Support for unlawfully transferred Ukrainian children

(a) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032 not less than $15,000,000 from funds made available for National Security Investment Programs to support— (1) ongoing efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to the forcible abduction and transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation; and (2) efforts to locate, rescue and rehabilitate abducted Ukrainian children. (b) Use of funds Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) may only be used for— (1) documenting, identifying, tracking, and verifying the unlawful or forcible transfer, deportation, indoctrination, or militarization of Ukrainian children and related actions by the Government of the Russian Federation; (2) creating, maintaining, and operating a centralized database to preserve evidence related to such unlawful acts; (3) dissemination of gathered data to Europol, the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice, and civil society organizations working to ensure the return of Ukrainian children; (4) supporting efforts to hold the Government of the Russian Federation accountable for violations of international law arising from acts described in paragraph (1); and (5) assisting appropriate civil society and government stakeholders, as determined by the Secretary of State, in locating, rescuing and rehabilitating children forcibly transferred or held under occupation by the Russian authorities. (c) Conditions on availability of funds None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) may be obligated or expended for the creation, maintenance, and operation of centralized database described in subsection (b)(2) unless the Secretary of State— (1) enters into a formal agreement with civil society organizations and the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice to carry out the activities described in subsection (b); and (2) establishes protocols to ensure the integrity, security, and controlled access of such database, including appropriate access for the civil society organizations, the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice, and other designated entities. (d) Oversight and reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— (1) the use of amounts made available under subsection (a); (2) the status and functionality of the database described in subsection (b)(2); (3) actions taken to promote accountability for the unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation; and (4) actions taken to prioritize the immediate return of deported or forcibly transferred Ukrainian children and reunification of families in negotiations with the Russian Federation and Ukraine to end the war.