118th Congress International Affairs
S. 541: Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act
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Summary
The bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukrainian Military, Economic, and Humanitarian Aid.
The office's duties shall include (1) conducting and coordinating audits and investigations of the handing of funds made available for aid to Ukraine, and (2) monitoring and reviewing contracts and activities involving those funds.
The Special Inspector General shall report directly to, and be under the general supervision of, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense.
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Federal agencies may not prevent the office from carrying out any audit or investigation related to aid to Ukraine. However, the office is not authorized to audit or investigate the intelligence community.
The office shall terminate 180 days after the date on which there is less than $250 million in unexpended amounts that were made available for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IA
- Rick Scott R-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Kennedy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Kennedy.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.