WASHINGTON, Oct 18 - The Biden administration may seek $60 billion for Ukraine as part of a $100 billion global security assistance package through September 2024 that is expected to be submitted to Congress this week, NBC News reported Wednesday citing lawmakers.

The package, which is not yet finalized, is also expected to include roughly $40 billion to provide aid to Israel, Taiwan and the U.S.-Mexico border.

The total supplemental funding request, which is expected to be for the fiscal year that ends next September, will total around $100 billion, said four sources directly involved in the process.

Congressional Republicans, particularly those wary about sending more aid to Ukraine, argue the U.S. needs to replenish munitions that have been sent to Europe and that the supplemental funding for Ukraine might help quell some of those concerns because some of the funds could be used for replenishment, three of the sources said. While the money for munitions is expected to be attached to the Ukraine funding request, these sources said the weapons could be used for various purposes, with the Middle East as a point of discussion.

Republicans have become increasingly divided over whether to continue U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The U.S. has so far provided more than $75 billion in military, humanitarian and financial aid to Kyiv, and the Biden administration has asked Congress for billions more.

The Biden administration is expected to formally submit the $100 billion supplemental request Friday, according to the sources.

The timing remains fluid, but a possible reason some details could come Wednesday is that the administration would want to catch senators while they’re still in town, said a lawmaker and an aide. A bipartisan Senate delegation to the Middle East, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is expected to leave at the end of the week, and the Senate isn’t expected to be in session Friday. (nbc/ez)