§8906 Enhanced Security Cooperation with Ukraine and Other Countries in Central and Eastern Europe

Summary

The President must, if money is available, boost security cooperation among countries in Central and Eastern Europe and between those countries, the United States, and the European Union. The President must also provide extra security help to those countries, such as defense equipment, defense services, and military training, and support reforms and stronger capabilities in their military, intelligence, and security services, including in Ukraine. Congress authorized $100,000,000 for these actions for fiscal years 2015 through 2017. The President must send a plan to the appropriate congressional committees within 60 days after April 3, 2014. Those funds cannot be spent until 15 days after the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees and the Senate and House Armed Services Committees that the funds will be used. The President can waive the 15-day wait only if not doing so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare. If the wait is waived, the President must notify Congress as soon as possible and no later than three days after the action.