S.Amdt. 3573

1. Adds SEC. 1213. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPING GROUND-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE SYSTEMS WITH THE CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES at the end of subtitle A of title XII

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   (2) both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan should be afforded the opportunity to participate in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief portions of future multilateral exercises, such as Pacific Partnership, Pacific Angel, or the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), to increase their capacity to effectively respond to these types of disasters.

   Inserted: SEC. 1213. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS DEVELOPING GROUND-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE SYSTEMS WITH THE CAPABILITY OF STRIKING THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.

   Inserted: Section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1(b)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking "device, or" and inserting "device,";

   Inserted: (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting "or" after "device,"; and

   Inserted: (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(E) is in the process of developing or acquiring a ground-launched nuclear-capable missile system with an assessed range capable of striking the continental United States, and is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,";

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking "required under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B)" and inserting "required under paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(E)";

   Inserted: (3) in paragraph (5)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "this subsection, if the Congress" and inserting the following: "this subsection--

   Inserted: "(A) if the Congress";

   Inserted: (B) by striking "required under paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) if he" and inserting "required under paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), or (1)(E) if the President";

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   Inserted: (C) by striking "security. The President shall transmit" and inserting "security, and transmits"; and

   Inserted: (D) by striking "therefor." and inserting the following: "therefor; and

   Inserted: "(B) if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, certifies to Congress that the government of a country subject to sanctions under paragraph (1) solely on the basis of subparagraph (E) of such paragraph is no longer in the process of developing or acquiring a missile system described under such subparagraph, the President may waive such sanctions."; and

   Inserted: (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(9)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on any countries determined in accordance with subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) to be in the process of developing or acquiring a missile system described under such subparagraph.

   Inserted: "(B) In this paragraph, the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means--

   Inserted: "(i) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

   Inserted: "(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.".

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

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