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SEC. 1262. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO IM-
PLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 
or any fiscal year thereafter for the Department of De-
fense may be obligated or expended to implement the 
Arms Trade Treaty, or to make any change to existing 
programs, projects, or activities as approved by Congress 
in furtherance of, pursuant to, or otherwise to implement 
the Arms Trade Treaty, unless the Arms Trade Treaty 
has been signed by the President, received the advice and 
consent of the Senate, and has been the subject of imple-
menting legislation by the Congress. 
SEC. 1263. WAR POWERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1793, George Washington said, ‘‘The 
constitution vests the power of declaring war in Con-
gress; therefore no offensive expedition of impor-
tance can be undertaken until after they shall have 
deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a 
measure.’’. 
(2) In a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1798, 
James Madison wrote: ‘‘The constitution supposes, 
what the History of all Governments demonstrates, 
that the Executive is the branch of power most in-
terested in war, and most prone to it. It has accord-
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ingly with studied care vested the question of war to 
the Legislature.’’ 
(3) In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers 
Resolution which states in section 2: ‘‘The constitu-
tional powers of the President as Commander-in- 
Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into 
hostilities, or into situations where imminent involve-
ment in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a 
declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authoriza-
tion, or (3) national emergency created by attack 
upon the United States, its territories or posses-
sions, or its armed forces.’’. 
(4) In its April 1, 2011, Memorandum to Presi-
dent Obama, the Office of Legal Counsel concluded: 
‘‘President Obama could rely on his constitutional 
power to safeguard the national interest by directing 
the anticipated military operations in Libya—which 
were limited in their nature, scope, and duration— 
without prior congressional authorization.’’. 
(5) On June 15, 2011, in a letter to the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives from the Depart-
ment of Defense and Department of State, the De-
partments informed Congress that ‘‘The President is 
of the view that the current U.S. military operations 
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in Libya are consistent with the War Powers Resolu-
tion and do not under that law require further con-
gressional authorization, because U.S. military oper-
ations are distinct from the kind of ‘hostilities con-
templated by the Resolution’s 60 day termination 
provision’.’’. 
(6) The precedence set by the Executive Branch 
in its assertion that Congress plays no role in mili-
tary actions like those taken in Libya is contrary to 
the intent of the Framers and of the Constitution 
which vests sole authority to declare war in the Leg-
islative Branch. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize any use of military force. 
SEC. 1264. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DRONES TO KILL 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Department of Defense may 
not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) shall not apply to an individual who is actively engaged 
in combat against the United States. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘drone’’ 
means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note)). 
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SEC. 1265. SALE OF F–16 AIRCRAFT TO TAIWAN. 
The President shall carry out the sale of no fewer 
than 66 F–16C/D multirole fighter aircraft to Taiwan. 
SEC. 1266. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND REPORT ON THE IN-
HERENT RIGHT OF ISRAEL TO SELF-DE-
FENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) 
established the policy of the United States to sup-
port the inherent right of Israel to self-defense. 
(2) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) 
expressed the sense of Congress that the Govern-
ment of the United States should transfer to the 
Government of Israel defense articles and defense 
services such as air refueling tankers, missile de-
fense capabilities, and specialized munitions. 
(3) The inherent right of Israel to self-defense 
necessarily includes the possession and maintenance 
by Israel of an independent capability to remove ex-
istential threats to its security and defend its vital 
national interests. 
(b) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is the pol-
icy of the United States to take all necessary steps to en-
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sure that Israel possesses and maintains an independent 
capability to remove existential threats to its security and 
defend its vital national interests. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that air refueling tankers and advanced bunker- 
buster munitions should immediately be transferred to 
Israel to ensure our democratic ally has an independent 
capability to remove any existential threat posed by the 
Iranian nuclear program and defend its vital national in-
terests. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the House and Senate 
Armed Services committees, the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and 
the House and Senate Appropriations committees a report 
that— 
(1) identifies all aerial refueling platforms, 
bunker-buster munitions, and other capabilities and 
platforms that would contribute significantly to the 
maintenance by Israel of a robust independent capa-
bility to remove existential security threats, includ-
ing nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in Iran, 
and defend its vital national interests; 
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(2) assesses the availability for sale or transfer 
of items necessary to acquire the capabilities and 
platforms described in paragraph (1) as well as the 
legal authorities available for making such transfers; 
and 
(3) describes the steps the President is taking 
to immediately transfer the items described in para-
graph (1) pursuant to the policy described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 1267. REPORT ON COLLECTIVE AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIAN AND 
SOUTH CAUCASUS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Assured access to stable energy supplies is 
an enduring concern of both the United States and 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
(2) Adopted in Lisbon in November 2010, the 
new NATO Strategic Concept declares that ‘‘[s]ome 
NATO countries will become more dependent on for-
eign energy suppliers and in some cases, on foreign 
energy supply and distribution networks for their en-
ergy needs’’. 
(3) The report required by section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81) reaffirmed the Strategic 
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Concept’s assessment of growing energy dependence 
of some members of the NATO alliance and also 
noted there is value in the assured access, protec-
tion, and delivery of energy. 
(4) Development of energy resources and tran-
sit routes in the areas surrounding the Caspian Sea 
can diversify sources of supply for members of the 
NATO alliance, particularly those in Eastern Eu-
rope. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of Energy, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a detailed re-
port on the implications of new energy resource de-
velopment and distribution networks, both planned 
and under construction, in the areas surrounding the 
Caspian Sea for energy security strategies of the 
United States and NATO. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the dependence of 
NATO members on a single oil or natural gas 
supplier or distribution network. 
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(B) An assessment of the potential of en-
ergy resources of the areas surrounding the 
Caspian Sea to mitigate such dependence on a 
single supplier or distribution network. 
(C) Recommendations, if any, for ways in 
which the United States can help support in-
creased energy security for NATO members. 
(3) SUBMISSION
OF
CLASSIFIED
INFORMA-
TION.—The report under this subsection shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional 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. 1268. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2014, and 
June 1 of each year thereafter through 2017, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the specified congres-
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sional committees a report, in both classified and unclassi-
fied form, on the current and future military power of the 
Russian Federation (in this section referred to as ‘‘Rus-
sia’’). The report shall address the current and probable 
future course of military-technological development of the 
Russian military, the tenets and probable development of 
Russian security strategy and military strategy, and mili-
tary organizations and operational concepts, for the 20- 
year period following submission of such report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—A report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security situation in 
regions neighboring Russia. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping Russian se-
curity strategy and military strategy. 
(3) Trends in Russian security and military be-
havior that would be designed to achieve, or that are 
consistent with, the goals described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) An assessment of Russia’s global and re-
gional security objectives, including objectives that 
would affect the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, the Middle East, and the People’s Republic of 
China. 
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(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, loca-
tions, and capabilities of Russian nuclear, special op-
erations, land, sea, and air forces. 
(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine 
and training. 
(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities 
of Russia and Russian entities, as a supplier of ma-
terials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear 
weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or 
missile systems. 
(8) Developments in Russia’s asymmetric capa-
bilities, including its strategy and efforts to develop 
and deploy cyberwarfare and electronic warfare ca-
pabilities, details on the number of malicious cyber 
incidents originating from Russia against Depart-
ment of Defense infrastructure, and associated ac-
tivities originating or suspected of originating from 
Russia. 
(9) The strategy and capabilities of Russian 
space and counterspace programs, including trends, 
global and regional activities, the involvement of 
military and civilian organizations, including state- 
owned enterprises, academic institutions, and com-
mercial entities, and efforts to develop, acquire, or 
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