§8926a Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted Ukrainian children

Summary

Requires the United States to help Ukraine find and recover children taken or moved by Russia, help those children heal and return to their communities, and help hold the people who did this accountable. It notes a March 25, 2025 White House statement that the U.S. and Ukraine agreed the U.S. would help return forcibly transferred Ukrainian children and assist with prisoner and detainee exchanges. The Department of Justice and the Department of State can give law enforcement and intelligence help, training, and advice to Ukraine. That help can include things like biometric ID tools, open-source intelligence analysis, secure communications, and database management. They may work with nongovernmental groups and coordinate through the National Security Council. When they decide to provide help in any category, the Secretary of State must brief the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs within 30 days on how much will be spent, what type of help, and what technology will be used. The Secretary of State can also fund medical and mental health care, family reunification, and reintegration services (like case management, legal aid, and school placement) for returned children. A report describing current or planned foreign assistance for these services must be sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs no later than 60 days after December 18, 2025. The State Department will support Ukraine’s prosecutor offices and the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, and the Justice Department will provide prosecutorial training through its overseas office coordinated by the Resident Legal Adviser in Kyiv. Within 60 days after December 18, 2025, the Secretary of State, with the Attorney General, must report to the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary and the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary about U.S. support for investigating and prosecuting atrocity crimes. Also within 60 days after December 18, 2025, the Secretary, with the Treasury Secretary, must report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Financial Services about any differences between U.S., U.K., and EU sanctions for those responsible for child abductions and steps to align those sanction programs.