REPO for Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act to improve the implementation of the seizure of Russian sovereign assets for the benefit of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Recognition of Porto Declaration of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
“(10) Every member of the European Union, including Belgium, and all but one member of the G7, are also participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
“(11) On July 3, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted unanimously in plenary session the Porto Declaration, which “[c]alls on OSCE participating States to unlock the full value of an estimated U.S. $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets frozen across the region by repurposing the underlying principal, in sizeable increments and on a regular and timely schedule, for Ukraine until the Russian Federation ends its aggression and agrees to compensate Ukraine for damages directly resulting from the war”.”
Sec. 3 Transfer of assets to Ukraine Support Fund
“(A) Vesting of confiscated funds—For funds confiscated”
“(B) Transfer of funds not confiscated—For the purpose of placing Russian aggressor state sovereign assets into an interest-bearing account, the President may transfer such funds into the Ukraine Support Fund without confiscating such funds.”
Sec. 4 Investment of amounts in Ukraine Support Fund
“(A) any funds”
“(B) any amounts that may be credited to the account under paragraph (3).”
“(3) Investment of amounts
“(A) Investment of amounts—The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the account established under paragraph (1) as is not required to meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.
“(B) Interest and proceeds—The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the account established under paragraph (1) shall be credited to and form a part of the account.”
Sec. 5 Quarterly obligation of funds in Ukraine Support Fund to benefit Ukraine
“(4) Quarterly obligations
“(A) In general—Not less frequently than every 90 days while funds remain in the Ukraine Support Fund, the Secretary of State may obligate and expend, from the Fund, an amount that is not less than $250,000,000 (except as provided by subparagraph (B)) for the purpose of providing assistance to Ukraine under this subsection.
“(B) Final amounts in Fund—When less than $250,000,000 remains in the Fund, the Secretary of State may obligate and expend the remaining amount for the purpose of providing assistance to Ukraine under this subsection.”
Sec. 6 Engagement with certain foreign countries
“109. Engagement with foreign countries
“(a) Reports required
“(1) Covered country report—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2025, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report specifying—
“(A) the covered countries in which Russian sovereign assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(2) Report on non-covered countries—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2025, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report specifying—
“(A) the foreign countries that are not covered countries in which Russian sovereign assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(3) Form—The reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
“(b) Sense of Congress on engagement—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2025, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, should commence a robust, sustained, diplomatic effort to persuade the government of each covered country to begin repurposing, on a quarterly basis, an amount that is not less than 5 percent of the Russian sovereign assets located in that country for the benefit of Ukraine.
“(c) Covered country defined—In this section, the term covered country means Australia and any country that is a member of the G7 or the European Union, other than the United States.”