(b) Increased Support for Exchanges and Public Affairs.–The

Secretary of State shall substantially increase–

(1) educational and cultural exchanges with countries of

the former Soviet Union; and

(2) public affairs grants and activities in countries of

the former Soviet Union.

the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the

appropriate congressional committees a strategy to carry out the

activities set forth in subsections (a) and (b).

(d) Notification Requirement.–

(1) In general.–Funds appropriated or otherwise made

available pursuant to subsection (a) may not be obligated until

15 days after the date on which the President has provided

notice of intent to obligate such funds to the appropriate

congressional committees.

(2) Waiver.–The President may waive the notification

requirement under paragraph (1) if the President determines

that failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human

health or welfare, in which case notification shall be provided

as early as practicable, but in no event later than three days

after taking the action to which such notification requirement

was applicable in the context of the circumstances

necessitating such waiver.

SEC. 309. 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 and the Director of Voice of America shall provide Congress

with a plan, including a cost estimate, for immediately and

substantially increasing and maintaining through fiscal year 2017 the

quantity of United States-funded Russian-language broadcasting into

countries of the former Soviet Union.

(b) Prioritization and Focus of Programming.–The plan required by

subsection (a) shall prioritize broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and

Moldova and shall ensure that the increased broadcasting content

required by subsection (a) is focused on conveying the perspective of

the United States Government and public regarding ongoing events in

those states to Russian language audiences.

should also consider–

(1) near-term increases in Russian-language broadcasting in

other priority countries including Estonia, Lithuania, and

Latvia;

(2) increases in broadcasting in other critical languages,

including Ukrainian and Romanian languages; and

(3) prioritizing work by the Broadcasting Board of

Governors and the Voice of America with European and Eurasian

allies to increase their broadcasting and communications

content directed into countries of the former Soviet Union.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.–There is authorized to be

appropriated to the Secretary of State $7,500,000 for each of fiscal

years 2014 through 2017 to carry out the activities required by

subsections (a) through (c).

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