To prohibit the transfer of arms and the sharing of intelligence with the Government of Ukraine in the absence of certain certifications, and for other purposes.

This bill prohibits the federal government from sharing intelligence with or providing security assistance to Ukraine in the absence of a certification that Ukraine is not accepting or attempting to secure bilateral assistance from China.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8726 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8726

 To prohibit the transfer of arms and the sharing of intelligence with 
the Government of Ukraine in the absence of certain certifications, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 16, 2022

 Mr. Stewart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Permanent Select 
 Committee on Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the transfer of arms and the sharing of intelligence with 
the Government of Ukraine in the absence of certain certifications, 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. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except upon submission to the appropriate 
congressional committees of a certification described in subsection 
(b)--
            (1) no Federal funds may be made available to transfer any 
        defense articles or defense services or provide any other form 
        of security assistance or security cooperation to the 
        Government of Ukraine; and
            (2) no United States intelligence information may be 
        provided to such Government.
    (b) Certification Described.--
            (1) In general.--A certification described in this 
        subsection is a certification by the President, acting through 
        the Director of National Intelligence and in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, that the 
        Government of Ukraine, including any agency, instrumentality, 
        or other representative of such Government, is not accepting or 
        attempting to secure bilateral assistance from the Government 
        of the People's Republic of China (including any agency, 
        instrumentality, or other representative thereof).
            (2) Validity.--A certification described in this subsection 
        shall only be valid for purposes of subsection (a) if 
        submitted--
                    (A) with respect to a specific instance of 
                assistance described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
                subsection; and
                    (B) prior to the delivery of such assistance.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
        Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
        Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate.
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