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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Except as otherwise provided, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate. 
(2) SENIOR FOREIGN POLITICAL FIGURE.—The 
term ‘‘senior foreign political figure’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 1010.605 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
TITLE III—REPORTING 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS 
IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THEIR EF-
FECTS ON UKRAINIAN SOVEREIGNTY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2014, 
and September 30 of each year thereafter through 2020, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the specified con-
gressional committees a report, in both classified and un-
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classified form, on the current and future security and for-
eign policy posture of the Russian Federation (in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘Russia’’). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security situation in 
regions neighboring Russia, including Crimea. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping the security 
strategy of the Government of Russia, including po-
tential annexation of non-Russian territory. 
(3) Trends in Russian security behavior that 
would be designed to achieve, or that are consistent 
with, the goals described in paragraph (2). 
(4) An assessment of the global and regional se-
curity objectives of the Government of Russia, in-
cluding objectives that would affect the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization, the Middle East, or the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, loca-
tions, and capabilities of the nuclear, special oper-
ations, land, sea, and air forces of the Government 
of Russia and how they affect neighboring countries, 
including Ukraine. 
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(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine 
and training and whether the developments have dif-
fered from before the annexation of Crimea. 
(7) Other security developments involving Rus-
sia that the Secretary of State considers relevant to 
United States national security. 
(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘specified congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 302. PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION AND REPORT ON 
COMPLIANCE BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF 
ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER INF TREATY. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that there are reports 
that the Russian Federation is in material breach of its 
obligations under the Treaty Between the United States 
of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the In-
termediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed at 
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Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
June 1, 1988. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that in-
cludes a determination as to whether or not the Rus-
sian Federation is in material breach of its obliga-
tions under the INF Treaty. 
(2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— 
If the President determines that the Russian Fed-
eration is in material breach of its obligations under 
the INF Treaty, the report shall also include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the measures taken to 
hold the Russian Federation accountable for its 
violation of its obligations under the INF Trea-
ty. 
(B) A description of the measures being 
taken to ensure that the Russian Federation 
completely and verifiably eliminates any mili-
tary system that constitutes a material breach 
of its obligations under the INF Treaty. 
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(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 303. REPORT ON GEOPOLITICAL IMPACT OF ENERGY 
EXPORTS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Depart-
ment of State’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for Inter-
national Energy Affairs shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a detailed, quantitative, and 
substantive report on the potential short, medium, and 
long-term impacts of increased United States natural gas 
and oil exports on Russia’s economic and political influ-
ence over Ukraine and other European countries. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 304. AMENDMENT TO THE IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND 
SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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