S.Amdt. 3897

1. Adds SEC. 1247. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   (c) Sunset.--The requirements in this section shall terminate on January 31, 2017.

   Inserted: SEC. 1247. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The Russian Federation is in material breach of its obligations under the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the "Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty" or "INF Treaty").

   Inserted: (2) This behavior poses a threat to the United States, its deployed forces, and its allies.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) the President should hold the Russian Federation accountable for being in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty; and

   Inserted: (2) the President should demand the Russian Federation completely and verifiably eliminate the military systems that constitute the material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) A description of the status of the President's efforts, in cooperation with United States allies, to hold the Russian Federation accountable for being in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty and obtain the complete and verifiable elimination of its military systems that constitute the material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty.

   Inserted: (B) The President's assessment as to whether it remains in the national security interests of the United States to remain a party to the INF Treaty, and other related treaties and agreements, while the Russian Federation is in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty.

   Inserted: (C) Notification of any deployment by the Russian Federation of a ground launched ballistic or cruise missile system with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.

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   Inserted: (D) A plan, prepared by the Secretary of Defense, for the research and development of United States systems for which there is a military requirement but the flight test or deployment of which is prohibited by the INF treaty as well as a description of the military countermeasures being developed by the United States to respond to Russia's potential deployment of systems current prohibited by the INF.

   Inserted: (E) A plan developed by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), to verify that Russia has fully and completely dismantled any ground launched cruise missiles or ballistic missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, including details on facilities that inspectors need access to, people inspectors need to talk with, how often inspectors need the accesses for, and how much the verification regime would cost.

   Inserted: (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.

   Inserted: (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

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

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