To require a report on the security relationship between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus.

SA 2050. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1859 submitted by Mr. Menendez and intended to be
proposed to the amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill
H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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:

Beginning of page 1 of the amendment, strike line 3 and all
that follows through page 2, line 21, and insert the
following:

SEC. 1274. REPORT ON THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the security
relationship between the United States and the Republic of
Cyprus.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A description of ongoing military and security
cooperation between the United States and the Republic of
Cyprus.
(2) A discussion of potential steps for enhancing the
bilateral security relationship between the United States and
Cyprus, including steps to enhance the military and security
capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus.
(3) An analysis of the effect on the bilateral security
relationship of the United States policy to deny applications
for licenses and other approvals for the export of defense
articles and defense services to the armed forces of Cyprus.
(4) An analysis of the extent to which such United States
policy is consistent with overall United States security and
policy objectives in the region.
(5) An assessment of the potential impact of lifting such
United States policy.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the congressional defense committees; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
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