Ukraine will no longer be able to use US money to pay pensions if Congress supports the bill proposed by the Senate, as we reported earlier.
The bill provides $60.06 billion to support Ukraine, but only $7.85 billion is earmarked for direct budget support.
"The money allocated for budgetary support cannot be used to reimburse pensions," the text of the bill says.
Oksana Markarova, the head of the Ukrainian Embassy in the USA, provided the general distribution of aid.
Defense spending of $50.43 billion, including:
- $48.4 billion - to the US Department of Defense for further support of Ukraine in its fight against Russia until December 31, 2024, inclusive, namely:
- $19.85 billion - to replenish US military weapons and equipment provided to Ukraine from the US Department of Defense stockpiles;
- $13.8 billion for rearmament of Ukraine through the purchase of weapons and ammunition from the US defense industrial base;
- $14.8 billion for military training, intelligence sharing, increased presence in the area of responsibility of the European Command, and other support measures;
- $8 million for the Department of Defense Inspector General to continue oversight of US assistance to Ukraine;
- $1.6 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to meet the air defense, artillery, maritime security, maintenance, and support needs of Ukraine and other regional partners;
- $300 million to help Ukraine secure its borders and promote the rule of law;
- $100 million to support demining, counterterrorism, and nonproliferation programs.
Economic/financial/civilian and nuclear security - $9.654 billion, inclusive:
- $7.85 billion for direct budget support to Ukraine;
- $1.58 billion for building a self-sufficient Ukrainian economy in priority sectors such as transportation and energy, as well as private sector development;
- $25 million to USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives to support recovery and resilience efforts in Moldova and Ukrainian territories regained from Russia;
- $50 million to respond to global food security, including as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine;
- $149 million to the US National Nuclear Security Administration.
Humanitarian aid, including:
- $️2.3 billion to the US Department of Health and Human Services to assist newly arrived refugees, including to provide Ukrainians who receive a humanitarian password in fiscal year 2024 with the same benefits as Ukrainians who received a humanitarian passport in FY2022 and FY2023;
- $9.2 billion to support global humanitarian relief efforts through the State Department and USAID by providing emergency food, shelter, and basic services to people affected by complex and protracted crises, including in Ukraine, Gaza and the West Bank, East Africa, South Asia, and other regions of the world. In accordance with US budgetary rules, humanitarian funds are not budgeted and will be allocated on an as-needed basis.
- $299 million to the US Department of State and USAID to support the protection of US diplomatic facilities in Ukraine and Israel, as well as other facilities at risk; in addition, to provide services to American citizens in need of assistance abroad;
- $25 million for the offices of the Inspectors General of the US Department of State and USAID to oversee additional funding.
