Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act 2022, March 2022. | | | | |
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What we count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 0.1 | Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service | Goes to Food for Peace, a part of USAID, which provides food to people in Ukraine. | |
| 0.03 | Department of Energy | Support of Ukraine's energy grid. | |
| 1.4 | Department of State | Intended for Migration outflows from Ukraine, therefore helps people in Ukraine. | |
| 1.12 | Department of State | Does not go directly to Ukraine, but is funding for the AEECA program, which provides help for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia region. In line with our upper bound approach, we count the entire appropriation until further information is disclosed. | |
| 0.65 | Department of State | FMF program, non distinguishable what goes to Ukraine and what to neighboring countries. | |
| 0.647 | Department of State | Economic support fund for Ukraine and neighboring region. | |
| 0.03 | Department of State | For International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for Ukraine. | |
| 2.65 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | International Disaster Assistance for Ukraine and the region. Indistinguishable what goes to Ukraine and what does not, therefore we count the entire amount for Ukraine. | |
| 3 | Increased Authorities | Actual amount of Presidential authority to drawdown defense articles. In our dataset, for the Fiscal Year 2022 we count only $9.025 billion in drawdowns, as $1.775 billion in drawdown authority has not been used. Please see our Dataset/ Working paper Section 2.7 for a complete breakdown. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 9.63 | | | |
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What we do not count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 0.0221 | Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security | Not going to Ukraine, but to support economic and trade-based analysis, enforcement, and coordination with partners on Russian and American vulnerabilities. | |
| 0.0594 | Department of Justice (DOJ) | Consists of 3 smaller positions, all not intended for Ukraine, but for US actors and institutions (DOJ Ukraine Task Force, United States Attorneys, National Security Division, FBI). | |
| 3.028 | Department of Defense | Not for Ukraine, but for European Command operations mission support, the deployment of personnel to the region, and intelligence support. | |
| 0.061 | Department of the Treasury | Multiple smaller positions not intended for Ukraine, but for the Office of Terrorism, Departmental Offices, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. | |
| 0.125 | Department of State | Diplomatic program to maintain American Citizen services outside of Ukraine, and increase State Department capacity to target assets of oligarchs. | |
| 0.12 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Not going to Ukraine, but to Transition Initiatives to provide support for public messaging etc. | |
| 0.025 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Not going to Ukraine, since it is for Operating Expenses to support operations that have had to move from Ukraine. | |
| 0.025 | U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) | Not going to Ukraine, but funding to combat disinformation and maintain communication links to Ukraine. | |
| 0.004 | Department of State Inspector General | Funding for Department to oversee emergency funds. | |
| 0.004 | USAID Inspector General | Funding for USAID Inspector General to oversee emergency funds. | |
| 3.5 | Department of Defense | Double position, check Increased Authorities. Gives no indication of what the Presidential Drawdown authority actually is. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 6.97 | | | |
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Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act 2022, May 2022. | | | | |
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What we count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 6 | Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative | USAI program | |
| 0.002 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | To Ukraine's nuclear regulatory agency. | |
| 0.35 | Department of State | For refugee outflows from Ukraine. | |
| 4 | Department of State | FMF program | |
| 8.006 | Department of State | Economic support fund for Ukraine. Includes $0.76 billion to respond to global food insecurity, which we do not count here. | |
| 0.4 | Department of State | Funding for International Narcotics control and Law Enforcement for Ukraine | |
| 0.1 | Department of State | Funding for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs. | |
| 4.35 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Funding for International Disaster Assistance in Ukraine and surrounding area. | |
| 0.65 | Multilateral Assistance | Funding for economic and agriculatural programs in Ukraine and other affected countries. | |
| 11 | Increased Authorities | Increases the Presidential Drawdown authority from previous $3 billion (USAA 2022) to $11 billion. In our dataset, for the Fiscal Year 2022 we count only $9.025 billion in drawdowns, as $1.775 billion in drawdown authority has not been used and $200 million predated the war. Please see our Dataset/ Working paper Section 2.7 for a complete breakdown. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 34.86 | | | |
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What we do not count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 0.067 | Department of Justice (DOJ): | Not going to Ukraine, but to the DOJ General Administration to help cover costs. | |
| 9.05 | Replenishment of US stocks | Double position. Check Increased Authority on page 3 of the act and in the section above. The drawdown authority in this legislation gets increased to $11 billion from previously $3 billion. The Replenishment of US stocks position does not give a proper indication of the Presidential Drawdown Authority. | |
| 3.9 | European Command Operations | Not going to Ukraine, but to European Command operations and mission support for US troops in the region. | |
| 0.6 | Defense Production Act | Not going to Ukraine, but intended to mitigate industrial base constraints for faster missile production and expanded domestic capacity of strategic and critical minerals. | |
| 0.5 | Munitions and Exportability funds | Not going to Ukraine, but to procure critical munitions to increase DoD stocks. | |
| 0.9 | Administration for Children and Families | Not going to Ukraine, but consists of funding to provide refugees arriving from Ukraine with different services. | |
| 0.054 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Not going to Ukraine, but provides refugees arriving from Ukraine medical support and other health related services. | |
| 0.76 | Department of State | Not going to Ukraine, but intended to prevent and respond to global food insecurity. | |
| 0.19 | Department of State | Diplomatic programs for diplomatic support. Does not benefit Ukraine directly. | |
| 0.01 | Department of State | Funding for a capital investment fund, and therefore not going to Ukraine. | |
| 0.11 | Department of State | Funding for Embassy security and construction, does not benefit Ukraine directly. | |
| 0.017 | U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Funding for operation expenses for operations which had to flee Ukraine. | |
| 0.005 | Oversight | $4 million for the Department of the State Inspector general, $1 million for the USAID Inspector general, to oversee funds. | |
| 0.072 | General Provisions | Not going to Ukraine: $20 million to reimburse the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, $52 million for the US Department of Treasury and their special agents. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 16.24 | | | |
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Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act 2023, September 2022. | | | | |
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What we count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 3 | Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative | USAI | |
| 0.035 | National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation | Funding to prepare for and respond to potential nuclear and radiological incidents in Ukraine. | |
| 4.5 | Continuity of Government | Funding for Economic Support fund providing budget support to Ukraine. | |
| 3.7 | Military Assistance | Authorizes the President to direct the drawdown of up to $3.7 billion worth of defense articles from U.S. stocks. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 11.24 | | | |
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What we do not count | Amount (in billion USD) | | Reasoning | |
| 1.5 | Replenishment of US stocks | Funding to replenish US stocks. Gives no indication of actual Presidential Drawdown Authority and would therefore result in double counting, if counted as aid to Ukraine. | |
| 2.8 | European Command operations | Funding for US mission support, intelligence support, special duty pay for troops deployed to the region. | |
| 0.002 | Oversight | Funding for the Inspector General to oversee funds. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 4.3 | | | |
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Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act 2023, December 2022 | | | | |
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What we count | Amount (in billion USD) | Reasoning | | |
| 9 | Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative | USAI | |
| 0.1263 | National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation | Funding to prepare for and respond to potential nuclear and radiological incidents in Ukraine. | |
| 2.47 | Humanitarian Assistance | For humanitarian needs of Ukraine, refugees from Ukraine, and other vulnerable populations and communities. | |
| 0.1525 | Humanitarian Assistance | State Department and USAID operations in Ukraine ($166 million) , net $13.5 million for oversight activities. | |
| 13.37 | Economic Assistance | For vital economic and budgetary support for the Government of Ukraine. | |
| 14.5 | Security Assistance | Increases the President’s authority to transfer defense equipment to Ukraine to $14.5 billion (from $3.7 billion enacted in USAA 2023). In our dataset, this is reflected as a total Presidential Drawdown Authority for the Fiscal Year 2023. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 39.47 | | | |
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What we do not count | Amount (in billion USD) | Reasoning | | |
| 0.05 | Food for Peace | No further information given, contrary to the same position in USAA 2022. | |
| 0.005 | McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program | Not going to Ukraine, but funding for for the McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. | |
| 11.88 | Replenishment of US stocks | Does not give any indication on the actual Presidential Drawdown Authority. We count the authority above and in our dataset, but counting both entries would result in double counting. | |
| 6.98 | European Command operations and related activities | Not going to Ukraine, but is funding for US for mission support, intelligence support, pay, equipment, and related activities. | |
| 0.006 | Oversight | Funding for the Inspector General to oversee activities. | |
| 0.3 | Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy | Does not go to Ukraine, but is funding for research in the US. | |
| 0.001 | National Security Council | Does not go to Ukraine, but funds the White House. | |
| 2.4 | Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families | Funding for Ukrainian arrivals and refugees, and does therefore not go to Ukraine. | |
| 0.0075 | Government Accountability Office | Funding for oversight of amounts provided in this and prior Acts to respond to the situation in Ukraine. | |
| 0.166 | State Department and USAID Operations | General funding for the State Department and USAID to oversee operations in Ukraine. | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 21.8 | | | |
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Summing up: | | | | |
What we do not count | 49.31 | US bilateral aid NOT appropriated for Ukraine | | |
What we count | 95.19 | All US bilataral aid appropriated (=bookmarked) for Ukraine | | |
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Sum (in billion USD) | 144.49 | | | |
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In a further step we correct the amount we count as aid for Ukraine ($95.19 billion USD) for double counting. | | | | |
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Correction for Drawdowns | 3 | Increased Authorities | The Additional 2022 and 2023 acts provide increases in the Presidential Drawdown Authority. The acts list the total amounts of $11 and $14.5, not the increases. | |
| 3.7 | Increased Authorities | We therefore must correct for the baseline values introduced in the USAA 2022 and USAA 2022 by subtracting them since they are already in the Authority position in the AUSAA 2022 and 2023. | |
| 0.26 | Military Assistance | Furthermore, we correct for $260 million in Presidential Drawdowns that occured in August and December 2021, as these do not fall in the timeframe of our dataset. | |
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Furthermore, we correct for unused budgets. Since funds from the acts can usually only be used in their respective fiscal year, we correct for not obligated positions, i.e. funds, that have not been used and are therefore lost. | | | | |
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Correction for unused budgets in FY2022 | 3.103 | Department of State | The information of non-obligated ("unused") budgets is provided by the Congressional Research Service for military and humanitarian aid, and double checked with information on humanitarian aid by the USAID. | |
1.775 | Increased Authorities | Unused military budgets are: $1.775 billion in Presidential Drawdown Authority for the Fiscal Year 2022, $3.103 billion from the FMF budget for the FY2022. | |
| 7.1 | Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | Unused humanitarian budgets are: $7.1 billion over the entire humanitarian aid appropriated by the Department of State and USAID. | |
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Through these corrections, we arrive at the actual aid commitments to Ukraine: | | | | |
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Actual US aid commitments to Ukraine | 76.25 | This sum in billion USD represents the actual aid commitments to Ukraine from the US, between January 24, 2022 and January 15, 2023. | |
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Data extracted from the Ukraine Support Tracker dataset | | | | |