Сенат США одобрил закон об оказании военной помощи Украине

Сенат США одобрил закон №2828 об оказании военной помощи Украине. Об это говорится на сайте американского правительства.

Данный документ вносит изменения в закон об иностранной помощи 1961 г. и определяет Украину, а также Грузию и Молдову в качестве основных союзников вне НАТО.

Закон предусматривает оказание помощи Украине в военной, оборонной и энергетической сферах, а также в гражданских секторах, в частности - помощи для внутренне перемещенных лиц.

S. 2828 - Закон о поддержке свободы на Украине 2014 года, который был единогласно принят Комитетом Сената по международным отношениям, призывает к оказанию Украине военной помощи и помощи в сфере обеспечения безопасности, предоставляет этой стране статус основного союзника США, не входящего в состав НАТО, и вводит новые санкции против Российской Федерации.

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С полным текстом Закона можно ознакомиться по ссылке http://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2828

S.2828 - Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014113th Congress (2013-2014)

Summary: S.2828 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) All Bill Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in Senate (09/16/2014)

Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 - Directs the President to impose three or more sanctions under this Act against:

• Rosoboronexport;
• any person that knowingly makes a significant investment in a special Russian crude oil project; or
• any entity owned by the government of the Russian Federation or controlled by its nationals that transfers or brokers the transfer to, or manufactures or sells defense articles transferred to, Syria or into the territory of a specified country without its government's consent.

Defines "specified country" as Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, or any other country of significant concern for purposes of this Act, such as Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the Central Asia republics.

Authorizes the President, through the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce or the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, to impose additional licensing requirements or other restrictions on the export of items for Russia's energy sector.

Directs the President to impose sanctions under this Act on Gazprom if it is withholding significant natural gas supplies from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, or further withholds significant natural gas supplies from countries such as Ukraine, Georgia, or Moldova.

Sets forth sanctions against a foreign person, including executive officers of an entity, relating to:

• Export-Import Bank of the United States assistance,
• executive agency procurement,
• arms and dual-use item exports,
• U.S. property transactions,
• banking transactions,
• investing in or purchasing equity or debt instruments, and
• U.S. entry prohibition or visa revocation.

Authorizes the President to waive the application of sanctions, or waive sanctions for a specific transaction, for purposes of U.S. national security, and with congressional notification.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to designate Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova as major non-NATO allies for purposes of that Act and the Arms Export Control Act.

Provides assistance to Ukraine for: (1) the military, defense, energy, and civilian sectors; and (2) internally displaced persons.

Directs the Secretary of State to work with Ukrainian officials to help Ukraine reduce its dependence on natural gas imported from the Russian Federation.

Directs the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to submit to Congress a plan for increasing the quantity of Russian-language broadcasting into the countries of the former Soviet Union in order to counter Russian Federation propaganda. Requires such plan to prioritize broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova by the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.