Lots of stuff in $40 billion aid to Ukraine.
Department of Justice (DOJ):
• $67 million for DOJ General Administration to help cover the costs of seizing, retaining, and selling forfeited property (e.g., the yachts of Russian oligarchs) related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative – $6 billion to provide assistance, including training, equipment, weapons, logistics support, supplies and services, salaries and stipends, sustainment, and intelligence support to the military and national security forces of Ukraine.
Replenishment of US stocks – $9.05 billion to replenish US stocks of equipment sent to Ukraine through drawdown authority.
European Command Operations – $3.9 billion for mission support, intelligence support, hardship pay for troops deployed to the region, and equipment including a Patriot battery. The bill also increases the cap on assistance that can be provided to friendly foreign nations from $450 million to $950 million.
Defense Production Act – $600 million to mitigate industrial base constraints for faster missile production and expanded domestic capacity of strategic and critical minerals.
Munitions and Exportability funds – $500 million to procure critical munitions to increase the stocks of the Department of Defense and $50 million to develop program protection strategies for systems identified for possible future export.
$900 million to provide refugee support services, such as housing, English language classes, trauma and support services, community support (including school impact grants), and case management, for arrivals and refugees from Ukraine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – $54 million to provide medical support, screening, and related public health activities for arrivals and refugees from Ukraine.
In addition, the legislation allows for certain benefits to be offered to arrivals and refugees from Ukraine after undergoing background checks.
Department of State – $13.926 billion, including:
• $4 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Program to provide additional support for Ukraine and countries affected by the situation in Ukraine, including NATO Eastern flank countries and other partners in the region, to build and update their capabilities.
• $8.766 billion for the Economic Support Fund to respond to emergent needs in Ukraine, provide needed budget support to assist with Ukraine’s continuity of government
• $400 million for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for Ukraine programming to support law enforcement and the rule of law, including the investigation and documentation of war crimes and human rights atrocities and programs to combat
human trafficking.
• $100 million for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs to protect against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents and expand demining programs.
President Joe Biden has signed legislation granting Ukraine an additional $40 billion in U.S. support as it continues to battle a Russian invasion.
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