To enhance United States support for identifying and recovering Ukrainian children who were abducted by the Russian Federation, and to hold accountable those who are responsible for such abductions.

SA 3818. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1265. SUPPORTING THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF
ABDUCTED UKRAINIAN CHILDREN.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability
Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to a White House press release, dated March
25, 2025, ``The United States and Ukraine agreed that the
United States remains committed to helping achieve the
exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilian
detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian
children.''.
(2) To implement the commitment referred to in paragraph
(1), the United States Government requires an organized and
resourced policy approach to assist Ukraine with--
(A) investigations of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian
children;
(B) the rehabilitation and reintegration of children
returned to Ukraine; and
(C) justice and accountability for perpetrators of the
abductions.
(c) Authorization of Technical Assistance and Advisory
Support.--
(1) In general.--The Department of Justice and the
Department of State are authorized--
(A) to provide law enforcement and intelligence technical
assistance, training, capacity building, and advisory support
to the Government of Ukraine in support of the commitment
described in subsection (b)(1); and
(B) to advance the objectives described in subsection
(b)(2).
(2) Type of assistance.--The law enforcement and
intelligence technical assistance authorized under paragraph
(1)(A) may include--
(A) training regarding the utilization of biometric
identification technologies in abduction and trafficking in
persons investigations;
(B) assistance with respect to collecting and analyzing
open source intelligence information;
(C) assistance in the development and use of secure
communications technologies; and
(D) assistance with respect to managing and securing
relevant databases.

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(3) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the
determination to provide assistance in any category
identified in this subsection, the Secretary of State shall
brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives on--
(A) the amount of assistance determined to be obligated;
(B) the type of assistance to be utilized; and
(C) any information on the technology operationalized to
support the means identified in this subsection.
(d) Coordination.--
(1) Nongovernmental organizations.--The Department of
Justice and the Department of State may coordinate with, and
provide grants to, nongovernmental organizations to carry out
the assistance authorized under subsection (c).
(2) Federal agencies.--The National Security Council may
coordinate with appropriate representatives from the
Department of Justice, the Department of State, the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and other
Federal agencies, as needed, to carry out the assistance
authorized under subsection (c).
(e) Rehabilitation and Reintegration.--
(1) Authorization of assistance.--The Secretary of State is
authorized to provide support to the Government of Ukraine
and nongovernmental organizations and local civil society
groups in Ukraine for the purpose of providing Ukrainian
children (including teenagers) who have been abducted,
forcibly transferred, or held against their will by the
Russian Federation with--
(A) medical and psychological rehabilitation services;
(B) family reunification and support services; and
(C) services in support of the reintegration of such
children into Ukrainian society, including case management,
legal aid, and educational screening and placement.
(2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that describes all current or planned foreign
assistance programs that will provide the assistance
authorized under paragraph (1).
(f) Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine.--The
Department of State is authorized to support the Atrocity
Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine by providing technical
assistance, capacity building, and advisory support to the
Government of Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General, and
other relevant components of the Government of Ukraine, for
the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases involving
abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
(g) Department of Justice.--The Department of Justice is
authorized to provide technical assistance, capacity
building, and advisory support to the Government of Ukraine
through its Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development,
Assistance, and Training, which shall be coordinated by the
Resident Legal Adviser at the United States Embassy in Kyiv,
for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases
involving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
(h) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Attorney General, shall submit a report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes
current and planned United States Government support for the
Government of Ukraine's work to investigate and prosecute
atrocity crimes; and
(2) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives that outlines--
(A) any discrepancies between the sanctions regimes of the
United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union
with respect to those responsible for the abduction of
Ukrainian children; and
(B) efforts made by the United States Government to better
align such sanction regimes.
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