Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 216.

Oct 3, 2023

This bill provides supplemental fiscal year 2024 appropriations to the Department of Defense for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. These funds are designated for providing military assistance and equipment to Ukrainian forces and other groups resisting Russian aggression, replacing U.S. weapons provided to Ukraine, and recovering or disposing of procured equipment. The bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance and funds its operations. This office is tasked with conducting audits and investigations of Ukraine assistance programs, making recommendations on policies to prevent waste and fraud, and reporting findings to the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Congress.

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Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 This bill provides FY2024 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for assistance to Ukraine and establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to DOD for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. The funding is provided for purposes such as providing assistance and equipment to the military and national security forces of Ukraine and other forces or groups engaged in resisting Russian aggression against Ukraine, replacing weapons or defense articles provided to Ukraine from the U.S. inventory, and recovering or disposing of equipment procured using funds provided by this bill or prior acts. The bill also establishes and provides funding for the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. The duties of the office include conducting and supervising audits and investigations related to the programs and operations funded with appropriations provided to support Ukraine; coordinating and making recommendations regarding policies designed to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse; and keeping the Department of State, DOD, and Congress informed about problems, deficiencies, and the need for corrective actions.