H.R. 5962

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5962 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5962

To authorize the Department of Justice and the Department of State to 
provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance, 
training, capacity building, and advisory support to the Government of 
Ukraine to achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of 
civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian 
children, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Mr. Landsman (for himself, Mr. Keating, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Wilson 
of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To authorize the Department of Justice and the Department of State to 
provide law enforcement and intelligence technical assistance, 
training, capacity building, and advisory support to the Government of 
Ukraine to achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of 
civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian 
children, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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, 
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.
(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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