S.Amdt. 4514

SA 4514. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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:

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

SEC. 1227. ASSESSMENT OF INADEQUACIES IN INTERNATIONAL
MONITORING AND VERIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO
IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Director of
National Intelligence, and the heads and other relevant
officials of agencies with responsibilities under section
1078 or 1226, submit to Congress a joint assessment report
detailing existing inadequacies in the international
monitoring and verification system, including the extent to
which such inadequacies relate to the findings and
recommendations pertaining to verification shortcomings
identified within--
(1) the September 26, 2006, Government Accountability
Office report entitled, ``Nuclear Nonproliferation: IAEA Has
Strengthened Its Safeguards and Nuclear Security Programs,
but Weaknesses Need to Be Addressed'';
(2) the May 16, 2013, Government Accountability Office
report entitled, ``IAEA Has Made Progress in Implementing
Critical Programs but Continues to Face Challenges'';
(3) the Defense Science Board Study entitled, ``Task Force
on the Assessment of Nuclear Treaty Monitoring and
Verification Technologies'';
(4) the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(in this section referred to as the ``IAEA'') entitled, ``The
Safeguards System of the International Atomic Energy Agency''
and the IAEA Safeguards Statement for 2010;
(5) the IAEA Safeguards Overview: Comprehensive Safeguards
Agreements and Additional Protocols;
(6) the IAEA Model Additional Protocol;
(7) the IAEA February 2015 Director General Report to the
Board of Governors; and
(8) other related reports on Iranian safeguard challenges.
(b) Recommendations.--The joint assessment report required
by subsection (a) shall include recommendations based upon
the reports referenced in that subsection, including
recommendations to overcome inadequacies or develop an
improved monitoring framework and recommendations related to
the following matters:
(1) The nuclear program of Iran.
(2) Development of a plan for--
(A) the long-term operation and funding of increased
activities of the IAEA and relevant agencies in order to
maintain the necessary level of oversight with respect to
Iran's nuclear program;
(B) resolving all issues of past and present concern with
the IAEA, including possible military dimensions of Iran's
nuclear program; and
(C) giving IAEA inspectors access to personnel, documents,
and facilities involved, at any point, with nuclear or
nuclear weapons-related activities of Iran.
(3) A potential national strategy and implementation plan
supported by a planning and assessment team aimed at cutting
across agency boundaries or limitations that affect the
ability to draw conclusions, with absolute assurance, about
whether Iran is developing a clandestine nuclear weapons
program.
(4) The limitations of IAEA actors.
(5) Challenges in the region that may be too large to
anticipate under applicable treaties or agreements or the
national technical means monitoring regimes alone.
(6) Continuation of sanctions with respect to the
Government of Iran and Iranian persons and Iran's proxies
for--
(A) ongoing abuses of human rights;
(B) actions in support of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in
Syria;
(C) procurement, sale, or transfer of technology, services,
or goods that support the development or acquisition of
weapons of mass destruction or the means of delivery of those
weapons; and
(D) continuing sponsorship of international terrorism.
(c) Form of Report.--The joint assessment report required
by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include a classified annex.
(d) Presidential Certification.--Not later than 60 days
after the joint assessment report is submitted under
subsection (a), the President shall certify to Congress that
the President has reviewed the report, including the
recommendations contained therein, and has taken available
actions to address existing gaps within the monitoring and
verification framework, including identified potential
funding needs to address necessary requirements.
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