S.Amdt. 1489
What it does: Adds SEC. 1222. REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN on page 479, between lines 18 and 19
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390
Adds SEC. 1222. REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN on page 479, between lines 18 and 19
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 1222. REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN.
Inserted: (a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report shall address the current and probable future course of military developments on the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Government of Iran, and the tenets and probable development of the grand strategy, security strategy, military strategy, and military organizations and operational concepts of the Government of Iran.
Inserted: (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
Inserted: (1) As assessment of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy of the Government of Iran, including the following:
Inserted: (A) The goals of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy.
Inserted: (B) Trends in the strategies that would be designed to establish Iran as the leading power in the Middle East and to enhance the influence of Iran in other regions of the world.
Inserted: (C) The security situation in the Persian Gulf and the Levant.
Inserted: (D) Iranian strategy regarding other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Inserted: (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran, including the following:
Inserted: (A) The size, location, and capabilities of the conventional forces.
Inserted: (B) A detailed analysis of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Inserted: (C) Major developments in Iranian military doctrine.
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Inserted: (D) An estimate of the funding provided for each branch of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran.
Inserted: (3) An assessment of the unconventional forces of the Government of Iran, including the following:
Inserted: (A) The size and capability of special operations units, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
Inserted: (B) The types and amount of support provided to groups designated by the United States as terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military attack by another country on Iran.
Inserted: (C) A detailed analysis of the unconventional forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Inserted: (D) An estimate of the amount of funds spent by the Government of Iran to develop and support special operations forces and terrorist groups.
Inserted: (4) An assessment of the capabilities of the Government of Iran related to nuclear and missile forces, including the following:
Inserted: (A) A summary of nuclear capabilities and developments in the preceding year, including the location of major facilities believed to be involved in a nuclear weapons program.
Inserted: (B) A summary of the capabilities of the strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran, including the size of the strategic missile arsenal and the locations of missile launch sites.
Inserted: (C) A summary of the capabilities of the short range and cruise missile forces of the Government of Iran, including the size and locations of the short range and cruise missile arsenal.
Inserted: (D) A detailed analysis of the strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Inserted: (E) A detailed analysis of the short range and cruise missile forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
Inserted: (F) An estimate of the amount of funding expended by the Government of Iran on programs to develop a capability to build nuclear weapons or to enhance strategic missile, short range, and cruise missile capabilities of the Government of Iran.
Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term "appropriate congressional committees" means--
Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
Inserted: (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Inserted: (2) Conventional forces of the government of iran.--The term "conventional forces of the Government of Iran"--
Inserted: (A) means military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to conduct operations on sea, air, or land, other than Iran's unconventional forces and Iran's strategic missile forces; and
Inserted: (B) includes Iran's Army, Iran's Air Force, Iran's Navy, and elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, other than the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
Inserted: (3) Strategic missile forces of the government of iran.--The term "strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran" means those elements of the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that employ missiles capable of flights in excess of 500 kilometers.
Inserted: (4) Unconventional forces of the government of iran.--The term "unconventional forces of the Government of Iran"--
Inserted: (A) means forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that carry out missions typically associated with special operations forces; and
Inserted: (B) includes--
Inserted: (i) the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force; and
Inserted: (ii) any organization that--
Inserted: (I) has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States;
Inserted: (II) receives assistance from the Government of Iran; and
Inserted: (III)(aa) is assessed as being willing in some or all cases of carrying out attacks on behalf of the Government of Iran; or
Inserted: (bb) is assessed as likely to carry out attacks in response to a military attack by another country on Iran.
Original wording
On page 479, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1489. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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:
On page 479, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
SEC. 1222. REPORT ON MILITARY POWER OF IRAN.
(a) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report shall address the current and probable future course of military developments on the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Government of Iran, and the tenets and probable development of the grand strategy, security strategy, military strategy, and military organizations and operational concepts of the Government of Iran.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) As assessment of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy of the Government of Iran, including the following:
(A) The goals of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy.
(B) Trends in the strategies that would be designed to establish Iran as the leading power in the Middle East and to enhance the influence of Iran in other regions of the world.
(C) The security situation in the Persian Gulf and the Levant.
(D) Iranian strategy regarding other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran, including the following:
(A) The size, location, and capabilities of the conventional forces.
(B) A detailed analysis of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
(C) Major developments in Iranian military doctrine.
(D) An estimate of the funding provided for each branch of the conventional forces of the Government of Iran.
(3) An assessment of the unconventional forces of the Government of Iran, including the following:
(A) The size and capability of special operations units, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
(B) The types and amount of support provided to groups designated by the United States as terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Special Groups in Iraq, in particular those forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military attack by another country on Iran.
(C) A detailed analysis of the unconventional forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
(D) An estimate of the amount of funds spent by the Government of Iran to develop and support special operations forces and terrorist groups.
(4) An assessment of the capabilities of the Government of Iran related to nuclear and missile forces, including the following:
(A) A summary of nuclear capabilities and developments in the preceding year, including the location of major facilities believed to be involved in a nuclear weapons program.
(B) A summary of the capabilities of the strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran, including the size of the strategic missile arsenal and the locations of missile launch sites.
(C) A summary of the capabilities of the short range and cruise missile forces of the Government of Iran, including the size and locations of the short range and cruise missile arsenal.
(D) A detailed analysis of the strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
(E) A detailed analysis of the short range and cruise missile forces of the Government of Iran facing United States forces in the region and other countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
(F) An estimate of the amount of funding expended by the Government of Iran on programs to develop a capability to build nuclear weapons or to enhance strategic missile, short range, and cruise missile capabilities of the Government of Iran.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term “appropriate congressional committees” means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Conventional forces of the government of iran.--The term “conventional forces of the Government of Iran”--
(A) means military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran designed to conduct operations on sea, air, or land, other than Iran's unconventional forces and Iran's strategic missile forces; and
(B) includes Iran's Army, Iran's Air Force, Iran's Navy, and elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, other than the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
(3) Strategic missile forces of the government of iran.--The term “strategic missile forces of the Government of Iran” means those elements of the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that employ missiles capable of flights in excess of 500 kilometers.
(4) Unconventional forces of the government of iran.--The term “unconventional forces of the Government of Iran”--
(A) means forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran that carry out missions typically associated with special operations forces; and
(B) includes--
(i) the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force; and
(ii) any organization that--
(I) has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States;
(II) receives assistance from the Government of Iran; and
(III)(aa) is assessed as being willing in some or all cases of carrying out attacks on behalf of the Government of Iran; or
(bb) is assessed as likely to carry out attacks in response to a military attack by another country on Iran.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 13, 2009