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gain access to advanced technologies that would en-
hance Russian military capabilities. 
(10) Developments in Russia’s nuclear pro-
gram, including the size and state of Russia’s stock-
pile, its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines, its 
civil and military production capacities, and projec-
tions of its future arsenals. 
(11) A description of Russia’s anti-access and 
area denial capabilities. 
(12) A description of Russia’s command, con-
trol, communications, computers, intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance modernization program 
and its applications for Russia’s precision guided 
weapons. 
(13) In consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State, developments re-
garding United States-Russian engagement and co-
operation on security matters. 
(14) The current state of United States mili-
tary-to-military contacts with the Russian Federa-
tion Armed Forces, which shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated 
strategy for such military-to-military contacts 
and updates to the strategy. 
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(B) A summary of all such military-to-mili-
tary contacts during the one-year period pre-
ceding the report, including a summary of top-
ics discussed and questions asked by the Rus-
sian participants in those contacts. 
(C) A description of such military-to-mili-
tary contacts scheduled for the 12-month period 
following such report and the plan for future 
contacts. 
(D) The Secretary’s assessment of the ben-
efits the Russians expect to gain from such 
military-to-military contacts. 
(E) The Secretary’s assessment of the ben-
efits the Department of Defense expects to gain 
from such military-to-military contacts, and any 
concerns regarding such contacts. 
(F) The Secretary’s assessment of how 
such military-to-military contacts fit into the 
larger security relationship between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
(15) A description of Russian military-to-mili-
tary relationships with other countries, including the 
size and activity of military attache´ offices around 
the world and military education programs con-
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ducted in Russia for other countries or in other 
countries for the Russians. 
(16) Other military and security developments 
involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense con-
siders relevant to United States national security. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘specified 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1269. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE TEAR 
GAS OR OTHER RIOT CONTROL ITEMS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to provide tear gas or other riot 
control items to the government of a country undergoing 
a transition to democracy in the Middle East or North 
Africa unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
that the security forces of such government are not using 
excessive force to repress peaceful, lawful, and organized 
dissent. 
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SEC. 1270. REPORT ON CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
TO AFGHAN MILITARY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on measures to monitor and ensure 
that United States financial assistance to the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces to purchase fuel is not used to pur-
chase fuel from Iran in violation of United States sanc-
tions. 
SEC. 1271. ISRAEL’S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE. 
Congress fully supports Israel’s lawful exercise of 
self-defense, including actions to halt regional aggression. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS STRONGLY SUPPORTING 
THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED 
STATES AND INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS ON 
IRAN AND URGING THE PRESIDENT TO CON-
TINUE TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT OF 
SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 14, 1948, the people of Israel pro-
claimed the establishment of the sovereign and inde-
pendent State of Israel. 
(2) On March 28, 1949, the United States Gov-
ernment recognized the establishment of the new 
State of Israel and established full diplomatic rela-
tions. 
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(3) Since its establishment nearly 65 years ago, 
the modern State of Israel has rebuilt a nation, 
forged a new and dynamic democratic society, and 
created a thriving economic, political, cultural, and 
intellectual life despite the heavy costs of war, ter-
rorism, and unjustified diplomatic and economic boy-
cotts against the people of Israel. 
(4) The people of Israel have established a vi-
brant, pluralistic, democratic political system, includ-
ing freedom of speech, association, and religion; a 
vigorously free press; free, fair, and open elections; 
the rule of law; a fully independent judiciary; and 
other democratic principles and practices. 
(5) Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, the lead-
ers of the Islamic Republic of Iran have repeatedly 
made threats against the existence of the State of 
Israel and sponsored acts of terrorism and violence 
against its citizens. 
(6) On October 27, 2005, President of Iran 
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a world without 
America and Zionism. 
(7) In February 2012, Supreme Leader of Iran 
Ali Khamenei said of Israel, ‘‘The Zionist regime is 
a true cancer tumor on this region that should be 
cut off. And it definitely will be cut off.’’. 
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(8) 
In 
August 
2012, 
Supreme 
Leader 
Khamenei said of Israel, ‘‘This bogus and fake Zion-
ist outgrowth will disappear off the landscape of ge-
ography.’’. 
(9) In August 2012, President Ahmadinejad 
said that ‘‘in the new Middle East * * * there will 
be no trace of the American presence and the Zion-
ists’’; 
(10) The Department of State has designated 
the Islamic Republic of Iran as a state sponsor of 
terrorism since 1984 and has characterized the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran as the ‘‘most active state 
sponsor of terrorism’’ in the world. 
(11) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has provided weapons, training, funding, and 
direction to terrorist groups, including Hamas, 
Hizballah, and Shiite militias in Iraq that are re-
sponsible for the murder of hundreds of United 
States service members and innocent civilians. 
(12) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has provided weapons, training, and funding to 
the regime of Bashar al Assad that has been used 
to suppress and murder its own people. 
(13) Since at least the late 1980s, the Govern-
ment of the Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in 
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a sustained and well-documented pattern of illicit 
and deceptive activities to acquire a nuclear weapons 
capability. 
(14) Since September 2005, the Board of Gov-
ernors of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) has found the Islamic Republic of Iran to be 
in non-compliance with its safeguards agreement 
with the IAEA, which Iran is obligated to undertake 
as a non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the Treaty 
on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done 
at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, 
and entered into force March 5, 1970 (NPT). 
(15) The United Nations Security Council has 
adopted multiple resolutions since 2006 demanding 
of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
its full and sustained suspension of all uranium en-
richment-related and reprocessing activities and its 
full cooperation with the IAEA on all outstanding 
issues related to its nuclear activities, particularly 
those concerning the possible military dimensions of 
its nuclear program. 
(16) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran has refused to comply with United Nations Se-
curity Council resolutions or to fully cooperate with 
the IAEA. 
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(17) In November 2011, the IAEA Director 
General issued a report that documented ‘‘serious 
concerns regarding possible military dimensions to 
Iran’s nuclear programme’’, and affirmed that infor-
mation available to the IAEA indicates that ‘‘Iran 
has carried out activities relevant to the development 
of a nuclear explosive device’’ and that some activi-
ties may be ongoing. 
(18) The Government of Iran stands in viola-
tion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
for denying its citizens basic freedoms, including the 
freedoms of expression, religion, peaceful assembly 
and movement, and for flagrantly abusing the rights 
of minorities and women. 
(19) In his State of the Union Address on Jan-
uary 24, 2012, President Barack Obama stated, 
‘‘Let there be no doubt: America is determined to 
prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I 
will take no options off the table to achieve that 
goal.’’. 
(20) Congress has passed and the President has 
signed into law legislation imposing significant eco-
nomic and diplomatic sanctions on Iran to encourage 
the Government of Iran to abandon its pursuit of 
nuclear weapons and end its support for terrorism. 
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(21) These sanctions, while having significant 
effect, have yet to persuade Iran to abandon its il-
licit pursuits and comply with United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolutions. 
(22) More stringent enforcement of sanctions 
legislation, including elements targeting oil exports 
and access to foreign exchange, could still lead the 
Government of Iran to change course. 
(23) In his State of the Union Address on Feb-
ruary 12, 2013, President Obama reiterated, ‘‘The 
leaders of Iran must recognize that now is the time 
for a diplomatic solution, because a coalition stands 
united in demanding that they meet their obliga-
tions. And we will do what is necessary to prevent 
them from getting a nuclear weapon.’’. 
(24) On March 4, 2012, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘Iran’s leaders should understand that I do not 
have a policy of containment; I have a policy to pre-
vent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.’’. 
(25) On October 22, 2012, President Obama 
said of Iran, ‘‘The clock is ticking * * * And we’re 
going to make sure that if they do not meet the de-
mands of the international community, then we are 
going to take all options necessary to make sure 
they don’t have a nuclear weapon.’’. 
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(26) On May 19, 2011, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘Every state has the right to self-defense, and 
Israel must be able to defend itself, by itself, against 
any threat.’’. 
(27) On September 21, 2011, President Obama 
stated, ‘‘America’s commitment to Israel’s security 
is unshakeable. Our friendship with Israel is deep 
and enduring.’’. 
(28) On March 4, 2012, President Obama stat-
ed, ‘‘And whenever an effort is made to delegitimize 
the state of Israel, my administration has opposed 
them. So there should not be a shred of doubt by 
now: when the chips are down, I have Israel’s 
back.’’. 
(29) On October 22, 2012, President Obama 
stated, ‘‘Israel is a true friend. And if Israel is at-
tacked, America will stand with Israel. I’ve made 
that clear throughout my presidency * * * I will 
stand with Israel if they are attacked.’’. 
(30) In December 2012, 74 United States Sen-
ators wrote to President Obama ‘‘As you begin your 
second term as President, we ask you to reiterate 
your readiness to take military action against Iran 
if it continues its efforts to acquire a nuclear weap-
on. In addition, we urge you to work with our Euro-
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pean and Middle Eastern allies to demonstrate to 
the Iranians that a credible and capable multilateral 
coalition exists that would support a military strike 
if, in the end, this is unfortunately necessary.’’. 
(31) The United States-Israel Enhanced Secu-
rity Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150) 
stated that it is United States policy to support 
Israel’s inherent right to self-defense. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms the special bonds of friendship 
and cooperation that have existed between the 
United States and the State of Israel for more than 
sixty years and that enjoy overwhelming bipartisan 
support in Congress and among the people of the 
United States; 
(2) strongly supports the close military, intel-
ligence, and security cooperation that President 
Obama has pursued with Israel and urges this co-
operation to continue and deepen; 
(3) deplores and condemns, in the strongest 
possible terms, the reprehensible statements and 
policies of the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
threatening the security and existence of Israel; 
(4) recognizes the tremendous threat posed to 
the United States, the West, and Israel by the Gov-
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ernment of Iran’s continuing pursuit of a nuclear 
weapons capability; 
(5) reiterates that the policy of the United 
States is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear 
weapon capability and to take such action as may be 
necessary to implement this policy; 
(6) reaffirms its strong support for the full im-
plementation of United States and international 
sanctions on Iran and urges the President to con-
tinue and strengthen enforcement of sanctions legis-
lation; 
(7) declares that the United States has a vital 
national interest in, and unbreakable commitment 
to, ensuring the existence, survival, and security of 
the State of Israel, and reaffirms United States sup-
port for Israel’s right to self-defense; and 
(8) urges that, if the Government of Israel is 
compelled to take military action in legitimate self- 
defense against Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the 
United States Government should stand with Israel 
and provide, in accordance with United States law 
and the constitutional responsibility of Congress to 
authorize the use of military force, diplomatic, mili-
tary, and economic support to the Government of 
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Israel in its defense of its territory, people, and ex-
istence. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as an authorization for the use of 
force or a declaration of war. 
SEC. 1273. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ILLEGAL NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS PROGRAMS OF IRAN AND NORTH 
KOREA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the paramount security concern of the 
United States is the ongoing and illegal nuclear 
weapons programs of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; 
(2) it should be the primary objective of the 
President of the United States to ensure that North 
Korea’s nuclear program is completely and verifiably 
eliminated and that Iran, and its terrorist proxies, 
are not allowed to develop nuclear weapons capa-
bility and the means to deliver them; 
(3) the continuing failure to compel Iran and 
North Korea to comply with their respective obliga-
tions under international law risks greater nuclear 
proliferation throughout already unstable regions by 
states that have chosen, but not irreversibly so, to 
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refrain from developing or acquiring their own nu-
clear weapons capability; 
(4) nuclear arms reductions by the United 
States and the Russian Federation have not per-
suaded or otherwise incentivized Iran and North 
Korea to halt or reverse their destabilizing and dan-
gerous nuclear weapons programs, nor have they re-
sulted in increased cooperation by other states to 
deal with these threats; and 
(5) the President should use all international 
fora available to the President to pursue the com-
plete and verifiable elimination of the nuclear weap-
ons programs of Iran and North Korea as the Presi-
dent’s paramount obligation to the security of the 
American people. 
SEC. 1274. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE 
EQUIPMENT FROM ROSOBORONEXPORT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2013 may be used for the purchase of 
any equipment from Rosoboronexport until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense 
committees that, to the best of the Secretary’s knowl-
edge— 
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(1) Rosoboronexport is cooperating fully with 
the Defense Contract Audit Agency; 
(2) Rosoboronexport has not delivered S–300 
advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria; and 
(3) no new contracts have been signed between 
the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and 
Rosoboronexport since January 1, 2013. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Sec-
retary certifies that the waiver in order to purchase 
equipment from Rosoboronexport is in national secu-
rity interest of the United States. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary waives the limi-
tation in subsection (a) pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, not later than 30 days before pur-
chasing equipment from Rosoboronexport pursuant 
to the waiver, a report on the waiver. The report 
shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, 
at the election of the Secretary. The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) An explanation why it is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States to 
purchase equipment from Rosoboronexport. 
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(6) include an estimate of associated costs re-
quired to plan and execute the proposed cooperative 
threat reduction activities in order to execute the 
comprehensive strategy to prevent the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction and related mate-
rials; and 
(7) include a discussion of the metrics to meas-
ure the strategy’s and activities’ success in reducing 
the regional threat of the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction. 
(c) INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.—The strat-
egy required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment 
of gaps in current cooperative nonproliferation efforts, an 
articulation of agencies’ threat reduction priorities in the 
Middle East and North Africa region, the establishment 
of appropriate metrics for determining success in the re-
gion, and steps to ensure that the strategy fits in broader 
United States efforts to reduce the threat from weapons 
of mass destruction. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the strategy re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may 
consult with both governmental and nongovernmental ex-
perts from a diverse set of views. 
(e) STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not 
later than March 31, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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