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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement’’ means the Agreement 
between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International 
Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in 
Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons, done at Vienna June 19, 1973. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(4) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘task force’’ means the task 
force established under subsection (d). 
(5) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘unmanned 
aircraft system’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
44801 of title 49, United States Code. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON NUCLEAR 
ACTIVITY
AND
GLOBAL
REGIONAL
TERRORISM
OF
THE
ISLAMIC 
REPUBLIC OF IRAN.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall establish 
a task force to coordinate and synthesize efforts by the United 
States Government regarding— 
(A) nuclear activity of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
or its proxies; and 
(B) regional and global terrorism activity by the Islamic 
Republic of Iran or its proxies. 
(2) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of State shall be the 
Chairperson of the task force. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The task force shall be composed 
of individuals, each of whom shall be an employee 
of and appointed to the task force by the head of 
one of the following agencies: 
(I) The Department of State. 
(II) The Department of Defense. 
(III) The Department of Energy. 
(ii) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The Chairperson may 
appoint to the task force additional individuals from 
other Federal agencies, as the Chairperson considers 
necessary. 
(iii) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT.—The 
Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the 
task force receives all appropriate support from the 
intelligence community. 
(3) SUNSET.—The task force shall terminate on December 
31, 2028.
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(e) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT ON NUCLEAR ACTIVITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an assessment regarding any 
uranium 
enrichment, 
nuclear 
weapons 
development, 
delivery vehicle development, and associated engineering 
and research activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The assessment required by subpara-
graph (A) shall include— 
(i) a description and location of current fuel cycle 
activities for the production of fissile material being 
undertaken by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including— 
(I) research and development activities to pro-
cure or construct additional advanced IR-2, IR- 
6 and other model centrifuges and enrichment cas-
cades, including for stable isotopes; 
(II) research and development of reprocessing 
capabilities, including— 
(aa) reprocessing of spent fuel; and 
(bb) extraction of medical isotopes from 
irradiated uranium targets; 
(III) activities with respect to designing or con-
structing reactors, including— 
(aa) the construction of heavy water reac-
tors; 
(bb) the manufacture or procurement of 
reactor components, including the intended 
application of such components; and 
(cc) efforts to rebuild the original reactor 
at Arak; 
(IV) uranium mining, concentration, conver-
sion, and fuel fabrication, including— 
(aa) estimated uranium ore production 
capacity and annual recovery; 
(bb) recovery processes and ore con-
centrate production capacity and annual 
recovery; 
(cc) 
research 
and 
development 
with 
respect to, and the annual rate of, conversion 
of uranium; and 
(dd) research and development with 
respect to the fabrication of reactor fuels, 
including the use of depleted, natural, and 
enriched uranium; and 
(V) activities with respect to— 
(aa) producing or acquiring plutonium or 
uranium (or their alloys); 
(bb) conducting research and development 
on plutonium or uranium (or their alloys); 
(cc) uranium metal; or 
(dd) casting, forming, or machining pluto-
nium or uranium; 
(ii) with respect to any activity described in clause 
(i), a description, as applicable, of—
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(I) the number and type of centrifuges used 
to enrich uranium and the operating status of 
such centrifuges; 
(II) the number and location of any enrichment 
or associated research and development facility 
used to engage in such activity; 
(III) the amount of heavy water, in metric 
tons, produced by such activity and the acquisition 
or manufacture of major reactor components, 
including, for the second and subsequent assess-
ments, the amount produced since the last assess-
ment; 
(IV) the number and type of fuel assemblies 
produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including 
failed or rejected assemblies; and 
(V) the total amount of— 
(aa) uranium–235 enriched to not greater 
than 5 percent purity; 
(bb) uranium–235 enriched to greater 
than 5 percent purity and not greater than 
20 percent purity; 
(cc) uranium–235 enriched to greater than 
20 percent purity and not greater than 60 
percent purity; 
(dd) uranium–235 enriched to greater 
than 60 percent purity and not greater than 
90 percent purity; and 
(ee) uranium–235 enriched greater than 
90 percent purity; 
(iii) a description of any weaponization plans and 
weapons development capabilities of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, including— 
(I) plans and capabilities with respect to— 
(aa) weapon design, including fission, war-
head miniaturization, and boosted and early 
thermonuclear weapon design; 
(bb) high yield fission development; 
(cc) design, development, acquisition, or 
use of computer models to simulate nuclear 
explosive devices; 
(dd) design, development, fabricating, 
acquisition, or use of explosively driven neu-
tron sources or specialized materials for explo-
sively driven neutron sources; and 
(ee) 
design, 
development, 
fabrication, 
acquisition, or use of precision machining and 
tooling that could enable the production of 
nuclear explosive device components; 
(II) the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
to deploy a working or reliable delivery vehicle 
capable of carrying a nuclear warhead; 
(III) the estimated breakout time for the 
Islamic Republic of Iran to develop and deploy 
a nuclear weapon, including a crude nuclear 
weapon; and
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(IV) the status and location of any research 
and development work site related to the prepara-
tion of an underground nuclear test; 
(iv) an identification of any clandestine nuclear 
facilities; 
(v) an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic 
of Iran maintains locations to store equipment, 
research archives, or other material previously used 
for a weapons program or that would be of use to 
a weapons program that the Islamic Republic of Iran 
has not declared to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency; 
(vi) any diversion by the Islamic Republic of Iran 
of uranium, carbon-fiber, or other materials for use 
in an undeclared or clandestine facility; 
(vii) an assessment of activities related to devel-
oping or acquiring the capabilities for the production 
of nuclear weapons, conducted at facilities controlled 
by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics 
of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and 
the 
Organization 
of 
Defensive 
Innovation 
and 
Research, including an analysis of gaps in knowledge; 
(viii) a description of activities between the Islamic 
Republic of Iran and other countries or persons with 
respect to sharing information on, or providing other 
forms of support for, the acquisition of a nuclear 
weapons 
capability 
or 
activities 
related 
to 
weaponization; 
(ix) with respect to any new ballistic, cruise, or 
hypersonic missiles being designed and tested by the 
Islamic Republic of Iran or any of its proxies, a descrip-
tion of— 
(I) the type of missile; 
(II) the range of such missiles; 
(III) the capability of such missiles to deliver 
a nuclear warhead; 
(IV) the number of such missiles; and 
(V) any testing of such missiles; 
(x) an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic 
of Iran or any of its proxies possesses an unmanned 
aircraft system or other military equipment capable 
of delivering a nuclear weapon; and 
(xi) an assessment of the extent to which the 
Islamic Republic of Iran is providing drones, missiles, 
or related technology from other countries to its proxies 
or partners. 
(2) ASSESSMENT ON SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL AND GLOBAL 
TERRORISM OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until December 31, 2028, the Director of National Intel-
ligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment regarding the regional and 
global terrorism of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The assessment required by subpara-
graph (A) shall include—
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(i) a description of the lethal support of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, including training, equipment, and 
associated intelligence support, to regional and global 
non-state terrorist groups and proxies; 
(ii) a description of the lethal support of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, including training and equipment, 
to state actors; 
(iii) an assessment of financial support of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran to non-state terrorist groups 
and proxies and associated Iranian revenue streams 
funding such support; 
(iv) an assessment of the threat posed by the 
Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian-supported groups 
to members of the Armed Forces, diplomats, and mili-
tary and diplomatic facilities of the United States; 
(v) a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, 
the Islamic Republic of Iran against members of the 
Armed Forces, diplomats, and military and diplomatic 
facilities of the United States and the associated 
response by the United States Government in the pre-
vious year; 
(vi) a description of attacks by, or sponsored by, 
the Islamic Republic of Iran against United States 
partners or allies and the associated response by the 
United States Government in the previous year; 
(vii) an assessment of interference by the Islamic 
Republic of Iran into the elections and political proc-
esses of sovereign countries in the Middle East and 
North Africa in an effort to create conditions for or 
shape agendas more favorable to the policies of the 
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
(viii) a description of any plots by the Islamic 
Republic of Iran against former and current United 
States officials; 
(ix) a description of any plots by the Islamic 
Republic of Iran against United States citizens both 
abroad and within the United States; and 
(x) a description of maritime activity of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran and associated impacts on the free 
flow of commerce and the national security interests 
of the United States. 
(3) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY; DUPLICATION.— 
(A) FORM.—Each assessment required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex for information that, if released, 
would be detrimental to the national security of the United 
States. In addition, any classified portion may contain an 
additional annex provided to the congressional intelligence 
committees that details information and analysis that 
would otherwise disclose sensitive sources and methods. 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified portion of 
an assessment required by this subsection shall be made 
available to the public on an internet website of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence. 
(C) DUPLICATION.—For any assessment required by 
this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence may 
rely upon existing products that reflect the current analytic
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judgment of the intelligence community, including reports 
or products produced in response to congressional mandate 
or requests from executive branch officials. 
(f) DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED NUCLEAR, 
BALLISTIC MISSILE, AND TERRORISM THREATS
TO
THE UNITED 
STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the submis-
sion of the initial assessment under subsection (e)(1), and 
annually thereafter until December 31, 2028, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the task force, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a diplomatic strategy 
that outlines a comprehensive plan for engaging with partners 
and allies of the United States regarding uranium enrichment, 
nuclear weaponization, missile development, and drone-related 
activities and regional and global terrorism of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The diplomatic strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of whether the Islamic Republic 
of Iran— 
(i) is in compliance with the Comprehensive Safe-
guards Agreement and modified Code 3.1 of the Sub-
sidiary Arrangements to the Comprehensive Safe-
guards Agreement as well as the nuclear related 
commitments endorsed in United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2231 (2015); and 
(ii) has denied access to sites that the International 
Atomic Energy Agency has sought to inspect during 
previous 1-year period; 
(B) a description of any dual-use item (as defined under 
section 730.3 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations or 
listed on the List of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, 
Materials, Software, and Related Technology issued by the 
Nuclear Suppliers Group or any successor list) the Islamic 
Republic of Iran is using to further the nuclear weapon, 
missile, or drone program; 
(C) a description of efforts of the United States to 
counter efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to project 
political and military influence into the Middle East; 
(D) a description of efforts to address the increased 
threat that new or evolving uranium enrichment, nuclear 
weaponization, missile, or drone development activities by 
the Islamic Republic of Iran pose to United States citizens, 
the diplomatic presence of the United States in the Middle 
East, and the national security interests of the United 
States; 
(E) a description of efforts to address the threat that 
terrorism by, or sponsored by, the Islamic Republic of Iran 
poses to United States citizens, the diplomatic presence 
of the United States in the Middle East, and the national 
security interests of the United States; 
(F) a description of efforts to address the impact of 
the influence of the Islamic Republic of Iran on sovereign 
governments on the safety and security of United States 
citizens, the diplomatic presence of the United States in 
the Middle East, and the national security interests of 
the United States;
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(G) a description of a coordinated whole-of-government 
approach to use political, economic, and security related 
tools to address such activities; and 
(H) a comprehensive plan for engaging with allies and 
regional partners in all relevant multilateral fora to 
address such activities. 
(3) UPDATED
STRATEGY
RELATED
TO
NOTIFICATION.—Not 
later than 45 days after the Chairperson determines that there 
has been a significant development in the nuclear weapons 
capability or nuclear weapons delivery systems capability of 
the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an update to the 
most recent diplomatic strategy submitted under paragraph 
(1). 
Subtitle H—Reports 
SEC. 5594. MODIFICATION TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS REPORT. 
Section 6502 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (22 U.S.C. 2348 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) As applicable, a description of specific training on 
monitoring and adhering to international human rights and 
humanitarian law provided to the foreign country or entity 
receiving the assistance.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘ON PRO-
GRAMS UNDER PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS ACCOUNT’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘authorized under section 551 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) 
and’’ after ‘‘security assistance’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘foreign countries’’ and all that 
follows through the colon and inserting ‘‘foreign coun-
tries for any of the following purposes:’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b), as amended, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION
OF SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to integrate the elements of the report required by 
subsection (b) into other reports required to be submitted annually 
to the appropriate congressional committees.’’. 
SEC. 5595. REPORT ON INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State 
for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in coordination 
with the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South 
and Central Asian Affairs and Assistant Administrator for the 
Bureau for Asia of the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID), shall submit to the congressional foreign 
affairs committees a report that contains a 2-year strategy
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assessing the resources and activities required to achieve the 
policy objectives described in subsection (c). 
(2) SUBMISSION
AND
UPDATE.—The report and strategy 
required by this subsection shall— 
(A) be submitted at the same time as the submission 
of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) 
for fiscal year 2024; and 
(B) be updated and submitted at the same time as 
the submission of the budget of the President (submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code) for fiscal years 2026, 2028, and 2030. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The report and strategy required in subsection 
(a) shall be developed in accordance with the following criteria: 
(1) It shall reflect the objective, autonomous, and inde-
pendent assessment of the activities, resources, and costs 
required to achieve objectives detailed in subsection (c) by the 
principals, the subordinate and parallel offices providing input 
into the assessment. 
(2) It shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning 
with the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted. 
(3) It shall incorporate input from United States Ambas-
sadors in the Indo-Pacific region provided explicitly for the 
required report. 
(4) It may include information gathered through consulta-
tion with program offices and subject matter experts in relevant 
functional bureaus, as deemed necessary by the principals. 
(5) It shall not be subject to fiscal guidance or global 
strategic tradeoffs associated with the annual President’s 
budget request. 
(c) POLICY OBJECTIVES.—The report and strategy required in 
subsection (a) shall assess the activities and resources required 
to achieve the following policy objectives: 
(1) Implementing the Interim National Security Strategic 
Guidance, or the most recent National Security Strategy, with 
respect to the Indo-Pacific region. 
(2) Implementing the 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy, or suc-
cessor documents, that set forth the United States Government 
strategy toward the Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) Implementing the State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan 
with respect to the Indo-Pacific region. 
(4) Enhancing meaningful diplomatic and economic rela-
tions with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and dem-
onstrate an enduring United States commitment to the region. 
(5) Securing and advancing United States national interests 
in the Indo-Pacific, including through countering the malign 
influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
(d) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report and strategy 
required under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the Bureaus’ bilateral and multilateral 
goals for the period covered in the report that the principals 
deem necessary to accomplish the objectives outlined in sub-
section (c), disaggregated by country and forum. 
(2) A timeline with annual benchmarks for achieving the 
objectives described in subsection (c).
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(3) An assessment of the sufficiency of United States diplo-
matic personnel and facilities currently available in the Indo- 
Pacific region to achieve the objectives outlined in subsection 
(c), through consultation with United States embassies in the 
region. The assessment shall include: 
(A) A list, in priority order, of locations in the Indo- 
Pacific region that require additional diplomatic personnel 
or facilities. 
(B) A description of locations where the United States 
may be able to collocate diplomatic personnel at allied 
or partner embassies and consulates. 
(C) A discussion of embassies or consulates where dip-
lomatic staff could be reduced within the Indo-Pacific 
region, where appropriate. 
(D) A detailed description of the fiscal and personnel 
resources required to fill gaps identified. 
(4) A detailed plan to expand United States diplomatic 
engagement and foreign assistance presence in the Pacific 
Island nations within the next five years, including a descrip-
tion of ‘‘quick impact’’ programs that can be developed and 
implemented within the first fiscal year of the period covered 
in the report. 
(5) A discussion of the resources needed to enhance United 
States strategic messaging and spotlight coercive behavior by 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(6) A detailed description of the resources and policy tools 
needed to expand the United States ability to offer high-quality 
infrastructure projects in strategically significant parts of the 
Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on expanding invest-
ments in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. 
(7) A gap assessment of security assistance by country, 
and of the resources needed to fill those gaps. 
(8) A description of the resources and policy tools needed 
to facilitate continued private sector investment in partner 
countries in the Indo-Pacific. 
(9) A discussion of any additional bilateral or regional 
assistance resources needed to achieve the objectives outlined 
in subsection (c), as deemed necessary by the principals. 
(e) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(f) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than February 1 each year, the 
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall make 
the report and strategy available to the Secretary of State, the 
Administrator of the USAID, the Deputy Secretary of State, the 
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the 
Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, the Deputy 
Administrator for Management and Resources, the Under Secretary 
of State for Political Affairs, the Director of the Office of Foreign 
Assistance at the Department of State, the Director of the Bureau 
of Foreign Assistance at the USAID, and the Director of Policy 
Planning. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDO-PACIFIC REGION.—The term ‘‘Indo-Pacific region’’ 
means the countries under the jurisdiction of the Bureau for 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, as well as the countries of