American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act

American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine Act

This bill authorizes the President to waive certain payments and requirements for deliveries of ammunition to Ukraine until the armed conflict in Ukraine ends.

Specifically, for certain types of ammunition or ordnance to be delivered to a qualified entity providing such items to Ukraine, the President may transport the items without charging the transportation costs to Ukraine. The President may also, to expedite delivery of such items, waive any applicable Department of State or Department of Commerce export criteria.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6981 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6981

To authorize the President to waive export criteria and transportation 
and related costs for transportation of certain ammunition and ordnance 
   to supply entities providing ammunition to Ukraine, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2022

Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Murphy 
 of North Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Emmer, 
 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Babin, Mr. Balderson, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. 
     Budd, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Mast, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. 
 Gibbs, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Guest, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Ellzey, 
 Mr. Dunn, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the President to waive export criteria and transportation 
and related costs for transportation of certain ammunition and ordnance 
   to supply entities providing ammunition 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Ammo in Defense of Ukraine 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF EXPORT CRITERIA AND TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED COSTS 
              FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN AMMUNITION AND ORDNANCE TO 
              UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--In the case of ammunition or ordnance with Export 
Classification Number 0A501 or Category 3 on the U.S. munitions list 
that is to be delivered to a confirmed military logistical supply 
entity providing ammunition to Ukraine, as designated by the Secretary 
of Defense, the President may--
            (1) provide for the transportation of the ammunition or 
        ordnance without charge to Ukraine for the costs of such 
        transportation; and
            (2) waive any applicable export criteria of the Department 
        of State or the Department of Commerce to expedite the delivery 
        of the ammunition or ordnance.
    (b) Termination.--The authority under subsection (a) shall 
terminate when the armed conflict in Ukraine ends.
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