S.Amdt. 5488
What it does: Adds SEC. 1233. BIENNIAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1233. BIENNIAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(C) Civic assistance authorities under combatant commander initiative fund.--The authority to engage in urgent and unanticipated civic assistance under the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund under section 166a(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, as a result of the amendments made by section 902 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (120 Stat. 2351).
Inserted: SEC. 1233. BIENNIAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN.
Inserted: (a) Biennial Reports Required.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2009, and every two years thereafter through 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the current and future military and security strategy of Iran.
Inserted: (2) General scope of reports.--Each report shall address the current and probable future course of military-technological development of the Iranian military and the tenets and probable development of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of military organizations and operational concepts of Iran.
Inserted: (3) Form.--Each report shall be submitted in both unclassified and classified form.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--Each report under this section shall include analyses and forecasts with respect to the following:
Inserted: (1) The goals of Iranian grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy.
Inserted: (2) The size, location, and capabilities of all land, sea, air, and irregular forces of Iran, and any other force controlled by the Iran Government or receiving funds or training from the Iran Government.
Inserted: (3) Developments in and the capabilities of the ballistic missile and any nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs of Iran.
Inserted: (4) The degree to which Iran depends on unconventional, irregular, or asymmetric capabilities to achieve its strategic goals.
Inserted: (5) The irregular warfare capabilities of Iran, including the exploitation of asymmetric strategies and related weapons and technology, the use of covert forces, the use of proxy forces, support for terrorist organizations, and strategic communications efforts.
Inserted: (6) Efforts by Iran to develop, acquire, or gain access to information, communication, nuclear, and other technologies that would enhance its military capabilities.
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Inserted: (7) The nature and significance of any arms, munitions, military equipment, or military or dual-use technology acquired by Iran from outside Iran, including from a foreign government or terrorist organization, or provided by Iran to any foreign government or terrorist organization.
Inserted: (8) The nature and significance of any bilateral or multilateral security or defense-related cooperation agreements, whether formal or informal, between Iran and any foreign government or terrorist organization.
Inserted: (9) Expenditures by Iran on each of the following:
Inserted: (A) The security forces of Iran, whether regular and irregular.
Inserted: (B) The programs of Iran relating to weapons of mass destruction.
Inserted: (C) Support provided to terrorist groups, insurgent groups, irregular proxy forces, and other non-state actors, and related activities.
Inserted: (D) Assistance to other countries.
Inserted: (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--
Inserted: (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
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SA 5488. Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1233. BIENNIAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN.
(a) Biennial Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2009, and every two years thereafter through 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the current and future military and security strategy of Iran.
(2) General scope of reports.--Each report shall address the current and probable future course of military-technological development of the Iranian military and the tenets and probable development of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, and of military organizations and operational concepts of Iran.
(3) Form.--Each report shall be submitted in both unclassified and classified form.
(b) Elements.--Each report under this section shall include analyses and forecasts with respect to the following:
(1) The goals of Iranian grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy.
(2) The size, location, and capabilities of all land, sea, air, and irregular forces of Iran, and any other force controlled by the Iran Government or receiving funds or training from the Iran Government.
(3) Developments in and the capabilities of the ballistic missile and any nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs of Iran.
(4) The degree to which Iran depends on unconventional, irregular, or asymmetric capabilities to achieve its strategic goals.
(5) The irregular warfare capabilities of Iran, including the exploitation of asymmetric strategies and related weapons and technology, the use of covert forces, the use of proxy forces, support for terrorist organizations, and strategic communications efforts.
(6) Efforts by Iran to develop, acquire, or gain access to information, communication, nuclear, and other technologies that would enhance its military capabilities.
(7) The nature and significance of any arms, munitions, military equipment, or military or dual-use technology acquired by Iran from outside Iran, including from a foreign government or terrorist organization, or provided by Iran to any foreign government or terrorist organization.
(8) The nature and significance of any bilateral or multilateral security or defense-related cooperation agreements, whether formal or informal, between Iran and any foreign government or terrorist organization.
(9) Expenditures by Iran on each of the following:
(A) The security forces of Iran, whether regular and irregular.
(B) The programs of Iran relating to weapons of mass destruction.
(C) Support provided to terrorist groups, insurgent groups, irregular proxy forces, and other non-state actors, and related activities.
(D) Assistance to other countries.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 11, 2008