Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act

Would create an independent watchdog over U.S. aid to Ukraine, with public quarterly reports naming each major contract.

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A new federal watchdog would track how U.S. aid money to Ukraine gets spent. Every three months, it would post a public report online. The report would list each major contract and grant, with its dollar amount and purpose. It would also show what other countries paid in, and what seized foreign assets covered. Reports would appear in English, Ukrainian, and Russian. For most people, daily life would not change. What changes is what you can look up. The President would name the Special Inspector General within 30 days. That office could audit aid sent since February 24, 2022. It could issue subpoenas, and no agency could stop an audit. If an agency refused to hand over records, Congress would hear about it right away. The office could send fraud cases to the Justice Department to get money back. One limit: it could not audit or investigate intelligence agencies. The President could also keep parts of a report from the public for national security reasons. Each time, a notice would run in the Federal Register, and the report would mark what was held back. The office would cost $20 million in 2026. That money would be pulled from an existing aid account for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, not added on top. The office would close 180 days after unspent Ukraine rebuilding funds drop below $250 million. A final, detailed audit would come first.