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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5200 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 

cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2016 

Mr. POMPEO (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress 

a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian 

Federation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran-Russia Coopera5 tion Reporting Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON COOPERA2 TION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FED3 ERATION. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall submit to Congress a report on cooperation between 

6 Iran and the Russian Federation and how and to what 

7 extent such cooperation affects United States national se8 curity and strategic interests. 

9 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re10 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

11 (1) How and to what extent Iran and the Rus12 sian Federation cooperate on matters relating to 

13 Iran’s space program, including how and to what ex14 tent such cooperation strengthens Iran’s ballistic 

15 missile program. 

16 (2) How and to what extent Iran’s interests 

17 and actions and the Russian Federation’s interests 

18 and actions overlap with respect to Latin America. 

19 (3) A description and analysis of the intel20 ligence-sharing center established by Iran, the Rus21 sian Federation, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq and 

22 whether such center is being used for purposes other 

23 than the purposes of the joint mission of such coun24 tries in Syria. 

25 (4) A description and analysis of— 


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1 (A) naval cooperation between Iran and 

2 the Russian Federation, including joint naval 

3 exercises between the two countries; and 

4 (B) the long-term consequences of— 

5 (i) a robust Russian Federation naval 

6 presence in the Eastern Mediterranean; 

7 and 

8 (ii) an Iranian naval presence in the 

9 Persian Gulf. 

10 (5) How cooperation between Iran and the Rus11 sian Federation has increased with respect to the 

12 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 

13 (6) The likelihood that Iran might adopt the 

14 Russian Federation model of hybrid warfare against 

15 potential targets such as Gulf Cooperation Council 

16 states with sizeable Shiite populations. 

17 (7) The extent of Russian Federation coopera18 tion with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, in19 cluding cooperation with respect to training and 

20 equipping and joint operations. 

21 (8) A full and explicit list of weapons that if 

22 sold by the Russian Federation to Iran would violate 

23 relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions 

24 imposing an arms embargo on Iran. 


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1 (c) SUBMISSION PERIOD.—The report required by 

2 subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

4 thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint Com5 prehensive Plan of Act remains in effect. 

6 (d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

7 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

8 a classified annex. 

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