; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 4. Diplomatic Assistance Authorization (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been engaged an illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war against Ukraine. (2) On November 14, 2022, the United Nations adopted a resolution recognizing that Russia must bear the international legal consequences for its violations of international law and Ukrainian sovereignty. (3) On December 23, 2022, Congress passed H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023, which was signed by the President of the United States on December 29, 2022, and authorized the United States Government to transfer the illegally begotten assets of Russian oligarchs to Ukraine. (4) In October 2023, nearly $300,000,000,000 of Russian sovereign assets are frozen in countries around the world but less than 2 percent of those funds are in held in the United States. (5) The transfer of a 3 percent capital gain on the Russian sovereign assets frozen around the world would exceed a transfer of 100 percent of all of the Russian sovereign assets currently within the United States. (b) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that: (1) Any interest or return on Russian sovereign assets frozen by allies and partners around the world should be transferred to Ukraine. (2) The United States should make it a diplomatic priority to encourage allies and partners in Europe, Asia, and around the world to transfer any return on Russian sovereign assets to Ukraine. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the United States Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery to advance the policies set forth in subsection (b). 5. Support at the United Nations (a) In general The Secretary of State shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States