S.Amdt. 2378

1. Adds SEC. 1237. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: SEC. 1237. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the current and future military strategy of the Russian Federation (in this section referred to as "Russia"). The report shall address the development of Russian security strategy and military strategy.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (1) An assessment of the security situation in the independent states of the former Soviet Union.

   Inserted: (2) The goals and factors shaping Russian security strategy and military strategy.

   Inserted: (3) An assessment of Russia's security objectives, including objectives that would affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Iran, Syria, the broader Middle East region, and the People's Republic of China.

   Inserted: (4) Developments in Russian military doctrine and training and trends in military spending and investments.

   Inserted: (5) An assessment of the United States military-to-military relationship with the Russian Federation armed forces, including the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for military-to-military activities and updates to the strategy.

   Inserted: (B) A summary of all such military-to-military activities during the one-year period preceding the report, including objectives of the activities and perceived benefits to Russia of those activities.

   Inserted: (C) A description of military-to-military activities planned for the following 12-month period.

   Inserted: (D) The Secretary's assessment of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from such military-to-military activities, and any risks associated with such activities.

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   Inserted: (E) The Secretary's assessment of how such military-to-military activities fit into the larger security relationship between the United States and the Russian Federation.

   Inserted: (6) A description of Russian military-to-military relationships with the independent states of the former Soviet Union, Iran, and Syria, including the size of associated military attache offices.

   Inserted: (7) Other military and security developments involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United States national security.

   Inserted: (c) Specified Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term "specified congressional committees" 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 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

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