I 
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 de-
termined 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iran-Russia Coopera-
tion Reporting Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON COOPERA-
TION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on cooperation between 
Iran and the Russian Federation and how and to what 
extent such cooperation affects United States national se-
curity and strategic interests. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) How and to what extent Iran and the Rus-
sian Federation cooperate on matters relating to 
Iran’s space program, including how and to what ex-
tent such cooperation strengthens Iran’s ballistic 
missile program. 
(2) How and to what extent Iran’s interests 
and actions and the Russian Federation’s interests 
and actions overlap with respect to Latin America. 
(3) A description and analysis of the intel-
ligence-sharing center established by Iran, the Rus-
sian Federation, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq and 
whether such center is being used for purposes other 
than the purposes of the joint mission of such coun-
tries in Syria. 
(4) A description and analysis of— 
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(A) naval cooperation between Iran and 
the Russian Federation, including joint naval 
exercises between the two countries; and 
(B) the long-term consequences of— 
(i) a robust Russian Federation naval 
presence in the Eastern Mediterranean; 
and 
(ii) an Iranian naval presence in the 
Persian Gulf. 
(5) How cooperation between Iran and the Rus-
sian Federation has increased with respect to the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 
(6) The likelihood that Iran might adopt the 
Russian Federation model of hybrid warfare against 
potential targets such as Gulf Cooperation Council 
states with sizeable Shiite populations. 
(7) The extent of Russian Federation coopera-
tion with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, in-
cluding cooperation with respect to training and 
equipping and joint operations. 
(8) A full and explicit list of weapons that if 
sold by the Russian Federation to Iran would violate 
relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions 
imposing an arms embargo on Iran. 
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(c) SUBMISSION PERIOD.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint Com-
prehensive Plan of Act remains in effect. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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