Bill > HR535

This bill, the Defending Ukraine's Territorial Integrity Act, aims to counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine. The key provisions are: 1. It establishes a policy of the United States not to recognize Russia's claim of sovereignty over or independence of any part of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea and the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. 2. It prohibits the use of federal funds to provide assistance to any central government that has recognized the independence of or established diplomatic relations with regions in Ukraine occupied by Russia or under the control of Russian-backed separatists, or has taken steps to support Russia's annexation of Crimea or other Ukrainian territory. 3. It requires the Secretary of State to publish a list of such central governments on the Department of State website. 4. It allows the Secretary of State to waive the prohibition on assistance if they determine it is in the national interest of the United States, and provide a justification for such a determination.