The confirmation that Biden had signed the bill came as the President attended a state dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Biden signed the aid package off camera earlier Saturday.
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The legislation provides money for military and humanitarian aid, including funding to assist Ukrainian military and national security forces, help replenish stores of US equipment sent to Ukraine, and provide public health and medical support for Ukrainian refugees.
It includes:
- $11 billion to send military equipment and weapons from US stocks.
- $6 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding. The funding allows the administration to buy weapons from contractors and then provide those weapons to Ukraine, and as a result does not draw directly from US stocks.
- $9 billion to help restock US equipment that has been sent to Ukraine.
- $3.9 billion to deploy additional US troops in Eastern European countries to bolster support for NATO allies near Ukraine.
- $900 million to bolster refugee assistance, including housing, trauma support and English language instruction for Ukrainians fleeing the country.
- $54 million that will be used for public health and medical support for Ukrainian refugees.